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    The people of the Seven Seas Group tried to surround Shin and the others after re-organizing themselves.

    Due to Shin''s earlier action, these players, who were about to get corrupted by the artificial seed of hatred, managed to somewhat hold their sanity for a moment. They were able to think straight and ignore the dark thoughts that were invading their minds, but it was only for a short time as they started going berserk not long after.

    However, this data could give the researchers and scientists recording the parameters of these players in their laboratory.

    Unfortunately, the one who was assigned at this time was the spy the Springfield Family had planted inside. Even if there were other people with him, he managed to delete the scene and erase his tracks without anyone noticing.

    Of course, it was not that easy since he had to do it for all the members currently fighting Shin and the trio. The others were also not assigned to him, which was why he had to be careful of his actions.

    Fortunately, the fight broke out all of a sudden and the other researchers were currently reporting what was happening to the higher-ups, giving him the chance to invade their computers and erase the earlier scenes of the fight alongside the parameters recorded at that time.

    He then silently turned his attention back to the scene projected in front of him while sighing and mumbling to himself. "Young Master Shin seems to always be busy within the game."

    ...

    Back in the scene, Shin continued to exchange blows with Han, trying to see if the opposing side had something else in his arsenal.

    He also occasionally provoked the latter with words, trying to agitate them and forcing some information out of their mouth. Unfortunately, it was not that successful since Han was quite calm despite his agitated appearance.

    But he was not that bothered since that was not his main plan. What he wanted to do was to capture this guy with a prison prism and see what they could do after.

    However, catching someone alive was much harder than killing them, so Shin had to put in some effort not to kill the other party by accident.

    Han seemed to have noticed something wrong as well after seeing that Shin was not fighting him seriously, unlike what he had seen in the battle videos.

    As one of the top talents raised by the Seven Seas Group, he naturally studied the top individuals standing at the peak of the virtual world to prepare himself if ever he encountered them in the field.

    Adding the most recent videos circling the gaming community, Han could tell that Shin was holding back most of his strength.

    This angered Han even more as he felt that Shin was underestimating him a little too much. He might not have that much of a reputation within the circle, but that did not mean he was any weaker than the top talents of the gaming world.

    "Let''s see how long you are going to keep this up!" he shouted as he retreated for a moment to create some distance between him and Shin.

    After that, he held his broadsword with both of his hands, channeling his mana into it.

    Shin focused his eyes as he activated the True Sight ocular skill to the fullest alongside the Sensing Circle and his Spiritual Sense.

    Then he saw that Han seemed to be trying to awaken something from the sword that he was holding.

    "I guess I need to report to Big Brother after I get offline later," he mumbled as he followed the two once again.

    ...

    In the meantime, Shin, who was at the center of the explosion, stood solemnly after thinking about what happened.

    Even if it was good that those guys died as soon as possible and forcefully logged out of the game, he felt that such an insane way of dying could still impact their minds in the real world.

    Suicide was not something new in the game as it was a common method used by many on certain occasions. But what he had seen from the eyes of these experts when they initiated the self-explosion, they seemed to be in pain, agony, and unwilling to die.

    It was as if something triggered them to die in the real world rather than inside the game.

    "What are those bastards thinking?" he mumbled with a frown. He could feel that these guys had done something in the real world to forcefully log out every player in this battle.

    Aside from the three peak mavericks who were fighting Exheart, Bryan, and HellBan, he could feel that everyone else who had consumed the evil pill had committed suicide.

    As he was lost in his thoughts, he suddenly heard Hanzo''s voice inside his head, warning him.

    [Brat, before careful! I can sense the immense power of an ancient being upfront!]

    Shin quickly raised his head and focused his senses on the surroundings, marking Han''s positions from what he could remember.

    He then detonated the barrier protecting him by unsheathing his sword and swinging it horizontally, drawing a ring of energy that extended outwards.

    ''Slayer Skill: (Modified) Eclipse Counter''

    As the sharp energy extended, it cut through the blazing cloud surrounding it and cleared everything on its path.

    Boom!

    But it did not take that long before it collided with something, creating another explosion.

    Swoosh!

    A violent ripple spread and pushed the blazing smoke, clearing the surroundings.

    Shin frowned as he stared at the person standing a dozen meters away from his current position. "What''s that?"

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