I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

The moment they heard his roar, the armed personnel in the distance began to change the accessories on their weapons, switching from ordinary gunpowder-based ones to high-energy laser-based ones specifically designed to counter speed-type superhumans.

Meanwhile, the armed men at close range simultaneously deflected the dense fiber capture nets attached to their wrists.

"Their response was well-organized; it's worth observing." Zhongli didn't hold back his praise for such skilled soldiers: "However, I'm sorry."

With a gentle flick of his rock spear, the seemingly latest-material fiber spiderweb was torn apart. With another light flick, the spear tip pierced the armor of the armed personnel opposite him. The crisscrossing rock spears pinned him to the spot, rendering him completely immobile.

Then, with a light step on the ground, he extended his spear forward, his figure transforming into a rain of rocks falling from the sky, fixing all the armed personnel passing by in place.

Their weapons were also pierced by the rock spears, rendering them completely immobile.

Then, a rain of rocks fell incessantly, at a speed beyond the limits of human perception. The well-trained armed personnel were all disarmed and restrained without any resistance.

After doing all this, Zhongli stood where he had just appeared and counted the time in his mind.

"Hmm, it hasn't been 3 minutes yet, no need to rush."

He casually gripped the rifle, slowly walked past the restrained armed personnel, and stepped back into the building.

I hadn't walked two steps when I heard a commotion.

Then my gaze fell upon Hiiragi Nana and the group of boys and girls with superpowers who appeared around the corner.

To his surprise, Nakajima Nanao, who had just seemed to have gone mad, was among them.

"interesting."

He chuckled softly.

Chapter Eleven: Feather Crossing the Dust

When they saw Zhongli coming towards them, Hiiragi Nana was also somewhat surprised.

Although she already had a thorough understanding of Zhongli's power, she magnified it hundreds of times in her mind.

However, unexpectedly, even a clone described as "weak" was able to easily wipe out an entire "anti-superpowered squad" within three minutes.

There's even time to leisurely search for them.

“I…” Hiiragi Nana looked at him, then at Nakajima Nanao, and finally only managed to say, “He won’t hurt us for now.”

Zhongli shook his head: "There's no need to explain to me, nor to say anything unnecessary. Since it's a contract between you and that boy, you must abide by it."

After saying this, Zhongli put one hand behind his back and held the gun in front of him with the other.

"Let's go."

As they walked out of the room, the many super-powered teenagers saw the armed personnel outside the door.

Seeing these heavily armed troops, the kind you usually only see on TV or in comics and games, everyone gasped in shock.

They became increasingly cautious, following Zhongli step by step as he walked forward.

After walking for about an hour, we finally reached the outskirts of the small park we had just left.

But compared to before, this place seems to have changed completely.

The entire park had been altered, littered with burning trees and shrapnel of armored vehicles. The ground was charred black, and more than a dozen armored vehicles, badly damaged, lay motionless.

Further afield, the wreckage of armed helicopters was scattered everywhere.

This place, which was exactly like a battlefield, left these superpowered teenagers, who had never experienced a real war, dumbfounded.

Beyond this battlefield lay rows of haphazardly arranged human bodies.

Hundreds of people lay on the ground, their fate unknown.

However, the numerous scorch marks on their bodies and clothes, and the bleeding wounds, made one think in a bad direction.

"Ah~~~!"

More than one person covered their mouth and stood still, afraid to move.

"Don't be afraid, these people aren't dead. They've just been knocked unconscious," Zhongli explained, then continued walking forward without saying more.

Compared to him, Hiiragi Nana takes good care of her classmates.

She pointed to the soldiers lying together and said, "Look, their chests are rising and falling, and they don't have many external injuries. Even if they are bleeding, it's just a small wound, nothing serious."

Her words offered some comfort to the students. They perked up and resumed following Zhongli.

After walking for less than two more minutes, everyone arrived at the heart of the park.

The ground here was flat, and a misty golden glow enveloped the surroundings.

In the center of the fluorescent light, there is a bluestone table with three people sitting around it, seemingly enjoying tea?

One of the three had silver-white hair, wore a casual shirt, and was not very old, seemingly about the same age as them; another had bulging muscles and a huge build, with a chin that looked like a piece of buttocks; the last one wore a peculiar gray and gold outfit, with a face so beautiful it was almost otherworldly, yet he also appeared calm and composed.

Upon closer inspection, the third handsome man looked exactly like Mr. Zhongli, who was leading the way.

This surreal scene left everyone stunned.

In just a few breaths, Zhongli, who was leading the way, turned around and transformed into a golden stream of light, returning to Zhongli, who was sitting at the bluestone table.

"Hmm, looks like they've all arrived."

