In the Special Department's mysterious chamber, Cobra was still spinning in his chair. Every few turns, he'd sit up straight, jot something down, scrutinize it, then nod or shake his head before flopping back and resuming his spin. It looked leisurely enough, but nobody knew what kind of schemes lurked behind that devilish face.
Suddenly, the sealed door swung open and the attendant burst in at a gallop.
"What's got you so flustered? Chill out, chill out. Catch your breath before you talk."
"No time to breathe!" The attendant's face was ashen—this usually unflappable man looked genuinely rattled. "World War is about to break out!"
"World War?" Cobra lifted his eyelids, utterly bored. "Why on earth would there be a world war? Is it the US, China, and Russia going at it?"
"Exactly!" The attendant nodded fiercely, deadly serious. "Just three minutes ago, a Russian gunboat fired on US forces, and China and the US had a major clash! Now Russia's nuclear submarine fleet is rushing to the scene and facing off against the US carrier group. World War could break out any second!"
"Uh..." Creak—the chair stopped spinning. Cobra stared at the attendant in a daze for a moment, then suddenly his face lit up like a blooming flower. He sprang up, grabbed the attendant's collar, and his single eye gleamed so brightly it looked like it might pierce his glasses. "Are you saying—the Black Death Emperor situation has changed?!"
"Yes." The attendant hammered home the point. "The international situation is at its most dangerous! Battle in the Pacific could erupt at any moment, tensions between countries are through the roof, and not even the Cuban Missile Crisis compares to this!"
"Ahahahahahaha! Good, good—change is good! I just filed a report a couple days ago and now everything's flipped. Makes me look great!" Cobra laughed, plopped back into his seat, and swayed side to side with a smug grin. "Looks like my promotion and fortune are in the bag~~"
"Uh, boss?" The attendant couldn't wrap his head around Cobra's logic. "World War's about to break out, and you're..."