Suddenly, a silver gate opened in the sky above the outer perimeter, as if a gate of light leading to heaven had opened in the void. With a blinding silver light shooting out, the instructors and other superhumans filed out of the passage and landed on the ground one after another.
The superhumans who had arrived at the headquarters rushed out from the second layer of the barrier. The major general waved his hand expressionlessly, and the officers stopped attacking the barrier.
Fang Taiping's heart sank the moment he saw the major general and seven or eight senior officers. He and Zhou Mulong exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock and fear in each other's eyes. This wasn't a false alarm; it was a genuine Level A alert. If the level could be upgraded further, it could even be considered a Level 3A alert.
Why would the Sky Eye Society launch a surprise attack at this time? And why did so many powerful individuals of the rank of colonel or above arrive all at once, including a general? In that instant, the two instructors and several group leaders had the same thought in their minds, as if they had all sensed something at the same time.
For this superpowered organization, which has risen to prominence in the last fifty years but has already become the world's leading superpowered organization, despite its rapid expansion and soaring strength in recent years, and its remarkably low-key, even somewhat obscure, operation as a purely private and non-official superpowered organization, is difficult to understand, especially considering that superpowered organizations in today's world often flaunt their power and use it for protection.
Although the Sky Eye Society has had contact with other superpower organizations, there have been very few disputes and frictions. This is in stark contrast to those superpower groups that outwardly display a strong aggressive mentality. In the eyes of most official superpower organizations, the Sky Eye Society's actions are quite mild. Although this organization is quietly intervening in the world's drug, arms, and other illegal and lucrative activities, such actions are considered very foolish by other superpower organizations.
Superpowered individuals need to control underground forces, especially unofficial organizations. The funding for these organizations largely comes from trades that cannot be conducted during the day. However, the actual underground transactions are always carried out by ordinary people. Superpowered individuals rarely participate in such illegal transactions unless they encounter unsolvable problems or the other party also has superpowers.
This is because people with superpowers need to maintain their identity and outward innocence, so they don't personally participate in transactions, or rather, they do so to maintain their own mystique.
Another reason is even more important: people with superpowers are neither geniuses nor specialists. Specific illegal transactions are definitely not as simple as exchanging money for goods. Some involve very complex and specific experience and professional knowledge. These cannot be solved simply by having superhuman power. Otherwise, people with superpowers could easily overthrow all governments in the world if they united, and could even unify the world overnight. However, this would lead to chaos and they would not get the benefits they wanted.
A person with great power but a simple mind is definitely a destroyer, not a talent, and must be eliminated as soon as possible.
The strength of those with superpowers is power, but this strength is more for deterrence and maintaining order, ensuring the safety and stability of illegal transactions. Therefore, using power where it is most appropriate and needed is the true path to development.
Unfortunately, many people, including most people with superpowers, cannot see this.
Chapter 179 A Request
The Sky Eye Society's unique yet low-key approach has attracted the attention of many forces. However, as long as their territory and interests are not threatened, other superpowered organizations will never easily provoke this behemoth. At least in terms of strength, the Sky Eye Society can be considered one of the few large organizations. The ranking of its members—private soldiers, lieutenants, colonels, and generals—has become a standard for classifying the strength of superpowered individuals.
The legendary supreme treasure, the Heavenly Eye, adds immeasurable mystery to this organization named after it. However, the Heavenly Eye remains only a legend; the truth behind it is shrouded in an veil of mystery.
In fact, the Sky Eye Society does not give people a threatening or frightening feeling. Instead, it is like a silent lion hunting alone, always trying to stay far away from the public eye. This makes some foolish second-rate superpower organizations think that the Sky Eye Society is weak and easy to bully, and even actively seek to cause trouble. When faced with provocation and arrogant attitudes, the Sky Eye Society always maintains its consistent style of silence.
However, upon closer reflection, shortly after provoking the Heavenly Eye Society, these small and medium-sized supernatural organizations either suffered catastrophic annihilation or vanished without a trace. Although there was no evidence to prove it was retaliation from the Heavenly Eye Society, everything has a source, roots, and a reason. Those who pay attention will understand what happened. The Heavenly Eye Society, this super-fierce beast, is definitely not as harmless and silent as it appears. On the contrary, it will suddenly reveal its ferocious face at the most unexpected moment, swallowing its target whole, leaving not even a trace.
When Chinese supernatural ability organizations teach theoretical training courses to supernatural ability users, they even use the decades-long development history of the Tianyan Society and all the relevant details they can collect as examples in their teaching materials, and they have always regarded the Tianyan Society as a key target for prevention.
