76: Only the Cleanup Remained

The group moved on, eventually arriving at ruins that looked perfectly ordinary on the surface.

Led by the masked man in a suit and watched by the surrounding Ninja Hundred, Carl and the others carefully crossed piles of rubble and finally entered a collapsed building that appeared no different from its surroundings.

The masked man in the suit glanced back at them, then took a small device from his pocket.

With a light press of his fingertip and an almost imperceptible hum, the ground before Carl and the others suddenly rippled. The Optical Camouflage gradually faded, the disguised structure silently shifted aside, and a hidden entrance leading underground appeared before them.

Without another word, they followed the masked man's footsteps and cautiously entered the concealed passage underground.

The walls along both sides of the stairs were made of cold alloy. Blue light strips overhead gave off a faint glow, and the air reeked of disinfectant.

At the end of the passage stood a heavy airtight door. With the low hiss of hydraulic machinery, it slid open to either side, revealing an enormous space before them.

The first thing they saw was an exceptionally vast underground training ground.

The underground training ground was large enough to hold a hundred people, and several combat robots and sets of exoskeleton gear stood along its edges.

On one side of the training ground was another area separated from it by a layer of transparent bulletproof glass. Inside, several hurried figures moved back and forth. Judging from their equipment, their armaments varied greatly, and no one seemed to be wearing gear that belonged solely to one company.

"Carl, those people."

Jack's words over the channel received Carl's reply. "That should be them. This is the right place."

"Move the goods over there."

The masked man