Hell Paradise Island has been very lively these past few days, with all sorts of news flying around, making it hard to distinguish truth from falsehood.
First, there was the news of Ling Tian's death. Ling Tian had been missing for many days, and various forces had sent people to search the Free Zone, but they couldn't even find a body.
Therefore, they speculated that Ling Tian was definitely dead. They had another reason for this conclusion: in the past few days, those who had been hunting Ling Tian had not reappeared, dying in the Free Zone.
In their opinion, a ferocious fellow like Ling Tian would never allow those who wanted to kill him to live in front of him. The only explanation was that Ling Tian was dead!
People are like this; they quickly forget about terrifying things, and Ling Tian soon became a legend in their minds.
However, what was surprising was that the members of the Huaxia team reacted very calmly. Apart from going out to gather information every day, they spent the rest of their time in their base, diligently cultivating.
The abundant spiritual energy on Hell Paradise Island allowed many members of the team to break through, truly a case of making a fortune in silence.
In fact, their calmness was mainly because they could confirm that Ling Tian was still alive.
Before Ling Tian left, he gave Zhang Caifeng a jade pendant, which was not simple. It had a sound transmission formation on it.
On this island, due to the very rich spiritual energy and somewhat chaotic magnetic field, ordinary mobile phones and even walkie-talkies could hardly function.
This jade pendant, however, could transmit messages directionally. Although it was also affected to some extent, it was much better than electronic devices.
Ling Tian sent messages to Zhang Caifeng every day through this jade pendant, partly to report his discoveries and partly to report his safety.
Ling Tian reported his findings to the three leaders and made suggestions for them to make arrangements and be ready to leave the island at any time!
As for Xuanyuan Jie and the other two, they took Ling Tian's suggestions very seriously. These dozen or so people were the elites among China's espers. If they were lost on the island, it would be a huge blow to the strength of China's esper community.
So, Xuanyuan Jie quickly contacted the Oriental Princess, asking her to be ready. Once things changed, the Oriental Princess would come to the island to meet them at the first opportunity.
In the past few days, people have been coming and going on the island, and more people have landed. The date for the World Esper Conference is also fast approaching.
One day, another large luxury cruise ship of American nationality docked, and more than a dozen espers from the United States disembarked.
In addition, they used this ship to transport a large amount of supplies.
These Americans were very focused on enjoyment and quality of life, but the prices on the island made it difficult for them to continue such a luxurious lifestyle.
So, they had to transport a large amount of supplies from the outside world to ensure their supply.
Among these Americans, the most eye-catching was a robot with a very sci-fi appearance, like a RoboCop from a movie.
This person had a peculiar appearance. His head was inside a fully enclosed mask, and his entire body was encased in that strange machine.
With every movement, with every step forward, the motors on his body emitted a faint working sound.
Soon, these people arrived at the American encampment, and the Americans immediately threw a party to celebrate their arrival.
While these Americans were happily celebrating, this robot-like figure went to Prometheus's room. Present here, besides Prometheus, was the American team's strategist, Arthur!
The door was tightly shut. They had confirmed countless times that there were no listening devices in the room before they dared to continue their conversation with peace of mind.
"Mr. Lange, welcome!" Prometheus said with a fake smile.
Arthur, standing beside him, regarded Lange with reverence. They were both controllers of mental power, and Arthur knew how powerful this half-robot was!
This fellow named Lange was once an exceptionally talented and outstanding scientist.
However, fate was not kind to him. In his early twenties, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the same disease that the famous scientist Stephen Hawking had.
This ALS is still a medical mystery today, and even with the United States' technology and financial resources, it cannot be solved.
But a genius is still a genius. While his body was not completely paralyzed, Lange designed this assistive device, which was the mechanical suit he was wearing.
His mechanical body was entirely controlled by brainwaves. Inside the glass mask, several electrodes were connected to his head.
These electrodes could detect his brainwaves, convert them into electrical signals, and thus control the mechanical body to perform various actions.
However, although he could continue to move, his condition continued to worsen. As his condition deteriorated, even though he could continue to survive with the help of the machine, he did not have much time left.
But then, things took a turn. As the Xianting asteroid approached Earth, the spiritual energy on Earth began to recover, and a few people awakened their esper abilities.
Lange was also one of these fortunate few. He discovered his uniqueness.
Lange awakened mental power esper abilities, and his ability was to directly control people around him with his mental power!
Of course, the prerequisite for achieving this was that the controller's mental power must be much stronger than that of the controlled.
But for Lange, this was not a problem, because his mental power was terrifyingly immense!
Lange had been controlling this mechanical body with brainwaves for a long time, so he was very skilled in the use of brainwaves and in finely controlling his body with brainwaves.
And this itself was a form of training for mental power!
If he got close to someone, he could control them with brainwaves. If he unleashed his full power, he could even control more than a dozen people within a 50-meter radius at once!
And this fellow was the secret weapon of these Americans for this operation!
They had a shocking plan, and the core of this shocking plan was to have Lange control Mario Kuitt, the island master of Hell Paradise Island!
As long as Mario Kuitt was controlled, this island would be in their hands, and the espers on the island would have no choice but to be slaughtered by these Americans!
"Mr. Lange, this long journey must have been very hard on you," Arthur said.
"It was indeed very hard. Being at sea for so long, my joints are almost rusty!"
For Lange, the matter of rusty joints was not just a metaphor!