Charleston, South Carolina.

When Nelia finally reached an agreement with Ye Yuan, the port city on the Atlantic coast was already dark. The dirty waves rushed to the beach with debris, returning the plastic products, junk food, and wood debris that were poured into the ocean by humans to the land. Over time, the beach was already dirty and smelly, and even the sea water turned deep blue and black.

A figure knelt in the sea, gasping in pain after a pile of garbage.

Blood kept flowing down from his body, and the loss of blood made him confused, his hands trembled, as if he would fall into depressed the next moment. But he raised the dagger in his hand high, then stabbed it into his thigh with force, and then pulled it hard.

A deep bone-visible wound grew into his mouth, and more blood gushed out, as if it had pierced the vein and pierced the artery, and the blood fountain almost jumped ten centimeters high. The man pressed the howl of pain back into his throat, took off his dagger, put his right hand into the wound, stirred for a while, and pulled out an object the size of a fingernail, made of plastic material.

He gritted his teeth from beginning to end, stared at the wide open, trying to maintain a clear mind while enduring pain, and glanced into the distance.

There were lights shining in the vast night, and it seemed that many people were holding flashlights and looking for his traces.

When he escaped here, he was still bleeding, and he heard the barking of dogs. It was only a matter of time before the pursuers found him.

So he used all his strength to pinch the little thing. The plastic wrap on the surface cracked, and the oval metal object inside suddenly emitted a faint green fluorescence. The tiny screen on it began to hop red characters, and the countdown began to start from 10.

He made a painful groan from his nose, and heard footsteps, barking dogs, and guns from far to near. After an extremely long five seconds, the red characters finally turned into green characters.

At the same time, in a room somewhere in the northern base, a screen that occupied half of the wall suddenly turned dazzling blood-red. The alarm sound echoed in the room shrillly. The big "4" word on the screen beat continuously, and then it was frozen as the words "Alarm! The fourth secret level, the first authority" after three seconds.

The staff in the room immediately stopped all the affairs at hand, started decrypting this information as quickly as possible, and quickly completed the permission authentication. So the alarm sounded suddenly, the blood-red screen turned into a black and yellow color, and a line of characters jumped out-

Number 002541, verification is passed. The fourth secret level, the first sequence event.

The same character also appeared on the computer screen in Dai Bingcheng's office. He immediately pressed his entire right hand into the middle of the screen, and the light green scanning light flashed in a flash, and then turned to the encrypted channel.

So when the staff in that room looked at the big screen and were nervous, Dai Bingcheng clearly heard the sound from the other side of the ocean.

“…No. 002541, be sure to prevent the Gate of Truth from obtaining Adam. Their purpose is…”

"Bang". A gunshot.

Dai Bingcheng leaned back slightly, as if the bullet on the other side of the ocean would come to him the next moment.

The sound on that end stopped abruptly with the gunshot, and the countdown on the computer screen went from 5 to 0. Then there was silence in the channel, and even the rustling sound disappeared.

Dai Bingcheng was stunned for a moment. The water cup that he had accidentally knocked over was still poured on the table. The clear water flowed along the gaps of the documents on the table to his sleeves, and completely soaked the thick material.

Then, it wasn't that he was scared by the gunshots. As a soldier who had experienced the 90s incident, it was difficult to have any dangerous situations that could make him lose his composure. What really surprised him was the secret level of this information-

The fourth secret level.

He knew clearly what this meant.

The Secret Level of the Office of Special Affairs is divided into levels one to five. The fifth level is the highest - that means that a certain country will launch a comprehensive nuclear strike against the empire.

And the fourth level - if intelligence personnel now get the exact news, the United States will not declare war against China, launch a full-scale war, or a nuclear bomb with a million tons equivalent will be placed somewhere in Yanjing and may detonate at any time - it is appropriate to use this secret level.

But 002541 mentions "Adam".

That thing does have considerable scientific research value, but... is so important?

002541 is a high-level spy lurking inside the Gate of Truth. What kind of truth is it that makes him reveal his identity that has been hidden for more than ten years and say such a sentence at the last moment of his life?

What exactly does Adam mean to the Gate of Truth? How could its importance rise to the level of national security?

