267: Chapter 268 Suddenly Became a Savior

The order was issued, and the operation commenced immediately.

Within the Eternal Garden, Feng Ling and Xu Ruohan quickly finished their communication and task division. Utilizing the Xia Country's highest-clearance intelligence system, Xu Ruohan obtained the precise locations, activity logs, and potential hiding spots of the twenty-nine core members of the Sun-Extinguishing Council in real-time, sharing them synchronously with Feng Ling.

Relying on the subtle mental connection newly established with the Two-Headed Sky-Burning Bird flock, Feng Ling transmitted clear instructions and target coordinates to the giant flaming birds still circling excitedly above the Eternal Garden. She needed no words; the absolute pressure from her bloodline and the clear projection of her intent were enough for the entire flock to understand and execute the mission.

Thus, a global hunt spanning continents and oceans began.

What filled the fleeing members of the Sun-Extinguishing Council with despair was that no matter where they hid—be it the underground bunkers of heavily guarded private manors, the luxury cabins of ocean liners, the peaks of desolate snow-capped mountains, or secret bases deep in the desert—the most powerful Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures BOSSes would find them with pinpoint accuracy.

The perception of these monster leaders, temporarily enhanced by the God-Tier Aura, had been elevated to an unfathomable level. They seemed able to penetrate any physical or spiritual Disguise, firmly locking onto the specific Aura emanating from the depths of the target's soul. On a global scale, there were no safe houses left.

Some were unwilling to wait for death. A few council members, possessing significant personal strength and private militias or the ability to mobilize national forces, attempted to organize an effective resistance. They gathered their elite guards and even deployed secret base defense systems and heavy spiritual weapons, preparing to ambush the pursuing Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures.

However, when the battle truly broke out, they discovered to their horror that the monsters they faced were on a completely different level from the Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures they knew!

Whether it was spiritual sniper rounds capable of piercing tank armor, imprisonment arrays that could briefly trap legendary-grade monsters, or the combined attacks of multiple high-level Class Transferees, the effects were negligible when they hit these behemoths faintly shrouded in golden light. Their scales, feathers, or energy shields were dozens of times stronger! Meanwhile, the power of their casual strikes, their breath of flames, or the potency of their witchcraft reached world-destroying levels, easily tearing through the strongest alloy gates and vaporizing small defensive structures.

Speed? That was even more despair-inducing. Every flap of a Two-Headed Sky-Burning Bird's wings caused it to appear at the other end of one's vision like a teleportation; the witchcraft curses of the Six-Eyed Witches' priests ignored distance and obstacles, descending instantly.

This all-encompassing, perception-defying enhancement left all the resisting Sun-Extinguishing Council members utterly disheartened.

"They... they're being controlled by Lin Muyang! This is definitely his doing!"

"It's not just control! He's also given these monsters terrifying buffs! This is impossible to fight!"

"It's over... it's all over... just what kind of existence have we provoked?!"

"I regret it! I shouldn't have gotten involved! Let me go!!!"

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world. Even those few council members who saw the writing on the wall at the last moment and tried to trade intelligence for a chance at survival by surrendering to the Xia Country were not spared. Lin Muyang's will was clear and cold: those on the list must be eliminated as a warning to others.

As Feng Ling commanded the sky-burning Two-Headed Sky-Burning Birds and Xu Ruohan remotely guided the eerie and unpredictable Six-Eyed Witches in this high-efficiency global purge, no individual or organization could block their path, and no country or power dared to step forward to protect the conspirators who had become enemies of the world.

On the internet, short videos filmed from different angles and locations began to go viral. In the footage, sometimes a giant bird burning with sky-high flames descended like divine punishment upon luxury villas on the outskirts of a city; other times, flickering witches with six eyes glowing with eerie light traversed between ancient castles or modern skyscrapers to hunt their targets... The figures of these mythic creatures appeared frequently in world news in this high-impact manner, announcing that a revolution overturning the old order was taking place.

The American Empire, once a superpower, was now plunged into unprecedented chaos and panic. The sudden collapse of the power core and the successive mysterious assassinations of high-ranking officials had left the entire administrative system nearly paralyzed. Sporadic riots began to appear on the streets, financial markets fluctuated violently, and an apocalyptic atmosphere spread among some populations.

Naturally, there were those who tried to guide public opinion to point the finger at Lin Muyang. Some remaining hostile forces or uninformed media began to spread rumors, accusing Lin Muyang of "consorting with demonic creatures" and "controlling monsters to slaughter humanity," attempting to paint him as a cold-blooded demon king.

However, the Xia Country authorities soon released a rigorously worded official report backed by detailed evidence. The report clearly displayed the Sun-Extinguishing Council's founding documents, meeting records, the specific action plans and ironclad evidence for luring the three mythic grade tribes, as well as an assessment of the devastating consequences these actions could have brought to Jingdu City, Tianhai City, and Zhongnan City.

