Xyrin Empire
Chapter 300 - Chapter 300 Chapter 300 Progress

Chapter 300: Chapter 300 Progress Chapter 300: Chapter 300 Progress Although the operation didn’t go smoothly at the beginning, the Superpower Team was, after all, a large organization with a deep foundation. Its intelligence gathering abilities far surpassed those of the Xyrin Officers, who relied heavily on high technology to bully the natives but still hadn’t established a comprehensive intelligence network. During Lin Xue’s narration, which lasted for an hour, we roughly understood the various pieces of information that the Superpower Team had recently collected.

First of all, it was certain that the organization recently active was not domestic but an international-scale team.

“They call themselves Olympus–a rather arrogant name, probably due to the inflated sense of self from mastering superpowers. Anyway, such cases aren’t uncommon… They come from countries all around the world, and their motives for action have been ruled out to be related to nationalism or national interests. Currently, the primary suspicion is of a religious nature, akin to a cult based on superpowers. Most of the senior members of this organization also prefer to use names from various mythological legends as codenames for themselves, like the Medusa we’ve been gradually getting leads on recently. She is the main person in charge of the Olympus Organization in this city. However, their concealment work is indeed in place, and at present, apart from knowing that her ability is to freeze and that she is a young woman, we know nothing about her nationality, background, real name, age, or appearance. The recent attacks targeting superpower users in K city and the two nearby towns can be confirmed to be related to this woman. The second piece of intelligence is progress made in investigating their ‘smuggling’ activities. We’ve found that three to four organizations have close contact with Olympus, but only one organization is involved in frequent transactions, though this organization has only recently started to show its face, and we have very scarce information about it; we’re not even clear about their exact name. It’s only certain that they come from Europe and are likewise a large-scale organization controlled by superpower users.”

“As for the third piece of intelligence, this may be even more important… In fact, this was the first situation we discovered, related to those superpower users who were attacked…”

Here, Lin Xue suddenly played coy, winking at me and my sister.

“Guess, what do all those attacked superpower users have in common?”

After pondering for a moment, I suddenly looked up: “They all have superpowers!?”

“… You really came here just to mess things up…”

“So, stop playing coy, knowing full well I’m not very good at deduction… Alright, alright, let’s drop the Mortal Kombat pretense, and I’ll play along. So, O wise and mighty, all-knowing, and all-powerful Great Prophet Lin Xue, what do these poor sods who got attacked have in common?”

“That’s more like it,” Lin Xue said with a satisfied smile at my wise decision to play along, “I’ll tell you then–the superpower users who were attacked all had small parts of their bodies taken away!”

“Ugh… the topic is starting to get a bit disgusting…”

“Well, that’s how it is. After examination, we discovered that all those attacked superpower users underwent the same thing, whether it was a finger, a patch of skin, an eye, or a section of muscle, certain parts of these superpower users’ bodies simply vanished. What does that make you think of?”

I shrugged: “Pandora’s biological laboratory.”

“… Almost forgot, you are the leader of those vile alien invaders, after all.”

Ding Ling looked at me with a horrified gaze, as if trying to figure out whether I was joking or not. To that I could only show a sheepish smile and explain: “Don’t worry, Pandora does indeed run a biological laboratory, but it’s just a place where the Xyrin People research carbon-based life, similar to human biological engineering institutes.”

Hearing my words, Ding Ling showed a relieved expression, while I secretly added in my heart: “Even though there are a few humans being used as test subjects there…”

Indeed, there were living humans being used as test subjects in Shadow City’s biological laboratory, undergoing experiments that were absolutely inhumane–what else could be expected from Pandora’s work? But then again, those were individuals who were rotten to the core but had managed to escape the mortal world’s judicial punishment through various means, like the gang members we had caught and taken back. As part of the principle of not wasting raw materials, Pandora would often send people out to capture such individuals to serve as experimental subjects… Although it didn’t feel quite right in our hearts, we didn’t pay much attention to it, treating it as if we were helping clean up human society.

