Beneath the Shelter

Midnight, downtown Shahai City, commercial street.

At this moment, all the shops on the street were closed.

Except for the streetlights and some signs made into illuminated billboards, the rest of the area was shrouded in darkness.

Even the teahouses along the commercial street were completely dark.

As your gaze delves deeper and slowly moves towards the hidden chamber beneath the ground, you'll discover that quite a few people are still busy at work there.

Yan Fei and Lu Qianyu sat in a corner of the huge secret room.

They were surrounded by a large number of devices and instruments whose functions were unclear.

These metal objects were so numerous that they almost seemed to overwhelm them, separating them from the others.

"Laboratory? This looks more like bait. Try using surveillance and listening devices to investigate first."

"I have a feeling that if we approach that place too easily, we'll most likely fall into a trap set by the Demon Race."

Yan Fei's voice rang out, but after being blocked by the devices, only faint fragments reached the ears of others.

He had barely finished speaking when Lu Qianyu's voice appeared.

"A trap? It's quite possible."

"Let me try to see if I can control the device to enter."

"I'll go and decide which model of monitoring equipment to use."

Yan Fei nodded and cautioned, "Don't alert them."

"Clear."

While the intelligence team in the Shahai City was still busy...

Meanwhile, thousands of kilometers away, on the southern shore of the Kaiyang Continent.

The tranquil atmosphere was shattered by the sudden sight.

Suddenly, a long, tentacle-like object shot out from the sea.

The tip of the object was unusually sharp, as if it could pierce through everything.

It plunged directly into the already riddled ground on the south bank with astonishing speed, making a dull "thud".

With a slight exertion of force, the long, thin object instantly pulled a figure in the sea away from the dark ocean, as if being drawn by an invisible force.

The figure stood steadily on the uneven, muddy ground, a faint light emanating from his body—the light of Psychic Energy in motion.

As the Psychic Energy flowed, the remaining seawater on his body evaporated and quickly disappeared.

A gentle sea breeze stirred his now-dry, shoulder-length black hair, revealing his face hidden in the shadows.

That was Hua Yixuan. His face was sharply defined, with a high nose bridge and slightly pursed lips, and his expression revealed a hint of solemnity.

Not long ago, he received definite news that his father would be taken to the Lantiao Continent to meet the Beast King after dawn.

The specific reason was confidential, and his informants failed to find out.

But based on the current information alone, it's enough to make Hua Yixuan anxious.

The situation with his father was still unclear, and he needed to return to his father's side as soon as possible.

Thinking this, he took out a hair tie from his pocket.

He raised his hand and half-tied up his loose black hair, the movement practiced and casual.

As he tied his hair, the red and black tentacles that had been extending from behind him quickly retracted, as if they had never existed.

Hua Yixuan took a deep breath, enjoying the fresh sea breeze, and secretly estimated the distance remaining.

In my memory, once we arrived at the south bank of Kaiyang, we weren't far from Spirit Resonance Rainforest.

Let's try to get there before dawn.

He murmured softly, pushed off with his feet, and flew out like a cannonball towards Yin City.

The camera shifts back to the Shahai City.

In just a moment, Lu Qianyu had prepared several small machines for intelligence gathering.

The largest of them is only the size of a fingernail, and the smallest is even smaller than a grain of rice.

In appearance, these machines closely resemble the numerous insects among the unintelligent beasts.

The Psychic Energy fluctuations emitted by these Mechanical Insects were highly similar to, almost identical to, Lu Qianyu's Psychic Energy fluctuations.

That's natural.

After all, the Psychic Energy -containing metal that makes up these Mechanical Insects was formed by Lu Qianyu using his own Psychic Energy to permeate the metal.

These metal bugs will take the place of spies to infiltrate the shelter and find out what's going on.

Thanks to the fact that these insects are almost everywhere, their presence around the shelter is not out of place.

After making a final adjustment, Lu Qianyu began preparing to connect the devices.

With her talent activated, Lu Qianyu's Psychic Energy linked with the Psychic Energy inside the Mechanical Insects.

In an instant, Lu Qianyu's mind was filled with the vision and hearing of the Mechanical Insects.

It felt like I had gained many more eyes and ears; my brain started to throb slightly.

The influx of information overwhelmed his brain.

Lu Qianyu quickly blocked more than half of the Mechanical Insects's senses, and then said to Yan Fei.

"I will now focus all my energy on the Mechanical Insects, while my own body will fall into a coma."

After listening, Yan Fei understood what he meant.

"I understand. I've already contacted the medical staff here, so you don't need to worry."

"Good."

Lu Qianyu didn't delay any longer.

He found a chair with a backrest and sat down, his consciousness suddenly shifting and dispersing to these Mechanical Insects.

Intelligence gathering has officially begun.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of an underground shelter in the East District of Shahai City.

Two teams of ten soldiers patrolled the area, and almost every minute someone passed by the abandoned office building where the entrance was located.

But the soldiers didn't notice that dozens of tiny flying insects had swaggered across their lines.

Upon entering the vicinity of the shelter entrance, everything proceeded eerily smoothly.

The shelter's dark entrance now resembles a gaping maw waiting for its prey.

But Lu Qianyu had no choice but to go.

This is his job.

Several Mechanical Insects plunged into the shelter.

Under the night vision of the Mechanical Insects, the interior of the dark shelter was empty, and it was clear that it was already in a semi-abandoned state.

But that alone isn't enough to warrant sending so many people to guard it, nor would it attract the rumored "evil spirits."

In the darkness, the Mechanical Insects fine-tuned the frequency of their wing vibrations.

A special infrasound wave was formed, and the sound waves swept across the shelter inch by inch, finally discovering something amiss in a corner.

Although the ground in that corner was very solid, Lu Qianyu investigation.

It seems there's more to this floorboard than meets the eye.

At this point, the spikes on the tails of some tiny Mechanical Insects come in handy.

The spikes spun wildly, and the next moment, an inconspicuous little hole appeared in the ground.

Drilling inside, they were surprised to find it led to an even deeper underground.

Although the passage leading underground was not narrow, and was even quite spacious, it inexplicably made people feel oppressed.

Lu Qianyu had no intention of stopping there.

He has a limited time to use the Mechanical Insects, so he needs to find useful intelligence as soon as possible.

A large number of Mechanical Insects entered the underground passage one after another, flying rapidly deeper into the tunnel without hesitation.