The Goddess Of War

Chapter 173 - Li Wen Xia's Counterattack

The day after the press conference at 9 AM, Li Wen Xia was not seen coming or going to and from the Central Association office. The woman has disappeared from public view for the past 3 days.

Although because of this the name becomes a little bad in the public eye, but strangely, the, The World Association seemed unperturbed by Anna's statement and also seemed to close themselves off when asked about the mediation they should have done with the two seemingly conflicted Hunters.

Another strange thing that happened was not only seen from the World Association which looked very calm. The European, American and even Japanese Associations that had power in the world of Hunter also seemed very calm, like they had never seen and heard the news.

Usually, they would immediately attempt to fry news that the World Association did not respond to.

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"Didn't they seem very calm? You did manage to make the public curious. But if they're all this calm, what you're doing won't get you anything." Said Kevin as he was looking for news about the development of the press conference on his smartphone.

Anna did not respond to Kevin's remarks. He remained silent, staring at Cassey who was lying quietly on the bed in the recovery room in a special building owned by 9 AM.

After the conference ended, Anna brought Cassey into this recovery room to annihilate her Mana energy.

As a result of the bad Mana energy he had, Cassey had a seizure for several hours in the process of removing the evil Mana energy, before finally falling unconscious and not regaining consciousness after a few days had passed.

Fortunately, his body is in good condition. His body was only still unfamiliar as he had just lost the Mana energy that had been with him all along.

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After a long silence, Anna finally spoke to Kevin.

"Do you have any business with me?"

"I just want to see your sister too." Kevin Sahut.

"You're not the one who's willing to take the time for things that don't have anything to do with you."

"Well... Youre right. Actually....," Kevin sighed softly before continuing, "Why is your phone off?" asked Kevin curiously. He has repeatedly contacted Anna, but is always connected to an autoresponding machine.

Anna looked wrong.

"I turned it off on purpose."

Kevin was somewhat confused by Anna's clumsy demeanor which looked very obvious.

"What's wrong? Is there someone bothering you?"

Anna looked at Kevin with an annoyed look.

Kevin smiled awkwardly.

"Well, where's anybody gonna dare bother you, right?"

Anna turned her gaze again at Cassey. He actually deactivated his smartphone just because he did not want to disturb someone who made him want to keep contacting him.

"What's wrong? Just say it quickly." Said Anna, who wanted Kevin to leave immediately.

Kevin was able to catch the intent, so he immediately said the intent of his arrival.

"The American association contacted me."

Anna finally turned her face again and looked at Kevin with her two frowning brows, "What did they say?"

"It's about Miyuki's discovery. Hunter avatars. They asked us to share the way and process of creating the avatar."

"What's? They're ridiculous."

"They said that it was an invention that should be passed on to the world. It was a discovery that could help the entire human race to combat the monsters in the Dungeon, just like the discovery of the Mana energy extraction and the Hunter resurrection system."

"Tsk... They're trying to outsmart us."

Kevin let out a long sigh, then continued, "If we don't share his formula, they will open this matter to the public and will make the World Association pressure us."

Anna stand. He then walked past Kevin to the exit. Seeing that, Kevin also directly stood up from the sofa and chased after him.

"Anna. We can't refuse it. The world will antagonize us because we keep secret the formula of discovery that can help humanity."

"The discovery belongs to Miyuki. You can ask him directly." Anna then stopped her steps and looked at Kevin Jung fixedly. "I'm just an investor of 9 AM. The result is Miyuki's patent."

Kevin nodded. He knows that and he doesn't not know the path, on whom he should seek approval.

However, directly talking to Miyuki about it was a very bad choice. He knew, Miyuki would instantly attack with her tongue that was much sharper than the tanto of her avatar hunter. That's why Kevin actually wanted to ask Anna for help to be the connector of the conversation.

As they were still talking, Kevin's smartphone rang.

Seeing Gina contact him, Kevin immediately received the call.

"What's Gina?"

Kevin looked at Anna, "Anna is in front of me."

《"Bring him to... Ask him to take you straight to my office. There's important news."》

"What news?"

