V2 Chapter 23 - Analysis of Force
**New Delhi International Airport.**
When they got off the plane, some security forces ran towards them, so Lukan showed them the Hero Association card.
It's a habit for him. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed Lukan Archer is someone who never drops his sword. Even if he sleeps, he is the one who takes the sword to bed.
Frank, who came with him, also had a problem at the airport and had to explain to the two airport staff at the check-in.
"This girl is my summoned beast. She is not smuggled onto the plane as you think, nor I'm a human trafficker."
On the airport counter sat an eight-year-old girl with long green hair and a pair of white horns. She was wearing a little white dress and eating candy sticks, looking like a real angel. That little girl was obviously not a real person; she was one of Frank's summoned beasts, a little tree spirit girl.
Frank's Burrow family possessed the ability to summon. He had two powers: superhuman strength and summoning. Although they could summon a giant flying horse, it was the second beast; the first, the little tree girl, had been able to be summoned since they were in hero school.
Although powerful, she was lazy, arrogant, and undemanding, so Frank didn't use her much. But the little girl loved sweets very much. If he didn't feed her bread once a week, she would sulk and go out on her own to find trouble. Now Frank had forgotten to feed her, so she was pouting.
"Apple, explain to them," Frank said, but the little girl paid little attention to her master and turned her face away. Her green hair swayed in the wind.
"Sir, come to the office for a while." A senior officer from the Delhi airport security force slowly moved closer to Fatty Frank's ear. If he was unlucky, it looked like Frank was going to spend the day at the airport.
Lukan approached them and showed his hero badge. "He's my co-hero Frank van Burrow. See the little goat horns on this girl's head? Normal people don't have those. And if you look closely, you can see the donkey's tail hidden under her skirt."
Lukan looked like a gentleman, speaking English with a French accent, but the airport staff nodded in understanding and made way for them.
"Hey... why don't they believe me when I show them my badge and say I'm a hero? You just say a few words and get it?" Frank asked as he picked up the little girl and patted her hot belly.
Lukan only looked at Frank and replied, "Because you look like a child."
"Hey... what did you say? I'm a modest gentleman-looking guy." No matter how Frank argued, Lukan didn't say anything more. The little girl on Frank's shoulder put the candy to the corner of her mouth and said quietly, "I wanf more lollipop..."
"....." Frank.
They went to their next flight. There are limited direct flights from the US to Suvarnabhumi, so since they didn't get a ticket, they had to travel from New Delhi to Subana.
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Seeing the people of the Qin Xi Command immediately changed the shape of the talent competition. Medana acted as referee while the three of them, Sofia and Fralita, were in charge.
The reason they asked the members who joined them to show this kind of power was to understand the strength of the alliance members. Isn't it better to know your own strength before going to fight the enemy?
In front of Madana and the three, a Chinese man wearing Manchu clothing stood. He looked blind as he wore big round sunglasses.
"Your name is...?" Sofia asked first. In fact, Fralita knew the most about these people, and Sofia's divine voice team did not know them. So the first person to ask the question was Sofia.
Madana was just watching. The Manchu man threw his hands behind his back and told his information one by one.
"I am Fu Tuhai, and my ancestors were commanders of the golden-robed bodyguards of the Qing Dynasty Khanshi Emperor. I am the vice president of the Martial Arts Hero Group and a B+ rank hero."
Martial heroes are more numerous and powerful than tech heroes. Some of them have mist powers that help with martial arts, but most rely on martial arts and inner chi alone.
Japan's Yamaguchi family is also a member of the world's martial arts heroes, and Usaki is the pinnacle among them. That being said, martial arts heroes generally have more powerful individuals and a stronger organization than tech heroes. But becoming a martial arts hero is not easy.
Those who have been training since they were young achieved their current power through relentless practice until they retire.
Sofia nodded and asked again, "What are your skills?"
"I'm an expert in the art of controlling internal energy. For example, controlling internal energy and using it as needed."
Fu Tuhai placed a human-head-sized cobble stone on the table. He then cut it into pieces with just his palm. But everyone, including Sofia, stared blankly. In fact, splitting rocks isn't very impressive these days. What Fu Tu Hai did next made them all open their eyes.
"I will name this item the Stone Lotus. As a gift for the first time I met the Princess of Sorrow."
Fu Tu Hai held a fist-sized stone lotus flower in his hand. Fragments of stone were scattered all over the room. In just five minutes, he had turned the cobblestone paving into a wonderful work of art.
"Isn't this the end of your power? It's possible to tear off metal armor as well, right?" Medana asked, a bit concerned. Fu Tuhai just nodded.
"If it's still, it's possible, but if that armor is active and running around, it's impossible to break it off. And this technique takes a lot of energy."
In fact, the inner chi are no longer a secret at all in the age of mist. Martial arts heroes are quite abundant in the East, and they are popular in countries like India, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan, and Korea. The Japanese refer to it as ki, while it's called Chakra in India. However, they are not exactly the same; the official usage is only within the Hero Society.
What's even more surprising is that, although Fu Tuhai is excellent, the Qin Shi Order is not strong enough to represent the entire world of martial arts heroes. There are many other martial arts hero teams that are truly powerful. Even within China, the Qin Shi is not the most powerful. After the start of the Mutants era, ancient martial arts groups such as Wutan and Shaolin have been revived for a long time.
After Fu Tuhai demonstrated his strength, their attention turned to the fat chef who was hunched over a big sword.
