Confusion.
If you asked Han Xiao what he was feeling now, seeing the mission to destroy Germinal turn gray, he could only say that he was extremely confused.
Everything seemed fine, two months ago he sent the locations of the bases he knew to the six nations and the results were promising, they all looked like sharks that had smelled blood.
Of course! Germinal is basically made up of ideologues and radicals, but what they both have in common is that they hate the six nations.
Thus, ending this cancer is a source of tremendous joy for them and just as Han Xiao had hoped, they acted accordingly. But when Han Xiao received a call from Gu Hui, the director of the 13th division, he was speechless.
Empty, all the bases he could name were empty.
Gu Hui was not happy. Han Xiao could imagine how "happy" the other nations were, they only didn't turn their faces away because it was evident that those bases had been recently inhabited. Even the security mechanisms were still fully functional, but upon invading, nothing.
Confused, Han Xiao went to check the mission and noticed that it had turned gray.
It is not deleted, a mission that can no longer be completed is directly removed from the interface and marked as failed.
But this one? It just turned gray.
According to his experience, there is only one reason for this, the mission changed so much that without triggering a different mechanism, it could no longer be completed.
Something had changed, he didn't know what, it confused him tremendously, it also scared him, because he was used to knowing things, but the current situation really frustrated him.
While Han Xiao was confused, his phone rang again. He thought it might be Gu Hui, but he looked at the screen and saw only a single digit.
"6"
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and wondered why Ringo, who had been missing for months, had called him now, he had a bad feeling about it.
He picked up the phone and answered it without saying anything.
-Hey, Han, how are you?- Ringo asked calmly, still lying on Lena's lap as she gently massaged his head, his eyes closed as he enjoyed the caress.
-Ringo.- Han Xiao acknowledged. -What is it? You don't usually call me.
-Ah, well, I just wanted to warn you about something to avoid future problems.- Ringo chuckled lightly, but Han Xiao felt a pang again, sensing that he wasn't going to like this conversation.
-What is it?- Han Xiao asked, narrowing his eyes.
-Ah, it's about Germinal...- Ringo began, Han Xiao's hand holding the phone tightening slightly. In those split seconds, he cursed. He knew it was related to Ringo, but Ringo's voice didn't wait for the internal reverie. -...I finished her off.
Han Xiao paused for a long moment, longer than he had expected.
-What?- was all he could manage to say, his voice thick with confusion and disbelief.
-Ah, yes, it was a recent event, to be more direct, I kind of 'inherited' Germinal after the Leader 'kindly' gave up the position.- Ringo chuckled lightly.
Han Xiao understood, Ringo had seized power and was now the new leader of Germinal, that actually makes sense... absolutely not!
Han Xiao's lips trembled fiercely, if it weren't for the problems with his mission, he would never have believed it. He sighed deeply before asking in the calmest voice he could muster. -What?
Ringo almost laughed at Han Xiao's soft, but clearly squeaky question. Lena also smiled slightly, she could hear the phone ringing perfectly, after all, she was a Super C Grade.
Yes, she progressed during the past month, thanks to Ringo for that, acquiring the mechanical knowledge of all of Germinal, in addition to receiving evolutionary enhancements every day besides the new serums produced by Emma, not only her, but Eva also reached Grade C.
Ringo had given Emma the remaining Felonia Serum, as well as genetic research such as the Valkyrie Serum. Emma not only produced promising results, but even the defects were mitigated by Ringo's energy.
Basically, with stronger effects and weak defects, with Ringo's help, even the weak defects were mitigated over time, so they would cease to exist.
Hila and Aurora also received the same treatment. Hila was almost catching up to them, at Rank D and close to Rank C. Aurora also became a super Rank E. She would have a much slower time to progress, but Ringo, who knew the girl's potential, made her start training with the best current standards. She received evolutionary energy in large portions every day.
Hila wanted to handle Aurora's training herself, but Ringo knew she wouldn't be able to handle the little girl, not now that she had just been released from prison, so he sent Hila to absorb the souls of the dead. She was responsible for acquiring material for Emma's research, killing mutant creatures everywhere.
This made Ringo a little unhappy, after all he was used to sleeping with her next to him, but it was for the best for her development.
Ringo replied to Han Xiao quickly. - Well, it's complicated, to sum it up, I invaded and brainwashed all the mobs in Germinal, it's good revenge, don't you think? Well, never mind, I only called to inform you after I heard that the bases of the six nations were attacked, I gave up on them after I took over, I have no interest in fighting with the Six Nations, but I think the information came from you.
Han Xiao was speechless, he didn't want to believe it, but he didn't know how to refute it. The gray window in front of him was clearly solid evidence.
What? Saying that Ringo could affect its interface? Han Xiao wouldn't believe it.
But that didn't make sense, even if Ringo takes over Germinal, there's no reason for the mission to disappear.
-Oh, I forgot to mention, Germinal is dead now, the organization is called Hell now, what do you think? Too tacky?- Han Xiao heard Ringo's voice and almost broke his phone.
Damn! Riddle solved! That's why the mission froze!
Just as he had expected, the mission had thawed the next moment, but the name had changed.
[Fall of Hell]
Han Xiao looked at the mission with the urge to curse Ringo to death, but he held back. To achieve what he did, Ringo must be much stronger now, perhaps even undergoing his first evolution. Even though Han Xiao is now a Rank D, he doesn't think he can handle Ringo.
In the end, all he could manage to say through clenched teeth was. -Thank you for letting me know.
-Oh, you're welcome, my friend, you're welcome. Besides, to make up for you not being able to get your revenge, I'm going to send you a present.- Ringo chuckled lightly.
Han Xiao raised an eyebrow and asked. -A gift? What gift?
-Ah, that's a surprise. One last thing, I've moved all of Andrea's bases around during this time, so the knowledge you have is probably worthless now. It's best not to sell it to the six nations or they'll be very angry. That's all, goodbye.- Ringo hung up immediately afterward.
Han Xiao trembled slightly as she slowly placed her cell phone aside.
-I'm not angry, I'm not angry...- He continued to tell himself as he looked at the number 0 indicating the completion of the new mission. -Damn it!
Ringo on the other side was laughing very happily, ah, he really loved playing with Han Xiao, but he soon shrugged, thinking that his gift for Han Xiao would truly be special.
He hadn't forgotten that the man needed to gain immunity to true damage from the Germinal Leader.
But he wasn't sure if, even if he sent the leader to fight him, he would acquire the talent, but why not send the leader to teach him?
He just needs to control the leader, change his appearance, put on a new disguise, and that's it, the interface wouldn't be able to tell that it was the leader of Germinal. As soon as the leader changed his appearance and hid, the interface would no longer show "Leader of Germinal" but "???" or a pseudonym he chose.
Therefore, he could teach this talent to Han Xiao, just as Bennet taught his talents to him.
Of course, Han Xiao wouldn't trust this random guy, so he never planned on letting him choose, just kidnap him, force him to learn, then leave quickly.
Letting the leader teach Han Xiao also sounds like a lot of fun, he bets the leader would appreciate his sense of humor.
Seeing Ringo grinning happily to himself, looking like a child about to open his Christmas presents, Lena raised an eyebrow, but said nothing.
Ringo, on the other hand, got up, he needed to visit someone he had been avoiding.