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Chapter 329 Undercurrent surging
At four o'clock in the morning, Chen Xuan was already sitting in the guest room of the Dean of the Northern Heaven Academy.

"Really... It's been a long time since I've been woken up in bed." Sun Suigong yawned as he came down from the attic, accompanied only by Yuheng Xingyouchi. "Young friend Chen, you have no consideration for the elderly."

Although Chen Xuan had become somewhat familiar with the North Heaven Academy, he wasn't close enough to be able to contact the dean late at night; his calls went largely unanswered. But that didn't stop him. If he couldn't get through to the dean, surely he could get through to You Chi? After several frantic calls, he managed to wake Yu Hengxing from his dream, and then had him personally go to the academy to inform his master. Only then did he finally arrive at the North Heaven Academy at four in the morning.

“If we let concerns about etiquette cause us to miss important matters, that would be a real lack of consideration for you,” Chen Xuan said dismissively. “Time is of the essence, so I’ll get straight to the point. The Northern Heaven Academy has been targeted by the Security Agency, and you must be prepared for them to force their way in.”

Youchi was clearly taken aback when he heard this.

Dean Sun raised his eyebrows, and after a moment stroked his beard and laughed, “Young friend, you’re exaggerating. This isn’t a place where just anyone can run wild. Even if the agency has the police backing them up, we don’t lack those connections. If things really get out of hand, they’ll be the ones who lose face.”

If the Honglian incident hadn't happened, Chen Xuan would have thought the same.

The order in Jiangcheng is very stable; the authorities can't cover everything up. If they want to continue operating here, they must abide by domestic laws and regulations...

This is how government agencies have always presented themselves.

But what if all of this is just a disguise?
When Xiao Kanong decides to take action against Honglian, his subordinates can kill Wang Baihu without any scruples, while the mechanism itself will slaughter demons in Jiangcheng in the future, and survive unscathed in the center of what is comparable to a small nuclear explosion.

It would be a gross underestimation to expect such an organization to be restrained by law.

Chen Xuan did not mention what happened in the other world, but simply said, "I also hope they will not openly provoke conflict, but the situation is probably much more serious than you imagine."

"How serious is it?"

"The worst-case scenario is... the North Heaven Academy will become a battlefield, and you will either have to surrender or be killed by them."

“Mr. Chen…you’ve gone too far,” You Chi couldn’t help but interject. “Murder is illegal! With just one phone call from Master, the Shajiang District Police Station can shut this place up in five minutes!”

"The police can't handle this kind of thing, just like they can't handle the case at the Five Rings Machinery Factory," Chen Xuan replied bluntly. "Even after the massacre at the Northern Heaven Academy, the outside world might not know. If the authorities are thorough enough, this place will just be the scene of another crime involving superpowers. The one who killed you will be some crazy new awakened one, and he will be eliminated by the authorities, becoming yet another piece of evidence for the latter to maintain social order."

You Chi opened his mouth, then fell silent for a moment.

"So, young friend Chen must have solid evidence that the authorities are definitely targeting the Northern Heaven Academy?" Dean Sun's expression gradually turned serious. "I wonder if this evidence is..."

“I’m sorry, I can’t disclose that,” Chen Xuan interrupted directly. “However, when I came here, I noticed that there were quite a few more people on the mountain. For example, in the woods outside the courtyard wall, there were people hiding among the treetops looking this way. Your esteemed courtyard probably doesn’t have that many morning exercise enthusiasts, does it?”

This is not a threat, but the truth.

Chen Xuan did not choose to alert them, and simply ignored them as if he had not seen them.

"What? At this hour?" Sun Suigong was greatly surprised. He instructed You Chi, "Have the security guards go outside and check."

The latter nodded and walked out of the guest room.

Chen Xuan did not speak up to stop him.

These people may suffer losses, but it's better for them to suffer losses than for the Northern Heaven Academy to be completely unaware.

"I don't understand, what exactly does the Limitation Agency want from us by doing this?" the director asked skeptically. "It can't be just a forced entry for the sake of forcing our way in, can it?" He squinted at Chen Xuan as he said this, "Could it be... related to you and that unconscious girl?"

“I don’t deny it,” Chen Xuan shrugged. “That’s why I will move her away. But the organization has many reasons for wanting to target Beitianyuan, and this is just one of them. Your medical technology, your business channels, your relationships with other companies… they all want them.”