Chef Wan Liao An introduced himself with a hearty laugh. "I'm not a celebrity hero like him. I'm just an ordinary chef who opened a Sichuan restaurant in Hong Kong. The Wang clan has been a family of chefs for seven generations. My father was a chef, my grandfather was a chef, and I'm a chef."
Hearing Chef Wang's words, Medana and Sofia looked at each other. What is this human power? Isn't it just to impress people with delicious Sichuan cuisine?
Although Medana likes hot and spicy dishes made with Sichuan recipes, she didn't think they would be useful in battle.
Fralita, noticing the confusion, explained, "Uncle Wan's family are chefs, but their knife-wielding style is very special. It's the art of shaping and training the inside to cut anything into pieces. The knife on his waist is too heavy for ordinary people to handle; it's an heirloom sword made from star meteorite. It's not exactly zect, but it's almost zect, and it's a lost metal that's more than four times heavier than zect."
Suddenly, Larry and Moe brought in a piglet. Medana asked, flustered, "What are you doing?"
"The chief uncle wanted to make pork strips, but he couldn't get a pig. That's why he went to find one."
"Wait... you're going to kill a pig in the royal palace? I can't bear to hear the sound of blood."
Before she could finish speaking, the knife in Chef Wan's hand moved like a beam of starlight and cut off the pig's head.
"Slicing knife..." After that, before all the blood in the pig's body was gone, he quickly removed the viscera, just leaving the meat and bones. Medana was about to vomit from the sight of blood.
"So, with this sword, he can also take a person down like a pig in seconds. What's his specification?"
At Medana's question, Fralita turned on his phone and read some documents again.
"About ten years ago, this uncle's daughter was kidnapped by a gang led by a B rank villain who demanded ransom. The uncle pulled out a big sword and took them all down. Twenty people lost their heads, and the B rank villain was treated like a pig. The Hong Kong Hero Assoaction offered him an A rank position, but he didn't accept it."
Hearing these words, the uncle smiled at Medana while wiping the blood off the knife. "Hahaha... I run a famous restaurant, so I can't help but wander around the city."
The last one didn't need any special introduction. The beggar gang's successor girl demonstrated the dog-beating stick for them. She stopped after breaking all the floor tiles in the dining room. As for the staff in her hand, nothing happened. Medana, who had watched a bit of martial arts, asked Fralita closely, "Hey... is she holding a legendary jade stick?"
"It's just... an ordinary stick, and the way it's used inside is so precise that the stick is nothing. The beggar gang hasn't had their dog-beating stick since the Qin Dynasty."
Hon Weilin is the most powerful of the three. A-level and someone they can truly rely on.
"So let's talk about the Mutant Science Organization."
Fralita hit a button on his phone, and a three-dimensional holographic image appeared in the room, displaying a clear map.
"The map you see is of Suvarna. In the northeast, there are the world's only zect mines. The beast guarding the country is on duty there full-time."
Fralita had this information easily. When they informed duke about their mission, he allowed them to command a squad of soldiers as they wished, with the Hero Association and the Ministry of Defense assisting them. So it wasn't too difficult for them to track down the Mutant Science team.
"The first time we saw the Mutant Sciences in action was around there. According to the scouting force, it was most likely their most powerful member, the Centi."
Medana added, "So, it's almost certain we're facing an S rank enemy. Since the northeast is closest to China, they're probably camped on the Chinese Suvarna border." Fralita denied Medana's words.
"Huh... the border of China's Suvarna is actually just a place surrounded by large mountains. So they must be able to command operations from their camp in our area. Most likely, they will be camped in places where ants rarely go."
Fralita pointed to the four red circled marks.
"This place, that place... this way and that way... They are within the patrol territory of the Titan-ants. There are other powerful mutant beasts, so ants won't go these other places without a reason. Even if they're looking for food, they avoid them."
Sofia said thoughtfully, "With the strength of the current Mutant Science Team, the A rank mutant beasts will not be difficult for them. To avoid Suvarna's eyes, they can steal one of those beasts position and camp there."
Ants tend to avoid the territory of a powerful enemy, so even if the enemy is dead, they will not be noticed in a moment. This is a good time for mutant science.
"The problem is that there are four possible locations, and we need to scout ourselves. Then I think we'll need to ensure they don't know. Sofia... how strong do you think they are coming to Suvarna this time?"
Madana asked, and Sofia held out her fingers, looking at each member of the Mutant Science.
"The bat, the leopard, and the snake are all dead. The flower mutant is injured and can't move at the moment. As for S rank, they will have that centipedes. The remaining A rank they have are the Mad Doctor, the Spider, the Shark, the Bull Beetle, and B rank for the Rabbit, Crab, and Cat." After that, Sofia recounted the strength they had.
"I can be considered an S rank at the moment. There will be four A rank: Madana, Fralita, Hong Weilin, and Wan Liao An. As for B rank, there will be five: Meg, Larry, Moe, Elohim, and Fu Tuhai. If they don't have any extra strength, we will not be alone."
Madana still did not see the current situation very well. "We haven't underestimated the enemy yet. Because they are supported by Russia and China, there may be hero troops from Moscow and Beijing. The problem is that we still don't know the exact location of their camp. If we do, we can launch a surprise attack."
All the others nodded. Before they moved to attack the enemy, they must first conduct a reconnaissance mission to confirm the enemy's location.