Chapter 676: Chapter 199: Infighting (4,100 Words) (Part 2)

Jiang Wuji also remained silent, but on that perpetually indifferent face, a trace of sadness that couldn’t be concealed appeared.

Vitinya was relatively strong, yet whenever she recalled the moments shared with Jin, her tears would fall uncontrollably.

As for Tang Jin and Kasima Reiko, they had long been crying their hearts out.

"Enough, everyone calm down... the old man isn’t completely gone! Didn’t he say he’s gone to the Supreme Heaven world! As long as we can become gods, one day we’ll meet him again!"

Ultimately, it was Jiang Wuji, as the senior disciple, who took charge of the situation.

He gestured Yun You to stand by his side and then raised Yun You’s hand high.

"According to the old man’s wishes, from today, Ah You will be the chief leader of the Supreme Council of the Equality Association, and will also hold the position of political commissioner."

"Does anyone have any objections? If not, I will announce this matter to everyone outside."

"..."

No one could object, or even if there were objections, they probably wouldn’t dare express them at this moment.

Because unknowingly, Yun You had already become the de facto second-in-command of the Equality Association.

In terms of strength, her Tier Five Peak power was on par with Jiang Wuji, and with her trump cards, she could even contend with Tier Six strongmen.

In terms of reputation, over the past half year, she had been constantly "putting out fires" on the frontlines, and her presence was seen on almost every front of the three legions.

She always took on the toughest tasks, fought against the most formidable enemies, and engaged in the hardest battles.

Moreover... she was the one who maintained the strictest discipline in her troops and had the most stable personality.

Whenever her commanded troops captured a city, she would immediately implement the policies of the Equality Association locally, strictly avoiding harming the innocent or indiscriminate killing, embodying the principle of "self-restraint" to the utmost.

Because of this, even though the old forces of the Nest Cities continually declared the Equality Association as the army of demons, and Yun You as the most indescribable and evil demon among them, the oppressed grassroots people still looked forward to "Political Commissioner Yun" coming to their side to destroy the "real demons."

Yun You was the invincible blade of the Equality Association and also its beacon, her reputation even equating with that of Jin himself, though she never realized this herself.

As for influence... there was no lack at all.

Aurora, the head of the council’s administrative department, Tian En Frost Moon, the head of the security department, and Mokaka, the Mayor and Marshal of the Third Legion, were all staunch supporters of Yun You.

From a certain perspective, Yun You was indeed the one with the strongest strength and the greatest influence, so having her serve as the chief of the Supreme Council was indeed appropriate.

"Sorry, everyone,"

Yun You waved her hand.

"Right now, I temporarily don’t have the intention to manage the organization. The current organizational structure is relatively complete, so let’s keep operating in its current state... The three major legions will shrink defenses according to the old plan, and Mokaka and Aurora will take care of financial and management matters."

"What we need to focus on now is preventing retaliation by the Death God Organization and the giant corporations."

These words immediately reminded everyone present.

The previous wars had gone so smoothly not only because of the outstanding strength of the major legions but also primarily due to Jin’s presence at the headquarters.

His presence directly deterred the high-level Apprentice Death Gods who wanted to join the battle.

As long as he lived, Tier Six Death Gods and the vast majority of Tier Five Death Gods had no courage to act.

But now that Jin was gone, the high-tier Apprentice Death Gods would be unchecked.

They might unleash a full-scale counterattack, and when that happened, all the efforts previously made by the Equality Association and the favorable situation painstakingly achieved could collapse instantly.

"The matter about the master might not be kept hidden for long."

Yun You clenched her sleeves and said solemnly, "The perception abilities of Tier Six Death Gods might exceed our expectations, and recent events might have already been monitored by them."

"We absolutely cannot hold any inauguration ceremony now, nor can we publicly announce personnel changes within the organization, but rather maintain the existing structure for as long as possible."

"In this way, the military side can also be prepared."

Despite the sadness in her heart, Yun You’s mind remained clear, knowing what needed to be done to safeguard the Equality Association as much as possible.

With formidable enemies surrounding them, this was no time to make mistakes.

Since Jin had placed this burden on her shoulders, she must take responsibility for it.

Everyone else could make mistakes, but she could not.

Hearing her instructions, everyone nodded repeatedly.

Those standing here were not fools and naturally understood Yun You’s intentions.

So...

One by one they left the room, carrying heavy hearts and feigning a facade of normalcy, returning to their posts.

Jiang Wuji returned to the First Legion and issued an order to halt their offensive.

Chen Zaikun led the Second Legion, aggressively purchasing weapons and equipment, pretending to launch an attack on the New Continent, but in reality, they were just augmenting defensive forces to construct the Pacific Line of Defense.

Vitinya returned to the Third Legion, cooperating with the Second Legion in weapon procurement.

Tang Jin, following Jin’s earlier instructions, began forming her own Fourth Legion to form a tripod stance with the First and Second Legions, collectively defending against potential attacks.

Kasima Reiko opened a gigantic shipyard in Nest City No. 3, attempting to independently manufacture warships for the Equality Association.

Aurora and Mokaka, on the other hand, continued as usual, handling the mountainous backlog of administrative tasks in the Nest City.

As for Yun You... she moved to other unconquered Nest Cities.

In her hand, she held a "list" previously given by Jin, which recorded names, most of whom were high-tier Apprentice Death Gods.

These individuals were essentially the lackeys of giant corporations and were of the "die-hard" variety.

They were stubborn and beyond education and change, thus had to be eliminated.

Otherwise, they would only bring more trouble to the Equality Association in the future.

However, these guys were indeed formidable, most of them being Tier Five, a few even half a foot into Tier Six, with even true Tier Six strongmen among them.

Trying to eliminate them in their own territory was obviously no easy task.

Throughout the entire Equality Association, perhaps only Yun You was capable of achieving this.

But no matter how much Yun You contemplated...

Just as she infiltrated the enemy camp, constantly assassinating Death Gods threatening the organization...

Internally within the Equality Association, a silent transformation was also unfolding.

The problems initially stemmed from Vitinya and Tang Jin.

The creation of the Fourth Legion by Tang Jin, according to her, was instructed by Jin.

But besides herself, no one else had heard this, nor was there any written evidence.

So, whether the words were true or false, people couldn’t discern, leading to dissatisfaction being born.

Vitinya voiced her grievance, saying she was clearly the first to be forgiven by the teacher, yet in the end, she only received temporary command of a legion, with Mokaka as the actual marshal.

But Tang Jin? The teacher never publicly said she was forgiven, nor was she initially called upon to establish the army.

How could the situation have improved to the point of calling back this former traitor and making her a marshal of a legion?

Thus, Vitinya raised her doubts without hesitation in the council.

In response... Tang Jin naturally didn’t appreciate it.

Regarding betrayal, didn’t you, Vitinya, also do it? We both did foolish things, bringing it up again now, what’s the point?

Moreover, she insisted she had received orders from Jin, refusing to recognize any doubt cast by others.

As a result, a war of mutual accusations ensued, becoming increasingly intense.

Between the Third and Fourth Legions, there were even several minor clashes on the battlefield.

This was not a good omen, as the clashes could already be termed as "internal conflict."

The crux was, this was not the end, just the beginning.

The real disaster was slowly brewing...

And in September 2079, an event that shocked the entire Equality Association occurred.

Jin’s senior disciple, the top Hero of Calamity, the First Legion Marshal Jiang Wuji, encountered an incident...