038. Awakening
"So, the power Gaia granted her subordinates could cross the Star Abyss and spacetime to reach us directly?"
"We don't know, Lord Oushen." The administrator sounded helpless. "Lady Lai Anding has already gone to question the 'planners.' We can only hope she gets some results."
"Tch, Earthlings... in the end, they really can't be trusted?"
Long Yuqiong clicked his tongue. "An incident involving ninety-eight people isn't a small matter. And these were all valiant God Samurai. We can't even announce their deaths or mourn them—how the hell did those Hidden Councilors manage to keep it secret?"
"No, it was ninety-nine people," another administrator said.
"What did you say?" Long Yuqiong froze. "I have ninety-eight here—wait, could it be Teacher Xia Yubing? We can't lose her."
"No, not her. That young lady simply couldn't handle the nausea and logged off after the fight."
The administrator pulled up the backend data. "This girl should also be on your team. Don't you remember her?"
Long Yuqiong looked at the displayed data and shook his head.
"I remember her, but I'm not familiar with her. It's not like she was some elite fighter, either."
"Is that so? What a shame. Some gods die without anyone mourning them."
The administrator put away the tablet and removed Yu Tianxiao's online status. "We implanted a synthetic memory in him, so the server won't need to be shut down for maintenance. You may carry out your mission without worry."
"Thank you for your hard work." Long Yuqiong nodded. "We didn't handle the problem properly and increased your workload."
The administrator shook his head dismissively. "It's not hard work. We Slave Gods were born to do this. Just like Cannon Fodder Gods, we can do nothing except fight. Specialized gods like us are comparatively pure."
"...Pure?"
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