The two people hit were left with no material residue, as if they had been completely 'deleted' from the physical realm.
In that instant, a notification appeared on the panel in Wen Jing's consciousness.
[Gain the trait ' Secret Treasure Gate ']
Chapter 171
The areas that had been Supernatural Disintegration, even the Out-of-Control Zone, returned to normal, as if a corner had been erased.
The subsequent Matrix photon cannon annihilated all matter in that corner, turning it into a pure 'vacuum'.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
The torrent of photons flashed by, and the two figures were instantly annihilated by lightning the moment they appeared.
Afterwards, the black-clad woman, having released her Supernatural Disintegration and disintegrated, lowered her head, raised her hand, and looked at her own body.
Beneath her black robe, her exceptionally fair skin appeared as if it were about to shatter, now bearing many strange cracks.
Beneath the cracks lies a terrifying, extraordinary energy—no, it should be said that the flesh and blood have been completely 'energized,' fluctuating unstablely with the energy, appearing to be barely bound by the physical body.
The woman in black observed for a moment expressionlessly, her golden eyes filled with an inorganic, bewildered look.
Then, she flashed to the other side of the Out-of-Control Zone.
There, silently floated a figure dressed in a simple white robe, with no extraordinary energy fluctuations around him.
The direction that Dean Bai chose was completely opposite to the location of the Prophet.
However, neither Dean Bai nor Wen Jing expected that the other side would prepare such a devastating contingency plan...
Neither of them ever met the mastermind behind it all.
Beneath the white hood was a face that was neither too old nor too young, with soft and beautiful features.
Everything that had just happened was under his observation.
The Prophet spoke his first words only after seeing the woman in black.
How many more times can you use it?
"Once," the woman paused slightly, then said, "Originally it was twice."
The Prophet did not reply; the two were now communicating in space using technological means.
Within two seconds, the Out-of-Control Zone was contained, and the other four assassins returned with varying degrees of injury.
Although their bodies also had some minor cracks, they were healable and did not exhibit an unhealable state of energy and flesh like the woman in black.
The four, having completed their mission, stood neatly before the Prophet. Even though the mission was over and the Spatial Cutting was severely injured, no one complained or sought credit.
There was no communication between them; they were like emotionless machines.
Immediately afterwards, the Prophet and the five assassins vanished into the pitch-black depths of space.
They appeared silently and disappeared just as silently, like ghosts haunting the dome of Federation civilization.
*
Five minutes after Dean Bai traversed the Ancient Wilderness, new information reached Congress—
The two have already been executed by the Prophet himself for the crime of betraying civilization.
A long silence fell over Congress the moment the news was received.
Not to mention the Reformist Faction themselves, who were unable to withstand the blow; their faces turned ashen, as if their souls had been ripped away in an instant.
When Dean Ailin and Dean Fu learned of this news, their expressions changed drastically; they were incredulous, heartbroken, and horrified.
Even those who stood against Dean Bai were speechless at this moment.
In the past, his predictions, regardless of the crisis, were all about the event itself; this is the first time he has made a specific prediction about an individual.
This time, everyone witnessed firsthand what it truly meant for those below the S-rank to be ants.
Convict and execute them, and then announce it afterward. No one will dare to object!
Wen Jing is nothing special. Even though he is showing promise and has a bright future, he still lacks any background and is in the stage of turning his potential into strength.
Dean Bai is an S-class descendant, one of the three academy deans, and a leader of the Reformist Faction, which is why he made outstanding contributions to the Federation.
They hated her power, but even if they were furious, they dared not and were powerless to do anything to her.
Even when Dean Bai left five minutes earlier, knowing that she was going to fight against S-class for the sake of her students, many people subconsciously thought that there was room for negotiation in this matter.
Even if Wen Jing is executed in the end, Dean Bai won't necessarily die.
It should be either imprisonment or stripping of power.
After all, Dean Bai's mother was the Federation's most recent S-rank.
As a result, the Prophet acted directly and then announced the outcome.
Even though everyone here is a top-tier Awakened, the most powerful and influential person in the Federation, they are just as powerless as ordinary people when facing an S-rank.
Many people astutely realized from this incident that Dean Bai's missing mother was most likely dead.
Currently, the Federation only has one S-class Awakened: the Prophet.
For those who were on good terms with Dean Bai, no amount of anger, resentment, or hatred would be of any use at this moment.
They couldn't even find the Prophet, and had no right to communicate with him.
