Compass West's heart sank. He hadn't expected the Americans to be so far-sighted. Judging from Mike's confident demeanor, they had clearly been planning this for a long time. Were they planning to wipe out the entire Superpower Headquarters? Could this be Wesh's plan? Was it really targeting Superpower Headquarters? Compass West thought with a grim expression.
Things had developed far beyond his expectations. Facing both the Superpower Bureau and the Japanese at the same time, the Superpower Headquarters was indeed in grave danger. Should they flee without a fight? But what about the Chief Instructor? Luo Panxi was usually a decisive person, but given the gravity of the situation, he couldn't help but hesitate.
Mike gave Compass West no chance to think, and shouted, "Attack! Kill the Chinese without hesitation!"
The air tensed instantly. The members of the Special Abilities Bureau, accustomed to Wesh's orders, clearly hesitated at the deputy director's command, some even failing to activate their mental energy fields.
However, the sixteen ninjas had already leaped into the air, their dazzling cross-shaped light blades whistling as they gathered power, ready to be hurled at the members of the Superpower Headquarters at any moment. Mike's mental field also began to surge out uncontrollably. Seeing the deputy director setting an example, many hawkish superpowered individuals followed suit, and a great battle was about to break out.
Is war about to begin? Xiao Rou stood up and muttered to herself, her gaze sweeping coldly over the Japanese ninjas. Surprisingly, she didn't see that familiar figure. Presumably, Mochizuki Nami was afraid of being embarrassed if she and Ling Yun saw her, so she simply avoided them.
Luo Panxi took a step back and made a gesture familiar only to the members of the Superpower Headquarters. All the superpowered individuals immediately sprang into action, forming a massive octagonal formation within seconds. This was a group defense formation created by the Superpower Headquarters. When the external enemy was too powerful or too dispersed, using the defense formation could minimize casualties.
The Sky Eye Society had witnessed this defensive formation once when they attacked the headquarters of the supernatural powers. At that time, they gathered the strength of more than a dozen officers at the rank of colonel, yet they could not break through the defense formed by dozens of officers at the rank of lieutenant, and no one was even injured. This shows the defensive power of the formation.
Mike's face turned grim. Although he didn't recognize the strange and unusual techniques of the Chinese, he knew about the concentration of power. The octagonal formation gave him the feeling of a turtle retreating into its shell with nowhere to start. This feeling was terrible, meaning that even if he broke through the formation, it would take a lot of time.
"Damn Chinamen," Mike cursed inwardly. Since the other side had adopted a defensive posture, wouldn't it be unfair if they didn't attack?
Just as he was about to order an attack, a shrill scream suddenly came from the ninja figure in mid-air.
Mike was taken aback. He looked up and saw a bright and dazzling light suddenly burst forth, like a golden sun blooming above everyone's heads. The figures of the dozen or so ninjas in the sun looked so small and vulnerable.
Everyone, including Mike, instinctively closed their eyes. Everyone present was a superhuman, including many super-strong individuals. Even if they looked directly at the sun, it wouldn't hurt their eyes. However, upon seeing the golden light appearing in the sky, everyone's instinctive reaction was to lower their heads or close their eyes. Within that golden light, there was an awe-inspiring power that was impossible to look directly at.
The screams continued as the golden light swept in like a roaring tidal wave, engulfing all the ninja figures. Apart from the four elders who were struggling to hold on with their powerful mental energy fields, all the mid-level experts were torn to pieces without exception. These top-tier experts, who would be considered world-class in their own right, were powerless against the golden light and were reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye.
The four ninja elders' hearts nearly stopped beating; their bodies, as hard as stone, trembled uncontrollably. Twelve elite warriors! Twelve of them! That was the backbone of most of the four ninja clans. Now, caught in a sneak attack by an unknown enemy, they hadn't even had time to react before being instantly killed. Losing these elite warriors meant the ninja clans had suffered an unparalleled blow, now even worse off than a third-rate supernatural organization.
