Chapter 523: Unexpected Kindness
A dark and windy night is the perfect time to show off.
Who could refuse the chance to show off by making a grand entrance as a mysterious expert in the dead of night?
Just thinking about it felt very classy.
However, how to find Jie Mu Luo and the others was a problem.
Currently, the Family Locator didn't show Jie Mu Luo and the others.
After all, she hadn't officially reunited with them yet; so far, she had only recognized two family members.
Besides those two girls, the only other person on the Family Locator was that lost little companion who had wandered into a parallel world.
Was it possible that she was currently with Jie Mu Luo and the others?
If that were the case, she could follow the trail.
"I suppose I could also use Super Perception to find them."
Ye Ge's Mental Power was restless.
With her precise Fission, where she could define exactly how much Mental Power she wanted, she could indeed cosplay as an "Undergoing Tribulation" stage expert and perform a Divine Sense scan.
It would guarantee that all hidden people would have nowhere to hide.
However, she wasn't sure how much Mental Power was appropriate; filling in too much would have some side effects.
She didn't have enough family members right now, and the "Shared Hardship" function couldn't distribute the burden to family members in another dimension.
Furthermore, it might attract that annoying Jie Dayun again.
She could only rely on the lost companion to follow the trail.
Originally, Ye Ge wanted to go to the Countermeasure Bureau branch in this city to look for Jie Fang Tang.
However, in terms of priority, the other group of wandering companions was definitely higher.
As the saying goes, "Fortune favors the foolish"; she probably didn't need to worry about Fang-fang's sugar.
She would look for her after coming back!
Ye Ge glanced at the family status and immediately flew toward the location of the light dot.
Her presence was completely concealed throughout the process; even high-tech equipment couldn't detect her trajectory.
Meanwhile.
Countermeasure Bureau Headquarters.
All the injured had been treated.
No matter how unbelievable it was, everyone had to accept that despite facing such a terrifying enemy, there were still zero fatalities.
Fang Ze, who was originally thought to have died heroically, had crawled back out of the pit.
When everyone saw his disheveled state, it was as if they were seeing a ghost.
Jie Fuqi wasn't very surprised.
After all, since even he had survived, it wasn't strange that Fang Ze survived as well.
This further indicated that Ye Ge's motives were shrouded in mystery.
No one could guess what she intended to do.
Consequently, all the influential figures were gathered in the conference room.
Almost all the high-level officials were present.
This was undoubtedly the greatest crisis the Countermeasure Bureau had ever faced.
They hadn't been this humiliated since the establishment of the Countermeasure Bureau.
"The information on the injured personnel is out. All five of the seriously injured were mentors or instructors responsible for teaching elite talents.
Among the four with minor injuries, three are S-Class Espers who went to stop Ye Ge's atrocities, and the last one is a young hothead who wanted to play the hero."
Upon hearing this, the three S-Class Espers present who were not seriously injured covered their eyes, seemingly unable to face the subtle glances of their colleagues.
Although their spirit of not fearing sacrifice was admirable...
...once the invasion, which was originally considered a cataclysmic disaster, was downgraded to a 'minor scuffle,' their performance—being knocked out with a single punch like mere grunts—became quite embarrassing.
One might think they had obtained their S-Class Esper status through the back door.
But in all fairness, even the top-ranked Fu Qi and Fang Ze were easily insta-killed; no one was in a position to laugh at anyone else.
Given the circumstances, even a battle of attrition wouldn't have had any effect.
Then, the reporting officer stated the most crucial piece of information.
"The missing person's name is Luo Jianhua..."
As Luo Jianhua's detailed information was disclosed to everyone present, they immediately fell into deep thought.
"Why did Ye Ge take Luo Jianhua?"
"I don't see any connection between them."
"Those five seriously injured personnel all taught Luo Jianhua techniques and knowledge regarding Superpowers; they were her important mentors. They played a significant role in her immense progress."
"Why did Ye Ge only target them?"
Since Ye Ge had introduced herself, they no longer used temporary identification numbers to refer to her.
This name was much more recognizable than that string of digits.
Of course, it also carried sufficient weight.
Jie Fuqi took a deep breath.
Although the pressure on him had lessened considerably after learning that the headquarters hadn't suffered heavy damage, he still hadn't relaxed.
"She said she would destroy the world and that all life would perish. To stop her, we must kill her."
"It's clear she has the capability to back up such words."
No one thought it was a joke.
After all, the destruction of the Sentinel Agency proved Ye Ge's methods and temperament.
The lightning-fast defeat of the Director of the Countermeasures Bureau was the final straw that broke their resolve.
Now, only the modern strongest had yet to face her head-on.
At least they could still harbor some illusions.
After all, by the time Lou Wei rushed back, Ye Ge had already retreated with Luo Jianhua.
What if?
What if a fully committed Lou Wei had a chance of winning?
"But this is inconsistent with her behavior. Ye Ge acted far too... mercifully at the Countermeasure Bureau."
Someone remarked.
Yes, merciful.
No other word could better describe Ye Ge's performance at the time.
Even though she had beaten five Countermeasure Bureau personnel to the point of near-death, one had to compare it to the fate of others.
Look at the Sentinel Agency, which had just been wiped out not even a day ago.
Based on Ye Ge's performance then, those five targeted individuals should have been ground into dust, and the entire Countermeasure Bureau Headquarters should have been buried with them.
Instead, not only did they survive, but the Countermeasure Bureau Headquarters suffered very little loss.
The members of the Sentinel Agency in the afterlife would surely cry out at the injustice.
Why did the Countermeasure Bureau get to survive after being targeted by that "Female Tyrant"?
How is this even fair?
Jie Fuqi had to admit it.
"It was indeed somewhat... merciful."
Could he even argue otherwise?
He only survived because of Ye Ge's "mercy."
Otherwise, given his blacked-out state at the time, Ye Ge could have finished him off with a casual follow-up.
In fact, she wouldn't even have needed a follow-up; the first attack could have reduced him to ashes.
For her to speak such explosive words and then strike so lightly—the contrast was staggering.
Jie Fangze looked physically and mentally exhausted.
"To say those things and then act as she did... it seems like she's guiding us to eliminate her. This suggests she might be in a state of mental confusion and might not be inherently evil."
Jie Fuqi shook his head.
"She was very stubborn. I offered help at the time, but she refused. I could sense that she truly wanted to kill me then."
"In the end, we still haven't figured out why she took Luo Jianhua."
There was too little information; everyone was getting a headache.
Sitting at the edge of the conference room was a woman with a strong maternal aura named Xiao Jing.
She was qualified to participate in the meeting.
After all, her Superpower could be useful when a cataclysmic disaster struck.
She could sacrifice herself to quickly create a high-end combatant for emergencies.
If Ye Ge had chosen to go on a killing spree, she might have had to sacrifice herself on the spot.
But at that moment, a guess suddenly popped into Xiao Jing's mind.
"Is it possible that Ye Ge is actually a good child?"