Free Web NovelChapter 322: Chapter 322: Seven Locations
Chapter 322: Seven Locations
Dark red mist continued to condense on the phone screens, and new text appeared.
[Within twelve hours from this moment, the Dead Realm will descend upon unknown areas of this world at unknown times.]
[After twelve hours, the Dead Realm will cease to descend. However, any Dead Realm that has already descended upon this world will not disappear.]
[Solving the source of the Dead Realm will not yield any rewards. However, within areas where the Dead Realm descends, there is a chance to obtain system certified equipment, items, abilities, and intelligence.]
After these three lines of dark red text disappeared, a new prompt appeared on the phones of Asagiri, Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi.
[Due to your advanced Player permissions, you may choose one city and learn in advance the areas within that city where the Dead Realm will descend.]
[Note: Unless all Dead Realm locations in the chosen city have already been revealed, duplicate information will not be provided.]
"The Dead Realm, huh..."
Iwanaga Kotoko looked at the text on her phone, then raised her head and met Asagiri’s gaze.
No words were needed.
The two instantly reached a tacit understanding. Without the slightest hesitation, they immediately chose Tokyo and obtained information about the areas where the Dead Realm might descend.
Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi made the same choice.
How many advanced Players lived in Tokyo?
Or rather, how many Players with advanced permissions would choose to obtain information about Tokyo in the real world?
Asagiri and Iwanaga Kotoko could not be certain, but they knew one thing very clearly. If the number of advanced Players who chose Tokyo exceeded the number of Dead Realms that would descend within Tokyo, then hesitating too long could result in wasted permissions.
Simply put, if the four of them made their decision now, they would receive four different pieces of regional information. But if they delayed and the information began to repeat, then their advanced Player permissions would be wasted.
"Shibuya, Shibuya, Ginza... Tokyo Tower?"
Seeing the areas in Tokyo where the Dead Realm might descend, Yuuki Asuna could not help but show a look of disbelief.
"These are all places with extremely dense foot traffic..."
"Don’t panic yet."
Asagiri reached out and gently patted Yuuki Asuna’s shoulder, then said softly,
"I’ll contact Miwa Ashikaga first."
...
Ten minutes later, downstairs from the apartment building.
During this time, Asagiri had already confirmed the situation with Miwa Ashikaga.
At the current stage, the Ashikaga Budo Association, the force created by him and Miwa Ashikaga, had three advanced Players besides the four advanced Players in his own team.
The White Suit Man, his fox masked female teammate, and Sakurakawa Rikka, who had joined recently.
This meant that he and the other Players in the faction now had specific location information for seven Dead Realms that would appear within Tokyo.
These seven areas were Shibuya’s scramble crossing and a bustling commercial street, a large department store in Ginza, Tokyo Tower, the Shinjuku Kabukicho entertainment district, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department building, and...
Toyogasaki Private Academy.
"This situation has really become serious..."
Hearing Yuuki Asuna’s words, the other four understood what she meant.
The seven known Dead Realm descent locations were all densely populated areas within Tokyo.
The bustling Shibuya district.
High end Ginza.
Tokyo Tower, a landmark crowded with tourists whether it was a holiday or not.
Shinjuku’s Kabukicho entertainment district, which was currently at its peak foot traffic period.
Toyogasaki Private Academy, where classes would still be held tomorrow, while summer vacation would officially begin the day after.
And the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department building.
If a full wipe Dungeon descended in these seven places...
That would be hell.
"We should hurry now..."
"Asuna, don’t rush."
Iwanaga Kotoko gently interrupted Yuuki Asuna.
After spending so much time together, she understood Yuuki Asuna’s personality well. Unlike Kotoko, Yuuki Asuna absolutely did not want to see large numbers of innocent people die because of the Game. freёwebnovel.com
"The exact time of the Dead Realm’s descent cannot be determined. We only have five... no, only four people with actual combat power. If we act as one team, we can guard at most two areas at the same time. Even if we act alone, we can only guard four areas, and we would have to take enormous risks."
Kotoko paused slightly, then continued.
"Moreover, there is one noteworthy point in the system’s prompt: the Dungeons that were full wipes in the past."
Asagiri nodded, his tone calm.
"Yes. That statement is extremely misleading. The first, second, and third stages certainly all had Dungeons where every Player was wiped out in the end, but the difficulty of those three stages is completely different. If we are facing a first stage Dungeon, there would be no pressure at all. It would be even easier than a spring outing."
