It was only a slight motion as he rose, yet his body seemed to pull out a long afterimage.
No one saw Black Jack's movements in between.
They only saw him rise from his seat. Then his figure vanished from it. By the time he had completed the motion of sitting up to standing fully, he had already appeared in front of Secretary-General Shen, who was hiding behind layer upon layer of protection, and reached out to grab her.
His left thumb and forefinger pinched Secretary-General Shen's cheeks, then slowly tightened.
Secretary-General Shen was about a hundred and sixty-seven centimeters tall and slender, but she still weighed at least a little over fifty kilograms.
Yet he lifted her slowly by the cheeks. Her low-heeled leather shoes gradually left the ground, like a fish leaving the surface of the water.
"Clatter..."
At the same time, everyone around them was shocked. The guards carrying guns raised them simultaneously and aimed at Black Jack.
"Heh heh..."
Facing at least dozens of guns pointed at them, Diamond and Heart exchanged a glance and sneered at the same time.
The next moment, they darted apart to the left and right. Diamond's body was agile in a way that seemed inhuman. He tucked in his head, nearly drawing it into his belly, drastically reducing his body's size. With a whoosh, he shot into the crowd, then extended his hand.
He grabbed one of the guards by the arm, and something strange immediately began to happen.
The instant this guard was seized by the arm, his body began to spasm unnaturally. His other arm jerked out as if electrocuted and grabbed the shoulder of the guard beside him. That guard then lost control of himself as well, his arm swinging out to seize the neck of the