The Great Xia Nation.
Inside a coffee shop in City A.
Tuote sipped his coffee with a hint of frustration, looking at the stunningly beautiful white-haired girl before him. He opened his mouth, but hesitated, finally letting out a sigh.
"Boss... this is the second time. Am I really that easy to forget?"
I recall almost freezing to death before, and nearly being blown up by the Fallen God Company not long ago.
He was speechless.
"This is a special case. I've imprisoned [Ground] and want Aidan to have a day to rest. I haven't forgotten you."
Hela pointed to Aidan face was contorted in pain after taking a sip of black coffee.
"Ah, me?"
Aidan pointed to herself, somewhat taken aback.
"Hey, boss, why are we going back to Great Xia?"
Looking at the scenery outside, which he had never seen before, Tuote couldn't help but feel curious, as this was his first time visiting Great Xia.
Hela devoured cakes, her mouth covered in cream. "No particular reason," she said, "I just had nothing to do, so I thought I'd come to Great Xia to wait around. After all, I was born in this country."
"Oh, I see." Tuote picked up his coffee, took a sip, and said, "How long will we have to wait?"
"I don't know, but Nan Tian said that the only remaining plan is to seize the Tree of Terra, and that they will wait for a suitable opportunity to take action."
I estimate this opportunity shouldn't be too far off.
"Oh," Hela said casually.
"After all, as you said, the captain and vice-captain of the [Godslaying] Squad were both wiped out, and coupled with the recent fall of the Star God Group, the entire Night Star has suffered a severe blow."
"Taking advantage of this time to launch an attack would be ideal."
Tuote ignored whether Hela had asked or not and answered on his own.
Aidan, standing nearby, suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "You're so smart!"
"It's alright." A slight smile appeared on Tuote's lips.
Just then, Hela, who was happily showing off her cake, suddenly noticed some strange noises outside the window.
With her face still covered in cream, she moved closer to the glass.
"Mr. Gu! May I ask what brings you back to China this time?"
"Mr. Gu! Could you tell us about the [Godslaying] Squad?"
"What exactly happened to you? Why did you return to China?"
"Wow, Mr. Gu is so handsome! I want to marry him!"
"..."
On a bustling street, a luxury car was surrounded by reporters and pedestrians, forcing it to move forward little by little.
Several reporters surrounded the luxury car, loudly interviewing Gu Gongming, who sat inside with his head down.
Gu Gongming, however, kept his head down, showing no intention of answering.
Finally, they simply rolled up the car windows, completely isolating themselves from outside noise.
Some of the people surrounding the car looked anxious and fearful, but most of them were just there to watch the drama unfold and see their idol.
"What are those people doing? And that person in the car looks like Gu Gongming."
Hela pressed herself against the window, watching everything outside and muttering to herself.
" Gu Gongming? Is he from the [Godslaying] Squad?" Tuote pushed up his glasses.
Aidan nodded at him. "Yes, that's right."
"Hmm, it seems the general public is unaware of this yet, but some may have already guessed what's going on."
They looked at those with solemn expressions and nodded slightly.
"That's right... many people have indeed noticed something amiss..."
"Ah!"
The sound of "[X]" suddenly came from Weier's phone, startling Weier as he was looking down at his phone.
After glancing at everyone, she quickly placed her phone in the center of the table.
They communicated entirely in English, which the people in the coffee shop couldn't understand, hence their uninhibited conversation.
The phone screen kept switching between different topics, eventually stopping at the trending topics on Weibo.
I automatically scrolled down a bit, and a trending topic that was further down the list was clicked by [X].
"Many people have begun to notice the Night Star's recent unusual behavior... and some have even discovered the destruction of the Star God Group..."
Several topics appeared on the screen in front of the group.
[This flying house... I seem to remember it being part of the Star God Group's last-ditch self-rescue plan, right?]
The post was accompanied by a somewhat blurry photo showing a huge building flying in the air like a drone.
[Has anyone been to the capital of Atan Country? Why is it that entry to the Atan Country is currently restricted?]
The [ [Godslaying] Squad may have been destroyed, for the following reasons:
Upon seeing the last topic, [X] specifically clicked to open the comments for a few people.
Comment:
[What are you thinking, bro? The most likely demise for the [Godslaying] Squad is their retirement.]
[This explanation is too far-fetched...(눈▂눈), how could that be?]
[How much money Light God Society you? If the [Godslaying] Squad is gone, then humanity is half finished. Don't create panic here.]
[Upstairs, this is practically a walking 500,000! (*▽*)]
"Although some have already suspected it... perhaps the Night Star's higher-ups have kept the information too tightly under wraps, so not many people believe it..."
Tuote wasn't surprised at all.
"That's normal. After all, in everyone's eyes [Godslaying] Squad is humanity's greatest asset. If they really found out it was destroyed, who knows how panicked they would be."
Hela, who was still eating, seemed to have thought of something and lowered her head, appearing unusually thoughtful.
"What if there's panic?" Hela suddenly asked.
"This will at least deal a heavy blow to the Night Star's leadership... leaving them scrambling to keep up with the chaos..."
Before Tuote could answer, [X] spoke first.
"Then how about we tell everyone we know to create panic?"
"You're dreaming... If it were really that easy, I would have done it already..."
[X] immediately poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"Leaving aside whether the public will believe us after we release this information, it might even attract the attention of the Night Star's higher-ups..."
"Furthermore, I can't push information onto a media company's account... After all, stealing their company's secrets is no problem for me... But if I were to use their account to publish information..."
"I will definitely be detected by [Satellite]..."
"What if we go to a media company offline and have them publish the content?"
"..."
[X] pondered for a moment, "It's not entirely impossible. Personal accounts and some small media companies... it could certainly do it..."
"I have a plan."
Hela swallowed the cake whole. "We can go into a media company, or open a personal account and spread information to create panic."
"That's certainly a good idea," Tuote stroked his chin, "But it might be a bit difficult."
Hela didn't hear Tuote's words at all; she simply stood up and walked out.
"I'll go find someone who seems easy to fool."