The New York County branch's post concisely described the mission, listing the deceased's The Way of the Extraordinary IDs, levels, and years of service. There were no indignant condemnations or emotional appeals.

It was like a quiet and sorrowful obituary.

The members of Heavenly Punishment from various branches left comments like "May there be no strife in Heaven," "God bless you," "Rest in peace," and rows upon rows of white candles.

In this post, there were no curses and roars, no anger and blame, no teeth-gritting declarations of revenge.

Though separated by a screen, there was a flowing atmosphere of grief for the departed. Zhang Yuanqing glanced at it and exited the post, browsing the forum's homepage.

The atmosphere changed drastically. Posts with "fuck" in the title almost filled the entire screen, fully displaying the fury of the Heavenly Punishment members.

Eighteen The Way of the Extraordinary members lost overnight, including seven Saints and two Level 6s. As the strongest law-abiding organization in the contemporary era, Heavenly Punishment had not suffered such a significant loss in many years.

In the forum, some Heavenly Punishment members angrily denounced the incompetence and foolishness of the New York County executives, just like the citizens of the Free Federation denounced the authorities.

They believed that Sean Mede, the Chief Executive Officer of the Execution Department, should be held responsible and hoped that headquarters could dispatch a more capable Overlord to take over the Chief Executive Officer position.

Some Heavenly Punishment members believed that the situation in New York County was escalating, and it had reached a point where Overlords could intervene at any time. Headquarters should send specialists to lead elite teams to be stationed in New York County.

"Although New York County is a large branch, the battle between the Dionysus Club and the Merchant Guild is becoming increasingly fierce. Many experts from the evil camp are going to New York County to join in the fun. Headquarters should send people to support."

"New York County is the headquarters of the Sea God Church. Those arrogant sea monsters have a bad relationship with us. Headquarters sending specialists will probably cause conflicts with them."

"Who is Heavenly Punishment afraid of? The Sea God Church has been watching from the sidelines. I saw on the Heavenly Punishment's internal "Every You Post" that the Sea God Church symbolically destroyed a few gangs. Since the Sea God Church isn't charging forward, then leave it to us Heavenly Punishment."

"Please immediately arrest Cocktail or hunt down the peak Saints of the evil camp. Heavenly Punishment must avenge this." Zhang Yuanqing quickly browsed through the posts and discovered a difference between Heavenly Punishment and the Five Elements Alliance. The Five Elements Alliance's forum was more like a gossip community where people chatted, gossiped, and occasionally vented negative energy.

Heavenly Punishment's forum was different. They not only commented on their superiors but also seriously discussed tactics. What items should be used to deal with the Dionysus Club, what kind of deployment should be carried out. When disputes arose, and no one would yield, they would even post some highly classified item attributes on the forum.

In addition to discussing tactics, they also liked to teach their superiors how to deploy troops and fight against the evil camp.

Regardless of whether it was reliable or not, at least the academic atmosphere was very strong. At the same time, it was a bit too free. Many pieces of information and intelligence were not things that could be placed on social platforms.

The New York County branch is under a lot of pressure, especially Sean Mede... So many elites died, it's a major fault...

Zhang Yuanqing chuckled gleefully.

Sean Mede was quite hostile towards the Five Elements Alliance's aid team, always cold and uninviting.

Now that Heavenly Punishment members from various branches were clamoring to investigate responsibility and wished they could personally transfer to New York County to fight the evil camp, Sean Mede's pressure could be imagined.

In the Chief Executive Officer's office, on the guest sofa, Sean Mede's thin face was solemn, and a storm was brewing in his light blue eyes. He looked at the two Overlords of the same level opposite him and said in a deep voice, "I want to apply to use the Sky Eye!"

Sitting opposite Sean were Vinnie Rent and a middle-aged man with gray hair named Channing Lu. He was the Minister of Administration appointed by the board of directors, responsible for all internal affairs of Heavenly Punishment, including but not limited to personnel transfer, financial management, item disbursement, vacation arrangements... In short, the Minister of Administration was to check and balance the Chief Executive Officer and the Prosecutor.

The separation of powers is the creed of the Free Federation.

Channing Lu shook his head. "Cocktail should have left New York County or hid in The Way of the Extraordinary. There's no point in you opening the Sky Eye. Perhaps this is exactly what the evil camp wants to see. A wind mage who has lost his eyes is like a tiger with its teeth pulled out. When encountering a hunter, there is only death. Sean, do you want to be the first Overlord to return to The Way of the Extraordinary in this battle?"

Sean Mede frowned. "Minister Lu, is headquarters preparing to send someone to replace me?"

Channing Lu said in a calm tone, "Headquarters believes that it was your greed for success that led to the destruction of a team. You should accept Minister Vinnie's suggestion and hunt the beast, Haas. In addition, headquarters knows that you have been grieving for your son recently and feels that your current state is not suitable for commanding the Execution Department. They are already looking for candidates and will not change their decision unless there are special circumstances."

Sean Mede's face twitched. "The destruction of the execution team was not because of my greed for success, but because there was a spy within the Execution Department. Not many people knew about last night's operation. I am already investigating the spies."

