The warning sound of gaming pods shutting down filled the command hall of the network surveillance.
The bald-headed department leader's face was grim, his gaze lingering on the holographic projection of Jupiter's moon Europa's ocean, reluctant to look away.
They had laid a trap, yet Pifu still managed to escape...
He took a deep breath and asked the secretary without turning his head, "How are our people?"
"All twenty-seven operatives in the submarine have been forcibly ejected. The other operatives still in the 'Abyss Syndrome' game are investigating the Teleportation Gate..."
The secretary looked a bit troubled. Although gaming pods had improved over the past twenty to thirty years, and forcibly cutting power wouldn't cause irreversible brain damage,
in the short term, it would still cause side effects such as mental haze and physical fatigue. Participating in follow-up actions was out of the question.
