After a long while, Ian gazed into the distance with a grave expression. "Commander, could you take me around the area?"
Qi Jin didn't ask any questions. He took Ian flying into the distance. Ian had already reached the Extreme Realm and possessed enough power to destroy an ordinary planet, yet he still wanted Qi Jin to accompany him. That meant there might be enemies here.
Qi Jin ordered the mercenary group to stay alert.
Ian spent over an hour searching the ground around them for something. At last, he turned to Qi Jin with a solemn expression. "Commander, I'd like to speak with Vice Commander Sha Mu."
At Purple Mountain King's Mansion, Lu Yin tapped his Personal terminal. Sha Mu's image appeared on the screen. "Your Highness, the Sword Armor Mercenary Group may have discovered an army from another territory hiding in our Canglan Territory."
Lu Yin was surprised. Without hesitation, he immediately dispatched the Rapid Response Force to the uninhabited planet where the Sword Armor Mercenary Group was stationed.
The Rapid Response Force was an army that Lu Yin had personally established after meeting with the leaders of the ruling powers from various territories. They traveled aboard Radiant Grade Aurora spaceships and were meant to complete missions as quickly as possible. The force had 113 members: 100 Exploration Realm powerhouses, ten Cruising Realm powerhouses, and three Hunting Realm powerhouses.
This force was the Eastern Frontier Alliance's trump special operations unit. It was the first time Lu Yin had deployed them.
The three Hunting Realm powerhouses were all Rogue Cultivators. The only people authorized to give the force orders were Lu Yin and the allied army's Commander, Liuying Zi Shan.
On the uninhabited planet, Ian lowered his voice. "Commander, we may have been spotted. We should create a cover