I, the warden of Delta, am a science popularizer and advocate for nuclear peace and friendliness.

Two days later...

Due to Jacob's sudden disappearance, Hafk's advance failed to destroy GTI headquarters and he was eventually driven back.

Inside the second space base, Hudson had already entered the president's office, slammed his hat heavily onto the sofa, and said in a resentful tone...

"Damn it, all that work for nothing!"

Two lines of guards stood behind the sofa. Hudson was furious. He had prepared such a large-scale operation, but failed to take down the GTI headquarters in one fell swoop and even made a blood feud with the United Nations. This battle was a complete disaster!

At that moment, Demulan pushed open the door and entered, and immediately saw Hudson sitting on the sofa, deep in thought.

Hudson turned his gaze when he heard the door open, and his eyes met Demulan's.

"Tsk." Hudson clicked his tongue impatiently, getting annoyed just looking at the other person.

"What are you doing here? Don't you know you have to knock before entering the CEO's office?"

"As Hafk's security director, I don't need to listen to you." Demulan's grey-blue eyes swept around the room, finally settling on the two rows of soldiers behind Hudson.

"Get out." Hudson naturally understood what the other party meant and immediately ordered the guards to go out and wait.

"What's wrong? Just say it, I'm really annoyed right now."

Seeing this, Demulan went up and sat down opposite Hudson. When there were only the two of them in the room, Demulan suddenly sighed and tossed a tablet to the other person.

"See for yourself..."

After catching the tablet precisely, Hudson picked it up with some surprise and glanced at it briefly.

However, this one glance caused his pupils to shrink sharply, his eyes filled with disbelief, and in the end, even a trace of fear.

The tablet displayed Jacob's real-time physical data, with a large red cross marked in the vital signs section, indicating that he was dead.

"How could this be... This, how could this be! You're joking, right... right!? Hahaha, how could the CEO possibly..."

The further he spoke, the less confident he became. Hudson forced a smile and stared intently at Demulan, his eager eyes desperately seeking an answer, as if trying to see a hint of triumph in Demulan's eyes.

However, no, Demulan's eyes were darker than his, his complexion was worse, and he even showed a hint of anger.

"call……"

Hudson took a deep breath, tossed the tablet limply onto the sofa, rested his hands on the back of the sofa, and stared up at the ceiling in silent contemplation.

The atmosphere in the CEO's office gradually became tense; this was an outcome that no one had anticipated.

Neither side used nuclear weapons, and both of GTI's veterans had been transferred to the branch office, so why? On what grounds?!

"Did he say anything to you?"

Hudson asked in a deep voice, and Demulan naturally knew that the other party was referring to the preparations before the war.

"Um."

"He said... he would carry a life monitor, and if the monitor showed that he was near death or dead, he would directly use satellite to locate his direction and then... launch a guided missile at him."

Demoulins spoke quickly, answering the questions somewhat hastily.

As soon as he finished speaking, the office fell silent again. The soundproofing here was excellent, so their conversation wouldn't be heard by the soldiers outside.

"What are you planning to do?" Demulan suddenly raised his head, staring intently at Hudson.

These two used to be bitter rivals, fighting amongst themselves under the president, but now... the president is dead, and Hafk is practically defunct.

He was in charge of all the businesses he had run over the years, while some were shared with Demulan and Hudson. He never interfered with the businesses at Tide Prison, leaving them entirely to Geheros.

Speaking of Geheros, it seemed like they hadn't seen him in a long time.

"This matter is of great importance, concerning the future of Hafk. Perhaps... we should first gather Hafk's management team for a meeting."

Demulan offered his suggestion, which the latter found reasonable. Now was not the time for infighting, so the two of them put aside their previous grievances and began to deal with the aftermath of this matter.

First and foremost are the defensive measures, which must be set to the highest level. As the security director, Demulan is naturally very good at this.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, GTI's revenge is not far off, and they must be fully prepared before then.

As for Hudson, he sent a message to the public account of Tide Prison using his encrypted satellite phone. Since Geheros didn't carry a cell phone with him, only a walkie-talkie, he could only do this for now.

In less than half an hour, the two had discussed and agreed on a follow-up plan. The space base still had a large player base. The initial deployment only brought less than 10,000 troops, while the second base still had 400,000 to 500,000 players, more than half of whom were combat units.

Unfortunately, most players' strength had already officially reached the standard level. Someone in the public chat channel had speculated on the promotion conditions, which were similar to those for Shigure. It was because of this that a large number of players were able to advance.

However, this "large number" is only relative to the previous situation. In reality, the majority of players are still newbies, and the number of standard-level players is estimated to be only around 100,000. For a player base of billions, a few hundred thousand is already a small number.

On the other side, on the second basement level of Tide Prison.

Song Lanfeng stretched his limbs, pushed open the door and walked out of the training room, his demeanor seemingly different from before.

"Congratulations, Brother Song, on becoming the first to reach the elite level! Congratulations!"

A hearty laugh came from the training room; it was Jerry, beaming with joy, who had now reached the peak of the Standard level.

After nearly half a month of training, both of them have greatly improved their strength. Song Lanfeng even broke through to the elite level and became a top-tier player.

We haven't heard any news from the world chat about any player advancing to the elite level yet, so he should be the first player to reach that level!

Thinking of this, Song Lanfeng couldn't stop grinning. Back then, Jie Rui broke through to the Standard level first, and now he has become the Elite level one step behind. It's really a case of the wheel of fortune turning!

Song Lanfeng's face was practically beaming with joy when suddenly a hand landed on his shoulder, shifting him to the left.

"Don't block the door." The commander's voice came from behind. Upon hearing this, Song Lanfeng's head drooped instantly, and he moved to the left with a look of utter despair.

"It's been almost half a month since Dian Da left, why haven't we heard anything from him yet?"

Just then, Jerry's voice rang out. He walked up to Song Lanfeng, stopped, and asked him a question.

"I don't know. He hasn't messaged me, and I don't want to ask him directly. I'll just wait a few more days."