New Gods of North America

So, having taken on what could be considered an extraordinary version of a 'murder case,'

Wayne left David Mills and the exorcists to rack their brains, and then quickly took advantage of the fact that it wasn't dark yet to return to the detective agency.

The situation with Cohen Pharmaceuticals was far from completely understood, and Wayne had to guard against follow-up situations like 'after dealing with the small fry, the big boss arrives.'

Therefore, based on the style of the previous attacks, Wayne still had to honestly stay in the detective agency at night, 'waiting for the rabbit' or 'just in case.'

He curiously asked Inessa and Lina for their opinions on the 'landlord.'

Inessa advocated for 'precise prevention and control,' believing that a personality with 'subjective malice and action' already met the conditions for 'being exorcised.'

However, she couldn't do anything about this kind of thing; her expertise was mainly in 'hardware,' and she couldn't do 'software antivirus.'

Lina seemed to know of similar methods that could be used for this kind of thing; the hidden organizations that believed in 'wise sages' seemed to have a deeper understanding of the spiritual level. If they could find suitable extraordinaries or extraordinary items, it was theoretically possible to carry out 'targeted clearing.'

However, Lina's view of 'good and evil' was more 'realistic,' feeling that since the laws and morals of various countries did not prohibit 'personalities' from killing each other, then this had nothing to do with secular good and evil.

Rather than thinking about 'who killed whom' among them, it was better to think about 'who has a better relationship with me' or 'who would be more beneficial to me if they stayed.'

Putting aside this question, Wayne also remembered another thing and asked about the 'strength' of the Old Continent's extraordinaries.

It sounded like the basic situation around the world was similar. Without using any weapons, the combat power of most extraordinaries was actually similar to that of 'ordinary people.'

However, the so-called 'extraordinary ability' was actually equivalent to one or several pieces of personal weapons or special tools. Therefore, under the same conditions, extraordinaries were definitely stronger, and under certain conditions, they could even crush ordinary people without taking damage.

However, due to the large number of countries in the Old Continent, various disputes, and even wars of all sizes, extraordinaries who could be tempered in organized confrontations naturally had their own ways of survival.

Lina gave a very intuitive example, saying that even a 'ghoul' like the one from last night would not be considered 'weak' if placed in the Old Continent.

But to be considered an 'elite' in the various organizations of the Old Continent, one would probably have to be able to 'fight it one-on-one' and survive unilaterally.

Of course, 'one-on-one' did not mean 'head-on confrontation,' but rather pursuing the 'result.'

Inessa gave an incomplete statistical data. In her previous work experience, extraordinaries who were considered a 'threat' by the Hunter Association and required a special team to eliminate were basically in the range of Tier 4 to Tier 5.

Tier 6 was relatively rare, and the team needed to consider casualties in advance when encountering them.

Tier 7 was basically rare to see, and most of them were at the level of 'core combat power' in various organizations.

Wayne pondered for a moment.

Based on his experience during this period, the 'violent professional' extraordinaries in America now sounded like they were one major level lower than those in the Old Continent…

Of course, this was also due to 'survivorship bias.' It was like the weaker extraordinaries would naturally not run all the way to 'foreign countries' to get killed.

For example, the Kingdom of Windsor was also separated from the Old Continent by a strait, so it was not too strange that the threats encountered by the Hunter Association there were mostly 'elites.'

But why is Tier 7 already so powerful? Shouldn't the theoretical maximum be Tier 12?' Wayne asked.

There were still several tiers in between.

Inessa thought for a moment:

From a rough statistical point of view, the rank distribution of extraordinaries should be a very flat pyramid-shaped structure. For each tier increased, the number of people will decrease accordingly a lot.

And in religions that believe in the Holy Spirit, '7' has always been a very special number. The Holy See still regards the current Tier 7 as the most complete stage that 'humans' can reach. They believe that even the most stable extraordinaries, or rather, the God-favored or the Fallen, will inevitably begin to develop in a 'non-human' direction after surpassing Tier 7. Even if they no longer increase their rank, the 'price' they continue to maintain rationality or humanity will become higher and higher over time.

So any extraordinary who surpasses Tier 7 will no longer be regarded as 'human' by the Holy See or the official organizations of various countries. Either they will be regarded as potential 'evil gods,' or they will be regarded as 'demons' who have not yet completed their transformation, and they will be strangled at all costs.

Even the 'God-favored' in the Holy See who surpass Tier 7 will be given various sacred titles by the Holy See, and then be 'supported' or 'confined' in places that sound lofty. It is difficult to appear in front of the world again.

Lina also nodded beside her:

So in the 'Age of Discovery,' so many powerful pirate organizations could be born. Some pirate fleet captains themselves were Tier 7 extraordinaries who began to wander in order to escape the land.

The Windsor Kingdom's navy once accepted the return of a 'Pirate King' who had definitely exceeded Tier 7, because the cost of cleaning him up had reached an 'extremely high cost.' It just so happened that the other party had to pay a 'price' to continuously stabilize his state in order to maintain rationality, and finally the two sides reached an agreement. The Frankish 'Invincible Armada' also declined rapidly after that.

Wayne was thus reminded of another period of history. When the American Federation became independent, the Frankish Allied Forces who came to support actually contributed greatly, and could even be called the 'main force' in a sense.

Then a certain American 'Founding Father' from Frank led that Allied Forces back to Frank and became the founding hero of the 'First Frankish Republic.'

In addition to the 'century-old friendship' between the Kingdom of Windsor and Frank, the Allied Forces also came to the New World to 'farm monsters and level up'…

So what tier of extraordinaries are you now?' Wayne asked.

Inessa hesitated slightly, 'This matter needs to be kept secret. In the Hunter Association, my public rank is Tier 6, but in the burst state, my strength and state should be classified as unstable Tier 7. The disagreement between my mentor and the association is that she believes that I am close to the limit, and if I continue, I may quickly go out of control. Therefore, she hopes that I can 'retire' as soon as possible and strive to live a normal person's life.'

Wow,

Then isn't Inessa able to 'kill indiscriminately' in the New World now?

Inessa seemed to see through Wayne's thoughts, 'Actually, you should also see that Tier 7 extraordinaries may not be as strong as you think. Judging from the power of current weapons, the destructive power that Tier 7 extraordinaries can directly cause may not be as good as a direct bombardment from a battleship's main gun.

Conversely, most Tier 7 extraordinaries also find it difficult to survive or not lose control after being hit by such a bombardment.'

You're being humble,大佬.

Which organization can withstand runaway battleships occasionally 'firing a shot'? Even a hard-to-catch 'sniper rifle' is enough to cause 'chaos' somewhere.

Inessa shook her head slightly:

For extraordinaries above a certain level, the demise of the 'prey' does not represent a successful hunt. Ensuring that you 'don't lose control' is more important. Otherwise, you may cause even greater casualties to the team.

So even without the constraints of the Exorcist Association, the state of using extraordinary abilities while walking on the edge of losing control is a very dangerous thing for me and you. Remember those 'monsters' you've seen in the past few days? Even if I don't take that kind of potion, I may turn into a monster during an outbreak…'

Hmm…

Wayne recalled his previous experiences and suddenly understood the reason for Inessa's 'restraint' all along.

As for Lina…

I ran away shortly after breaking through Tier 6, but my frontal combat power is not strong among the same tier.

The 'Spirit Summoning' guys don't seem to have reference value…

Wayne thought for a moment,

So, combined with Bishop Corleone's requirements, the ultimate goal of the detective agency now is to gather three '7s' and a certain number of '6s,' '5s,' and '4s'?