Chapter 558: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

"Brother, what are you thinking about?"

Xiaona looked at Lingyun, who was gazing out the window, and asked softly.

"I am thinking about who exactly the people are that moved against Lingyun Town this time, and what their purpose is. A force capable of researching a Gastrea inducer is definitely not an ordinary one. What profit could they possibly gain from doing this?" Lingyun said.

"Profit? I think it's more likely that we blocked someone's path and damaged their interests!" Xiaona said with a cold snort. "You have to know, Lingyun Town has gathered a large number of Cursed Children. In this situation, who knows how many people are jealous, and how many people's interests have been damaged! In their eyes, Lingyun Town is definitely a huge stumbling block. Only by Shattering this stumbling block can they obtain greater benefits!"

"Hmm, the possibility of that is quite high. By the way, what is the reaction of the others in the town?"

"Well, there are still some people who have withdrawn from Lingyun Town. After all, Aldebaran previously wiped out the entire Self-Defense Force of the Tokyo Area." At the mention of this, a shadow appeared on Xiaona's face. "Tsk, a bunch of cowards!"

"Did you record their information?" Lingyun asked.

"It's all recorded! It's easy to leave Lingyun Town, but wanting to come back in again is absolutely impossible!"

"What about the rest?"

"There is still a portion of people who are wavering, but I can guarantee that all the Cursed Children in Lingyun Town swear to live and die with Lingyun Town!"

"According to the information sent over from Na Yue, there is one more day before Aldebaran finishes healing its injuries. You spread this news; this can be considered the final test. We don't have much time left in this world!" Lingyun waved his hand and said.

"Brother, are we going to leave this place?" A flash of surprise crossed Xiaona's eyes.

"That's right, Ruoxi has already finished preparations on her end. A large enough area has been opened up within Aincrad to allow the Cursed Children to live. By then, you will be able to live freely and at ease, instead of being trapped in this small place called Lingyun Town!"

"Being able to meet Brother is truly the greatest luck for the Cursed Children of this world!" Xiaona hugged Lingyun and said with a happy face.

"Have you heard? In one more day, Aldebaran will attack Lingyun Town!"

In a certain room, two people were whispering to each other.

"What do you plan to do? Are you going to leave Lingyun Town, or stay here?"

"Of course I'm leaving. Aldebaran's Army even defeated the Self-Defense Force. No matter how powerful Lingyun Town is, can it compare to the Self-Defense Force?"

"Yes, yes, yes. I don't want to die. Let's leave Lingyun Town right now. We are citizens of the Tokyo Area, so returning to the Tokyo Area is normal. With Lingyun Town holding back Aldebaran's legion, the possibility of the Tokyo Area being destroyed is greatly reduced!"

"That's right, let's pack our things immediately and go!"

In the conference hall, a little girl looked at the large crowd in front of her and couldn't help but grit her teeth.

It was obvious that these people were all here to apply to leave Lingyun Town. After all, Lingyun Town was still under martial law, and the gates were closed; it was not an easy thing to get out.

"Xiaoxia!" A voice came over.

"Sister Xiaona!" Seeing the girl appear in front of her, Xiaoxia barely managed to squeeze out a smile.

"Brother Lingyun said, if they want to leave, let them leave. However, after they leave, they will become people Lingyun Town refuses to associate with, and Lingyun Town will never accept them again!" Xiaona glanced at the people in front of her and said coldly.

"Oh, I see!" Hearing Xiaona's words, a gleam of light flashed in Xiaoxia's eyes, and she then stared at the people in front of her.

"You heard clearly, right? If you choose to leave Lingyun Town now, you won't be able to come back in the future!"

"This..." The people present exchanged glances and finally made up their minds.

In their impression, although Lingyun Town was very powerful, it was still a bit lacking when facing Aldebaran, who could wipe out the Tokyo Area's Self-Defense Force. Even if they could defeat Aldebaran, it would definitely be a pyrrhic victory. In such a situation, it was better to seek shelter in the Tokyo Area, which still had part of the Self-Defense Force!

Watching the people who were impatient to leave Lingyun Town, a cold sneer curled the corner of Xiaona's mouth, and she then turned and left the place.

"I hope you won't regret this later!"

"Come, register!" Xiaoxia looked at the person in front of her and said coldly.

The bright moon hung high, covering Lingyun Town in a layer of silver light.

"Quite a lot of people left, didn't they?" Lingyun flipped through the roster in front of him and said indifferently.

"Some people were originally wavering, but the departure of those others seemed to have influenced them!" Xiaona said.

"If they can't even share in adversity, how can they share in prosperity? Let them go; it can be considered clearing out some unnecessary trash for Lingyun Town!"

"Lingyun, Aldebaran's Army has started to move!" Nangong Nayue appeared by Lingyun's side.

"Oh, has that guy finished healing?" Lingyun asked.

"That's right. It's worthy of being a guy whose regenerative ability has reached the fifth stage; even injuries as severe as having its brain and heart heavily damaged can be restored in such a short time!" Nangong Nayue's tone still held a hint of undisguised amazement.

Being able to reach this level of regeneration relying solely on its own physical ability in such a world without mystery is indeed quite astonishing.

"In the midst of this, I also discovered a very important matter: those Varanium-resistant Gastrea have actually mixed into Aldebaran's Gastrea Army."

"Varanium-resistant Gastrea, and Aldebaran suddenly shifting its attack target—it seems these two things should both be the handiwork of the same force!" Lingyun sneered. "It seems the blood from that time wasn't enough to make some people wake up!"

"Lingyun, we found some news!" Su Wanyue pushed the door open and walked in, holding some documents in her hand. "Look at these!"

"The Five-Winged Association?" Flipping through the documents in his hand, a dark light flashed in Lingyun's eyes.

"Cultivating Varanium-resistant Gastrea, researching drugs to control Gastrea, pulling one of the Four Sages into the organization, and inciting Aldebaran to attack Lingyun Town—the ambition of these people is truly not small. Do they want to become gods of the new world?"

"They are just a bunch of clowns hiding in the dark," Chen Jing said with a curl of her lip.

"Even if they are clowns, if they keep jumping around in front of you, it will make you feel very annoyed! Akame, is there any problem with leaving this matter to you two sisters?" Lingyun asked.

"No problem! Such sinful people should be sent to their graves!" Akame gripped the Samurai Sword in her hand.

"That's right, that's right!" Kurome, who was to the side, also nodded.