His gaze swept across the room, and not a single person could stand against him.
Even the very few troublemakers, or those with ulterior motives, did not dare speak rashly now.
The reason was simple. At this moment, the man standing before them was not merely a Third Tier user already at the forefront; to some extent, he also represented the official voice.
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No one here was stupid. Even if they grumbled inwardly or plotted something in secret, they understood clearly what kind of attitude was expected of them.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered down—
There was no doubt that after the recent "comet" incident, something whose nature remained unclear had begun faintly appearing in the environment—something researchers had temporarily called "spiritual energy," "elements," "aether," and the like. At the same time, conditions in the real world had eased considerably because of it—
Compared with ordinary people, who were less sensitive to such changes, users who had previously been forced to stay relatively "low-key" in reality due to severe energy dissipation and consumption—even after being enhanced—felt the change most directly—
The loss and consumption of Supernatural Elements had decreased!
For every user, this was undoubtedly tremendous news!
Like African aquatic animals that had struggled through the dry season, these people had long been itching to move. Restrained by their environment, they had been forced to remain relatively "well-behaved," but now they naturally sprang into action at the first hint of change!
In just a few days, numerous Class B incidents erupted at a frequency far beyond anything seen before. Yet once investigated closely, few of them were truly without any clues—nothing more than users gradually "letting themselves go," acting for profit, grudges, or all manner of bizarre reasons,