The Snake and the Cross Sword, a Bitter Feud

"Let someone clean this up; this has blown up too much."

Ji Wu rushed over from the company. He was a little late because he had to find Bai Zuo, who was wandering around somewhere outside, which took him some time.

Ji Wu got out of the car, he saw the mess all around him, with streetlights, trees, and other structures all destroyed. He was already used to it.

Some bizarre abilities are just that destructive; it's impossible for Contract Anomalist to be restrained in battle and not unleash their full power.

When facing the uncanny or the enemy, sometimes the outcome can be turned around by the slightest difference, unless it's a crushing defeat.

The losses caused by these Contract Anomalist in battle will be borne entirely by the Anomaly Containment Association. The Anomaly Containment Association's Sales Department, Logistics Department, and even Research Department are specifically established to handle these matters.

Someone from the Logistics Department has already driven over.

Several trucks carrying various building materials used high-tech machinery to quickly repair the damaged facilities.

Even if a building is completely destroyed, let alone a concrete floor, they have a way to rebuild a new building on the same spot within 24 hours.

Bai Zuo yawned. He was caught at an arcade not far from the company. The reason he was caught was that Bai Zuo had his meals and drinks, and the money he spent on exchanging game coins was reimbursed by the company.

Of course, the Bai Zuo didn't deliberately hide himself; otherwise, with his abilities and hacking skills, tracking him would have been extremely difficult.

"I've brought the liberal Bai Zuo here; let him handle this matter."

Xie Yu knew about the capabilities of the Bai Zuo.

In the past, Anomaly Containment Association housed, they would have the Bai Zuo erase the memories of the people involved.

The Bai Zuo counted on his fingers, somewhat disheartened, and said, "It's always me doing it, really..."

Ji Wu: "Please, erase the memories of those onlookers, then tamper with all the surrounding surveillance footage, and delete the videos from the internet. As for the live stream... forget it, just use Information Cocoon."

"Bai Zuo: Yes, yes, no need for such detailed instructions. I'm not one of those brainless idiots."

Ji Wu: "Also, don't cause trouble. Don't let the Anomaly Containment Association find out that you've smuggled in any personal agendas during the cleanup. Your tools have already been collected; don't harm ordinary people on your own."

The crowd of onlookers should have been evacuated.

However, the battle ended quickly. Before Kong Yubo and the others could evacuate the crowd, Bai Zuo had already walked towards them.

A hint of Mind Possession, belonging to the Heart Gu, flashed in Bai Zuo's eyes. He activated his ability, Mind Possession, which allows him to remotely control others and use them to achieve his own goals.

A person Mind Possession will not be in a clear state of mind.

In the crowd.

The Spider's red vertical pupils appeared in everyone's eyes.

Then, they automatically deleted all recorded images, videos, and chat logs.

The people in the live stream also left the stream and cleared the recording.

Viewers who were engrossed in the live stream suddenly found their screens went black.

However, the viewers hadn't left yet and were still excitedly discussing it in the live stream.

"What happened? Why did Brother Zeng turn off the live stream?"

"They should be done playing by now."

"That's so cool! It's so tall and eerie. I really want to know who this Contract Anomalist is."

"So cool! So cool! Is this Contract Anomalist's battle is like?"

"Brother Zeng, don't turn off the live stream! I haven't watched enough!"

"Did anyone notice when this battle started?"

"Let me analyze it."

"The Analysis Emperor' has arrived, boss, bring your food."

"I can't post pictures here, but I'll leave my chat ID there so you can see them."

In an instant, most of the viewers left the live stream.

Analysis Emperor: "Let me show you a picture first. This is a ruin discovered by an explorer abroad after an earthquake. This is the pattern on the gate of the ruin's entrance."

"Some have speculated that this is a local organization of Contract Anomalist, because the ruins are at least several hundred years old."

"But after witnessing the battle between these Contract Anomalist today, I have a bold guess."

"Could this mark belong to that unnamed organization?"

"You all should know who that organization is. The reason I can't say its name is because any content about that organization online will be deleted. I'll use 'snake' to refer to that organization."

"The Serpent is an ancient organization of Contract Anomalist. They are not only active in the Xia Kingdom, but have also left their mark all over the world. They may come from all over the world, making them a super-large transnational organization."

"The patterns left on the ruins provide further evidence."

"Another one is a villainous organization that appears today, seemingly the opposite of the snake; we'll use the Cross Sword as a metaphor for them."

"As shown in the picture, the snake symbol has an Ouroboros in the center, representing infinity and the world, and then it is enclosed in a diamond-shaped frame, which also has the meaning of protection, control, or confinement."

"If the purpose of the Serpent organization is to protect the world or imprison the abnormal, then the Cross Sword organization that has appeared today must be an anti-world-destroying organization."

"This is just a hypothesis; there's no definitive conclusion yet," another netizen commented.

"Snakes are not necessarily a savior organization, Cross Sword are not necessarily a world-destroying organization."

The Analysis Emperor, however, was quite certain. "No, judging from the content of the murals, the snakes are definitely harboring those strange creatures. Regardless of the snakes' purpose, as long as they harbor these strange creatures, they reduce the threat they pose to humanity to a certain extent. Judging by their actions, not their intentions, their behavior is beneficial to humanity as a whole."

"While I cannot conclude that snakes will necessarily protect humanity, they will at least protect the world. The Ouroboros Infinite Snake, the symbol of the Surface World, is the best proof of this."

"An organization that killed the giant serpent/world/snake with Cross Sword, and uses this symbol as its emblem, I don't believe the Cross Sword represents a friendly and benevolent organization."

"The two sides are very likely to have a deep-seated hatred for each other."

"That's why we have this battle between the snake and the Cross Sword today. Currently, the snake has a slight advantage, but the Cross Sword hasn't suffered any losses and may even have gained some benefits."

Why did the original poster say that?

The Analysis Emperor proudly shared his analysis, "Because I found out the location of that battle. There's a large warehouse nearby, and through some of my tricks, I discovered that the warehouse has been booked."

"Based on the battle that broke out nearby, I can deduce that the owner of this warehouse is either Snake or Cross Sword."

The Analysis Emperor's analysis and reasoning were well-founded, and most netizens believed it. Of course, some people said that these were all just his guesses and there was no conclusive evidence.