Morph Hero Takes the Fall

After rushing to the entrance of the Dragon Country players' rest area to check the situation, the group went to the security room to review the details of the "intrusion" from the surveillance footage.

The security personnel then explained the reason for the alarm, mainly because their Dragon Country was currently testing a new security system in this arena.

Thanks to the Cosmic Core Algorithm, their country has an overwhelming lead in data search and cracking technologies related to algorithms. Therefore, this arena has also developed this new security system, which can calculate even larger amounts of data.

First, this system will link personal information with multiple physical items, such as mobile phone number, ID card, and the ticket for this event. Records will be generated when actions such as payment, ticket inspection, and security check are performed.

In this way, everything that happens within this arena, whether it's eating, drinking, playing, or watching the game, will be recorded.

Using this method, the database can pinpoint each person's location to a radius of ten square meters, and this can also be used to trace a person's detailed movement trajectory within the arena. It was precisely because of this method that they discovered the data "conflicts".

When a member of the "Special Response Department" scans their credentials to enter the Dragon Country's players' rest area, another piece of their identity data, such as their phone number and ID card, appears in another location. This means that the "Special Response Department member" is present in two locations simultaneously, and one of them must be fake. Given that it is in a sensitive area, the system immediately issues an alert.

They went to the security room and checked the footage from the surveillance cameras.

"This person is... Yuan Hong, right? From the Special Response Department's security division." Cui Man frowned as she carefully examined the person who had triggered the alarm on the surveillance footage. "Go, bring him here and confirm what he just did and who he was talking to."

"Yes, sir." After the others left, Cui Man continued watching the footage on the monitor.

As soon as the man triggered the alarm, he realized something was wrong and turned to run. Cui Man continued to switch the surveillance footage, following the man's escape route, but after following him for a while, his trail suddenly disappeared.

In the previous camera footage, "Yuan Hong" was present, but after the next camera footage was inserted, "Yuan Hong" was no longer there, and there were no other entrances or exits along this section of the road.

"Two possibilities," Cui Man frowned. "First, this Mutant used some kind of spatial Superpower to jump away. Second, this person changed his appearance and became someone else. The first possibility is very small, because his Superpower is most likely 'disguise.' Currently, the only person who can have two Superpower is 'Yinglong,' right?"

They reviewed the surveillance footage and confirmed the second possibility.

There were eight people who entered the camera's view, and there were still eight people when they came out. The appearances of the other seven people remained unchanged, except for Yuan Hong, who came out as a young white woman.

"They must be spies from the M Country!" a security guard from the Special Response Department said angrily. "Didn't they advertise before? They have a Mutant can transform into other people's appearances, I remember him! He's called Morph Hero! He even showed up when the M Country Mutant went out to promote themselves last time. This is clearly Morph Hero's ability!? It must be them! They're definitely up to no good for 'Yinglong'!"

"That's certainly possible..." Cui Man frowned and pondered. "This could be considered direct evidence, but there's still no evidence to suggest that the Superpower of Mutant in the world won't repeat, so..."

After thinking for a moment, Cui Man instructed someone beside her, "Go and contact the special envoy from M Country, and say that there is important matter to discuss."

Soon, Mike Nader appeared on the screen, his face arrogant as he chuckled, "I wonder what the Dragon Country ambassador's purpose is in requesting a video conference at this time? Are you perhaps trying to disrupt our morale? I advise you to stop with these underhanded tactics and rely on your strength to win."

"I'm the one who wanted to say that to you guys..." Xiao He thought to himself.

But since it concerned national honor, he couldn't interrupt at this moment, so he only thought about it in his heart.

"Ambassador Nader, an intruder just appeared in our Dragon Country athletes' rest area. Please take a look." Cui Man said, bringing up the screen. Nader frowned with some suspicion, and Xiao He felt that his expression didn't seem fake.

"This 'intruder' was a man at this corner, but in the next camera's view, he became a woman. There are no other exits along this stretch of road. The other seven people remained unchanged, but this one person's appearance changed. I think you can tell that this is Mutant who can 'disguise' himself, right?"

Mike Nader seemed a little impatient. "So what? What does it matter?"

"As far as I know, the only Mutant in the world with this Superpower is 'The Morph Hero' from the M Country, right?" Cui Man crossed her arms and frowned.

Mike Nader immediately became furious. "What do you mean by that!? Are you accusing our M Country, of orchestrating this!? To make such a statement without any evidence has escalated to a diplomatic issue!"

"Oh, that's not what I meant," Cui Man smiled slightly, but remained unyielding. "What I meant was... if this person is Morph Hero, then you might need to consider whether he's been doing something outside your command scope, or whether he's being instructed by someone with ulterior motives. And if he's not Morph Hero ... then you and your Mutant might also need to be careful."

