April 3, 4471.
A large-scale Soul-Snatching Cult terrorist attack broke out in central Mien Federation.
More than ten thousand people lost their minds and were brought under control after being exposed to Soul-Snatching Poison Gas.
The Soul-Snatching Cult took them hostage to draw everyone's attention. Meanwhile, it secretly sent senior members to assassinate Major General Honglin, who had previously led an operation to surround and annihilate the Soul-Snatching Cult Master.
On April 4, Major General Honglin died in the line of duty. All thirty-two members of his family were slaughtered, shaking the Federation.
That same day, the warehouses, factories, hospitals, and research institutes belonging to thirty-two major international conglomerates led by Meixing Group were overrun in a surprise attack by the Soul-Snatching Cult.
This included three of the Mister Group's shadow bases.
April 5.
All fifteen squads under the Federal Security Bureau were wiped out, and the leaders of four liaison teams died in the line of duty.
At five that afternoon, in the Afaria Continent in western Mien Federation.
A Soul-Snatching ritual broke out at a high school in Miller City. More than two hundred people were possessed by the Soul-Snatching Cult, seventy-two died, and two went missing.
At eleven that night, the Avengers appeared and clashed with the Soul-Snatching Cult. The outcome was unknown.
Sizzle.
Wang Yiyang casually lit a cigarette and watched the ember glow in the darkness. He took a drag, then immediately choked on the pungent smoke and started coughing.
Cough, cough.
"I really don't get why so many people like smoking." He tossed the cigarette to the ground and crushed it underfoot.
A nearby robot vacuum automatically rolled over and cleaned up the extinguished cigarette butt.
The cold wind by the river was dry and icy, lifting Wang Yiyang's hair and the