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Chapter 384 The Heavily Guarded Military Headquarters
In the highest-level conference room of the military headquarters, Marshal Daniel stared coldly at his subordinates.
"Why is it that none of you are speaking?" he asked, his voice steely. "Didn't you all promise me that there would be no more chaos in the capital? Where did these
Persons in the Mirror
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suddenly come from?"
None of the generals dared to answer Daniel's inquiry.
"If you're not going to answer me, then how am I supposed to respond to the questions from the federal leadership?" Daniel continued, his tone sharp. "The federal government is holding an emergency meeting right now, and I have to attend it in fifteen minutes."
Daniel was under immense pressure. The higher-ups in the federal government were furious about the chaotic situation in the capital. They believed that the military headquarters should be held responsible for what had happened.
Under the weight of Daniel's pressure, one of the generals finally spoke up.
"Marshal, the situation has indeed caught us off guard. However, this doesn't seem to be a normal occurrence. These
Persons in the Mirror
who suddenly appeared—it's clear they're trying to deliberately disrupt the capital. There must be a hidden agenda behind this. We need to figure out their real plan before we act. We can't rush into anything."
The general's reasoning was sound, but Daniel was not about to take his advice. The capital had to be brought back under control—immediately.
Both the military headquarters and the federal leadership were united on this point.
Marshal Daniel slowly stood up, his expression as cold as ever.
"No matter what their real plan is, you must stop the chaos in the capital at once. If we don't bring order to the capital quickly, the crisis will only escalate."
Having said this, Daniel turned and walked out of the room.
He had to attend the emergency meeting with the federal government's high-ranking officials.
After Daniel left, the generals at the military headquarters were left in a state of helplessness. They didn't know what action to take next.
Some of the generals began discussing the possibility of shifting defensive forces from other cities, but they knew this wouldn't help in the short term. It was a case of too little, too late.
Even if they were to move defensive forces from other cities, the chaotic situation in the capital wouldn't be resolved immediately.
"We have to concentrate all our forces! I think we should give up the defense lines on the outskirts of the capital," one of the generals proposed.
The outer defenses of the capital were extremely important, but in recent days, the monsters on the outskirts of the capital hadn't launched any attacks. So, temporarily abandoning these outer defenses wouldn't pose too much of a risk.
However, the other generals appeared hesitant in response to this suggestion.
"Keep hesitating, then! If we don't solve the chaos in the capital right away, the federal government will make us pay a heavy price. Marshal Daniel won't forgive us," one of the generals even mocked.
As the generals continued to argue over their next move, Kean, leading
The Person in the Mirror
, arrived at a more secluded entrance to the military headquarters.
While the entrance was somewhat remote, there was still a significant defensive presence there. Several tanks and armored vehicles were stationed at the entrance, and Kean could see a familiar face — a fellow
Apocalypse Game
player.
The player noticed Kean right away.
"What are you doing here? Are you here for a meeting at the military headquarters?" the
Apocalypse Game
player asked, eyeing Kean and then glancing at then/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Person in the Mirror
behind him.
The player didn't immediately recognize the true identity of those behind Kean, and he wasn't particularly suspicious of Kean at the moment.
Kean smiled and nodded.
"You're right. I am here for a meeting. The people I've brought with me are very strong. We might be working together on a mission soon."
Upon hearing this, the
Apocalypse Game
player visibly relaxed.
"It's good to hear you can help! You have no idea how much worse the chaos in the capital has gotten. In addition to the
Person in the Mirror
, other monsters have appeared, and they've caused even more damage to the city. We need to eliminate these monsters immediately."
Upon hearing these words, a hint of confusion appeared on Kean's face.
Kean's intention was only to have
The Son of the Sun
deploy
The Person in the Mirror
to create chaos in the capital. He had never instructed
The Son of the Sun
to send out monsters. Moreover, Kean didn't believe that
The Son of the Sun
could fully control the creatures within the instance.
