From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 373 Secret Meeting
In the era before the abyss came, capital held most of the discourse power in the human world.

There are only a few sovereign powers that have not been completely infiltrated by capital.

The ASE Alliance is a force composed of families at the top of the pyramid. These families control huge amounts of wealth and represent the largest capital alliance.

It can be said that in the past era, even if the country changed dynasties, these families that controlled huge amounts of capital would not collapse.

In the 11th century, the Planta family ruled the Lionheart Empire for more than 400 years. That dynasty was called the Plantanit Dynasty and it had 15 kings.

How important was this dynasty in the history of the Lionheart Empire?
To name a few examples, this dynasty signed the Magna Carta, established the Lionheart Parliament, promoted the development of Gothic architectural style, and founded Cambridge University and Oxford University.

Ten centuries have passed, and the Plantanet dynasty has long disappeared in the long river of history, but the Planta family has survived and now controls a huge amount of wealth, becoming a level 33 family in the ASE alliance.

Level 33 is the highest level among ASE alliance members.

These families once set the rules of the capital game in the human world, and the entire world operates under the rules they set.

Under this set of world rules, the ASE Alliance can even control the lifeline of developed countries. If they want to deal with someone, they can make that person seek death in the most terrible despair.

Because in that era, no one could break the rules they set.

Times have changed now.

However, this era has just begun, and less than two years have passed. Most people have not yet understood the rules of the game in the Abyss Age.

Even those high and mighty people in the ASE alliance didn't understand.

They are still using the same rules and methods as before to try to suppress people with special abilities, seize wealth, and train special ability warriors to serve as thugs.

Once upon a time, the ASE Alliance controlled the top ten media in the world, held the right to speak, and controlled the channels of communication, so that the whole world could only hear their voices.

Under the rule of this information dissemination medium, the cultural trends in the human world have been influenced for nearly fifty years. Even Daxia had several generations of people who were influenced by the trend of worshipping foreign countries.

It is now August of the second year since the abyss descended.

The ASE Alliance is still using public opinion, media, rumors, and slander in an attempt to defeat a supernatural being with peak combat power.

If you are a person with a fragile mind, you might really collapse when you see so many voices scolding you.

However, when Lu Heng saw these insults, he just found them ridiculous.

After hearing this kind of sound so many times, Lu Heng became a little annoyed.

After lying dormant for such a long time and never really showing its strength to those at the human world's poker table, it's about time it stepped forward.

So Lu Heng gave the order: "Let's go directly to the Planta family."

Once the order was passed down, the other three members of the team knew what to do.

Collect intelligence, prepare weapons and supplies, determine targets, and make plans.

Even a lot of intelligence is ready-made.

The Longwei Mercenary Group itself is a special corps with a military background. Although it is a mercenary group, it has the authority to obtain advanced intelligence.

Therefore, Lu Heng only needs to ask, and the required information will be in front of him within half an hour.

After obtaining the intelligence, the next step is to take formal action.

……

Outside a private port on the azure Celtic Sea, a luxury cruise ship is anchored offshore.

The lights on the cruise ship are bright, like a shining gem under the night sky.

This cruise ship is called the Margaret, and its owner is Lady Margaret, one of the three most important figures in the Planta family, who holds nearly half of the family's say.

Tonight is a banquet hosted by Lady Margaret, and guests include important members of the Planta family, as well as the heads of consortiums, organizations, and forces closely related to the Planta family.

Starting from the afternoon, guests began to board the ship one after another.

Some came by cruise ship from the port, and some came by helicopter.

At this moment, a helicopter was parked on the tarmac of the Margaret cruise ship, and a man in his sixties with a bald head like a boiled egg came down from it.

Accompanied by two bodyguards and a secretary, the old man boarded the ship and entered the banquet hall.

As soon as he entered the banquet hall, Lady Margaret, alerted by her assistant, came over to greet him with a glass of red wine.

"Old Henry, you're late."

Lady Margaret opened her arms and gently embraced Henry Marshall.

She called Henry Marshall "Old Henry," but in fact, they were about the same age.

