After quietly tracking them all the way, Bai Xiaowen recalled the Shadow Assassin after the three Snakefolk entered a deep cave and disappeared.
" We can't follow them any farther. This cave should be one of the Snakefolk's strongholds on the Jagul Plateau... It might even be connected to the entrance of the Earth Vein Corridor! If Observer Halofinsen is hiding inside, his high Spirit and priority would make it easy for him to detect the Shadow Assassin's tailing. We'd only alert the enemy."
Bai Xiaowen rubbed his temples and spoke thoughtfully.
He had once seen the entrance to Jagul's Earth Vein Corridor in the vision from the Prophecy Tablet. They were already not far from the entrance. In other words, the Snakefolk were also closing in on the Earth Vein Corridor, which was very bad news.
"Let's charge straight in!" Mulkan said, clenching his fists. "With the combat power of the Prophet and Miss Charlotte, we can definitely defeat this bunch of long-tailed monsters."
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "We can't act recklessly. As for that Snakefolk scientist, Halofinsen, I'd much rather capture him alive. A living Snakefolk scientist would be far more valuable to us."
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued, "Besides, I already encountered him once near the entrance to the Earth Vein Corridor in the Amusha Sea. I could have captured him then, but he used a magic talisman to teleport away. We need to carefully consider how to counter that and formulate a capture plan."
Although teleportation talismans were quite precious, they couldn't rule out the possibility that Halofinsen had a second one, or even a third.
It wasn't easy to run into the man once. Bai Xiaowen didn't want to come up empty-handed again like last time.
"Let's call for reinforcements," Li Shuyi suggested.