Ever since the Eye of God had been recalled by The Old Man, Deathstroke had harbored a suspicion.
The Old Man most likely had another means of surveillance. Only then could he confidently destroy his obvious set of eyes.
He had first sent Sin to launch an attack, letting Deathstroke confirm the existence of the Eye of God. Then he destroyed those eyes, drawing away their energy and the darkness they had absorbed.
That way, people who no longer felt the Sense of Being Watched would think they were no longer being monitored. They would feel safe and speak freely when communicating with one another.
But in reality, God had another surveillance method, allowing him to obtain intelligence in secret. In military strategy, wasn't that called openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang Path?
Anyone with half a brain knew how important intelligence was on a battlefield, especially him.
If the Eye of God had remained intact until the end, Su Ming might not have considered this possibility. But it had died far too early, as though The Old Man could not wait to blind himself. How could that not make people suspicious?
Su Ming had always relied on his mind in battle and was highly sensitive to conspiracies. The moment he caught the scent of one, he had already begun preparing countermeasures.
That was, assuming that everything they did next would be exposed before The Old Man, and every word they said would be heard by him.
This probably worked through all living beings directly connected to The Old Man. Their eyes were his monitors, because bloodline connections were often tied to mysticism.
So how could they avoid this and devise a counterplan right under his nose?
The simplest method was through Strangle. With just a