Under the influence of the player who joined the Truth Society, players who enjoyed browsing the community quickly learned of Lily's death.
As they made a fuss, some NPCs who overheard their conversations or exclamations in the game also quickly learned of Lily's death.
"Is it true or false?"
Some people didn't believe it.
Some people believed it.
Some people, with a skeptical attitude, used various means to inquire with the Truth Society.
Thus, while the people Graham sent out were still on their way to the Yilinas settlement, the President of the Truth Society received the news passed up level by level.
He quickly called over Bernardo, the Minister of the Combat Department.
"What's going on? Now there are widespread rumors outside that Lily is dead. Are you sending people to confirm the situation?"
Bernardo looked utterly bewildered.
He had specifically ordered his subordinates not to leak the news for now, so how did the President know about this?
"The situation is like this..."
He quickly explained the situation.
The President's brows furrowed deeply.
Could it be that there really was an internal mole this time? Otherwise, how would the news of Lily's death have leaked out?
Now that the Gene Primordial was determined to cause trouble for the Truth Society because of the previous attack, to avoid being backstabbed by an internal mole at a critical moment, it seemed he needed to conduct another internal purge!
However, considering that he accidentally killed a high-ranking official last time, this purge had to be carried out with even greater caution.
Temporarily setting aside these chaotic thoughts, the President told Bernardo to quickly contact Graham to confirm the situation.
Half an hour later, accurate news came back.
"The Dark Web has verified it, and our own people just confirmed it on site. The body sent by Rattlesnake is indeed Lily."
"Good, good, hahaha!"
The President was overjoyed, slapping the nearby table forcefully.
He had once wanted to recruit Lily into the Truth Society, but being able to kill Lily, this ignorant little bug, was also a rare joyous occasion.
"Bernardo, spread this news. I want to show those who dare to disrespect the Truth Society a good lesson!"
This is the Truth Society!
Anyone who dares to oppose the Truth Society, whether they are common citizens, extraordinary beings, or a renowned force, will ultimately meet the end of annihilation!
After sending Bernardo away, the President called over all the members of the headquarters who were engaged in psionic research.
Lily's strength had increased too quickly. Whether she had hidden her strength before or grown rapidly later, it was certain that Lily was definitely a psionic genius.
"I will have someone bring Lily's body back as quickly as possible. All of you prepare yourselves and do your best to figure out the difference between her body and an Ordinary person's. This concerns my future and the future of the entire Truth Society!"
Each researcher became excited upon hearing this news.
It was not easy to find a person with extremely high psionic talent as a research subject in this day and age.
The Truth Society had successfully captured Yulia, but Yulia's abilities were too complex for them to conduct effective research, so they could only imprison Yulia for now. If Lily's body was brought back intact this time, it would surely provide a significant boost to their research!
...
Under Bernardo's direction, the news of Lily's confirmed death spread.
To make his words more credible, he even had the team responsible for escorting Lily, members of the Truth Society, take several photos of Lily's body alongside Lily's Dark Web identity card.
This became the most powerful evidence; even those who were most unwilling to admit it now had to believe that Lily was truly dead.
"Life is impermanent."
As intelligence personnel, members of the Gene Primordial Intelligence Bureau Four Directions received the news immediately.
After Lily and the Gene Primordial fell out, those among them who were on good terms with Lily, such as Si, had been secretly praying for Lily to successfully escape the Gene Primordial's pursuit.
Who would have thought that Lily escaped the Gene Primordial's assassination bounty, only to fall into the hands of the Truth Society in the end.
On the other side, Shino also received the news immediately.
Looking at Lily lying peacefully in the freezing device in the photo, she was momentarily lost in thought.
She clearly remembered that after they parted, Lily had one of her followers comfort her, saying something like, "Anytime, anywhere, if you encounter trouble, you can find her."
Now, Lily was dead. Where could she find her?
Just when she finally met someone she could confide in, she ended up with nothing. All of this was the Truth Society's fault!
Although she was no longer in the Intelligence Bureau, she still wanted to burn everything she had to eliminate the Truth Society!
Aside from the people of Four Directions, others, upon seeing the news released by Bernardo, were more so lamenting the Truth Society's power.
Lily could slap the Truth Society's face many times, but no matter how many times she did, it wouldn't hurt the Truth Society's core. However, as long as the Truth Society seized one opportunity, it could send her into an abyss of no return.
"Speaking of which, Rattlesnake is truly lucky. So many people couldn't find Lily, and in the end, he stumbled upon her. That's 800,000! In fact, the most important thing isn't the 800,000, but the surge in his reputation and status after this."
"Even wealth can be killed. Next time, if there's a difficult mission, we can consider entrusting it to him."
"Damn it, why did he hand the body over to the Truth Society instead of the Gene Primordial? Wouldn't he have earned an extra 200,000 if he gave it to the Gene Primordial?"
"Who knows."
The Gene Primordial is also puzzled now. They strongly suspect that the Truth Society secretly promised Rattlesnake more benefits, with the aim of stepping on the Gene Primordial.
Recently, the Gene Primordial and the Truth Society have been at loggerheads, and both sides are offering bounties for Lily's head. The Truth Society is capable of such things.
"Damn Rattlesnake! Notify the Intelligence Bureau people that if they encounter Rattlesnake in the future, they should beat him to death!"
The Gene Primordial's people were furious, while Bernardo, on the other hand, was in a very good mood, though he wasn't carried away by joy.
The more critical the moment, the less they could relax. If Lily's body were intercepted halfway, they would lose face tremendously.
He quickly contacted Graham, asking Graham to send more people to provide backup.
...
In the afternoon, a warm breeze blew.
The vehicle carrying Lily's body sped across the wilderness.
As he drove, the driver suddenly noticed something unusual: "Someone's following us!"
He vaguely saw the dust kicked up by other vehicles in his rearview mirror.
The ability user in the passenger seat sneered, "Officer Graham's worries were indeed not unfounded. Although I don't know which link leaked the news, someone really wants to launch an attack halfway."
The driver laughed, "If they had ambushed us halfway, that would be one thing, but they actually want to catch up from behind? What a joke!"
With a "Hold on tight!" the car sped across the pollution-ridden wilderness at an astonishing speed.
The driver successfully shook off the pursuing car with two beautiful drifts until it was out of sight.
"Did they really think my superb driving skills, honed over 20 years, and my familiarity with this area were just for show?"
He took a sip of water, and before he could fully swallow it, he was astonished to see the pursuing car's trace appear in the rearview mirror again.
Pfft!
"How is that possible? It was clearly already..."
Wait!
The driver's pupils suddenly contracted. He noticed that while he was turning left and right to avoid the pollution sources, that car didn't turn but drove straight over the pollution sources.
So, it was normal for that car to catch up to him, but the actions of the people in the car were not normal.
Who would drive like that normally? Are they really not afraid of being infected? Even if they caught up and snatched Lily's body, wouldn't they still likely die halfway?
Unless...
"They are death-seekers!"
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