A ninja elder ripped off his mask and shouted angrily, "Who is it?! Who is so despicable as to ambush us!"
A faint voice echoed from the void: "Despicable? You Japanese monkeys, you attacked the Superpower Bureau with a neutrino bomb and then framed the Superpower Headquarters. Now you're here trying to take advantage of the chaos. When it comes to being despicable, you've already reached the pinnacle!"
As soon as the words were spoken, three figures slowly appeared in front of everyone.
Chapter 432 Annihilation
"Chief Instructor!" This was the collective voice of everyone at the Superpower Headquarters.
"Director!" This was the collective voice of everyone in the Supernatural Abilities Bureau.
"Lingyun!" came a girl's sweet voice calling out.
The three figures that appeared were none other than Tang Tiejin, Wei Shi, and a young man with a faint smile, who was none other than Ling Yun.
His gaze traversed mountains and rivers, and Ling Yun spotted Xiao Rou at a glance. He smiled, winked, and flashed a victory sign. Seeing her beloved appear, the girl finally relaxed, returning a tender, gentle smile, her heart instantly filled with immense joy!
"As the chief instructor of the Superpower Headquarters, I order all superpowered individuals in the headquarters to immediately enter combat readiness and launch a siege against the Japanese ninjas!" Tang Tiejin's expression turned stern as he shouted.
"As the Director of the Superpower Bureau, I order all superpowered individuals to immediately launch a siege against the Japanese ninjas. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without exception!" Wesh said, each word deliberate and forceful. His intense gaze was fixed on Mike's face, his eyes like bullets striking the deputy director's cheek, causing Mike a momentary pang of pain.
"Chief, I..." Mike was bewildered by the sudden change and involuntarily took a step back, stammering as he tried to explain something. Loki, Hans, and the others lowered their heads in shame. If Mike was the leader, then they were all deserters who had been bewitched and disobeyed the chief's orders. They deserved to die.
“Deputy Director Mike, no, no, I should address you as Lieutenant General Prandtl of the Sky Eye Society. I’ve always suspected that there are high-ranking spies from the Sky Eye Society within the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities, but I’ve never been able to find out who they are. I’m glad you’ve come forward today, saving me the trouble of searching. I will personally kill you as a warning to others.” Wesh said calmly, but everyone knew the temper of this director, the strongest of all. The calmer he appeared, the more furious he was often.
“Oh, and there’s something else I need to tell you. Your colleague, Lieutenant General Douglas, has been killed by us in the wilderness. You’ll soon follow in his footsteps.” With each word Wish uttered, Mike’s face paled a little more.
How dare his subordinates disobey the orders of their superior? Even under Mike's instigation, this enraged Wesh, who almost lost face in front of Tang Tiejin. On his way back, the strongest man in the world had already gritted his teeth and decided that if anyone dared to disobey his orders again, he would make an example of them and show no mercy.
As for Deputy Chief Mike, in Weish's eyes, he was already a dead man!
Everyone was shocked, and their gazes toward Mike suddenly became enlightened. All of Mike's illogical actions were now perfectly explained. Since he was a lieutenant general in the Sky Eye Society, he naturally wanted the Superpower Bureau and the Superpower Organization to fight each other. It was laughable that so many hawks in the Superpower Bureau were being used without realizing it, and even cooperated with the Japanese ninjas who had just attacked them. They were simply extremely stupid.
The members of the Superpower Bureau lowered their heads in shame, wishing they could disappear into a crack in the ground. If it weren't for Wesh and the other two arriving in time, they would probably have been sold out and were even counting the money for the seller.
"Don't just stand there. You've made a mistake once, and you want to make a second one? Try to atone for your mistakes with good deeds, kill them!" Wesh said calmly.
Things changed rapidly, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse in the blink of an eye. The elite team of Japanese ninjas, who were just arrogant and domineering, wanted to join forces with the American Superpower Bureau to wipe out the Superpower Headquarters. In the blink of an eye, they had been severely damaged. Not only were the ultimate level experts all killed in the sneak attack of the three strongest experts, but even the four remaining super strong elders were surrounded by the two super organizations.
