Chapter 1256

In this heavily guarded tech center, even a trip to the restroom came with a security escort.

And to ensure absolute fairness, once Serena left the restroom, she would have to undergo strict equipment scans and personal searches.

The security was borderline psychotic.

So Serena didn’t have much time.

The moment she entered the stall, she slipped out through the bathroom’s ventilation shaft.

Having mapped the tech center once already, she could easily evade all the cameras and patrols.

She silently and swiftly skirted the perimeter of the suspicious area.

After confirming the locations of a few key access points, she immediately retraced her steps.

On her way back, while passing through a hidden underground ventilation system, she paused.

She caught a scent… extremely faint.

It smelled of chemicals.

It was the same lingering chemical odor she had smelled on those Mutated Augments in the underground garage last night.

So p>

This area really was connected to the Obsidian Sun and the Augments.

Serena’s expression remained neutral, but her fingers lightly tapped the edge of the phone in her pocket.

Her phone had been in sync mode the entire time.

Everything she had mapped along the way, as well as the chemical scent from the ventilation system, was simultaneously transmitted to Nicholas Blackwood and the Ghost Alliance.

Almost immediately after the sync finished, her phone buzzed softly.

Nicholas had sent an update.

There had been a major breakthrough in cracking the intranet of the hidden elevator she had discovered last night.

However, the core baseline defense was extremely stubborn, requiring one final layer of authorization.

A cold glint flashed through Serena’s eyes as she read the message.

No rush.

The official competition started tomorrow; there would be plenty of opportunities.

She pocketed her phone, casually walked out of the stall, washed her hands, and headed back to the venue under the watchful eyes of the security guards.

Meanwhile, at the Elyndor Embassy in Severia’s capital.

Inside the supreme conference room of the Elyndor State Department.

The atmosphere around the massive conference table was suffocating.

The high-definition screen at the front was playing a broadcast replay of the international competition’s opening ceremony in Severia.

On the screen, the Elyndor team debuted in their Gala Attire. Serena snapped a flagpole to avert a crisis, her spectacular spear techniques stunning the audience.

Then, standing under the spotlight, she tossed aside her translation earpiece and used multiple languages to publicly return the favor for Severia’s underhanded hospitality.

Every scene, and every sarcastic remark Serena made about their hospitality, felt like a resounding slap meant for Elyndor’s face.

“This is outrageous!” A State Department official slammed a file onto the table with a heavy thud after watching Severia repeatedly use dirty tricks against the Elyndor delegation.

“Severia is openly mocking Elyndor’s dignity as a major global power p>

“It’s too much p>

He turned angrily to the other

executives in the room. “Our Elyndor

delegation went there to compete

y yet from the moment they p>

länded in Severia, they’ve faced this blatant, unfair treatment p>

“Weren’t there official escorts from Elyndor at the scene? Why didn’t anyone report

these incidents immediately p>

His brow furrowed, his tone turning

elin

sharp. “I demand that we draft the most severe letter of protest immediately and send it to the Severian government and The Organizing Committee as fast as possible p>

“The Elyndor delegation is there representing our nation. What Severia is doing isn’t

just slapping a competitor’s face—it’s slapping Elyndor’s face p>