Chapter 929: The Consequences of Breaking the Rules!
Translator: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1
"Not at first glance."
Aziz pressed his hands on the table and stared into the eyes of Sheyan:
"But what if I tell you that this video was uploaded when the last Blood Sensing was still ongoing but the location in the video was 31 West End Avenue, New York? What are your thoughts?"
Sheyan had an ominous premonition. He frowned and brought up a map of New York City on the iPad, then pinpointed the coordinates provided by Aziz. He was instantly shocked:
"What the hell! There were no red dots here during the last Blood Sensing! Could it be.....could it be that besides the dozen or so people who came here initially, more contestants arrived in this world midway through?"
Aziz remarked emotionlessly:
"This is the only logical explanation - and I have an inkling as to why this happened."
Aziz sat down on the sofa at the side and placed his hands on his knees in a standard military sitting posture. He first observed the surrounding to make sure there were no surveillance devices, then said coldly:
"The reason these intruders appeared midway through the Bloody World mission was because our Noah Realm C broke the rules of this world by contacting us and issuing us a Golden Side Mission! Since the rules have been broken, the other realms naturally won't take things lying down. They'll definitely do everything in their power to maximise their own benefits! And that is how the intruders came to be."
Sheyan said with his brows knitted:
"If these intruders can see us in the Blood Sensing but we can't see them, then it's a huge problem for us! We're completely at a disadvantage! More importantly, what if the other realms endlessly pour contestants into this world?"
Aziz shook his head and said:
"That's not very possible. There should be a limit to what the realms can do. When the Noah realm broke the rules, it had to do so within a certain extent. For example, the normal Bloody World is like a bus moving steadily at full capacity. The action of our realm contacting us is akin to calling the bus driver to chat, while what the rest of the realms are doing is akin to stopping the bus and asking the driver to overload the bus. There must be a limit to how much they can break the rules."
"Endlessly pouring participants into this word will be like overloading the bus until it bursts. If our realm keeps contacting us, it will be akin to chatting endlessly with the driver, which will greatly increase the risk of a collision. That's why the thing that you're worried about isn't feasible. My main concern is....."
Sheyan solemnly said:
"Tell me."
Aziz replied:
"If we assume that the overload quota for each realm is four participants, sending one contestant that had a strength equivalent to four normal participants should be within the extent that the realms can bend the rules too..... If that happens, the person will become our greatest enemy!"
Sheyan was startled:
"There's no way that can happen, right?"
Aziz snorted. His snort sounded like a gun being cocked.
"You should understand the difficulty of a Golden Side Mission as well. Not only do I think it's possible, I think it's very probable!"
Sheyan frowned as he took a sip of water, then said:
"Let's leave this matter aside first. I have three Bloody Invitations Letters and you now have three too. We only need one more to complete the Golden Side Mission!"
Aziz nodded, his eyes flashing with a murderous intent:
"You're right."
Sheyan bent his fingers and knocked on the table as he said:
"I originally had some doubts but now I finally understand why only three people attacked us when almost every participant had rushed towards us when the Blood Sensing started. The only explanation that I could think of before this is that the rest of the participants were reluctant to face the official army. But now, it seems like they might've been ambushed by the intruders!"
Aziz's eyes lit up and he was about to say something but a wall next to him suddenly turned transparent. K then appeared with a serious expression on his face:
"We've found the whereabouts of Jones the Bug King. It's time to leave! We must win this battle! If we can catch him, we can continue our negotiation with the Arquillians. If we can read his memory and find the Galaxy, the crisis of the Earth will be lifted."
Sheyan instead yawned lazily and said:
"I'm really sorry, K, but I was injured when I was guarding the backup power supply. I don't think I can join this fight. The core members of the inner MIB area are all talented, so I don't think you need me, right?"
