End of Days Game: I'm the Only One Who Can See the Hidden Cues

Ritchie's puzzled expression gradually faded as he finally grasped Jeremy's overall strategy.

"So what you're saying is that when the enemy overthinks, they end up scaring themselves, and in their panic, they make mistakes? And that's when we strike, completely crushing them?"

"Exactly! Your intelligence has leveled up again!" Jeremy praised Ritchie with a smile.

"So what should we do next? Are we just going to sit here and wait for the enemy to make more and more mistakes?"

Although Ritchie understood Jeremy's approach, he still found this method a bit too passive.

Shouldn't they actively look for the enemy's weaknesses and take them down? If they kept waiting for the enemy to make mistakes, how long would it take before they could completely crush them?

Of course, Jeremy understood Ritchie's thoughts.

He glanced at the tattered soul of The Person in the Mirror not far away.

"Haven't we already extracted a critical piece of information? All The Person in the Mirror are now in a state of high alert. Since they are actively searching for us, they will definitely take action sooner or later.

In this situation, where the enemy is in the light and we are in the shadows, we can eliminate them one by one. Through séances, we can extract even more intelligence from them."

After saying this, Jeremy led Ritchie away.

While speaking with Ritchie, Jeremy once again sensed the presence of another The Person in the Mirror.

Thus, Jeremy and Ritchie continued hunting them down, eliminating The Person in the Mirror one by one. Through séances, they extracted all the information their enemies held. Eventually, they uncovered the location of their leader—The Son of the Sun.

"So The Son of the Sun has been hiding all this time in a low-difficulty instance in the mountainous outskirts of the capital! Let's take him out first. Maybe in the process, we'll find a way to obtain additional intel related to permafrost ice."

In Jeremy's view, The Son of the Sun had no chance of defeating both him and Ritchie alone.

Once The Son of the Sun was forced into a desperate situation by him and Ritchie, there was a high chance that The Son of the Sun would directly seek help from [The Sun].

[The Sun] would most likely want to protect its most capable subordinate. If that happened, the overwhelming power of the sun would descend upon them directly.

This could potentially create an area where flames would burn eternally. The way to obtain additional intelligence on permafrost ice was to place it within these eternally burning flames.

Although Ritchie didn't think as far ahead as Jeremy did, he also felt that their priority should be dealing with The Son of the Sun first.

Ritchie's reasoning, however, was much simpler—The Son of the Sun was easier to deal with compared to Kean. Find adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

As Jeremy and Ritchie made their way toward the instance where The Son of the Sun was hiding, Kean finally managed to escape the heavily fortified capital with the help of his allies.

At this moment, Kean had already reached the outskirts of the capital.

"Those damn The Person in the Mirror still haven't provided me with any accurate intel! What the hell are they doing?! Are they just wasting time?! They're completely useless!"

Kean's frustration was laced with anger.

He had expected The Person in the Mirror to gather some valuable intelligence on Jeremy during this time.

But after spending so much time and taking a long, circuitous route to escape the capital, he was furious to find that The Person in the Mirror had yet to uncover even a single clue related to Jeremy.

Without hesitation, Kean contacted The Son of the Sun.

"What the hell are you doing? Have you and your subordinates not taken any action at all?" Kean demanded aggressively.

The Son of the Sun responded coldly.@@novelbin@@

"You are in no position to speak to me like that. My subordinates are carrying out my orders. They are searching for Jeremy and Ritchie as quickly as possible."

Although The Son of the Sun was also dissatisfied with the progress of his subordinates, he wasn't about to admit that Kean was right about anything.

"Your subordinates seem like nothing but a bunch of worthless trash! Where exactly are you right now? I'll just come and meet you directly!"

Kean wasn't interested in arguing with The Son of the Sun.

Given the current circumstances, he still wanted to maintain unity with his allies.

Kean had made up his mind—he would join forces with The Son of the Sun.

Once the two of them joined forces, their combined strength would surpass that of Jeremy and Ritchie.

"You don't need to meet up with me. Stay in the outskirts of the capital. The The Person in the Mirror around you are under your command," The Son of the Sun said, making it clear that he had no intention of meeting Kean.

The Son of the Sun believed that if he met with Kean now, there was a high chance they would soon run into Jeremy and Ritchie directly.

