It was late at night.
Nuoding City hadn't fallen into darkness like other cities.
Under Red Queen's precise control, this steel jungle remained brightly lit. The ring of towering defensive towers around the city was especially prominent, their tips glowing blue and illuminating every inch of land within ten miles.
In the shadows on the edge of the city,
a figure nearly indistinguishable from the darkness lay motionless in the grass.
He was a Soul Douluo from the Star Luo Imperial Family's Offering Hall, an agility-type fighter with the codename Shadow Leopard. He had been ordered to investigate the suddenly ascendant Umbrella Corporation and, while he was at it, assess whether he could assassinate its leader, Qin Feng.
"Hmph. So much for an iron fortress. It only looks scary."
Shadow Leopard squinted at the searchlights slowly sweeping across the distance, a disdainful smirk tugging at his lips.
He was an eighty-fifth-level Soul Douluo, and his Martial Soul was the Nether Ghost Leopard. He excelled at stealth and assassination. With his Soul Skills to cover him, even a Titled Douluo's mental scan might not detect his presence.
"As long as I avoid those lights, sneaking in will be child's play."
Shadow Leopard flickered, his body turning into a wisp of faint black smoke as he skimmed swiftly along the ground. His movements were as light as a ghost's, not even stirring a blade of grass.
A hundred meters.
Fifty meters.
Thirty meters.
As he neared a blind spot in the wall's defenses, Shadow Leopard felt a surge of smug satisfaction. So much for this so-called technological defense. It was nothing special.
What he didn't know was that, at that very moment, in the Central Control Room three floors beneath Nuoding City,
Grey Wolf was sitting in a chair with his legs