Planeswalker My Plane War

Chapter 156 Imperial Legacy
In a closed conference room, everyone was already sitting upright.

More than one of them had things like slightly disheveled collars or wrinkled shirts.Apparently the meeting was held very hastily, so that a large number of people came in a hurry.

The screen at the front of the conference room is a clear video.From the video, we can see thick smoke billowing in the building, panicked people running around the building, and crowds of melon-eating people watching the fun and taking pictures in the distance.It can be seen from the video that there is a rope hanging from the height of the building, and the people trapped in the building by the fire really escaped along the rope one by one.

"Gentlemen, this is the fire that broke out this afternoon!" A white man in a neat suit came to the edge of the screen and made a gesture.The man was about five or sixty years old, his forehead was already full of thoughtful wrinkles, and his eyes shone with a kind of light that usually only appears in workaholics. "You may know. Today a shopping mall in Houston was set on fire and an explosive device was installed. The arsonist was a homeless person. Fortunately, most people escaped in time, and the casualties were very small."

"The vagrant was on top of the building himself, and then jumped to his own death. The police have established his identity and nothing suspicious. It seems that this is just a madman with a bad life and a serious setback. He wants revenge on society. But ,” he paused after finishing these words, and then said suddenly. "Let's take a look at this."

Another video starts playing on the screen.

It was an old woman who was not particularly old, facing two policemen.The old woman was a little embarrassed, and she didn't need to know that she was one of the lucky ones who escaped by rope.Apparently this was a routine police inquiry.The thing is, something the old woman said immediately caught people's attention.

Agitated, she told police they were trapped in smoke and flames inside the building.The smoke was thickening, the wounded were everywhere, and other people clashed with each other over the order of escape.Almost, almost, most of them would have died there.She prayed to God in desperation, and God heard her prayer.At that critical moment, an angel suddenly appeared and rescued them with divine power.

"Yes, an angel! An angel appeared in front of me... I dare to swear on my father's grave..." The old woman was babbling on, until the policeman in front of her was completely impatient and finally interrupted the other party .

"Okay ma'am, you can go now."

After the old lady got up and left, the two companions who turned their heads to take notes exchanged helpless glances with each other.One of them shrugged at the other and said something: "The collective hallucination."

The video ends here.It is estimated that the two policemen did not know that their last words were also recorded.

"Gentlemen," the white man gestured. "I think everyone understands that it's not surprising that there is a collective hallucination in that environment. Everyone has a will to live, and these are instincts that are deeply embedded in the subconscious. When facing life-threatening situations, people want to be saved. It is very likely that one of the wounded uttered the word 'angel', which aroused people's subconsciousness. Under the same environment, people with similar thinking were aroused in the subconsciousness, and they would have the same hallucination...they were saved because they Your own effort, not some inexplicable angel. But," he repeated the word again. "Everyone look at this picture!"

Everyone was not doing well at first, but when they saw this photo, there was still a commotion.

It was a very clear photo, a luminous but hazy humanoid creature standing in the aisle, with several equally luminous silk threads flying around its body.The body of this creature is very close to that of a human, but there are clear outlines of wings on its back.Although this figure appeared blurred, the other people around him were very clear.Don't know if that's the way it is or if the photos are blurry.

"Two hours after the fire, firefighters rushed into the building. One of them picked up a mobile phone that had been lost by one of the survivors, and this photo was taken from it."

"Is it really an angel? Isn't it made by photo editing software?" More than one person said to himself in private.Although the religious consciousness has always been dominant in this country, in fact the real elite are atheists.In other words, even if there is a god in their hearts, it is a conceptual existence high above.At least the gods have never made the move of sending angels down to directly interfere in the human world.

"I still want this photo." The photo on the screen changed again.This is a distant view of the building that was previously on fire.The photo was apparently taken at a considerable distance, and the photographer was much higher than the building. "We should be thankful for the high resolution phones of modern technology...so let's get this one."

On the screen, the photo is enlarged.On the roof of the building, two figures faced each other far away.Standing alone on the edge of the roof of the building, the real edge of the city, one step forward can directly ascend to the sky.Although the face cannot be seen clearly, it can be seen that this is a slender young man.The other one stands in the center of the roof of the building.The man wears a magician's exaggerated silk top hat, a magician's gown and cape, and a mask on his face.

The photo itself is very clear, but with the smoke rising all around, it is really weird for these two characters to appear on the rooftop.

"We speculate that this one should be the arsonist, who fell to his death shortly after this photo was taken. The other one is most likely the 'magician' who everyone knew before, and he disappeared afterwards. Yes , he's gone to Houston. We opened our net, but he's no longer in the net."

"Magician, skin color, appearance, age, and identity are all unknown. The gender is presumed to be male, wearing the exaggerated magician suit that can be seen everywhere-although this kind of dress is now outdated among real magicians. At present We have three conjectures about his identity. The first is the inheritor of an ancient religious group. Gentlemen, we mentioned in our materials last time that both the Indian wizard and the black wizard emphasized that he was a powerful wizard, but they It is also difficult to judge whether the witchcraft he mastered is of the same kind as theirs, let alone where his witchcraft power comes from. The priests all agree that it is black magic. These testimonies can be used as supporting evidence. The second is a certain The lucky guy who inspired his natural superpowers by himself. Unfortunately, we have searched for all the supernatural phenomena in the world for 20 years, and none of them can match him. Although this guess cannot be completely denied, it has to be said that the possibility is relatively low. The third is the legacy of the Red Empire."

His voice suddenly became serious.

