Deputy Commander Lan Jiayao could not help but speculate, "If the Poison-Spraying Giant Squid swarm is a trap, then either the Mystic Adept who discovered the Sea Monster has a problem, or someone leaked the Mystic Boat patrol schedule."
She paused, then added, "In short, the Mole is hiding in the Central Courtyard."
Cheng Han nodded. "That's possible!"
But he did not think so.
Having played the role of a mastermind behind the scenes too many times, he was deeply familiar, as a "colleague," with the psychological and behavioral patterns of such people.
A qualified mastermind would never stand at center stage.
The Central Courtyard was a place under countless watchful eyes. How could the Mole possibly remain there?
Cheng Han immediately reached a conclusion. "The Mole in the Central Courtyard must merely be a puppet. The true mastermind is someone else.
"The other party likely possesses methods such as Puppet Technique. They are hiding in a safe corner while secretly scattering puppets throughout the war zone.
"There is a high probability that this person is protected by Madam Snake's Hidden Power. Ordinary investigative methods will probably have difficulty flushing them out."
Madam Snake's protection was a logical deduction.
Since the Myriad Radiance People had already entered the Abyssal Mist Realm on a massive scale, Madam Snake, an Alien God living under another's roof, had no choice but to step forward and fully oppose the Wan Hao Clan.
Otherwise, how could the God-level Experts of the Abyssal Mist Realm tolerate Madam Snake?
The Flying Serpent attack just now was powerful evidence of this!
Cheng Han promptly came up with an approach. "First, identify several puppets. Then follow each thread until we dig out the mastermind behind the scenes."
There was actually a simpler and faster method: consume a Time-Space Beacon,