Chapter 2282 Making an Outrageous Demand

“Don’t underestimate our Guardian organization,” the leader of the Blood Martialists said. “Although this organization has only been established for ten years, our personnel are spread throughout various countries across the continent. Our information dissemination efficiency and methods are also very fast. Each branch on the continent should have already received the information and may have even begun to act!”

At this moment, an urgent notification arrived, and the dean of the Theological Academy casually opened the message.

A middle-aged man dressed in armor appeared in the center of the screen, with traces of blood on him. From the rise and fall of his chest, it was evident that he had just finished an intense battle.

At the same time, his basic information was displayed next to his image.

Name: Delta

Affiliated Branch: Loulan Holy State

Position: Supervisor

Strength: Ninth Grade Dominator

“Delta is an Eighth Grade Dominator with rich combat experience against ancient humans. To date, he has killed or participated in the killing of 24 ancient humans. He is a mainstay of our entire Guardian organization,” the dean of the local branch quietly introduced to Zhang Menglong.

“Oh, by the way, he is affiliated with the Blood Martialist organization,” the branch dean added.

“Do they have a combat mission today?” Zhang Menglong asked.

“Yes,” he nodded, “we recently discovered an ancient human relic within the Loulan Holy State. It masqueraded as a deity to help the local humans achieve their wishes, thereby gaining their faith power and souls. By the time we discovered it, it was about to resurrect and regain some power.”

Zhang Menglong immediately checked the Loulan Holy State. It was not an ordinary country but a federation formed by gathering hundreds of countries, at least a hundred times larger than the Loulan Holy State.

“So, was it eliminated?” the leader of the Blood Martialists asked.

“We failed,” Delta shook his head regretfully. “Although we received the information timely and arrived before it fully resurrected, the ancient humans apparently also received the information. They blocked us at the critical moment, it was Ancient Human Number 54!”

They didn’t know much about the ancient humans’ information, so they assigned each ancient human a number, which also represented the order of their appearance.

Basically, the smaller the number, the stronger the ancient human. Currently, the Number One ancient human is the most powerful among the resurrected ancient humans.

“We couldn’t defeat him. His goal was simple—just to delay time. During the time we were entangled with him, Number 581 completed its resurrection and joined the battle. Our team of 18 lost three members, and the remaining members, including myself, were injured. However, Number 581 was also seriously injured and won’t be able to fight for a short time.”

“Another three people died.” The atmosphere in the room was evidently not good. Every battle by a Guardian is precious; losing one means one less resource.

“Our conflicts with ancient humans are becoming more frequent,” Delta said gravely, “but their numbers are increasing, and their strength is growing. We’re gradually falling behind. If this continues, the situation will become very unfavorable for us!”

How could these few big shots not know this situation?

The Number One ancient human, from fleeing in defeat during their first encounter, to barely falling behind, and now almost being able to suppress any of them—only a few decades have passed.

They were originally extremely evolved high-grade beings with a lot of room for growth, whereas human martial arts had nearly reached its peak. One day, they would be at a complete disadvantage.

“You should go take a good rest,” the leader of the Blood Martialists sighed, his expression also becoming very despondent.

“Issue the notification, focus on monitoring and reconnaissance at the new coordinates, and refrain from moving rashly to avoid unnecessary losses!” The Chief Executive Officer of the Cosmic Group immediately issued a command. Although this order was demoralizing, there was no opposition from anyone.

“You all seem so pessimistic.” Zhang Menglong broke the silence in the meeting.

“We’re trying hard to stay optimistic, but the reality is harsh,” the Chief Executive Officer of the Cosmic Group said. “Over the years, our power has developed a hundredfold, but there are only a few hundred ancient humans, and we’re already falling behind. Do you know how large the gap is between us?”

Zhang Menglong shook his head.

“A newly awakened ancient human’s strength might barely reach Dominator level. We need at least 20 Fourth-Grade Dominators working together to have about a 30% chance to kill it, and that’s with thorough preparation. If other ancient humans intervene, the team might be completely wiped out!”

Zhang Menglong fell silent. The battle in the Loulan Holy State clearly demonstrated the huge disparity between the two sides.

“Actually, we’re not without solutions,” Zhang Menglong said surprisingly. “The giant gap only exists because our innate human condition is weaker than that of ancient humans. We just need to improve.”

“It’s not that simple,” everyone forced a bitter smile.

“I have a way!”

As soon as he said this, everyone’s eyes lit up.

“Menglong has been in contact with an Ancient God!” the branch dean supplemented.

“You’ve been in contact with an Ancient God?” This statement made them even more excited.

“Yes,” Zhang Menglong said, “When the Ancient God fell, they entrusted me with something, so I can try to break the shackles of power on humans.”

In fact, Zhang Menglong’s earlier creation, Yan Kuan, was someone who unlocked this shackle, but his method was not replicable, because Zhang Menglong inherited the Ancient God’s power, and his body was modified by the Super God Academy, so this issue didn’t exist for him.

But for other humans, they had to rely on external means.

“I need certain things,” Zhang Menglong said, “I need the power of the entire Guardian organization to help me.”

“What do you need?”

The two titans of the Cosmic Group and the Universal Bank asked. Among those present, the two of them were the wealthiest, and if there was something they couldn’t obtain, it would be difficult for others to get it as well.

“I need these!” Zhang Menglong handed them a list of the things he needed.

“Give us a day!” The two glanced at the list. Most of the items they had heard of, and obtaining them shouldn’t be particularly difficult.

“Is that enough?”

“Not quite,” Zhang Menglong said, “before that, I need to break through to the Transcender level first!”

“What do you need? We can help you.” The two continued to ask.

“Energy,” Zhang Menglong answered, “a large amount of high-quality, high-purity energy, prepared to be 10 billion times more than what an ordinary person needs to break through to Transcender!”

“10 billion times?” This figure shocked everyone. He needed that much energy to break through? Is he a monster?

“No problem!” The president of the Cosmic Group waved his hand. “These things, within three days, we can have them all ready for you!”