Beyond Earth's outer space, Pula and the others hid outside the Solar System, waiting for reinforcements from the family. Of the more than one hundred elites, a third were now gone. Everyone wore dejected expressions, and they were deeply worried as well.
The Nolan Mountain Family had remained so firmly established within the Caro Empire partly because of Nolan Mountain's strength, and partly because of the family's harshness. After this failure, even crueler treatment might be awaiting them all.
More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Baikaluo and Dewen led the Nolan Mountain Family's elites to the outskirts of the Solar System.
"Tell me about Earth's situation," Dewen said coldly to Pula. Pula had once been a junior favored by Nolan Mountain, with hopes of becoming the family's next Universe level expert. However, after his failure, his status within the family had plummeted.
"Earth has been surrounded by a Planetary Defense System. Our spacecraft was destroyed, and more than fifty people were killed or injured. Earth's Planetary Defense System has preliminarily been identified as C-class. It can kill Star level experts, but its threat to Universe level experts is unknown." Pula laid out his analysis after the defeat, while also trying to justify his failure.
"Hmph, you couldn't even take down a tiny indigenous planet. No matter how strong a C-class planetary defense system is, it still needs time to react," Dewen snapped. "You caused the family to lose more than twenty elites."
Although Star level experts were not as scarce as Universe level experts, the resources required to cultivate a Star level ninth order expert were still no small sum.
"Baikaluo and I will act personally this time. We will destroy Earth's defense system and give you a chance to redeem yourselves. If you still