Inside the backup conference room in War Readiness Zone 1.
The moment the camera light went out, the composure Gu Weirong had forced himself to maintain on camera vanished.
Utterly exhausted, he rubbed between his brows in anxiety.
"Thank goodness you're back. I was worried sick!" Wei Rulai complained as soon as he connected to the remote meeting. "Secretary Yu, what exactly is the situation now?"
Chu Zhongxiong was gravely wounded and near death. Olof had almost exhausted his strength forcing his way through that Tier Five barrier, and now leaned against a corner, panting heavily.
Yu Renjie, who had always handled things steadily, had taken charge on short notice and was gathering intelligence from all sides.
"Just now, after Secretary-General Olof and Mr. Johnny joined forces to shatter the barrier outside the building, Professor Li Tianming immediately contacted Chairman Zuo You."
"Chairman Zuo has already reached the Medical Room and is operating on Minister Chu to save his life. Professor Li said he would come over as soon as he confirmed Minister Chu was out of danger."
"But the worst part is... Zhu Haifeng, Fan Baoluo, Zhao Longfei, Xie Nanyun, and Han Shuo have all disappeared. Secretary-General Olof inspected the scene and found traces of spatial damage."
"We can be certain that all five were drawn into a Spatial Artifact, and that full-scale combat has already begun."
"Judging from what happened earlier, Mr. Zhu likely forced the mole to reveal himself and initiated the battle."
Beside him, Old Johnny panted as he said, "One thing's certain. If that bastard dared take such a huge risk to kill Chu Zhongxiong, then he must be confident he can break through to the domain sequence in the chaos!"
"It no longer matters who the mole is." Gu Weirong waved a hand. "What