CHAPTER 413: CHAPTER 210: MANIPULATING MEMORIES, A TERRIFYING NEW ENEMY!_2

Su Yu nodded, then spoke: "It seems, the Extraordinary Association, once had more members than it does now."

"For some reason, some have died."

"It’s just that those deceased members have been forgotten by you all, just like this Zhao Shuangming."

"It must be some powerful Extraordinary Power affecting all members of the Extraordinary Association, causing them to be forgotten immediately after their deaths!"

Su Yu’s words were undoubtedly shocking.

"What?! Every member of the Extraordinary Association has been influenced, and when a member dies, they’re forgotten?"

"How can that be?"

"We are all seven-star strong, the president is even an eight-star, what kind of power could affect us to such an extent without us noticing?"

"And what’s the purpose?"

Everyone listened in disbelief, exclaiming in surprise.

Su Yu looked at them, his eyes heavy: "This should be some form of strong Spiritual Power!"

"This power is of a very high level, estimated to be at least top-level eight-star, even nine-star! That’s why you lose memory!"

"This power affects you, likely due to a ritual requirement, perhaps a ritual to ascend to nine-star or even higher levels!"

"It’s likely that this ritual requires the entire Association to be killed, for you to completely disappear and be forgotten before it’s complete!"

"You are all sacrifices for this ritual!"

Su Yu’s tone was chilling, and his words grew even more horrific.

There was actually an eight-star top-level, or even nine-star powerful force eyeing the Extraordinary Association!

Even intending to use all of them as sacrifices!

Su Yu was actually speculating, but his speculation was not without basis.

Simply put, at the seven-star level and above, any significant action is generally for a ritual, for advancement.

To be able to influence the entire Extraordinary Association, such a grand gesture, it must be a ritual, otherwise, it doesn’t make sense.

"How is that possible!"

Everyone instinctively refused to believe it.

They were all seven-star strong, powerful, confident, how could they admit they were merely sacrifices for a ritual?

"Earlier, two members died, yet we can still remember them, how do you explain that?"

Everyone quickly pointed out a flaw.

Previously, there were two members, one with the power to control Gravity, the other researching Space Flight technology, who violated taboos and were consequently targeted by Zhang Chenfeng’s creation and quickly met their demise.

Though these two died, everyone retained memories of them.

This did not align with what Su Yu had said.

Su Yu, however, shook his head:

"The deaths of those two involved a higher level of power, which likely caused that mental influence to fail."

Everyone fell silent at these words.

Su Yu’s reasoning made sense, those two members died at the hands of Zhang Chenfeng’s creation.

Zhang Chenfeng’s creation, being of such a high level, caused the mental influence to fail, which is understandable.

And apart from these two members, there were an additional five empty chairs in the hall.

Could it be that the Extraordinary Association really had five other members.

These five members died long ago, yet everyone had forgotten them?

Thinking of this possibility, everyone felt a chilling sensation run down their spine.

Could it be that one day, they too would die quietly and be forgotten by everyone?

What kind of eerie power was this, who was behind it?!

Everyone was both shocked and angry, and a bit fearful.

Even if members died, it would be fine, but the scariest thing was that they couldn’t remember it at all, so they couldn’t be alert, couldn’t prepare.

At this rate, even if a few more died, they wouldn’t notice anything amiss.

Some even couldn’t help but wonder, what if, in the end, only one person was left?

By then, when this last person attends the gathering and sees the empty hall, how would they feel?

The more everyone thought about it, the more complex their expressions became.

At this moment, Su Yu spoke again:

"Recently, I’ve visited two cities in succession, one is Illusion City, the other is Jiguang City, and I found that both cities have major issues."

"Illusion City has the corruption left by the City Lord of Heavenly Punishment City."

"In Jiguang City, Zhao Shuangming is in a state of schizophrenia, also posing a great hidden danger."

"This should not be a coincidence!"

