Skye burst out from the rock as violent vibrations began to erupt around her. These tremors were triggered by the panic in her heart; if left unchecked, they could even cause a small-scale earthquake, though doing so would place a significant burden on her body.
Sensing her daughter's powerful strength, Jiaying was overjoyed, but before she could say anything, the entirety of Afterlife was shrouded in dark shadows—
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several incredibly smooth metal blocks fell from the sky, surrounding Skye. The vibrations quickly dissipated.
Seeing this, Jiaying's expression immediately changed. She tried to pull Skye out, but the electrostatic protection between the Vibranium blocks sent her flying several meters back!
Three massive Legion-class Titans followed closely behind, smashing giant cracks into the open ground as dust and smoke billowed everywhere.
Standing 8 meters tall, the Legion-class Titan's Predator Cannon could turn a military bunker into rubble in seconds, let alone this defenseless small town.
The dark muzzles were aimed at Afterlife as the Gatling guns began to preheat, rotating slowly. The Riflemen retreated in unison toward the outskirts of the town, leaving a wide open space.
Transport ships and fighters hovered over Afterlife. Beneath the vessels, plasma weapons were charged with energy, and airborne missiles were ready to fire at any moment.
With just a single command from Harry, this town would cease to exist.
The Inhumans were stunned by what they saw—how were they supposed to fight this?
Seeing the situation, Gordon tried to stuff a crystal into the canary device again. Harry narrowed his eyes and waved a hand toward the Riflemen behind him.
Thwip!
The nearby Rifleman accurately hit his left shoulder. The massive kinetic energy blew apart most of his shoulder, and his mangled left arm fell with a wet thud in front of Jiaying. Her face instantly turned pale.
The pain was so intense that Gordon couldn't even make a sound; he could only curl up on the ground.
Harry said amusedly:
"Are you confused about the situation? Is your speed faster than a bullet? You didn't really think I was a pushover, did you? Medic."
A Medic wearing blue and white armor entered the scene, walking past Jiaying as if she weren't there to begin treating Gordon. This Inhuman was still very valuable; Harry wanted to keep him alive.
The scene was deathly silent. Jiaying's gaze was full of hatred, while Skye was dazed, not knowing what she should do.
Countless drones flew out from the transport ships, projecting holograms in the center of the conflict.
"Inhumans, I am Harry Osborn, consultant for the UN Space Resources Development Agency and S.H.I.E.L.D. I have come here for only one thing: to ensure social security and, based on the concept of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, to represent the United Nations in contacting and communicating with you.
However, your leader, Jiaying, attacked me using an alien biochemical weapon during our conversation—"
The hologram displayed what had happened during the negotiation. The Inhumans and the ordinary townspeople looked at each other in bewilderment.
Seeing this, Skye's face was filled with incomprehension. Jiaying immediately tried to pivot the discussion to the safety of the Inhuman race, preaching the theory of human threat.
However, Harry didn't want to hear Jiaying's grand theories and continued speaking to the Inhumans:
"I heard that you strictly select qualified Inhumans for transformation. But as you've seen, your former leader has already used this thing as a weapon and even stole my canary device to expand the weapon's range of influence.
The terrigen crystal has spread to half of Afterlife, affecting many local residents. Some of them were not Inhumans and turned to stone on the spot."
The newly awakened Inhumans watched their companions turn to stone, their hearts filled with nothing but confusion.
Coupled with the footage released by Harry, Jiaying's actions had become somewhat inexplicable.
Of course, the most critical point was that Harry Osborn's unconventional forces already had their guns pointed at them—if he wanted to take them for experiments, there would be no need to talk to them nicely at all.
"He's lying to you!" Jiaying still tried to struggle, pointing at Skye. "He will cut you open and slice you for research! He has already captured my daughter!"
Harry laughed. "Skye, there's a button on the transport pod in front of you. Press both hands onto it."
Half-doubting, Skye pressed her hands in. The mechanical structure on the surface of the pod seemed to come alive, and a pair of gauntlets slowly climbed onto Skye's hands.
These Vibranium metal blocks were modeled by Harry after Veronica, designed to restrain special subjects, and they happened to come in handy today.
Besides the containment blocks around Skye, there was also a diamond-shaped transport pod containing a set of Vibranium gauntlets to help Skye through her transition period.
"You can come out now—your ability is to control vibrations. During the period of familiarizing yourself with your power, this ability could damage your bones and body, so I made these gauntlets. You see, this is technology."
Skye cautiously stepped through the dangerous-looking arc fence, which vanished as she approached.
Then, Skye familiarized herself with the gauntlets on her arms and found that they could transform. After the transformation, the containment effect disappeared, and she could feel the vibrations again.
"My ability is vibration?"
The Inhumans present held their breath as they watched this, their hearts filled with doubt and confusion.
"How... how did you know her ability?" Jiaying was stunned. It was common knowledge that the abilities of all Inhumans were unpredictable before transformation.
And after transformation, they needed to spend a lot of time learning and exploring to master their powers. To be able to prepare with such foresight was almost impossible.
"That is the second thing I want to say: I can help you better understand your abilities, prepare you, and carry out transformations in an orderly manner—because of her."
The last sentence was directed at the hooded figure beside him—
Removing the hood, the person revealed her appearance: she was a strange person with pale green skin, covered in spikes from head to toe, with pointed ears, looking like some kind of alien monster.
She was the transformed Raina. After revealing her true appearance, Raina gave everyone a generous smile, not shrinking back because of her looks.
After judging from Jensen that Jiaying was not friendly, Harry helped her awaken and provided her with psychological counseling and ability guidance.
The obelisk he gave Jiaying no longer contained any terrigen crystals; that thing was a fake made from dissolved Antarctic Vibranium that had been recast.
"Her ability is foresight. It was with her help that I escaped a disaster."
As soon as these words were spoken, a commotion broke out among the people of Afterlife—there were legends circulating in Afterlife that predicted the abilities Inhumans might possess after awakening.
And the ability of precognition was among them. Inhumans with this ability were called 'Prophets,' carrying a strong religious aura.
The importance of a Prophet to the Inhuman race was self-evident; or rather, any character with such a title was very important in a religious-style organization.
And this wasn't something that could be faked—Skye had completed her transformation in front of all of them, and then Harry Osborn had produced the corresponding containment device and equipment.
The attitude of the Inhumans softened, and Harry saw it; it seemed he had chosen the right path.
To make these Inhumans submissively accept management, he had to use magic to fight magic. Since they were already used to this small society that resembled a caste system, he would drop a Brahmin into their midst.
Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Harry signaled to Raina that she could begin.
"In the future I have seen, this woman will lead our species to destruction—and in fact, that is indeed the case. Without my warning, this place would have already been razed to the ground."
Facts spoke louder than words. The fully armed soldiers, the fighters carrying superweapons, and the cold combat Titans already explained everything. If a full-scale war broke out, they would have been dead long ago.
Through his psionic vision, Harry could see that these people had already begun to doubt the leader they once believed in implicitly—his goal had been achieved.
The atmosphere quietly shifted, and Jiaying realized that the way her tribesmen looked at her had changed.
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