In the blink of an eye.

In the corridors of the President's Mansion, only Luo Yan was left.

A captain of the President's security detail watched the Alien Warriors dart out like arrows and asked in surprise, "Director Luo, what's going on? What's happened to your people?"

The existence of the National Defense Bureau was no secret; everyone knew that Luo Yan had a group of Alien Warriors under his command.

"I have no idea, I was here to take them to see the President..." Luo Yan looked utterly baffled but then suddenly came to his senses, "This isn't good, someone has made a covert move. Captain Liu, ensure the security of the President's Mansion is intact, then allocate a team to follow me and catch up with them."

The guard Captain Liu acknowledged the order and hastily summoned his men to bolster the defense of the President's Mansion.

Luo Yan hurried out with a team in tow, meanwhile contacting the patrol craft overhead, instructing them not to attack the Alien Warriors but to track them and report their movements promptly...

...

"Brother Dong, what's going on?" Two Alien Warriors summoned by Zhao Mei showed signs of agitation; one of them, no matter how hard he tried, couldn't stop running and anxiously asked the person beside him.

"What else? We've been controlled by someone else, if not Zhao Mei, then Meng Lanyun. Damn it, Luo Yan didn't tell the truth, the opposition was prepared," said the man called Brother Dong, his face ashen. "Song Li, no matter who you see later, use your abilities as soon as possible."

"Understood."

Song Li responded, pulled out his phone, and dialed a number, "Zhang Yueru, take your people to the first ambush site immediately."

Without waiting for a reply, he hung up and quickly dialed a second number, speaking rapidly, "Yang Zuo, take your men to the first ambush site. The enemy has control abilities. Remember to close your eyes upon arrival..."

"Ding Miao, Brother Dong and I were attacked, we're moving involuntarily in a straight line between the Imperial Capital and the first ambush point. Intercept us with your fastest response."

...

As Song Li ran, he issued commands without sparing a thought for the drones circling overhead, tracking them, or the civilians capturing them on camera with their cell phones by the roadside.

The Alien Warriors were fast.

But not everyone had the speed of Xiang Jiaojiao and Duge.

As Song Li and his companion ran, the onlookers couldn't make out their words, but they could clearly see their faces.

And the high-speed cameras on the drones captured even more.

Compared to Song Li who was of sound mind.

Those summoned by Meng Lanyun were far worse off; their eyes bloodshot as if drugged, panting heavily, they ran while emitting meaningless roars, some of the more impatient ones even began to tear off their own clothes while sprinting...

It was a sight that left all who saw it utterly speechless.

Though they quickly passed by, the spectacle was still uploaded by someone with an agenda onto the war net, sparking another round of concern.

"Are the modified gene soldiers at risk of going out of control?"

"If they go out of control and assault humans, will the babies born be mutants?"

"If more mutants are born, what will become of ordinary humans?"

...

No matter what the incident, there were always Alien Warriors on the sidelines purposefully guiding public opinion and traffic, exaggerating every event, in order to reap benefits from the chaos.

The Alien Warriors confronting Gao Ming in Seaside City watched their familiar faces run wildly through the streets of the Imperial Capital on videos from the war net, dumbfounded.

Unaware of what had happened, they tried to contact their comrades in the Imperial Capital, but most were unreachable.

Those few who were reachable didn't inform them of what was happening in the Imperial Capital; instead, they urged them to come to the Imperial Capital to join forces, claiming that the situation was already secure and that staying in Seaside City was pointless.

What the hell?

Their own companions were streaking through the streets and others were still claiming everything was fine, trying to fool whom?

But this also made the Alien Warriors in Seaside City realize that those who had gone to the Imperial Capital must have been caught.

So.

Those itching to attack the Doomsday Church started to waver once again.

For the Imperial Capital and the Doomsday Church were locked in a power struggle, and it was unwise to act at this time.

It was in their best interest to sit back and watch the tigers fight.

The Imperial Capital's situation was boiling over on the net, and they didn't believe that Duge could just sit idly by...

Gao Ming immediately recognized Duge's handiwork and, unwilling to be outdone, issued a new rallying cry: "The Alien Battlefield should band together for warmth to contend with the National Defense Bureau..."

Duge obviously possessed the ability to control people; if not now, then when was the time to cooperate?

...

"Meng Lanyun, make sure those guys get taken out before we start, got it?" Meng Lanyun had taken control of over a dozen people at once, and just thinking about what was to come made her eyelids twitch uncontrollably.

Her awakening process wasn't exactly orthodox, and she sneaked in a few experiments with her abilities, enjoying them several times.

But more than a dozen people, both men and women -- this was no longer about enjoyment.

The body she inhabited might not have been hers, but the sensations were!

What was most frightening was that Ying Fei was present; she intended to go for either the second or third body. In the playback of the recording, if that was how she appeared, what would the other Alien Warriors think of her?

Could it be that she'd have to live incognito for the rest of her life?

"Yeah, I won't let them violate you," Duge responded with certainty, nodding and making a promise.