The Special Task Force's work was truly coming to an end. Though the outcome seemed somewhat anticlimactic—not the scene Yuan Ju had imagined, where they witnessed the target being captured or killed—it was ending nonetheless.
At a time like this, there was no longer any sense of obstruction. The smooth logistical support from the early and middle stages had returned, and the Red Silicon Guard's Subterranean Ships once again bored into this stratum, helping transfer personnel and equipment.
Naturally, equipment and supplies were the logistics staff's concern. Acolyte Priests like them could follow several powerful Celestials back to the Boundary area ahead of time, rest and reorganize a little, then return to Star Ring City together.
With everything settled, everyone relaxed. After returning to the Boundary and enduring the pressure transition, Yuan Ju could not wait to take a bath. He replaced the water with a fresh tubful, then fell asleep right in it, letting the moisture from the outside world soak into his Form and Spirit Framework.
This was how he relaxed. If possible, he preferred doing such things in the Deep Water Zone.
Yuan Ju truly dreamed of the Deep Water Zone, then dreamed of a mist-shrouded jungle somewhere by the water. For no reason, his heart and mind grew heavy again.
He ought to have felt relaxed, yet his feelings were not so clear and open. In a daze, he felt as though he was hesitating, as if he wanted to do something but had some misgivings. It was very strange.
Thus, in a fog, he walked ashore from the Deep Water Zone and wandered aimlessly through the thinly veiled forest.
Light poured down from overhead. The Shadow trailed behind him and made a new round of assessments:
This Yuan Ju indeed possessed the potential of an