The General's duty

After noticing the presence of "Cold Cicada," the high-level meeting of "Order" held a brief discussion and then abandoned focusing their attention on him.

Although this was expected by Lin Yu and was even the result of his guidance, Lin Yu still sighed a little in his heart after knowing that "Order" would not specifically target "Han Chan".

"It would be great if we could target that while we're at it..."

After all, if Cold Cicada could be targeted, captured, or even killed by members of "Order" during this event in Shenzhen, it would save Lin Yu a lot of trouble.

That guy harbors many secrets and is a very dangerous and troublesome individual.

Moreover, although Cold Cicada is not a formal member of "Copper Furnace", she has intricate connections with "Copper Furnace".

But...

Although "Order" did not target "Cold Cicada".

However, having experienced the Prison Mountain Realm, Lin Yu has now found an opportunity to directly hand over the existence of the "Copper Furnace" to all the higher-ups of "Order".

He didn't explicitly mention the existence of the Hidden Organization, because doing so would expose his and Li Hua's covert investigation into the undercover agents.

Lin Yu couldn't even guarantee that there weren't any "Copper Furnace" spies among the high-ranking officials or their "confidants" present.

But, although it wasn't explicitly stated...

However, since the "Emperor," as the leader of the "Copper Furnace," has already begun cooperating with the Diviner," he has brought to light the existence of the "Emperor" and his cooperative relationship with the " Marauders." Therefore, the existence of the " Copper Furnace, "this Hidden Organization, will naturally be discovered soon.

Moreover, it was only after he and Li Hua had begun investigating the undercover agent that the matter was officially discovered by "Order" without it being made public.

Will this lead to the "undercover agent"... revealing any further flaws?

Lin Yu was very much looking forward to it.

Even so, Lin Yu was well aware...

Even the concept of "Order" has become a defensive posture in this Shenzhen event.

After all...

The "Emperor" was a genuine Deity.

Lin Yu knew very well that the "Diviner" must have some means that would allow the "emperor" to fully exert his power.

"Although I can't think of a way to do this right now," the secretary agreed with Lin Yu after some thought, "I know 'The Diviner'... Since he dared to plan this 'All-Out Assault' in Shenzhen, he must be almost certain that he can gain an absolute advantage, or even kill one of them, even with 'Grandmaster,' 'Swordsman,' and even 'Tengshe' all present."

The professor nodded. "Indeed, a 'Diviner' wouldn't make arrangements without a reason..."

Ren Gu spoke up, "It might be too much to ask a Deity to intervene. Could it be a bluff, a deliberate attempt to deceive us?"

"Is it possible that... the Director was misled and deceived?"

The secretary began, "The possibility is extremely small. On the one hand, I trust the 'Director's' reasoning and judgment; he wouldn't be easily misled by the 'Diviner'... On the other hand, it wouldn't be difficult to verify this."

"Although you may not have discovered anything within the Shenzhen, I have just confirmed with the 'General' on the 'Divine Realm' side. Indeed, there has been unusual activity in the 'Unknown Divine Kingdom,' which has almost attracted the attention of the 'Death game.'"

As the secretary spoke, the Grandmaster pondered.

"So, even the 'general' agrees with this statement... Ha, that's interesting."

"That bastard 'Diviner,' is he really planning to send a 'Deity' down to reality, to this Shenzhen, to Arena me?"

The secretary spoke up, "Grandmaster, judging from your tone, you want to face this head-on?"

The Grandmaster cracked his knuckles and whispered, "It might not be impossible, Secretary... Even if it's a 'Deity,' I don't intend to back down."

"This isn't the Divine Realm after all. No matter how comfortably he makes that so-called Deity or 'emperor' descend, he can't possibly unleash his full power..."

I might not lose.

Before the Party Secretary could speak, the professor's voice rang out.

"Absolutely not, Grandmaster, absolutely not—even if you could defeat Deity, could you defeat a 'Diviner' plus Deity?"

"The 'Diviner,' the 'Celestial King'... plus that 'Emperor,' no matter how you calculate it, our top-tier combat power is still insufficient!"

The Grandmaster frowned. "So what do you mean, you want me to escape? Professor, you idiot... If I escape, what about the rest of 'Order' and the other 'Player'? Will they escape too?"

The professor immediately said, "Although I don't intend to do this, it's a last resort—a complete evacuation is better than everyone dying in Shenzhen."

The Grandmaster stood up from the sofa, stepped over the table, and walked around to the front.

She stood in front of Lin Yu, looked at the professor on the screen, and said, word by word, "Professor Wang, don't bring up this plan again—you've violated a very, very serious breach of organizational principles."

If you say again that "a complete evacuation" is also a viable option, I'll take your power right now.

