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• Chapter 7711

  The more stubborn the research crew was, the more motivated the Americans were to make them talk.The White House even issued directives—they were to seize the base and subdue and interrogate the entire crew, while confiscating all their equipment, which would be sent to experts for analysis of usage and the like.With orders direct from the White House, the colonel rallied the American forces and began searching the trail the rogue convoy had left behind while exploring the Antarctic.Charlie waited until they were all gone before leaving the Showa Base too. Still, he didn't return to the Norwegian base right away, instead connecting to satellite networks to send Merlin videos of the Americans abusing the Japanese research crew, along with them boarding armored vehicles and leaving Showa Base.Then, he called Merlin and instructed, "Have the AI module gather contact details of major online influencers—preferably emails, and send them the videos through secure links."Naturally,

• Chapter 7710

  After being exposed to sub-zero temperatures, the Japanese crew returned indoors with normal temperatures. The difference of over a hundred degrees immediately left their skin flushed like it was burnt, and the itch got worse than when they were outside, some of them scratching themselves so hard they were bleeding all over.The colonel was surprised that less than a minute outside was enough to inflict such damage.Even he began to worry that he had overdone it.If the Japanese cranked up their protests and the White House felt compelled to do something, he's going to be punished for it.Still, he soon decided he didn't care—the more they dug into this incident, the more suspicious everything looked.If they gave up, they would be missing a huge opportunity—but if they pressed on, he might just score big.They were supposed to move the Japanese crew here to McMurdo base anyway. Since they were hurt, he just had to keep them here a little while until they recover. If they complai

• Chapter 7709

  However, Charlie wasn't about to let the Americans get away with it. He would show evidence to the whole world that they had sent their military to Antarctica.-The Americans moved quickly. In just a couple of hours, they gathered everyone and all the equipment they brought, doing prechecks on their aircraft and transport. The efficiency to do that in such a sub-zero climate was certainly impressive in itself.After just a couple of hours, their aircraft landed near the Showa Base. In an instant, the Navy SEALS and multiple infantry transports surrounded the base.The research crew at Showa Base was still doing Barlin's bidding and exploring the Antarctic. As most of the members weren't around, the Americans quickly seized control and demanded that they radio the others and call them back to base.However, the crew in the base was still fiercely loyal to Barlin and would rather die than betray him. Since their colleagues were out doing Barlin's bidding, no one caved to the colone

• Chapter 7708

  While Goro made a mad dash to the interrogation room, Kohei's body was dangling lifelessly from the washroom door frame.He had hanged himself with his thermal pants, which were woven from materials developed especially for polar regions. It was warm, soothed the skin, breathable, and durable… and now, also proved that it could hang an adult man weighing over 140 pounds.Eerily, unlike others who took their own lives, there was no pain on Kohei's face at all—only a smile of relief.Even as Goro and the Americans present were left standing there helplessly, the medic in their research base hurried over and cut Kohei loose. He attempted resuscitation while trying to feel for a pulse or heartbeat, but Kohei was dead as a doornail.The research base was not a jail or precinct. There weren't any specialized holding cells, and they simply moved Kohei to an empty cabin when they were done with interrogating him. The guards stayed outside to stop him from running, but none of them expect

• Chapter 7707

  Even if those drills could punch through rocks, it was simply not suitable for mining. The drill bit diameter was 122mm—no wider than a kid's bowl. Even if they find gold, the tiny drill wouldn't be precise enough to recoup the equipment costs, let alone the fuel consumption.That was why the Americans quickly agreed that he was lying and was up to something else, and worked on every other crew member.However, no matter what they did, the other crew member wasn't talking at all—literally. Hell, they were even less competent than Kohei because Kohei at least came up with a lie that insulted their intelligence.After all, with the mind-bending technique still active in their minds, they were not bothered by anything the Americans did. Either way, they were not ratting out their lord.That was how powerful that technique was, denying a person even their sense of self-preservation.Meanwhile, the Navy Seals were returning and gathering around McMurdo Base. After the modified transpor

• Chapter 7706

  Barlin kept marching south through the frigid Antarctic night.Even if the cold didn't bother him, it was rapidly draining his Reiki and stamina.He could dig a hole when he arrived dozens of miles away to rest, but the American military had left him completely traumatized and he really didn't want to die.So instead he found himself running some 120 miles, reaching a place where no penguin would nest, and projected a Reiki sword, blowing a hole three feet wide and some ninety feet deep.To cover his tracks, he made sure to melt the ice fragments around the hole into grain-sized pieces, which were blown up into the air by the raging winds and quickly disappeared.After he jumped in, he used Reiki to melt the ice around the hole and send the ice water upward.The sub-zero temperatures froze the water and covered the hole, sealing Barlin inside like a caterpillar.His plan here was simply to wait for the Antarctic summer, while putting on hold his plan to explore the continent for