They had already considered the contingency of the headquarters being left unguarded due to the deployment of a large number of personnel, and they had ensured that there would be no possibility of it being infiltrated.
But soon, another piece of news came through.
Although the leaders within the team were strongly reluctant to let Takaoka Yuichi know, this was not the kind of thing that could be kept secret.
Takaoka Yuichi's younger brother, Takahai Gao'oka, had died, killed by the invaders.
The leader at that time had already decided to send a few more competitors back for reinforcement, but still hoped that Takaoka Yuichi would compete in the upcoming match, as it had reached the quarter-finals, and with his strength, he was at least among the top two—it would be a pity to give up then.
