In the laboratory, Pei Yurong huddled in a corner amid blood covering the floor.
Li Banfeng crouched before her and said, "I have some coordinates here. I heard they're for the base where you developed the Controllable Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon. Can you give me the coordinates again?"
Pei Yurong gave him the coordinates. Li Banfeng then asked, "How did you usually transport experimental supplies to the offshore base?"
"By ship."
"Do you remember the ships' registration numbers?"
"I really don't remember that. I didn't have to handle those matters personally!"
"You should at least know how many ships there were, right?"
"I do. Six in total."
The coordinates and number of ships she gave matched Gu Hao's account exactly. Li Banfeng opened the Pocket Watch and had Dream Virtue verify it once more. The result did not change.
"When were you planning to put your Controllable Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon into use?"
"Once we have accumulated sufficient energy, we will launch the attack the day after tomorrow."
Li Banfeng frowned. "That soon?"
"Yes. This was the Devil Master's order. The Devil Master will attack Huan Kingdom the day after tomorrow, and Yuezhou is his first stop."
"Why did he have to strike Yuezhou?"
"Because Yuezhou borders Three Heads Junction. Three Heads Junction is Devil Master Chernobog's grip point."
"What is a grip point?"
Pei Yurong recited the scriptures of the Hundred Demons Workshop to Li Banfeng. "The great Devil Master Chernobog extended his right arm beyond his territory and gripped tightly the soil leading to the humble land.
"The humble land yearned for the Devil Master's guidance and enlightenment, yet the Devil Master suffered betrayal and desecration in his own homeland.
"He did not abandon the living beings of the humble land. Even in the midst of bitter battle, he still