187: Chapter 187 All-Out Encirclement and Suppression

The Branch President's eyes widened as he stared fixedly at the data flickering across the command center's massive screen.

Just moments ago, requests to summon heroes had surged in like a tide from every corner of C City.

A large number of people had chosen this exact moment to spend their points and summon heroes.

Among the numerous summoning requests, more than half were specifically calling for A-Rank Heroes, and that number was still climbing.

"Wait! Forget the equipment vault!"

"Get to the preparation area immediately and make sure all the heroes waiting for deployment are wearing these headsets!"

The Branch President's voice cracked with urgency.

He shouted for the attendant to stop while simultaneously turning to command the operators at the screen.

"And you! Activate the micro-drone network immediately and lock onto that man's position! Coordinate with the deployed heroes for a full-scale suppression operation."

"This person is extremely powerful; we cannot afford another mishap!"

The sudden influx of hero summoning requests was undoubtedly the perfect opportunity to reclaim their honor.

The faster they suppressed Chen Moxuan, the more it would demonstrate the execution speed of the G District Hero Association and restore their lost face.

Under normal circumstances, the Branch President might have been suspicious of such a massive wave of summoning requests appearing at once.

But every second Chen Moxuan remained alive was a slap to their collective face.

Seizing the chance to eliminate him as quickly as possible was the top priority.

However, after sending his signal, Chen Moxuan moved like a ghost, departing at a speed so staggering that even drones struggled to track him.

With the tracking devices currently ineffective, the most efficient method was to utilize the computing power of the micro-drone network blanketing all of C City.

By using image search, they could dynamically capture Chen Moxuan's location.

Doing so would likely cause lag in the already heavily burdened livestream network, affecting the smoothness and experience for viewers nationwide.

But at a time like this, the Branch President couldn't care less about that.

The hero preparation area wasn't far from the command center, and the attendant, knowing the urgency of the situation, didn't waste a single moment.

He gritted his teeth, sprinting until his face was flushed red, and soon reached his destination to relay the Branch President's instructions.

"You're saying... that Wan Chaoren is dead?"

Upon hearing the news, the heroes were all left dumbfounded.

The heroes preparing for deployment here hadn't been watching the Continental Carnival livestream.

They rarely got to participate in such an event and naturally wanted to maintain a sense of surprise.

"For real?"

"Who beat us to... I mean, who did it?"

In their daily lives, they had all suffered from Wan Chaoren's workplace bullying to some degree.

Relying on his immense strength, Wan Chaoren acted like a tyrant within the Association, bossing these heroes around.

Though the heroes were filled with resentment, they knew they were no match for Wan Chaoren in a duel, so they could only bury their anger and keep their mouths shut.

The Continental Carnival was a rare opportunity, and many had secretly formed cliques, deciding to team up and give Wan Chaoren a lesson.

But they never expected that someone would be even more ruthless and kill Wan Chaoren outright.

One had to realize that during the Continental Carnival, the suspension of criminal prosecution only applied to laws concerning ordinary citizens.

Killing an A-Rank Transcendent was a capital offense under the Transcendent Management Act; furthermore, the killer would be marked by a Tracking Mark until they were judged or dead.

Several heroes instinctively tried to use the Tracking Marks within their own bodies to sense the location of any marked individuals within C City.

However, they sensed nothing.

"Damn it! Are you messing with me? I got excited for nothing."

"The Tracking Mark isn't reacting at all!"

An ill-tempered hero grabbed the attendant by the collar and hoisted him up with one hand.

"I... I wouldn't dare."

The attendant had run all the way there and was already gasping for air, nearly unable to catch his breath.

Being treated so roughly now made his head spin and his vision go blurry; he was almost unable to speak.

"Holy crap! Lao Ge Wan Chaoren really did die at that kid's hands!"

Just then, Wang Puchuan shouted boisterously, drawing the attention of all the heroes.

"I just watched a recording. You guys take a look."

As he spoke, Wang Puchuan turned his phone screen, which was playing a recorded clip, toward the other heroes.

On the screen was the shocking scene of Chen Moxuan completely obliterating Wan Chaoren.

"It's actually true..."

"But why didn't the Tracking Mark take effect?"

The existence of Other-Soul Beings was extremely secretive; very few within the Hero Association knew of them, and Wan Chaoren had only found out by chance.

*Cough... cough...*

The attendant was finally set down. He took several deep breaths before regaining his composure.

Gesturing toward the briefcase he held tightly, he said in a weak voice:

"Everyone... *cough*... please put on the headsets inside. That man is extremely dangerous. The Association needs everyone to unite and suppress him..."

With strange expressions, the heroes took out the tactical headsets from the briefcase and plugged them into their ears one by one.

The command center established a connection at the appropriate time.

Between the reports and the fact that the tracking devices weren't working, the command center had already formed a bold hypothesis.

"Could it be that the Tracking Mark is ineffective against this person?!"

When this conclusion slipped from the Branch President's mouth, even he was startled by it.

The Tracking Mark was a rule-based constraint formed by the second seat of the Twelve Divine Envoys, the [Hand of Order], using their own Special Ability.

In all these years, the Branch President had never heard of a case where the Tracking Mark failed.

Being able to kill a Transcendent while ignoring the Tracking Mark undoubtedly meant that Chen Moxuan's threat level was far higher than previously anticipated.

"We must use all our power to execute this man within the barrier. He must not be allowed to escape!"

The Branch President issued a resolute command that reached the ears of every hero.

He had the operators process the previous summoning requests in order, beginning the rapid and orderly teleportation of the heroes.

The requests covered nearly all the A-Rank Heroes of the G District Hero Association and most of the B-Rank Heroes.

It could truly be called the entirety of the G District Hero Association's combat-ready forces.

With such a lineup to suppress a single person, there was absolutely no possibility of him surviving!