As it turned out, the decision of the Superpower Headquarters was correct, but reality always has unexpected changes. The sudden attack by the Sky Eye Society was even more unexpected by everyone. So many officers, including generals, came to attack. Although it was not the Sky Eye Society's full strength, it accounted for at least a third of them. In a sense, this was already a war.
Could it be that the Sky Eye is about to declare war on China's official supernatural organizations? Everyone was thinking the same thing. The plaza surrounding the headquarters fell into a peaceful silence. Both sides looked at each other with some tension, and all eyes were focused on the blond, blue-eyed major general with a dashing smile.
If this were truly a declaration of war and an attack, it would be an utterly foolish act. It's unimaginable what the Sky Eye Society's motives could be. The China Superpower Headquarters is one of the three major official organizations, alongside the American Superpower Organization and the European Arbitration Institute, holding a pivotal position in the world. Furthermore, the China Superpower Headquarters possesses the legendary, impregnable Sky Net Barrier. Even if all the superpowered individuals in the world were to attack the China Superpower Headquarters together, whether they could take it down is questionable, let alone a mere superpower organization.
If this leads to a blood feud with the Chinese Supernatural Abilities Headquarters, not only will they gain a powerful enemy, but they will also offend the Chinese government. For a private organization, this would be a net loss. Moreover, the chain reaction would be that other supernatural ability organizations would become more wary and surveillance-oriented towards Tianyan Society, slowing down its development and ultimately causing it to decline. Tianyan Society cannot possibly ignore such consequences, unless it has ulterior motives.
These thoughts flashed through Fang Taiping and Zhou Mulong's minds. The two experienced instructors naturally knew what declaring war meant, unless the other side was absolutely certain of wiping out the entire headquarters of superpowers here without leaving a trace. But if Tianyan had such power, it wouldn't be acting so discreetly.
The group leaders were also dissatisfied, their faces showing confusion and bewilderment. Xia Lan, with her exceptionally bright and beautiful eyes, was also pondering these questions, while Ye Feng continued to have a gloomy face, revealing no hint of his true thoughts.
However, the timing of the Tianyan Society's attack was simply too perfect. The chief instructor and several deputy chief instructors had just left the headquarters due to an urgent matter, while the other instructors were on missions for various reasons. The remaining strength at the headquarters was unprecedentedly weak. Was the Tianyan Society really launching a surprise attack? A shadow suddenly fell over Fang Taiping's heart, and he felt that things were not so simple.
And to make matters worse, at this critical juncture, they lost control of Skynet. Otherwise, even if only Fang Taiping remained in the entire Superpower Headquarters, he could easily have wiped out all the intruders. The power of Skynet is beyond human resistance, and even if Skyeye mobilized its entire force, it would have been futile.
Unfortunately… a bitter smile appeared on both instructors' faces at the same time. It was truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly. This once-in-a-millennium stroke of bad luck had actually befallen them.
Fang Taiping was suddenly startled and couldn't help but think: Could it be that he lost control in the past day and night and a traitor in headquarters leaked the news?
But he immediately dismissed the idea. Seeing the Sky Eye Society's well-equipped and powerful lineup, it was clear that the attack had been meticulously planned over a long period of time. It was impossible for them to have chosen to launch a surprise attack due to the urgency of the situation. It was just that the timing was perfect. Perhaps today was the biggest crisis for the China Superpower Headquarters. No matter what, they had to hold out until the chief instructor and the others returned. Thinking of this, Fang Taiping involuntarily clenched his fists.
After the Level A alarm was confirmed, he notified the chief instructor and several other instructors using a specially encrypted communication method and immediately received a simple reply: Hold on, hold on, and wait for us to come back!
Even if it costs me my life and my blood to defend headquarters, I will persevere. Instructor Fang silently gave himself this order.
Zhou Mulong glanced around and saw the trainee ability users lying haphazardly on the ground. His heart tightened immediately, but he quickly noticed that although the breathing of the young people was weak, it was still steady. It seemed that they had only been restrained and their lives had not been harmed. Just as he relaxed, he saw Shui Zhu'er being held in the hands of the towering captain and his lewd hands. His eyes turned cold and shot out two beams of extremely angry light.
Most of the superhumans witnessed this scene, and everyone clenched their fists involuntarily. The invisible mental energy field instantly connected, and the power of anger soared into the sky. Behind everyone, a huge, somewhat transparent yet indistinct image of a god appeared, with its hair and beard bristling and its eyes wide open, like a raging god. It was the power that manifested after the anger in everyone's hearts was transmitted to the mental energy field, due to its excessive strength.
