Chapter 617: The Oddities of Tianhai City
Tu Yunlie fully understood Zhu Zheng’s anger.
He wasn’t one to speak much, but his eyes were already blazing with fury, as if they could burn the world to ashes.
“Commander Zhu, we can’t let them keep running wild! I formally request permission to lead a team and personally head to Linhai City to wipe out those Ronin!”
Zhu Zheng didn’t even hesitate before turning him down.
“No. You and the Yan Yun Guards are the most vital force guarding Blizzard City — you absolutely cannot leave! Your job is to protect our headquarters.”
Zhu Zheng folded his arms, took a deep breath, and looked up at the ceiling.
“The Outer City Superhuman organizations are just too weak. Without formal training, they fall apart the moment they meet stronger enemies.”
“To deal with the Moon of Corrosion, we still need to send in the Investigation Teams!”
“Commander Zhu, forgive my bluntness — this opponent is different from the others.”
“Right now, only the Celestial Squad and Black Robe Squad are available, but since Bian Junwu’s death, the Black Robe Squad has suffered a serious blow in strength and can no longer take on Class-A missions.”
“As for the Celestial Squad…”
Tu Yunlie paused for a moment before continuing, “Deng Shentong’s personality still lacks maturity. I don’t fully trust him.”
Zhu Zheng’s lips curved slightly.
He knew well that Tu Yunlie and Deng Shentong had always clashed personality-wise.
“The Celestial Squad currently holds the highest points among the Six Investigation Teams. Their missions have been going quite smoothly. We should trust in their capabilities!”
“But, you do have a point.”
Zhu Zheng’s gaze sharpened slightly, his hands supporting his chin.
“We can’t afford another failure! So this time, we won’t just send in the Celestial Squad. We need to gather even more firepower!”
Tu Yunlie’s eyes lit up.
“Then let me bring five hundred Yan Yun Guards with me!”
Zhu Zheng turned him down flatly. “I already said, this isn’t your task.”
Blizzard City’s strength came from two main forces: the Six Investigation Teams and five thousand Yan Yun Guards.
The Investigation Teams handled external missions and suppression; the Yan Yun Guards were in charge of defending Blizzard City.
If either force suffered losses, it would be a blow the city couldn’t afford.
Zhu Zheng ran the city with strict military discipline. Naturally, he wouldn’t allow anyone to step outside their designated roles. Otherwise, it would create massive problems in internal management down the line.
Tu Yunlie tugged the brim of his hat lower. Seeing Zhu Zheng’s firm stance, he said no more.
After thinking it over, Zhu Zheng said, “Bring in a batch of powerful Superhumans from other cities. The last battle was for probing — now it’s time to handpick our champions! We need to gather the strongest Superhumans together.”
“This battle — we must win in one decisive strike!”
Once he finished speaking, Zhu Zheng immediately instructed his secretary Lan Xincheng to take charge of this task.
As for the candidates, Zhu Zheng already had a list in mind.
The Jiangnan District’s intelligence network wasn’t just for show — in Tianhai City, he had already mapped out nearly every local power.
Of course, it was nearly every power — not all.
Soon, Lan Xincheng returned with an intriguing piece of information.
“Commander Zhu, something rather interesting happened in Tianhai City in the past few days.”
As he spoke, a strange light flashed in Lan Xincheng’s eyes.
Zhu Zheng narrowed his gaze and looked at him.
Right now, the top priority was dealing with the Moon of Corrosion in Linhai City.
For Lan Xincheng to bring up Tianhai City now — there had to be a reason.
He wasn’t some clueless rookie, after all.
“Oh? What happened over there? If I remember correctly, Tianhai City is that Zhang Yi kid’s turf, right?”
Zhu Zheng had a faint impression of Zhang Yi — vaguely remembered him as a decently strong Superhuman.
But Tianhai City had already been devastated. It needed someone powerful to hold it down.
Plus, Zhang Yi’s team was too small. They didn’t seem particularly strong.
Truthfully, Zhu Zheng hadn’t even planned on including them in the next operation.
Lan Xincheng looked at the report in his hand and began reading slowly:
“According to intel from the Recon Department, just last night, three large Superhuman organizations from Daze City assembled a massive convoy and entered Tianhai City.”
“The convoy was led by three Delta-level Superhumans, along with 72 Superhumans and 800 elite warriors. They also brought a large supply of weapons and ammunition.”
At this point, Zhu Zheng’s brows knit tightly.
“They’re launching an assault on Tianhai City? Those b*stards! At a time , they actually ignore district orders and start fighting amongst themselves!”
The Jiangnan Superhuman Federation had just been formed, and it had laid down a clear rule: no infighting between regional Superhuman forces.
And yet, just a few days after the summit, they were already at each other’s throats. Was this their way of spitting in the Federation’s face?
Still, Zhu Zheng was merely angered. Realistically, he couldn’t spare any troops to back up Tianhai City.
The Jiangnan District was indeed powerful, but it didn’t yet have the reach to truly govern the entire region. All they could do was rely on overwhelming military strength to suppress troublemakers.
That was precisely why Zhu Zheng had pushed for the Federation in the first place.
He let out a sigh. “Given Tianhai City’s current strength, it must’ve already fallen, right? That’s what you were going to tell me?”
Lan Xincheng gave him a strange look.
“No, Commander Zhu. According to the latest intel, Tianhai City is eerily quiet. No signs of combat at all.”
“In fact, that convoy from Daze City... has completely vanished.”
Zhu Zheng froze for a moment, then looked at Lan Xincheng with bewilderment.
Lan Xincheng nodded solemnly. “That’s right. Gone.”
“We’ve tried reaching out to them — no response. Even satellite scans of the entire Tianhai City area haven’t turned up any trace of a large convoy.”
Zhu Zheng’s expression grew even more puzzled.
“What kind of trick are they playing? Are they planning a rebellion?”
Daring to ignore communications from the Jiangnan District was a blatant challenge to its authority.
But were the Superhuman organizations of Daze City really that stupid?
Zhu Zheng tapped his fingers on the desk. Suddenly, he asked, “Have you contacted any of the local powers in Tianhai City?”
Lan Xincheng paused. “No, we haven’t. But… the forces in Tianhai City were wiped out in the last battle. There’s no way they’d have the strength to completely obliterate Daze City’s Superhuman alliance without a trace, right?”
To him, that was utterly impossible.
Even if a battle had taken place, there would at least be traces on the map.
But in reality, there was no unusual activity at all in Tianhai City.