Complex Terrain
Working with Akiyama Ichimei, the head of Senkai Association's Forest Group, a series of color photographs played on a loop across the snow-white curtain hanging near the long wooden table, projected by the projector.
The photographs were taken not only near and around the sinkhole, but even inside it. Using a high-performance telephoto lens, they had captured images of the depths of the sinkhole, where they could even make out some moving figures. They were undoubtedly people from Academy Under Heaven.
Senkai Association had gone to great lengths as well, repeatedly probing Academy Under Heaven's lair.
"It's them!"
The five operation team leaders exchanged glances. The personal information of the defectors who had established Academy Under Heaven had been distributed to everyone. They knew exactly what the fugitives hiding in the Amazon rainforest looked like.
Some of the people Senkai Association had photographed inside the sinkhole were indeed defectors from the Nine Provinces Xuan Association. No one had any doubt about that.
"Are these the people you're looking for? Yougada!"
Akiyama Ichimei actually understood Chinese. Smiling broadly, he clapped his hands and said, "Looks like we have the same target!"
The Chinese people's words finally put him at ease. With the help of these powerful reinforcements, Senkai Association should be able to take the sinkhole, which resembled a natural barrier, with ease.
With only Senkai Association's people and those battle-hardened mercenaries, they would probably have to pay a considerable price to take it.
This time, thanks to the support of the "Dragon Group," they had originally estimated that two-tenths of the people entering the rainforest would become noncombat casualties. That had already been their best estimate.
But now, the actual figure was under one-tenth. Most had suffered only minor injuries, such as twisted ankles or broken hands—nothing serious.