Life Game In Other World
Chapter 1185: Inside and Outside the City Gates (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 1185: Chapter 1185: Inside and Outside the City Gates (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Minte City·East City Gate Command Room

The goatee-bearded man stood among a group of officers, gazing at the serene Mercenary Corps displayed on the command room’s large screen.

"Note Intelligence and West Iron’s Mercenary Corps are now fiercely attacking South City and North City. How’s the situation on your end?"

In front of him, there was also a smaller screen, on which the image of Owai was currently displayed.

"There’s no movement from the Mercenary Corps on my side,"

The goatee-bearded man bowed slightly, respectfully saying, "However, it seems that their manpower is slightly diminished; they must have redeployed some forces to participate in the siege of the South and North Cities. It looks like their main focus of attack is on South City and North City."

"Stay vigilant against any surprise attacks from the financial conglomerates,"

Owai nodded slightly, "They are still testing the waters. Their main target might not necessarily be the South and North Cities. Although our high walls are strong enough, any complacency could lead to irreversible consequences."

"Yes,"

The goatee-bearded man nodded vigorously, saluting, "Your commands are my will."

"Alright,"

Owai rolled his eyes, "Stay sharp and keep a close watch on the surroundings. If the city gate falls, I’ll hold you accountable first!"

"Yes!"

The goatee-bearded man quickly responded, "Understood!"

Meanwhile, Owai raised his hand and looked at his wristband, "I’ve got a phone call here. Message me immediately if there’s anything, that will be all."

Having said that, he extended his hand and hung up the call.

The goatee-bearded man’s mouth curled into a smile, respectfully watching the direction of the camera on the screen, maintaining his demeanor until the screen went completely dark, then slowly his smile faded.

He gazed at the large screen in front of him, his eyes cold.

Behind him, the gaze of a young officer also landed on his profile.

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Minte City·North City High Wall

"You’ve finally answered the call; they are attacking the city like madmen."

Viko looked at Owai who had answered the phone, inserting a Bluetooth earpiece into his ear, and said in a low voice, "Do you hear the cannon fire?"

"I hear it,"

Owai nodded, smiling at Viko, "Are you scared?"

Viko glanced at the officers standing around him, clearing his throat lightly. After a moment’s hesitation, he smiled and said,

"Of course I’m afraid, who isn’t afraid of death in this world? I’m scared, and so are the soldiers stationed at the frontlines and on the walls.

"I’m no nobler than they are. They are fighting a bloody battle for our city, and as someone who is safely standing behind, if I still show signs of panic and unease, I’m undeserving of those fighters who are laying down their lives on the frontlines."

"What if the city falls? Will you die with it too?"

Owai asked with a smile.

"I am the Mayor of the Minte people. If this city no longer belongs to the Minte, then it’s my time to die."

Viko said gravely, lowering his gaze.

Owai lifted his head and looked deeply at him, "Your skills and audacity are somewhat lacking, but at least you are sincere enough to be persuasive."

He was evaluating Viko’s ’impromptu speech’ just now.

"Cough—"

Viko’s face reddened slightly, he coughed lightly and, lowering his voice, he changed the subject, "How are things on your side?"

"Everything is developing as expected."

Owai said, lifting his head and glancing left and right.

Boom—

A violent noise made the ground tremble as if a missile had struck the high wall.

Viko looked up at the display screen in front of him.

The dense swarm of heavy robots was still slowly advancing toward the city gate, but their speed had slowed down a bit compared to earlier; the fierce cannon fire on the city gate was still holding back their advance.

"Worried about how long we can hold out?"

Owai’s laughter came through the phone.

Viko withdrew his gaze, looking at Owai through the phone. After a moment’s hesitation, he nodded quietly, speaking softly, "I’m not familiar with these, I don’t understand the current situation well."

"Don’t worry,"

Owai laughed heartily, "The high wall and the city gate are even stronger than you think. The forces these guys have deployed outside the city can’t even break the city gate. Haven’t you noticed that we haven’t even used missiles?"

He paused before explaining,

"Right now, the two financial conglomerates are merely making probing attacks to test our will to fight and to gauge the strength of our defenses. Since the establishment of Minte City, we’ve specially fortified the high walls and the city gate. Our city is much more robust than others with a similar population.

"They can keep hammering away for days, and they won’t be able to breach our city walls."

"Can we hold out until the Central Army comes to our aid?"

Viko asked slowly, "I’ve messaged Ains; they said they’ll immediately dispatch the Central Army. That troop is just south of Yilan City and will reach us in at most four days."

"’Four days,’ huh,"

At this number, Owai smiled, "Ains is surprisingly active this time, but four days is the best-case scenario. Such a long journey; inevitably, there might be some ’unexpected’ occurrences en route. With good luck, it’s a week; with bad, it’s half a month."

