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Chapter 96: Crisis Contract (Final)
In the spacious, dark conference room, a long table quietly occupies the central position. The edge of the table is inlaid with an exquisite silver trim, which contrasts sharply with the surrounding dark wood tabletops, making it particularly eye-catching.
At the end of the long table, a huge screen was showing a battle that was about to come to an end.
Bright lights flickered in the quiet conference room. As the screen switched and flowed between light and shadow, the illusory figures around them, illuminated by the light, also became elusive, appearing and disappearing as if they did not exist in this world.
That was the radiance of Marna's final skill, its dazzling form reflected in the dim room like a scorching sun.
"Siming, the quality of this crack isn't very good either."
A voice chuckled and said to the only woman sitting below the screen, "It hasn't lasted long yet... How many people were sacrificed for this? Three thousand or five thousand?"
"Less than ten thousand people, right? Do you, Mingtang, intend to count how many ants you've stomped on with each step?"
Si Ming raised his head, looking puzzled, and asked Ming Tang, as if he were looking at a mental patient. "Besides, this is just the initial crack. I never intended for it to live for long. If it can't even solve the first crack, then it will be very disappointing."
And that voice was the same crazy woman's voice that Li Ji had heard on the radio that day.
Siming crossed her long legs and looked with interest at Marna, who was picking up the newspaper again on the screen. "Or perhaps it's time for us to change our goals?"
"Hahaha, you don't actually think you can make everyone believe you with just this kind of excuse, do you... Failure is failure after all. If it were me, I wouldn't have let this crack disappear so easily."
Mingtang still wore a mocking expression.
Both the duration of the crack and the retreat and observation implemented by the God of Fate made him feel very uncomfortable.
If they hold out a little longer and allow the rules of the entire rift to extend beyond the border walls, then both the invasion of the rift and the overall pressure exerted by the integration faction on the safe zone will increase significantly.
The "four-person" modifier is an excellent restrictive modifier. As long as they can maintain the expansion of their domain until this modifier appears, they can control the defense of the entire domain!
“If you were here, the result would be the same… because I would kill you first, and then continue with my original plan.”
Si Ming was unaffected by Ming Tang's words, and simply said calmly, "Have you ever beaten me even once? You're a piece of trash who can't even beat a woman."
"you……"
"Mingtang, let's stop here."
A dark figure standing far away at the long table interrupted Tianlao's attempt to continue arguing, "I am already very satisfied with the quality of this rift. This is a rift created by sacrificing less than 10,000 people, and the attribute has already reached this level."
"Tiande, we could have taken over a large part of the safe zone this time, but the problem ultimately lies with your people. If you want to end it like this, it's a bit too perfunctory... Or did you lose your mind in Columbia?"
The Twelve Earthly Branches Divine Fiends is an organization that originated in the Yan Kingdom, but its members are distributed throughout the world.
Every large national border region is governed by two deities, one auspicious and one inauspicious.
And Tiande is the current administrator of the Colombian border.
"Oh?"
Tian De chuckled lightly and asked unhurriedly, "Then how come I heard... someone failed in an assassination attempt and even revealed the trump card we used to deal with the agents?"
As he spoke, he pointed at Li Ji on the screen, who was pointing and commenting on the live chat, "It seems like this is the target, right? Tian Xing? How about... I go back to Yan Country and you come to Colombia?"
“Look at the cracks over there… It’s all a bunch of useless trash. I can’t help but laugh at that Jeston. Sending him back to Yan will only make our cause more and more impossible to achieve.”
Tian Xing snorted coldly and sharply rejected Tian De.
While people arguing might be entertaining, Tian De and Tian Xing, as the second and first of the auspicious and inauspicious deities respectively...
The moment they faced each other, even though the room was filled with blurry images, one could feel the temperature around them plummet to freezing.
"Stop arguing, everyone. If you continue, this meeting is over!"
The phantom at the end of the long table interrupted the confrontation between Tiande and Tianxing.
"The situation in Yan Kingdom was ultimately just an accident... but we can't deny the suppressive power that Siming and Tianxing brought in the early stages. The rift group formed by Talulah and Patriot still helped us suppress a large part of the safe zone!"
Although Qinglong's voice wasn't loud, it carried exceptionally clearly throughout the conference room: "This plan did indeed encounter some minor problems and a person who went off-topic."
He looked up at the four operators on the screen and Li Ji, who was surrounded by them. "I'm sure everyone has seen the entry for this rift. If it weren't for these four people, it would have been impossible to get through this rift so easily."
