Without giving the reporters a chance to interview her, the girl vanished, and then the Projection Disc slowly disappeared from everyone's sight.
As everyone watched the silver disc disappear, their expressions grew complicated. Everything that had happened today had probably been orchestrated by that Ghost Captain.
Methods like these... were downright intimidating...
Beep, beep! Just then, the American Secretary of Defense's phone rang.
"Fuck! What the hell are you doing? Why did you announce that America was joining? We haven't even discussed our response yet, and you dared to make that decision yourself?
Who told you to do this? This is collusion with the enemy!" The moment the call connected, a furious roar came from the other end!
The voice was so loud that the Secretary of Defense's eardrums hurt. Even some of those standing nearby could hear snatches of it.
Everyone stared at the Secretary of Defense in astonishment, but he was the most bewildered of them all.
That voice... sounded like the president?
"Uh... Mr. President? I don't quite understand. What decision did I make myself? You were the one who sent me a message telling me to announce that America was joining!"
"What? I sent you a message? I clearly told you to stall for time!"
"Huh?! But... that's not right! The message clearly told me to announce we were joining! This..." The Secretary of Defense looked stunned, then snapped out of it. "Wait, I still have that text message. I'll send it to you!"
But after a long wait, there was still no response from the Secretary of Defense.
"Well? Where's the message?"
The Secretary of Defense was in no state to reply. He was staring at his phone, dumbfounded. "This... this is impossible!"
The message unmistakably read, "Stall for time and await instructions!"
The Secretary