Xyrin Empire-Chapter 206: The Game Begins

Chapter 206 -206: The Game Begins

My idea to disassemble and inspect Pandora was met with merciless disdain from all quarters, including the usually obedient Pandora herself, who launched a dissatisfied headbutt attack at me.

I grabbed Pandora’s little head as she hurtled toward my belly and, while rubbing her soft cheeks, I laughed and said, “I was just kidding. But seriously, you’re ok, right?”

Pandora’s cheeks turned slightly red as she shook her head and said softly, “I’m fine.”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry,” Sandora, seeing Pandora also showed a shy expression, couldn’t help but become playful. She waved off one of my hands and, with each of us on either side, began to rub the cheeks of the soon-to-overload Ice Mountain Loli, “Before you came back, Pandora just ran a self-check. With that girl’s performance indicators, she might not need maintenance for another hundred thousand years. As for why she is experiencing such unusual lapses in concentration… Maybe our Little Pandora is finally growing up…”

Pandora: “…Growing up…”

Me: “…Don’t mind this guy who’s totally lost the plot.”

Lin Xue: “The structures of your current bodies and those of Earthlings seem pretty similar, so why talk like you’re some kind of machine…”

Pandora’s incident was just a minor interlude. After a bit of laughter and play, we had serious matters to attend to. Sivis had finished compiling all the collected data and had the conference room prepared. Amid Lin Xue’s clamorous calls to “Meeting time, meeting time,” my group of ladies finally got serious and made their way to the Faith-class conference room.

As usual, the main speaker at the meeting was Sandora, and Lin Xue enthusiastically played her role as the troublemaker. Qianqian and I continued to listen attentively. My sister maintained her gentle smile throughout, occasionally interjecting with concise but insightful comments. Dingdang would sporadically go crazy and perform dozens of high-difficulty spins in the air, while the Loli trio did what they did—stare blankly, play games, climb on tables…

Ahem, the last one was pulled down by my sister.

In any case, our gathering, which could almost claim to be the strongest force in the universe, still proceeded in its usual manner… noisy, bustling, and exceedingly informal.

“First of all, we must take this attack from the enemy seriously,” Sandora lazed to put down the substantial piece of cake she was holding, then licked her fingers and said, “Although their attack failed, it’s necessary to stay alert.”

“All of our separate teams were attacked at the same time. What does this tell us? It shows that the enemy has a thorough grasp of our whereabouts and schedules, and they now have the capability to send numerous assassination squads to this world. Moreover, Lin Xue’s prediction has confirmed that many of our future moves will be known to the enemy, which means, from now on, our advantage of the enemy being in the dark and us in light is gone—in fact, the situation has reversed, we’re the ones in the light now, utterly defenseless.”

Hmm, that’s a good analysis, darling, but maybe if you could swallow that bulge in your cheeks, your words would be more convincing…

“Also… ahem… water… water…”

Like so many times before, Sandora, who had fully exposed her true nature in front of us, suddenly got a big piece of cake lodged in her throat and started gesticulating wildly for help—utterly defeated by this person.

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After taking the large cup of water I handed to her, Sandora drank it with astonishing speed, let out a satisfied burp, and said, “Phew… almost got taken out by a piece of cake there… Anyway, where was I?”

Us: “…”

“Oh, the enemy has got our number,” Sandora recalled something, her voice casual as she stated this unsettling fact, “It’s pretty clear, but, how did they find out?”

Sandora looked at Lin Xue, evidently hoping for some insight from our Prophet, but the latter just flipped her hair and, reclining with her feet up on the conference table, said indignantly, “Heaven knows how those bastards got their intel—jeez, to think they’d take advantage of our separation to launch a sneak attack, they’re outright copying my genius tactics!”

Yeah, I understand. Up until now, we’ve always relied on Lin Xue’s ability to foresee and keep track of the enemy’s every move, and Miss Lin herself was quite proud of her super Prophet ability. But now it’s her turn to face setbacks. Naturally, Miss Lin, with her pride wounded, couldn’t swallow this.

