Longdu, Bureau 7 Headquarters.
Inside a command center with the highest security clearance, the atmosphere was unbearably tense.
Bureau Chief Zhang Beihai stared grimly at the main screen, watching the white figure trapped inside the [Firmament] system frantically batter its barrier like a cornered beast.
Cold sweat covered his forehead.
"Reporting, Bureau Chief! The [Firmament] system has ninety percent of its energy reserves remaining!"
"The target's energy level cannot be measured! It has far exceeded the theoretical upper limit of [National Authority Level]!"
"Every attack consumes one percent of our energy!"
"We estimate... it can hold out for another thirty minutes at most!"
As he listened to his subordinates' anxious reports, Zhang Beihai's expression grew grimmer.
Thirty minutes!
If the [Firmament] system was breached, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Just then...
An ill-timed voice, brimming with delight at their misfortune, rang out inside the command center.
"Director Zhang, what did I tell you?"
"This Yue Xiaofei is an unstable element, through and through!"
"A bomb that could go off at any moment!"
Cao Zhengchun, the Cao Family's head, swaggered in with a group of imposing men who, like him, wore Zhongshan suits.
An undisguised smug smile spread across his face.
"Now that bomb is about to explode."
"Director Zhang, how do you intend to clean up this mess?"
Seeing his vile, triumphant expression, Zhang Beihai trembled with rage. He slammed his hand on the desk and roared:
"Cao Zhengchun! You have the nerve to show your face here?!"
"If you hadn't lured the Sun King here with that hundred billion dollars..."
"Would things have reached this point?!"
"Hmph."
Cao Zhengchun snorted and said dismissively, "Director Zhang, you can eat whatever you like, but you can't say whatever you please."
"I merely answered the Military Headquarters' call and offered a