All teams had lost contact!
The news from the Special Operations Coordination Room reached Su Qingying through her earpiece.
Her body trembled at once.
"Lost contact? How could that happen?"
"Not a single response? Could the bracelets have all malfunctioned?"
"The bracelets were developed by the Spirit Association. They wouldn't break even if thrown into the deep sea or extreme heat. They wouldn't be damaged even after your corpse had rotted away."
"They must have malfunctioned! If the bracelets hadn't malfunctioned, how could there be no response at all?!"
Su Qingying angrily cut off the Liaison Officer.
At that, every voice fell silent. The others looked at her, faint pity showing in their eyes.
"That was a full thirty Pioneers! Just this morning, I greeted them. They were smiling as they told me that after this operation, they'd go try that milk tea shop I'd been crazily recommending... Why did things end up like this?"
"In this Bat Sea, the bracelets were the lighthouse guiding them forward—their only connection to the outside world. And now, they've lost contact."
"Without the bracelets to guide them, lost within the anomalies... what would the consequences be..."
As Su Qingying spoke, she suddenly felt moisture on her face, and her vision blurred.
The rain was growing heavier.
Tai City was battered by wind and rain.
Shattered glass, bloodstained rooms...
Countless bats formed a pitch-black net that shrouded all of Tai City, filling everyone with profound despair.
The injured Spirit Association members were no better off. Men who were usually tough as iron now all had bloodshot eyes.
Those were comrades they had fought alongside.
"These beasts! These damned beasts!"
They had entered Tai City together and vowed together to protect the peaceful lives of ordinary people.
But now... their comrades had lost contact, their