17: You have completely pissed off the Eagle Sauce!

In the innermost seat of the conference room, Ding Chang inadvertently revealed an expression of extreme regret.

He cleared his throat twice, then waved his hand at Zhao Jianyu.

"Sword Rain... I remember the research institute has a way to transfer a large amount of points. Do you think there's still time to help Lin Ye transfer some points?"

Zhao Jianyu shook her head helplessly.

She knew her teacher was eager to nurture talent and didn't want Lin Ye to be directly eliminated like this.

But there was simply no time now.

Points transfer required face-to-face interaction and a certain amount of time.

Given Lin Ye's current situation, if all seven thousand Challengers completed the mission, each gaining 50 points, that would add up to 350,000 points!

Even if only ten percent of the points were deducted, Lin Ye would still lose at least 35,000 points!

Not to mention that the research institute currently didn't have such a large reserve of points, even if they did, the transfer alone would take about two days to complete.

There was simply no time for it now.

"Teacher... it's too late. Given the current situation in the instance, I'm afraid the Challengers will complete the mission in less than half an hour," Zhao Jianyu said helplessly.

Ding Chang sighed deeply.

In his heart, he knew that at this point, no one could help Lin Ye; he could only fend for himself.

However... he couldn't believe that Lin Ye's instance would be declared a failure in such a way.

He had seen Lin Ye's performance in the Battle of the Imperial Sea instance.

Lin Ye's military talent was something he greatly admired.

Would such a talented and courageous young man make such a low-level mistake in instance design?

Ding Chang truly couldn't believe it.

At this moment, several researchers in the conference room were already preparing to leave.

The scene of Pearl Harbor Military Base being brutally slaughtered on the large screen made them unable to bear watching any longer.

"Everyone, sit down. Watch this instance to the end," Ding Chang said in a deep voice.

"Dean Ding, is there really no need to keep watching?"

"It's just so frustrating to watch."

"The key is that the command is from the Great Harmony Clan. It's really infuriating to watch."

"Dean Ding, I feel disgusted just looking at Ito Hidekazu. That guy's instances specifically target our Great Xia Clan. Many of our Great Xia Clan members have been eliminated by his instances recently."

The researchers looked helpless.

"Everyone, sit down." Ding Chang tapped the table, his voice becoming hoarse. "Have you forgotten how I taught you? You must learn from every instance to create better instances in the future."

"No matter what, you must keep watching."

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In the Raging Sea instance.

After half an hour of artillery bombardment, the entire Pearl Harbor Military Base had been reduced to a sea of fire.

The Hawaiian Islands, being islands, were almost submerged under the bombardment.

From the moment the fleet began its attack until now, no defensive forces had appeared.

[Pearl Harbor Military Base has been destroyed. Congratulations, Challengers, on completing the first stage of the mission!]

Looking at the Sky Curtain's prompt, Singh burst out laughing in the matsushima's command center.

"The mission is complete, and we haven't seen any Extinguish Country Fleet."

"It seems Mr. Ito was absolutely right. It was just a false alarm."

"After this wave, that poor Great Xia Clan member, Lin Ye, should be directly eliminated, right?"

Ito Hidekazu also comfortably picked up the coffee on the table again and slowly spoke.

"Not only that, we can also receive the first clear reward and obtain the technology from this instance."

"Although somewhat underwhelming, it is an Infernal Grade instance after all, so there should still be some advanced technology."

"I estimate that Lin Ye has the support of the Great Xia Clan behind him. The Great Xia Clan gave Lin Ye the technology to develop the instance, but Lin Ye, on the contrary, directly lost all their capital."

"Hahaha." Singh's laugh became even more radiant. He also picked up a cup of coffee and clinked it with Ito Hidekazu's.

"It's a pity there's no good wine, otherwise I'd have a good drink with Mr. Ito."

Ito Hidekazu nodded appropriately, his smile irrepressible.

"Once we leave the instance, I will contact Prince Singh privately."

"I believe we will have more collaborations in the future."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Ito Hidekazu gradually noticed something amiss.

It had been some time since the mission was completed, so why hadn't they been teleported out of the instance yet?

And there were no mission rewards either.

Where were the points? Where was the technology?

Why was there nothing?!

The Challengers on various warships, after enthusiastically celebrating their victory, also became puzzled.

"What's going on? Why aren't we being allowed out of the instance?"

"Haven't we already completed the mission? Why are we still in this dreadful place? It's freezing cold, I'm practically freezing to death."

"Mr. Ito, what should we do now?"

Various warships called out to Ito Hidekazu via radio.

Ito Hidekazu was also at a loss at this moment.

He had entered many instances, some he cleared, some he failed.

But whether the mission failed or succeeded, they should have been gradually teleported out of the instance.

After a moment of thought, Ito Hidekazu's brows furrowed.

If they had not been teleported out of the instance, there could only be one possibility.

That was, the mission had not truly been completed, and the instance was still ongoing.

Just then, the world before Ito Hidekazu's eyes suddenly turned blood red.

At the same time, a piercing alarm sounded in his ears!

Concurrently, the Sky Curtain's voice sounded again.

[Sky Curtain reminds all Challengers: Due to your attack and destruction of the Eagle Country's Pearl Harbor Military Base, the prerequisite instance 'Pearl Harbor's Lament' has been completed!]

[Mission rewards for the prerequisite instance will be settled collectively after completing the official instance!]

[Now officially entering the instance: Raging Sea!]

"What!"

Singh jumped up from his seat in a jolt.

"Prerequisite instance? What does that mean?!"

"Didn't we just conquer the Raging Sea instance? So, this was just the beginning."

At this moment, Ito Hidekazu also looked shocked.

As an instance Designer, Ito Hidekazu had heard of nested instances.

This meant setting up a prerequisite instance before the main instance, requiring completion of the prerequisite instance to enter the main instance.

However, this type of instance design was extremely difficult. First, it required a common map, and at the same time, the prerequisite instance's mission had to be very closely related to the main instance's mission.

The bullet comments also flooded in at the same time.

Some people who were initially upset and regretted quitting the instance early now felt a bit of schadenfreude.

[No wonder this instance was so simple. It turns out it was just a prerequisite instance.]

[I'm dying of laughter. The people in this instance thought they got such a great deal? Turns out they worked for half a day only to find out the instance hadn't even officially started yet.]

[I've always felt that an Infernal Grade instance couldn't be that simple!]

[Where are those Great Harmony Clan members who were boasting earlier, saying the Great Xia Clan couldn't design instances? What do they have to say now?]

...

Ito Hidekazu at this moment completely disregarded the provocations from the bullet comments.

Because the Sky Curtain's warning was still continuing!

[Challengers, your sneak attack on Pearl Harbor Military Base has thoroughly enraged the Eagle Country. Now, you will face the Eagle Country's full-scale sanctions!]

[The TF58 Extermination Fleet is approaching you and will arrive at the battlefield within five minutes!]