The secluded valley is covered with towering trees.

Overhead, a bright moon spilled down, leaving mottled shadows under the shade of leaves.

The sparse chirping of birds and finches that sounded from time to time suddenly stopped, and in an instant the valley turned from silence to dead silence.

A huge spatial rift suddenly appeared, slowly expanding. And at the moment when the rift first appeared, all the surrounding trees, stones, birds, beasts, and even the air seemed to be swept towards the rift as if they had been subjected to a huge gravitational pull.

But in the midst of this huge gravitational pull, a hand suddenly stretched out.

A fair, slender, steady and powerful hand.

The hand rested on the edge of the spatial rift, as if pressed against some entity, and thrust back hard, then a second hand.

Although the wind caused by the inhaled air was already as fast as a typhoon, Tatsumi didn't seem to be affected by the wind in any way, and only fought against the gravitational pull in the rift behind him.

After most of his body was exposed beyond the gap, a golden light suddenly appeared on his body, and then the whole person shot out like a cannonball and landed on the ground dozens of meters away.

After Tatsumi landed on the ground, even the gravitational pull could no longer affect him.

He just turned his head and watched the rift behind him shrink.

"You're finally ...... It's still one step ahead of us. ”

In the crack, Du Wei's voice rang out, with a hint of helplessness.

"It's not going to be too fast. But...... It's enough for me to do what I want to do. Chen smiled and shook his head: "You are already remarkable to be able to come up with such a way to trap me for so long." ”

"If I can beat you, then do I need to use such a crooked idea?" Du Wei's voice smiled bitterly in the gap. As the gap became smaller and smaller, his voice gradually became weaker: "I just hope that kid Chen Xiaolian ...... Able to ......"

"Stay in it in peace and wait for me to complete the world template. Tatsumi waved his hand at the gap, as if he was saying goodbye when they parted, "It's also a good thing for me to be able to avoid killing you with my own hands." ”

The crack closed, and there was no more sound.

What remained in place was only a large pit with a radius of tens of meters. All the original dirt in the pit has disappeared without a trace. On a larger scale, all the trees were either uprooted and disappeared without a trace, or they fell to the ground.

Tatsumi turned around, tilted his head and thought for a moment: "After being away for so long, it's time to go see my lovely subordinates." ”

......

It's a large conference room, but apart from the lavish furnishings around it, the conference table in the middle isn't huge.

Outside the expansive floor-to-ceiling windows, the rows of buildings are not very tall, and in the distance stands the Washington Monument, the tallest building in the American capital.

In front of the round conference table, there were five men, two women and seven people, each with a grim face, and the atmosphere at the conference table was a little strange.

"European Zone...... What's the change?"

After a long time, a black man spoke: "It's not unusual for the Earth Fire in Africa and the Zombie Dragon in Greater China to die in the dungeon. But the European zone ...... He's the only former Inspector among us, and the only S-Class. ”

He wore an eyepatch on his left eye, and one eye was staring at an old white man sitting across from him, who was the same Shamash that Chen Xiaolian had seen in Paris.

"Long Ying, we don't need to care about the affairs of our European region, and you don't need to care about it in North America. Shamash lowered his eyelids and looked at the steaming cup of coffee in front of him: "You didn't invite us all to Washington to study our internal personnel changes, right?"

"Of course. The one-eyed black man named Dragon Eagle nodded, his gaze sweeping over everyone in front of him: "Since we broke away from the Thorn Flowers, we have been dividing our own affairs. North America, South America, Europe, Greater China, Africa, Central Asia, Australia...... Although nominally collectively known as the Starfall Clans, they have never acted together. But now...... We've had to really join forces.

I don't know about you guys there, but at least in North America, three more teams announced this month that they were leaving our periphery and joining City Zero. And the strength is not weak. This situation ...... I can't tolerate it any longer! They're absorbing new blood and expanding their strength!"