The report pointed out that if not for Lin Muyang and his overwhelming strength resolving the crisis in time, the three core cities of Xia Country would likely have suffered heavy losses under the rampage of the mythic grade tribes, potentially resulting in humanitarian disasters. City defense barriers were not omnipotent; under long-duration, high-intensity mythic grade attacks, being breached was a high-probability event.

The truth was revealed to the world.

Public opinion flipped instantly. While the vast majority of people globally were shocked by the insanity of certain high-ranking officials in the American Empire, they also developed a complex but sympathetic understanding of Lin Muyang's revenge. He was not killing indiscriminately; his targets were extremely specific, aimed only at the twenty-nine core decision-makers who planned and executed the conspiracy. He even spared the personnel who were merely following orders.

More importantly, the power he displayed was beyond what mortals could reach. On a Blue Star where the threat of demonic creatures was becoming increasingly severe, an existence who could easily suppress mythic grade disasters and even command mythic creatures was more like a guardian deity than a destroyer to the common people.

With the intentional or unintentional push from various media outlets and independent creators, Lin Muyang's image was not tarnished but instead pushed to new heights—"Guardian of Humanity," "Guide of the New Era," "The Savior Who Commands Myths"... various Auras were bestowed upon him. This dramatic shift in public opinion even slightly surprised Lin Muyang himself.

His original intention was simply to eradicate his enemies and take control of the American Empire to clear obstacles for Xia Country and himself. He hadn't expected that absolute strength, combined with a proper just cause, could so easily win widespread support and awe.

"It seems the underlying logic of this world is ultimately the supremacy of strength," Lin Muyang thought as he browsed the global shift in public opinion via an information terminal in the Eternal Garden.

When an individual's strength is great enough to ignore most rules, stand above all factions, and show no obvious anti-human tendencies, then becoming his enemy is an act of pure suicide. As long as one isn't completely insane or has irreconcilable conflicts of interest, any smart person knows how to choose a side.

The facts were just as he expected. Under the deterrence of his thunderous methods, not only in Xia Country but even within the American Empire, a large number of voices began to emerge from those who knew how to adapt. Many media outlets, politicians, and business leaders began to publicly or semi-publicly call for "rationality," "cooperation with the strong," and "embracing the new era."

At the same time, the Giant Dragon Summoner Hansa Bami, who had long since signed a soul contract to become Lin Muyang's most loyal servant, and the blonde beauty Marianne, who had just been promised a major future role, had already quietly returned to the American Empire—which was currently in a power vacuum and chaos—under his instructions.

Leveraging Hansa's already high prestige and strength, along with Marianne's remaining influence and connections in the intelligence system and among some high-ranking officials, the two acted quickly. They contacted the remaining power players, military generals, and corporate representatives who were not on the liquidation list and launched a series of emergency consultations.

Since the twenty-nine core members of the original Sun-Extinguishing Council had been eliminated one by one in a short time, terrifying vacancies appeared in many key positions of the American Empire's official institutions. Hansa and Marianne joined forces to propose the rapid formation of a temporary committee to stabilize the situation and restore basic national operations.

The new council was initially set as a nine-person core system. On the surface, Hansa and Marianne only occupied two seats. But anyone with eyes could see who the unshakable backer behind them was in the current American Empire. Furthermore, using their own seniority and tactics, Hansa and Marianne easily arranged the other four seats for influential figures who were already close to them or had quickly defected to them during this turmoil.

The remaining three seats were allocated to representatives of other major factions to maintain a superficial balance and democratic discussion process.

Although some felt deep resentment and humiliation, the reality was before them. Look at the former council members who were hunted to death—among them were top experts as high as Level 275, yet they were easily surrounded and killed by three Six-Eyed Witches BOSSes in the depths of the desolate desert, leaving not even a bone behind. Such cautionary tales forced any latent thoughts of rebellion to be suppressed.

Whether they truly surrendered in their hearts or not, at least on the surface, the new power core of the American Empire had been branded with Lin Muyang's mark in just one night.

Lin Muyang naturally wouldn't personally manage the tedious political affairs of the American Empire. But whenever it involved relations with Xia Country, interactions with the Eternal Garden, or major decisions that could affect his interests, the will of the new council was self-evident—everything would follow Lin Muyang's will as the highest standard.

From the highest council to the middle-level executive agencies and down to the grassroots officials, a silent but rapid process of side-taking and purging was occurring within the American Empire's administrative machine. The blatant anti-Xia policies and actions of the past were completely abolished, replaced by various signals of goodwill, cooperation, and even slightly fawning attempts to please.

The old order had collapsed, and a new structure was being forcibly molded under the will of a young man. And all of this had begun with a failed conspiracy and the subsequent, unquestionable thunderous liquidation.