My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 402 - 383 Yang City Meeting

Over several days, Tang Yu, apart from cultivating and studying Pharmacy, closely monitored the Doomsday Cult.

News gradually came in from several other apprentice squads and the large Sanctuaries supervised by the core personnel of the Intelligence Department.

Many personnel from various Sanctuaries were mobilized to investigate specifically, and although the Doomsday Cult was deeply hidden, there were still many significant findings.

The cult’s sudden attacks were anticipated by the City Defense Army, who killed most of the cult members on the spot and even captured a few, but reportedly, no substantial information was extracted.

Several traitors within the higher ranks of the Sanctuaries were also exposed.

The most significant event was the discovery and destruction of a Doomsday Cult base located in the wilderness.

It was a small village inhabited by over five hundred cult members, not all Awakeners, including ordinary people involved in production, all deeply brainwashed without exception.

Some cult members even committed suicide on the spot after being captured.

Each Sanctuary had obtained numerous clues about the Doomsday Cult.

These clues collectively aided in understanding the cult and even conjecturing the location of their headquarters.

A meeting regarding the Doomsday Cult unfolded in Yang City.

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Yang City Sanctuary, one of Tiannan Province’s twenty-one large Sanctuaries.

It was first attacked by the Doomsday Cult and was the area most severely harmed by the cult.

The initial operation to eradicate the Doomsday Cult was launched by Yang City Sanctuary—only after other Sanctuaries had suffered did they join in response.

Today the gates of Yang City Sanctuary were open, and the City Defense Army’s patrols were visible all over the streets.

The central office building of Yang City, the highest-level meeting.

Many prominent figures, rarely seen by the public, arrived one after another.

"Minister Lan, long time no see. The last batch of supplies was excellent; our Sanctuary hopes to continue the trade."

"Commander Gao, you’ve made another breakthrough, congratulations!"

"Sheep Commander, I heard your team recently found a Red Copper Ore mine, could you perhaps sell us some?"

During the conversation, trade deals worth hundreds of thousands were reached.

"The people from Green Shadow Sanctuary have arrived!" someone whispered lowly.

All present were Awakeners, with keen ears, and many instantly looked towards the entrance.

There were representatives from thirteen Sanctuaries at the meeting—Green Shadow being the only non-large Sanctuary among them.

Apart from Lindong and a few other Sanctuaries, the rest knew of Green Shadow only through rumors.

Powerful.

Wealthy.

Well-equipped.

Some doubted the rumors.

Others envied Green Shadow’s fortune.

Lorraine, dressed in a cinched black leather jacket, walked confidently at the forefront.

Following her were several Intelligence Department members, including Lan Qingya, and a group of Martial Arts Hall apprentices assisting with investigations in Yang City.

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Lorraine’s aura had not erupted, but the others made no effort to restrain theirs. The mixed auras of the Seventh Layer, Eighth Layer, and Ninth Layer drew the eyes of other Awakeners from the Sanctuary.

Green Shadow indeed possessed substantial strength.

Lorraine and her group headed to the seats arranged for them by Zhaoyang City.

At that moment, several Awakeners blocked their path.

The leader, with the aura of the Ninth Layer Peak, unleashed it without reservation, distorting the surrounding air as he spoke in a deep voice, "Five days ago, several Awakeners wearing cloaks and masks appeared in Pingliang district. Were they your people from Green Shadow?"

Dozens of Awakeners stationed in the orphanage were knocked unconscious, but he did not inquire about them... He was certain that it was the work of Green Shadow. Being knocked unconscious without even realizing it made them appear weak when questioned directly.

He turned his anger into aura and pressed it towards the group from Green Shadow... The figures in cloaks seen in the Mirror Retrospection were also likely from Green Shadow, yet they still could not be certain. They could hardly believe that Green Shadow would casually deploy their top combatants.

Awakeners at Ninth Layer Peak are ranked differently, and only the strongest are deemed top combatants—on that day, there were at least two who could be considered of that calibre.

This powerhouse was one of Pingliang’s top combatants. As he interrogated loudly, his gaze swept over Lorraine and her group, trying to determine if the cloaked figures from that day were among them.

Yet, what the Pingliang expert did not expect was that the imposing aura he wielded, mixed with that of the Ninth Layer Peak, had no effect on the people from Green Shadow... Even the few Awakeners at the initial or middle Seventh Layer, walking at the back, showed no change in expression.

Lorraine let out a laugh like the ringing of silver bells, "The people appearing in your Pingliang are questioning my identity... Perhaps you should let me take over your incompetent intelligence department, as it’s filled with incompetents... No, it’s so inept I wouldn’t even want it."

Apprentices from the Martial Arts Hall behind her giggled.

Other Sanctuary attendees looked over, their gazes sweeping across the people from Pingliang with peculiar expressions.

"The people in your house, yet the master doesn’t know their identity," they thought. To speak of infiltration, disguise... For a significant sanctuary that can’t even handle its own intelligence on its territory, it’s hard to believe how they could investigate a cult.

Even if there really was a spy, not being able to catch them on the spot meant swallowing that bitter loss themselves.

The Green Shadow leader made a good point... Such a useless intelligence bureau, isn’t it just a waste?

That’s when the Pingliang top combatant realized this.

His expression shifted—gloomy, furious... His gaze lingered on Lorraine’s face for a moment, "How dare you insult my Pingliang Sanctuary!" he yelled, suddenly lunging forward with a punch, bringing a strong gust of wind.

The other Sanctuary attendees’ expressions changed, clearly none had expected someone to start a fight in the meeting room.

Lorraine’s brown hair, lifted by the gust of wind, fanned out behind her like celestial blossoms scattering.

Her expression remained unchanged; her eyes did not blink, nor did she move.

It was as if she were frozen in shock.

Not far away, the master of Yang City, thinking of the young female leader of Green Shadow who had not shown any formidable aura yet, thought to himself that this was bad—As the leader representing Green Shadow’s face, if she were attacked, the situation might spiral out of control. With Yang City hosting the meeting, they could be implicated too.

The Yang City master, knowing the expertise of Green Shadow in the field of rune equipment, didn’t want to take the blame. He leaned forward, muscles tensing but, compared to the suddenly attacking Pingliang expert, his speed was too slow.

His eyes saw the danger, but his body couldn’t instantaneously move in front of the Green Shadow leader.

He could only watch as the Pingliang expert’s large fist got closer and closer to her fair cheek.

About to destroy something beautiful.

Suddenly,

"Bang!"

A muffled sound erupted, throwing the nearby chairs into disarray; clear knife-like scratches were visible on the table.

A fair-skinned arm collided with the huge fist.

The master of Yang City widened his eyes.

It was not the Green Shadow leader who reacted, but another young woman standing beside her who had blocked the menacing punch.

The young woman herself remained entirely unmoved.