Theobald and Amity followed Henry. With the company of people from Section Nine, they didn't need to go through the security check.
"It's time we say goodbye," Henry said to Amity.
"We're not sending you off," Theobald said coldly. "I'm going to the front line as well. It just happened that we are heading to the same destination."
As he spoke, Theobald showed the Section Nine people a token with the character "He" carved on it.
The members of Section Nine didn't say anything. Their silence acknowledged Theobald's identity.
All the other commercial airlines had given way to the plane of the Section Nine.
The plane took off right after every one boarded.
On the way, Henry asked for a tablet and searched for any news within the last ten days.
"What's the reason for the global earthquake that lasted an hour?"
"A new continent has appeared on Antarctica!"
"A new race of human being?" "Is the civilization of the earth' core real or not?"
"Is humans really the dominant species of the planet earth?"
"War broke out on the new land, the casualty passes hundreds!"
"Powerful magnetic field found on the new land!"
"Reclusive martial arts masters appear to protect the homeland!"
"The armies join forces, defending against the enemies together!"
News about the new land had flooded the internet, and each one of the news had more than a hundred million views.
Henry read through all the news. Combined with his own knowledge, he gathered pieces of useful information.
During the time Henry was unconscious, the ancient battlefield appeared, connecting the earth's core and the earth's surface. People from the earth's core got on the new land and appeared on the earth's surface. The majority of the secret organizations, including Section Nine, had received the information beforehand, so when the land showed up, they had arrived at the location. Because all the organizations were connected to governments, governments around the world also knew about the existence of the new land.
The governments knew that such an incident was too huge to withhold, so they intentionally leaked the information to the press, hoping with the proper guidance, the panic period wouldn't last for too long. They also put their bet on the popularity of superhero culture and increasing interest in mythical stories. Since people were more open to supernatural stories, they would accept the fact that a new civilization just appeared. Some religious groups even tried to use the appearance of the new land and the new civilization to convince people that their gods existed.
Because neither Qi nor modern weaponry could be used on the new land, the war was depending solely on cold weapons.
The earth's surface had much more advantages over cold weapon battles.
People of the earth's core put more focus on cultivating Qi. From Henry's experience with the majority of the academies in the earth's core, they only taught Qi. On the contrary, people of the earth's surface also practiced martial arts, such as Taekwondo, Wing Chun, and Jujutsu. Although the focus was put more on their forms, they were still effective when came to field combat.
From the earth's core, other than the old generation of masters, only Sword Valley could provide effective forces.
However, most of the groups on the earth's surface, including the Clans, Section Nine, and the Sharp Knife, implemented competitive training on physical powers. So it was no mystery that the earth's surface was on the winning side. It would be a difficult task for the earth's core to invade the earth's surface.
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