The Swordsman also stood up from the sofa. "Sister Gu, don't get agitated. The professor might be right..."

Grandmaster Gu Mo stretched out her hand, pointed at the Swordsman, and said, "You sit down too, comrade Swordsman —where is he wrong?!"

"I've come to ask you, how many residents does Shenzhen have now?"

Grandmaster spoke, the entire room fell silent for a moment.

"18.2 million people, the permanent population, and that's an understated estimate," the Grandmaster said coldly. "We're gone, all the 'Player' are gone, and the 'Diviner' has descended upon Shenzhen with a Deity. You want to bet they'll suddenly have a change of heart?"

The methods to "attack" the "Order" are not limited to killing one or two "Tier 4" beings or a few "Tier 3" beings; there are also... methods that fundamentally undermine the very meaning of the "Order's" existence.

"Order has never existed, or at least not solely, for the 'Player' group. Our service is always for the people... 'Player' are also just that— Player, they are, after all, part of the people."

"I can die here, and you can all die here... but no one can retreat, and this is not a viable option."

After the Grandmaster finished speaking, he looked at the screen again.

On the tablet, the professor also stood up from his desk.

"Grandmaster Master, I apologize for my remarks just now, but you also misunderstood my proposed solution."

The Grandmaster raised an eyebrow. "Where did I misunderstand your words?"

"The final solution I'm referring to is retreat, not just the retreat of 'Order' or 'Player'," the professor said earnestly. "From the very beginning, I've considered the issues concerning those who aren't 'Player'."

The Grandmaster paused for a moment. "You're going to take all the residents of Shenzhen with you and leave?"

The professor braced himself on the table, a resolute glint in his eyes. "Yes, I'm going to lead the residents of Shenzhen to evacuate."

The Grandmaster sighed, "Oh, then I misunderstood you... That's fine then."

The Grandmaster and the professor reached a consensus, but...

This time, the Party Secretary couldn't help but speak up.

"Where's the problem? Have you two gone mad?"

"Grandmaster, you yourself just said that there are 18 million people in Shenzhen... How can they be safely evacuated?"

"Are you two really gods?"

The Grandmaster proudly declared, "I am Demigod."

"Even if you were at your best, you couldn't do it," the secretary said, rubbing his temples. "If you had that ability to transfer resources, wouldn't it be much simpler to defeat the 'Emperor'?"

The professor spread his hands. "Don't get excited, Secretary. That's why I said... this is the 'final plan,' and it's highly unlikely we'll use it."

"Just like you said, defeating the 'Diviner' and the 'emperor' is a more realistic solution... but I just don't have a plan yet."

The Party Secretary sighed, "This is indeed a difficult task, and I have no idea how to handle it... But we certainly can't retreat with 18 million people from Shenzhen. Even if we manage to do it, the cleanup and the Backlash from this 'Death game' are things we can't afford."

The Grandmaster said, "What complicated plan do we need to repel them? You all wait here while I go Xingyi. He's Deity, a 'Tier 5' being, so it's not impossible for me to be one too!"

The professor looked at the Grandmaster: "Don't be so extreme. It might not even come to that... Besides, you've reached the 'Tier 5.' The Diviner's has ways to get the Deity to intervene, but we might not have those methods."

Yin Lan raised her hand. "Why can't we have that, Professor... When the time comes, we can just copy the 'Diviner's' methods, right?"

As Yin Lan spoke, the secretary sighed helplessly, "What if we need to prepare in advance? What if we can't replicate it on the spot? Are you going to gamble on the possibility of success for something that's already a low-probability event?"

Paper Kite scratched his head and said, "Then why don't we ask the general for help? He's also a 'Tier 5' player, and as the 'current version of the Player,' he might have a way to interfere with reality, right? At least getting him to take action might not be a low-probability event."

"Can't we just develop our own method instead of copying the 'Diviner' methods?"

Ren Gu coughed lightly. "The 'General' will indeed be less restricted, but not too much, especially since the 'Wall of Rules' also applies to him."

Yin Lan was shocked. "Didn't the 'Administrator' give 'General' a special favor?"

"Clearly, the power of the Rule doesn't operate that way..."

Ren Gu explained again.

The professor added, "Moreover, the 'General'... really can't make a move; he has more important things to do."

Paper Kite asked, puzzled, "Is it more important than the 18 million people in Shenzhen?"

The Grandmaster spoke in a low voice, echoing the Professor's words. "Much more important... For some reasons, I can't tell you, because it wouldn't be good for you to know."

"But what I can tell you is... what the 'General' is doing now involves more than just the lives of ten or twenty million people."

"That concerns... the safety of our entire world."