The organization I founded has been exposed by the reborn!

Zhou Zixin gripped the cold envelope tightly in her hand.

The dark gold patterns flowing across the surface of the envelope sent a faint, higher-dimensional tremor through my palm.

She was only nine years old, but after experiencing the baptism of life and death last night, her originally innocent eyes held a clarity and resilience far beyond that of her peers.

She looked up at Zhou Tian, ​​who was standing beside her.

In fact, the brother and sister had a long talk last night after escaping from the parking lot full of scorch marks and bits of flesh.

That high and mighty Western archbishop can arbitrarily take the lives of others to achieve his goals, treating human life as worthless.

In the face of absolute, extraordinary power, weakness is the original sin.

If it weren't for the arrival of their leader, the brother and sister would have long since become prisoners or even corpses.

This cruel apocalypse is utterly irrational.

Dawn not only cured Zhou Zixin's congenital heart disease, but also gave them absolute protection to stand firm in this collapsing world.

This life-saving grace is heavier than a thousand pounds.

Zhou Tian had already made a vow in his heart that he would follow his leader to the death, even if it meant his own destruction.

For Zhou Zixin, the direction her brother chose was her destiny.

The brother and sister had absolute trust in Dawn and Su Yu.

Meeting his sister's questioning gaze, Zhou Tian nodded solemnly.

His eyes were full of determination and protectiveness.

Zhou Zixin understood the trust in her brother's eyes.

She withdrew her gaze, no longer wavering in the slightest.

The little hand steadily pinched both ends of the envelope, and the fingertips began to exert force.

"Sizzle."

A crisp tearing sound rang out.

The moment the invitation was torn open, it transformed into countless dark golden specks of light, flowing into Zhou Zixin's consciousness through her brow.

The power of higher-dimensional laws began to cleanse her nascent extraordinary origins, imprinting a mark unique to Dawn.

At the same time, the system notification sounded in Su Yu's mind right on time.

【Ding! 】

Zhou Zixin has successfully signed the contract and officially joined the organization!

[Organization member Zhou Zixin has successfully awakened her A-level ability—telepathy!]

【…】

[Congratulations, host. You have completed the mission: Find a potential individual with a rating of four stars or higher.]

[The task rewards are being processed and distributed...]

[1. Organization Experience Points +500! (Current Experience: 1455/5000)]

[2. Organization Points +800!]

[3. Funding increased by 400000!]

[4. Platinum-level Equipment Chest +1!]

Immediately afterwards, a light screen flashed before Su Yu's eyes, and information about Zhou Zixin's abilities slowly unfolded...

【Name: Telepathy】

[Level: A-rank ability]

[Ability Description: Mental power is like an invisible tide, capable of bypassing physical defenses and conventional shields, directly infiltrating, reading, and even forcibly controlling the target's thoughts and actions.]

【Derivative Ability 1: Mind Reading】 Ability Effect: Allows forcibly reading the surface-level thought processes of a target's brain, uncovering their hidden memories and true intentions. The weaker the target's mental defenses, the clearer the reading will be.

【Derivative Ability 2 - Mind Storm】 Ability Effect: Highly compresses mental energy, transforming it into invisible spikes or storms that directly bombard the target's brain and soul.

Additional characteristic: This attack completely ignores regular physical armor and elemental shields. Those struck will instantly suffer excruciating pain as if their soul is being torn apart, leading to mental breakdown, dizziness, or even brain death.

【Derivative Ability 3 - Puppet Domination (Core Killer Move)】 Ability Effect: When one's own mental power is in an absolutely overwhelming state, or when the target's will is completely broken, one can forcefully insert mental power into the target's nerve center like a puppet.

Additional characteristic: Forcibly strips the target of their autonomy and physical control, transforming them into an obedient puppet. During the period of domination, the puppet will perfectly retain their original combat instincts and extraordinary abilities.

【…】

Su Yu looked at the light screen in front of him and quickly sorted out the abilities in his mind.

Pure mental abilities are always rare, let alone an A-level ability that directly targets human nerves and consciousness.

[Mind reading] has an irreplaceable advantage in intelligence warfare.

If we capture any members of hostile forces in the future, there will be no need to expend effort on torture. Just let Zhou Zixin go through the motions, and all the information in their minds will be completely stripped away.

The [Mind Storm] and [Puppet Domination] abilities grant Zhou Zixin the means to protect herself and control the situation.

This attack completely ignores conventional physical armor and elemental barriers, directly targeting the center of consciousness.

Once the enemy's mind breaks down, they will be instantly stripped of their autonomy and turned into puppets that can be manipulated at will and feel no pain.