But speaking of these things out loud might be a bit too shocking…

“Alright, alright, let’s get back on track,” Lin Xue decisively waved her hand to interrupt Ding Ling, who still wanted to ask questions about the biological laboratory, “Let’s get back to the original topic. According to our analysis, the Olympus Organization seems to be using superpower users for some sort of experiments, which would explain why they’re collecting body tissues from superpower users. In fact, because of the mysterious nature of superpowers, there has never been a shortage of such research, and many Superpower Organizations are conducting such research or even more dangerous experiments. Our Superpower Team has corresponding departments internally, but generally speaking, such things should be quite restrained. If Olympus has indeed crossed the line in this area, then…”

Lin Xue trailed off, and Ding Ling took over: “Well, it’s just their bad luck then.”

“So, this is all the intelligence you guys have gathered,” I teasingly played with the dumb dog on the table, still shamelessly cozying up to anyone it saw–funny to think that someone like Ding Ling, a Miss of such stature, would keep such a nondescript mutt as a pet; it really baffled me. “But honestly, I don’t really care that much about this stuff because, let’s face it… I’m no master of intrigue, am I…? Could you maybe try to hide that disdainful look a little better when you give it to me?”

Lin Xue looked up at the sky, feigning ignorance.

Really? Are you still resorting to this idiotic way of dodging the issue?! Can’t you come up with a more sophisticated response to my complaints? Seriously, this stupid tactic just doesn’t work on me at all!!!

“Ugh, I thought this approach would be enough to deal with a blockhead like you,” Lin Xue suddenly rolled her eyes, sending that message loud and clear.

Ding Ling: “You two really do have a good understanding of each other…”

Lin Xue: “… I really should slap your XX on a poster and plaster it all over the streets!”

What a fierce girl, everywhere and always!

“Fine, talking about these complicated details is useless with Lin the Blockhead, so let me get to some simple, practical information–based on the reliable intelligence we have, and I stress, reliable, the woman known as Medusa will appear two days from now. Alongside her will be a senior figure from that mysterious organization they’re dealing with, as well as a whole bunch of flunkies Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. If you’re looking for an opportunity for a retaliatory strike, this is it. What do you think? Interested?”

“At last, we come to the point… Alright, I’ll go back and tell Qianqian and the others, then prepare to join you in bullying the weak.”

Lin Xue curled her lip: “Considering that powerful organization as the weak… only you bunch of monsters would…”

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Meanwhile, at the other end of the city.

The moss-covered outer walls, the uneven cobblestones, the tangled mess of wires hanging in the air, and the old-fashioned single-story houses with the character “Demolish” smeared on their walls in white paint–all of these elements interwove to form a stark contrast to the skyscrapers and bustling traffic just a few hundred meters away. This was the grim face of the city, a neglected corner, the fringe district–it could be described in various ways. Here lay the old city area, a chaotic zone many overlooked.

But just as no one could have predicted an underground contact point for a Superpower Organization beneath a KTV, it was also improbable for ordinary people to associate this dilapidated old district, slated for demolition, with a hidden spot for a special envoy from the Tower of Babel.

Inside a nondescript old residential building, however, there was a special room as clean and fully equipped with medical devices as an advanced provincial hospital’s intensive care unit. Vincent, who had escaped death by the skin of his teeth, lay on the hospital bed, expressionless, while a dark-skinned man with a sardonic smile sat next to him.

“‘Speedster’ Vincent, I never thought you’d end up like this…” the black man mocked his incapacitated colleague without a care, “You say you were attacked by a Mechanical Scorpion? Isn’t that just a poor excuse to avoid punishment? Honestly, it’s quite laughable. It would be more believable if you said a passing Superhuman had beaten you into this state.”

“Say whatever you want…” Vincent answered weakly, deflated by the pain of his injuries and the haunting memories of being hunted by the Armored Scorpion, “If you’re lucky enough to face that monster and survive, I’ll be happy to return the sentiment… Don’t forget, I was attacked right after completing the transaction with Medusa…”

“Pff, if that happens, I’ll turn that scorpion into scrap metal for your gift!”

Vincent simply closed his eyes, leaving behind a mocking smile for his clearly overconfident colleague.

Hmph… Turn it into scrap metal? With just flesh and blood? Vincent, who knew all too well about his colleague’s abilities, didn’t even bother to give it a thought. That Mechanical Monster… its origins were probably untraceable, but to confront it, top-tier Superpower Users or the monsters from the Olympus Organization might stand a chance… It takes a monster to fight a monster…

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