These thoughts took two seconds to turn around his head. Then Dai Bingcheng took a deep breath, grabbed a red phone on the table, and dialed a number. The other end of the phone quickly responded, and he said in a stern voice: "Deputy Chief. I am Dai Bingcheng. I just received the message - you should have seen it, it is the fourth secret level."

"…yes. It can be shared with the Southern Base. I suggest reporting to the headquarters immediately and connecting with the Prophet. I think it is necessary to make an observation."

"...He is quite cautious, and there is basically no possibility of being instigated. Vital signs..." He called out a small window from the screen and looked at it, "It has disappeared. Confirmed death. He finally used a terminal transplanted into artificial bones."

A minute later, Dai Bingcheng put down the phone. He helped up the cup on the table, took off his soaked jacket, walked to the window and looked out silently.

He had long felt that something was strange about it. The Gate of Truth had an extremely unusual interest in Adam. Even if it was an organization that could override national interests... the old guys behind the scenes would not allow them to linger in China for so long.

They were obviously waiting for an opportunity. If they didn't get Adam, it seemed that they would not give up. Perhaps now their goal is "Chiyou". In fact, he had long suggested that the base focus on the information left by Adam and must master more details. When necessary, a long-term hidden line lurking inside the Gate of Truth can even be used. However, the Deputy Chief of the General did not accept his suggestion, and even the Chief of the General was not very interested in it.

They are more concerned about the people of the Gate of Truth themselves - they need a tangible result that can be seen in a short period of time.

Arrest those people and putting them to justice and stating the canon is undoubtedly the best way to "display national prestige" and "clean up shame".

After all...the face project. They have never focused their attention on the source of this matter.

In other words, they never thought that "ability" or things related to "ability" could have an important impact on this huge empire.

Even the secret service office today... in the eyes of those people, it is just an institution for those who manage their abilities.

Some ordinary people with extraordinary abilities are always relatively dangerous. The big guys don’t want to see a slight turmoil in the country. What they are happy to see is that everything is running according to the established trajectory for hundreds of years. Even things like superpowers or psychics should be included in that track, regulated through a complete set of careful management methods, and eventually tamed and buried.

The power of those who are capable now is indeed limited. Even the top king at the top of the level cannot fight against an army with the power of one person. After all, these people...

Dai Bingcheng couldn't help but sigh slightly.

What have you done in recent years? Internally, you are arresting those who commit crimes with ability. Outside, you are organizing and confronting those who are capable of other countries - there are many things that are indeed not something that ordinary people can do, and those who are capable of fighting against those who are capable always have more advantages.

In addition...it's nothing more than providing security work for domestic important personnel.

In fact, the empire never regarded these people as regular armed forces, and the role they could play was indeed limited when they arrived on a large-scale battlefield.

The Secret Service is nothing more than checks and balances. He firmly restrains those who are capable, or those who are evolved in the large group of ordinary people, so that the world can continue to operate as usual.

But will the world always be like this? He doesn't think so.

When a capable person appeared two hundred years ago, his strength was so weak. Even a B-level peak was rare. However, today... the * level has appeared.

When Americans came up with this rating system, they only regarded the * level as an upper limit - people at that time thought that the * level was unlikely to exist.

But now they are active on this stage. The number of abilities is gradually increasing, and their strength is gradually increasing. He knows this clearly, and he also believes that people from higher levels will not not see this.

However, the huge machine of the Empire had been running for too long. Its feeling began to be slow, numb, and parasitized by various tumors. It could only rely on inertia to drag its heavy body forward. When those people finally make a decision...it would be too late.

He looked up at the mountains in the distance, and a strange joy arose in his heart.

Or this time, the thing... is not a bad thing. At least, a level 4 secret report related to the ability is enough to make those people start to try to change their views. They should learn to change their ideas and face a fact-

A growing group like those with ability must be recognized in some way - they should no longer be regarded as an alien with invisible light, but should try to live with the ordinary human group and finally find a harmonious destination.

As for Adam... the secret hidden in it may be some kind of opportunity.

So Dai Bingcheng looked up at the sky further away.

And I saw the afterglow of the sunset penetrate the clouds, placing the entire mountain with blood-red color.

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