"Your contribution to Country Y's situation won't be forgotten by the Special Defense Department. We've prepared some excellent high-level items and supplies, and they'll be sent to you after New Year's Eve..."
"Last time I destroyed Country Y's Safe Zone, I did it gently. There weren't many casualties." Xu Huo cut him off. "But this time is different. I still have over a month before my next Dungeon deadline. During these Thirty Days, I can destroy one of the Safe Zones your Special Defense Department built every day—and I mean blow it up."
"Xu Huo!" Minister Fan barked in a deep voice. "What are you trying to do? Country X isn't a place where you can run wild!"
"That's a bit much," Xu Huo said. "I'm just reminding everyone at the Special Defense Department that if this isn't handled properly, there'll be a second Xu Huo, then a third."
The breathing on the other end fell silent for a moment. Only then did Minister Fan speak. "The Special Defense Department knows about the situation you described, but we don't have time to deal with it right now. Once..."
"Two days," Xu Huo interrupted him again. "The Special Defense Department has two days to deal with this. The people involved must be dealt with, too, and the truth must be made public, along with a public trial for those found guilty."
Someone slammed a hand on the table at the other end, but before Minister Fan could roar, Xu Huo spoke again. "If the result isn't satisfactory, I'll make this public my own way in two days. It's hard to predict what the consequences will be, but the Special Defense Department will certainly lose all credibility if it's implicated."
"Minister Fan," he said, his voice turning stern. "People inside the Special