Chapter 245: Big Sister

After obtaining the information that he wanted, Adam was just about to leave the psychic world when a thought suddenly occurred to him.

If I leave right now, I won't be able to control this guy in the real world, given all his prosthetic limbs. Looks like I'll have to have some prosthetics of my own retrofitted as soon as possible.

With that in mind, Adam suddenly turned to Zhou Tong's psychic body with a sinister grin as he pulled out a sharp dagger.

"What are you going to do to me?"

"I'm going to slice you into pieces. Once your psychic body is severely injured, you won't have the energy to run away!"

Adam closed in on Zhou Tong before slicing his body into shreds, making sure to keep him alive during the process.

By the time Adam emerged from the psychic world, Zhou Tong had already collapsed to the ground. His face was deathly pale, and his head was throbbing intensely with pain. He was doubled over like an injured shrimp, completely unable to get away.

Meanwhile, Adam was still in the nightclub, and none of the patrons or dancers in the club had any idea what had just happened.

In fact, under the effects of the synapse transmission device, they weren't even aware that they had been briefly drawn into the psychic world.

"He's injured!"

The dancer was still standing beside Adam, watching the unfolding situation with a shocked expression.

"Are you alright?"

Adam made his way over to Fahai to inspect his condition.

"My injuries aren't very severe, but I was injured on the job, so you have to pay me extra."

"That's not an issue."

Adam wasn't short on money at the moment. The psychic mutant trio cherished animals and Adam much more than they cherished their wealth, and when Adam made a request to borrow some money from them, they immediately transferred him a huge sum without any hesitation.

Adam was beginning to really develop a liking for the three of them.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"How much do you want?"

"My back is injured, and I've suffered quite a few cuts, so I should at least be getting 3,000... No, 5,000!"

Fahai was stating what he thought to be an excessively high sum, fully expecting Adam to barter with him, but to his surprise, Adam accepted his request without making any attempt at negotiation.

"Alright, 5,000 it is. By the way, are you interested in becoming my assistant?"

"Why would you want me as your assistant? I've never worked as an assistant before."

"You have very good disguise and acting skills, and you're very calm and collected in the face of danger. Most importantly, I barely have any sane people around me, so I need to start recruiting some levelheaded people."

"I don't know what you're talking about, but if you have more jobs like the one today, please feel free to call me."

Fahai had thoroughly enjoyed the job that he had undertaken. Not only had he just earned in a single day what he normally made in a month, this type of live-action performance was extremely exciting for him. The feeling of teetering on a knife's edge and relying on his acting skills to keep himself out of danger was a very exhilarating experience.

"I'm sure I'll have more jobs like this for you in the future."

After parting ways with Fahai, Adam squeezed his way through the crowd of bystanders who had gathered around to see what had happened, then left the nightclub through the fire exit, where he was immediately greeted by the sight of Zhou Tong curled in a fetal position outside.

Adam tried to lift Zhou Tong up from the ground, but with those prosthetics retrofitted onto his body, he was weighing several hundred kilometers, so Adam had no choice but to contact Mechguard.

By the time the Mechguard units arrived on the scene for mop-up duty, Adam had already left. He was eager to make more progress on his plan, and he had far too many things he had to do in an extremely limited lifespan.

Everything's going very smoothly. Right now, I've already dug up the higher-ups of the Compassion Company. With the power of Mechguard on my side, I'm unstoppable!

……

Despite how smoothly Adam's plan was progressing, he was never too far from danger.

On the same day, a Japanese woman made her way out of the Sandrise City airport.

If Adam had been present to see her, he would've been astonished, thinking that Oni no Miko had been resurrected. However, upon closer inspection, this woman was somewhat different from Oni no Miko, and the main differences laid in their dispositions and the looks in their eyes.

This woman's eyes looked as if they belonged to a venomous viper, and even the infants in the nearby vicinity didn't dare to make a sound. None of the people around her knew exactly why they found her so intimidating, but all of them were subconsciously avoiding looking at her.

As a result, a strange phenomenon took place, where all of the people in her path naturally parted for her like waves.

As soon as the woman exited her plane, she immediately sent a message on her communicator.

"Where are you, Dragon? I've arrived."

Within five minutes of Dragon receiving this message, certain members of the southern congress who were working closely with the Oni Organization also received the news, following which an emergency meeting was immediately held.

"That crazy woman has come to Sandrise City."

The confidential electronic meeting was being attended by congressmen, tycoons, and even judges.

This strange organization arose from a certain brotherhood from a century ago, and all of its members were quite powerful and influential in their own fields, but they very rarely gathered together.

Considering the important positions that they held in their own respective fields, a massive controversy would've arisen if it were discovered that they were all closely connected with one another, so this type of meeting was a very rare occurrence that was only reserved for true emergencies, and at this moment, one such meeting was being held in response to the arrival of that mysterious woman.

The woman wasn't a well-known figure among the general public, but all those who were privy to insider information pertaining to modern warfare were aware of what she had done in the most renowned wars that had taken place the past few years.

She had featured prominently in several wars across different regions, including the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

"Why is she here?" someone in the meeting exclaimed in a furious voice. "She's completely insane, a ticking time bomb! This is the equivalent of inviting an unstable nuclear bomb into Sandrise City! She's the most unstable out of all psychic mutants!"

"Didn't she say that she was going to work on self-cultivation to make herself more stable?"

"This is a really sticky situation. Should we deploy Mechguard units to kill her? All we need to do is upload the information pertaining to her status as an international fugitive to the Mechguard database, and we'll definitely be able to hunt her down. She really is an international fugitive anyway, so it's not like we're making anything up."

"No, we can't do that." There were some adapters attending the meeting as well, and one of them immediately raised an objection. "With her telegnosis, she'll be able to detect any Mechguard units well before they can get to her. There's even a possibility that she's already getting a premonition of danger just from the discussion that we're having right now.

“The only way to kill her with Mechguard units would be to force her into a certain area before bombarding that entire area with indiscriminate attacks. However, there's a very good chance that she would be able to sense what we're doing in advance and adopt countermeasures accordingly. It's simply not realistic for us to hunt her down using Mechguard units in Sandrise City."

"Then what can we do?"

"Does anyone know why she came here?"

"She's here to avenge her sister. Adam, that kid nominated by the northern congress, was the one who killed her sister."

"Then wouldn't it be in our best interest to just watch the situation unfold?"

"We can't do that. At the moment, Adam is a well-known public figure in the entire city. Public opinion has already completely turned against our southern congress. If he ends up dying during this sensitive period, our southern congress will definitely be blamed, and that could result in an irreparable blow to our image, which could severely impact election results and all of our other operations.

“We don't want the general public to develop the impression that we're abusing our power, so we absolutely cannot allow Adam to die at such a crucial juncture."

"Then what can we do?"

"Spread the news for now, and leave the rest to me."