No one had expected the chaos that erupted at the Landing Site in an instant. Wave after wave of startled cries rang out in the UHC conference room where people were watching the livestream.
"How could there be so many Parasite Ascendants?!"
"Could this be the scheme of that parasite leader, Prophet?"
"Besides Prophet, there's also the Fire Thief Cult. They must have planned this operation together!"
"Damn it! Looking at it now, the Fire Thief Cult's earlier large-scale assault on Suoloma and their infiltration into Xisiya to incite attacks on the outer defensive line... were all Smoke Bombs to cover the infiltration of these Parasite Ascendants into the Landing Site! They wanted to divert our attention!"
"Everyone, calm down." Gao Liangwei said gravely, "There are plenty of elite soldiers on-site, along with the Ascendant Defense Corps. They will stop these Parasite Ascendants."
"Chairman Gao, that's the Ascendant Shadow, isn't it?" Mary stared at the livestream screen. "Why is he there, and why is he dressed as a Xisiya soldier?"
Gao Liangwei frowned. "That is something I would very much like to know as well."
Could Guan Tong have infiltrated the Xisiya military? Was that even possible?
Or did he have some connection with Xisiya, and they had agreed to let him disguise himself as a soldier...
"Ah!" A committee member gasped. "The feed is gone!"
After a brief stutter, the livestream cut off, and the screen went black.
"The filming equipment must have been damaged by the battle. It seems the situation on-site is even more chaotic than we imagined."
A committee member slapped his thigh. "No wonder the allied forces on the front lines have been advancing so smoothly! Prophet must have disguised and transported all the Parasite Ascendants to Xisiya!"
"It may be too late for the