At this point, Asagiri paused slightly. He gently placed his hand on Yuuki Asuna’s shoulder and signaled with his eyes for her not to be impatient.
"There’s another question. We’ve confirmed that the same location can have multiple Dungeons. Take Mount Massive Asylum as an example. If a Dungeon where Players were once wiped out appeared there, in what form would it descend?"
"Would it descend according to the current timeline, where Chris Walker and the hidden BOSS Black Watch Commander have already been eliminated? Or would it descend in the state it was in when that Dungeon was wiped?"
"Let’s set the former aside for now. If it’s the latter, doesn’t that mean the system has the power to store the state of a Dungeon at a certain point in time?"
His eyes sharpened slightly.
"But no matter what, Kotoko is right. We have to make a choice."
"A choice...?"
"Yes."
Asagiri looked up at the quiet night sky, then spoke softly.
"Let’s go to the Shinjuku Kabukicho entertainment district."
Yuuki Asuna was not stupid.
After calming down, she immediately realized the reason behind Asagiri’s decision.
At this time, the number of citizens in the other six areas was relatively small. Even if the Dead Realm appeared, the casualties would not be too severe. However, the Shinjuku Kabukicho entertainment district was currently experiencing its highest foot traffic.
That made it the highest priority.
In fact, if one wanted to control the damage caused by this Game Trial to the world, there was an obvious solution.
All Players in Tokyo would reach a consensus. Those with advanced Player permissions would contribute the information they had obtained, and forces would be evenly distributed across every area where the Dead Realm might descend. That way, no matter where the situation appeared, it could be dealt with immediately, while nearby Players could also provide timely support.
But that was impossible.
There was one sentence in the system’s prompt.
[Solving the source of the Dead Realm will not yield any rewards. However, within areas where the Dead Realm descends, there is a chance to obtain system certified equipment, items, abilities, and intelligence.]
Because of this prompt, no faction would voluntarily contribute its information.
Furthermore, there was even the possibility that some factions would provide false information to divert the attention of others, allowing their own side to resolve as many Dead Realms as possible.
Ultimately, unless they belonged to the same faction, it was impossible for Players in this world, even those in the same city and with the same general goal, to achieve true cooperation.
Meanwhile, inside a luxurious office on the top floor of a building. free𝑤ebnovel.com
"Ms. Ashikaga."
The man on the large screen had a crew cut, a stern expression, and wore a standard uniform.
He was none other than the Superintendent General.
"Superintendent General."
Clearly, Miwa Ashikaga already knew this Superintendent General.
After all, his son attended Private Shuchiin Academy, and she was a board member of Shuchiin Academy.
No, she should now be called the Chairman.
Even setting that connection aside, as a well known major entrepreneur in Sakura Province, it was perfectly normal for her to know the Superintendent General.
"Shinjuku Kabukicho entertainment district. Shibuya scramble crossing."
"Is that so... You have chosen these two areas..."
The Superintendent General nodded first, then hesitated.
"The latter is fine, but the Shinjuku Kabukicho entertainment district... Are you sure there will be no problem? You only need us to evacuate the area, and there’s no need to dispatch Players or mobile units?"
"No need."
Miwa Ashikaga shook her head, raised her hand to adjust her gold rimmed Glasses, and said indifferently,
"If the Dead Realm that appears there cannot be solved even by our strongest squad, then dispatching mobile units and your Players would merely be sending them to their deaths."
As the actual operator of the Player faction, Miwa Ashikaga had a grander vision.
Using the previous otherworldly Player invasion as an opportunity, she had already achieved cooperation with official forces.
Without question, such cooperation would benefit both sides.
The Superintendent General did not think for long. He immediately picked up the landline on his desk and made a call. After issuing the evacuation order for Shinjuku’s Kabukicho entertainment district, he looked at Miwa Ashikaga on the screen and asked,
"The order has been issued. Is there anything else you need me to do?"
"Clear the roads between the areas, provide real time intelligence, and prepare transportation."
"Understood. Contact me anytime if anything comes up."
After ending the video call, Miwa Ashikaga stood up and walked to the floor to ceiling window of the top floor office.
She let out a long sigh and muttered to herself,
"The Dead Realm, huh... It seems that after entering the fourth stage, matters related to the Game can no longer be kept hidden from the public."
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