《"I wait now."》

《"Tuuut... Tuuut... Tuttt.."》

Gina ended the call.

From his tone of voice, Kevin knew there must be something urgent. That's why Gina asked Anna to directly teleport to the Nine Bears office building which is approximately 10 kilometers from the 9 AM office building.

As soon as Gina ended the call, Anna who could hear their conversation well, directly held onto Kevin's wrist and took him away from the place.

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Anna and Kevin immediately move into Gina's study, where they also see Bimo, Gus Stevin, Davina and Lucy Logan, already there.

"There's ap..."

"Look at this news." Gina said, cutting off Kevin's words while pointing at the television screen.

Anna and Kevin stared at the screen. There, they saw an interview broadcast live by the World Association's official channel in which two Asian-looking people were speaking as sources.

Along with them, there was also the chairman of the World Association, Fernando Cavalli and also Li Wen Xia.

Anna was shocked when she saw that the demon in her pursuit was there. However, he tried to calm himself down and heard the ongoing conversation.

The interviewer asked,《"Master Tanaka, I want to repeat the question just to confirm the truth. Is it true that Hunter Anna Lloyd from City C was a doom-bearer demon eleven years ago that caused a massive dungeon break that devastated entire regions of Southeast Asia?"》

Kenichiro Tanaka nodded with certainty 《"Yes. That's the truth. I didn't expect that he was still alive and wanted to make a mess again like he used to."》

《"Are you really sure, sir? Have the eleven other Hunters that once overcame the Dungeon with you also confirmed it?"》

《"At that time, only me and lord Sato were there and fighting against that demon. Our location and ten other Hunters are separate. So, they certainly did not meet him."》

The interviewer nodded. The ten Hunters of the world have said that they and two other Hunters, Kenichiro Tanaka and Takayoshi Sato, split up to eradicate the remaining monsters in two different locations.

《"Then, we should probably have Mr. Sato confirm it as well."》

Kenichiro shook his head,《"I don't think we can do that anytime soon. Mr. Sato has actually disappeared in the last few months."》

《"Y-ya?"》Interviewer surprised.

Sato's family has been keeping a tight lid on the disappearance of one of the world's most famous Hunters and this is the first time the truth has been made public.

《"My father disappeared while he was doing research in City C, where Anna Lloyd is."》Keisuke Sato spoke.

《"A-what really happened?"》

《"We really don't know it. We have also worked with the chairman of the Association of Southeast Asia, Ms. Li, to uncover the disappearance of our father. From the results of an investigation of Southeast Asian satellite CCTV footage, our father was found in the abandoned port of City C for the last time. However, his trail completely vanished after that."》

The interviewer turned to Li Wen Xia, who immediately nodded, confirming what Keisuke Sato had said.

The interviewer asked again,《"Did master Sato not disappear in the Dungeon?"》

Hearing that silly question, Keisuke looked visibly furious,《"Are you accusing our family and the chairman of the Southeast Asia Association of being far-fetched?!"》

《"T-no.., b-not so I mean."》Being stared at with such an angry gaze by an SS-ranked Hunter, made the interviewer grow fearful.

To slightly reduce the fear and melt the atmosphere back, the interviewer again asked,《"Is there anything suspicious that you think could be the cause of Mr Sato disappearing?"》

《"Sure,"》sahut Keisuke quickly. He then continued, 《"You remember, right? I said that my father disappeared while he was doing his research. I suspect, the people behind the 9 AM company are involved."》

《"What?!"》

《"Avatar hunter. I believe it was the result of my father's research and findings. I believe Anna Lloyd and Kevin Jung were involved in kidnapping and stealing the discovery."》

After Keisuke finished his sentence, the studio belonging to WABC, the World Association news agency, was silent.

The information that Keisuke said, although it was still uncertain of the truth, was enough to make everyone who was there speechless. It is a very important piece of information, which will surely shake the world.

A teenage Hunter and a young Hunter who later became very famous and are hailed around the world for the achievements they have carved in a very short time, he said, suddenly becomes the accused in the disappearance of Takayoshi Sato and the results of his research.

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