Chapter 2343: Surprising Gains
After the foreign Players who had infiltrated the district were exposed, the Special Defense Department could no longer sit back and do nothing. It was clear they were after the "Time Tower." Neither the chance to undergo Temporal Evolution nor any Artifacts could be allowed to slip through their fingers. The Special Defense Department quickly sent an elite team to seal off the area, beginning outside the mountains and blocking the effective range of the Artifacts as much as possible.
Of course, this restriction did not apply to space-time Artifacts. However, the very existence of the "Time Tower" restricted similar Artifacts; otherwise, those Players would never have come up with the foolish idea of digging an Underground Passage.
But the news had already leaked. All they could do was strengthen security. Not only was Xu Huo himself protected, but his home, family, and friends were also given varying degrees of protection. At this point, there was no telling whether some people might take desperate risks and trade many lives for one.
"Are these people fucking idiots?" In the Special Defense Department in the distant Capital City, Minister Ji—known for being tactful, gentle, and even-tempered—couldn't help swearing when he saw the files his subordinate had handed him. He immediately contacted the military liaison and sent him all the information they had obtained.
The liaison was a director surnamed Du. After quickly reading through the files, his expression darkened. "Have they caught anyone?"
"Only a small number," Minister Ji said. "They're alert. They fled as soon as my people arrived."
"But the information should be accurate. At least three countries are currently plotting to assassinate Xu Huo. The information came from one of their intermediaries. We haven't caught anyone at either end, and we don't know how many