Also, should someone gently remind this currently sullen and utterly image-shattered person, who’s lost all semblance of a refined lady, to maybe pay a little attention to her current female hooligan appearance?

Lin Xue’s dangerous gaze immediately swept towards me.

Cold sweat, I hadn’t expected this guy’s intuition to be so powerful.

“May I offer my perspective?”

Just at that moment, my usually reticent sister suddenly spoke up, her gentle voice a question yet with a hint of undeniable command.

We immediately turned our expectant gazes towards her.

“The first point is the issue of the channel through which information was leaked,” my sister began, with a smile as if unchanged for a thousand years, methodically expressing her own views. “Apart from a general plan for contacting various races, we haven’t informed Azeroth’s native residents, such as Jaina, about our detailed actions. That is to say, apart from ourselves, no outsider knows that we’ve split up our actions, nor does anyone know our true location, especially Sandora and Pandora, who are with the Dragon Clan. The Dragon Clan has always been known for their mystique, their hidden places are even more secluded than the Dark Night Elves of the Ancient Era. I believe that, apart from Pandora and Sandora themselves, it’s unlikely anyone could grasp their movements, yet they were still ambushed, precisely when they happened to venture into the wilderness alone.

“From this first point, I think the enemy’s method of obtaining information about our movements must be more complex than simple espionage. It’s likely a ‘seeing’ of our actions, much like Lin Xue’s prediction ability, which could explain why the enemy could launch a successful ambush on us without any information leaking.

“The second point is the nature of the attack we suffered – Sandora, if you were the commander of those demons and Fallen Apostles, what would you do when faced with a group of formidable old foes carrying out a plan that poses a significant threat to you? If you happen to have detailed knowledge of these enemies’ moves, even their position at every moment, and happen to find them separated and vulnerable, what means would you adopt?”

Sandora was slightly startled, then answered without hesitation, “Concentrate all superior forces, lay an inescapable trap, and completely annihilate those enemies.”

“That’s just it, almost every rational commander would make the same choice – who would let slip a heaven-sent opportunity? But what actually happened? I feel that the attack we suffered was far too weak compared to what the enemy should have done.”

No, on the contrary, I thought it was way too strong…

At this moment, I once again remembered the scene where I nearly got taken out by my own ultimate move and Miss Lin’s almost delirious joy upon hearing the news from the straightforward Anwina…

Although this thought flashed through my mind, I soon found myself agreeing with my sister’s point.

The attack we suffered did seem weak.

In the beginning, we thought the enemy had underestimated our strength, causing all the ambushes they dispatched to fail. Yet, this assumption is based on the premise that the enemy used conventional espionage to monitor our movements. Within that context, it’s feasible they misjudged our power.

However, following my sister’s analysis, the enemy likely used more potent methods to gather intelligence; they even knew the movements of Sandora and Pandora – information that no third party could possibly know!

Such powerful espionage capabilities and they could still misjudge our strength? Unlikely, right?

Even if we assume our enemies are so foolish they can’t understand straightforward intelligence and remain ignorant of our strength, they should still, out of an intent to obliterate the greatest threats, dispatch the most powerful ambush force to eliminate us completely. Of course, they may be incapable of capturing us all in one fell swoop, but what if they focused all their firepower on one of us? I believe, under those circumstances, they would have had the capability to kill one or two of us.

So, after this analysis, the result is quite clear – those who attacked us, although reasonably strong, had absolutely no ability to kill any of us. It seems our adversary didn’t plan to wipe us out in this rare ambush opportunity but rather was using this blunt method to warn us…

“He’s warning us,” Lin Xue reclined back, unconcerned about her image as she lay on the chair, looking up at the projection of Azeroth Planet above, “The game has already begun…”

The game begins, huh…

Suddenly, I cracked a smile, chuckling, and spoke into the air in front of me, “Alright then, the game begins – I know you can see our actions, even this meeting we’re having, and hear every word we say. Well then, this game – I’m in!”