Chapter 2601: Searching in vain
Hundreds of meters beneath the high-end Commercial District on the western outskirts of Guixu City—which had long since been destroyed and reduced to a jumble of steel and the broken shells of buildings—the shelter converted from an underground black market was still running smoothly.
But not long after Annie left, before noon had even arrived, the elegant villa hundreds of meters underground—with its garden and ecological woodland—was home to a striking woman in a gorgeous, form-fitting dress. Her expression was resolute, her gaze sharp as an eagle's. She was Hong Yanrong, leader of the underground black market and shelter, and at last she could no longer hold back.
"Come to my office!"
She quickly tapped at a holographic interface that had appeared on her wristband, then spoke those words into a chat window. Before long, a young man in uniform strode over and stood before her, carefully saluting.
"How did it go?"
"Did the reconnaissance drones—the little ones we sent out—find the abandoned mine the little girl mentioned?"
Hong Yanrong picked up a glass filled with some kind of orange liquid and took a sip. Only then did her cool, elegant voice begin to echo through the luxurious villa. It sounded somewhat alluring, yet still inspired awe.
The city aboveground had become a ruin, with demons roaming and occupying it. The people in their shelter couldn't get out, and their personal flight vehicles had no chance of pushing aside the tens of thousands of tons of steel and rubble overhead to take off. But they did have small reconnaissance drones.
So, after learning about the spacecraft from Annie the night before, Hong Yanrong had immediately ordered her subordinates to investigate that morning. She wanted to confirm the spacecraft's location and, while they were at it,