After 18 Years of Silence, Now My Words Are Divine

Chapter 72

Chapter 72: The Arashin-Kai

Scraps of paper danced through the air like snow.

"F*ck! F*ck!! F*ck!!!"

Canglan Continent, Eagle Nation's 7th Base, Commander's Office.

Mac was staring at the reconnaissance report before him, consumed by impotent rage.

"Why?!!"

"We finally managed to pull just a little bit ahead of Huaxia in our exploration progress on Eerie Island!"

"Why do they have such ridiculous luck?! They turn around and discover the Dragon God Ruins in the Polar Ice Wastes!?"

"That's the Dragon God! That's the legacy of one of the legendary top-tier combat forces in the Savage Realm! If they get their hands on it…"

Mac didn't dare think further.

Beside him, his female adjutant Jesse carefully offered comfort.

"Sir, please calm down."

"Actually, according to our Think Tank's analysis, Huaxia hasn't surpassed us across the board."

Jesse held her tablet and reported in a composed, matter-of-fact tone.

"They're only ahead of us in…"

"Number of Awakened individuals…"

"Base defensive capabilities…"

"Individual combat strength…"

"Core technological level…"

"Food reserves…"

"Medical technology…"

"And 103 other metrics, for the time being."

"And the gaps aren't even significant—individual combat strength is only about 10% stronger than ours."

"In the core category of 'Unknown Territory Exploration Progress,' it's still our great Eagle Nation that leads!"

Jesse felt her analysis was thorough and well-reasoned.

What she failed to notice was that with every metric she named, Mac's face had shifted from red to a deep purple-black.

"Enough!!"

Mac turned his head.

"103 items?! Oh, go f*ck yourself!! "

"There are only 120 evaluation metrics in total, and they're ahead in 103?! Aren't you embarrassed saying that out loud?!"

"Do you really think I'm a big baby who needs this kind of laughable consolation?!"

Jesse trembled from head to toe, hastily clutching her tablet to her chest.

"Sir! Please don't be angry! There's actually one more important piece of intelligence!"

"Huaxia's exploration of the Dragon God Ruins this time isn't going smoothly at all!"

"Just yesterday at 3 PM, according to our informant… the Arashin-kai has gotten involved!"

"What?! The Arashin-kai? They've shown up again!"

The moment he heard those three words, Mac's furious expression froze instantly.

Jesse continued her report.

"Yes, and high-level combat forces have directly entered the field."

"The Arashin-kai clashed with Huaxia's Storm Squad, causing significant casualties."

"Apparently… the ones leading the operation this time are 3 of the Upper Six Seats."

"2nd Seat—Nightmare, 3rd Seat—Dusk, and 6th Seat—Joker!"

"The situation is extremely critical. Huaxia Nation's Central Base has already dispatched the Dragon Squad!"

"And it's being personally led by that legendary War God himself!"

"Hiss…"

Mac slowly sank back into his chair and lit a cigar with trembling hands.

If Eagle Nation and Huaxia Nation were rivals in competition—

Then with the Arashin-kai…

They were absolute mortal enemies.

No.

They were the mortal enemies of all humanity.

They were a group of madmen who had betrayed the human race and willingly degraded themselves into monsters.

They were remnants of the old era—people who, in order to survive the apocalypse, had not hesitated to sacrifice their own kind.

They revived the evil gods of the Savage Realm and became their claws and fangs in exchange for so-called immortality.

And within the Arashin-kai, the most powerful were the mysterious and unfathomable【Twelve Seats】.

The Seats didn't represent strength—they represented order of joining.

From 1st to 12th, they were as follows:

Void.

Nightmare.

Dusk.

Magician.

Madman.

Joker.

Gambler.

Sage.

Lord Wu Wo.

Vacant.

Vacant.

Merchant.

"Except for the 10th and 11th Seats, who were jointly slain by the Dragon Squads of all nations during the 'Destruction Five Days' campaign two years ago…"

"There are still 10 old monsters alive."

"All Divine Chosen, plus countless candidates wielding S-Grade abilities…"

Mac took a long drag of his cigar. In the swirling smoke, his gaze became incomprehensibly complex.

"To think that in less than 2 years, they've appeared again."

"Humanity… only chooses to cooperate when faced with a common enemy it cannot defeat."

A long silence fell.

