Xiao Shi nodded lightly.
Although he had not been stationed permanently at the Desperate Battlefield, he still knew that, whether on the Desperate Battlefield, in the Forbidden Land, or elsewhere,
Upper-tier beasts rarely acted together. They even coordinated with one another, setting traps and lying in ambush.
Giant Beasts above the Intermediate level already possessed a certain degree of intelligence, and the Upper-tier ones even more so.
Yet the relationships between Giant Beasts were far from harmonious. Even Overlord Giant Beasts would clash over territory, so how could Giant Beasts of other levels possibly coexist peacefully?
In fact, Giant Beasts had always fought among themselves.
The Abyssal Vein allowed Giant Beasts to grow. Likewise, devouring the cores of their own kind could also bring them a certain degree of sublimation.
Usually, Upper-tier Giant Beasts acted together, or even cooperated, only under a few circumstances.
These included the appearance of a common threat or receiving orders from an Overlord Giant Beast.
Of the two, the latter was somewhat more likely.
When he had learned earlier that Luo Yan and the others had encountered three Upper-tier Giant Beasts, Xiao Shi had already felt that something was wrong. Now, seeing the many scattered Giant Beast signals on the sand table beside him, he grew even more worried.
"Colonel Ji, could an Overlord have come near the camp?"
Ji Yun's expression was no less grim. Staring at the sand table, he said, "We can't rule out that possibility. But so far, we haven't detected any Spectrum Signal from an Overlord Giant Beast, so we can't say for certain."
"Tomorrow, I'll have the camp's main forces investigate this matter. Teacher Xiao, there's no need to worry. If the situation turns bad, our camp will do everything in its power to ensure that you leave safely."