"In the last century, there was a paranormal craze around the world, consisting of superpowers, ancient ruins and UFOs. Many countries have carried out research on superpowers during this time. We are no exception. The original hope was to develop these The use of superpowers provides various conveniences for the country. Unfortunately, after a comprehensive assessment, the types of superpowers that we can be sure of and have in hand are very limited, only 'supersensory' and 'fuzzy mental signals' .They may have research value, but they certainly have no practical value. In the end, related projects were abandoned, and those officially confirmed superpowers also went back to live ordinary people's lives. I investigated all the files to prove these Most of the superpowers have died of natural causes. These people did not show any supernatural for the rest of their lives. Before we thought, this is not a problem of our family, but the common ending of global superpower research. Anyone with a brain No one would think that this kind of superpower is of any great use. But unfortunately, a week ago, we got a piece of incomplete information. Information left over from the Red Empire."

"This information shows that the progress of the Red Empire's research on superpowers was completely beyond our imagination. They have initially completed superpower research, that is to say..." His voice became so serious that everyone He straightened his spine involuntarily. "Practical-level superpower troops."

"Fortunately and unfortunately, the Red Empire collapsed at this time. Due to some untraceable accidents, most of the information about superpowers was destroyed, and the details of that army have been unable to find out. We can What is certain is that after the collapse of the Red Empire, every country that formed did not have the combat order of this force. Therefore, there is no doubt that this force has broken away from the control of any country, and its whereabouts are a mystery. According to the remaining information, this force The number of troops is very small, no more than seven people. And seven people are enough to organize an army that can be put into actual combat! At least the top executives of the Red Empire think so."

"Sir," an audience member raised his hand to speak. "As far as I know, people with superpowers have a single ability. Magicians display a variety of abilities. Compared with superpowers, witchcraft seems to be a more appropriate explanation."

The screen changed and a picture of a black man appeared.

"This man is called Luan, nicknamed 'Black Wizard', 28 years old, unemployed, and a gangster. But he claimed to be a wizard. When he was traveling in Africa, he was spotted by a great wizard from an African tribe and taught witchcraft. He is quite famous in the border area. It is said that the voodoo potion he prepared has a certain healing effect and is quite popular among black middle-aged and elderly women. He has not once been successful in performing the witchcraft he claims to have mastered. His voodoo potion has also been analyzed by our researchers, and the results of the analysis are... pure placebo. Our personnel dug deeper and found his origin. According to the entry records, he has theoretically never been to Africa... Regarding the details of witchcraft, he said that he did not understand, and the power of that wizard was far above him. But his teacher should understand. He provided us with The only solution is that he has to find his teacher to learn more about the mysteries of this witchcraft. Of course, the relevant expenses will be borne by the United States government."

The screen changed again and turned into a middle-aged man dressed in traditional Indian clothes.

"This is 'Redstone', a native Indian, the most famous Indian wizard among the Indian groups in the southwestern part of the United States. Many Indians call him the 'last great wizard'. He is said to have psychic, Witch medicine, manipulating the weather and many other abilities. But unfortunately, our investigators also thoroughly investigated all the legends about him, but failed to find a single evidence. His psychic potion-he needs the help of the potion to enter Psychic state - it was analyzed by our researchers and proved that the real active ingredient in it was cannabinoids... When we asked about the details of witchcraft, he refused to tell us, but hinted that we could buy his from him at a high price Spiritual potions. Through these potions, we can communicate directly with the natural spirits, and the natural spirits will tell us the truth."

The picture changed again and turned into a middle-aged white man wearing black clothes with a cross hanging on his chest.

"This is Father Lyon, 42 years old, a Catholic priest with a clean and simple resume. He went to the Vatican for further study four years ago. He was the one who determined that this was black magic and strongly demanded an exorcism ceremony. He claimed to be familiar with black magic It is well known. Our investigators specifically asked the Vatican about this, but there refused to give an answer. By the way, the exorcism ceremony planned by this venerable priest includes three procedures, namely prayer and washing with holy water The site, as well as the installation of crosses with exorcism effects on site. His church can provide holy water and crosses, but it is estimated that 60 tons of holy water will be needed to complete the ceremony, and 1 crosses will be required. The price of holy water per ton is [-] dollars, and the cross is one Hundreds of knives. All kinds of things, the entire exorcism ceremony cost more than [-] knives. As for the black magic itself, he completely rejected our request for details, insisting that ordinary people should not and cannot learn to master black magic. According to the investigation, he Recently, I ordered a batch of wooden crosses from Huaguo through the Internet, each priced at $[-]. It is said that as a regular customer, our priest also offered an additional discount."

There was a strange atmosphere in the whole meeting room, more than one person wanted to laugh, but didn't dare to.

"And this photo," the screen returned to the angel photo just now.In this photo, several silk-like things extend from the vaguely shaped winged figure. "It can make us have some associations. What if these things are a certain kind of wire, and can be manipulated at will like tentacles?"

When saying this sentence, almost everyone will think of the previous photos and videos of dismemberment.If it is this kind of thing, it perfectly explains how the Armenians were cut up before.

"...And this figure, since it can emit a little light, can it turn into a mass of darkness in turn?"

"There is also the strange state of being powerless before... If it is regarded as using a wire to penetrate a certain center of the human nervous system, then it can be explained."

He stopped and let the people below whisper for a while.

"Okay, gentlemen, let's introduce the last content," as he said, the screen changed again.Transformed into a young, handsome white man. "This is Martin Claude, a Nordic man who immigrated to the United States three years ago. He is a street magician who often performs in bars and other places, but his whereabouts are currently unknown. We preliminarily judged that his parents are probably from the Red Empire." Legacy, that is, a member of the psychic unit. He may know what we want to know. I even suspect he is the magician himself."

"Gentlemen, we don't want to draw any attention. This matter must be done in an orderly and discreet manner. It will become our focus for a long time in the future, and I hope to hear relevant reports every week."

(End of this chapter)