Stay away from Conan.

According to known information, Cointreau, who should have perished in the fire more than a decade ago, was recently killed by Camus. Furthermore, Cointreau's child, a man named Mitarai Kyosuke, bears a striking resemblance to this unknown individual.

Regardless of the exact relationship between the two, the fact that this person is willing to appear in public with this face suggests that he must be related to Jundu.

Given that Camus has already confirmed that he silenced Cointreau, is it possible that this person would join forces with Camus?

Or, in another scenario, is it possible that Camus would blindly obey the guy with the face of Kyosuke Mitarai?

Given Camus's personality...

Therefore, considering the current situation, the bloodstains on Camus's body in the footage, and the apparent stab wounds on the other person, the final outcome...

Was Camus subdued by this person?

So……

What is Louis's stance, standing to the side?
There seems to be some delicate balance between them, or rather...

Stalemate?

Amidst a flurry of thoughts, a single idea quickly formed in the mind of this mysterious figure behind the scenes:

Perhaps, we don't need to destroy it directly.

If we could control that guy through Camus or Louis...

Even if it's just temporary control, so that our own armed forces can free up their hands to capture this person and obtain the intelligence in his mind, then his value is far greater than that of a corpse.

even……

Looking at the firsthand battle intelligence transmitted back via the screen, and witnessing the method of controlling so many model aircraft in combat, a deep sense of apprehension appeared in the eyes of the mysterious mastermind.

If this is indeed some kind of new technology, then it is very likely that this person could use this terrifying technological power for their own purposes.

However, the risks are very high.

Based on all previous information about this person, it can be confirmed that he is extremely dangerous and his motives are unpredictable.

But the profits...

It might be beyond your imagination!

Thus, in the brief span of a dozen seconds that this mysterious figure behind the scenes was deliberating on the orders from the front lines, weighing the pros and cons, and struggling to make a decision, the battlefield situation changed drastically once again—

With the support of cloud computing power, the artificial intelligence program quickly detected a small but persistent control delay caused by the tail damage of "Raven One" through real-time analysis. In an instant, more than a dozen drones from all directions, at speeds close to their performance limits, ignored the intercepting fire of the other two helicopters and all crashed into the tail fin connection and the area below the main rotor shaft of "Raven One"!

"boom--"

A series of concentrated and violent explosions finally exceeded the tolerance limit of the damaged structure of "Raven One".

The tail fin emitted a chilling metallic tearing sound, broke in half, and spun away due to its own inertia.

At the same time, thick smoke was also billowing out near the main rotor. Although it was not completely out of control, it was clearly struggling and the rotation speed dropped sharply.

"Warning! Severe tail damage! Main rotor power reduced! Out of balance! We are falling! Repeat, we are falling!"

The pilots on "Raven One" quickly assessed the situation and shouted in alarm, spreading the sound to their classmates' communication channels.

The massive armed helicopter, like an iron bird with broken wings, struggled and spun as it plummeted erratically into the forest below the cliff, the sound of its still-operating rotors scraping through trees creating an ear-piercing noise.

"'Raven One' is finished!" At this moment, faced with such a sudden change, the pilots on the other two armed helicopters were horrified after witnessing this scene.

At the same time, they continued to unleash a barrage of firepower, attempting to disperse the still-attacking drones, hoping not to suffer the same fate as "Raven One"—

With their earlier request for a direct "decapitation" still pending, they currently have no right to directly target the enemy, who is already within firing range, and can only continue this protracted struggle for the time being.

I initially thought that the lord's use of three armed helicopters was an overreaction, but who could have imagined that within Japan, without alerting any other forces or leaving any trace, someone could produce such an extraordinary armed force capable of destroying armed helicopters!

At present, firepower suppression is already of limited effectiveness, not to mention that one of the three armed helicopters has already lost its firepower. Although the enemy has also suffered losses, who can guarantee that a bunch of these small toy planes won't suddenly appear from all directions?
Therefore, it was a natural choice that the firepower suppression was just a feint, and their real goal was to temporarily get rid of the threat they were facing.

Therefore, with almost identical choices, the pilots of both attack helicopters simultaneously climbed to a higher altitude, temporarily disengaging from close-quarters combat.

They need to reassess the threat and await further instructions.

Should we continue with a strong offensive and break through, or directly use missiles for a long-range "decapitation" strike?
However, before the command center could make a final decision, and before the remaining two helicopters could adjust their attitude, another unexpected event occurred!

This commotion didn't originate from the aerial battlefield, but rather from within this area, from that building that had just revealed its golden form—

Twilight Villa!

"Rumble..."

A deep, muffled sound, as if coming from the depths of the earth, came without warning.

It started out very faint, but quickly became audible and was accompanied by a noticeable vibration.

In the plaza outside the Twilight Villa, everyone could clearly feel the ground trembling beneath their feet. This was not a tremor caused by an explosion, but a more profound and persistent one, as if the entire golden building behind them was moving!

"earthquake?"

someone exclaimed.

But soon, they realized something was wrong—

The source of the tremors seemed to be very concentrated, namely the golden villa itself!

The tremors at Dusk Villa were not caused by external vibrations, but rather the tremors seemed to emanate from the villa itself.

Then, before anyone could figure out what was going on, what was even more astonishing was that everyone present watched in disbelief as the ground where the villa was located began to slowly sink!
It's not a collapse, but rather a slow, overall descent, like a ship sinking into the water!

At the point where the plaza meets the foundation of the annex, the ground is cracking and the soil is churning. A huge, bottomless crack is rapidly expanding, swallowing everything around it.

"What...what's going on?"

Pisco staggered, his face filled with horror:

"The villa...is it sinking?"

This building, which had just revealed its true form and demonstrated its unparalleled value—a treasure belonging to Karasuma Renya—seemed to be sinking underground in this manner before anyone present could even attempt to grasp its worth.

Moreover, given the current situation, it's clear that no one can stop all of this from happening, or rather...

Those present now had only one choice—

Get out of this dangerous area immediately! (End of Chapter)