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Chapter 589, Number One Hundred and Six: Nutrients
Ai Liang's sudden appearance caused everyone in the room to look grim.

They had already entered the base, but no one warned them.

Many people have already begun to curse the surveillance personnel responsible for monitoring the ground.

Despite their scolding, Ai Liang's willingness to communicate reassured them quite a bit.

If a fierce battle can be avoided through communication, I believe no one would refuse.

After entering the room, Ai Liang looked around and finally fixed her gaze on Bernard, who was wearing heavy armor.

The other fusion warriors also turned their attention to their deputy leader.

With the leader absent, Bernard is the highest-ranking person in the room, and only he can negotiate with Ai Liang.

No one else would be qualified to negotiate.

Because they cannot represent the entire Haixin Society.

Faced with the tense situation, Ai Liang remained calm as always. He stared at the armor on Bernard's body and asked, "Is this the Countermeasures Bureau's armor?"

They were just emphasizing that they wanted to talk about the DX818A, but the next second the topic turned to Bernard's armor.

This disjointed conversation left the others in the room somewhat bewildered.

But Ai Liang's next sentence made everyone present understand why he asked that question.

"Are you from the Countermeasures Bureau?" Ai Liang asked with a stern face.

Although Ai Liang used a question, her tone and facial expression already confirmed Bernard's identity.

Normally, upon hearing this, the core fusion warriors would have already taken action.

Many factions like to view Haixin Society as a dog kept by the Countermeasures Bureau and use this to mock them.

But this time, they all looked like they'd swallowed flies, just standing there watching.

Unfortunately, if Justin and the other two had still been properly buried, their bodies wouldn't be cold by now.

In the face of absolute truth, any resistance is futile.

The fusion warriors on the side looked at each other, and finally a member of the Sea Heart Society stepped forward to explain: "The deputy leader's armor is a spoil of war captured in a battle and has nothing to do with the Countermeasures Bureau."

Ai Liang ignored him, her gaze fixed on Bernard.

What's more infuriating than contempt is ignoring someone.

The fusion warrior who stepped forward to explain turned pale and then flushed, finally taking a deep breath and retreating.

At the same time, I was eagerly anticipating what trump card Bernard would come up with.

Not many people know about the Countermeasures Bureau's armor, but that doesn't include Ai Liang.

Ai Liang had seen top-tier armors like Heat Death and Spirit Transformation, and had also analyzed in detail the low-level armors like 1208 and 1209, which were considered bizarre creatures.

Was the armor Bernard was wearing a trophy?

Do not make jokes.

In Ai Liang's perception, although Bernard's armor was not as good as those top-tier items like Heat Death Transformation that could completely overwhelm Apostles, it was definitely an existence at the level of an Apostle.

You call this level of armor a war trophy?
Could it be that Hai Xin will take down the headquarters of the Countermeasures Bureau?

The rumors circulating that Hai Xin Hui was a dog kept by the Countermeasures Bureau are not entirely unfounded.

At least the identity of the current deputy leader of the Haixin Society is questionable.

If Bernard is a member of the Countermeasures Bureau, then the matter concerning Ye Qing becomes more complicated.

Ai Liang first needs to find out whether the pursuit of DX818A was an order issued by the Countermeasures Bureau or an act of unilateral decision by the Haixin Society.

The almost tangible mental energy began to rage in the room, and everyone present could clearly sense that something was invading their brains.

They covered their heads and looked at Ai Liang in utter terror.

It felt like being on a row of rafts made of cursed ropes, drifting on the waves during a typhoon.

Although they can temporarily resist thanks to the cursed sub-bodies within their bodies, they could be swallowed up by the mental tsunami at any time.

Faced with Ai Liang's table-flipping act, the fusion warriors began to huddle around Bernard: "Bernard! Reveal whatever cards you have! If you wait any longer, we're all doomed!"

Bernard did not respond.

After he burst into maniacal laughter, he stood motionless in the same spot like a dead man.

Bernard!

One of his close associates placed his hands on Bernard's armor, channeling the strange energy within him to invade Bernard's armor in an attempt to awaken him.

However, Bernard's armor was, after all, at the Apostle level, and the intrusion of the Fusion Warriors was no match for it.

Just when everyone was in despair, Bernard made a move.

He took the metal ball from his waist and wrapped it around with both hands, one above and one below.

"Is this the leader's trump card?"

Every fusion warrior had seen the metal sphere in Bernard's hand; the leaders of the Heart of the Sea Society usually used it to give them orders.

Unexpectedly, this thing that looks like a mission publisher was actually the leader's trump card.

Ai Liang looked at Bernard in front of her, secretly strengthened the psychic shield on her body, and mobilized some of her mental energy to stabilize her consciousness defense.

The abilities of the Apostles are a qualitative leap compared to those of the Fusion Warriors.

Ai Liang was confident that he could face the three apostles—the Tyrant, the Disciple, and the Magician—at the same time, provided that he had some understanding of them.

Based on the memories he had, the deputy leader of the Sea Heart Society had never made a move. Ai Liang was neither clear about Bernard's specific strength nor what his abilities were.

Although Ai Liang's sixth sense told him that the other party was probably no match for him.

But just because you can't beat them doesn't mean they can't annoy you. It's always good to be cautious.

As Bernard lifted the iron ball, the Sea Heart Society's fusion warriors discovered that the curses within their bodies were gradually becoming more stable and stronger.

What was originally a cursed raft that could only drift along in the mental tsunami has gradually grown into a cruise ship of tens of thousands of tons.

Ai Liang also realized that her mental energy was being squeezed out little by little by the curse.

He frowned as he looked at the group of people in front of him and began to withdraw his outward spiritual energy.

This greatly excited the fusion warriors of the Sea Heart Society.

What does it mean that the opponent took the initiative to back down? It means that he wasn't confident of defeating Bernard!
Ai Liang looked at the group of people in front of her with a solemn expression.

His intuition told him that Bernard's actions were not simply about protecting these fusion warriors.

Ten seconds passed.

A minute passed.

The fusion warriors, filled with the joy of surviving a catastrophe, suddenly discovered that even after the opposing spiritual energy retreated, the curse within their bodies continued to expand.

Where does the nourishment for the curse come from when there is no external force to care for it?

"Is the strangeness I've merged with weakening?"

"Damn it! Bernard, what are you doing! Stop right now!"

"The curse within us is devouring us!"

"Bernard! Didn't you say the curse within us only had mental protection?! Why is it devouring my body?!"

Whether they were prisoners of war or members of the Hai Xin Society, everyone was questioning Bernard.

Bernard simply uttered a single sentence.

"Everyone in the Sea Heart Society is just nourishment for the curse."

(End of this chapter)