Life Dungeon Game

"Take cover and retreat!!!"

boom--

A series of loud explosions rang out in front of the door, blasting a large hole in it.

"what happened?"

A burly man dragged a submachine gun and fired shots from the large hole towards the doorway. "Are the people outside from the Eternal Secret Cult? Why are there so many of them?"

"We've been made scapegoats,"

Jato's face was ashen as he quickly explained, "The people who cleared out this villa anticipated that reinforcements from the Eternal Cult would arrive soon, and deliberately left us an opening so that the Eternal Cult could deal with us."

"Can't we go out and explain things to the people outside? Aren't they trying to win us over?"

The gaunt man glanced at the large hole; the Eternal Cult members outside had already taken cover. He quickly fired a few shots.

"Look at the words above,"

Amidst the sudden bursts of gunfire and explosions, Jato glanced at the blood-red lettering above his head.

"Do you think they'll believe it after they come in and see this? That the attacker just happened to choose today, the day of the banquet? And that the attacker just happened to be from the Security Association? And that everyone in Kate's group is dead, while we're all unharmed?"

He paused, then continued, "Even if these people believe it, they won't let us go. This is a failure for them in providing support, so they need to find some 'victories.' And given the way the Eternal Secret Cult operates, do you think they'll let us go once they know the truth? They'll just have a reason to eliminate us."

"Is this some kind of scheme by Novesb?"

Amidst the crowd, the leader of a small security company provided cover while simultaneously firing his weapon outside. He glanced at the blood-stained words on the door and thought, "How could he do something so ruthless? Is he trying to use the Eternal Secret Cult to eliminate us?"

"I'm afraid it's not Novis,"

The burly man leaned against the wall, quickly changing his magazine. "Novis is indeed dead. His body was dragged away by Kate's men. It was probably one of his escaped subordinates, or someone did it in Novis's name."

Several more grenades were thrown from a short distance away, creating a loud explosion that further shattered the door.

“If it’s one of Norvis’s men, that’s too ruthless,” the gaunt man leaned against the wall behind the door. “Doesn’t he care about our past professional camaraderie at all?”

"You used Novis as a shield, a way to test the Eternal Secret Cult, and when things went wrong, not a single person sent anyone to support Novis,"

A calm, alluring female voice rang out behind everyone, "Why do you suddenly think that Novis's people are ruthless?"

“Lena,”

The gaunt man spat, "We're not alone. We have so many brothers behind us. Who can withstand the wrath of the Eternal Secret Sect? You're here making sarcastic remarks afterward? You didn't send anyone out either, did you?"

"I'm just someone who sells information, where would I get so many people?"

Lena, with a cigarette dangling from her lips, chuckled, "So, if we're going to prioritize interests, then we'll prioritize interests and not talk about feelings."

"Lena, this is not the time to discuss this,"

The burly man turned and glanced at Lena. "Do you have any ideas on how to deal with the Eternal Cult outside? Any chance to talk to Mom? If we can't stop them, we'll all die here."

"The person who set this up won't let us die here; it's not in their interest."

Lena smiled slightly, her fiery red lips pressed against the cigarette holder.

Beep beep beep—

The piercing sound of police sirens came from outside the door; it was the FBI's siren.

Everyone's expression changed.

“It’s too late for us to contact the FBI now, but it would be different if someone had contacted them beforehand,”

Lena took the cigarette from her lips, leaned against the wall, and exhaled a puff of white smoke. "You see, now that we've been rescued by the FBI, we're completely on the opposite side of the Eternal Cult."

The Eternal Cult, known for its brutal and ruthless practices, would never believe that someone had 'contacted' the FBI. If there was even a sliver of hope for negotiation and mediation before, it is now completely gone.

Intense gunfire erupted outside the door; it was the sound of the FBI and the Eternal Cult exchanging fire.

This is the Cloud District, the area with the strongest municipal and FBI presence, and also the safest area in the entire city of Winter.

The person who orchestrated this was probably planning it all out, timing it so that the supporters of the Eternal Cult and the FBI would run into each other one after the other, using the FBI's power to deal with the Eternal Cult.

Everyone fell silent at that moment.

They are the protagonists of the situation, yet they are being pushed forward by an invisible hand.

I'm asking for votes for this super long chapter; my ranking has plummeted again.

Chapter 772 Open Schemes and Muddy Waters (Large Chapter, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

As the distant gunfire gradually subsided, He Ao sat down in a chair near the restaurant's floor-to-ceiling window and glanced at the time on his wristband: 8:15.

The entire battle lasted for nearly an hour.

"Your burger and Coke."

The young waiter placed a tray containing hamburgers and cola in front of Heo.

"Thank you."

He Ao nodded and reached out to open the hamburger box on the tray.

When He Ao saw that none of the Security Federation members had arrived in advance, he roughly estimated that the Security Federation would most likely come as a group.

Just as Kate wanted to use Ilo's brother to intimidate the Security Federation, the Security Federation probably also wanted to band together to give Kate a hard time.

So they won't arrive too early or too late. If they arrive too early, it won't be intimidating enough, and if they arrive after 7 p.m., they'll completely break off relations.

So they probably chose a time around 6:50.

