Chapter 1257
“Even if Serena handled it perfectly, saving Elyndor from embarrassment and single- handedly upholding our nation’s pride,” he ground his teeth, “we, the Elyndor government, absolutely cannot sit back and do nothing. We must step forward and demand an explanation from Severia immediately p>
The other executives in the conference room nodded in agreement, their righteous indignation bubbling over.
At that moment, the Elyndor liaison official who had been coordinating on-site in Severia raised his head.
He looked at the furious executives. “Consul Bennett, actually… I reported everything that happened to the Elyndor team the moment they arrived in Severia p>
“You reported it?” Consul Bennett, the executive who had just slammed the table, looked stunned. “If it was reported yesterday during the airport pickup, why hasn’t the State Department done anything p>
The liaison official looked at the man sitting at the head of the table, wiping sweat from his brow. “Because all the requests were ultimately suppressed by
Ambassador Sterling p>
As soon as he said that, the entire room of angry executives froze.
Every eye turned to the man at the head of the table.
The man, in his fifties and dressed in a crisp, formal suit, had a steady demeanor, authoritative features, and an aura that commanded respect without needing to raise his voice.
He was Ambassador Sterling, one of the highest-ranking officials in Elyndor’s diplomatic mission.
Ambassador Sterling sat with his hands clasped on the table, his calm gaze sweeping over the crowd. “I did receive the detailed field report yesterday.” “After the incident at the airport, the State Department was ready to raise hell.” “I was the one who suppressed it p>
Someone immediately frowned. “Ambassador Sterling, why p>
Consul Bennett looked bewildered and furious. “Elyndor has always valued diplomatic grace, but grace doesn’t mean letting others walk all over us! Especially when they’ve clearly crossed the line p>
Ambassador Sterling raised a hand, gesturing for them to calm down.
Then, he tapped a few times on the control console in front of him.
After several extremely complex encrypted signal bounces, the
secondary screen next to the main display in the conference room suddenly lit up, bringing in an encrypted video feed.
The footage showed a dim, oppressive underground environment. The lighting was
terrible, and the signal was clearly experiencing interference.
A remarkably tall, muscular man in a customized black combat uniform stood in the center of the frame.
When they saw the dark gold emblem-subtle yet glaringly obvious on the collar of his combat uniform, several people in the room gasped.
“Is that… The Dragon-Thorn Squad’s emblem p>
“Elyndor’s most elite special forces… what are they doing in Severia p>
The man standing on the screen
was the captain of The
Dragon Thorn Squad Drake
Hunter who was also Jerrick Lancaster, the second son of the Lancaster family.
“Reporting to Ambassador Sterling. Preliminary investigation confirms the presence of Mutated Augments operating underground in Severia The base is highly concealed with a complex internal structure, and high-ranking Severian officials are secretly providing cover for it on the perimeter p>
“At present, we can tentatively confirm a direct link between certain Severian
officials and this abnormal underground research project p>
The moment Jerrick’s words fell, the faces of the executives in the conference room paled drastically.
Mutated Augments?
Official cover?
What on earth was going on?