Andyia Continent, Germination Organization Headquarters.

"Bang!" A fist encased in a black glove slammed into the wall, the sound like a heavy-duty lathe pounding steel. The powerful force caused a large chunk of the wall to crack and collapse, exposing the steel bars within, yet the fist remained unharmed.

The leader's whole body erupted with surging flames, churning with his furious mood. The subordinates beside him trembled, not daring to provoke his wrath.

All the secret bases on the other three continents were being swept clean by the armies of the Six Nations. Huge losses were occurring every day. Germination's headquarters was located on Andyia Continent, and the secret bases deployed in the three continents were meant to be bridgeheads and nails for future wars. This loss was directly destroying years of the organization's painstaking efforts! It was crippling!

"Zero…" The leader took a deep breath, like a wind cave, his lung capacity unfathomable.

How much intelligence did Han Xiao truly possess? This was the question the leader had been suspecting. He didn't believe Han Xiao could genuinely be involved in too much critical intelligence. He had repeatedly ordered the organization's hackers to check for program vulnerabilities, but there were no signs of hacking. Furthermore, he had conducted multiple investigations into the organization's higher-ups, and no traitors were found.

Zero's source of intelligence was too bizarre, as if… he possessed foresight.

In fact, the four lost bases, including Dark Crow Valley, weren't particularly important to the organization. As early as when those four secret bases were eliminated, the leader had hesitated whether to relocate the other bases in the South Continent, but he didn't take action. It wasn't out of wishful thinking, but rather because rashly relocating other bases would expose them, losing the effect of secrecy. It would be equivalent to abandoning huge upfront investments, wasting funds and time, and might even fall into Zero's trap. It could very well be making a mountain out of a molehill.

However, the current situation had made it clear that Zero possessed detailed intelligence about the organization! Far exceeding his expectations!

Valkyrie experiment, enhance the brain, awaken… Thinking of Han Xiao's consistent performance, the leader felt as if a line was pointing to the truth:

— Zero had awakened precognitive abilities!

"No wonder he could obtain intelligence, escape the laboratory, and consistently evade the organization's pursuit…"

The leader closed his eyes, anger churning in his heart. He felt that this was the only explanation. Zero was a monster Germination created itself, and the organization's current predicament was the result of swallowing the bitter fruit of its own brewing.

Regret? The leader wouldn't allow himself to experience such an emotion. It was meaningless.

Such a person was too dangerous. If he was allowed to live, all of the organization's actions would be exposed.

He had to be eliminated!

The silence lasted for three minutes.

A pin drop could be heard.

The leader's low, hoarse voice slowly sounded, containing a profound killing intent. Even though the Germination personnel present knew the leader wasn't targeting them, they felt a bone-chilling chill.

"Relocate all the bases on the three continents. Don't worry about the losses. Retreat as much as possible. Activate the crisis plan [Hibernation Project]. All actions go underground. All intelligence personnel thoroughly investigate Zero's whereabouts. Don't let go of any clues. Before Zero is found, postpone the full-scale war plan… indefinitely!"

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[【Seed Hibernation in Dust】Current progress 13.8%]

Graysteel Base. Han Xiao, with a slightly thicker stubble, was nestled on the sofa, his fingers sliding across the tablet. Intelligence from the dark web organizations flashed by, almost all about the movements of the Six Nations.

Two months ago, Chief Mechanic Han had wholesaled the intelligence to the Six Nations. The Six Nations naturally didn't act immediately. They first sent people to confirm the intelligence was accurate, then secretly mobilized resources to prepare for war. Only after two months did they officially begin military action, and the results were very gratifying, eliminating a large number of Germination bases. Naturally, there were some secret bases that Han Xiao didn't know about, which were the preserved forces.

Han Xiao's mission progress also rose sharply as a result. Although the indirect progress was less, it made up for it in quantity. With the actions of the Six Nations, the progress was increasing every day. Germination wasn't a pig with its neck outstretched, waiting to be slaughtered. They resolutely cut off their tail to survive, with all remaining branch bases fully retreating to minimize losses. This was within Han Xiao's expectations. Next, it depended on how much the Six Nations could gain from their pursuit.

"According to the momentum, my mission progress has a chance to exceed twenty percent."

Germination's bases on the three continents accounted for about fifty percent of the progress, while the headquarters on Andyia Continent accounted for the remaining half.

The Germination Organization was seriously weakened and certainly wouldn't be able to declare war on the Six Nations in the third month after the official launch, as in the original storyline. Moreover, it had a very far-reaching impact:

The Germination's branch bases on the three major continents were all eliminated, cutting off most avenues for players to join Germination. There would be ninety percent fewer players in the Germination camp than originally! In Han Xiao's view, this was the biggest gain.

