I'm the administrator of the National Fortune Arena at the start of the game; I'll hand it

The moment Wang Yi pushed open the door to Su Yuan's room, a strong smell of smoke hit him.

The room was dark, with only the computer screen emitting a faint blue light.

Su Yuan sat in front of the computer, his figure shrouded in darkness and smoke, making him appear somewhat blurry.

There were already seven or eight cigarette butts lying at his feet.

Wang Yi had known Su Yuan for so long, but he had never seen him smoke, much less look so preoccupied.

"What happened?" Wang Yi walked to his side and asked in a deep voice.

Su Yuan did not answer immediately. He picked up the cigarette pack on the table, lit another cigarette, took a deep drag, and then slowly exhaled a cloud of white smoke.

Amidst the swirling smoke, his expression appeared unusually solemn.

"Wang Yi, what do you think the United States is doing right now?" Su Yuan suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"The United States?" Wang Yi paused for a moment, then said, "What else could they be doing? They're probably in a complete mess. The mission was a crushing defeat, their national fortunes have been severely damaged, and the country must be in complete chaos."

"That's right." Su Yuan nodded. "Stock market crash, social unrest, public protests... From any perspective, they should be busy dealing with their own internal conflicts right now, overwhelmed and unable to take care of themselves."

"But..." Su Yuan changed the subject, stubbed out his cigarette, looked up at Wang Yi, and his eyes, hidden in the darkness, gleamed with a sharp light.

"It's too quiet."

"What do you mean?" Wang Yi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"They're too quiet," Su Yuan repeated, pointing to his computer screen. "Look at this."

Wang Yi leaned over to take a look, and on the screen was an extremely complex diagram of global network data flow.

Countless dense lines, representing data flow, shuttle and intertwine between various countries and regions.

Most of the lines are green, representing normal network activity.

But some of them were glaringly bright red.

These red lines all originate from a few special IP addresses in the United States, and eventually converge into some inconspicuous, even abandoned, servers around the world.

"This is an abnormal encrypted data stream that I monitored globally using my administrator privileges," Su Yuan's voice became somewhat low.

"Just three hours after we cleared the dungeon and obtained the controlled nuclear fusion technology, these encrypted communications, originating from the highest-level servers of the US military and intelligence agencies, began to spread to the world at an unprecedented frequency."

"While I cannot decipher the content of these communications, I can trace their flow."

Su Yuan tapped a few keys on the keyboard, and the image on the screen instantly changed.

A world map appears on the screen.

On the map, hundreds of flashing red dots appeared, scattered all over the world, with more than half of them concentrated in the areas surrounding the Dragon Kingdom.

"These red dots represent the final receiving end of encrypted communications."

"I've investigated. Behind these receivers are top-level dormant agents and secret assets planted by the United States around the world."

"They are being awakened."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yi's expression changed instantly.

He wasn't stupid; he immediately understood what this meant.

"What...do they want to do?" Wang Yi's voice also turned cold.

"I don't know," Su Yuan shook his head, "but my intuition tells me that they're about to make a big move."

"You should know that when animals are in a life-or-death situation, they will use all their strength to put up a last-ditch effort, right?"

"Even a rabbit will take a bite out of you before it dies, let alone a gambler like the United States, gambling with its national destiny."

What will a gambler do after losing all his chips, driven mad by greed?

Su Yuan looked at Wang Yi and asked slowly.

"He will... flip the table." A cold glint flashed in Wang Yi's eyes.

"Yes, they'll flip the table." Su Yuan nodded. "The United States, right now, is like that gambler who's lost everything. They know that on this table of national destiny, they have no hope of turning the tables."

"So, they're ready to flip the table."

"They are preparing to expand the war from the virtual, well-defined arena into... the real world."

Su Yuan's words made Wang Yi's heart sink.

The real world!

Their worst fears have finally come true.

"What would their target be?" Wang Yi asked. "A direct military strike against us? Would they dare?"

"No, they wouldn't dare," Su Yuan denied. "To wage a full-scale war against us now would be tantamount to suicide for them. Moreover, the existence of the National Fortune Arena itself has a significant constraint on wars in the real world."

"So their goal is..."

Before Wang Yi could finish speaking, a sudden inspiration flashed in his mind!

He's got it!

Controlled nuclear fusion!

The United States, the "beacon of light," dares not wage a full-scale war against China, but it can prevent China from acquiring this incredible technology at its source!

"the scientist!"

Wang Yi and Su Yuan uttered these three words almost simultaneously!

The two exchanged a glance, and both saw solemnity and horror in each other's eyes!

"They're going to attack our scientists!" Wang Yi's voice trembled with anger.

These beasts!

This is absolutely outrageous!

They actually tried to use such despicable and shameless means!

"This is just my guess; I don't have any direct evidence," Su Yuan said in a deep voice. "But logically speaking, this is the only thing they can do right now, and it's also the most threatening thing for us."

"No! I must report this to General Lin immediately!" Wang Yi said, reaching for his communicator.

"I've already reported it," Su Yuan stopped him, "just before you arrived."

"What did General Lin say?" Wang Yi asked anxiously.

"He took it very seriously. He said he would immediately report to the highest level and activate the highest level of security plan to protect all relevant researchers."

Hearing this, Wang Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"But..." Su Yuan's brows remained furrowed, "I'm still worried."

Why?

"Because our enemies are not just those lurking agents," Su Yuan said, looking at Wang Yi, word by word.

"Don't forget, the United States, the beacon of light, also has its own players."

Wang Yi's pupils suddenly contracted!

He instantly understood what Su Yuan meant!

The United States could easily use its players in the National Fortune Arena to assassinate Chinese scientists in the real world!

You must know that those players are all highly skilled and possess strength far exceeding that of ordinary people. They are the most terrifying and the most unpredictable killers!

On the Dragon Kingdom's side, apart from their Dragon Team, there is almost no force in the real world that can rival them!

"Damn it!" Wang Yi slammed his fist on the table.

"These bastards will stop at nothing!"

"So, Wang Yi," Su Yuan's expression turned extremely serious, "from now on, we can no longer focus solely on the battles within the dungeon."

"We must prepare for war in the real world."

"A war without the smoke of gunpowder, yet far more cruel and dangerous..."

Su Yuan's words weighed heavily on Wang Yi's heart like a boulder.

He knew that his comfortable days were over.

Every day from now on will be like walking on thin ice, fraught with danger.

Just then, Wang Yi's communicator rang urgently.

It was General Lin Zhan who called.

Wang Yi answered the call immediately.

"Wang Yi! Su Yuan!"

Lin Zhan's voice came through the communicator, filled with unprecedented anxiety and anger.

"Something's happened!"

"Just five minutes ago, our security team, which was dispatched to pick up Academician Zhang, was attacked by unidentified armed men on the way!"

"The entire squad was wiped out!"

"Academician Zhang... has gone missing!"