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Published: March 2, 2025
"I ran away."
The voice traveled through the communicator to the operations command center. Upon hearing this, Fran could only sigh. He shifted his gaze back to the monitoring screen, where the figure of the mechanical nemesis appeared, moving closer to the Eighth District Forward Base, soon stopping in front of the remains of the black tortoise war god.
Then came the devouring and growth... In a short time, the height of the mechanical nemesis had reached nearly two thousand meters.
This thing could almost be called a bug...
And a bug means there isn't really a good way to deal with it. At least in the current Beijing, no one could handle the mechanical nemesis.
Thinking this, Fran lost interest in the mechanical nemesis—or perhaps it was a form of self-abandonment. He then asked, "So, what are your plans next?"
Fran casually asked, and Victor casually replied.
"I'll go meet with Xing. Give me the location of Xing."
A proper tactical arrangement—very in line with Victor's abilities and the strategic goals of Beijing. Fran naturally had no reason to refuse.
...
On the continental plate 3512 of Zone Eight, Victor successfully found Xing and the others.
At this moment, the three of them were hiding in a concealed spot on the continental plate—completely underground, occupying a considerable area, and having three different passages. The interior was well-stocked with food, and ventilation was good. If they were ordinary professionals, they could even live here for a lifetime.
Seeing Victor's arrival, Xing, Caius, and Arthur were all very happy—Victor was indeed the best choice for this kind of task that required hiding and relocating.
After a brief exchange, Victor assessed their hiding spot, then changed the concealment strategy for the group.
"Shrink the target. Although there's a formation here that isolates breath, your three auras are too eye-catching. I can see your life fluctuations from a hundred meters away. So, you go into the Netherworld, and I will activate void walking here. We'll stay here, and I think the demonic clan won't be able to find us."
Victor's method was indeed a good one. Normally, no one would be able to find Victor and the others so well hidden. However, given that the demonic clan had unknown trump cards, Victor only used the word "should."
He wasn't very confident deep down.
Naturally, Xing and the others had no reason to disagree.
...
A month later.
On the continental plate 2215 of Zone Eight, accompanied by a loud rumble, a clone of Tang Haofei burst out of the ground, holding the mangled body of a professional in its hands. The clone then extended its senses, quickly scanning the entire continental plate.
"There are no other obvious targets."
He said this until the command in his mind arrived.
"Search again. Every inch of land, every nook and cranny, even dig three feet down. Search for me ten more times!"
The strategy of the demonic clan was to close the door and beat the dog. Now, with thirty more clones crossing over, this closing action had no dead ends. But the problem lay in the beating the dog part.
Beijing's hiding spots were indeed excellently arranged.
Not only was the chosen location extremely concealed, but the materials could also isolate sensing abilities. The exterior even carved multiple formations, making it impossible for limit breaker level demonic creatures to find the hiding spots. Even limit breaker level demonic creatures would have to be around a hundred meters away to notice something was amiss.
However, certain hiding spots were hidden more than a hundred meters underground...
Up until now, the demonic clan had managed to uproot fewer than ten hiding spots.
This was undoubtedly a huge test for the demonic clan. The arrangements made by Lin Haifeng according to the rules of the Layered Battlefield finally proved their value at this moment.
But it wouldn't last long.
The Demonic Clan Research Department, once destroyed by Tang Haofei, was re-established. They had obtained building materials and formation samples for the hiding spots and began targeted research for breaking them.