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Chapter 681 - 359: Be Punished Despite Distance_2

Chapter 681: Chapter 359: Be Punished Despite Distance_2

Of course, this could just be the little girl’s perception due to fear, but if this statement describes the real situation, then it carries significant information.

Perhaps these shadow people can’t control the direction in which their shadows appear?

This makes sense. If the shadow and its owner are different individuals, and the shadow has its own thoughts, then it’s highly likely that these grafted shadows cannot naturally change their direction with the light like normal shadows do. They might always stay behind a person unless they actively spend effort adjusting themselves all the time.

This hypothesis could be a crucial way to distinguish real humans from shadow people.

Mu You thought for a moment, then switched to the Ghost Captain’s account on the forum and told Jiu You about this information.

Upon receiving the message, Jiu You immediately synchronized the information with the rest of the mission personnel.

About five minutes later, the lead director who was in charge on the plane stood up, pretending to go to the restroom. He walked all the way through the cabin, casually scanning the space below everyone’s feet.

Not until he checked everyone did he return to the front of the cabin and clapped his hands.

"There’s a new piece of information, I’ve posted it in the mission interface, you all can take a look."

Immediately afterwards, he shared this message in Dragon Soars’ software of everyone onboard.

"The direction of the shadow, huh..."

"So that’s how it is..."

After reading it, everyone unconsciously looked at their own feet.

"This information is still unconfirmed, but just in case, everyone please stay alert. Don’t let the enemy sneak up without you realizing it."

"Understood!"

...

Two hours later, the plane landed at Tokyo International Airport.

It was evident that Japan had given a lot of importance to this Exchange Group visit. They had closed off the entire airport.

The Defense Society, also known as the official player organization within Japan, had almost all of its senior members present. They also brought numerous hostesses, at least over 200 people, welcoming the Exchange Group on both sides of the airport exit.

The Exchange Group members were not surprised by this, because there was simply no comparison between the strength of players in the two countries.

Does Japan have skilled players? Certainly, there are even some world-famous ones, but they are few and far between.

The strength of a few players can’t represent the strength of the whole country.

This is mainly due to Japan’s unique geographical location. Their map in the Star Spirit World isn’t land, but an infinite ocean. When Japanese players enter the game, their starting point is on a small boat in the ocean, and their speed of gathering resources can’t compete with those on land.

What’s worse is that the closest land to their starting point is the Cook Islands, a chaotic area full of villains. As can be inferred from the previous experience of the Residents of Dawn City, attempting to land on the Cook Islands resulted in most players losing almost everything, and barely escaping with their lives.

Such a hostile starting area naturally slowed down the pace of development for ordinary people in the game.

Therefore, compared to the world’s player community, the average strength of Japanese players is weaker and below average. They may not even be able to beat some smaller neighboring countries, let alone compare with Celestial Dynasty’s player community, which is undisputedly ranked first in the world.

To put it bluntly, the Celestial Dynasty’s initiative to send an Exchange Group is like a punch below the belt for the island country.

The rank of the personnel who came to welcome them indicated the state of affairs. Defense Society was, after all, a nationally recognized official organization in Japan, yet over 200 people present at the scene, only about ten were above level 15, and there was not a single Epic-grade player above Level 20. Most of them were intermediate players summoned to maintain appearances.

On the other hand, the Celestial Dynasty’s delegation, consisting of only twenty-two people, had two top-level players over level 20 leading the team, and the rest were all advanced players above level 15. In terms of strength, they overwhelmingly surpassed the entire society on the opposite side. Whether it was the oppressive force at the scene or the confidence brought by the backing of their country, the two sides were not at the same level. The other party naturally had to be more modest in their attitude.

The Blood Emperor and the representative of the Dragon Soars arrived on behalf of everyone and shook hands with the actively approaching president and vice president of the Defense Society.

Defense Society’s President Makizawa Sota, a middle-aged man in his forties, was the highest level present in Japan, capped at level 20, and was hung up on the Evolution Elixir.

Any other resources could be gathered with the power of the nation. Only the Evolution Elixir, if it’s not there, it’s simply not there.

Therefore, he sincerely welcomed the visit from Celestial Dynasty this time. They were the only place in the world that had a stable supply of Evolution Elixirs. Although the vast majority of the elixirs were digested by Celestial Dynasty, there were still a portion of them that were released due to various considerations.

If they could reach an agreement on the Evolution Elixir during this talk, it would be excellent. Even if they couldn’t, taking a more subservient stance towards top-tier player’s power like Celestial Dynasty certainly wouldn’t hurt.

Makizawa Sota took a very humble stance, and the other high-ranking members of the Defense Society followed suit. The Blood Emperor and the directors merely returned the formality with a customary smile.

"Blood Emperor, and distinguished guests, we have prepared a banquet to welcome you all," Makizawa Sota said with a smile.

"We can skip the banquet, President Hayata, let’s get straight to business. I heard that your society has already blocked the Wind-Thunder Gate early this morning?" the Blood Emperor said.

"Yes, we arranged a surprise raid at four in the morning, but unfortunately we were a step too late. When we arrived, Wind-Thunder Gate’s base was vacated and the items were cleanly moved out, leaving no traces behind," Makizawa Sota said.

The Blood Emperor and the director exchanged a glance.

The director turned to Makizawa Sota and said: "President Hayata, the intelligence we received stated that there were signs of activity in Wind-Thunder Gate at three in the morning local time. And by the time you went to investigate at four, nothing was left, not even a trace. Doesn’t this seem a little too coincidental?"

"Could it be that there is someone leaking information from within your organization?"

Makizawa Sota was taken aback and hurriedly waved his hands: "No, absolutely not! Wind-Thunder Gate is Wind-Thunder Gate, we are we, how dare we get involved in such a thing!"

The Blood Emperor and the director exchanged a gaze again but did not press further on this matter.

"President Hayata, what I mean is, while the Wind-Thunder Gate may have fled, the companies, Conglomerates, unions in contact with them, can all be investigated, right..." The director pushed his glasses up to say.

"Ah, this... isn’t very convenient..."

Upon hearing this, Makizawa Sota appeared hesitant. If they investigated all the forces related to Wind-Thunder Gate, the implications would be far too broad. They, an official organization, didn’t have much influence over the civilian forces to begin with. This kind of action could potentially spark a revolt within Japan.

"President Hayata, are you not aware of the situation?" The Blood Emperor suddenly let out a cold snort.

"Five fatalities, over two hundred injured, countless economic losses! If it weren’t for our country’s big shots arriving in time, do you know what kind of dire consequences last night’s incident would have led to?"

The Blood Emperor sternly said: "To us, the Wind-Thunder Gate, who dared to control and release the Shadow Ghost, is a terrorist, a threat. Threats must be eradicated. Any attempt to cover for them will make you our enemy!"

The resounding voice made the hearts of the surrounding Defense Society members tremble. This was an unambiguous threat. After all, it was the Japanese who caused the trouble. If this matter isn’t handled properly, it could potentially escalate into a real crisis between the two countries.

The director at the side also chimed in: "President Hayata, let me also clarify, before we came here, our leaders gave us a mission target of just four words: Absolutely annihilate, no matter the distance!"

"Therefore, if you can’t cooperate, then we’ll proceed using our own methods!"

Both of them were bantering back and forth, and Makizawa Sota, caught in the middle, was already pale and sweating profusely. Still, he managed to push out a dry laugh: "Both of you, please calm down. I understand the purpose of your visit. I’ll consult with my superiors right away!"