867 Conflict and Spread ?

Arthas listened to Zhao Yao's analysis and was dumbstruck as he recalled the dreamscape intelligence he left at the manor.

He was worried. "Perhaps the remaining Star Cats let Doomsday get in touch with the mental energy that was directly connected to the Dream Dimension?"

Arthas become more convinced of this the more he thought. He looked at everyone and started dripping cold sweat profusely.

"I mustn't let them know about this. I'll bring this secret to my grave!!"

"Zhao Yao!" The pregnant Sheriff leaned in Zhao Yao's ear and said softly, "Zhao Yao, Zhao Yao, It's caused by Arthas."

"Huh?" Zhao Yao turned to gaze at Arthas, who turned away guiltily. Zhao Yao activated the Deflective Field and forced his head back.

"Are you involved in this matter?"

Arthas was so scared that his knees became weak and he fell to the ground and exclaimed, "Sorry! I don't know why things turned out this way! It wasn't intentional!"

Zhao Yao's anger filled both his eyes as he demanded, "Tell me what actually happened."

Arthas confessed how he left intelligence at the manor. Zhao Yao was so infuriated that his eyelids pulsated. "Are you saying that the dreamscape that you had left behind at the manor is causing Doomsday to evolve? That he's able to travel in the Dream Dimension and use his superpower to attack?"

"Yes… it's possible."

A gentle pricking sound was heard and Arthas was stabbed by the Dragon Slaying Saber. He fell to the ground and the surrounding supercats surged towards him and started punching and kicking him.

"You made me pregnant?" Fish Ball charged in front and stamped on Arthas's face. "I'll feed you poo!"

Zhao Yao thought, "If Doomsday possesses the ability to travel in dreams, it's pointless to fight him in the dreamscape. I have to find his physical body."

Zhao Yao's ears quivered and he sneered, "They've arrived? It's good timing." "

He stepped forward and appeared out of the valley. Then he leaped with force and shot into the sky with a bang.

…

A few thousand meters away at Gobi desert, numerous off-road jeeps swept up a mighty dust cloud as they drove towards Zhao Yao.

The leading apostle spoke into the microphone, "Attention all units, the enemy possesses strong sensing ability. We'll disembark and approach the target on foot. Remember not to make loud noises that will alert our target."

"Captain, I heard our target's fleeing from our pursuit. We don't have to be so cautious."

"Yes, why don't we go forward at full speed so that he will not escape."

In the previous battles, besides direct confrontations in the bases, Zhao Yao would not engage when he was being caught up as he could not be bothered with pointless fighting. He merely used his power of illusion, Deflective Field and his strong constitution to avoid these skirmishes.

News of the capture of the five pioneer Star Cats by Zhao Yao was kept quiet so that the organization would not collapse from the panic. Hence, normal combat troops were kept in the dark.

They looked relaxed and were able to joke around.

The captain reminded them, "Do not underestimate our enemy. Our target is an apostle with complex superpowers, super constitution, super senses, illusion powers and energy fields. Everyone must be extra cautious."

"Don't worry captain." A black man smiled and smacked his helmet. "We'll use electronic eyes and ears to communicate so we are immune to the illusions."

In the next instant, a terrified scream was heard and an apostle looked at the sky as he shouted, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The jeeps screeched to a halt. Before they recovered from the sudden stop, Zhao Yao fell from the sky like a meteorite and landed in front of them.

Boom! The shockwave emanated from Zhao Yao and created a sandstorm that spread out in all directions.

After being hit by the powerful shockwave, the jeeps were overturned and flew out and a portion of the apostles inside the jeeps fainted while the remaining apostles activated their superpowers to escape from harm.

"One… two… fifteen… twenty-seven…"

Zhao Yao's eyes fixed onto the escaped apostles. Time froze. The Dragon Slaying Saber was gently swept over their bodies before time was allowed to resume.

The captain's vision blurred and everyone fell to the ground screaming in pain. Zhao Yao grabbed the captain's head in his palm.

"Ah!" The captain roared angrily. His eyes lit up with hot white rays while his body was surrounded by layers of electricity. Wielding lightning in his hands, he pressed himself onto Zhao Yao's body firmly.

Loud thunderous claps were heard and Zhao Yao stood intact, letting the lightning strike on the Deflective Field while he stared coldly at the captain and said, "Are you done?"

The captain looked fearfully at Zhao Yao and said under his breath, "The Star Cats will not let you go."

"They will not let me go?" Zhao Yao caressed his stomach, narrowed his eyes and said, "Go back and tell your masters that things have changed. I'll not stop until they're completely destroyed."

Zhao Yao flung him onto a nearby rock wall, causing the wall to disintegrate and break into pieces.

…

In the Star Cats' base, Steve looked at the received intelligence and frowned. "A counterattack? Looks like long periods of pursuit are taking effect as he's losing his cool."

"He wants to destroy us?" Steve scoffed and turned his head to his assistant to ask, "How's the creation of Zhao Yao's simulated superpower model going?"

The assistant said, "We've completed more than half of the model and simulated battles with Zhao Yao's exhibited superpowers in our strategy room. We are now gathering the appropriate apostles to fight him."

Superpower battles required specific intelligence and strategy to be effective.

The special thing about superpowers was that some of them were able to negate other superpowers. After understanding Zhao Yao's superpowers, they are able to choose specific superpowers to counteract his superpowers.

The assistant said, "We'll use different tactics to counter Zhao Yao's various superpowers."

"Very good," Steve said with satisfaction. "Let the Divination section predict his position and continue the pursuit. I don't want to give him a chance to breathe."

An urgent message was received and four cat figures appeared on the big screen.

One of the supercats said perplexedly, "Steve, did you see the latest news?"

Steve was puzzled and said, "What?"

A series of news were broadcast on the screen.

"… Numerous non-sexual pregnancies were discovered worldwide…"

"… Confirmed cases includes both men and women…"

"… The first confirmed case was a Californian middle-aged man…"

"… Some experts claimed that the unnatural pregnancies were the result of the evolution of the human body in response to changes in society…"

Steve's head started to drip cold sweat.

"Oh, could this be…"

"It can't be wrong," The supercat shouted. "It must be Doomsday. He didn't die! He's becoming more powerful!"