It's hard to imagine that a seemingly delicate and innocent 9-year-old girl could possess such bizarre and deadly mental rules.

……

As the dark gold light completely merged into the space between the eyebrows.

Zhou Zixin opened her eyes, a subtle fluctuation of spiritual power flashing in her clear eyes.

"leader."

She mimicked Qin Xinran's form of address, stepped forward, and bowed deeply to Su Yu, her tone earnest.

Su Yu smiled and nodded.

Welcome to Dawn.

Seeing his younger sister officially join the team, Zhou Tian felt a huge weight lifted from his heart, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

"Great! From now on, we're family!"

Wen Xiaoxiao cheered and stepped forward to give Zhou Zixin a firm hug.

As the youngest girl in the team, Zhou Zixin was already regarded as a younger sister by Wen Xiaoxiao.

"Haha, our organization's lineup is getting more and more impressive."

Feng Gang stroked his bald head and laughed out loud: "From now on, when we go out on missions, Brother Shen and I will be there to cover for us in front, Zheng Qiang will handle the intelligence gathering from behind, Lao Zhou will deal damage, Xiao Xiao will heal, and now we have an additional mental control character. It's practically perfect!"

Shen Lesheng stood to one side, his hands in his pockets, and a genuine smile appeared on his usually taciturn face.

Zheng Qiang also joined in with a few jokes. The massive computing power brought by the connection to the central control room made him appear calm and capable, and his eyes revealed his sincere recognition of the team.

Qin Xinran stepped forward, bent down slightly, and tidied Zhou Zixin's slightly messy hair. She said gently, "If you need anything in the base, feel free to come to me anytime."

Zhou Zixin pursed her lips shyly, holding her brother's hand tightly. The lingering fear in her eyes had long been washed away by the warmth around her.

Above the mysterious sky, the hazy clouds scattered with a faint light, and the morning sun slanted across the flat black stone square and the towering obelisk.

At this point, less than forty-eight hours remained before the full-scale arrival of the bizarre event.

All official institutions are on edge, hostile foreign forces are stirring, and the entire city trembles on the eve of a tense storm.

Within this secluded underground realm, a group of top-tier combatants, far beyond the reach of ordinary people, have quietly gathered.

They come from diverse backgrounds: laid-off low-level technicians, oppressed graduate students, homeless siblings struggling to survive, or powerful business figures. Now, they have shed their worldly humility and defensiveness and are bound together by a shared identity.

There was no backstabbing or infighting, no power struggles.

Su Yu stood aside, watching the group joking with each other, without interrupting.

After everyone's excitement subsided a little, Su Yu finally spoke.

"Finished talking?"

Everyone immediately quieted down and straightened their backs to look over.

Su Yu casually pointed in the direction of the west district: "Two team trial missions have just been posted on the mission board, and the rewards are quite generous. You can form teams and complete them yourselves today."

He glanced at the crowd, then focused on Zhou Zixin and a few other newcomers, and continued, "You can't raise a killing machine in a greenhouse. Only by seeing real blood and fighting can your skills truly belong to you."

"clear!"

The crowd responded in unison, showing no fear whatsoever; instead, their eyes gleamed with eager excitement.

After last night's battle, they realized their shortcomings in actual combat.

At this moment, they are eager to hone their skills in actual combat.

Moreover, all those coveted extraordinary equipment items in the points mall are waiting for them to redeem.

After bidding farewell to the leader.

Without further delay, the group quickly arrived at the task screen next to the West District Points Mall.

【task bar】--

Two mission scrolls, emitting a faint glow, float side by side in the center of the screen.

The crowd gathered around, their eyes quickly scanning the mission details.

【Task (1): The Deadly Bronze Hook in the Slaughterhouse on a Rainy Night】

[Mission Description]: Thirty kilometers south of Yanjing, in a cold storage facility of an abandoned meat processing plant, years of accumulated resentment have been strangely revived, forming a miniature ghost realm. On stormy nights, hundreds of rusty iron hooks hanging from the cold storage ceiling swing wildly without wind, emitting a sickening clanging sound. In the eerie blood mist, a massive, grotesque creature draped in a blood-soaked leather skirt roams the shadows amidst the forest of hooks. Anyone who enters the cold storage is forcibly marked by an invisible law of slaughter, their limbs frozen inch by inch by the chilling death aura, then hung on the hooks and skinned alive.

[Special Requirements]: This is a team task. At least three members are required to work together.

[Target Monster]: [Slaughterer] (Rank C - Powerful Attack Type Ghost).

[Mission Rewards]: Each participating member will receive the following rewards: Organization Points +500, Organization Funds +250000, and Silver-level Equipment Selection Voucher +1.

