The End Producer left just like that. After Gao Gong's staff had poked out the virus code he had absorbed—the virus code that belonged to Archduke Lays—he fled on the spot.
The holographic city collapsed beneath his feet. The skyscraper complex he had designed himself was being dismantled by the Swarm into foundational data, turning into a data torrent that poured into the neural interface at the back of his neck.
Then it vanished at once.
After taking that hit, he had probably realized that if he did not leave now, he would not be able to leave at all.
And so he disappeared on the spot, right inside this "Tower of Hierarchy."
"Brother, should we capture his signal?"
"Don't chase him. Be careful he doesn't fight like a cornered dog. After all, he's still the leader of a Level Three civilization."
Gao Gong looked at the Level Three–Fine information weapon that had been struck by his staff. Its connection had been torn apart, leaving it broken in two.
"Although I'm no longer following the information route, it's still best to keep an information weapon on hand. This staff's level is far too low."
Gao Gong muttered to himself.
Gao Yuanyuan carefully recorded this matter before finally asking,
"Brother, did he really just run away like that?"
"Mm."
"Is he really that cowardly?"
Although Gao Yuanyuan had never met many civilization leaders herself, instinct told her that a civilization leader should not be like this, right?
"If he didn't leave, was he supposed to wait for death?"
Gao Gong shook his head and explained on the other party's behalf,
"If we can find one of his 'civilization coordinates,' we can find all of his 'civilization coordinates.'"
"If it were only us, he might still use methods like 'Chemical Euphoria,' 'Civilization