Over the next month, the Hub weathered constant unrest.
With AI Blue Whale down, the Hub's military preparations were severely hindered. Meanwhile, thieves ran rampant throughout the territory, and the crime rate soared!
On top of that, nearly ten billion ordinary residents had to migrate to other Hubs, plunging the entire Hub into chaos.
Yet amidst the chaos, there was still hope.
Everyone waited eagerly for the day AI Blue Whale would be restored.
Today was the final day. Would AI Blue Whale's restoration succeed?
Meanwhile, in Gauntek City.
The Feige New Star Adventure Group headquarters, seventeenth floor.
A silver-white teleportation gate appeared in Adventure Group Leader Jeanette's office. Immediately afterward, more than a dozen Tier 8 powerhouses surged out of it.
Simon Helag walked at the front, followed by Jeanette. Behind them came the Adventure Group's dozen or so core powerhouses, all Mid-Tier 8 or above.
At this moment, everyone, including the two leaders, looked utterly exhausted.
The instant he emerged from the gate, Simon Helag threw himself down, utterly disregarding his image as he sprawled directly across the floor.
This was Jeanette's office. Since Jeanette's true body was a treant, the floor was planted with colorful flowers and grass.
When Simon Helag collapsed, the flowers and grass immediately suffered, crushed crooked beneath him.
The other powerhouses were not much better off. Everyone either sat down heavily on the floor or collapsed like Simon, their faces full of exhaustion.
"Hey, hey, hey! You're getting my floor dirty!" Jeanette said, pretending to be angry.
They were all disheveled now, covered in grime. The floor had truly been thoroughly ruined.
Yet she herself was sprawled on her office chair, her body fused with the wooden chair.
"Ah, thank goodness." She let out a long sigh. "We finally made it back!"