Chapter 525 - - 471 The Indigenous Want to Wage Blitzkrieg_1

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When the Hil civilization attacked, the Federation was forced into existence.

The pressure from outside brought all nations together, though a mature management system had yet to form.

The President was the first of his kind, elected by the many nations. His support rested on the military power of Green Star, the most powerful nation.

But there was also the second strongest nation, the third strongest nation…

In the vast circle of power, the President could not cover the sky with one hand. Whether Green Star ultimately defeated the Hil civilization or fell to them, everyone retreating into the combat network meant there would be a new distribution of power.

In fact.

The President, already under tremendous pressure to maintain control of the combat network, was actually barely holding on as the conflict with the Alien Warriors intensified on the network.

In other words, access to the combat network’s search criteria could be opened to major powers at any moment.

Duge’s defection meant there were plenty of powers willing to take him in.

And if Duge truly was the masked hero, their loss would be enormous. A powerful Alien Warrior could completely sway the situation on Green Star. As Luo Yan’s right-hand man, Nalan Li couldn’t and wouldn’t dare pressure Lin Hong to leave.

So.

Even if Lin Hong really was responsible for this atrocious act, Nalan Li couldn’t admit it. She even had to help patch up any potential loopholes for Lin Hong.

No matter what Lin Hong’s ultimate goal was, he had already succeeded.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t leave the National Defense Bureau; it was that the National Defense Bureau couldn’t let go of him.

They dared not abandon Lin Hong in favor of relying on Xu Wan—she might be dead the very next day.

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“Lin Hong, what do you plan to do?” Nalan Li asked.

“Green Star doesn’t need so many players. Keeping the number under two hundred would be ideal,” Duge said with a smile, looking at her.

Nalan Li glanced at Duge, saying, “You might be right, but it’s simply not possible in the short term.”

“The best solution is to shut down the combat network. That would slow down the players’ growth,” Duge said. “Of course, it would be a bit more troublesome to find them, but it would be relatively easier to deal with them.

Otherwise, if everyone grows as powerful as the masked hero, unless you’re willing to destroy half the planet, you simply can’t eliminate them.”

So you’ve grown through the combat network and now you want to cut off the path for others to do the same?

Nalan Li looked at Duge and fell silent.

She had to admit that what Lin Hong said was true. The masked hero’s exhibited combat power was too strong. Calling him a Superman wasn’t an exaggeration. Perhaps hiding in a Mecha could defend against player assassinations, but who could stay in a Mecha all the time?

Moreover, dealing with someone like that would require the ganging up of several ace mecha pilots, and it was impossible for Green Star to call them back as there was still a front to maintain in the stars!

“We can’t shut down the combat network,” Nalan Li sighed, saying, “It’s Green Star’s last resort. Should Green Star be defeated, everyone’s data would upload to the combat network. It concerns the future of the entire Green Star civilization, so, from the outset, the design ensured the network couldn’t be shut down.”

She paused, “Forcefully shutting down the combat network would make no one on Green Star believe in the last data plan anymore. No one would be willing to entrust their lives to a system that could be shut down at any moment.”

That’s true.

Duge was taken aback. His thinking, often influenced by Earth, tended to forget that the combat network carried the mission of saving the world and wasn’t just an internet for communication.

“Is there another way?” Nalan Li shook her head, asking.

“If not, then we kill!” Duge said, “Take them out one by one as they surface. Keep at it until they’re too afraid to show their faces.”

“…” Nalan Li looked at Duge in astonishment.

“Nalan Li, quick decisions cut through tangled knots,” Duge said, looking at the nearly reconstructed Windwalker, his tone heavy with implication. “Not everyone yearns for peace like I do. The longer you wait, the bigger the trouble Green Star will be in. If the players drag it into the mire, Green Star won’t last until the Hil civilization invades.”

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After Nalan Li left, she also withdrew her spies.

As cooperation with Duge was now inevitable, it was only right to show a suitable amount of sincerity.

After she left, Duge sped up the improvements on Windwalker. A low-profile individual needed more than one cover.

Next.

The National Defense Bureau would definitely start cleaning up the players that surfaced, and wearing a Mecha would be more conducive to hiding without exposing the masked hero.

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That evening,

Xu Wan entered the combat network to release a video signal, calling together the Alien Warriors of her home planet.

Luo Yan and Nalan Li had a two-hour discussion about the Duge situation. In the end, they decided to set aside all prejudices to cooperate with him, and made a report of the last few days’ events which they then reported to the President on the combat network.

Duge couldn’t monitor the combat network with his senses.

However, after Luo Yan finished the report to the President, he received all the data on the Alien Warriors monitored by the National Strategic Defense Bureau that Nalan Li sent him.

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The next day, the news that the underground organizations in the Imperial Capital were destroyed by the masked hero dominated the headlines and caught everyone’s attention.

The Federation News posed a soul-searching question: does the world really need uncontrolled superheroes?

The issue quickly sparked interest in discussion.

Opinions naturally divided into two camps, with one side believing that the world needs superheroes, as their presence could compensate for the injustices in the judiciary system;

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