Chapter 266: The deathly silent building
They passed through the boarding bridge and collected their luggage. Although their physiques kept drawing stares throughout the airport, all three remained polite and courteous, and could communicate with everyone in fluent Japanese.
That went without saying for Huateng Dao Yi, who had Japanese ancestry, but even the other two had accents that could be called authentic.
The Association had always paid attention to language barriers, but with its schedule packed with other work, the issue had remained a low priority. What finally brought it into focus was the Immunity War in Kyoto, Huaguo.
Because that battle had such far-reaching implications, Dawn had deployed every elite combat operative it could mobilize at short notice.
Selection criteria included the members' jobs and family circumstances in their civilian lives, their psychological resilience, and whether they already had other work or missions in hand. Given the danger of most members facing Demons for the first time, strength had also been a major consideration.
With close cooperation from the state apparatus and green lights on every front, the battle had undoubtedly been a considerable success. But it had also exposed one major problem-communication!
Magic power was a precious force. Every Magic Controller had a limit to how much magic power he or she could hold, and channeling some of it elsewhere did not change that.
Although Qin Xiaoxia's magic power possessed a terrifying ability to devour Demons under certain conditions, if that swollen power returned to his body and exceeded what he could withstand, he had only two options: use it immediately or let it dissipate.
Under those circumstances, having several Magic Controllers maintain the magic power injected into certain members for lifesaving bursts was already a considerable expense. Using it continuously to produce speech through magical vibrations