Boom!!!
The explosion destroyed and swallowed vast stretches of mountains, rocks, and forest. Through Shadow's surveillance, the blinding firelight was transmitted in real time to Guan Tong's eyes far away.
"So it really was a long-range bombardment."
Guan Tong had anticipated this situation long ago, which was why his physical body had remained separated from the fragments.
Otherwise, if he had kept the fragments on him and suddenly suffered a long-range missile strike, he would have been severely injured even if he survived.
Which side was it?
Guan Tong wanted to know whether this long-range bombardment had been carried out by the Solloma Empire or the Yingqi Nation.
He did not need to investigate. He would get the answer soon enough.
No matter how distant the bombardment was, once it ended, ground personnel would inevitably be sent out to retrieve the fragments.
All he had to do was wait for those people to appear.
After the round of bombardment ended, the commander immediately gave the order. "Move out."
The special operations team quickly headed for the blast zone.
At this point, the commander had already concluded that the fragment holder had most likely been killed by the bombing.
Choosing this moment to launch the surprise attack had been the result of Mu Tiancheng's long-planned preparations.
The higher-ups had long known the fragments' location. Over the past few days, Mu Tiancheng, an instructor of the Chosen Group, had been studying how to seize them.
Considering that the holder was likely Shadow, the powerful Ascendant who had just single-handedly destroyed a small warlord's base, sending a team against him rashly might not succeed.
If they failed and alerted him, it would become much harder to target him afterward.
After careful study, Mu Tiancheng made a decision.
He first contacted the upper echelons