"Lingtong Leader, I've got good news for you."

Deep Sea's voice came through Lingtong's earpiece:

"Mr. Wang has already taken out that demonized one and destroyed the interstellar portal of the Blade Beasts. The entire process was effortless. Mr. Wang is now the second strongest man in our D5 unit."

Lingtong naturally picked up on the teasing tone in Deep Sea's words.

She did not respond and continued to gaze through the side window of the warplane at the rolling black clouds below.

It looked like a volcanic eruption, but the black cloud wasn't spreading; instead, it was swirling around the snow-capped mountain. The few plants and animals on the mountain had already withered away rapidly.

Perhaps due to the continuous enhancement by Wang Jixuan, Lingtong felt as if she could hear the constant wailing and ghostly cries emerging from the black cloud below.

Lingtong signaled the pilot to continue circling and opened the radar interface above the cockpit, observing for a moment. She then gave a crisp and decisive order:

"All teams, continue to move outward; the black cloud is slowly expanding. Keep your distance from the edges of the black cloud."

"Our task is to shoot down anything that comes out of the black cloud boundary. Do not take unnecessary risks; this is not something technology can resolve."

"There's a group of Blade Beasts underground heading this way, approximately 3,500 of them. The Blade Beasts may transport Special Winged Dragon units, so prepare a few special types of transformable mechas."

"Understood."

"Received."

"Lingtong Major, Meng Jin's team's spiritual ability signals have disappeared."

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"This black cloud is a massive psionic barrier; our detectors and drones are all affected. I've marked their last known location on the map; it's also possible they have encountered an ambush."

Meng Jin...

Lingtong had a deep impression of this name.

A pillar of the Dominion Faction in the Spiritual Ability City, the trial team leader of the Spirit Management Committee, he held some 'internal oversight power' within the city's system. He was also a core figure in the fifteen-member council of the Spirit Management Committee and one of the key heirs cultivated by the Six Elders.

The last time, Mr. Wang was almost driven to a dead end by Meng Jin, but fortunately, the War Puppets suddenly showed their power and heavily damaged Meng Jin's core team.

According to intelligence gathered by D5, Meng Jin faced some cold reception upon his return to the Spiritual Ability City.

The Six Elders were consciously trying to sideline Meng Jin.

—After Lingtong joined the D5 successor project, her intelligence access was second only to Fu Jian and Black Shell, the highest echelons of D5's military.

It was clear to Lingtong that her mentor, Mr. Wang, must have wanted to settle the old score from Meng Jin's blockade. This time, their D5 faction had the advantage of the right moment (Wang Jixuan could counter Demonic Qi) and the right ally (the D2 military fully supported the D5 military). Mr. Wang would never let Meng Jin go easily.

Now, Meng Jin's signal was lost...

'This is not a common phenomenon.'

Lingtong didn't let her guard down; instead, she marked the intelligence as urgent, reporting it to the General Command Center while also directly delivering it to Daoist Wang.

Wang Jixuan, who was about to reach the outskirts of the snow-capped mountain, frowned slightly upon seeing this message.

Meng Jin and his team disappeared?

Even if the Six Elders were killed, Wang Jixuan didn't believe that Meng Jin and his team couldn't withstand the Demonic Qi;

Besides, if they couldn't withstand the Demonic Qi, they would mostly go mad or become weak themselves; it's highly unlikely they would suddenly vanish.

There were also no traces of spiritual ability waves below.

"This guy can't be underestimated."

Wang Jixuan glanced at the countdown timer and gave an order to Mu Dan.

The order was quite simple.

Compare the Meng Jin and his team that Dragonfly Lady captured on video just now with the members from the last time Meng Jin surrounded him to see if there are any suspicious individuals.

Mu Dan quickly provided an answer in just a few seconds:

"Sir, there are three individuals with spiritual ability signals who didn't appear last time! But they're all of A-level standard?"

Wang Jixuan slowly nodded, looking at No.5, who was staring blankly at the snow mountain with two Soul Nourishing Pills in his hand.

When asking for help, one must adopt a humble attitude.

...

"Alright, we'll hide here."

Meng Jin said through the dark passage.

A dozen people simultaneously stopped, shoulder-to-shoulder, surrounding the middle-aged man emitting a milky-white glow as they crouched down.

Meng Jin placed one hand on the damp ground, carefully sensing something.

"A group of Blade Beasts is approaching here; we should be safe in this position. If things go wrong, Sha Xingzun will immediately use his ability to get us out of here."

An elderly man said: "Things here have gone beyond our expectations. We don't know how much force Fu Jian has deployed here, but if we engage head-on, it won't end well for us."

Another person sighed: "All our electromagnetic signals have been blocked; we can't communicate with the outside at all."

"We currently only know that the rear of the Blade Beasts was attacked, and they are spreading panic among themselves."

Everyone gradually fell silent.

The demonic energy that could pollute their bodies and souls, the terrifying demonized beings, and the constant explosions of drilling missiles within the mountain...

Their morale was already very low.

Meng Jin clapped his hands and said with a smile: "We also have backups, so don't worry. The SS-level Elder Feng is nearby. As long as we do our part, there's no need to worry about anything else."

"Boss, what's the deal with the No.4 spirit cultivator?"

"Our mission here kept switching between recovering the stone plate of the No.4 spirit cultivator and obtaining the method to use this dark power. So, are we recovering the stone plate or obtaining the power?"

"Are you stupid? Aren't they the same thing?"

A woman chuckled:

"All techniques that utilize spiritual energy originate from the spirit cultivators.

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