Late at night.
Inside a luxurious villa, Claudio jolted awake from bed. He had had a nightmare: he dreamed that he had a son who was snatched away, and no matter how he chased after him, he could not catch up.
"Natalia, come into the game with me," Claudio said to the woman beside him, who was already awake but still drowsy.
Natalia rubbed her eyes and asked, "Darling, what's wrong?"
"I have a bad feeling. Something may be about to happen." Without waiting for Natalia to get up, Claudio climbed out of bed alone, found his helmet, sat in a chair, and entered the game.
A flash of light.
Claudio appeared inside a hotel in Sky City. He immediately sent special-space invitations to his five main vice guild leaders, ordering them to come to a meeting at once.
Olaju had been in close contact with Tom when he suddenly received the order. Feeling guilty, he was terrified and said to Tom, "Could our operation have been discovered?"
Tom was startled as well. He had not yet finished surrounding the last two Great Cemeteries. He called and said, "You go first. I'll immediately prepare to attack here."
Olaju nodded and entered the special space. Seeing that Claudio, the other four men, and three senior advisors had all arrived, he said, "Sorry, I'm late."
Claudio stared at Olaju with a grim expression and asked, "Why are you late?"
Olaju had already been afraid, and the question threw him into even greater panic. "N-Nothing. I was just asking about the situation with the scouts at the front. I was afraid you'd ask me about it."
Claudio's expression eased slightly. "Come sit down. Has Tom made any moves?"
Olaju shook his head. "No. Our spies in the five fortresses—Goddess, Near Mountain, Giant Stone,