"The chaos has been created. I can also personally intercept and kill Germination's countless retreating troops to increase my mission progress."

Wholesaling intelligence could only be done once, so Han Xiao planned to take advantage of this opportunity to personally strike the underdog and try to increase the mission progress by actively destroying them.

This little butterfly he was had stirred up a storm, and the plot of the Six Nations and Germination had been messed up by him. If he accidentally erased a main storyline event on Aquamarine, the players on Aquamarine might become free-exploring mode, doing nothing...

"Interesting." The corners of Han Xiao's mouth curled up, with a strange smile.

The two months of assassin life had given him a lot of experience. [Night Stalker] had long been unlocked, providing stealth skills such as [Stealth Invisibility] and [Breath-holding Aiming]. This secondary class's upgrade bonuses were inclined toward Agility. Now Han Xiao's total level had been raised to Level 40, stuck at advancement.

This advancement required a mission.

[【Second Advancement】: Defeat three powerful enemies above your level (the standard for above your level is that the enemy is at least five levels higher than you). Current progress 0/3]

Defeating enemies above your level was a common advancement requirement. It wasn't difficult. Players could complete it in a team. It was even easier for Han Xiao. Unfortunately, previous victories above his level didn't count toward the current mission progress. As his level increased, defeating enemies above his level would become increasingly difficult. Now that Han Xiao was Level 40, he had to kill at least Level 45 enemies to reach the above-level standard. And Level 45 enemies were already in the third echelon of combat power on Aquamarine, appearing and disappearing unpredictably. Even if he could fight wild beasts, he had to find ones that matched the level.

Because he was stuck at advancement and couldn't level up, Han Xiao invested experience in skills to improve the combat power of his sniper build. Before obtaining powerful machinery that could become the core of his tactics, he wouldn't temporarily change his sniper build tactics. In addition, he had also fused more new blueprints, and his personal strength had improved greatly.

In addition to the legendary points on the assassin list, Han Xiao also obtained another unexpected legendary point.

[Planet Legendary Points (Aquamarine): Mysterious Zero – As a traitor to the Germination Organization, you have single-handedly shaken the vast foundation of Germination. No one expected this outcome. You are already Germination's mortal enemy. Perhaps you should protect your identity. Many people want to find you.]

"This legendary point comes from my act of wholesaling intelligence, causing significant losses to Germination and causing turmoil in the Aquamarine situation. I seem to understand how to obtain this type of legendary point. As long as I disrupt the original storyline of the camps, in other words, make trouble...it seems to be my forte." Han Xiao stroked his chin and pondered.

His relationship with Germination had dropped to negative three thousand, becoming a mortal enemy. The relationship was solidified and could never be improved.

"This hatred is really stable."

Han Xiao raised an eyebrow.

On the other hand, Graysteel Base was also more complete. He had upgraded the base's energy. At this time, there were eight assistant-type rangers working diligently, which were a stable source of experience. The cost of each assistant-type ranger was around 200,000.

Mechanic players could manufacture assistant-type rangers, but few people did so in the early stages because it wasn't cost-effective. Spending hundreds of thousands to manufacture them only yielded a few thousand experience points every day, which could be obtained by doing some missions. Moreover, low-level intelligent robot assistants could only perform simple manufacturing. If parts were needed, players could directly purchase them in the player market. Even large guilds didn't use assistant-type robots in the early stages. They raised production teams and didn't lack manpower.

It wasn't until the Mechanic class learned to manufacture intermediate intelligent chips, allowing robots to perform more precise operations, that robot assistants gradually became standard equipment for the Mechanic class.

But for Han Xiao, money wasn't important. He glanced at his dark web account. A large string of zeros leaped into view, all the rewards he had completed for various assassinations and bounties… um, it seemed that part of it came from Order of Thirteen's orders, he had almost forgotten.

Han Xiao looked at the panel. There was only half an hour left before the official launch.

"Finally, this day has arrived."

For a whole year, he had accumulated vast capital, far ahead of the competition.

Han Xiao's eyes flickered. He nestled on the sofa, waiting silently.

The countdown to the public beta had only one minute left.

He looked at the current time, Galaxy Calendar, July 3, 688.

Countdown.

Ten, nine, eight… three, two, one!

[Public Beta Launched]

[Acquiring Data... Data Acquisition Complete!]

[Player Forum Activated]

[Public Beta Duration: 1271 days]

[Welcome to Galaxy Version 1.0 - The Descenders!]

ps: Three updates tomorrow, evening update, no need to wait during the day.