Adjutant's report came quickly. Through the Safehouse network spread across the globe, she had been eavesdropping on radio communications everywhere.
The good news was that only the United States had been invaded. Its former allies, Britain and France, remained peaceful.
The bad news was that it was not just the East Coast. Major cities across the entire United States had come under attack by unidentified armed forces.
The police were useless, and with the postwar military downsized, only the National Guard remained within the country. At this point, most Guard units had lost contact.
"Any movement from north or south of the United States?" Su Ming asked. Fully armed, he sat in the boss's chair and wiped down his weapon.
"None. Everything is normal," Adjutant replied crisply. "There are no signs of Hydra passing through, nor has there been any invasion at present."
"Hm. Looks like it's blossoming from within after all." Su Ming picked at his ear.
Monark had no objections to Deathstroke monitoring the world. Ancient One was even more excessive—she did not merely listen, she watched as well, and her range covered an entire dimension.
He was simply curious. Deathstroke had somehow achieved half the effect of magic through technology. At the very least, surveillance of major cities and land areas was comprehensive, and it seemed to come without any cost.
Deathstroke would never tell him that the cost was merely dollars he considered beneath notice.
Building thousands of Safehouses worldwide, then equipping them with all kinds of communications, defense, living, and transportation facilities—if that cost were converted into the rabbits raised by the Magic Prince, it would probably be enough for him to blow up the moon.
Fortunately, they had an AI like Adjutant to help. Otherwise, Su Ming and Gin would never have had the