Global Abyss: My Skills Can Enhance Infinitely

Chapter 692: 625 Chapter Intelligence Warfare Chapter 692: 625 Chapter Intelligence Warfare “So that’s how it is…”

Tao Yu looked at the fragmented information within the Dream Spirit Contact, his expression hardly surprised.

Xide was the Foreign Affairs Director of the Aphis family, and although the relationship between the Aphis family and the Bai family was somewhat akin to Treya’s family serving under the Suns,

the Aphis family still had some autonomy and were even members of the White Star Group’s board of directors.

They had been covertly dealing with the Xing Family for nearly a hundred years, and they even had stores helping the Xing Family sell items early on.

Unlike the openly defying Decaron family, the Xing Family, because of their stronger power and the stance they represented from Starshine City, operated quite discreetly, and those stores were still owned by the Aphis family.

Besides, mutual assistance, sharing resources, and even lending personnel were common occurrences.

Most of the time, it was the Aphis family borrowing experts from the Xing Family.

After all, even if one were to count the elder of the Aphis family, who had not shown himself for a long time, they only had three Catastrophe Levels, similar to the standards of the Yue Family, which was a significant gap compared to the strength of the Xing Family.

It was quite normal for the Xing Family to lend out a few people to help them.

Even Xide himself suspected that the Xing Family had helped them ambush an opposing family’s Catastrophe Level experts, causing the disappearance of their number one expert and evening the playing field.

However, though Xide was the head of foreign affairs, these were all just his speculations mixed with some educated guesses.

After all, if such secretive major events occurred, they would not inform him…

“It’s the Aphis family taking an interest in Long Yin’er’s bloodline alone, no wonder…”

The Aphis family, though a vassal, allied themselves for the sake of their family first and foremost, with definite and significant loyalty, even willing to sacrifice Catastrophe Levels for the Bai family.

Their elder’s last public action was takıng a risky expedition into an independent mission world on behalf of the Bai family.

After spending ten years exploring that world, their elder returned successfully but declared a closure and disappeared from public view ever since.

But even though their family’s loyalty to the Bai family was high, they still desired their own family to grow stronger.

According to Xide’s memories and his concerns for the elder, their elder seemed quite diminished after returning from that world exploratıon, and the elder was nearing the end of his days.

Though nothing specific had been communicated within the family, Xide guessed that his lifespan had been exhausted.

“The Abyss bears its eroding nature; even the long-living Divine Spirits slowly wear down, and no matter how powerful, they all have a lifespan limit, just like the Devouring nature of the Abyss, only delayed by various means, not completely eradicated…”

Tao Yu thought of some news he had just received recently.

However, this erosion seemed quite irrelevant to himself, who possessed “Divinity.”

“What exactly is this ‘Godhood’?”

At this moment, Tao Yu began to scrutinize his own “Godhood.”

Since his power was adequate, Tao Yu had jokingly inquired about some messages regarding “God” and “Divinity.”

Pure Divinity wasn’t incomprehensible, for example, the Conceptual Gods bestowed by World Will, the conscious Divine Spirits in the Nefi world, and some entities within the Abyssal Fragments.

Yet, even Divine Spirits were subject to the erosion of the Abyss!

This started making Tao Yu feel a bit peculiar, feeling as if his “Divinity” wasn’t quite in the same vein…

Looking at his own negative abilities, which were currently adjusted by the “Authority” he had in his white robe, any other way of looking at it seemed to align with followers of the Evil God.

Tao Yu faintly felt that the Divinity he possessed might be that of an Evil God…

“Forget it, as long as it’s useful.

I’m such a kind-hearted person, I couldn’t possibly be an Evil God.

No need for internal spiritual conflict.”

As Tao Yu completed his Dream Spirit Contact and was about to disrupt it with Divination, the coin in his hand abruptly stood up, prompting Tao Yu to raise an eyebrow,

“Ultimately, being a top-tier family with several Catastrophe Levels, their anti-divination awareness is quite strong—have I been discovered already?…

well, Xide is quite high-ranking within the middle management after all, possessing bloodline spirit induction seems normal…”

Click~

With a thought, the Coin shattered, directly turning into powder…

…

Meanwhile, in a garden within the second ring of the State Capital, a middle-aged man with a pale, beardless face stared at a rapidly spinning jade hairpin.

Beside him, a figure shrouded in a cloak held a crystal ball in the hand, continuously muttering unintelligible tones.

Crack~

The jade hairpin suddenly split, causing the beardless man’s expression to change.

Following that, bang~

The crystal ball exploded, sending the cloaked figure flying backward, blood spraying from the mouth.

“Are you alright, sir?”

Though his strength greatly exceeded that of the cloaked figure, the family head of the Aphis family still hurried over to personally help the other up, not querying about the result but rather concerned about his physical condition first.

“It’s okay.

This time was troublesome, quite a difficult individual, and some information might have already leaked, but I’ve done my best to create a distraction.

Distraction is simpler than clarification.

After this, they should not be able to delve further.”

The man in the cloak wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, lowering his hood to reveal his eyes covered by a black blindfold, apparently blind.

“Preventing further leakage of information is already quite good.

Haid’s sudden death was so unexpected, it must have been long premeditated.”@@novelbin@@

The Aphis family head sighed.

If possible, he would certainly prefer no issues at all with the information and even figure out who was behind it.

But having never fought a supernatural information war, there was no way around it.

Mainly, it was too sudden; there was no full preparation, only a temporary fix.

Now wasn’t a period of conflict or combat; maintaining such high alert wasn’t possible, so their current reaction was already significant for their family’s prosperity.

The opposition must have been planning for a long time, fully prepared with numerous tools for assistance, catching them off guard.

“But I also wasn’t able to probe any information from the other side, not even a hint.”

“Can we not confirm if it’s from Long Yin’er’s side?”

The Aphis clan leader asked quite calmly.

The recent major plots by the family were about Long Yin’er, which had been smoothly unfolding so far, facing little resistance.

Frankly, Long Yin’er’s side shouldn’t be capable of such tactics!

Unless some other force had taken an interest in her, or even from Tianlong State chasing after her.

If that were the case, it might be troublesome, possibly a Catastrophe Level opponent.

Recently, there hasn’t been any extra feedback from the Flame of Civilization…

“How is Long Yin’er’s grandmother doing right now?”

“Although disruptions were caused, from the dispersal situation, it is confirmed she won’t last much longer, or else she wouldn’t have rushed to Baixing State now.

When entering the city, taking advantage of the Flame of Civilization’s Perception, I took the chance to probe a bit.”

The cloaked blind man, wiping the bloodstain from his mouth, spoke with some pride at this point.

Determining the status of a Catastrophe Level individual was indeed challenging.

Just like how no one can ascertain whether the old ancestor of the Aphis family is dead or alive, the Aphis family had laid deceptive traps, deterring others from acting rashly.

“In that case, it’s somewhat acceptable…”

The Aphis family head looked somewhat hesitant now; within the family, only two Catastrophe Levels were available, other than himself, another was stationed in the Abyss.

Even in White Star City, their home ground, it seemed a bit risky.

After all, the strength of the hidden opponent was unknown.

External assistance was needed…

The first source of support would naturally be their own lord, but having not discussed this with the Bai Family before, seeking help now might arguably be inappropriate.

Better find the Xing Family…