Published: February 13, 2025
Earth.
Liu Zhenghong carefully placed a bizarre object into a precise instrument. Afterward, one hand pressed a button while the other hand pressed against a piece of black leather film, channeling her energy into it.
For Sister Hong, this was a critical experiment. If successful, she could enter the next phase of her research regarding the enhancement potion for Fuleira, marking a significant breakthrough.
It had been some time since Ye Zhongming left for the second time, and Cloud Summit had made great strides in many areas. However, the gene laboratory had been somewhat quiet, which Liu Zhenghong could not allow.
She and her laboratory had played an extremely important role in the history of Cloud Summit's development. Now that she had become a nine-star evolver, both her mental and physical abilities had received tremendous boosts, and it was time to produce results.
Although Little Leaf hadn't said much initially, one could imagine the difficult situation he faced up in the sky. If she could successfully minimize the side effects of this potion, it should greatly aid him.
Just as Sister Hong finished the experiment and was about to check the results, she suddenly turned her head to the side and, in the next moment, she darted into an adjacent room.
This was an area filled with the sounds of birds and flowers, with high humidity. Liu Zhenghong paid no attention to the scenery and jumped onto a decorative stone, where a soft, flabby worm lay.
Sister Hong crouched down to take a closer look, then raised her head to inspect the ceiling, which had an obvious lingering strange aura yet appeared entirely intact. She frowned in confusion.
"Heading towards ninth-level evolution? How strange, it’s clearly not time yet," she murmured, puzzled.
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Titan Secret Realm.
Red Hair, accompanied by the undead fish dragon, stood at the rear. In the distance were Cloud Summit's two main battle teams.
Today, they launched an attack against a certain military unit of the Echeng Divine Race, aiming to open up a route to the south while also avoiding direct confrontation with the Pang City Divine Race.
Now, news of the invasion of their planet by foreign races had reached all factions within the Titan Secret Realm. According to intelligence, the armies of these races were advancing towards them from various directions.
At the current speed, the leading forces of one faction, over five hundred thousand strong, would reach the battlefield in just over ten days, leaving Cloud Summit with little time to prepare.
Therefore, the higher-ups decided to secure a advantageous terrain within ten days. Following that, Cloud Summit would enter a full defensive phase and utilize technological advantages to send out small teams for guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines.
However, perhaps due to the news of impending reinforcements, all the beastman warriors from the two factions that had recently engaged directly with Cloud Summit fought ferociously, showing no concern for casualties.
The commanders of Cloud Summit knew that there were also highly skilled commanders among their opponents who understood the intent behind their recent frequent attacks. Thus, even at great costs, they continued to target Cloud Summit’s teams.
Particularly today, after Cloud Summit initiated this battle, not only did the Echeng Divine Race fight to the death in resistance, but the Pang City Divine Race, who had not been very friendly with them, also dispatched troops for support at the first opportunity.
When the intelligence arrived, Cloud Summit quickly decided to retreat.
For them, occupying the Titan Secret Realm was a task left by the boss before he left, but the boss had not set a deadline and had provided strategies for preserving strength rather than making a hard push, so there was no pressure on them.
If they couldn’t fight, they would retreat to the Twin Cities, which were almost completed, now officially named Jinguo City and Zhengguo City.
The defense systems of the two cities were passed down from the boss.