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"Now it's time for a quick news roundup—"

"Recently, several jewelry stores in the city have been thefts. After a careful investigation of the crime scenes, the police have determined that all of these cases were committed by the same criminal."

"It is understood that the perpetrator left the words 'Peter Pan' at the crime scene. Currently, the police have launched a full investigation."

"Recently, our Metropolitan Police Department was unfortunately hit violently by a meteorite. Relevant departments responded quickly and initiated reconstruction work."

"To date, all reconstruction projects are progressing very smoothly, and it is expected that the entire Metropolitan Police Department will be able to complete reconstruction and resume normal operations next month."

"The three-day military exercise that our country recently conducted near Shenhai Island has now concluded."

"A severe earthquake recently struck the Pacific Ocean region. In order to determine the cause of the earthquake and its potential subsequent impacts, the government has dispatched a professional research team to the disaster area to conduct a comprehensive and detailed investigation."

"Recently, a large number of fake news stories have emerged online."

"Here we would like to solemnly remind every netizen: the internet is not a lawless place, and we hope that everyone will work together to maintain an orderly online environment."

"Thank you for watching, goodbye."

Beika Town, Central Plaza.

At the center of the square, a huge screen on the exterior wall of the department store is displaying today's important domestic news.

Most of the people passing by at this time are young people. They just glance at the big screen casually and then continue walking.

Most people had their eyes downcast, staring at their phone screens, occasionally discussing things with their companions.

"Hey, look at this!"

"It's said that the military exercise on Shenhai Island was just a cover-up; in reality, the government discovered a dragon!"

"Um... Are you sure this isn't fake news? I've seen so many similar marketing accounts lately."

"Who knows, but I don't think it's likely to be baseless."

"Think about it, so many videos about this suddenly appeared overnight, and then the government hurriedly deleted a lot of them. There must be something fishy going on here!"

"Hmm...that does make some sense."

"Come on, take a look at this. It's the latest resource I found, and it's in high definition."

The young man spoke, and then played a video on his phone.

Or it could be a video of a giant, serpentine black shadow shooting water from a distance.

Or perhaps it's a video of a golden light screen suddenly flashing above the dark figure's head, destroying a large area of ​​warships in the sea.

If editing technology weren't still relatively advanced, these videos would probably be immediately criticized as fake.

Nowadays.

It was already the third day after the so-called military exercise ended.

……

Beika Town Municipal Building.

Since the Metropolitan Police Department collapsed due to an accident, this municipal building has become the temporary office location for the Metropolitan Police Department.

The atmosphere in a room on the 23rd floor was unusually heavy.

Kuroda Hyoue sat upright, with James, the head of the FBI, sitting beside him.

There were four people sitting in front of him—Toru Amuro, Shuichi Akai, Rena Mizunashi, and Jodie.

"What I'm about to say is all highly confidential."

"It's about the outcome of that military exercise, though you all know it wasn't really a military exercise."

Upon hearing Kuroda Hyōe's words, Amuro Tooru felt a sense of unease.

Could it be that Madeira has gotten into some big trouble again?

Or did he successfully escape the pursuit?

Even with the Self-Defense Forces involved in the operation, he was still isolated and helpless on the island. How did he manage to escape?

Just as Amuro Tooru was pondering this, James spoke up:

Madera, whose real name was Qi Ming, has been confirmed dead by the Self-Defense Forces.

"..."

"what?"

After a brief silence, everyone exclaimed in surprise, and an indescribable unease began to spread in their hearts.

However, the situation eased up shortly afterward.

Indeed, for the Self-Defense Forces to deal with Qi Ming would be like using a cannon to shoot a chicken.

It would be strange if he didn't die.

Kuroda Hyoue, who had been silently observing everyone's reactions, broke the silence.

He first frowned slightly, then slowly opened his mouth and said:

"In fact, it was not the Self-Defense Forces that killed him."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Kuroda Heibei.

Shuichi Akai asked suspiciously, "What exactly do you mean by that? Could it be that besides the Self-Defense Forces, there are other forces watching him?"

Kuroda Heibei gently shook his head and took a deep breath.

"He... committed suicide."

"Suicide?"

Amuro Tooru seemed to have heard a joke and slammed his fist on the table, standing up.

"Making this kind of joke in this kind of situation is really not funny!"

Kuroda Hyōe glanced at Amuro Tooru with a serious expression.

Do you think I'm joking?

Seeing Kuroda Hyoue's expression, Amuro Tooru fell silent.

He knew Kuroda Hyoue's personality.

But suicide?

He would rather believe that 2012 was the end of the world than believe that someone like Qi Ming would commit suicide.

Kuroda Heibei took a deep breath, and then slowly walked to the curtain and pulled it down.

He turned around, picked up the projector remote on the table, and pressed a button.

With a slight buzzing sound, the projector displayed an image.

"Although we seem to have won this battle, in a sense we have actually suffered a complete defeat."

"The number of fighter jets and warships lost alone is in the dozens, not to mention the incalculable casualties and huge financial losses."

"It took me a lot of effort to get this video to me through someone else, so please take a good look."

As soon as he finished speaking, the video started playing.

The first thing that catches the eye is the boundless blue ocean.

In the distance, a solitary island stands on the sea.

Several fighter jets can be seen circling and roaring in the air, while warships are cutting through the waves on the sea.

Clearly, this is combat video recorded by the Self-Defense Forces at the time.

However, there seems to be some problem—

Not only is the image quality blurry, but it also appears somewhat incomplete.

After all, every video recorded on this platform resulted in death, so it's already quite an achievement to be able to repair and edit such a video.

What followed left everyone speechless.

Whether it was the giant white tiger launched from Qi Ming's Barrett rifle, or the various bizarre plant-shaped weapons behind him.

Sea dragons also dart through the water, leaping out of the water from time to time, creating huge waves and spewing water from their mouths.

Qi Ming also wielded a greatsword-shaped energy wave weapon that emitted a golden light screen, causing warships to explode upon contact.

Even more surprisingly, floating beside him was a myriad of swords array, something that only existed in fantasy.

Countless sharp swords intertwined, forming an impenetrable net of swords...

"..."

Is the Self-Defense Forces really just annihilating one person, rather than fighting some kind of boss monster in a game?