"..." Mike Nader's expression shifted between light and shadow. After a moment, he said impatiently, "This person isn't Morph Hero; he must be some other Mutant, probably with similar abilities. Doesn't your country have any Mutant like this?"

"Of course not," Cui Man replied decisively.

The truth is, it is possible; Feng Wenliang could do that. However, Feng Wenliang is from their Special Response Department, so he could just come in directly without any of this fuss.

Mike Nader's words were suspicious of spying, so Cui Man simply denied it. If she hesitated for even a second, Mike Nader would have realized that they did indeed have similar Mutant.

At that point, it won't just be a matter of exposing the Mutant' abilities; they might also be bitten back by Mike Nader.

"That's Mutant from another country!" Mike Nader said impatiently. "Anyway, not Morph Hero!"

"Why are you so sure?" Cui Man frowned and asked, "Don't you want to go back to China and confirm this first? This is a very serious diplomatic incident. What was his purpose in entering the Dragon Country athletes' rest area? Don't you want to know? This time it was the Dragon Country athletes' rest area, next time it might be the M Country athletes' rest area. If he really isn't Morph Hero, he might also threaten the safety of your athletes. Don't you want to handle this matter more carefully?"

"Because, because..." Mike Nader grew increasingly agitated, finally making up his mind. "Sigh, whatever, he's just trash anyway, so what if he's exposed..." He then said irritably, "That piece of trash can only change his face, not his body! So he couldn't possibly have turned from a man into a woman; he must be some other Mutant!"

"Is that so!?" Cui Man asked, somewhat surprised. "Are you sure?"

"If you don't believe me, I can have that guy show you right now!" Mike Nader said impatiently. "Why do you think we don't use that piece of trash? Because he's garbage! What use is garbage that can only change faces?"

Cui Man exchanged glances with the others present, and they all sensed that something was amiss.

If this Morph Hero isn't from M Country, then it means Mutant are a member of a third-party organization. This means it's not just the Mutant from Dragon Country who need to worry; Mutant from other countries are also becoming unsafe. As the organizer of this competition, Dragon Country has an obligation to ensure the safety of other Mutant.

"I understand, we will verify it." Cui Man nodded. "However, considering the existence of this Mutant, you should remind your Mutant to stay inside the arena as much as possible. The arena has a complete security system to ensure that outsiders will not invade the rest areas of athletes from various countries, but we cannot guarantee that outside."

"Tsk, isn't it your responsibility as the host to catch this guy as soon as possible?" Mike Nader asked irritably. "Alright, let's start the match first, we'll talk about everything else after the match!"

After saying that, Mike Nader cut off the video, and this arrogant attitude made Xiao He a little angry.

"You just wait, I'll teach your bunch of brats a lesson in two weeks..." Xiao He thought to himself.

However, this matter is indeed quite troublesome. Mike Nader later sent me a video of Morph Hero's Superpower testing, which was recorded when Morph Hero was first discovered. His Superpower can indeed only change his facial appearance; he cannot change his body.

This would eliminate Morph Hero as a suspect, but it only makes things more complicated.

If this person capable of disguise is from M Country, then their target is most likely the Mutant in Dragon Country, such as information about "Yinglong," or something detrimental to Yinglong. Their motive is relatively simple and easy to deduce. However, if they are not from M Country... their targets are many more. They might be targeting Dragon Country, or they might be trying to stir up trouble and incite conflict between different countries...

Originally, it would have been enough to increase the security of the Dragon Country players' rest areas, but now, all players' rest areas need additional manpower.

Fortunately, they quickly found this person's "loophole." Although this Mutant could disguise himself and even change the clothes he wore, there was one thing he couldn't change: the tattoo on his hand.

"Look," Xie Haining pointed out, "He has a blue snake tattoo on his right hand." Xie Haining then jumped to another frame, "And here, his left hand also has a snake tattoo, though the color seems to be a lighter shade than blue. When he becomes this woman, she still has that tattoo on her hand."

"Indeed..." Cui Man frowned and pondered, "Therefore, his tattoos cannot be changed..."

"Then can we use facial recognition software to catch him?" Xiao He asked expectantly.

"Impossible." Cui Man shook her head. "That's a tattoo on the hand, not a facial feature. It can be covered with gloves. The Mutant Arena has too many people every day; it's impossible to check everyone one by one..."

As she spoke, Cui Man breathed a sigh of relief, "However, knowing this at least allows us to guard against this guy in key areas. If his Superpower is just disguise, it's not very useful except for stealing intelligence and assassination. I suspect that some force deliberately sent him here, and the purpose... I guess it's the Miracle Factor on Yinglong. In any case, we still need to catch him as soon as possible."

