"Now?!"
Bibi Dong asked in surprise.
"Don't get worked up. I'm just guessing blindly. Besides, we already destroyed the systems of all the Soul Guidance Cannon Shells. Even if they tried to launch them now, they couldn't."
Chi Xiu reassured her, though he had no confidence in his heart.
He kept feeling that everything had gone far too smoothly according to plan.
The sounds of machinery continued all around them, loud enough to echo through the vast space, preventing the two hidden beneath the Soul Guidance Cannon Shells from calming down.
Suddenly, Chi Xiu frowned. "Something's wrong."
Bibi Dong looked at him in confusion. The usually composed and calm Pope had been tense throughout the entire day.
"What is it?"
"A lot of people have arrived, but they're strangely calm. They can definitely see that all the Soul Guidance Cannon Shells have activated their self-destruct systems, so why haven't they reacted at all?"
Chi Xiu analyzed the situation.
Bibi Dong fell silent for a moment, then her eyes gradually widened. "Could it be that they knew we were coming?"
Chi Xiu shook his head, indicating that he did not know. He turned slightly and looked upward through the gap between the Soul Guidance Cannon Shells.
At the very top of the entire space was another platform extending from the rock wall, connected directly to the entrance of the underground level.
At that moment, a row of people in white uniforms stood upon it.
Chi Xiu was still puzzled when he suddenly heard a familiar voice.
It came from speakers placed throughout all four corners of the space.
"I've been tossing and turning, unable to sleep these past few days. It seems my premonition was correct. You really would make a move."
Xu Liangshi!
It was Xu Liangshi's voice.
"The voice