Chapter 407: Chapter 285: Each with Their Own Agenda, A Newborn Calf Fears No Tiger (Part 2)

「Elsewhere.」

In a basement somewhere in Constantinople, the movements of all parties were being watched by the giant Celestial Eye in the sky, with not a single detail missed.

"Everything is proceeding according to plan."

A smile touched the corners of the Eye of the Sun’s lips.

’This was their objective: to scatter all the gathered forces and pick them off one by one.’

’Join forces? Cooperate?’

’What a joke. Everyone knew full well that only relationships of interest existed between Secret Organizations. The same was even true within the organizations themselves.’

’They were all a bunch of wily old foxes. Getting them to truly unite was never going to be that easy.’

’It didn’t even require conspiracies—just a few overt schemes were enough to divide them.’

’Next, as long as we can defeat them one by one and force them to retreat on their own, the battle will be completely over.’

’It might not even be that complicated. A sufficiently decisive victory against Secret Technique Heaven would naturally be enough to intimidate all the other riffraff.’

’Did these guys really think the Illuminati were a bunch of pushovers?’

’Secret Technique Heaven... a bunch of clueless fools, always inexplicably thinking they’re the strongest in the world. How typical of their region.’

"To the northeast, the people from Abyss Court are approaching. That front needs to be heavily defended. Proceed according to plan. I will move to support you."

"To the southwest are the avatars and Super Warrior teams from the Pioneer Group. They haven’t sent any members in their true bodies, likely trying to conserve their strength in this first round. Just find a way to halt their advance."

"To the northwest are the people from the Five Divine Sealing Veins, led by five Celestial Generals. An impressive move. We’ll need to deal with them carefully as well."

"..."

The Eye of the Sun spoke calmly. The golden earrings he wore trembled slightly, transmitting his words to the ears of Illuminati members in every corner of the city.

The two Spiritual Talismans didn’t require tight, manned security for the time being. As a result, all of the Illuminati’s members could be dispatched to resist the enemy. This included the primary combatants of the Assault Teams and the Cover Teams meant to support their operations and delay the other factions from gathering.

Experts throughout Constantinople sprang into action.

Meanwhile, Constantinople and the outside world had erupted into chaos.

The public hid inside buildings, not daring to walk the streets. But while communications and the internet were affected, they weren’t completely cut off. This led to people filming countless videos and spreading them online.

All entry points into the city had been placed under emergency control, but that didn’t stop curious onlookers who had heard the news from rushing over from all directions, occupying high ground to film Constantinople.

Filmed from a distance, the Eye of Omniscience floating above Constantinople looked even more shocking, sparking greater discussion and attention.

People all over Constantinople started live streaming online. Meanwhile, intelligence agents from various countries ignored the lockdown, moving covertly through the city to figure out what exactly was happening.

"Hello, viewers. I’m Liu Xue, your Donghua First Channel correspondent in Constantinople, here with the latest local updates."

On a high-rise rooftop, the young female reporter spoke gravely into the microphone she held, pointing to the sky behind her. The camera lens focused on the giant Celestial Eye.

"As you can see, a massive mirage appeared over Constantinople a short while ago. The exact principles behind its formation are currently unknown. This phenomenon seems to have a special influence, as communications across the entire city have been severely affected. A short time ago, Turkish officials dispatched three fighter jets for a closer look. However, all three were affected by an anomaly and crashed within the city, causing immense casualties and panic. Local authorities have now locked down the urban area, instructing all civilians to shelter inside buildings and await further notice."

"As for how the situation in the city will develop, we will continue to bring you..."

The foreign correspondent, Liu Xue, was still speaking when she felt the ground begin to shake violently. Gasps and commotion erupted from the surrounding buildings.

"Look over there!!"

Just then, the cameraman couldn’t help but cry out, drawing the attention of everyone on the rooftop.

To the east, a patch of the sky was rapidly losing its color, turning a drab gray-white. A section of the buildings below instantly lost their color as well.

This colorless area was moving rapidly toward their position.

It was then that someone with sharp eyes noticed a rapidly moving figure at the center of the colorless zone. Amidst all the gray, only he remained in full color, completely unaffected.

Everyone strained to see the figure’s face clearly, but it felt as if they were shrouded in gray-white, making it impossible to make out his features.

The figure rapidly approached their location. They could only watch as their own bodies quickly lost their color, and everything around them turned to gray and white.

Fortunately, the figure flashed past in an instant. The gray-white Realm moved on just as quickly, and color returned to everyone’s bodies.

But that momentary loss of color had a powerful effect on everyone.

BLECH!!

Liu Xue felt her insides churn as a wave of intense discomfort and nausea washed over her. She dropped to her knees and began to vomit violently, heaving up almost everything she had eaten that day.