Two Days Have Passed, Undercurrents Rise Again

"Boom!"

Lightning illuminated the muddy woods.

Dorothy, clutching the Death Note, stumbled and ran through the mud.

Rainwater mixed with mud soaked her blue hair and blurred her vision.

"Whoosh!"

The sound of something cutting through the air rang out behind us.

Dorothy turned around and glanced back, her body trembling.

One glance was enough to terrify her!

Less than five meters behind her, Zhang Lingqi had already transformed into the [Executioner]!

He held the sickle, and in the woods, he followed her!

"Ah!"

Dorothy slipped and tripped over a protruding Tree Roots.

She tumbled several times in the mud until her back hit the trunk of a large tree, forcing her to stop.

When Dorothy opened her eyes, she was devastated to find that the figure was already standing in front of her.

"Die..."

Zhang Lingqi showed no pity whatsoever.

He gripped the hilt of the knife with both hands, raised it high, and then brought it down!

"Don't want!"

Dorothy closed her eyes in despair, clutched the Death Note to her chest, and screamed.

"Boom!"

A sudden burst of energy erupted from afar!

A burly figure shot over and caught Dorothy on the ground.

Using the terrifying momentum, it slid more than ten meters away!

It's Andrei!

In the nick of time, he used his [Energy Release] Supernatural Ability as a rocket booster.

He forcefully rescued his teammates from the clutches of death!

"Damn! This guy is so intimidating!"

Andrei held Dorothy, whose body was somewhat cold, in his arms and rolled around on the ground a few times to dissipate the force.

He didn't dare to confront Zhang Lingqi, who had become the Grim Reaper, head-on.

All he could do was shout at the top of his lungs into the woods behind him.

"God!! Do it now!"

That's all!

"Listen to my command!"

A childish roar echoed throughout the entire forest!

"He committed suicide and returned to heaven!!!"

God Parker!

He hid in the shadows and activated Sequence 039 [Imperial Edict]!

Under this command that makes words law, any target who hears the voice will have their will forcibly altered.

The order must be carried out without resistance!

Even suicide!

"Hahaha! Success! Today, I, the God, have single-handedly defeated China's most wanted criminal!"

Parker saw Zhang Lingqi freeze in place.

He even raised the sickle in his hand and held it to his own neck.

He was so excited that he jumped up and down from the bushes where he was hiding, ready to pop open a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

However.

In the very next second.

Zhang Lingqi, which should have been slicing his own throat, stopped in mid-air.

He turned his head and looked at Parker, whose face was filled with ecstasy.

Then, to Parker's incredulous gaze...

Zhang Lingqi raised his hand and...

He pulled out a bundle of silicone earplugs.

He even defiantly waved the two earplugs between his fingertips right in front of Parker.

"What?!"

Parker's smile didn't disappear; it simply shifted to the person opposite him.

"You... you actually came ahead of time..."

He then realized that the other side already knew everything about their Eagle Country team.

They were even prepared for his absolute authority over Imperial Edict!

Although the [Imperial Edict] is very buggy, there is a loophole in its triggering conditions!

Once the target can no longer hear his voice, the Imperial Edict will turn the user into a rain-soaked Jiahao!

"Dorothy... say something, Dorothy!"

At the same time, Andrei roar suddenly came from the muddy water on the other side!

"Why..."

Why did this happen?!

Parker turned his head stiffly to look.

Andrei was kneeling in the mud, his hands trembling as he cradled Dorothy's face.

However...

The person he was holding tightly in his arms at that moment was not a living person at all.

It was a corpse!

Just as Andrei thought he had rescued Dorothy.

Or rather, in that one-thousandth of a second when the sickle falls.

Dorothy has already been beheaded by Zhang Lingqi!

However, Zhang Lingqi's sword-wielding speed was so fast that the afterimages deceived the eye.

The black scythe was so sharp that even after Andrei carried Dorothy, he was thrown more than ten meters away.

Her head had just slipped off her neck and rolled into the mud.

Andrei and Parker felt ice-cold all over.

The two then realized...

The man before them was far more powerful than they could comprehend!

This is simply not something they can fake a collision with!

Zhang Lingqi ignored the two who were in a daze.

He simply grabbed at the air.

"Buzz!"

The Death Note that Dorothy's corpse was clutching flew into Zhang Lingqi's hand on its own.

The moment he grasped the notebook, it also meant he had successfully retrieved Sequence 095 [Agent of Death]!

"Just one more..."

Zhang Lingqi.

If we can obtain the final sequence 004 [Death's Eye], we can complete the last piece of the puzzle.

He would have the chance to break free from the shackles of humanity and become the Grim Reaper, a being above all living beings!

Unfortunately...

Since the death of the Su Country elder [Novsky] during the Blue Star Trial, [Death's Eye] has vanished without a trace.

Currently, no new successor has emerged in the entire world.

He had no choice but to put it aside for the time being.

Zhang Lingqi opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping over Dorothy's headless corpse Dorothy the mud.

He was not a cold-blooded killer.

To salvage that hopeless timeline, he had to bear the weight of these blood debts.

