Relying on internal forum interactions,

everyone's emotions had stabilized.

Someone had even compiled a list of those scheduled for night shifts.

There were few who were dead or had lost communication.

Everyone was separated from each other.

Moreover, food, water, and air had become the most significant issues.

Food and water were manageable.

Inside the base, none were ordinary people.

Surviving without food and water for seven or eight days wasn't a problem.

But air supply was critical.

Some with good luck, who were in spaces with cracks, could feel a weak breeze and had no risk of oxygen deprivation, just waiting for rescue was feasible.

Those with bad luck, completely blocked off, but by remaining silent, could last three to four days.

Instead, it was the guards in the underground cells for the Mutants in the Combat Department who were in the best situation.

That area was at the very bottom of the base and had been constructed with a special purpose, its internal circulation system being independent from the office area above.

This cage area weirdly had not been affected by the attacker's raid, and was still in perfect condition; even the air converters and other equipment and passages had barely been affected. With the food storage, waiting a month for rescue was not a problem.

Susan scrolled through these posts.

She wasn't very worried about the colleagues trapped.

Most of the staff who took the night shift came from civilian backgrounds.

But as previously revealed by the posts, the three founders of the NW base had been there, along with some high-level executives who had rushed over in an emergency.

Under such circumstances,

to locate and rescue these people, substantial human and material resources would be focused, and a mere hundred meters underground wasn't a big deal.

Not to mention, due to the prevalence of digging underground bases, many advanced pieces of equipment and specially bred and controlled Mutants and Beastification People were available.

As long as the money was sufficient,

the surface above could be excavated in one night.

Therefore, those trapped employees were unlikely to face any problems.

Otherwise, they would have already lost control. Why would they still have the mood to post on forums?

Not everyone can face death with equanimity.

Susan was not very interested in this.

She was more curious about who had attacked the NW headquarters.

She had been training at the NW headquarters since her childhood through her father's connections and later worked there; she knew NW headquarters quite well.

Not to mention those terrifying unmanned killing drones, cannon robots, laser traps, space weapons...

Just the structure and complexity of the base alone made it a challenge to approach.

How could it collapse?

Unfortunately, no one else on the forum knew the situation.

The only ones who actually knew were the three founders at that time.

The entire computing power of the intelligent brain was focused there, ensuring they retained enough awareness of the outside world.

As a result, the people at NW headquarters didn't actually know what had happened.

Externally, many other organizations had later seen the attacking creature and scenes of combat through satellites.

But they had become chaotic themselves due to the unexpected autonomous flight of the Pause Panel, not having the means to focus on what was happening at NW.

Susan's query

would only be answered several days later.

Those powers possessing the Pause Panel had tacitly sealed this news.

Through a meeting,

they were forced to release the blockade of the deep sea.

And immediately, moved those suppressive forces toward their own countries.

In their understanding, without the blockade, the Deep Sea Giant Octopus and the Mutant marine life it influenced were likely to stir up storms in the deep sea, and the global situation would change because of this event.

Action above causes reaction below.

They were now focusing all their energy on resolving the turbulence.

Especially so in California.

The core essence of California was the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Days passed.

With substantial human and material resources aiding them, the NW organization successfully rescued most of those trapped.

Among them was the secret chamber housing the Three Founders.

All of the Three Founders were dead.

Moreover, many had previously witnessed footage showing the suspected fall of Dean, a Third Rank Life.

At this moment, the NW organization was unprecedentedly weak.

Inside the large organization, where personnel matters were complex, secrets couldn't be kept.

Consequently, the allied families within the NW organization naturally began to entertain certain ideas, and numerous external forces wanted a share of the pie.

To undermine the resistance confidence of these forces,

these powers even released videos they had filmed.

Various rumors then emerged, both openly and covertly.

In summary, the NW organization had somehow offended that monster, and this attack was likely just the beginning—all NW forces might be systematically dismantled in the future, posing a dire outlook.

California was in complete disarray.

The power of greedy Los Angeles was significant, and within Los Angeles, issues that had previously been suppressed by the Three Families started surfacing.

Influenced by the rumors,

some wanted to transfer their wealth and family members out and abandon the area.

Others wanted to unite and, while the Three Families were weakened, replace them to become the new rulers of the land.

Internally within the Three Families, the scramble for power caused great turmoil.

Adding to this, some families had a military industrial background, able to influence the army.

Some families, simply wealthy, had bureaucratic backing.

Usually, these ties weren't apparent, but in the current crisis, those with the guns spoke with more force...

In short, one word described it: chaos.

After a few days of brewing,

now in Los Angeles, there gathered manpower from all across California and even the entire Federation, presenting an oppressive atmosphere like dark clouds over the city.

Conversely, the general populace responded rather slowly.

They were still engrossed in discussions about suburban earthquakes and some recent mysterious celebrity gossip.

Yet amidst this turmoil, a few sensed that something was off.

But such individuals were few.

They couldn't stir up any commotion.

Most of those who could stir things up were currently suckling pacifiers, enjoying the happiness woven for them by those above.

..

Susan was much like those ordinary people.

Initially, she was somewhat worried.

But as she discovered the growing chaos of intersecting interests, it seemed not to affect the Adams family.

Her father Dean, known for his impetuous actions in the past, had offended many, but he had dealt with them cleanly. Plus, the Adams family didn't blindly expand after Dean's rise, so even without Dean as the stabilizing force, no powers overtly reached out against the Adams family.

Instead, inside the Adams family, some relatives hearing the external rumors, and even seeing satellite surveillance footage from inside NW headquarters, had started to have ideas.

But Susan wasn't concerned.

Her father, although not awake yet, was growing stronger.

Once Dean woke,

all of this would be insignificant.

At the moment, Susan was repeatedly watching the satellite video footage of the attack on NW headquarters.

Honestly,

it felt like watching a fantasy film.

It was outrageous.

How could a creature be this powerful?

Initially, when Susan knew NW headquarters were devastated, she thought the attacker might be a rare Special Mutant with earth-controlling abilities.

But...it was all done with bare fists!

From a depth of over a hundred meters, with bare fists, blowing up an underground base built to nuclear standards...

Watching the footage of that huge Scale Armor Bone Wings creature, Susan's joy from advancing to a Second Rank Life evaporated.

She suspected she would be spat to death in front of such a monster.

After watching it over a dozen times,

Susan's sidekicks, Dog Head and Bird Head, came over. "Susan, did you notice anything?"

Susan nodded, paused the video on the creature's chest and clicked on its groin, seriously saying, "I did notice something—the creature that attacked NW headquarters is definitely female!"

Just as Brian, who had just opened his eyes and was stretching lazily, replied:..

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