Turning the Tide! (10,000 Words, Please Vote!)

This squad had around thirty members. They wore black knitted balaclavas, full black combat uniforms, and camouflage paint on their faces.

A closer look revealed a small red "X" painted on their right chests. It marked their identity—the Alliance's elite.

Under cover of night, this elite squad moved lightly and skillfully through the wilderness, making their way toward Moonlight Forest.

They seemed to blend into the grass and trees all around them. Moreover, because Moonlight Lake had appeared ahead of schedule and thrown the four major organizations into chaos, no one noticed them even after they climbed a small hill near Moonlight Forest.

Once they reached the hilltop, the leader made several gestures at the people behind him, signaling them to stay concealed.

He then lay prone on the ground, took out a pair of night-vision binoculars, and looked toward Moonlight Forest.

Moonlight Forest was exceptionally lively at the moment.

Thanks to their head start, the East City Investigation Department and New Realm City's Military Department firmly occupied the largest section of Moonlight Lake. They had assembled several water pumps and were extracting the "Moonlight Tears" from the lake.

East City's Military Department also seemed to have reached an agreement with Liu Xiongyuan, so it had claimed a small area and begun setting up equipment.

Of the four factions, only the New Realm City Investigation Department had yet to get involved.

Lin Ting, the head of the Special Operations Department, had already arrived and was loudly negotiating with the other three sides.

The Special Operations Department's agents had already raised their guns in neat formation, openly threatening them.

However, one of the terms Liu Xiongyuan had reached with East City's Military Department might have been to withstand the pressure from the New Realm City Investigation Department.

Therefore, before the East