[Joint Group·Eastern District Conference Hall]

In the spacious conference hall, the chief of staff of the Joint Regiment, Ashkel, looked solemn.

In the hall, more than fifty people in suits and ties looked at the screen with serious expressions. The people in the back lowered their heads to record, and their fingers and keyboards almost slipped out of the afterimage.

Chief of Staff Ashkel is the leader of the "Hero Project". It aims to create heroes due to the times. His plan once reversed the trend of pessimistic public opinion. But now, with the end of the Ninth World, people with red eyes have appeared in the Lord God's World.

Humanity is once again in chaos.

"Who is attacking our account?" Ashkel asked.

"Chief of Staff, it may be an attack on us by the [Human Self-Rescue Alliance]." Kentaro Suzuki, who originally belonged to the Fuso Ground Self-Defense Force's Mecha Section and now belongs to the Shukaku Division of the Joint Regiment, said: "This kind of invasion method is like

The skill effects of adventure player Ryan. He is a famous hacker player. Even though his strength was wiped out, his hacking skills still caught up quickly and he is at the forefront of the players."

"The Human Self-Rescue Alliance and we are both human mutual aid organizations and we work together. I don't think they will attack us." Qiao Manni from the Red Heart Volunteer Association shook her head.

Eshkol remained silent, his frown already revealing his anxiety.

"Perfect passers can fulfill a wish. This is a certified rule." A middle-aged man from Godler's department said: "Now, all organizations want to compete for the existing perfect passers, and they want to give up the right to grant wishes.

It is in the hands of mankind itself. As the largest human organization, the United Group will indeed be targeted."

"It won't be long before there will be more attacks. I heard that there have been a lot of medical disturbances at the district service branch of Peace Dove Hospital recently. It doesn't look like a coincidence," said Abra, a representative of scientific research.

"Damn it... Obviously we are all for the future of mankind..." An unwilling man hammered the table with a look of helplessness on his face.

I don't know who sighed softly.

"Why are they fighting each other...?"

"Who knows, people's hearts are separated from each other."

"We may not all be good people."

"Chief of Staff, I want to ask a question." At the table, Derrick, the adventure player representative, suddenly raised his hand: "Is Edward still alive?"

When he asked this question, the whole audience fell silent.

People's eyes were focused on Eshkol, and even the pens in their hands stopped.

They have been paying close attention to Edward's issue.

As an adventure player who once completed all the levels perfectly, but was defeated by the first player himself, what will be Edward's fate? Was he given up without mercy, exposing the shame of the United Group after it was used up, or was he given adequate compensation?

, so that he can make a comeback?

Edward has offended Su Ming'an. Does the United Group value Su Ming'an's face, or do they value their own people more?

The expressions of several members of Godler's tribe changed slightly. They used to support Edward's faction. Edron was the leader among them. Now the situation has changed and Edward is gone. It is their turn to bow their heads like quails, not daring to

Make a sound.

Eshkol's expression remained unchanged, and there was no flaw on his face. He replied appropriately: "Edward is still alive, and he is receiving the best mental treatment. That's why he has been unable to come forward."

"Really?" Agnes, the adventure player representative, straightened the broken hair around her ears and said with a sweet smile: "Then Chief of Staff, you must let him receive good treatment. I'm still waiting for the moment he appears again.

.Such a handsome young man, I really hope he lives forever."

"Of course." Eshkol said decisively: "We respect the lives of all people."

He turned his eyes and saw that no one had spoken. He was about to talk about the next topic when he suddenly heard:

"——What about Su Mingan? Don't you respect his life?"

Everyone was shocked and looked at the player behind, Aiden. His dark pupils were full of hostility, and his expression was already a bit angry.

Aiden is a top-ranked player with no outstanding personality. He is a gentle and normal person. As a guest of the joint team, he mostly stays silent and silent. No one expected that he would suddenly

So angry.

"Aiden, you..." Ashkel said in surprise.

"Edward has always attacked Su Ming'an in the ruined world, regardless of the overall situation, ignoring the plot, targeting Su Ming'an, and even attacking the observer Yueyue. I cannot accept it." Aiden said coldly: "I have no doubt that if there is

Given the opportunity, Edward will definitely choose to be the organizer's dog and target humans themselves. It is reasonable for him to die. But I don't see that this person represents the value of human beings at all. I can only say that you are wrong.

Man, you still claim to respect his life in a high-sounding way. If one day I stand in front of him, will you also favor him?"

The people next to him immediately comforted him in a low voice, saying no, we respect everyone equally. We treated Edward just because we would not give up anyone's life.

"The situation in the ruined world has made it clear that Su Ming'an is our hope!" The reason why Aiden's attitude changed drastically was exactly what the ruined world revealed. He stood up and said in a cold voice: "I'm here today.

