Another assassination, a lucky star

By the time Qin Tian returned to his camp, the various legions' battles were nearing their end.

The legion commanders returned to camp one after another with the Stele Spirit Fragments they had collected. The fragments converged at the center of camp, gradually forming an ever-growing ball of light.

Standing in the center of camp, Qin Tian swept his gaze over the steadily expanding ball of light. Rather than immediately gathering the Stele Spirit Fragment, he first extended his perception, taking in every fluctuation of life throughout the entire D-23 region.

His perception spread in every direction like a tide, sweeping over scorched woodland, shattered hills, and dry riverbeds, passing over every sign of life lurking in the shadows.

A moment later, the corners of Qin Tian's mouth lifted.

"We've already cleared out a third?"

This was even faster than he had expected.

Before they set out, the first task the Dongfang Family had assigned to every team was to survive as best they could. It sounded simple, but in a Secret Realm teeming with Stele Demons, it was actually the hardest first step.

Only then came their second task: to eliminate more than half the Stele Demons in their assigned regions within five days if possible.

The reason for this requirement was that everyone knew the Stele Demons' overall strength would clearly surpass that of the imperial forces when they first entered the Secret Realm.

Those Stele Demons, which had wandered the Secret Realm for who knew how many years, would swarm humans like ravenous wolves the moment they detected their presence.

Meanwhile, the empire's Psionic Users needed time to adapt to the Secret Realm's environment, understand the Stele Demons' attacks, adjust their combat rhythm, and so on.

Thus, the early strategy revolved around a single word: stability.

Survival