Chapter 1417: Losses Everywhere

Chapter 1417: Chapter 1417: Losses Everywhere

Among these people, Pei Yan unexpectedly saw a familiar face, Catherine, who had once been an adversary and had left the Yuanshen faction to join another region’s Superpower Investigation Agency. If he remembered correctly, this woman’s abilities were quite similar to his. She could transform herself into various modern hot weapons, causing quite a bit of trouble for Xia Yu back then. To this day, Xia Yu remains frustrated for not having had the chance to fight her and shake off the feeling of defeat from being suppressed.

Feeling Pei Yan’s gaze, Catherine turned her head and looked over. When she saw Pei Yan, she showed a surprised expression. The two exchanged a glance and nodded to each other as a form of greeting. After passing through the meeting room, Pei Yan followed Mei Simiao to the fourth floor and arrived at Gu Shenghui’s office. Upon entering, he saw that his team was already waiting there, and the not-so-large office felt somewhat crowded after Pei Yan and Mei Simiao entered.

Several people inside greeted Pei Yan as he came in, and when they got up to leave, Pei Yan casually asked, "Where are you all going? Isn’t there a meeting?"

"Ah! Our meeting finished early; we’re heading out to handle the mess. The Blood Fiends really can’t let us have a moment of peace." Wang Wenze adjusted his hat and complained helplessly, patting Pei Yan’s shoulder and leaving the office first with Jiang Feiyang and others.

Watching Wang Wenze and the others leave, only Gu Shenghui, Mei Simiao, and a few Children of Origin were left in the room. Facing Pei Yan’s confused gaze, Gu Shenghui pointed to the sofa and said, "Have a seat! How’s your recovery going? I heard from Xia Yu that you were poisoned by Du Guangyuan’s blood poison. Have you managed to suppress it? Is there anything we can do?"

Pei Yan walked straight to the sofa and sat down next to Zheng Jia Ru, removed his hat, and casually placed it on the coffee table beside him. He tidied his hair, which was unkempt from sleep, and responded, "Du Guangyuan’s blood poison is indeed potent. I’ve managed to expel most of the blood poison from my body, but some remains, lingering in the blood essence. If I want to clear it completely, I’d have to be bedridden for a week to recover. But don’t worry, I’ve managed to seal it off, and I’ll gradually expel it myself within another week. Let’s set that aside; what’s the current situation? Have other Superpower Investigation Agencies suffered significant losses?"

Gu Shenghui didn’t say anything; instead, he threw the file folder on the table to Pei Yan. As Pei Yan pulled out the documents and began to read them carefully, Gu Shenghui sighed and said, "While we were engaging with the people who came to trade, the Blood Fiends, coordinated by Shen Yu, launched a surprise attack on several key Superpower Investigation Agencies across different continents. At that time, the headquarters was flooded with calls requesting support, but the high-level combat power had already been deployed, leaving no capacity for reinforcement. Old Yu bore the pressure without passing the news on to us, fearing it would compromise our actions. Meanwhile, he sent requests for help to the Immortal Palace, Dragon Realm, and the three councils. Although the major factions reacted quickly and sent support forces, it was still too late! The Blood Fiends struck swiftly, giving us no chance for counterattack.

Looking at the long list of casualties in the report and the scenes of devastation, Pei Yan’s forehead veins bulged and his eyelids twitched. He rubbed his forehead and muttered to himself, "There are some casualties among low-tier superpower users, but it’s still within an acceptable range. The losses among mid-to-high-tier superpower users are unbelievably large!"

According to the current classification in the Superpower Realm, tiers one to four are considered low-tier superpower users, tiers five to seven are mid-tier, and levels eight to nine are high-tier. Now, with the strength of powerful resources and training environments, the number and quality of superpower users have surged in the investigation department. Other agencies, having started slightly later, are significantly surpassed by the headquarters of the investigation department. However, in anticipation of the upcoming battles, the investigation department has shared some resources with the outstanding individuals in these agencies, so those with stronger capabilities in these agencies have seen an increase in superpower user numbers. However, the overall strength is still a notch below that of the investigation department.

Under such circumstances, the Blood Fiends’ surprise attack resulted in the loss of nine Tier Nine superpower users, twenty-seven Level Eight superpower users, and over a hundred and twenty Level Seven superpower users in the base plane. Below this level, the number of superpower user deaths reached two hundred. It’s important to note that this is not related to Lin Junzhao’s favoritism towards Pei Yan’s investigation department headquarters, which suddenly unleashed its potential to produce more than ten Tier Nine superpower users. In other areas, slightly larger agencies impacted by this wave of evolution may have four or five Tier Nine superpower users, while some agencies do not even have strong individuals at this level.

This loss is undeniably significant!

"The adversary specifically targeted these high-tier superpower users with very clear objectives!" Mei Simiao moved to the water dispenser to fill herself a cup of water, taking a sip before angrily saying, "Ah! They’ve caught us at our weak spot!"

"Yes! Ultimately, it’s because our foundation is too weak! Even if we count the headquarters, the combined strength of all our superpower users is equivalent to the sum of two to three major sects in a high-level plane. To compete against an entire plane, we are still far from ready! This time, the Blood Fiends’ attack not only struck at the crucial weakness of our high-tier superpower user shortage but also pierced the false bubble of superpower user rise created by Pei Yan in the base plane, exposing our shortcomings directly to our allies in the major planes." Gu Shenghui picked up where Mei Simiao left off, speaking with concern.

"We started out late and have been under pressure from all sides. Given today’s circumstances, we’ve done well enough! Moreover, the true strength of our world isn’t our superpower users but the equally devastating high-tech advanced weapons. If they really attack us without hesitation, I wouldn’t mind showing them how much power these weapons can unleash under my superpower enhancement." Pei Yan said as he packed the documents back into the folder, placed it aside, and continued, "Of course, what we need to do is keep this catastrophe outside of our plane. Now that events have unfolded, what has the department planned in response?"

"The discussion hasn’t concluded, but the preliminary plan seems to suggest a merger!"

"A merger?" Pei Yan was stunned upon hearing this.

Gu Shenghui nodded, stood up, and moved to the window, looking down through it at Wang Wenze and others assembling their team to head out, hinting at a deeper meaning, "Only through a merger can we avoid the current predicament of being picked off one by one. The headquarters has powerful capabilities and the Lord of the Plane overseeing it. The newly merged agency will become a separate entity outside traditional departments, dedicated to managing superpower users and overseeing affairs with different planes. The facility for this agency will be located using its own Spatial Magical Artifact, and missions will be executed using expanded Teleportation Arrays across the world. Of course, this is only an emergency plan to respond to the current situation. The final formation will depend on the outcome of this meeting."