I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 595: Directly to Level 7
"The intelligence you mentioned wouldn’t happen to be the Time-Space Gemstone in the hands of the Hell Monarch, would it?" Wang Lan asked with a casual smile.
But instantly, Wang Lan saw the faces of the group change drastically. The woman’s face, in particular, turned ashen white. Wang Lan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. No way? Just that?
The woman took a slow step backward, assuming a defensive posture toward Wang Lan.
"Where might the Hell Monarch be?"
"Where is the Time-Space Gemstone hidden?"
Watching the silent group, Wang Lan chuckled. "Just one sentence about the Time-Space Gemstone being in the Hell Monarch’s hands, and you want to trade that for your lives? Haven’t you been drinking? How could you be so muddled?"
"Wang Lan, I know you’re formidable, but in Jade Country, there is a saying: ’A scholar can be killed, but not insulted.’"
"And you dare call yourselves scholars?" Wang Lan instantly took a step forward, his figure flashing, appearing before the woman in a blink. He struck at her head with his palm, but the woman, a peak Star Sea Realm expert after all, instantly dodged by retreating.
"Split up and retreat—"
Several Paradise Birds immediately shot off in all directions. Jiang Xinyu and the others also moved instantly, chasing after them. But before they could catch up, the heads of the Paradise Birds simultaneously exploded, killing them on the spot.
Looking at the corpses, Wang Lan’s eyes were ice-cold. He took a deep breath and turned to walk towards the area where the Paradise Birds and the Hell Monarch’s underlings had previously been fighting fiercely.
Suddenly, Wang Lan’s steps halted. He approached the woman’s headless body, and the Zanpakuto in his hand fiercely stabbed down, piercing her heart.
This scene was unbearable for Yulia. "Wang Lan, she is already dead! Why do you still need to desecrate her body?"
"Paradise Birds can have Skill Forms in their heads. There are two ways to activate a Skill Form: the first is controlled activation, and the second is forced activation due to Spiritual Engraving or when one is about to disclose secrets. The first kind is to punish traitors; the second is to safeguard secrets."
"What do you think? Were their Skill Forms triggered by the first or the second method?"
"It should be the first. What of it?"
"Miss Yulia, is your brain located in your chest? If it’s the first kind, then who triggered the Skill Forms? Do you think someone hiding nearby could escape our notice? Even if they could, they wouldn’t escape Xiangwen’s Heavenly Eye. Therefore, the person who triggered the Skill Forms must naturally be this lady here. Am I right?"
As his words fell, the headless body under Wang Lan’s sword suddenly writhed, and a new head emerged on the woman’s neck.
"Wang Lan... you indeed... indeed are our gravest threat."
Observing the resurrected woman, Yulia too was taken aback. To have such a talent? In this world, Star Martial Warriors’ talents are extraordinarily varied; while talents to regrow heads are rare, they are not nonexistent.
"SIZZLE—"
Electricity flickered on the Zanpakuto. Amidst the jolts, the stabbed woman began to scream wretchedly as her body slowly turned to char.
"Successful assassination. Reward: 10,000 experience points, 1,000 skill points."
"Now she’s truly dead."
Yulia gave the body on the ground a deep glance, then looked up at Wang Lan. This man was terrifying. No wonder he, so young, could make a name for himself across the globe and successfully resolve several crises. Meticulously thoughtful, a strategist leaving no stone unturned—truly an icy machine.
The group of eight progressed once more and indeed discovered a massive Space Stone mine where the fiercest clashes between the Paradise Birds and the Hell Monarch’s underlings had taken place. This Space Stone mine clearly existed because of the Time-Space Gemstone. But now, the Time-Space Gemstone had already been taken.
Although they had already braced for the worst-case scenario, when the worst outcome was right before their eyes, everyone’s mood became immeasurably heavy.
Before leaving the Different Dimensional Space, Wang Lan and his company also discovered a spatial node. Although there were no longer any Exotic Beasts in this Different Dimensional Space, as long as it existed, other Different Dimensional Spaces would be drawn to it and evolve into a massive Pioneer Space. New Blue Country, with its superior geography, did not need a Pioneer Space.
Waiting for Wang Lan’s reply, even the usually humorous and optimistic Leo wore a solemn expression, as somber as if his own father had died.
"I think I should call my family, and my father. I believed a mature man shouldn’t be sentimental, but... I still want to tell them explicitly, I love them."
"Leo, that’s enough. We’re here to discuss how to deal with the upcoming issues, not to listen to you complain."
"Is this complaining? What comes next isn’t our business. It belongs to the presidents of the various countries... Oh, right, Clare, your country is headed by a prime minister, or perhaps His Majesty the King."
"It seems the Human-Demon War is about to start. Let the nations prepare. The last war lasted a whole 130 years. Who knows how many years this one will last?"
"What worries me even more is, even if we ultimately win, how many people in the world will survive? How many years will human civilization regress..."
"Esteemed Ambassadors, perhaps things aren’t as bad as we imagined," Wang Lan promptly said.
"Really?" Instantly, Ambassador Leo sprang to his feet, almost pressing his face against the screen as he stared at Wang Lan. "Mr. Wang Lan, if you have any good news, tell us quickly!"