However, judging from the surface, Lady Margaret now looks like she is in her forties, less than fifty, while Henry Marshall is already bald and looks to be in his sixties.

Lady Margaret has been using methods to delay aging, especially after the abyss came, she used special methods and seemed more energetic than before.

However, no matter how she delays aging, she cannot change the fact that she is already sixty years old. From her eyes, one can see the unchangeable old pupils.

Henry Marshall is another important figure in the Planta family and the actual controller behind a capital investment company ranked among the top ten in the world.

He was not offended when Lady Margaret addressed him as "Old Henry."

He was very calm during the hug, but he couldn't help but recall Lady Margaret's figure thirty years ago, especially when seen from behind, which was almost perfect.

Of course, there was no nominal relationship between them, as Lady Margaret had been his mistress.

Or maybe Lady Margaret was the mistress of many important people, and she was really beautiful when she was young, making it impossible to refuse her.

Of course, these beautiful things remained in his memory, and Henry Marshall would no longer have any interest in a sixty-year-old woman, or rather, he no longer had much interest in women.

Important figures of the Planta family boarded the cruise ship one after another. In addition, there were also leaders of other interested organizations and forces.

And there are not many people who are worthy of being greeted personally by Lady Margaret.

In addition to Henry Marshall, there was also a strong young man wearing a suit.

The young man looked to be in his early thirties, had blond hair and was quite tall.

As soon as he entered the banquet hall, Lady Margaret greeted him with a smile, took his hand and led him to meet other people.

When Henry Marshall was introduced, he joked, "Is this your new male lover?"

Lady Margaret was laughing so hard that she could hardly keep her garden hat on.

However, the blond young man next to him seemed unhappy.

He introduced himself in a serious tone: "I am Gerald Perkins, the current First Knight of the Round Table."

"Oh! Lady Margaret's taste is still as good as ever." Henry Marshall praised with a smile.

The Knights of the Round Table is one of the top ten mercenary organizations in the world, and a strong contender for the top three.

The master behind the Knights of the Round Table is the Planta family. Gilbert Occam, who died in the Siren World, was the chief knight of the Knights of the Round Table, and was personally selected by Lady Margaret.

It's a pity that Gilbert Occam is dead, but the Knights of the Round Table cannot be without high-level combat power, so as soon as Lady Margaret received the news of Gilbert Occam's death, she chose a newcomer.

As for Henry Marshall's joke, it doesn't matter.

Lady Margaret spoke for the newly chosen knight: "Old Henry, you'd better be nice to Gerald. Your safety tonight depends on him."

The strength of the Knights of the Round Table is well-known on Blue Star. Henry Marshall naturally knows that since Gerard Perkins can serve as the first knight, his fighting power cannot be weak.

Moreover, he was Lady Margaret's new knight, so she had to give him some face, so she raised her glass and clinked it with his.

Henry Marshall turned his head and looked at another person standing in the corner of the banquet hall, a man wearing a knight's armored mask.

He pointed at the man with the hand holding the wine glass and asked, "I thought that was the new knight you chose."

Lady Margaret glanced in the direction of his finger and answered casually, "He is also a knight. I didn't ask his name."

Henry Marshall wondered, "Why is he wearing a mask? I think his eyes are black."

Lady Margaret said casually, "That's not important, drink."

……

Dozens of important figures in the Planta family network sang, danced, drank and chatted in the cruise ship's banquet hall.

An hour later, seven of the most senior people left the banquet hall and met in a conference room at the cruise center.

This banquet is not just for fun, there are serious matters to discuss, so so many important people are gathered together.

Henry Marshall had drunk some wine and his breath reeked of alcohol, but he was still conscious.

Lady Margaret brought in the First Knight, Gerald Perkins, but following her came a man wearing a knight's armored mask.

Henry Marshall felt a little strange and asked, "Margaret, do you need to bring so many bodyguards?"

Lady Margaret turned around and saw the man wearing the knight's armored mask, and asked in confusion: "Did I ask you to come in?"

The man in the armored mask looked around and saw that everyone was present. He raised his hand and took off the mask on his face, smiling and said, "With so many people here, how could I be missing?"

The mask was taken off, revealing a face with black hair and black eyes. It was Lu Heng.