The major general's ever-present dashing smile finally underwent a subtle change. As if sensing something, he turned around and looked directly at the towering man, slowly and gently saying, "Captain Sean, I think it might be better if you put the girl down. Can't you see our friend is quite unhappy? This is the China Superpower Headquarters, the most sacred place, not the brothels you frequent in Europe and America. Besides, we're here on business, not for prostitution. Our time is also very limited, do you understand, dear Captain?"
Captain Sean, the towering giant, glanced reluctantly at the girl in his arms, then suddenly tossed the water droplets far away with his large hands: "Yes, sir. But if we break through this hellhole, this little girl is mine."
Waterdrop's body plummeted rapidly through the air. She had already lost consciousness, and her mental energy field was not strong enough to automatically protect her. She was about to crash heavily onto the edge of the square.
A mysterious and gentle force suddenly caught her body, causing the water droplet to lie down on the grass as silently as a feather, as gently as if she were slowly falling.
Upon seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Many were already preparing to secretly use their telekinetic powers to rescue the frail girl, but that mysterious force beat them to it. Everyone assumed that someone was secretly helping her, so they were not surprised.
The blond major general turned around, a dashing, sunny smile returning to his face. He said politely, "Let me introduce myself. Respected Instructors Fang Taiping and Zhou Mulong, my name is Oswit, and I currently serve as a major general in the External Liaison Department of the Sky Eye Society. It is an honor to meet with you two at the China Supernatural Abilities Headquarters. My time is very limited; I must leave before your chief instructors return. So, to make a long story short, I think you two understand. We are not here for a peaceful visit, but to make a request. If you can meet our demands, I will immediately lead my men away without harming anyone from your department."
Zhou Mulong remained expressionless. True to his name, he was not good at communicating with others, and he was not prepared to respond to Major General Oswit's words.
Fang Taiping's dark face revealed a sarcastic smile: "I've long admired your name, General Oswit. You're a frequent subject in our textbooks. It's an honor to meet you today. However, I'm sorry, our chief instructor isn't here. I'm just an insignificant instructor with neither the authority nor the ability to make any decisions on behalf of the Supernatural Abilities Headquarters. So, I'm sorry, I can't fulfill your request. Or you can wait patiently; our chief instructor will arrive at headquarters in a moment, and you can make your request to him."
“Respected Instructor Fang, are you going to refuse me outright without even listening to a single one of my requests?” Oswit’s expression remained unchanged, but his tone suddenly turned cold. “I suggest you listen to him. And don’t be delusional that your head instructor will be back in a short time. It’s very likely that when they return, all they will see is a pile of blood and corpses.”
As he spoke the last few words, the young major general's soft syllables suddenly transformed into a cold, invisible arrow, silently piercing the two superhumans beside Fang Taiping.
Chapter 180 Zhou Tian Defense Array
The arrows weren't fired very fast, and everyone present could see them clearly. Immediately, everyone became alert. The tense atmosphere seemed to freeze, and a heavy pressure, like a thick cloud of smoke, weighed on everyone's heads. Was this a declaration of war? Every ability user in the Superpower Headquarters thought the same thing.
Upon seeing the arrow hurtling towards them, the two ability users immediately activated their telekinetic powers, which had been ready to be unleashed. One transformed into a silver snow arrow to meet the arrow head-on, while the other adopted a defensive stance, conjuring a shimmering silver shield in front of him.
Whether in offense or defense, the two superhumans reacted swiftly, quickly, and accurately. Even the two instructors couldn't help but nod slightly, expressing their satisfaction with the superhumans' responses. The team leader, a burly middle-aged man with a sallow complexion, couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. After all, his subordinates' excellent performance brought him pride as the team leader.
With a soft whoosh, a cold arrow, upon encountering the snow arrow conjured by the superhuman's mental energy field, suddenly underwent an unexpected change. The cold arrow abruptly expanded and grew larger, and after a wisp of black energy dissipated, it transformed into a giant python several meters long and as thick as a water bucket. Opening its blood-red maw, as large as a washbasin, it swallowed the snow arrow whole. Then, with a flick of its long neck, it charged towards the superhuman with lightning speed.
Everyone was stunned. Fang Taiping shouted urgently, "Get out of the way!" As he spoke, a silver light flashed in his hand, and a perfectly round blade of light flew out of his hand, swiftly slashing towards the giant python.
The superhuman was also taken aback. Seeing the giant python's speed, it was too late to dodge. In desperation, he could only desperately activate his mental energy field for protection, while simultaneously retreating rapidly, hoping to withstand the python's attack. A silvery-white light instantly enveloped his entire body, clearly demonstrating the superhuman's considerable strength.