Yunpu Street District
Inside an assembly company storefront that had yet to open, where Zhang Chen and the others were stationed, Zhang Chen and Yu Ming simultaneously kept an eye on the movements of the mark on Chong Ying.
Following Yu Ming's instructions, Chong Ying first moved far enough away from the group. After the mark remained still for a while, she used the connection between the Insect Kings to begin heading in a specific direction toward the South City District.
"Let's go," Zhang Chen muttered.
"Okay!"
Yu Ming made an OK gesture. Centered around Wang Yizhi, the five of them slowly approached in the direction Chong Ying was moving.
Yunpu Street truly had weak defenses. Along the way, troublesome scouting spirits like Judge Clones were nowhere to be found. Only Tianming Insects guarded each intersection, and under Gu Chen's control, these insects were little different from ordinary statues.
"Chong Ying's location has been confirmed. Let's pick up the pace."
Yu Ming immediately nodded at Zhang Chen's request and accelerated slightly as they passed through street after street. They gradually transitioned from the residential area of the South City District into the industrial zone. Large numbers of flying insects with fleshy wings circled above the industrial plants and reactor buildings, monitoring and patrolling the area.
"It seems this industrial zone in the South City District is primarily overseen by Xi Chan. We must infiltrate carefully, suppress him completely before he notices us, and find a way to extract information and records about Azathoth's location from his head."
They slowed down, avoiding areas where insect swarms gathered as much as possible, until they finally arrived before the central factory district where Chong Ying's mark had stopped. The building resembled a real-world nuclear reactor, except what emanated from it was poison and