Initiation

After the Four Beasts crisis, the Human World returned to its previous prosperity and peace.

Yet the undercurrents beneath the surface also put many people on guard.

The Human Reform League had remained under strict internal control, making it one of the few places in the Human World untouched by infiltration from the Gourmet Association, Joya, and the others.

At the same time, the annual Gourmet Festival was approaching, with roughly a month and a half remaining.

Gourmet World.

Within the incomparably vast underwater realm.

A shadow moved slowly. At a depth of ten thousand meters, such a massive creature did not draw much attention.

The oceans of Gourmet World likewise contained apex creatures, such as the Whale King, one of the Eight Kings, and the underwater city Blue Grill, established by the Slime King.

The shadow was currently speeding toward Blue Grill.

Blue Grill was located in the Black Triangle Sea, also known as the "Consommé Sea," an undersea basin with an average depth of around thirty thousand meters.

Inside the shadow, Wang Gao stood before an observation window, silently watching the pitch-black seawater outside. As they drew closer to the Black Triangle Sea, the water grew darker and darker, almost like a mass of ink.

"Supreme Governor, the estimated intense energy signals number 1,322,367."

Wang Gao waved a hand. "Remove all creatures below 2,000."

A moment later, after a new screening.

"Report: there are 3,367 creatures above Capture Level 2,000. Among them, twelve exceed level 5,000."

Even after equipping Base Armor, ordinary Human Reform League soldiers could only reach combat strength around 2,000 to 4,000.

Yet this stretch of the Black Triangle Sea contained twelve creatures above level 5,000.

Wang Gao understood better than his subordinates.

The Black Triangle Sea was also a place teeming with hidden dragons