"Is it done?"
Jing Hongchen had just arrived when the four Soul Engineers eagerly rushed over to him.
Jing Hongchen wore a smile and was about to say that everything was settled, but recalling the Abyss's special abilities, he hesitated and said, "It should be done, but I'm afraid something unexpected might happen."
The four Soul Engineers understood his implication. One of them said solemnly, "Regardless, we've done everything we could. Now we'll leave it to fate. Withdraw."
Soon, the five-man team retraced their path.
After returning to headquarters, the five were quickly led into a tent.
The moment they entered, they noticed something was wrong. Many of the High Command members who should have been gathered inside were missing.
Emperor Xu Tianming was nowhere to be seen.
Jing Hongchen was just about to say something when he was suddenly interrupted by a flurry of urgent voices. Ju Zi was issuing orders nonstop through the Communication Soul Tool after the battle.
"Failed?" Jing Hongchen and the four Soul Engineers finally realized what had happened, their expressions instantly stiffening.
Kong Deming nodded without expression. "Less than five minutes after you returned from outside the city, Abyssal Creatures emerged from that Empty Hole."
Jing Hongchen's pupils contracted. In disbelief, he said, "That's impossible. I clearly threw the Level 10 Fixed Soul Tool Shell into the Space Tunnel. I even watched it begin to collapse with my own eyes. How could the Abyss still have come through?"
Kong Deming fell silent. Ju Zi, who was directing the army to prepare for another round, spoke instead. "I believe Hall Master Hongchen accomplished his task. But perhaps we underestimated the Abyss's strongest expert."
"The Abyssal Sage King!"
Jing Hongchen's eyes trembled.
"That's right."
Ju Zi gazed at the Abyssal Army pouring into the city on