"Now I suspect that all members of the Extraordinary Association have issues!"

"Your cities, and even you yourselves, might have hidden dangers planted within you that could lead to your deaths! This is likely all secretly arranged by that hidden mastermind."

"As time goes on, you will die one by one, be forgotten one by one, until you all disappear entirely, completing this ritual!"

"This is a gigantic conspiracy, a brutal ritual!"

"The level of this hidden mastermind is extremely high, possibly some hidden expert, maybe not just one."

The more Su Yu spoke, the colder his tone became.

In fact, Su Yu had a suspicion that he didn’t express; he suspected the hidden mastermind might be lurking among the members.

Among them, the strongest suspicion was on President Xiao Shengyin!

But without evidence, he refrained from speaking recklessly, keeping everything to himself.

Listening to Su Yu’s words, everyone’s foreheads broke out in cold sweat.

"Mr. Su Yu..."

They couldn’t help but speak, clearly wanting to seek help from Su Yu.

Su Yu, however, shook his head before they could finish: "Don’t count on me, my strength is insufficient right now and I can’t handle issues of this magnitude."

For the first time, Su Yu acknowledged his lack of strength, no longer pretending to be a big shot.

When he said his strength was insufficient, he was saying the truth.

Even Su Yu himself was quite shocked, having deduced just now the existence of at least a top-level eight-star, possibly even a nine-star presence, which was rather terrifying.

The most terrifying thing is, this hidden mastermind was also skilled in manipulating Spiritual Power and memories.

Such a foe was strange and unpredictable.

Earlier in Jiguang City, Su Yu was almost driven to doubt his own existence by Zhao Shuangming’s Spirit Illusion.

Now, suddenly discovering that there was an even more ruthless one behind the scenes, possibly with even Zhao Shuangming placed by this hidden mastermind.

The entire Extraordinary Association was meticulously arranged by this hidden mastermind.

This was truly terrifying.

Su Yu even felt the urge to flee.

After all, he was now a member of the Extraordinary Association too, wasn’t he being targeted too? Wasn’t he arranged for death too?

Even his trip to Jiguang City to deal with Zhao Shuangming, was it not also arranged?

"Can’t scare myself, I went to Jiguang City of my own will, not because of an arrangement..."

Su Yu quickly reminded himself not to overthink.

If he could be influenced unwittingly, then the person behind the scenes is truly too terrifying.

"Even Mr. Su Yu has no solution..."

The others heard Su Yu say he was lacking in strength and could not hide their disappointment.

If even Su Yu had no solution, should they just wait to die?

"Mr. Su Yu, you’re not strong enough now, but what about later?"

At this point, Xie Yitian suddenly spoke up.

The others heard this and looked up at Xie Yitian, not understanding his intention.

"Mr. Su Yu, your army has already reached the vicinity of the City of Heavenly Punishment, ready to start the war."

"This war is your ritual, and once it’s completed, your strength will greatly increase, right? Might there be a solution then?!"

Xie Yitian spoke with great hope.

At the same time, he released an image, revealing the scene near the City of Heavenly Punishment.

In the image, a ten-thousand strong army was setting up camp, awaiting orders.

It was the army of the Mechanical City.

The other people heard Xie Yitian’s words, and immediately their eyes lit up.

Exactly!

Although Su Yu said he lacked strength now, he was a revived ancient figure, wasn’t his power increasing rapidly? Changing every week.

"When Mr. Su Yu humbly says he’s not strong enough, I actually believed it..."

"Once Mr. Su Yu reclaims his power, he’ll definitely be able to unmask that hidden mastermind."

Everyone’s eyes glowed with anticipation, looking at Su Yu.

Seeing this, Su Yu slightly shook his head and smiled lightly: "Who knows about the future?"

"But there’s one thing City Lord Xie is right about, once the ritual is completed, my strength will greatly increase, perhaps then there will be a way to solve it..."