"Mother, what is the current situation on the battlefield?"
Inside Marcus City.
The old black dragon was eager to learn about the current battle situation.
"This surprise operation against the Other Demon 'investigators' consists of twenty-three engagements in total.
Five have already been won. Four captured Other Demons are being brought back to the main city, where craftsmen with sacred attributes will suppress and contain them, then extract their memories to gather as much intelligence on London as possible.
In ten of the engagements, our side holds the advantage. Victory is only a matter of time."
The black dragon was not particularly satisfied with the results. "What about the other eight? Did they get away?"
"No engagements involving escape have been recorded.
In the remaining eight surprise battles, the forces are evenly matched, or our side is at a disadvantage."
"How is that possible? We launched the attacks with three times their numbers... Could your initial assessment have been wrong, Mother?"
"Data assessment is one aspect. There are also two uncertain factors.
"First, just as Blacksmith Feng said, the overall standard of the Other Demon race is above average.
"Any Other Demon can be considered an elite among those of the same rank, perhaps even among the very best.
"They possess abilities we have never witnessed before, indescribable adaptability, and terrifying potential that can erupt when they are driven into desperate straits.
"Second, there is intelligence we did not know beforehand: humans.
"Among the teams London sends out to investigate, there are a great many human individuals. Some humans even act alongside Other Demons without being affected by contamination at all.
"Based on the battle information gathered so far,
"it has been confirmed that humans rely on the Destiny System. At the same time, they have mastered a relatively advanced