You've Completely Enraged Eagle Sauce!

In the innermost seat of the conference room.

Ding Chang inadvertently revealed an expression of profound regret.

He cleared his throat twice, then waved to Zhao Jianyu.

"Jianyu... I remember the institute has a way to transfer large amounts of points. See if there's still time to transfer some to Lin Ye."

Zhao Jianyu shook her head helplessly.

She knew her teacher was eager to nurture talent and didn't want Lin Ye to be eliminated just like that.

But there simply wasn't enough time.

Points had to be transferred in person, and the transfer itself took time.

Given Lin Ye's current situation, if all seven thousand challengers completed the mission and each earned 50 points, that would add up to 350,000 points!

Even if only ten percent of those points were deducted, Lin Ye would lose at least 35,000 points!

Never mind that the institute didn't have that many points in reserve. Even if it did, the transfer alone would take about two days.

There simply wasn't enough time now.

"Teacher... there's no time. With the way things are going in the dungeon, I'm afraid the challengers will complete the mission in less than half an hour," Zhao Jianyu said helplessly.

Ding Chang let out a long sigh.

In truth, he knew that at a time like this, no one could help Lin Ye. They could only leave him to live or die on his own.

It was just that... deep down, he couldn't believe Lin Ye's dungeon would be brought to ruin this way.

He had seen Lin Ye's performance in the Battle of the Imperial Sea dungeon.

He greatly admired Lin Ye's military talent.

Would a young man so talented and bold make such a basic mistake when designing a dungeon?

Ding Chang simply couldn't believe it.

At that moment, several researchers in the conference room were preparing to leave.

They couldn't bear to watch the scenes of carnage at Pearl Harbor Military Base on the big screen any longer.

"Everyone, sit down. Watch this dungeon through to the end," Ding Chang said in a deep voice.

"Director Ding, surely there's no need to keep watching this?"

"It's so frustrating to watch."

"And the one in command is a member of the Great He Clan. Watching this makes my blood boil."

"Director, just looking at this Itō Hidetaka makes me sick. His dungeons always target us Great Xia people, and lately, a lot of our people have been eliminated by them."

The researchers all looked helpless.

"Sit down." Ding Chang rapped on the table, his voice turning hoarse. "Have you forgotten what I taught you? We have to learn from every dungeon so we can create better ones in the future."

"No matter what, we have to keep watching."

In the Raging Waves dungeon.

After half an hour under a baptism of shellfire, the entire Pearl Harbor Military Base had become a sea of flames.

The Hawaiian Islands were islands to begin with, and under the bombardment, they had nearly sunk.

From the moment the fleet began its attack until now, no defensive forces had appeared.

[Pearl Harbor Military Base has been destroyed. Congratulations to the challengers on completing the first-stage mission!]

Seeing the Firmament's notification before him, Singh burst out laughing in the Matsushima's command room.

"The mission's done, and we still haven't seen any Nation-Destroying Fleet."

"Looks like Mr. Itō was absolutely right. It really was a false alarm."

"After this, that poor Great Xia fellow Lin Ye should be eliminated outright, right?"

Itō Hidetaka, too, leisurely picked up the coffee on the table again and spoke slowly.

"Not only that, we can also claim the first-clear reward and obtain the technology in this dungeon."

"Though it's somewhat disappointing, it is a purgatory-level dungeon, so it should have some advanced technology."

"I'd guess this Lin Ye has Great Xia forces backing him. The Great Xia people handed their technology over to Lin Ye to develop the dungeon, and look what he's done—he's lost everything they had."

"Hahaha." Singh's smile grew even brighter. He picked up a cup of coffee as well and clinked it against Itō Hidetaka's.

"It's a shame there's no good liquor, or I'd have a hearty drink with you, Mr. Itō."

Itō Hidetaka nodded courteously, unable to conceal the smile on his face.

"Once we leave the dungeon, I'll contact you privately, Prince Singh."

"I'm sure we'll work together again in the future."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before Itō Hidetaka gradually noticed something amiss.

The mission had been completed for a while now, so why hadn't they been transported out of the dungeon?

And there hadn't been any mission rewards, either.

Where were the points? The technology?

Why was there nothing at all?!

After their spirited victory celebrations, the challengers aboard the various warships also began to grow puzzled.

"What's going on? Why won't it let us out of the dungeon?"

"Wasn't the mission already completed? Why are we still in this godforsaken place? It's so cold I'm freezing to death."

"Mr. Itō, what should we do now?"

The warships all began calling Itō Hidetaka over the radio.

Itō Hidetaka looked just as bewildered.

He had entered quite a few dungeons, clearing some and failing others.

But whether a mission failed or succeeded, they should have been transported out of the dungeon one after another.

After thinking for a moment, Itō Hidetaka frowned.

If they still hadn't been transported out of the dungeon, there was only one possibility.

The mission hadn't truly been completed, and the dungeon was still ongoing.

Just then, the world before Itō Hidetaka's eyes suddenly turned blood-red.

At the same time, a piercing alarm sounded in his ears!

Meanwhile, the Firmament's voice rang out again.

[The Firmament reminds all challengers: because you attacked and destroyed Eagle Sauce Country's Pearl Harbor Military Base, the preliminary dungeon, 'The Sorrow of Pearl Harbor,' has been completed!]

[Rewards for the preliminary dungeon's mission will be settled together after the main dungeon has been completed!]

[You will now officially enter the dungeon: Raging Waves!]

"What?!"

Singh jolted and sprang out of his seat.

"A preliminary dungeon? What does that mean?!"

"Wasn't the dungeon we just conquered Raging Waves? So this is only the beginning?"

Itō Hidetaka was also shocked.

As a dungeon designer, Itō Hidetaka had heard of nested dungeons.

A preliminary dungeon was set up before the main dungeon, and challengers had to complete it before they could enter the main dungeon.

But designing such a dungeon was extremely difficult. First, they needed a shared map, and the preliminary dungeon's mission had to be very closely linked to the main dungeon's mission.

The barrage of comments also went wild at the same time.

Some people who had been upset and regretted leaving the dungeon early now felt a little schadenfreude instead.

[No wonder this dungeon was so easy. It was just a preliminary dungeon.]

[This is killing me. The people in the dungeon thought they'd gotten such a great deal, but after all that work, the dungeon hasn't even officially started.]

[I knew a purgatory-level dungeon couldn't be this easy!]

[Where are those Great He Clan people who were shouting that the Great Xia people couldn't design dungeons? What do you have to say now?]

Itō Hidetaka had no time to pay attention to the taunts in the comments.

Because the Firmament's warning continued!

[Challengers, your surprise attack on Pearl Harbor Military Base has completely enraged Eagle Sauce Country. Now, you will face Eagle Sauce Country's full retaliation!]

[The TF58 Nation-Destroying Fleet is approaching you! It will reach the battlefield in five minutes!]