A quarter of an hour later, Taiji returned to the hall after finishing his phone call.
When he looked at Oboro again, his eyes were very complicated.
Beep beep beep.
At this time, Oboro's phone rang. It was an unknown number.
"Mr. Oboro."
Taiji approached, and gestured at Oboro's phone with his eyes.
Oboro answered the call.
"I'm the director of the V5 Committee. My name is Josh. To make a long story short... I only have one request, tell those political maniacs under your control to stop as soon as possible! Don't make any more trouble..."
Snap.
Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Oboro hung up the phone directly.
There was a moment of silence in the air.
Beep beep beep beep...
Only Oboro's phone continued to ring.
"Sit down. Don't be nervous."
Oboro said kindly to Taiji.
The latter sat down again tremblingly. For those who worked at V5, or for a considerable portion of the people in this world, it didn't matter how much strength Oboro had, or how strong he was as an individual... It wouldn't make these kinds of people feel tricky or dangerous... Even someone as strong as Chairman Netero had to obey V5 when facing them.
What truly had a killing effect on these people... Was power, and status.
It was someone who could stir up the human world, and enter the game.
This was capital!
This was what made them afraid...
The TV screen was still playing. After a long while, the phone ringing finally stopped, and it became quiet.
This time, a full ten minutes passed before it rang again, with another number.
Oboro put the phone to his ear, and without waiting for the other party to speak, he said lightly, "No matter who you are, you're not qualified to negotiate with me. Let those few people come."
After saying this, he hung up the call again.
Taiji was sweating profusely on the side.
He knew who the few people that Oboro was talking about were.
They were the highest leaders within V5, and at the same time, they were also the leaders of the five super-large countries.
They were giants standing at the peak of power in the entire human world.
V5's actions were incredibly fast. They were racing against time now, trying to minimize the impact of the press conferences in various countries as much as possible. If they didn't stop it in time, what was happening now might just be a press conference. Who knew what would happen next?
Right now, it was only one of the leading leaders of the country. What about later... If a king or Director-General really came forward, then it would be over.
To be able to establish a country, and have a place on the continent, no matter what the national conditions were... At least they had a certain degree of national unity. If the number one figure in the country spoke, then the entire country, from top to bottom, including the people, would regard V5 as the enemy.
There weren't many who were staying awake. The people at the bottom would choose to believe their king... Right now, it was only producing public opinion and social impact, and hadn't risen to the level of 'actual combat' yet. Even if it wasn't a real war, just trade and the economy, which involved so many countries... For V5 and the other great powers, they would also suffer heavy losses.
Once a battle between countries broke out, the military forces involved would include nuclear weapons.
After all, things like the Poor Man's Rose could be mass-produced... Many countries on the continent could manufacture it. Even if V5 had many trump cards that hadn't been exposed, just the most basic large-scale release of nuclear weapons would cause the human world to suffer a catastrophe.
When that time came... No one could escape.
The phone rang. It wasn't Oboro's, and it wasn't Taiji's either.
It was David's.
The old man answered the phone, exchanged a few words, and after putting it down, he said, "Lord... Their people have arrived."
It was incredibly fast!
This was the embodiment of V5's ability.
From the time Oboro had brought Taiji to watch the TV press conference until now, it had only been half an hour... It would have taken V5 at most twenty minutes to receive the news and react.
And Oboro had dropped the phone, and given the other party his final ultimatum, only fifteen minutes had passed?
V5's headquarters wasn't in the Republic of Padokea. It was extremely far away... And now, the other party's people had actually arrived at the Fels family's residence! This couldn't be explained by technology... It could only be Nen ability.
"Go pick them up."
Seeing Oboro instruct him, David turned around and walked away.
Taiji seemed a little uneasy. It was obvious that what was going to happen next wasn't something that a small character like him could interfere with.
"Mr. Oboro, I'll go too."
He greeted him, and followed closely behind, chasing after the old man.
...
A little later, led by David, a small diplomatic team of about twenty people appeared in front of Oboro.
Everyone had a serious expression, and looked very capable. At a glance, their level far exceeded Taiji's... They also held important roles in the V5 departments.
These people... Were V5's true core management.
It wasn't difficult to see that those few national leaders were really anxious.
The man at the head, after seeing Oboro, seemed very polite, and took the initiative to hand over his business card, introduced his identity, and without beating around the bush, he said directly, "We're here to fulfill your needs!"
Oboro held his business card in his hand, and his expression was intriguing.
The man, who was also the person in charge... Was the committee executive who had first realized the Fels family's plan.
He had come in person.
His name was Bruce.
"Mr. Oboro, I'm really sorry. Due to the current situation being relatively chaotic, and your identity being a little sensitive, those few adults can't come to the Fels family to meet with you in person... However, you can communicate with them in another way."