Mac stubbed out the cigar and issued his highest-level directive.

"Jesse."

"Notify the Sakura Nation side—immediately cease all probing and assassination operations against that 'No Words Needed.'"

This was the joint agreement between all nations.

Whenever the Arashin-kai appeared, humanity had to stop internal fighting and unite against the common threat.

"Tell Muraguchi Kazusu—if he dares to pull any tricks at this critical juncture…"

"Huaxia won't even need to make a move. We'll be the first to annihilate him!"

"This isn't Blue Star. We don't have the world's number-one military might as capital for throwing our weight around…"

"So, we can only follow the rules."

"Yes! Sir!"

Jesse saluted, turned, and strode briskly out of the room.

……

Mac was left alone in the office.

He rose and walked to the safe on the wall. After passing through triple iris verification, he opened the heavy alloy door.

From inside, he retrieved 3 black file folders marked 【Top Secret】.

They were Eagle Nation's blood-and-tears history of encounters with the Arashin-kai over the years.

He opened the first one.

【File 1】

Time: Year 1311, July 7th

Location: Twilight Forest·Eagle Nation 3rd Base

Incident: Base Annihilation Case.

Including the S-Grade Extraordinary One base commander, 1,001 individuals died. Only 3 survived.

Perpetrator: Arashin-kai 5th Seat—Madman.

Ability: Unknown.

Survivors described an inexplicable collective massacre occurring within the base. Everyone was laughing.

No record of this ability has been found in the currently documented Sequence Ability Index.

Mac's fingers trembled slightly. He opened the second file.

【File 2】

Time: Year 1309, June 8th

Location: Polar Ice Wastes

Incident: Eagle Nation's Tiger-Grade ace squad "Hurricane" was ambushed. All members killed in action. No survivors.

Perpetrator: Arashin-kai 3rd Seat—Dusk.

Ability: 【Sequence 047: Space Sovereign】

A warning message from the assailant was found at the scene, along with residual high-concentration spatial-type ability energy.

Cross-referenced against the Sequence Ability Index, provisionally identified as 【Sequence 047: Space Sovereign】.

Description: No detailed record. Primary ability is the creation of space.

"Dusk…"

Mac stared at that name, recalling the Dragon God Ruins conflict Jesse had just reported.

"So the Polar Ice Wastes really do hold quite a few secrets. No wonder this guy felt the need to warn us off."

He drew a deep breath and opened the last file—the one that filled him with the greatest dread.

【File 3】

Time: Year 1305, October 23rd

Location: Eerie Island·Rose High School

Incident: Eagle Nation's Dragon-Grade squad "Seal Strike Force" executed an exploration mission.

Divine Chosen squad leader "Alhaitham" went missing. 3 squad members died. Only 1 observer survived.

Survivor condition: Extreme psychological breakdown. Two days after returning to base, left a final letter and died by gunshot suicide.

Perpetrator: Arashin-kai 9th Seat—Lord Wu Wo.

Mac's gaze locked onto the ability analysis section at the bottom of the file.

That was the intelligence the suicide observer had purchased with their life.

Ability: 【Sequence 056: Positive-Negative Powers of Two】

Description: This is a Rule-Type Ability that violates the laws of physics.

Black-face form (Positive Powers of Two·Infinite Stacking):

It can continuously stack its own numerical values (strength, defense, speed).

With each attack, the values double.

At first we could still resist—but as the values stacked exponentially, even S-Grade defense crumbled before it like paper.

White-face form (Negative Powers of Two·Infinite Folding):

It can continuously fold its own body, reducing itself to paper-thin proportions, evading all physical attacks.

Survivor's last words:

"Rose High School isn't dangerous—it's actually the safest place on Eerie Island, a place for newcomers to develop…"

"But… we ended up staying there forever."

"Because its danger doesn't primarily come from the Eerie…"

"It comes from a person…"

"Finally—never, ever force that thing to use both faces at once…"

"When black and white merge into one, when positive and negative powers act upon a single point simultaneously…"

"Trust me…"

"You absolutely do not want to see that."

Thwap!

Mac snapped the file shut and felt a chill crawl up his spine.

"9th Seat… Lord Wu Wo."

"That monster… should still be on Eerie Island."

He turned to look out the window toward the distant east.

"No Words Needed… will you end up crossing paths with it?"