Philippines Turmoil, Traces of Mercenary Tao

"Hello, this is the Qiong Province Temporary Ability User Observation Association. Yes, we received reports that a suspected high-risk Ability User landing incident has occurred along the Philippine coast across from us…"

"Yes, we’re sending over the information gathered from the bodies. Also, according to informants, the target high-risk Ability User is male, striking in appearance, and possesses some kind of energy projection ability, but his mental state appears to be abnormal…"

Tianjie watched as Ability User information from all over the country continuously refreshed on the tablet in his hands. More than half of it was false.

As more and more Ability Users became involved in social affairs, people impersonating Ability Users had appeared all over the world.

They had to spend time distinguishing which ones were genuine Reincarnators, which were fakes, and which posed little danger.

Tianjie had not originally intended to pay attention to the reports sent back by Qiong Province’s hastily assembled Reincarnator observation team.

East Xia’s overly vast territory and immense population had now become conditions for the emergence of too many Reincarnators. They were under enormous pressure and had no energy to spare for neighboring countries, especially an "unpopular" neighbor like this.

Yet when he saw the descriptions of "striking appearance" and "abnormal mental state" in the report, he inexplicably felt that this information was extremely important.

He immediately pulled up the relevant files and discovered that the human corpses had all been thoroughly mangled. The Reincarnator’s methods of killing were likely exceptionally brutal—either heads exploded outright or bodies were blown apart.

That violent approach gave Tianjie an even stronger sense of familiarity.

He immediately contacted Song Xian, Chu Qi, and the others and began gathering more information.

Although most people in the world now believed that Mercenary Tao, the "monster that destroyed Japan," had reached an agreement with East Xia, allowing East Xia to gain an unusually strong voice within the World United Organization.

At the same time, the various Reincarnator organizations within East Xia had become much more restrained.

But the few of them knew very well that a fake was still a fake. The deception could be exposed at any moment when the real monster appeared.

And according to information from within Paradise, Mercenary Tao had indeed vanished. Even Paradise’s upper ranks, those subordinates closest to Mercenary Tao, had been unable to find any trace of him.

If they could find Mercenary Tao in an abnormal state at this time, then…

Tianjie and Song Xian exchanged looks, both of them burning with excitement.

Chu Qi ignored the two of them and merely watched the increasing amount of material sent over from Qiong Province, his gaze growing more and more serious.

"I think we should make a trip there."

Song Xian understood Chu Qi’s meaning and immediately said,

"I’ll have Yan Qiu give the Philippines a heads-up right away…"

Chu Qi shook his head, a chilling pressure radiating from him. He had become Title-level even before Bai Cangshu entered the space. After lying low for all this time, even without relying on his Title Ability, he possessed strength beyond that of ordinary Title-level Ability Users.

He was stronger than Song Xian.

"No, we’ll go directly."

"And we have to be fast!"

This time, Tianjie, who had always obeyed discipline, did not object either.

Finding Mercenary Tao in such a state before anyone else might be an opportunity capable of affecting East Xia’s national fate!

At a time like this, they could not afford to care about international treaties or a neighboring country’s dignity.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Sharp sounds tore through the air. Although the Philippines had yet to form a unified official organization, it had used money and power to recruit a group of Reincarnators.

These people had practically been able to do whatever they pleased in the chaotic, impoverished Philippines, occupying an extremely comfortable niche.

Thus, they were especially hostile toward Reincarnators from outside.

This was particularly true of East Xia. The two countries had many conflicts, and the Reincarnators had inherited that hostility.

The man at the forefront wore a white cloak, powerful Demonic Power flowing throughout his body.

Codenamed 69, with the title Night Raid, he was in the Third Tier of the Infinite Dimension’s East District and controlled a gathering of no small size. The team he led had seven members.

However, the others were not Filipinos, and only two team members were currently by his side.

The rest were "wild" Reincarnators separately recruited by the government, and their strength was average.

The group unhurriedly followed the bloodstains along the street. Many people hiding in the houses on both sides of the road looked terrified.

As though they had witnessed something dreadful earlier.

Every dozen meters or so, one or two human corpses that looked as though they had exploded lay in the street.

Men and women alike.

"He really doesn’t care whether they’re raw or cooked. Looks like some vicious bastard~"

The dark-skinned, skinny man beside 69 wore a brown top hat. He looked as though a gust of wind could blow him away.

Yet his steps were extremely light. He touched down only with his toes, never planting his feet firmly.

As a Reincarnator specialized in agility, Karpio was crafty by nature. He was the fastest among them, but he did not charge ahead at all.

Though he liked to insult East Xia’s Reincarnators for being incompetent, he was in fact extremely wary of someone who dared to land alone at the border and slaughter so freely.

69 knew his companion’s personality well and was in no hurry. Whether most people in this country lived or died had nothing to do with him.

Rather, it would be ideal if these ordinary people could help test the hostile Reincarnator’s abilities.

"Tch, these guys are evil breeds too~"

"Yeah, very bad. They deserve to die…"

"Guilty, guilty!"

Several voices of varying pitch drifted along with the wind into Karpio and 69’s ears. The former was so startled that he nearly turned into an afterimage in an instant, his whole body like a Kama Itachi dancing at high speed. His true form could not be seen as he darted around the surroundings.

69, meanwhile, raised his head and saw a tall man standing atop a palm tree through the night. Not a trace of his presence had leaked out before this.

Moreover, the man’s voice seemed to burrow into the wind itself. Anyone not carried by the wind into his ears could not hear it at all.

This was clearly some kind of voice-control ability taken to the extreme.

That alone was enough for him to realize how powerful the enemy was.

Under the moonlight, the man’s half-black, half-white long hair was like gauze, completely concealing his body and face.

69 narrowed his eyes, unable to identify him for the moment.

"Friend, killing a few worthless piglets is nothing. If there’s something you want from this country, you may as well say it. Perhaps I can help you…"

Whine—splat!

A golden ray, like a laser, suddenly shot down from the treetop.

69 froze in place. The stench of spurting blood and the foul smell of air scorched by intense energy had already flooded his nostrils.

So fast, so strong!

There had been no warning before that attack. No—it was that the other man’s hand-raising motion had been too fast. Before he could react, someone’s head had been pierced through.

Whine—splat!

Another head exploded, and the others finally shuddered as they reacted.

Bang bang bang bang!

A barrage of gunfire erupted in an instant.

"Evil!"

"They are all evil!"

"They all deserve to die!"