Hao Ren and the others waited in hiding for a while. During that time, the little bat risked sending out several clones to scout ahead. At last, they confirmed that Hassu had successfully infiltrated the Holy Church army's command center as planned.
"The Demon Hunter patrols have started adjusting their routes, and the visible guard posts are either moving elsewhere or changing shifts early," Heiserana said as she received intelligence from her clones. "It matches the route we discussed... A gap that can be opened by exploiting the time difference will appear around Poseidon Temple. Tsk, looks like Hassu really is capable."
"I just don't know how he's going to explain this temporary adjustment to the other Demon Hunters." Lily's ears twitched. "Opening such a huge gap... Hassu isn't the only supreme commander here. I'm afraid the commander of another Holy Church army will start getting suspicious soon."
"That's why we can't waste this opportunity." Hao Ren rose as he spoke and started walking away. "Let's go. Vivian is just ahead."
Around the outskirts of Poseidon Temple, the Demon Hunters' encirclement remained layered within layers. Holy Church army patrols and guard posts covered the entire mountain, along with Demon Hunter barracks where vast armies were stationed. Yet within this overlapping net of containment, an inconspicuous gap had already opened silently.
The ordinary Demon Hunters in the lower ranks could not detect a change that required looking down upon the entire battlefield to notice. They merely followed the orders issued by their battle-group leaders mechanically. The middle- and upper-ranking commanders might have sensed something amiss from the series of adjustments to the guard posts, but they raised no questions. This glorious divine war could already be said to be over. The outcome was settled, and the remnants of Olympus had no