Chapter 538: Chapter 17: A Planet on the Verge of Silence (Part 2)

After giving orders to monitor the Underworld, Lin Yu left the surveillance room, lost in thought. He went to the operations center of Camp 1 and summoned Rose and Zolt Hard.

"You two know the situation, right? Things in the Underworld are looking grim."

"Sir, we’re already aware!"

"The main territory is already speeding up production of Purification Array modules. You two are to take a team to the Underworld first, conduct reconnaissance, and find suitable locations to deploy them."

"Once the purification modules from the main territory are ready, you’ll immediately set up the Purification Arrays."

"Since this planet is on the verge of collapse, we’re going to give it a hand. We’ll deplete a portion of the Undead Energy as it passes through and slow down the rate at which it converts the Molten River."

"Yes, sir! We guarantee we’ll complete the mission!"

Hearing they would be operating in the Underworld again, the two showed no fear.

"Listen up. Your mission is to deplete the Undead Energy, not to eliminate the giant Ku Shu. If you spot a giant Ku Shu, retreat immediately. Do not engage it head-on."

"This matter is important, but your safety is paramount. It doesn’t matter if the mission fails—we can always take on another one. But if something happens to you, it would be a huge loss for our territory!"

Rose and Zolt Hard hesitated for a moment before responding in unison, "As you command."

"Go and pick your team. I’ll say it again: your safety comes first!"

"Yes, sir!"

Just as the two of them left the operations center, Chenxi rushed in.

"My Lord!"

"What is it?" Lin Yu was deep in thought, trying to come up with a plan. He looked up at the sound of the voice and tensed when he saw it was Chenxi.

’Did something else go wrong?’

"Sir, a major discovery! Come quickly!"

Without another word, Chenxi grabbed Lin Yu and pulled him outside.

"What’s going on?"

"Sir, we’ve found the source of the advanced natural energy!"

...

The two quickly arrived at the strategic analysis room. On the large screen, two completely different video feeds were displayed.

They showed surveillance footage from the Molten River and one of the modified giant virus nests.

"The advanced natural energy is coming from the Molten River?"

"Yes, sir! Look!"

Chenxi had the analysts in the room adjust the video feeds.

On screen, as the Ku Shu in the Molten River fought against the light within it, a stream of advanced natural energy poured out of the modified giant virus nest.

Lin Yu’s eyes lit up. "Are you sure? Is there a connection?"

"Sir, we’ve reviewed all the surveillance footage."

"Whenever that Ku Shu fights the planet’s defenses, advanced natural energy appears in our modified nests at the exact same time. Down to the second!"

"The Ku Shu must be teleporting the advanced natural energy."

"No wonder!" It dawned on Lin Yu as he watched the video. "I was wondering why this planet’s defenses were so weak! The Ku Shu wasn’t confronting it directly at all. It was teleporting the energy elsewhere, letting the smaller Ku Shu scattered across the planet convert it into Undead Energy."

"Chenxi, give the order. Shut down the Energy Reception Arrays in the nests we control. Let’s see what happens!"

...

That night, Lin Yu and Chenxi were in the surveillance room early, waiting to watch the confrontation between the Ku Shu and the planet’s defenses.

Compared to before, Lin Yu’s surveillance range had increased significantly. They discovered that there was more than one giant Ku Shu in the underground Molten River.

They moved along the Molten River on different paths, traversing the vast Underworld and constantly eroding the planet.

However, the Ku Shu in the Molten River that Lin Yu’s team was primarily monitoring was the largest one known, so they focused their surveillance on it.

Not long after nightfall, they observed an unusual glow in a section of the Molten River.

At the same time, the Ku Shu on the monitor seemed to sense it, accelerating and moving swiftly toward the light.

More than ten minutes later, the two met.

The Ku Shu did as it had before, plunging its roots into the molten rock.

And just as before, the molten rock dimmed without any resistance.

However, Lin Yu keenly spotted a difference.

The molten rock was dimming more slowly. The planet’s defenses had weakened considerably, and according to the surveillance from the day before, the Ku Shu had been dispatching them at a much faster rate.

But today, it had slowed down!

"It’s working!"

Although the molten rock was eventually converted to black and white, Lin Yu was still pleased. For so many days, he had been unable to effectively intervene in the Underworld, but now he finally had a lead.

...

Four days later, the dwarves successfully deployed all the satellites into their designated orbits.

One day later, all the giant virus nests had been marked.

To clear out the giant virus nests more quickly, Lin Yu summoned more Death Devourers and Druids skilled in Purification Magic from his territory.

He also temporarily chartered several cargo ships to deploy Baining’s offspring, the Death Devourers, and the Druids to various locations to clear out the surrounding giant virus nests.

With clear targets, it took only one week for Lin Yu’s subordinates to conquer all several hundred giant virus nests scattered across the planet, after which they shut down the Magic Arrays placed inside.

That night, Lin Yu, Chenxi, Rose, and the others gathered once again in the surveillance room.

"Excellent work, everyone. If we can solve the problem in the Underworld in one fell swoop, we can use the Purification Arrays we’ve deployed down there to slowly eliminate the Ku Shu and complete our mission."

"Now, let’s see the results of our week’s work!"

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