"If what you say is true, then what do you think we should do?"

"Temporarily evacuate this area."

"Impossible!" Dean Sun immediately denied. "Even if I die here, I will never hand over Beitian Academy, let alone to these ill-intentioned outsiders! Although I am a doctor, I have also practiced a few martial arts techniques. Don't think you can make me run away without a fight!"

Chen Xuan sighed. He knew this was a difficult matter to persuade, but he hadn't expected the old man to be so resolute. "You misunderstand. When I say 'withdraw,' I don't mean abandoning the Northern Heaven Academy. You told me before that you didn't trust international organizations like the Limitless Agency, which is why you decided to win me over. Now I can tell you, I not only don't trust the agency, but I also consider it an enemy that must be eliminated. To achieve this goal, I have been gathering like-minded people, and today we have formed an organization of ability users." Sun Suigong's hand, which was stroking his beard, stopped.

He knew the young man was quite capable, but he didn't expect him to be able to do this much.

Chen Xuan continued, "You are not good at fighting, and staying here will not help. So it would be better to withdraw from Beitian Academy first and have my people take your place. If the organization really decides to take the risk and launch a strong attack on Beitian Academy, we will not hesitate to fight them head-on and crush their attempt!"

Simply put, the Kitaten Institute is both bait and battlefield.

Regardless of whether the intelligence was obtained from Honglian or Wang Baihu, it would ultimately point to Beitianyuan: Elori is being held here, and the Wanderers will also meet here... The forces in Jiangcheng that are fighting against the organization are stationed in Beitianyuan!

"How many people do you have?" Dean Sun asked incredulously.

“Hundreds and thousands,” Chen Xuan replied.

Sun Suigong was completely stunned.

If he remembered correctly, the Limited Ability Agency's recruitment drive, despite its huge fanfare, only managed to recruit twenty or thirty ability users. This young man was talking about thousands? Was there really that many ability users in Jiangcheng… no, in the whole country?!
Just then, You Chi rushed in. "Master, the security captain just reported that the patrolmen in the outer courtyard have gone missing!"

The dean's eyes widened. "When did this happen?"

"I don't know. There was a response on the walkie-talkie before, but now I just can't find anyone."

He decisively said, "Call the police."

You Chi nodded, took out his phone, explained his situation, and said to the dean, "They said they'll be here in five minutes."

Chen Xuan frowned slightly. "You have connections with the police stations in Tianlu and Shajiang districts, right? Try calling again, call someone."

You Chi readily agreed and called Officer Tian, ​​who had visited last time, again, saying, "If I call so late, he might not answer..."

Before he could finish speaking, his expression suddenly froze.

"What's wrong?" the dean asked keenly.

"He said he was patrolling nearby and would be there soon..." You Chi looked doubtful. "But that doesn't sound like something Officer Tian would say. He's still holding a grudge about our involvement in the last case..."

He then called his senior, Yue Beifeng.

The call was answered quickly, and You Chi finally realized the problem. "Wait, this person's voice sounds a lot like my senior brother's, but the intonation is very strange, like it was pieced together by AI!"

"What about the internet?" Dean Sun gestured for him to calm down.

The latter quickly tried it once, "It connects to everything, but... the content seems wrong. The medical frontier forum I often browse has people discussing professional knowledge even late at night. The new content seems more like filler when people are bored."

“A web attack,” Chen Xuan said.

"A web attack...?" Yu Chi asked, puzzled. "What's that?"

"A cyberattack technique that blocks information from the enemy while delaying detection, allowing for a surprise attack." He had heard Lin Qing talk about the various combat methods of the organization, and the Maze was one of them. Using supercomputers and intelligent AI technology, the organization could even launch a Maze attack capable of isolating a small country. Those trapped in the Maze would hardly notice any changes, unaware that the information they obtained through the network was all a fabrication by AI.

It seems that the Maze System has already been developed by the authorities in this era... but the technology is not yet mature enough, and the traces of AI are still quite obvious.

"I originally thought they would take action within a day or two, but it seems their reaction was even faster than I anticipated," Chen Xuan said in a deep voice. When did the web attack begin? Or was his inability to get through to the dean also due to the web's obscuring effect? ​​Coincidentally, You Chi didn't live in the courtyard, so his physical body wasn't disturbed.

"Dean Sun, we probably don't have much time left to prepare. Have you made a decision?"

(End of this chapter)