"I don't think intelligence gathering and assassination pose much of a threat to us," Xie Haining replied calmly. "Our Mutant have never shown their faces in public, so it's impossible for one of them to impersonate us. But just in case, we still need to agree on a code for rendezvous, and we need to change it every day."

Everyone present nodded and began to discuss the matter. Xiao He then turned to Ye Wanqing, and after careful consideration for a while, Xiao He advised, "Xiaoqing, how about you don't come starting tomorrow?"

"But I want to be with you..." Ye Wanqing pouted and said with a wronged expression.

Cui Man poked Xiao He's forehead. "It's not that exaggerated. As long as you guys stay obediently in the players' area and don't run out without permission, outsiders can't possibly intrude into our players' rest area. The problem is that players from other countries might not listen and get caught by this guy while they're outside..."

"Even if he comes, as long as I'm here, no one can assassinate you," Xie Haining added calmly.

"Alright, I'll handle this. Just add more people, and everyone entering the area will have their hands checked, then it'll be fine," Cui Man reassured her. "Okay, okay, let's go back to watching the game."

By the time this matter was resolved, it was already noon, and the two morning matches were missed.

However, at noon they could watch the matches of the two teams they missed in the morning through video recordings. Xiao He glanced at the match results in the event report and saw that Victor from Werewolf had played all six matches in the two rounds that morning and had won all six.

"Is this guy planning to follow my example and play a whole day's worth of matches?" Xiao He couldn't help but think to himself.

Elsewhere in the arena, a young man slipped into a restroom and emerged a moment later as a wealthy-looking white man in his forties.

He went to the sink, washing his hands while muttering to himself, "As expected, it's impossible to rise to the top in one step. These guys are far too strict in their defenses against Yinglong..."

Water dripped from his hands, making the blue and green tattoos on them appear even more vibrant.

He looked at himself in the mirror and muttered to himself, "To get close, I need a detailed Plan A... In addition, I also need to prepare an alternative Plan B in case I can't get close to Yinglong."

Just then, a cheer erupted from outside the stadium, attracting the man's attention. He went to the corridor, watched the game outside, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"So many powerful Mutant gathered here, it's practically a buffet prepared just for me," the man said with a smug sneer, glancing at the tattoo on his hand. "It's this thing; it's so troublesome that I can't hide it."

After he finished speaking, a pair of gloves appeared in his hands, covering the tattoo on the back of his hand.

"Well then, let's go see what good dishes they have." The man smiled slightly and walked towards the open-air viewing platform outside.

In the lounge of M Country, Mike Nader informed his fellow Mutant of the information about this Mutant who could disguise himself, and instructed them not to act rashly before capturing this Mutant.

"That's how it is," Mike Nader said, repeating sternly, "I'll say it again, I don't care what you do in the M Country. But this is another country. If you dare to embarrass the M Country, I'll throw you back into your old junkyard."

"As if you can do it," a man with a pineapple-shaped hairstyle and a black outfit with feather trim sneered. "If I really wanted to go back, those guys I hate wouldn't get away with it."

Mike Nader cleared his throat to hide his embarrassment, then turned to the Werewolf: "Are you going to play this afternoon?"

"Don't be ridiculous, you're not expecting me to fight all day, are you? I'm not Yinglong." Victor retorted, tearing at a piece of steak. "I'm already exhausted after playing six matches this morning, okay?" Victor then turned to a slovenly-looking man beside him. "Why don't we just let this guy go? He'll improve his strength after defeating the enemy, killing two birds with one stone, isn't it?"

"What do you think, Ruiwen?" Mike Nader turned to the red-haired man beside him, dressed in black superhero attire, whose mask resembled a raven's face. The man lazily rested his chin on his hand, yawned, and said, "I only increase my strength when I defeat enemies stronger than me. When I defeat weaker guys, I only recover my stamina and injuries... These trash Mutant from various countries, isn't it good to have Yousuli them? It suits him perfectly."

As he spoke, Ruiwen turned to Victor beside him, a disdainful smile on his face, and said, "After all, how could a piece of trash who can't even beat you be stronger than me, right?"

"You fucking..." Victor slammed his fist on the table and roared, "I'm going to fuck you to death..."

"Save my breath," Ruiwen waved his hand and sighed. "Defeating you won't make me stronger, so don't waste your time and energy." With that, Ruiwen gave him a cold glance. "Otherwise, you'd be dead already..."

Although Victor was furious, he could only grit his teeth, spit out a mouthful, and then continue eating.

Because what Ruiwen said is indeed correct.