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"Even if it's something discouraging, you shouldn't say it at a time like this!"

"With Black Star's power, how could he not have a chance!"

Instantly, some people stood up and loudly refuted the claim, but the vast majority remained silent.

"..."

The once passionate young people finally realized something. Looking at their silent seniors, a deep chill ran through them.

"Ha, hahahaha, hahahahahahaha."

The middle-aged man suddenly burst into laughter, pointing at Gerald with a mocking expression: "You're scared like this because of a single sentence from that so-called Dark Commander? Gerald, look at those young punks, they're all much braver than you!"

Ignorance is bliss.

Gerald said calmly, "Big Boss, don't you really know what the situation is right now?"

"Everyone, let's all speak up."

Gerald looked around: "Tell us everything you know so that the big boss understands our situation."

"Only one day after Viper's final announcement, more than 60% of the dark organizations that were originally affiliated with Black Star have issued statements indicating that they want to sever ties with us!"

Someone sighed and said, "I have no doubt that on the final day, Black Star will be fighting alone."

"All the capable partners have withdrawn their investment; nobody has any faith in us."

"The people in the organization are all terrified, and I don't know how many are willing to fight to the death."

"Chief, times have changed! Although the changes have come too fast, we must accept reality."

"Libra, Alpha, Crimson, they all failed, and I don't think Black Star is an exception."

"..."

The meeting room suddenly became lively, with everyone chiming in and expressing their opinions.

Gerald looked at the leader with a gloomy smile and shook his head: "A war that is bound to be lost, I don't think it's necessary to start."

"Black Star didn't really disappear; it just changed its name and continues to exist in another form."

“You’re wrong, Gerald,” the middle-aged man interrupted him.

“In the beginning, some people might still think that they used to be Black Star people, Crimson people, Alpha people…”

"But it won't be long, just a year or two, or even less, before most people forget about these things!"

"Humans are just too fickle."

"On one side is the Viper, who reigns supreme in the dark world; on the other is a defeated organization that was knocked down by the Viper and stripped of its name."

"Between the two, which would you choose?"

Gerrard was silent for a moment. He didn't answer, but sometimes, no answer is the best answer.

"See? Even you are like this, let alone the others."

"So, what do you want, Chief?"

Gerald's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "Black Star isn't your personal fiefdom. We're not going to throw our lives away just because of your word!"

"I'm not asking you to go and die; I just hope that we can respect each other's choices."

The middle-aged man calmly said, "Those who want to surrender, then surrender; those who want to fight back, then come with me."

"Take a gamble?"

Gerald frowned: "How do we plan to go all in?"

"I heard that the Viper's new headquarters is going to be built in the capital of the United Kingdom of Tuta?"

"That's right, construction has already begun, and this massive project is expected to be completed within three years."

Gerald couldn't help but say, "Although the United Kingdom of Tuta has long been infiltrated by Libra, the fact that the headquarters of a dark organization can be built so openly in the capital of a country... was simply unimaginable in the past!"

"Hmph, what a show of power."

The middle-aged man sneered, "Tell me, if Black Star were to destroy the capital of the Tuta United Kingdom, what kind of expression would the Dark Commander have?"

"...You wish to activate the floating fortress?"

Gerald's eyebrows furrowed: "Why bother? What's the point?"

"According to the intelligence I have gathered, when the ancient ruins of the Immortal Palace were created, the Dark Lord stole an extraordinary treasure from them."

"This move triggered Asgard's defense mechanism, which launched an annihilation operation against the Dark Lord."

"But what was the result?"

Gerald stared at the middle-aged man and said, word by word, "The Dark Commander cleaved the ancient ruins back into the spatial rift with a single strike!"

"The floating fortress is indeed an extraordinary relic, and the Cataclysm system certainly has the power to destroy a nation's capital, but!"

Gerald gritted his teeth and said, "This means nothing to the Dark Master, to that monster!"

“Big Boss, do you think I haven’t considered Black Star’s biggest trump card? I’ve thought of everything you’ve thought of, and even things you haven’t thought of.”

"But we really don't have even the slightest chance!"

Gerald's words did not sway the middle-aged man. He calmly said, "I didn't demand anything from you. Like I said, I just want mutual respect."

"You surrender, I'll go to my death, that's all."

"..."

Gerrard was silent for a moment, then finally advised, "Why bother? Why not just surrender and live?"

“My grandfather founded Black Star, and my father discovered the floating fortress and developed Black Star into the most powerful dark organization.”

The middle-aged man said calmly, "Although I am useless, I still have my own principles."

"My friend, my...brother, you should understand what I'm saying, right?"

Section 406, Chapter 405: Cannot Be Left Alive

Gerald looked at the man in front of him, his expression extremely complicated.

That's right, they are friends, and even more so, brothers!

The difference is that he was the former leader's most beloved child, while I am just an illegitimate child.

Originally, a mere illegitimate child could never have become the second-in-command.

No, or rather, it is precisely because of this identity that I could never be in the second-in-command position!

however……

The man in front of her gave her a chance.

"Brother, I understand, I get you."

Gerald's eyes reddened: "We're friends, we're brothers. Others may not understand you, but how could I not!"

"That's good."

The middle-aged man said gently, "Brother, I can't help you anymore from now on. Take care of yourself."

"No!"

Gerald looked earnestly at his older brother: "I want you to help me one last time."

"Is there anything I can do?" the middle-aged man asked, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"The position of Black Star's chief? In the current situation, it's no longer important."

"..."

Gerald pulled out a pistol; his hand trembled slightly, but he still slowly pointed the gun at the middle-aged man.

"Ok?"

He still looked puzzled, as if he didn't know what this meant.

"boom!"

A gunshot rang out, and a bloody hole appeared on the middle-aged man's forehead.

"Brother, I need your life."

Gerald looked at his older brother, who still didn't understand what had happened until the very last moment, and his expression was a mixture of crying and laughing.

“You are a good older brother, but as the leader of Black Star, you are really incompetent.”

"Mutual respect is not something a leader should say!"

"Big Boss!"

"Gerald, you!"

Several more gunshots rang out, and the emotionally charged young men were silenced forever.

"Hmph, all talk and no action, but no real skills at all."

A Black Star cadre spat at the corpse on the ground: "How did an idiot like this become a high-ranking cadre?"

"It's not because the big boss promoted him, haha, there always have to be people among the cadres who are on his side."

"In short... Gerald, the brothers are all counting on you. What's next?"

Everyone looked at Gerald, who said in a deep voice, "Frozen... his body, this is one of the great gifts I offer to the Dark Lord."

"The leader's corpse? That should show our sincerity, right?"

"This isn't enough."

Gerald sneered, "Didn't he say he wanted to go all out before he died? Let's carry out that plan!"

“Gather all the people in the organization who want to fight against Viper, and then…”

Gerald made a throat-slitting gesture: "That's the second big gift."

"Brilliant! With two great gifts sent out, the Commander-in-Chief will surely be satisfied."

An old man chuckled and said, "As expected of Gerrard, he resolved our crisis with ease."