After seeing that they could not compete with China for the fortresses, the American players gave up on continuing to seize them. However, it would still take them a long time to reach the Medium Fortress defended by the Japanese players. By the time calculation, they had only just arrived at their destination. Facing Japan, whose defensive strength was even greater than Korea's, they would need even more time to take it. That was why everyone was so puzzled, even finding it hard to believe, upon hearing the system notification.
"What if the Japanese players surrendered without a fight?" San Mei Shi asked. Seeing the stunned looks on everyone's faces turn to realization, she continued, "That's right. The only explanation for why the United States captured the Medium Fortress occupied by Japan so quickly is that the Japanese players directly handed over the fortress. Otherwise, the American players could never have taken it in such a short time."
Although what San Mei Shi said was somewhat unbelievable, once all the other impossibilities had been ruled out, even an unreasonable conclusion had to be the truth.
"That's right, that's the only possibility." June Flying Snow said, then changed her tone. "But why would the Japanese players directly hand the fortress over to the United States? Didn't they know that it was their only fortress left in the Fallen Demon Domain?"
"Because they knew they couldn't defend that fortress, especially after learning that we would capture Korea's final fortress," San Mei Shi said. Seeing that June Flying Snow was still confused, she continued, "You know Japan's relationship with us. Their people must know that we're leading a large force toward them, and they also know that we have the strength to wipe them out and seize the fortress. Rather than watch us