An unexpected discovery

Without deliberate manipulation, the disordered Psychic Energy, like a ball of yarn being gradually untangled, slowly returned to calm.

The raging sandstorm, as if its power had been drained, slowly subsided.

With the sandstorm's end, the ruins of the eastern city wall of Shahai City, which had been obscured by the sand, were finally revealed to the light of day.

However, at this moment, the Shahai City had no time to pay attention to these ruins.

Because in this fierce battle, the number of people whose fate is unknown is countless, including many of the administrators of Shahai City.

Among these administrators were not only several high-ranking officials, but also a number of noble representatives.

Even the mayor of Shahai City was among them.

The simultaneous disappearance of so many important figures has undoubtedly dealt a huge blow to the situation in Shahai City.

Add to that the constant commotion and the collapsed city walls.

The fear and panic among civilians are rising at an alarming rate.

The entire city was in turmoil due to the aftermath of this catastrophe.

The already crumbling order in Shahai City is now on the verge of collapse.

However, it was precisely in this chaotic moment that Yan Fei and Lu Qianyu found an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

They moved against the flow of people, slowly approaching the East District, step by step getting closer to the battlefield outside the eastern city wall.

At this moment, Lu Qianyu had already released half of the Mechanical Insects hidden in the lining of his robes, so that he could go forward and scout ahead.

Mechanical Insects darted among the shadows of various buildings.

By the time they got close to the original eastern city wall, all the houses had been buried under the fallen bricks and stones.

From these ruins to the distant battlefield, no buildings survived; as far as the eye could see, there was only a smooth road.

The Mechanical Insects could no longer use the complex to conceal themselves, so they paused for a moment.

However, before it had even stopped for two seconds, the faint, high-frequency flapping sound of its wings started again.

Lu Qianyu controlled a large swarm of Mechanical Insects, intending to quickly search the ruins before anyone approached.

The Mechanical Insects were evenly distributed, sweeping across the ruins of the city walls and advancing towards the battlefield.

Behind them followed the cautious Lu Qianyu and Yan Fei.

Yan Fei's talent [Silken Thread] has been fully activated.

Fine, dense threads of Psychic Energy spread out, creating ripples in the air.

The state of the Psychic Energy in the surrounding environment was fed back into Yan Fei's brain, and countless pieces of information flooded in.

But Yan Fei wasn't too flustered; his years of experience in intelligence gathering and integration had made him adept at it.

The two slowly approached the ruins of the city wall and stepped inside.

Slow down your pace, being careful not to disturb the scene as much as possible.

Then, Yan Fei suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Lu Qianyu was walking a little ahead, noticed his unusual behavior immediately and stopped as well.

He knew that Yan Fei must have discovered something.

Lu Qianyu didn't ask anything, as that would only bother Yan Fei.

He simply ordered one group of Mechanical Insects to continue the search, while another group, centered around Yan Fei, began to maintain vigilance.

Three seconds later, Yan Fei slowly opened her eyes, which she had unconsciously closed.

"How?"

Lu Qianyu then asked softly.

Yan Fei didn't waste time keeping him in suspense and answered directly, "The residual Psychic Energy fluctuations here are strange."

"I think I sensed the Psychic Energy fluctuations caused by the detonation of the chain Chain Bombs."

The fluctuation has become extremely subtle.

Clearly, someone deliberately accelerated the calming of the Psychic Energy disturbance in the vicinity.

Therefore, attacks or weapons that cause violent fluctuations or even chaos in Psychic Energy during war are hidden.

This is one of the common post-war cleanup tasks, aimed at preventing the leakage of combat data on elite or advanced military weapons.

If it weren't for the fact that Yan Fei had recently sensed the explosion of Chain Bomb at close range in the Profound Grand Canyon, it would have been a different story.

He might also overlook this fading trace of psionic Psychic Energy.

"Although we don't know whether this is a frame-up against our Human Race or for some other reason."

"In short, the most urgent task is to get this message to the intelligence team here."

Even though a simplified version of the Chain Bomb has now resurfaced.

However, truly high-yield Chain Bomb remain one of the Human Race's Forbidden-Class Weapons.

Chain Bomb were discovered on this battlefield involving two major powers.

This matter is of utmost importance and must be reported as quickly as possible.

However, their communication devices are currently unusable, and the fastest way to report to higher authorities is to go to the Shahai City Intelligence Group.

Then, have them transmit information using the most advanced communication equipment.

"Then let's hurry up and go."

Lu Qianyu was also aware of the seriousness of the situation.

"I've just searched the rest of the battlefield."

"Aside from the sand on the ground showing signs of being disturbed and some remnants of armor, there was nothing else."

Hearing this, Yan Fei nodded. "Okay, let's go. Remember to retrieve some armor fragments to examine."

"Good."

Lu Qianyu controlled the Mechanical Insects to collect the armor fragments while rushing back with Yan Fei.

The two only stayed there for less than ten seconds before leaving.

Unbeknownst to them, five minutes after they left, the third wave of reinforcements from the Demon Race arrived.

Looking at the collapsed city walls and the yellow sand covering the ground, the leading officer's face was grim.

"Find them! So many people, they couldn't have just vanished into thin air, could they?"

"Search every inch of the ground!"

The soldiers behind him obeyed, "Yes, sir!"

Then, the officer randomly selected a group of people and said, "You, come with me into the city."

"Yes!"

They headed towards the West District of the city.

The target was the Shahai Laboratory located in the West District.

"Etc."

Lu Qianyu stepped forward and stopped Yan Fei, who was leading the way.

They are heading to one of the intelligence group's largest outposts in Shahai City.

To ensure this outpost remained undetected, among the intelligence agents from Chongming City, only the leader Yan Fei, knew its exact location.

As for Lu Qianyu and the others, they only knew about a small outpost in the area where they frequently operated.

Therefore, Lu Qianyu's sudden stop on Yan Fei wasn't because she thought they had taken the wrong path, but because she had discovered something else.

He gestured for Yan Fei to follow the Mechanical Insects in the distance and carefully sense it.

At this moment, the Mechanical Insects was resting in a plaza filled with shipping containers.

Although the sandstorm did not completely cover the western part of the city, some yellow sand still covered the shipping containers.

Among these, the ground beneath several containers that had clearly been moved appeared to be uneven.

The Mechanical Insects crawled in through the gaps along the bottom edge of the container.

Below, there was a hole large enough for one person to pass through.

Yan Fei's senses arrived shortly afterward.

He naturally discovered the hole as well.

Lu Qianyu asked, "Where do you think this cave leads?"

"It's hard to say," Yan Fei's mind raced with information about Shahai City. "Shahai City is an important military port."

The implication is that there are quite a few underground facilities in Shahai City.

Important military intelligence is naturally also stored inside these underground facilities.

Yan Fei looked around and confirmed that there was a seaport with military ties not far away.

In addition, it is some distance away from residential areas.

This unexpectedly discovered cave leads to a place that is very likely one of the Demon Race's underground facilities.

"Why don't we go down and take a look?"

Yan Fei immediately decided to go and find out what was going on.