Outside the Shaoqi Yabashi headquarters building, the wail of police sirens grew from distant to near.
The first to arrive were the nearby Patrol Officers. After hearing the gunshots, they tried to contact Shaoqi Yabashi personnel, but received no response.
Sensing something was wrong, the Patrol Officers immediately drew their sidearms. A few of them cautiously approached the Shaoqi Yabashi headquarters building.
Through the shattered glass door, they saw the elite Shaoqi Yabashi members scattered across the lobby in strange conditions, which instantly covered them in cold sweat.
"What... what is going on?" A young Patrol Officer's voice trembled.
"Is it a terrorist attack?" Another Patrol Officer's hands were shaking.
"Quick! Call for backup! Call headquarters! Get an ambulance!" An older Patrol Officer suddenly reacted, quickly pulling out his walkie-talkie to call for help.
Soon after, a large number of police cars, ambulances, and fire trucks arrived on the scene. The SWAT Team Members quickly entered the Shaoqi Yabashi headquarters building.
Medical personnel rushed into the building with stretchers to rapidly rescue the injured. Patrol Officers set up a cordon, driving away onlookers, and at the same time, gathered information from the Shaoqi Yabashi members who could still barely speak.
"Mo-monster..." One Shaoqi Yabashi member repeated constantly, his face deathly pale.
"Dragon... Gold Dragon King," another member with a higher bloodline was also mentally distraught, repeating "Gold Dragon King" over and over.
The Patrol Officers exchanged glances, completely unable to understand what they were saying. They could only record the information and await further investigation.
"Chief, we've found a large number of monster corpses!" a SWAT Team Member ran out from deep within the building to report to the Police Chief.
"Monsters?" The Police Chief frowned. How could monsters appear in a skyscraper in the center of the city? "Are you sure they are monsters?"
"Yes, Chief! Their forms are very... very terrifying!" the frightened SWAT Team Member described. "The monsters looked like a hybrid of humans and snakes, with twisted bodies, absolutely horrifying."
The Police Chief knew this was beyond his ability to handle and immediately reported it up the chain. Higher-level organizations intervened in the investigation, but the incident was quickly taken over by the Western Secret Party Organization, and the memories of the ordinary people involved in the rescue were erased.
However, even though they sealed the news in time, many rumors still circulated.
"Hey, did you hear? The Shaoqi Yabashi headquarters was taken out!" a Blonde Youth leaned against a Slot Machine and said to his companion.
"Huh? Someone dared to attack Shaoqi Yabashi?" His companion's eyes widened in shock, finding it hard to believe.
"It must be true! My cousin was nearby at the time. He said many Shaoqi Yabashi people were carried out, and he personally saw his elder brother's elder brother being carried out."
In Tokyo's underground world, news of the attack on the Shaoqi Yabashi building spread rapidly. Innumerable rumors emerged. Some said it was revenge from enemies, others that Shaoqi Yabashi had fallen out with the government, and some even believed it was an alien invasion.
Meanwhile, Ian was strolling on the streets of Akihabara with Erii, completely unconcerned with the sensation he had caused.
When he went to find Erii earlier, Ian had already split off two Avatars: one to find Genzhi Nu and one to find Genzhi Sheng.
On the stage, Genzhi Nu's dance was nearing its end. His enchanting posture and handsome face drew cheers from the female customers in the audience.
The music stopped. Genzhi Nu bowed gracefully, then turned and headed toward the back-stage dressing room.
"Who?!" The moment Genzhi Nu stepped into the dressing room, his vision went black, and a sharp pain shot through the back of his head. He was immediately stuffed into a sack by the Avatar.
Sakurai Komura, who saw this and was about to scream, was also knocked unconscious by the Avatar and stuffed into another newly produced sack.
"Done, job finished!" The Avatar hoisted the two sacks onto his shoulder, his figure flickering before vanishing from the spot.
On the other side, the Avatar heading for Cassell College also began to act. Genzhi Sheng had already received the news of the attack on the Shaoqi Yabashi headquarters and was preparing to board a Private Jet to fly back to Sakura.
A sudden chill came over him, and Genzhi Sheng felt danger. He turned his head sharply, seeing nothing, followed by a sharp pain at the back of his head.
Genzhi Sheng's body fell forward. The Avatar then zipped Genzhi Sheng into a sack, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and flashed away.
The main body, Ian, was walking with Erii. Erii suddenly tugged at Ian's sleeve, wrote a line on her small notebook, and held it up in front of Ian.
"When are we going to save the world?"
Ian glanced at it, smiled, and rubbed her head: "We just saved one world. The new Otherworld Link hasn't opened yet, so we need to wait a while."
Erii blinked, then quickly wrote in the notebook: "But Ace is waiting for us! He's about to be executed!" Her eyes were very anxious, and she tightly clutched the small notebook.
"The link hasn't opened yet, so how can we save Ace?" Erii added to the notebook, then looked at Ian with a hopeful expression.
"Don't worry. Time flows differently for Ace over there. He won't be executed before we arrive."
Erii was skeptical, tilting her head to think for a moment, then wrote: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Don't worry, Ace will be fine," Ian nodded.
"Want some Ice Cream? I saw a shop up ahead."
"Yes!" Erii's eyes immediately lit up, and she nodded vigorously, her previous worries swept away.
Ian watched her joyful back, thinking to himself: 'Even if something did happen to Ace, it wouldn't be a big problem. With my current strength, there are many ways to resurrect Ace.'
"There's Original Flavor, Vanilla Flavor, Strawberry Flavor, and Chocolate Flavor. Which one do you want?" Ian asked Erii.
Seeing Erii's conflicted expression, Ian laughed: "Don't know how to choose? Then take one of each and try them all."
Erii nodded happily, showing a sweet smile.