Chapter 705: The Satellite About to Fall

Ever since Natsumi was lured by Yui to Aincrad, Lingyun discovered that the number of times Yui snuck out had been increasing.

"Papa, Papa, I'm going out to play with Natsumi-chan!"

Yui, wearing a white dress, greeted Lingyun with a smile before scampering out of the small shop. At the shop's entrance, Natsumi, riding on a broomstick, looked at Yui happily, then rode the broomstick directly with Yui, passing through the Barrier Lingyun had set up and disappearing into the sky.

"Lingyun, is it really okay for Yui to be like this?" Kirito, standing to the side, looked worriedly at the two tiny black dots in the sky.

"Don't worry, Yui isn't some porcelain doll. With her current strength, even if the First Spirit were to attack with full force, it might not be able to hurt her. Besides, she is much smarter than we imagined. Haven't you noticed that Natsumi is already completely submissive to her?" Lingyun said with a smile. "Moreover, I have placed several safeguards on Yui. As long as she is in this world, I can reach her side the moment any situation arises."

"Is that so?" Kirito nodded, finally feeling relieved.

"Mr. Lingyun." Just then, the shop's door was suddenly pushed open, and Itsuka Kotori walked in, looking somewhat anxious.

"What happened, Kotori?" Lingyun looked at the anxious Itsuka Kotori and asked softly.

"Mr. Lingyun, something big has happened. Our Fraxinus has discovered a satellite falling toward Tengu City. If this satellite hits Tengu City, it will definitely be enough to raze the entire city to the ground," Itsuka Kotori said with a serious expression.

"A satellite falling toward Tengu City?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow. "If it's just a satellite, then using the Fraxinus's main cannon to completely destroy it shouldn't be difficult, right? Besides, I saw on the news before that there's a decommissioned satellite that will fall near Tengu City during this period, and it shouldn't have any impact on the city."

"This, if it were really according to the original plan, this satellite would indeed have no impact on Tengu City. But we just observed that the trajectory of that decommissioned satellite has changed; its trajectory is now aimed exactly at the center of Tengu City. And I have a feeling that this satellite is not that simple!" Itsuka Kotori said.

"A satellite crash, that is truly an interesting matter. However, have you investigated who threw this satellite down?" Lingyun asked.

"We have already roughly investigated this matter. The ones who initiated this satellite crash are some board members of DEM. Their goal seems to be to kill Westcott, who is in Tengu City, and at the same time, wipe out all the Spirits here," Itsuka Kotori said, a hint of indignation in her eyes. "Don't they know how many casualties this kind of action will cause?"

"To some people in power, as long as they can achieve their goals, no matter how many innocent people there are, they are nothing more than ants that can be wiped away with a flick of the hand," Lingyun said indifferently, but his words made Itsuka Kotori feel a chill.

"Ho, how could they..."

"For those in power, they usually don't just prepare one trump card. Behind this satellite, there must be other follow-up moves, and there might even be something on this satellite itself. I think you should investigate the situation of the satellite thoroughly before coming to find me," Lingyun said. "By the way, do you have the information on that falling satellite?"

"This is the information on that satellite. As for what you said, I will definitely go and verify it!" Itsuka Kotori nodded with a heavy tone.

"Lingyun, I'll go check on Kotori." Kirito looked worriedly at Itsuka Kotori as she left.

"Mm, go ahead." Lingyun nodded.

After Kirito left, Lingyun suddenly said, "Go handle those board members of DEM."

"Original, how come I find you getting lazier and lazier, leaving everything to us clones!" A helpless voice sounded behind Lingyun.

The shadow at Lingyun's feet rippled, and a Lingyun shrouded in a black night-suit appeared behind him.

"Hm? Isn't the meaning of a clone's existence to do the hard work and take the blame?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow. "Or are you saying you don't want to do it? If so, I'll hand it to someone else!"

"No, no, no, I finally got to come out, I don't want to go back so soon. Leave this matter to me, I will definitely do it beautifully!" Hearing Lingyun say this, the black-clad Lingyun couldn't help but let out a dry laugh, then turned into a black shadow and instantly disappeared from the room.

"DEM, it seems they aren't of one mind either." Lingyun stood up and looked into the distance.

In front of him, a huge light screen slowly unfolded, and what appeared on the screen was actually a view of outer space. And within this light screen, there were the trajectories of countless satellites.

"Lingyun, how many countries' satellites have you hacked into?" Tokisaki Kurumi popped up from behind Lingyun and asked.

"Mm, any satellite that has passed over Tengu City during this period has been hacked by me," Lingyun said with a calm expression, uttering words that were jaw-dropping. "By mobilizing the images captured by these satellites, I have synthesized images of the possible areas where satellite debris might exist around Tengu City during this time."

As Lingyun's fingers moved continuously, the images on the light screen changed constantly. After a while, Lingyun's fingers stopped, and what appeared in the middle of the screen were three satellites that looked somewhat damaged.

"I said so, how could there only be one trump card? If there were only one, it might have been neutralized by Ellen, who is by Westcott's side. This first satellite is just a decoy; the real trump cards are the two satellites hidden behind it," Lingyun said, squinting his eyes.

"Lingyun, these satellites, something is wrong with them!" Tokisaki Kurumi said, looking at the satellites on the screen.

"Of course something is wrong; these satellites have a lot of things on them that shouldn't be there!" Lingyun said slowly. "This is the picture of the original satellite, and this is the picture of the current one. By comparison, it's clear at a glance!"

Lingyun waved his hand, and another photo appeared on the light screen. Comparing the two images, Tokisaki Kurumi quickly discovered what was wrong.

"Compared to the original satellites, quite a few things have been added to these ones. I reckon they should be Realizers. And they are Realizers with special functions. If these satellites land in Tengu City, it will definitely be enough to raze Tengu City to the ground," Kurumi said, gritting her teeth.

"That's why I said, Kurumi, compared to some people, you are still very kind," Lingyun said, casually wiping away the light screen in front of him as he spoke to Tokisaki Kurumi.