Qing Qiong's Last Words

For the heavily weakened Zhou Yu Squad, Bai Pu could only have them change their plan from "exploring the Ancient God and Demon Ruins" to "gathering intelligence on the ancient ruins."

Bai Pu issued similar orders to the other two squads as well. The Sea Race experts were simply too strong—stronger by a full tier than the Hua Xia Battle Group's top experts.

Without Bai Pu present, it was unwise to fight them head-on.

However, after ending his call with "Sword Saint" Zhou Yu, You Rooster reported a new development.

"Chief, Qing Qiong sent a message. It should be his final words. The central communications unit hadn't been set up before, so we couldn't receive it."

Naturally, Bai Pu did not blame You Rooster. This was the Spirit Realm, not Earth. They were using Spirit Realm tools rather than personal information terminals, so real-time communication was naturally impossible.

"What did he say?" Bai Pu asked.

You Rooster connected a device resembling the handset of an old-fashioned telephone to the interface of the Black Antenna Machine—the central communications unit.

She listened with it pressed to her ear, then paused the recording and looked at Bai Pu with an unusual expression. "Chief, you should listen to it yourself."

Bai Pu narrowed his eyes, took the handset, and held it to his ear.

Amid crackling static came Qing Qiong's weak voice.

"...I'll repeat this. Only Steel Heart, commander of the battle group, may hear this message. Without Steel Heart's permission, any other member of the battle group who listens in will be deemed a traitor...

"Steel Heart, I'm being hunted by Sea Race experts right now. I don't have much time. Steel Heart... you took the Celestial Being Title from me, and I don't like you very much. Even after joining the Hua