"It's all!" a woman on the other end of the table snorted. She was also a black woman, and she was wearing an ordinary short skirt, but her body was covered with large and small metal rings: "Everyone knows that we need to unite, but the question is, who should lead the union! If this fundamental problem could not be solved, when we left the Thorn Flowers, we would not have been in such a state of disintegration as we are now." ”

"It's already this time, do we still have to do this kind of senseless battle of will?" a white man covered in tattoos sighed, although he looked wild on the outside, but his tone was polite: "Dealing with the resurrected Zero City is the most important thing for us at the moment, and other things will be put aside for the time being." Moreover, for temporary alliances, it is sufficient to temporarily elect a unified commander. Once this issue is resolved, we can keep it as it is. ”

"What if it's chosen?" Shamash took a sip of coffee, as if talking about something completely unrelated to him, "I don't want to pour cold water on everyone, but—don't forget, in all the years before, even if Captain Youchen led us, we never really solved Zero City." Even that time, after the entrance to City Zero was exposed...... We thought it was destroyed, but now it was reborn. The head of Kechen also disappeared without a trace. ”

"Don't open your mouth, shut up, it's the head of the regiment. We've long since left the Thorn Flowers, and he's not our leader anymore. The black dragon eagle snorted: "Shamash, what do you want to express?"

In response to Dragon Eagle's complaints, Shamash still didn't seem to have any emotional fluctuations: "I just want to say that it is impossible for Zero City to be completely solved, because the foundation of its existence is that space! No matter how strong our strength is, it is impossible to completely eradicate them, and they can always recover in that base." ”

"When did I say that I want to eradicate them completely?" Long Ying sneered: "Whether Zero City exists or not has nothing to do with us in the first place, that's something that that guy Chen cares about." All we have to deal with is the power that it has been expanding dramatically. As long as we can convince the other teams of the Awoken that City Zero is not that strong, and that everyone who is on the side of City Zero will be hit by us, that is enough. As for whether the people of City Zero are dead, does it make sense to us?"

"I see. The black woman suddenly realized: "You are not planning to attack Zero, but only to attack their prestige." ”

"That's it!But our goal is not just City Zero!" Long Ying nodded smugly, "What we have to do is to jointly issue a declaration and tell all the teams of the Awakened that between City Zero and us, we can only choose one side to take sides." And whoever decides to be on the side of City Zero is our enemy!

Whether it's in the dungeon or in the real world, our seven districts will unite and hunt down all the people of City Zero, as well as their peripheral teams. Soon, all the Awakened will know that we are the true rulers of this world! The outlying teams that have turned their backs on us will return, and those who were still waiting on the sidelines will realize their previous stupidity and can't wait to join us!"

Long Ying said, simply stood up from the chair, waved his hand heavily, his face was full of smug emotions, as if he saw many awakened people bowing their heads in front of him again: "At that time, we will no longer have to worry about the pursuit and encirclement of the Thorn Flower Cluster!"

"Dragon Eagle...... You seem to have forgotten something very important. Shamash didn't seem to be at all attracted by Long Ying's impassionedness, but still lowered his eyelids, looking uninterested: "The premise of this is that we can ensure that we can overwhelm those Zero City people in terms of strength. ”

"You've been so timid and scared since a long time ago, Shamash!" Long Ying looked up and laughed wildly, "I've been in contact with several other team members, and they've all seen the Zero-City people in the dungeon. According to them, the number of dead remnants in Zero City is not large, and the average level of individual strength is far less than usual, just because they have regained Zero City and have a large amount of scientific and technological equipment. ”

"Yes. The tattooed man also nodded: "The same is true of the information we got in Australia." Despite the large number of equipment, the overall level of skills and enhancements possessed by the individual seems to have even regressed. It should be said that the previous capture made them lose a large number of elite members. And...... So far, the top combat force they have appeared in is only Adric of the Dark Knights. ”

"Will it ...... Is there anyone else who hasn't shown up?" The black woman wearing rings hesitated for a moment: "Before the war, Zero City had several S-level masters. ”

"Don't you understand their actions!" Long Ying snorted disdainfully, "These guys suddenly appeared, and then entered other dungeons in large numbers, but the number of people in each dungeon was not particularly huge. Judging from this number and frequency, it is obvious that they want to establish their authority quickly, and they are in a hurry to re-establish their prestige as soon as possible. In such a situation, if they have more S-Ranks, how can they continue to remain faceless?"

"What do you mean...... Reasonable. The Ring-Piercing Girl pondered for a moment and nodded slowly: "But even so, we don't have a single S-class member here now." Dimitri is dead, and there is no one to stand with him. And relying on us alone, although it is not impossible to kill an S-class, it is still too difficult, and the price to pay must be very large. This kind of price may not be something we can afford. ”

"Dimitri is dead...... So what?" Long Ying smiled faintly and slowly clenched his fists.

A wave of domineering power emanated from his fist at a rapid pace.