Although he had agreed to assist Kean in battle, he still hoped that Kean and Jeremy would exhaust each other in a fight, leaving him to reap the final benefits.

After hearing The Son of the Sun's response, Kean's expression twisted with barely contained fury.

He was doing everything he could to suppress his anger, forcing himself to remain silent. He knew that if he opened his mouth now, he would probably start cursing The Son of the Sun outright.

Taking a deep breath, Kean slowly said, "Fine. For now, let's split up and search for Jeremy separately. As soon as either of us finds any useful information, we'll inform the other immediately."

With that, Kean ended the call without waiting for a response.

The Son of the Sun could hear from Kean's tone just how much effort it had taken for him to hold back his rage.

That realization delighted him.

"I've finally gained the upper hand in my struggle against Kean! No matter what, making Kean suffer in silence is a victory for me."

For once, The Son of the Sun had the advantage over Kean.

At the very least, in this matter, he had successfully frustrated Kean.

However, The Son of the Sun's good mood did not last long.

Shortly after, he received a report from The Person in the Mirror. Many of the subordinates he had sent out had been eliminated. Worse still, they had failed to send back any useful intelligence before being wiped out.

"What the hell is going on? Has my entire operation been exposed to Jeremy and Ritchie? Are those two hiding in the shadows, systematically taking out my subordinates?"

If that was the case, he had to act immediately.

"I can't just sit back and let them wipe out my forces so easily!"

For the first time, The Son of the Sun began to feel a sense of unease creeping in.

However, The Son of the Sun had no intention of leaving the instance he was in.

He had already converted all the energy within the instance into solar power. He only needed half a day more to fully absorb the remaining solar energy within the instance.

Once he had absorbed all of it, his level would break past Level 70.

As long as he surpassed Level 70, his strength would be far beyond that of Jeremy and Ritchie.

For this reason, The Son of the Sun chose to remain where he was, opting to command his subordinates from a distance instead of taking direct action.

Yet, as The Son of the Sun continued to stall for time, he ultimately failed to locate Jeremy and Ritchie through his subordinates.

Instead, he saw them with his own eyes.

Jeremy and Ritchie had arrived near the instance where The Son of the Sun was hiding.

Although they were still about one kilometer away from the entrance, Jeremy could already feel the overwhelming solar energy radiating from within the instance.

"Based on the intelligence we've gathered, the instance ahead was originally one that contained death energy. That means it has mutated. The Son of the Sun must have done exactly what The Person in the Mirror described—staying inside and attempting to convert all of the instance's power into his own," Jeremy explained to Ritchie swiftly.

Ritchie nodded in acknowledgment.

Jeremy had sensed the changes within the instance using his King of Time and Space ability. Meanwhile, Ritchie had detected them through his Shadow Manipulation skill.

Shadows were naturally sensitive to solar energy.

The stronger the sun's power became, the more suppressed Shadow Manipulation would be.

Right now, Ritchie could feel that his Shadow Manipulation was being severely restricted.

Although Jeremy had reached their target smoothly, Ritchie wasn't feeling optimistic.

His Shadow Manipulation had been weakened, which meant that in the upcoming battle, he could only rely on his awakened ability—Soul Division.

But his Soul Division ability wasn't at a high enough level to compensate for the loss of his shadow skills.

This left Ritchie feeling uneasy—he wasn't confident that he could contribute much to the fight.

"So what should we do next? Do we just charge in? My Shadow Manipulation has been suppressed. I might not be able to provide you with much support in combat," Ritchie admitted, his tone carrying a rare trace of frustration.

Ritchie's tone carried a hint of disappointment.

However, Jeremy didn't seem to mind at all.

"You're seriously underestimating yourself," Jeremy said casually. "Sure, your Shadow Manipulation is being suppressed, but it's not The Son of the Sun suppressing it—it's just the solar energy.

Once the fight starts, I'll make sure to keep The Son of the Sun occupied. In that situation, the suppression on your Shadow Manipulation won't be as overwhelming as it is now. You'll still be able to contribute significantly."

Jeremy's words helped Ritchie regain his confidence.

Ritchie nodded firmly, his hesitation fading away.

"I get it now! Let's move in and take action immediately!"