Hearing this, Viko fell silent.

"Even if it is just four days, it is going to be very difficult for us to hold out,"

Owai lifted his head, looking at Viko who seemed puzzled, "The current military strength of the two conglomerates can’t break our defenses simply because they are currently probing our specifics."

He paused, his voice hoarse as he spoke, "The big guns they brought haven’t even entered the fray yet. That’s when the real ’war’ will start."

"It seems just as Suote said,"

Viko whispered in a very low voice, "We have no way out. Whether it’s the influence over Ains or our own strength, the gap is too big."

"That guy said a lot, but there’s one thing I agree with,"

Owai looked up at him and smiled, "’We can’t just sit there and take it passively.’ There is always a what-if, the weaker side also has a chance of beating the stronger side."

"Mm."

Viko looked at the scene outside the city gate on the big screen, nodding gently.

Hum——

Right at that moment, his wristband vibrated slightly.

He lifted his wristband, glanced at the content displayed, and his gaze paused briefly.

"What’s wrong?"

Owai asked from the other side of the phone.

"Suspected riots led by the Church of Chaos are happening in different places within the city,"

Viko said softly, "The local police force is somewhat stretched thin."

"Nothing’s wrong in the East and West Cities right now,"

Owai laughed hoarsely, "Then let’s divert some of the City Defense Army from the East and West Cities to quell those riots, though the already weak defenses at the East and West Gates might become even weaker."

"Mm,"

Viko looked up, giving Owai a deep look, "Then let’s begin."

"Let’s begin."

Owai smiled, "In theory, the Federal Bureau of Investigation should get involved too. You should contact Suote now."

"What about you?"

Viko was taken aback.

"This is an internal city affair, not something for a grunt like me. I’ll go check on the mountains,"

Owai said with a laugh.

With a flicker, the call was completely cut off.

Viko looked towards the large screen in front of him, took a deep breath, and selected a number from the top of his phonebook, then composed a message and sent it off.

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Minte City·Federal Bureau of Investigation Building

He Ao, leaning back in his chair, slightly opened his eyes to gaze at the bright daylight outside.

He lifted his hand and gently rubbed his temple.

In front of him on the desk, there was a sketch of a lush, massive tree in the shape of a ’K’.

He wasn’t using two characters at the same time because that required additional Exchange Stars.

So Suote was just in a ’disconnected slumber’ state, while his main consciousness was with ’Pete’.

After more than eighty intense struggles to absorb Life Qi from the Life Goddess, plus a whole night manipulating the root system to travel, even He Ao was feeling a bit weary.

After leaving Yilan City, he ’verified’ the last ’uncertainty’ regarding ’Saints’.

That is, when his consciousness left the ’Saint’, after the exchange period was over, where the ’Saint’ would go.

The answer is: the ’Saint’ would return to the space created by the Life Goddess.

If He Ao’s consciousness temporarily returned, then Pete’s body would only enter a deep sleep.

But if the period exceeds ten minutes, Pete’s body would begin to fade.

If He Ao’s consciousness returned during the fading process, then the fading would immediately stop, and the body would once again solidify.

He Ao estimated the time, and from the start of the fading to the complete disappearance of the body, it would take about twenty minutes.

In other words, if He Ao left for more than half an hour, he would need to control the ’Saint’ to ’descend’ into the Main World again from that pure white space.

However, if the exchange period expires, it’s a different scenario, Pete’s body would disappear immediately, returning to the space of the Life Goddess.

Of course, after the exchange period ends, He Ao wouldn’t be able to return to Pete’s body.

What he used was the special ’rune’ pointing to Pete that he had tested in the last dungeon world.

When he used that rune trying to reach ’Pete’, he could also sense ’Pete’s’ approximate physical condition.

This time, almost at the instant the exchange time ended, he tried to contact ’Pete’.

And the ’feedback’ he received was that Pete’s body was no longer on the wilderness near Yilan City, but had returned to that pure white space, hanging back on the tree.

After the dungeon world ended, without any delay, the Life Goddess directly recycled Pete’s body.

From this angle, the Life Goddess could also sense the state of Pete’s body and perceive the reason of these ’changes’ from some higher dimensional viewpoint.

She can discern whether He Ao is on ’temporary leave’ or has ’completely logged off’.

However, He Ao didn’t feel that the Life Goddess was trying to monitor him.

Because when using Pete’s Character Card, he could similarly feel the ’connection’ between himself and the Life Goddess.

In that pure white space, he could distinctly perceive that the Life Goddess could project her will over at any time.

And when he had ’descended’ into the dungeon world, the connection actually became very faint.

He could only vaguely sense the presence of the Life Goddess.