Dongfang Shu wasted no time. He immediately had several elders from his family board a private jet to the new city, ensuring they reached the Martial Alliance with the utmost speed.
Dongfang Tingyin, as the public face of the Martial Alliance, had a significant advantage. Su Fan had directly provided the Dongfang family with ten attribute pills. With the help of these pills, the elders who had been stuck at the peak of the Kaiyang realm for years quickly broke through to the Yuheng realm.
Now, with the Martial Alliance facing a crisis, the elders would not refuse Dongfang Tingyin's request for assistance.
The main hall of the Martial Alliance.
Upon entering, Ling began scanning her surroundings, assessing the Martial Alliance's defensive capabilities. She wore a pair of glasses, the latest technology from the foreign supernatural community, capable of predicting an opponent's strength by analyzing the energy they emitted.
Ling glanced at the security guards at the entrance. A stream of data flashed before her eyes: these guards were merely B+ strength.
Ling sneered.
A B+ strength individual was nothing compared to the assassins in their Assassin's Alliance; they were barely worth considering.
However, Ling did not let her guard down and proceeded to the second floor.
The second floor was the exchange area, also the most heavily guarded section of the Martial Alliance, as it housed many of the alliance's magical items, the very foundation of their operations.
If Su Fan knew her thoughts, he would have laughed. The true foundation of the Martial Alliance was not on the second floor; that was merely a fraction of their assets. The real treasures were in the Martial Alliance's warehouse, accessible only to him and Dongfang Tingyin, with even more being in his personal possession.
The security on the second floor was slightly stronger than on the first, but still, there were only four individuals with A-class strength.
Ling let out a dismissive chuckle and browsed the exchange area on the second floor.
The more she looked, the more her heart pounded. She had only heard that the items in the Martial Alliance could be considered contemporary treasures, but seeing them now, it was no exaggeration.
Greed flickered in her eyes.
With the Martial Alliance's defenses weakened, wouldn't it be a massive profit to seize some of their goods?
"Miss, is there anything I can help you with?"
A service lady from the Martial Alliance, seeing Ling standing there dazed after browsing, assumed she was new and unfamiliar with the Martial Alliance's exchange rules. She approached to offer assistance.
"Is your boss here?"
Ling asked in fluent Mandarin.
"I'm sorry, do you have an appointment? If you do, you can inquire at the front desk on the first floor."
This was outside her scope of work. Her job was to answer questions in the second-floor exchange area; reception was handled by the first-floor front desk.
"No, just asking casually."
Ling was merely making a casual inquiry. Walker had gone missing while apprehending Su Fan, meaning Su Fan's strength might not be insignificant. If he were present, she might need to reconsider her actions.
With that, Ling turned and left.
The young lady felt a bit bewildered.
Ling left the Martial Alliance and immediately found Mark.
"The Martial Alliance's overall strength isn't high. The most crucial exchange area is only guarded by four A-class individuals. I'm thinking of making a move. Want to join me?"
Ling still wanted to bring Mark along; two people were safer.
"Isn't that a bit unwise? We're only here to investigate Walker's whereabouts and gather information about the Martial Alliance. There's no need to stir up trouble."
Mark was a more cautious individual and felt Ling's idea was questionable.
"Are you sure you want to miss this opportunity? The items in the Martial Alliance are exactly as rumored, no! They're even more incredible than rumored! Don't you always envy the abilities of Flame God and Thunder God? Those items could grant you similar powers. This is a chance to enhance our strength. If we succeed, our rankings will skyrocket, and surpassing Flame God and Thunder God might even be possible."
Ling said to Mark with a greedy expression, tempting him to join her in raiding the Martial Alliance's exchange area.
Mark was instantly swayed.
Items that could grant supernatural abilities were a fatal temptation for him. Mark was already dissatisfied with his own abilities and desperately desired powers like those of Flame God and Thunder God.
"Are you sure there are no experts?"
Mark, his heart moved, asked Ling for confirmation.
"I'm one hundred percent sure."
Ling replied confidently.
Even the important exchange area only had four A-class individuals guarding it; how much stronger could the Martial Alliance's overall strength be?
Moreover, it was a widely acknowledged fact that China had fewer top-tier martial artists. Therefore, Ling was certain that the Martial Alliance couldn't possibly have any exceptionally powerful individuals.
"Alright! Let's do it!"
Mark gritted his teeth and decided to go along with Ling. If they succeeded, their status within the alliance would soar, and they wouldn't be the ones taking orders anymore; they would be the ones giving them!
Mark had long been annoyed by those above him, who, relying on their high status, constantly ordered them around.
Ling smiled slightly, having waited for Mark's agreement.
"Good, then let's move out immediately!"
Ling led Mark directly towards the second floor.
Dongfang Tingyin, watching the surveillance feed, realized something was amiss when Ling returned.
He quickly called his family elders.
"Fourth Uncle, have you arrived?"
Dongfang Tingyin asked into the phone.
"We've reached the rooftop of the Martial Alliance and are about to disembark,"
A voice from one of the Dongfang family elders came through the phone, accompanied by the whirring wind from the helicopter's rotors.
"Hurry to the second floor! The situation is urgent, I'm heading there now!"
Dongfang Tingyin didn't have time to explain further, urging them to get to the second floor.
After hanging up, Dongfang Tingyin rushed to the second floor via elevator.
...
Mark, a foreigner, appearing in the Martial Alliance immediately drew the attention of many. However, the two ignored the curious gazes and proceeded directly to the second floor.
"Are they targeting the Martial Alliance again? Don't these foreigners ever learn?"
One martial artist, who had arrived earlier and experienced the first raid on the Martial Alliance, knew the fate of those robbers. Seeing Mark now, he immediately thought of the previous attackers.
"Exactly. Don't they know the Martial Alliance's strength? Someone tried to default on payment at the last auction and got beaten up. How dare someone still have designs on the Martial Alliance?"
"They should think about it. Can an organization that can produce treasures like the Breakthrough Pill be easily bullied? They're truly brainless."
"Don't say that. They're from abroad and might not have received domestic news. Besides, don't foreign supernaturals always look down on our Chinese martial artists? They probably still think China has no experts."
Someone who was well aware of the current situation speculated that they might have dared to attack the Martial Alliance because they were unaware of its true strength.
"Shall we go up and watch the show?"
A martial artist suddenly suggested.
Everyone present's eyes lit up.
"It's a rare opportunity, of course, we'll go!"
A group of them immediately followed, eager to see how this foreigner would be utterly defeated by the Martial Alliance's experts.