He lowered his head and silently mourned for a second.

Then, countless black feathers gathered, and Zhang Lingqi entered the portal and left.

Ever since I slashed First Unit on the beach and stopped Berris from going to the seabed.

He had been lying in wait here, waiting for his chance.

Now that his goal had been achieved, he could not linger any longer.

Otherwise, if he alerted those old monsters lurking in the shadows, he might be ganged up on and beaten to death.

In the woods, only the impotently furious Andrei remained.

And Parker, who was stunned into silence.

In the shadow of a tall tree a few hundred meters away.

The dreadlocked boy, Bart, who had remained hidden all along, was watching everything.

He didn't go down to comfort his two so-called teammates.

Instead, he raised his hand and tapped his sunglasses.

A beep.

Encrypted communication established.

This time, Bart abandoned his previous rapping tone and adopted a serious and respectful manner.

Good evening, Dr. Sullivan.

"This is Bart."

"Target confirmed dead."

"That China fugitive named Zhang Lingqi just did it in front of Andrei and Parker."

"He killed Dorothy in one blow and successfully stole her notebook."

"Everything... is exactly as you expected."

At the same time.

The very edge of the makeshift base in Flat-Topped Mountain.

This area belongs to the Eagle Country's own sphere of influence, where privacy and security are at an extremely high level.

Dozens of fully armed Eagle Country superhuman soldiers are guarding an underground entrance.

And deep down...

It actually houses a modern laboratory!

Various instruments are running, and biological tissues are immersed in several transparent culture jars.

General Mike and Dr. Sullivan are both here at this moment.

"Snap."

After listening to the report, Dr. Sullivan hung up the communicator with a smile on his face.

"How is it, Dr. Sullivan?"

General Mike was smoking a cigar.

"This chess piece I personally planted, isn't it working quite well?"

"As long as you pay, that little black guy Bart will definitely obey."

"He's not like those idiots, Andrei and Parker, who blindly obey that blond president who talks nonsense."

That's absolutely true.

The original White Eagle Squad, as the president's direct confidants, had all their members' weaknesses held by the Black Palace.

God Parker's mother suffers from a terminal illness and has been relying on expensive medications to prolong her life at the Eagle Country's central base.

Andrei's wife, daughters, and family members were all protected inside the Black Palace.

As for the deceased Dorothy, she was also a pitiful person who was coerced.

Bart, however, was a special case. His still-living alcoholic father was also brought into the Black Palace to enjoy a life of luxury.

Little did they know that Bart was a gangster who had fought his way up from the slums since childhood.

They didn't care at all whether their father, who had disappeared when they were young, lived or died.

This piece has no weaknesses.

But Mike went to great lengths to secretly intercept and collect them.

Sullivan nodded in satisfaction.

"Well done, General."

"The intelligence Bart provided this time was extremely valuable..."

"Or rather, this is what he witnessed with his own eyes."

"This confirms the hypothesis I've been searching for for over a decade!"

Sullivan turned and walked to the computer, pulling up a set of experimental records.

"Take a look at this, General."

"This is a groundbreaking achievement that has changed the course of human evolution."

Mike curiously leaned closer, his gaze landing on the screen.

However, after only three seconds, Mike frowned.

He turned to look at the person beside him who was always smiling.

Like Dr. Sullivan, the grandfather of Colonel Kendall Jenner...

His eyes were filled with horror and confusion!

Because the research subjects in that experimental record...

It was a person!

A living, breathing person!

Moreover, there were over a hundred samples!

However, what shocked Mike was not Sullivan's experimentation on people.

After all, in the eyes of the Eagle Country high command, it's unthinkable to use homeless people and drug addicts, who are commonplace on the streets, to test new drugs.

It's already an unspoken, well-established tradition.

What truly terrified and angered Mike was...

The photos of the deceased that were included in this experimental record!

Surprisingly, most of the people inside were energetic young people!

In fact, in several anatomical photographs, Mike immediately recognized several scions from various prominent Lineage!

"Fuck! Sullivan, you old Madman!"

Mike felt his scalp tingle and took several steps back in fright.

"You've killed so many elites, what exactly do you want to achieve?"

"If those big tycoons find out, we'll all be hanged in the square!!!"

"Calm down, General Mike."

Dr. Sullivan remained calm; he even picked up his coffee and took a sip.

"Don't be nervous, this is just..."

"It's just a tiny, insignificant sacrifice made for the leap forward in the life level of all humankind."

Sullivan put down his coffee cup.

"Aren't you curious about that wanted criminal from China named Zhang Lingqi?"

"He had absolutely no grudge against Dorothy, and didn't even know her."

"Why would you risk coming here to hunt her down?"

"What does this have to do with your illegal human experiments?!"

Mike was furious; all he wanted to do now was distance himself from this Madman.

"I don't care what you're trying to do! I'm arresting you now for treason and crimes against humanity!"

As he spoke, he drew the gun from his waist and strode forward to seize the man.

"Hehe... If you can do it, General, you're welcome to give it a try."

