Hell Paradise Island, three days had passed since the World Abilities Convention was scheduled to begin. However, in these three days, Hell Paradise Island had completely transformed into a living hell.
The ability users from all over the world found themselves unable to resist or escape the island.
Initially, some ability users united to demand an explanation from "Mario Kuite." The result was that these individuals were quickly suppressed by the island's guards and the Americans.
Not only the Americans, but also the Japanese, South Koreans, and Britons, traditional lapdogs of the Americans, all joined the American ranks.
The fate of the rebels was tragic. Their bodies were directly hung from the lampposts at the dock. By now, the lampposts at the dock were laden with corpses; nearly a hundred people had been executed!
Facing the threat of death, the survivors had no choice but to compromise and pledge allegiance to "Mario Kuite."
Within the American camp on the island, the vast majority of Americans were overjoyed. They spent their days indulging in bars or forming groups to undertake missions.
Almost everyone knew that the Americans had colluded with Mario Kuite. These Americans could walk around the island with impunity, as no one dared to provoke them. On the contrary, it would be considered fortunate if they didn't cause trouble themselves.
However, within the American team, one person was filled with worry. This person was none other than Bice, who possessed healing abilities.
Bice was formerly a nun and grew up in a convent. Later, she pursued a medical degree in college and became a doctor, a devout believer as well.
Upon acquiring her abilities, she was overjoyed and proactively used them to heal patients, only to be branded a heretic by them.
Bice was deeply distressed by this. It wasn't until she met Arthur, another ability user, that Arthur, who understood her well, comforted Bice, and they became close friends.
Although Bice was a member of the Scepter of God, she was not a core member of this mysterious organization but merely an ordinary member.
For the lower-ranking members of the Scepter of God, participation in the organization's missions was voluntary, a typical characteristic of Americans.
Bice had initially been reluctant to participate in this operation. However, Arthur's earnest persuasion convinced her, telling her that they needed her abilities, primarily to treat the wounded.
Bice, who considered saving lives and healing the injured her calling, coupled with her close friend Arthur's desperate plea, finally agreed and came to Hell Paradise Island.
But upon arriving, Bice realized she had been somewhat naive. The actions of these Americans on the island were something she couldn't bear to witness.
They had initially promised to merely attend a conference, participate in an event. But they never expected that the Americans would collude with the owner of Hell Paradise Island and detain other ability users from around the world!
Bice immediately felt like she was complicit in wrongdoing.
What made Bice even more anxious was Arthur's disappearance. Although Prometheus's explanation to her was that Arthur had urgent matters to attend to back home, Bice did not believe Prometheus at all.
She knew Arthur too well. Arthur was a meticulous person. Even if he had urgent business to attend to, he would always leave a message.
Yet now, he had vanished without a trace, without so much as a word. This clearly indicated that there might be something amiss behind it!
Thus, in the recent period, Bice had not been idle. She began to mobilize her surrounding resources to search for Arthur's whereabouts.
Bice was not alone in her efforts. On the contrary, this woman held considerable prestige within the American delegation and had even established some connections.
Especially those she had treated were immensely grateful to her.
Furthermore, Bice was also a great beauty. Such a beautiful woman naturally attracted many male admirers willing to serve her.
Bice paced anxiously in her room. Looking out the window, she saw a figure emerge in the courtyard outside and subtly made a gesture.
Bice immediately left her room, cautiously ensuring no one was watching, before leaving the encampment and heading to a small garden on the island.
There, someone was already waiting. It was the person who had made the gesture at the window moments ago. If Ling Tian were present, he would have recognized this individual; it was Leo the Invisible Man, whom he had severely dealt with.
Leo was now completely subdued. He had revealed his abilities and was consequently sidelined and ignored by Prometheus and his ilk.
This fellow had attempted to instigate Pat to seek revenge for him, but that too had failed.
As a result, he had been languishing on the island. It was at this moment that Bice found him.
Leo readily agreed to Bice's request without hesitation. After all, this woman was his savior, and this playboy also wanted to showcase his abilities to her.
Gathering information was a piece of cake for Leo. This guy was inherently a social butterfly, and coupled with his abilities, it made it very easy for him to approach targets and eavesdrop.
Indeed, after several days of investigation, Leo had made some progress and immediately rushed to report his findings to Bice.
"Leo, have you found any news about Arthur? Where exactly is Arthur?"
"Ms. Bice, I've inquired with many people, and none of them saw when Arthur left the island.
Including the guards and staff I questioned at the dock, their answers were surprisingly consistent, not like they were lying to me.
Moreover, no ships have come to the island since Arthur disappeared."
"This information is worthless," Bice said with great frustration.
"Ms. Bice, I have other findings. Please take a look!"
As Leo spoke, he produced an item and handed it directly to Bice. Upon seeing the item, Bice's pupils contracted sharply!
It was a pure silver cross pendant with a long chain, designed to be worn around the neck, a type of ornament worn by many priests.
Bice recognized it instantly as Arthur's.
Although Arthur was a psychologist, he had attended seminary in college, and this cross was a gift from his professor upon his graduation.
The cross had a unique design. Engraved on it were the insignia of their school and two letters, the initials of Arthur's name!
Arthur cherished this cross dearly and always wore it with him!