He Ao left the villa at around 6:40.

The data left by Kate's computer includes the time when the request for support was made, as well as the support information received.

The estimated arrival time given by the Eternal Secret Cult is around 7:10.

From 6:50 to 7:10, those ten-odd minutes were enough for the security consortium to explore the lobby. Whether they could find the words behind the lobby door was not actually within He Ao's consideration.

Because those words were not meant for them to see, but for the eternal esoteric teachings.

Once the Eternal Cult's reinforcements arrive and discover that there are other people in the hall, and the bodies of their own people lying there, their first thought will definitely be to open fire.

Of course, if the Security Federation is not smart enough to surrender prematurely and try to negotiate with the Eternal Secret Cult, the Eternal Secret Cult will also become suspicious of them after seeing the words behind the door.

At the same time, another of Heo's arrangements will also take effect: the FBI.

Knowing the arrival time of the reinforcements, He had Eve calculate the time it would take for the FBI to arrive at the villa, and then had Eve contact the FBI to explain the situation, timing it to be a few minutes after the Eternal Cult arrived.

This is using the power of the FBI to deal with the Eternal Secret Cult.

This is why He Ao inquired about the situation of United Industries from Vili. Although he didn't know if United Industries had any private connections with the Eternal Cult, whatever the situation behind the scenes, on the surface, they were enemies of the Eternal Cult.

That's enough.

This proves that the FBI is likely able to mobilize enough resources in the cloud region to deal with the Eternal Cult.

One of the roles of the Security Federation in this was to help Heo delay the Eternal Secret Cult.

Whether the security alliance resists or surrenders.

Seeing the writing behind the door in the Eternal Cult, and after being attacked by the FBI, would inevitably lead to suspicion of them.

The only way for them to prove their innocence is to fight to the death alongside the Eternal Secret Cult.

However, they neither dared to offend the FBI nor were they loyal enough to the Eternal Cult to the point of risking their lives, so they will most likely end up on the opposite side of the Eternal Cult in the end.

Of course, if the Security Federation members realize something is wrong and quickly flee, the Eternal Cult will provide support elsewhere.

It doesn't matter if we don't meet them at the villa.

Given ample time, the Eternal Esoteric School would certainly see the words behind the door.

I saw the words behind the door, then the tire tracks in front of the Security Association, and then I was surrounded by FBI agents.

This is something that people of the Eternal Esoteric School cannot help but think about.

Of course, there are two key points here.

The first task is for Heo to quickly eliminate Kate and everyone else before reinforcements arrive, and then leave before they do.

Of course, after Eve controls the system, ensuring normal communication of messages and giving the support forces of the Eternal Cult confidence to provide support is also very important.

The second is the accurate estimation of the FBI's movement time, ensuring that they can arrive immediately after the Eternal Cult's support arrives, without being too late.

Otherwise, if the Eternal Secret Cult cleans up the scene and handles all the aftermath, the FBI will have difficulty operating.

Using his experience working and interacting with the FBI, and with Eve's assistance, Heo estimated a timeframe.

Judging from the results, his estimation was fairly accurate. The FBI was actually a little late, but not by too much, and it was within the margin of error. However, the Eternal Cult members were also a little late, which resulted in the final outcome not being too different from the best result that He Ao had predicted.

The core issue here is that He Ao's appearance took everyone by surprise.

No one expected him to appear, nor did anyone have a prediction of his strength, which gave him the opportunity to exploit the information gap to expand his advantage.

Of course, Kate's choice of Cloud District as the venue for the banquet, a "hostile force's stronghold," was also a "mistake," giving Heo enough time to make arrangements and to leverage sufficient resources.

However, this mistake was almost inevitable, because whether in the Storm Zone or the Akka Zone, if Kate set the banquet in the territory of the Eternal Cult, the Security Alliance would definitely not agree, and if it was set in the Security Alliance's headquarters, even if Kate was confident in her strength, she would not dare to attend the banquet.

Therefore, the Cloud District, the 'third-party area' controlled by the FBI and United Industries, which are the weakest forces in the Eternal Cult and are hostile to it, is the best place for the banquet.

The fact that it took the support troops almost half an hour to get here shows that the Eternal Secret Cult's strength in the Cloud District is indeed not strong.

"Cough cough."

He looked at the hamburger in his hand and coughed lightly, covering his mouth.

Then he looked down at the blood he had coughed up from his palm, slowly picked up a tissue from the side, and wiped it clean.

Ilo's body was already on the verge of collapse, and each time he overexerted his strength, he was taking a big step toward death.

Overdrawing one's martial arts skills is one thing, but overdrawing one's memory is even more so.

When He Ao used Hyper Memory to kill that monster on the Stormy Sea, even for just a brief moment, it almost completely rendered him unable to move and made him clearly feel his life dwindling.

However, with the completion of the 'promotion', his physical endurance increased slightly, though not by much.

Therefore, He Ao will not use hypermemory unless absolutely necessary.

Actually, if Kate and Swinton had been able to use their strongest powers simultaneously and coordinate their attacks, they could have unleashed B-level combat power, forcing...

He Ao uses hypermemory.

He Ao was also ready to use Hyper Memory at that time.