Sullivan chuckled softly.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

Before he could finish speaking...

The surrounding alloy walls melted!

In a mere second, six robots with two sharp knives on each arm separated from the wall and surrounded Mike!

"Whoosh!"

A pair of sharp knives were held against Mike's neck!

If he dares to lift a single finger, his head will be ripped off immediately!

"You...!"

Mike gritted his teeth, his hand gripping the gun frozen in mid-air, not daring to move an inch.

"Surprised, aren't you, General?"

Sullivan walked up to Mike.

"You all thought I was just a weak and uneducated researcher."

"We thought all the fighting power of our Cyber Machine God Duo depended on Berris..."

"But actually..."

"My so-called support role isn't actually that bad at self-preservation."

Sullivan leaned close to Mike's ear.

"Mike, you ask me what my purpose is?"

"You think I went through all that trouble to get to this Weird Island I could lose my life at any moment?"

"Is it really just to play those power-hungry games with you politicians?!"

"Wrong! My goal is ten thousand times greater than your pathetic lust for power!!!"

Sullivan turned around, opened his arms, and embraced the ceiling.

"Breaking through the limits of human lifespan! Stepping into the forbidden zone of the gods!"

"To conquer the true stars and the sea! That is my final destination, Sullivan's!!!"

"And just today..."

Sullivan turned his head, "That Huaxia Person named Zhang Lingqi, through his actions, perfectly proved my conjecture!"

"My ultimate goal can finally be achieved..."

"Only."

"My precious granddaughter, Berris..."

"It seems like I'm going through a rebellious phase lately."

"She doesn't seem to want to repay me, her grandfather, for raising her."

"On the contrary, he's gotten quite close to the Thunder Weirdo from the Dragon God faction."

Sullivan sighed and pressed the Enter key on his computer again.

On the screen, the document recording the human experiments was fully opened.

At the very top of the document, its full name is clearly written.

[Extraordinary Supernatural Ability - Forced Absorption and Removal Experiment Report!]

The moment Mike saw the headline, he was so shocked that he didn't even notice his sunglasses fall to the ground!

Moreover, among the data records below, the most striking line of text is:

[Clinical success rate: 21.5%!]

This means...

In theory and practice, it is possible for a person to possess a second Supernatural Ability!

"I've been researching this in secret for decades."

"I firmly believe that as long as I kill someone with Supernatural Ability, I can forcibly take them away through some means!"

"At first, even I couldn't believe this theory."

"But those hundreds of corpses told me it was feasible!"

"However, the conditions for seizing it are extremely stringent; certain conditions must be met for success to be achieved."

"Furthermore, the status of superhumans within the base is far too sensitive."

"I could only use various excuses to sneak around and grab people to do experiments, like ants carrying food."

This has resulted in very slow progress in my research!

"But now, it doesn't need to be that complicated anymore."

Sullivan pressed the delete button.

"Zhang Lingqi's actions have proven my final and most crucial conjecture."

"Supernatural Ability are categorized into types and systems!"

"As long as it's Supernatural Ability from the same system, it can be stolen!"

"In certain special circumstances, it can even absorb abilities from different types, gaining two types of Supernatural Ability!"

"It's like two intersecting circles in mathematics; you just need to find the overlapping intersection area."

"That way, we can completely devour the power from both sides!"

Seeing that the experimental records on the screen had been completely cleared, Sullivan clapped his hands.

The results have been obtained, and there's no need to keep this potentially troublesome data.

After listening to this long-winded explanation...

Mike was deeply shocked.

However, after he had processed this information, Sullivan's earlier words suddenly came to mind...

"Berris is somewhat rebellious..."

"Fuck!"

Mike stared wide-eyed at Sullivan in utter terror.

"You... you heartless, insane old beast!"

"You wouldn't be..."

"You want to steal your granddaughter's Supernatural Ability you?!"

That's your own granddaughter!

When confronted by Mike, Sullivan simply adjusted his glasses.

They neither admitted nor denied it.

He ignored Mike and pulled an encrypted communicator from his pocket.

As soon as the call connected, a fawning young male voice came from the other end.

"Lord Sullivan!"

"Chen Menghua, the young master of the Chen Family, awaits your highest instructions at any time!"

"Furthermore, the matter you instructed has been taken care of."

"We've also finished negotiating with Base Chief Mark in France Country!"

They fully agree to participate in the plan you proposed!

Sullivan was very satisfied with Chen Menghua's efficiency.

He knew all too well that the Chen Family had long been a cancerous growth, eager to get a share of the profits.

And now, he needs this kind of insidious greed to pave the way for him!

"Very good."

Sullivan was silently calculating in his mind.

"Those remnants of the Dragon God..."

"Originally, I didn't plan to take action against you before obtaining the secrets of First Unit."

"But you, oblivious to your own mortality, did the very thing you shouldn't have done."

"Trying to steal my future, to steal my Berris!"

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being ruthless..."

Sullivan, holding the communicator, delivered the verdict.

"Pass on my orders: execute the [Family Separation Plan] immediately!"

"We absolutely cannot let them leave that beach like this!"