The rational part of Sheyan's mind could understand K's action from before. If it was him, he wouldn't bring strangers into the core inner area so easily either. However, from an emotional standpoint, Sheyan wasn't so forgiving. Even though he'd secretly hid the Galaxy, he thought that he'd also provided quite a bit of help to K. In fact, he'd saved K's life. And K had repaid him by leaving him in the outer area without a word.
To be honest, if K had told Sheyan straight that he had to enter the inner area because he's an Earthling and so he's fragile, and had asked Sheyan to stay in the outer area to attract the enemies' firepower, Sheyan might actually feel better. But K chose to play tricks behind his back. Of course Sheyan was angry.
Of course, displaying his displeasure was merely a negotiation tactic. Sheyan knew that K undoubtedly needed the help Aziz and himself. No matter how strong his people were and how advanced the technology they possessed, they were still limited by their fragile physique. When the real fight started, they would either achieve overwhelming victory or suffer heavy casualties!
For the MIB, the fall of any senior agent was a disaster, the same way the Air Force would rather lose two expensive fighter jets than an outstanding veteran pilot.
If Sheyan and Aziz joined the fight, K was positive that the the casualty rate would drop by at least 70%!
This was a weakness that Sheyan could use against K in the negotiation. With Sheyan playing hardball and Aziz acting as a softener, K finally succumbed and reached an agreement with them. If they could kill Jones the Bug King, the MIB would provide a blueprint detailing the method to transform firearms into high-energy weapons!
The sly old fox K was quite insincere in the negotiation, but he did not expect Sheyan and Aziz to be so hard to crack. Plus, time was of the essence. Sheyan and Aziz only agreed after they obtained enough benefits. They then took off in the military vehicle provided.
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Sheyan and Aziz hid among the MIB agents. Their appearances had been altered. Without the Blood Sensing, it would be difficult for others to spot them.
Such a large operation by the MIB inevitably attracted the attention of many participants. However, the intruders had caused the whole Bloody World situation to turn very chaotic. In addition, it was obvious that Sheyan and Aziz were in an alliance. No one would confront the two of them by themselves. That would just be courting death! As a result, the journey went smoothly.
The bad news was that when Aziz obtained his third Bloody Invitation Letter, four of the spots in New York City where they could return to the nightmare realm were closed down. The two remaining transfer points were very conspicuously marked with a bright crimson glow. Of course, only contestants could see them.
More importantly, the process of transferring back to the nightmare realm had been prolonged to five minutes. During the process, the one being transferred could not perform any action. If the process was interrupted, they will have to wait for an hour before they can transfer again.
These negative factors probably resulted from the Golden Side Mission. There was nothing Sheyan and Aziz could do about it. Therefore, some participants who intended to act would just pay attention to those two transfer points. Even when Blood Sensing was not in effect, they could prevent Sheyan and Aziz from sneaking away.
Sheyan found that the bullet-proof vests in the armored personnel carrier were actually equipable. They increased defence by 33% but they could not be brought out of this world and their durability would drastically reduce after taking three attacks. Even so, Sheyan and Aziz still chose to wear them.
During the journey, the LCD monitor in the armored personnel carrier was turned on. K began to explain the main points of this battle to the participating MIB members.
Sheyan and Aziz were both very familiar with Jones the Bug King so they already knew most of the information. From K's explanation, they found out that after Jones had escaped, he did not return to the underground sewer but had snuck into a large farm in the suburb instead. He started to make use of his terrifying reproduction ability to mass produce offsprings. The numerous livestocks in the farm became their food.
Jones kept his operation very low-key this time. He chose to attack a farm which was not so easy to be discovered. In addition, most of the MIB's search effort was focused on the underground sewers. These resulted in Jones developing his power to a considerable scale before he was found. If their operation failed, almost half of New York may be affected. By that time, it would be impossible to cover up the truth about the aliens, which meant that the MIB would lose its reason to exist.
Nearly one kilometer from the farm, cracking sounds could be heard as the wheels of the vehicle rolled over the road. Disgusting cockroach-like bugs had covered the whole road due to over-breeding!