"Let's retreat, ninjas. The tide has turned. We've been squeezed dry by the Heavenly Eye Society, and we've gained nothing in the end," a ninja elder said sadly, pulling off her mask. It was Kurihara Ayako, an elder of the Mizunin clan. She sighed softly. Almost all of the Mizunin clan's elites had perished in the previous attack. Fortunately, after divining an ominous sign, she hadn't allowed her most prized student, Mochizuki Nami, to get involved in this mess. Her own death was insignificant; after all, she was old, and she wanted to leave a seed of hope for the ninja clan!
The ninja elder Kitazawa Hara, who had just angrily rebuked Ling Yun and the others for their sneak attack, was originally at odds with Kurihara Ayako, and the two had always been at odds. But at this moment, he couldn't help but be speechless. His wind-type ninjas had suffered even more casualties. Apart from him, there was not a single survivor. Kitazawa Hara's heart was bleeding. Those were the elite experts that the wind-type clan had accumulated over decades, and now they had all perished in an instant. How could he not be heartbroken? He didn't know if he had another few decades to start over.
Fortunately, the ninja elders were all decisive and ruthless. Since their sneak attack had backfired, they decided to run away as soon as possible. As super strong individuals, they could escape even if surrounded by a large number of people.
"Weish and I will deal with Prand. Ling Yun, these four Japanese are yours." Tang Tiejin said, and he and Weish walked towards Prand. This guy was the culprit who kidnapped Xia Lan and framed the Chinese and American organizations, and almost caused the deaths of Tang Tiejin and Weish. The two chief instructors hated him to the bone. Now that the truth was out, they naturally wanted to kill him as soon as possible.
Seeing the situation was dire, Mike didn't have the courage to confront the two strongest individuals present, along with more than ten other super-strong individuals of similar strength and nearly a hundred superhumans. He hadn't expected that even Douglas would fall and the plan would fail. What reason did he have to hold on? The best of the thirty-six stratagems was to flee. Even if the strongest individuals were present, they couldn't stop him.
Five figures leaped high into the air, half of their bodies already disappearing into the void. This is the benefit of the strength of a super strong person: they can escape at any time through spatial teleportation. Defeating a super strong person is easy, but killing or capturing one is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
The members of the Superpower Headquarters and the Superpower Bureau couldn't help but let out a cry of disappointment. Nothing is more frustrating than besieging an enemy only to have them escape. Although these people were all super strong, they were still disappointed.
Suddenly, everyone's eyes widened again, as they watched in astonishment as Mike and the four ninja elders were suddenly ejected from the void in a disheveled state, like headless flies that couldn't find their way, clashing in the sky, as if they were bound by an invisible shackle.
"Please attack with all your might, they can't escape from here." A calm voice rang out, it was Ling Yun.
Ayako Kurihara cried out in a shrill and panicked voice, "This is impossible! This is impossible! How could it be a blood sacrifice magic? Is there anyone else in the world besides Nami who knows blood sacrifice magic?"
Before she could finish speaking, she was completely overwhelmed by the overwhelming attack. Several super strong individuals were incredibly powerful, but at this moment they became obvious human targets. No matter how strong they were, how could they withstand the hateful attacks of so many people?
Screams echoed from within the halo of light. Prand and the ninja elder were so powerful that they could not die immediately, thus becoming the targets of everyone's venting of hatred.
—Strange— A silent atmosphere suddenly arose, imperceptible to everyone present. Only Ling Yun frowned and abruptly turned his gaze to the sky. A figure so faint as to be almost invisible flashed by and joined the attacked ball of light.
—Book— Ling Yun hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly, turned around, and disappeared. Xiao Rou, who had been watching him, changed her expression, as if she had thought of something. She took a few steps forward and also disappeared.
—No one noticed that in the attacked sky, a faint, struggling shadow suddenly broke free from the ball of light and shot into the distance like a meteor.