I am participating in this meeting just to tell you that Asa Akto’s experience has proven that we do not need additional perfect passers! As Asa Akto’s ‘original’, Su Mingan is the only one who can save mankind.

. Leaders with great love, if you continue to focus on 'everyone', you will lose this 'everyone' sooner or later."

After Aiden finished speaking, he left, leaving only a quiet conference room.

The silence in the conference room lasted for a long time, everyone was thinking about Aiden's words.

The information explosion exposed in the ruined world has completely renovated their concepts, and they have not yet recovered from the huge amount of information.

"The original theory about the ruined world... will be discussed later." Finally, Ashkel said this.

His expression was a little bitter.

When the United Group was founded, it was with the purpose of "for the majority of people to survive." No matter what, they cannot just put their hope in the hands of one person. This is responsible for the entire human species.

They have no retrieval, no mind-reading, and the only thing they have is a sense of responsibility and a sense of mission. They have given up on fighting for points for themselves and gathered here for free just to maintain the human group of one billion people.

No one knows whether the information about the ruined world is a trap by the organizers. As leaders, they prefer to act step by step, neither making leaps nor being impulsive.

The meeting continues.

Dong Jiangpeng of the Changbai Department affiliated with the Yangtze River System proposed that in the name of the joint group, with the theme of "the future of mankind", all perfect passers should be called together to hold a meeting to listen to their ideas.

Dong Jiangpeng's proposal has been recognized by most people. Nowadays, the world has changed drastically, and public opinion has swept like a storm. Although not all perfect passers will succeed, at least they are all candidates and may control this planet in the future.

Soon, an invitation to the joint group meeting "Perfect passers, this world needs you" was posted on the World Forum with the official account of the joint group. The content was to invite all perfect passers to attend on February 10-20:

00 Come to District 12 to participate in the meeting to discuss the future of mankind.

As soon as the post was posted, it became extremely popular, and the attention instantly soared by hundreds of millions, becoming the hottest topic on the forum. The post specifically mentioned "Please come to the first player" and "Please come to Noel, the controller of power", which seemed to put the two on the same page.

the most important position.

…

"Beep, beep, beep -"

I called the phone, but no one picked up.

Su Mingan stared at the strawberry Noel's portrait in his hand, but Noel still didn't reply.

"Let's rest first." Su Lin approached with a pot of milk tea: "Drink a cup of tea and get some sleep. If anything happens, I will keep an eye on you."

Su Ming'an's eyes were fixed on the cup of milk tea that looked like black blood for a moment, and he pulled away as if he was electrocuted. This liquid looked very suspicious at first glance, and he definitely couldn't drink it.

He rubbed his temples, and Lu Shu next to him stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to help him take the milk tea, but Su Ming'an immediately held him down to avoid a disaster.

"I'm going to find Noel." Seeing that the communication still couldn't be dialed, Su Mingan stood up.

As soon as he stood up, his body shook violently and he almost fell down. The moment his vision swayed, a steady weight came from his shoulders, and Su Lin and Lu Shu held him down on the left and right.

"If he is picked up by the organizer, you won't be able to find him if you go there," Su Lin said.

"Just let me go, you need to rest." Lu Shu said.

Su Mingan raised his shoulders, and the two immediately let go.

"I just went to the New World Guild to see if he was there, and at least to confirm that he had been taken away." Su Mingan started.

He walked straight out and quickly rushed through the villa. Lu Shu trotted behind him, but Su Lin did not follow.

Su Mingan walked quickly through the park. He noticed that not only the park, but also pubs, teahouses, streets and alleys... everywhere were filled with people discussing topics related to the ruined world.

Although the topics in the usual dungeons are highly discussed, there is no such time as in the ruined world. Almost everyone is discussing it, putting themselves in their shoes with worries and emotions, as if they are talking about their own fate.

He arrived at the square and arrived at the New World Guild through the teleportation array. Facing the dazzling glazed roof, the New World Guild still had a fairy tale style, and it felt like stepping into a fairy tale book.

He first went to the orphanage to confirm that Noel was not there. He then went to the office where Noel often stayed, but saw no one. He kept covering himself with a dark fog for privacy during the journey. Since Noel had given him entry permission before, he had no obstructions all the way.

It was almost a blanket search.

The longer time passes, the heavier my heart becomes.

Lu Shu followed him until he stopped completely.

Su Mingan stared at the blue sky in front of him, and the snow fell on his shoulders. He stared blankly at the falling snow in the sky, and the snowflakes melted on his cheeks one by one.

Noel not found.

Nowhere.

"...Go back." Su Mingan said.

It has been confirmed that Noel was taken away.

He turned around, shrouded in black mist, and walked through empty rooms, people laughing and chatting, long corridors and squares...

Lu Shu silently followed him, like a silent guard.

Along the way, neither of them made a sound, and the heaviness became more and more intense.
To be continued...