"Judging from when the Time-Space Gemstone was discovered, the Hell Monarch has possessed it for many years. As a member of the Demon Clan, he is very clear about the functions of the Time-Space Gemstone."
"Analyzing the time the Hell Monarch arrived in the Human World and the intelligence obtained from Miss Yulia, he should also be one of the Demon Clan criminals banished to the Human World three thousand years ago. He is an enemy to humankind and an enemy to the Demon Clan as well."
"Therefore, the Paradise Bird organization wants to obtain the Time-Space Gemstone from him, yet he has not activated it. What we need to do is find him, and it must be me who finds him."
"Wh... why?" Leo asked, somewhat confused.
"Because Mr. Wang Lan is the only person in the world who can prevent the Portal of the Demon World from opening."
"So you mean that as long as the Portal of the Demon World isn’t open, we still have a chance?"
"Of course."
In the auditorium of International Security Council Headquarters, all agents stationed there and not out on missions were seated. Wang Lan and his team, a total of thirty-two individuals, were all brought to the headquarters of the International Security Council.
Actually, by the end of the third examination, all the remaining candidates had already passed. If the candidates who gave up, unaware of this, were to find out now, would they be moved to tears?
"Today, in this auditorium, we warmly welcome the newcomers who have passed the assessment and successfully become agents of the International Security Council. Now, please give them a round of warm applause."
Vigorous applause erupted, and the thirty-two candidates led by Wang Lan, all dressed in formal attire, walked over slowly. The men wore tuxedos, and the women wore low-cut suits with short skirts.
Wang Lan and the others lined up, facing the cheers and whistles from below. Perhaps only people of East Asian descent were more low-profile and restrained in their conduct. In contrast, Caucasians and Black people could be very unrestrained and lively, even on solemn occasions.
Forget about an entry ceremony for the Security Council. Try whistling at a regular school entrance ceremony back home, and you’re guaranteed to be kicked out.
But here, whistling, champagne, and even getting up to twist and dance were all acceptable.
"Gentlemen, please quiet down for a moment. Next, Mrs. Laura of the Security Council will announce the ranks and privileges of the newly joined agents."
As soon as this was said, the place suddenly fell silent. Everyone looked at the stage in surprise, some whispering to each other.
New agents also have ranks and privileges? Don’t they all start as trainee agents? Isn’t their rank zero? What is going on?
"After discussions among the International Security Council agents above level seven and the committee, I now announce: newly appointed agent Wang Lan is appointed as a level seven agent of the National Security Council, assigned to an independent action squad, and will serve as the team leader of an independent S-level squad.
New agent Yulia is appointed as a level six agent of the International Security Council, assigned to an independent action squad, and will serve as the team leader of an independent S-level squad.
New agent Jiang Xinyu is appointed as a level four agent of the International Security Council.
New agent Xu Xiangwen is appointed as a level four agent of the International Security Council.
New agent Xie Sisi is appointed as a level four agent of the International Security Council.
New agent Ruodan is appointed as a trainee agent of the International Security Council..."
The long list of names that followed were all trainee agents. But this scene had already caused an uproar among the hundreds of agents present. This was the first time in the history of the International Security Council that new agents were granted ranks upon joining.
Wasn’t it said that upon becoming an International Security Council agent, all previous ranks and honors were reset to zero? What did this mean? Granting ranks was one thing, but a level seven agent? Could it be any more exaggerated?
There are nine levels in total for International Security Council agents, starting from trainee agent, then level one agent, and going up to level nine. What did it mean to be a level seven agent? That was the highest combatant level within the Security Council’s organizational structure.
Going beyond that, one reached the absolute management layer. Level eight agents belonged to a venerable status class. There are only twenty level eight agents in the entire International Security Council, all of whom have reached the Star Soul Realm and are among the top experts in the world, often not even present at the council.
Level nine agents—there are only two: the president and vice president of the International Security Council. In other words, Wang Lan had just joined the International Security Council and had already climbed to the top. To rise further, he would either have to become a supreme expert of the world or directly oust the two presidents and take their places.
Although Yulia being level six and Jiang Xinyu and others being level four was remarkable, next to Wang Lan, who started at level seven, their ranks could essentially be ignored.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what are you waiting for? Please welcome your new colleagues."
Welcome them, my ass!
A barrage of internal complaints erupted within the crowd. A level seven agent commanded absolute authority over nearly everyone else in the room except for the few in the front rows. You’re telling us to cheer and jest as usual? We’d be asking for trouble!
So, although the crowd stood up, they did so very formally, approaching Wang Lan and the others to shake hands and express their welcome.
Having finished the assessment and received their International Security Council agent credentials, Wang Lan and his team should have completed their mission and been ready to return to their country. While Wang Lan was contemplating whether to stay or leave, a piece of news introduced a change to their plans.
"Wang Lan, we’ve just received a reply from the New Blue Government. They’ve arrested the former Deputy Prime Minister Zack using the evidence left by Deep Blue Estate. After interrogation, Zack admitted to his collusion with Deep Blue Estate without any reservations."
"Moreover, he provided a clue: for the past ten years, he has repeatedly abused his power to provide identity information for Deep Blue Estate representatives."
