Hao Ren's backup plans stemmed from his wild imagination, but before putting any of them into action, he first had to learn more about Zom. Since he couldn't disappear for too long in front of Nolan and the other mercenaries, he decided to return to the Dream Plane at noon.
Since he couldn't pinpoint Zom's real location in the Dream Plane, the "stable gateway" known as the Tanagrus Rift was unusable, so he activated the dormant pods in the basement again. This time, he decided to bring a few helpers—not to act together, but to split up and gather intelligence after entering. After all, the information they could access while staying at the mercenary camp was far too limited.
"Sanba, Old King, and Vivian, you three come with me." Hao Ren selected the helpers he would bring this time. Nangong Sanba was an experienced Demon Hunter, Izax was calm, reliable, and overwhelmingly powerful in combat, while Vivian possessed ten thousand years of wisdom and vigilance. Besides, Zom's natives weren't familiar with supernatural powers, so even without revealing their inhuman abilities, the three of them should be able to handle the situation. And even if some emergency arose, there was nothing to fear: this time, everyone would enter as spirits, so they could forcibly sever their connection to the Dream Plane and return safely at any moment.
As the pods slowly opened, Hao Ren chuckled. "Heh, I really didn't expect to use this thing again... I thought we wouldn't have to sleep in these coffin boxes after finding the Tanagrus Rift."
After setting the pods' modes, the Data Terminal floated over to Hao Ren's shoulder. "This unit has already issued instructions to the reconnaissance drone swarm. Once we arrive at Zom, we'll set up a beacon so the drones can determine