After all, even Yingming Pavilion, the second strongest in Yan Kingdom, failed after participating and personally said that even if Xuanxian Dao came, he would most likely be unable to solve this rift.
Leaving aside the elite forces of other countries, at least within the Yan Kingdom... he should be an unsolvable problem.
The restriction of four people entering the rift is far too harsh; it will likely remain an unsolvable problem for a long time to come.
After all, this is a problem that Arknights spent nearly five years using 'numerical inflation' to perfectly solve. If it were in this world, I really don't know how long it would take to seal this rift.
However, Qinglong also knew that all the gods and demons present could understand how restrictive these terms were, but the biggest mistake of failure overshadowed them.
No matter how difficult, unsolvable, or impactful it may seem, failure will strip away its glamorous facade, leaving only a shell etched with the marks of defeat.
"By the way, Tianxing's sealing ability... is useless against this person's team, you know?"
Siming rested his chin on his hand and shared some news about Rhodes Island with everyone present with great interest.
After hearing this rather explosive news, the previously calm conference room became noisy again.
"It's not working, what's wrong...?"
"So far, Tianxing's abilities haven't failed, have they?"
"This is the first time I've ever heard of something like this."
"Hehe, this isn't just an excuse you're making up for your failure, is it? After all, the ability belongs to Tianxing. As long as he doesn't activate it, the crystal won't work, and we won't be able to test it."
Mingtang then began to make sarcastic remarks again.
He seemed to completely disregard the warning he had just received...
"This is the fact, and we are just stating the facts."
After calming down, Tianxing didn't want to waste any more words with Mingtang. He simply left those words behind and remained silent.
He was initially puzzled as to why the seal couldn't be broken. At first, he thought that even the two people he sent had a template but still couldn't defeat the two who were sealed.
But it was only in the wilderness yesterday that he and Si Ming finally understood part of the story.
The ability to seal templates is actually effective.
The problem is, after sealing the opponent's template... it seems like the opponent will become even stronger?
This truly puzzled Tianxing.
Perhaps the other party just happens to have a means to restrain his ability?
However, Tianxing was also a proud person. No matter how the other party did it, all he had to do was find a way to get rid of them.
Everything, all of this, is because of the appearance of Li Ji.
Once Li Ji is dead, no one will be able to pose a threat to him.
"The rest is none of your concern. For now, Si Ming and I will still be in charge in Yan Kingdom. I don't want anyone else to interfere in my affairs."
As he spoke, Tianxing's phantom disappeared from the conference room, giving no one a chance to speak.
"You're still throwing a tantrum after failing. Is this all the chief of your 'Fierce God' team is capable of?"
Mingtang continued his sarcastic remarks with a sly grin during the meeting.
"Mingtang, I wouldn't mind cutting your tongue off and feeding it to the stray dogs on the roadside tonight."
"If you want to die today, I can grant your wish. You'd better let Qinglong find the next 'Mingtang' first."
……
Hearing the threats from the other fierce gods, Mingtang ignored them completely, saying in a flippant tone:
"Then there's no need. I've only been in charge of the Mingtang for a few months, and I don't want to be impeached for killing other deities. But if you really want to play with me... of course I won't refuse."
"Mingtang, did you just let what I said go in one ear and out the other?"
Qinglong's voice once again echoed in the conference room.
"Okay, okay, I know, I know, this is really boring."
Mingtang waved his hand, and the phantom disappeared from the conference room just like Tianxing.
With Mingtang's departure, the others also left the meeting.
Only Si Ming remained, staring blankly at the screen as Marna smiled and curled her lips.
"The higher we lift you up now, the more beautiful the sight of you when you fall will be. Hehehehehehe..."
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[We are the champions!]
[It's so easy these days. I just checked the urgent recruitment notice... It's not like it's that difficult.]
Marner is the best: [Isn't the Finals MVP really our old Marner?]
Texas's Dog: [Hey, the FMVP with the three-protect-one strategy is a mess. He's just a CS champion. If you can't figure out this damage output environment, you should retire. You're only doing this because you have high popularity and lots of fans!]
Dancing Sword Light: [If you're so capable, why don't you vote too? While Old Ma was last-hitting minions on the field, where was Silent Texas? Was she crying in bed?]
[User "Dancing Sword Light" gifted the streamer 20 Deep Sea Fireworks.]
[User "Dancing Sword Light" has gifted Marna 1000 popularity votes.]
[User "Texas's Dog" sent 1001 popularity votes to Texas.]
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[Sigh, I feel like he's not as good as our newbie Wang Shu! He can heal and control both.]