Wang Jixuan had barely begun meditating when he received a message from Ling Tong.
[Zheng Shiduo is missing.]
He grabbed two crystal cores and absorbed the spiritual energy within them, put on the X Armor, took Peony with him, and turned invisible as he headed straight for the surface camp he had left not long ago.
The military camp was already under full lockdown. Large numbers of soldiers in Power Armor were searching inside and outside the fortress for any possible clues.
When Wang Jixuan entered the transport plane, Ling Tong had already put on her battered Mechanical Arm. Because the incident had happened so suddenly, she had not had time to change into her Combat Suit and was still wearing her preferred casual outfit—skinny jeans and a crisp white T-shirt.
Ling Tong stood guard before the terminals of several detectors.
"How is it?"
"Twelve minutes ago, Captain Zheng's psionic signal suddenly vanished in this area on the second level of the Upper City."
Ling Tong pointed at the display and said softly:
"This entire area has been sealed off.
"Captain Zheng had not been in very good condition lately, but to conceal the identity of the X Battle Armor's holder, he deliberately made rounds all over the place and used the Psionic Capital spies within the fortress to intentionally leak the news.
"Now it seems he may have been set up by those spies."
Daoist Wang frowned in thought, then turned to Ling Tong. "I'll go take a look. Keep resting."
"I'll go with you," Ling Tong said softly. "Try to stay invisible."
Peony volunteered, "Commander! I'll search from here. I can take control of every normally connected device in every corner of the fortress within three minutes!"
"Good," Wang Jixuan said firmly. "No vehicles are allowed