Channing Lu nodded noncommittally. These things would be done by the successor. Headquarters' decision would not be easily changed.

At this time, Vinnie Rent said, "After the new Chief Executive Officer takes office, Lord Mede can open the Sky Eye. I don't object!"

The main point is to make use of waste! She suddenly felt a little fortunate for Ju Mang's alertness. If he hadn't ferreted out the spy, Aime, perhaps she would have made a big mistake like Sean Mede and fallen into a similar predicament.

Channing Lu sighed. "Let's talk about the spy issue. There are many problems within Heavenly Punishment. If we don't find those spies, similar things will happen again in the future. In addition, the beast, Haas, just returned to The Way of the Extraordinary, and the evil camp slapped us loudly. Sean, let North take action. Pick one from the A-level wanted list."

North is one of the two peak Saints of the Execution Department with rich combat experience and item reserves. He is a strong man of the older generation.

After lunch, Zhang Yuanqing left the bank building and summoned an avatar in a nearby public restroom using the Eight-Inch Mirror.

Bacchus and Hecate decided to hunt the Five Elements Alliance team tonight and summoned him to Catherine's health massage parlor at three o'clock in the afternoon to plot.

After sending away the avatar, he returned to the office and heard Yuan Ting vividly recounting the news that Sean Mede was about to be replaced. He not only knew that Sean Mede was about to "lose his job" but even knew the list of candidates from the Heavenly Punishment headquarters thousands of miles away.

"It is said that it might be Winifred Irina. This person is not simple. She is also the Demon Lord's lover, a Level 7 wind mage, and may already be Level 8. Since the Demon Lord returned to The Way of the Extraordinary, she has been on leave of absence with pay, cultivating herself at home."

"Tsk tsk, why are there so many women who are so devoted to a scumbag like the Demon Lord?" Yuan Ting looked around proudly, with an invincible posture in the gossip field.

"Probably because he slept with them. Hmm, Irina..." Zhang Yuanqing's eyes lit up. He knew this woman, one of the Demon Lord's more favored lovers, suspected of possessing a treasure map fragment... She was a woman he wanted to contact but was far away and unable to reach.

Suddenly, he didn't want to kill Bacchus and Hecate. He might as well let Sean get lost. What if the successor was really Irina!

Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart. If he successfully hunted Bacchus and Hecate, Sean might not lose his job.

He might be given a demerit and continue to stay in New York County.

"Irina must be very beautiful," Sun Miaomiao said while gossiping.

As long as it didn't involve Yuanshi Tianzun, she was happy to hear about the Demon Lord's romantic affairs with women.

"We can question the Demon Lord's character, but we can't question his taste!"

Yuan Ting said, "She must be a great beauty. I heard that Vinnie Rent is particularly possessive. She regards all the Demon Lord's lovers as enemies. If Irina comes over, there will be fun to watch."

Late at night. In the best room of a riverside hotel on Manhattan Island, Bacchus held a wine bottle in one hand and binoculars in the other, examining the bank building in the distance.

After confirming the view was clear, he put down the binoculars, picked up his phone, and dialed the Dream Weaver's number.

"In five minutes, I will have my subordinates take action. You keep a close watch. As soon as the Five Elements Alliance team comes out, report to me immediately."

He hiccuped. "Don't teach me how to do things!" The Dream Weaver on the other end of the phone coldly replied and hung up.

Bacchus looked at the phone screen, grinned, and turned to Hecate, who was sleeping soundly on the bed. "I don't like this guy very much. Let's find an opportunity to kill him."

Hecate opened her eyes. "Then tonight. It's good to have one less person to share the rewards. We each get a top-quality Saint-level item."

Bacchus revealed a cruel smile. "A great idea."

He picked up his phone again and dialed his subordinate's number. "Action!" After saying that, he hung up the phone, sat by the bay window, looked at the night view of Manhattan Island, the distant river view, and sipped the wine little by little.

As senior executives, Bacchus and Hecate naturally had no shortage of subordinates. Tonight, they arranged enough manpower to carry out large-scale destruction in various places around Manhattan Island.

Heavenly Punishment would definitely suspect that it was a strategy by the Freedom Camp to lure them out and would not dare to send teams to deal with it casually. It would be led by Saints, and even Overlords would control the situation from behind.

In this way, Heavenly Punishment would inevitably have a shortage of manpower, and the Five Elements Alliance's team was strong enough and was an aid team, so they would definitely be dispatched.

Bacchus took another sip, enjoying the river view.

About half an hour later, the lights on the 102nd and 103rd floors of the distant bank building suddenly lit up. A few minutes later, gusts of wind rose from the top of the bank building.

Figures controlled the airflow and left the bank building, disappearing into the night.

Soon after, in the bank's underground garage, black commercial vehicles quickly drove out, honking their horns, and merged into the traffic, rushing to the various police stations requesting assistance.

Bacchus's phone "dinged" and received a text message from the Dream Weaver.

He looked closely. The text message was a license plate number. The Five Elements Alliance people were in this car.