……

【Task (2): Midnight Suture Needle in the Crimson Morgue】

[Mission Description]: Deep beneath the Fourth Mental Hospital of Yanjing, in an underground autopsy room sealed for half a century, a rift in the abyss prematurely tears open the barrier of reality. Hundreds of mutated remains, submerged in formaldehyde, are frantically pieced together under the influence of black blood, transforming into a colossal mutated entity that wields the rule of "flesh stitching." The entire underground space has been transformed into the extremely dangerous [Crimson Ghost Domain]. Amidst the pungent smell of chemicals, countless silver sutures made from the fascia of the dead weave through the darkness. Anyone entangled by these threads will have their internal organs instantly reversed and stitched to death, becoming nourishment for the piecing together process.

[Special Requirements]: This is a team mission. There are four "Formalin Blood Pool Array Eyes" within the Ghost Realm, and at least four members are required to work together to suppress each of the four array eyes.

[Target Monster]: [Abyss Corpse Master] (C+ Rank, Rule/Domain Type Great Demon).

[Mission Rewards]: Each participating member will receive the following rewards: Organization Points +800, Organization Funds +400000, and Silver-level Equipment Selection Voucher +1.

……

After reading the detailed information of the two mission scrolls, everyone gasped and their breathing became more rapid.

Wow! A Silver-tier equipment selection voucher!

Feng Gang rubbed his large, fan-like hands together, staring at the reward list on the screen, grinning excitedly: "Boss is incredibly generous this time! If we can successfully acquire a silver-grade piece of equipment, our overall strength will definitely double!"

"The rewards are indeed generous, but the risks are equally significant."

Zheng Qiang looked at the information on the mission panel and calmly sorted through the data: "One is a C-level offensive type, with troublesome rules of forced marking and freezing/slowing; the other is an even more troublesome C+ level domain-type monster, possessing a large-area instant-kill strangulation mechanism. If you're not careful, you can easily get wiped out."

"The greater the difficulty, the more valuable the experience." Qin Xinran said decisively, looking directly at everyone. "The mission requirements are very clear. Let's discuss how to divide into groups."

"Everyone, let's see who comes out on top in real combat. Be careful." Qin Xinran looked around at everyone and set the tone.

"See you later! After we finish this job, let's settle this in the points mall!" Feng Gang laughed loudly, his blood surging, and he couldn't wait any longer.

After a brief tactical discussion, the lineups for both teams were quickly finalized.

Considering that the "Midnight Stitching Needle of the Crimson Morgue" clearly requires at least four people to work together to suppress the array's core, Qin Xinran took the initiative to lead a team, along with Zhou Tian, ​​Zhou Zixin, and Wen Xiaoxiao, to accept this C+ level mission.

This lineup strikes a balance between high-dimensional damage and absolute margin for error.

Qin Xinran and Zhou Tian, ​​one dark and one light, possess top-tier combat and purification abilities, and are responsible for frontal assaults.

The newly awakened Zhou Zixin used her A-level mental power to cover the entire area, interfering with thinking and providing sensory warnings.

Meanwhile, Wen Xiaoxiao stayed behind, providing healing and dispelling negativity.

A balanced approach to offense and defense, characterized by steady and methodical tactics.

The remaining three, Feng Gang, Zheng Qiang, and Shen Lesheng, accepted the "Deadly Bronze Hook of the Slaughterhouse on a Rainy Night".

Even when facing a C-level offensive ghost, the three-person team had a very clear division of labor.

Shen Lesheng used large-scale quicksand to reconstruct and change the terrain, forcibly restricting the movement of the butcher and the slaughtering rules.

Feng Gang, with his vigorous masculine energy, served as the vanguard in the attack, confronting the enemy head-on.

Zheng Qiang, relying on massive computing power, conducted comprehensive weakness analysis and tactical guidance from the rear.

With the tactics finalized, both teams acted swiftly and decisively.

After leaving the headquarters' secret location, they each boarded a black minivan.

With engines roaring, the two cars, one to the south and one to the north, quickly merged into the morning rush hour traffic in Yanjing.

And hundreds of meters above the ground.

Two shadow crows, their feathers as dark as ink and with six eyes, were silently flitting among the city buildings, precisely locking onto two minivans below, and flapping their wings to follow them.

This is a shadow clone created by Su Yu's divine pet, the Six-Eyed Raven.

Inside the headquarters hall, Su Yu leaned back in his chair, his retina simultaneously reflecting the shared panoramic view of the crows.

He is willing to let his members go out and train in the blood, but he will never allow any accidents to happen.

He is ready to go and support his team members whenever they are in any danger.