"Is that so? I just received this news. Looks like we'll need to speed up our actions," Kean said, his words carrying a double meaning.
The
Apocalypse Game
player in front of him, however, didn't pick up on the underlying message. He was still eager to discuss the situation further with Kean. But before he could speak another word, Kean killed him without hesitation.
Kean immediately launched an attack on the soldiers at the entrance.
Though a few soldiers reacted quickly, their strength was far inferior to Kean's. He easily wiped them out.
With the soldiers taken care of, Kean and
The Person in the Mirror
could now enter the military headquarters.
The interior of the military headquarters was heavily guarded, with a sentry post at every corner. But Kean wasn't concerned about the soldiers on guard. He could control
The Person in the Mirror
and directed them to attack the soldiers.
Taken by surprise, the soldiers stood no chance against the coordinated assault, and Kean, along with
The Person in the Mirror
, swiftly broke through several lines of defense.
In less than half an hour, Kean had reached the deepest part of the military headquarters.
Here, there was a massive gravity wall. Beyond the wall was a hidden warehouse that stored the most valuable weapons and equipment of the military headquarters.
"It seems I won't be able to pass through this gravity wall so easily," Kean muttered to himself. "Perhaps I should try to get the code to deactivate it."
Faced with the imposing gravity wall, Kean was momentarily stumped.
In truth, even if Jeremy were here, he wouldn't be able to simply walk into the warehouse. The gravity wall not only provided physical defense but also disrupted spatial connections, making it nearly impossible to bypass without the proper access code.
This meant that
The King of Time and Space
's abilities couldn't open a portal and directly enter the warehouse either.
After struggling for about half an hour, Kean finally managed to deactivate the massive gravity wall.
However, the moment the wall opened, Kean instantly regretted his decision.
Behind the gravity wall, there wasn't just a warehouse as he had expected. There was also a giant combat robot.
"Hostile forces detected! Full firepower, eliminate immediately!" the giant robot emitted a screeching alarm.
Immediately, a barrage of bullets began firing from the robot's weapons.
Kean, facing the robot's relentless assault, found himself momentarily unable to block the incoming fire.
The only thing he could do was retreat, but this retreat slowed him down and prevented him from completing his mission in the shortest possible time.
As soon as the gravity wall was deactivated, alarms rang throughout the entire military headquarters.
Every room within the facility immediately went into alert mode.
Two of the more powerful generals even made their way directly to the lower levels of the headquarters.
But when they arrived, all they found was the giant robot still firing relentlessly.
"What's going on here? Why are there only robots? Didn't we just hear an alarm? Doesn't that mean someone has breached the facility?" one general asked, confusion written all over his face.
The other general said nothing in response. He was too busy furrowing his brow, studying the situation around them with suspicion.
As the two generals were observing the situation, Kean launched his attack from behind them.
The dagger in his hand was coated with a potent poison.
The moment the blade struck, both generals were instantly killed.
However, Kean knew he could no longer continue with his plan. He needed to leave the area as quickly as possible, as more powerful forces from the military headquarters would soon arrive.
Kean gathered all the weapons and items he could carry, but left behind the remaining
Persons in the Mirror
. His intention was to leave clues behind, hoping that the military would focus their investigation on the
Persons in the Mirror
and not on himself.
Once he had everything prepared, Kean swiftly made his exit.
Not long after Kean left, several powerful generals arrived at the deepest part of the military headquarters.
Upon seeing the scene, their faces grew extremely serious.
"This doesn't look right at all! The scale of the crisis we're facing is far greater than we anticipated! We must immediately enter the highest state of alert!" one of the generals said grimly.
All of the generals were in agreement.
They believed the military headquarters had to go into full lockdown. They needed to find out who had infiltrated the deepest levels of the facility as soon as possible.
However, their primary suspects were still the
Persons in the Mirror
, given that several of them had been found in the depths of the headquarters.
Though these
Persons in the Mirror
had already been killed, the generals hoped to gather some intelligence from them.