Those who harbored hatred or hostility towards her couldn't help but feel a sense of shared fate and fear for the Prophet's next prediction.
The chaos in Congress was just the beginning of this turmoil.
Dean Bai and Wen Jing are dead, the matter is closed, there are no other possibilities, and the news has spread throughout the entire Federation.
At the Mystic Radiance Academy, Luosi, having learned the news from his family elders, opened his terminal in disbelief, wanting to find the details of Wen Jing's [crime of betraying civilization] in the Arbitration Bureau's documents.
But immediately after entering the information, a window popped up:
Sorry, the ID number and name you entered cannot be found.
Upon seeing this result, Luosi froze, vaguely realizing something, and his face turned uncontrollably pale.
After the defeat in the Freshman League and watching Wen Jing rise to prominence, he now regards her as a rival of his generation, someone on par with him and someone he needs to catch up with.
Under this long-term attention, a special feeling couldn't help but arise in my heart for her.
Luosi frowned, took a deep breath, and stubbornly continued searching for information about Wen Jing on the public internet.
The result was a blank page.
The public eye, the campus forums, and even the Freshman League recordings that had been looped countless times on the players of the Red Earth Star residents—all of them have disappeared.
All information existing on the internet has been destroyed.
Not only that, but any information mentioning her on any public platform is impossible to post; even if it is posted in a veiled manner, it will be deleted very quickly.
The students of the Red Earth Academy, especially those who were close to Wen Jing, sent messages again and again, trying to find out what had happened.
However, the detection capabilities of this era are so sophisticated that any hint or allusion can be detected very quickly.
Many students from the three colleges had their accounts suspended or muted on this day, and could only discuss matters related to her face-to-face.
Wen Jing became a person who was 'unmentionable' and 'non-existent'.
In contrast, Dean Bai's information was not completely erased; instead, it was downplayed according to the procedures used for major crimes committed by high-ranking Federation officials in the past.
After all, her influence was greater, extending to the Awakener Academy and a large number of Reformist Faction Awakened.
"There's been no news from Wen Jing, and the dean is also... Why? What happened?!"
The exchange students from Ocher Soil Academy, still at the Mystic Radiance Academy, passively and bewilderedly received all this information, just as panicked and helpless as all the students at the Red Earth Academy.
When the machinery of civilization is in motion, its influence is terrifyingly vast.
Overnight, everything changed dramatically.
Even in Wen Jing's lifetime, there was still the saying "the internet has no memory," let alone in this era where the speed of information iteration is even more terrifying.
Even with all information deleted, new events and new geniuses will always emerge as time goes by.
It's even possible that the awe, honors, influence, and traces of Wen Jing's existence will completely disappear before a generation is even up.
"The most important thing now is to prepare for the upcoming blows."
" Dean Fu will protect you. Regardless of what you think in your hearts, my suggestion is, if possible, take this opportunity to join the Neutral Faction directly..."
After the incident, Xie Ming was the first to Calmness down. He Calmness gathered the Reformist Faction members who were in turmoil and arranged a way out for them.
The Reformist Faction is mainly supported by Dean Bai, but it is not entirely without its own members. There are some high-level Awakened like Xie Ming in the faction, as well as a large number of mid- and low-level Awakened who are naturally Reformist Faction.
Although the Reformist Faction were severely impacted by the loss of Dean Bai, and many were filled with fear and trepidation, they did not immediately collapse.
However, now that the S-class status is intimidating, many people are looking to take advantage of the situation and seize the benefits they had gained recently.
To preserve as many members of the faction as possible, we must lie low for now; only by lying low can we survive.
Before things began to escalate completely, Xie Ming quickly settled the faction's future.
Dean Fu did not refuse to protect them, but now that the Reformist Faction have suffered a major blow, he can no longer remain 'neutral'.
However, after learning that Xie Ming was the one who arranged and handled all of this, Dean Fu suddenly realized something and immediately rushed to the Ocher Soil base on Mystic Radiance Star.
The camp was completely deserted.
Before dawn, this scientist, who was never good at fighting, simply traversed the Ancient Wilderness night and left.
A moment later, in the frigid, ochre- Ocher Soil Antarctic, a wounded man appeared, his deep blue eyes burning with a cold flame beneath his disheveled black hair.
*
A day and a night passed in the material universe.
Within the unchanging Spacetime Amber, at the turn of Ancient Wilderness day and night, the remaining half of the pale insect body sealed within suddenly tore apart again and vanished from this space-time.