The important members of the Planta family present were stunned the moment they saw Lu Heng.

If it was a month ago, perhaps some of them did not know Lu Heng, but now everyone can recognize this face.

Because the chief knight Gilbert Occam, whom they had spent huge resources to train, was killed by the Daxia mutant in front of them.

Everything they have been doing during this period of time is to deal with the person in front of them.

Even the meeting after tonight's banquet will be to discuss this matter.

The Planta family used the ASE Alliance's media channels to create a theory of the threat posed by Daxia's superpowers, which was very successful.

Even many Daxia supernatural beings began to abuse the name Lu Heng, and the Internet was filled with chaos.

If Lu Heng had a bad mentality, he would have been drowned out by the abuse by now.

However, such a person suddenly appeared at the secret gathering point of the Planta family.

Mrs. Margaret realized that the person in front of her was the one she wanted to deal with, her eyes turned cold, and she looked at Gerard Perkins beside her.

Gerard Perkins was able to sit on the position of the first knight, and he was quite smart. He immediately reached out to grab Lu Heng, trying to subdue him.

Even if he cannot be subdued, Lu Heng must be driven out of the meeting room to avoid hurting the important people here.

However, as soon as he stretched out his hand, Lu Heng grabbed it, twisted his wrist and pressed it on the table.

"what!"

Gerald Perkins' wrist was grabbed and pinned to the table, unable to move.

He wanted to burst out his source power to resist, but an electric current came out from Lu Heng's palm, paralyzing his nerves.

It's not that he is completely unable to resist. After all, he is also a high-level psychic with a source energy level of 45. If he bursts out with all his combat power, he can break free.

However, with such a powerful energy erupting, the important figures of the Planta family sitting in the conference room would probably be seriously injured if not killed.

"Why are you here? What do you want to do?" Although Mrs. Margaret was frightened in her heart, she did not show it on her face.

She has met too many men and has a good sense of judgement when it comes to men.

Lu Heng smiled and said, "Aren't you holding this secret meeting just to discuss how to deal with me? For such an important matter, I should personally listen in, right?"

Henry Marshall knew that things were not that simple. He asked in a deep voice, "What do you want?"

Lu Heng kept smiling: "Henry Marshall, the media group that first published the news of "Daxia Superpowers' Crimes Against Humanity" is yours, right?"

Henry Marshall's face darkened. He did control the largest media group under the control of the Planta family. In this ideological war, most of the malicious news was first sent out from his side.

Only then will other media channels of the ASE Alliance reprint it.

"What do you want? We can negotiate any conditions you want." Henry Marshall knew that it was useless to quibble on such matters, and he just wanted to negotiate conditions to resolve the matter.

"You still don't understand the rules of the game in the Abyss Age. Let me tell you. You are not qualified to negotiate with me." Lu Heng sneered.

"What do you mean?" Henry Marshall's eyes turned cold. He had a large number of super-powered warriors under his command. As long as he got out of here, he could summon a regiment of super-powered warriors.

"That's what I mean." Lu Heng reached out and twisted Henry Marshall's head.

Click!

Henry Marshall's cervical vertebrae rotated 180 degrees and he fell directly onto the round table.

His body was lying face down, but his head was facing the ceiling, his eyes were wide open, and he was deader than dead.

"what!"

The other important members of the Planta family then realized what was happening.

"Stop him!" Lady Margaret hurriedly shouted at the First Knight Gerard Perkins.

Gerard Perkins burst out his energy again, shattering the round table, trying to break free from Lu Heng's grasp.

"You still don't understand. The superpower warriors you spent money to train are no better than ants in front of me." Lu Heng pressed his palm down, pulled out the Aurora Blade, and stabbed it into Gerard Perkins' back with a backhand, passing through his chest.

puff!
Gerard Perkins screamed and spat out a mouthful of blood. He tried to struggle, but the lightning that surged from the sword completely drained the life from him.

In the horrified eyes of these Planta family members, Lu Heng raised his bloody palm, revealing a bloody and cold expression, and used his actions to tell them the rules of the game in the Abyss Age.

(End of this chapter)