Zhongli stood up and looked around.

Then he stretched out his palm, and a middle-aged man in military uniform who was lying on the ground floated over.

"Instructor Hegang!"

"Hegang??!"

Hiiragi Nana and Nakajima Nanao both gasped in surprise.

Zhongli ignored their reactions, reached out and took out a bright red feather.

Then, with one hand behind his back and the other twirling a feather, he addressed the crowd.

"All of you with superpowers must find this very strange."

"Why does your country proclaim to the outside world that you are the main force against the 'enemy of humanity,' but secretly send assassins like Hiiragi Nana to try to kill you?"

“Miss Hiiragi Nana should have already explained it to you, but there are definitely still many things that are hard to understand.”

"To be honest, I feel the same way."

"From what Ms. Hiiragi Nana said, I feel that the policies formulated by the higher-ups in this world have far exceeded the level of stupidity, to the point that ordinary people cannot understand them."

"Even if we really wanted to eliminate you weak superpowered individuals, there are many other ways. There's no need to let Ms. Hiiragi Nana enter the island and then slowly lure and kill you one by one."

At this point, Zhongli paused slightly and glanced at the distant sky.

Then he added, "It's a little troublesome, but it's okay, we'll solve it as we talk."

"A sheer cliff!"

He gave a low shout, clasped his hands together, and then quickly separated them again.

A colossal stone pillar, reaching straight into the sky, suddenly rose from the ground and pierced the heavens.

A burst of earthy yellow light emanated from the stone pillar, completely enveloping the park and everyone within it.

"Alright, let's continue our discussion."

Zhongli twirled the feather and placed it on Hegang's forehead, explaining softly, "This feather is called [Feather Crossing the Dust]. It has the function of exploring memories and excavating consciousness. I used a lot of points to buy it from the chat group's shop, and it's perfect for this purpose."

Hearing his words and seeing his actions, Hiiragi Nana reacted quickly.

Then, her eyes widened and she held her breath.

"This person named Instructor Tsuruoka is Ms. Hiiragi Nana and Mr. Nakajima's direct superior. I think that as the one who actually carries out the orders, he should know a lot of things."

"So, I'm sorry, Mr. Hegang. I hope you can fill my curiosity about the truth of this world."

After Zhongli calmly finished speaking, the Feather Dust on Hegang's forehead quickly emitted a blazing red light, enveloping everyone present.

Not far away, the sound of explosions in the air rapidly approached.

The silhouette of a supersonic fighter-bomber loomed above the clouds, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

Wow!

Boom!

The bomb fell.

The enormous explosion instantly engulfed everything, and the massive flames formed an impressive mushroom cloud.

Dust swirled throughout the park, obscuring everything.

Chapter Twelve [The Enemy of Humanity]

[First round of bombing successful, second round begins....]

At an air force base 100 kilometers away from the park where Zhong Li and the others were, Major General Lesborne, who was in charge of the base, was watching the large screen with a relaxed expression.

He sat in the base's special officer's chair, holding a cute, pure white, long-haired Ragdoll cat in his arms, gently stroking it.

A cacophony of noises erupted around him.

[Second round successful, evaluation to begin....]

[Smoke and dust concentration too high in sight, waiting....]

Major General Lesborne paid no attention to these comments; for him, it was more interesting to talk to the committee members of the island nation.

"Good afternoon, members of the Japan Archipelago Committee."

He greeted the members of the country's committee with the arrogance characteristic of people from large nations.

On the small screen in front of him, one of the committee members, hidden in the shadows, snorted twice: "How's it going?"

“Of course, no problem.” Major General Riceburn smiled, looking very relaxed. “No superhuman can survive the specialized bombing by our country’s latest fighter-bombers.”

"The first generation of [enemies of humanity] from a hundred years ago was no good, and these little guys who are not even adults now are even less likely to be."

"Don't let your guard down," the committee members warned. "The enemy we're facing this time is no ordinary one."

"Hehe~~! People of the Japanese archipelago, you really are too cowardly. In the war a hundred years ago, we ordinary people could only fight against those superpowered individuals with flintlock rifles, which is why there were so many casualties." Colonel Lesborne stroked his cat, laughing even more happily: "These so-called 'enemies of humanity' now are just a bunch of children who haven't even grown up yet. They can't even properly utilize their superpowers. In addition, with the existing 'degraded education model,' superpowered individuals who have just graduated from high school can't even fully learn the three laws of mechanics, so it's impossible for them to develop their own unique superpower mode."

"They are no longer the 'enemies of humanity' they were a hundred years ago, but merely 'toys,' 'actors,' and 'clowns' on our pay-TV channel."