As he said this, Bruce looked at a woman in the team.
The latter stepped forward, released her aura, and activated her Nen ability. An antenna appeared out of thin air in her hand.
Then, she inserted it into her head.
Immediately after, she walked to the central position in the hall.
The next second, her eyes stared straight at Oboro, and her Nen burst out, conjuring a huge screen in mid-air.
The black screen flashed, and began to have light.
On the other end, several blurry figures appeared, sitting around a round table.
Only their body outlines could be seen. What they looked like was unknown.
It seemed very mysterious...
Obviously, the few people on the other side had also seen Oboro, who was sitting on the sofa.
"So it's you... You're the guy who doesn't let people have any peace at night." A dissatisfied snort sounded.
"So what... Now that you've seen us, what do you want to say?"
Then, another woman's question came.
"It's nothing... I just wanted to inform you that from today onwards, my Fels family's forces, the entire human world's mafia, will receive national-level treatment and qualifications in V5. I want an admission ticket from your hands."
Oboro said with a smile.
"..."
The few people on the screen were instantly speechless.
With a bang, someone slammed the table angrily, "What are you joking about! Don't think that you can get an inch after taking a yard just because you've done some tricks! We can still ignore these countries that you've interfered with, and eliminate you, along with the scum of the entire mafia. Do you really think you can threaten us like this? How naive!"
As soon as this person finished getting angry, another person continued, "Oboro, regarding this Black Tide Incident, we can pretend that nothing happened. You can also unify the entire world's mafia. We can also not interfere in your mafia's affairs, but... In some social aspects and major actions, you still have to obey our command and arrangements. This is our bottom line, and also our final concession."
Oboro scoffed, leaned forward slightly, looked at the figures on the screen, and his voice began to turn cold, "Don't take out your clumsy acting skills and embarrass yourselves... I don't need you V5 to announce it to the outside world, or go through some habitual procedures. All I want is an admission ticket, national-level qualifications. We just need you and me to tacitly agree. There's no need to put it on the table. After all, if that happens, you'll lose all face... I admit that our mafia isn't some glamorous guy... So, I don't expect to step into the limelight either."
"Our Fels family is the royal family on this empty territory, and I am the king of this uncrowned kingdom... Not tearing off your fig leaf, and informing the whole world, is already giving you a lot of face. Don't be ungrateful. It's you..."
One was singing the red face, and one was singing the black face. It was an old trick.
"..."
After his voice fell, not only the few leaders on the screen, but also the people from V5 in the room, including David, were silent.
The air pressure... Was very low.
"The conversation is over. Prepare to welcome the end of your life."
The leader who had been angry earlier said coldly.
Oboro stood up from the sofa, and his face was calm, "No... It's not just the end of my life. It's the end of many people's fates."
"I believe that you can kill me... I don't doubt it at all."
"But when I die... I'll drag a lot of people down with me."
"Although the mafia that's distributed all over the world hasn't been unified yet, the Fels family still has the ability to cause trouble... To let them wreak havoc and slaughter in every city in the human world! I'll also create public opinion, and stir up people's hearts... And put all the blame on you. I'll let countless people in politics jump out, and accuse and denounce you, and peel off your V5's hypocritical skin little by little... I'll let wars break out between countries, and let the whole world be washed by this grand firework of artillery shells... I'll let... The entire world become a Shura Purgatory. Even if I die... My will, and my vision, will still exist! I'll carve a striking scar in the pages of human history!"
"Demon! You're a demon!"
"Devil!"
"You're simply inhuman. You want to drag hundreds of millions of innocent ordinary people into this?"
The few leaders were a little uneasy, because they simply weren't sure how far the Fels family's plan had progressed, how many countries they controlled, to what extent, and how many powerful people were involved?
What had emerged now might just be the first batch. Would there be more later?
"Since you've investigated my background, you should know... That I'm not a normal person. In this world, how many so-called normal people are there?"
Oboro was smiling. His eyes seemed calm, but they revealed a hint of extreme madness.
"Come on... Let's start a war!"
"I can't wait... To use my life to ignite the gorgeous prologue before this world is annihilated. It's too perfect."
"Let's all welcome destruction together!"
Oboro opened his arms, and his expression was satisfied.
These few sentences, as he said them, really seemed like he was saying goodbye... Before his death, he had given this world an extremely bright kiss.
A painful kiss...
At this moment, no one doubted the truthfulness of his words.
Judging from his expression and aura, this was what he wanted to do!
It was cold, and bone-chillingly cold.
The leaders of V5, and the executives present, had all confirmed one thing after seeing this.
The man in front of them... Was a madman.
A few simple sentences had made their bodies lose temperature... They didn't even dare to think about what kind of consequences and pictures the waves that Oboro had stirred up would cause...
He... Wasn't human!
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