After the enemies left, Yue Yang and Liu Ye began cautiously exploring the Steel Fortress, trying to dig up as much intelligence as possible.
The fortress, over five hundred meters in diameter, was in truth a colossal entity inside.
There were sentries every few steps and guards at every turn.
Guards stood at every important passageway and the entrances to public halls. These mutated fishmen were extremely strict. Anyone wishing to enter had to present their unique token and undergo a specific inspection.
Deceiving the heavens and crossing the sea?
That was impossible here.
Liu Ye had been very nervous at first. After all, she had never tried sneaking into enemy territory like this to gather intelligence. Sometimes, the patrolling guards were especially close—just around a corner, less than ten meters away—yet before the enemy turned and spotted them, she had to make the most appropriate response. If Yue Yang had not been there, the enemy would probably have discovered her several times during those dangerous moments. She knew that he was using this opportunity to temper her. Such chances for training would not come often, so she treasured them all the more and was determined to put on her best performance before him. With her full attention focused, she was ten times better than usual. Even when she occasionally made small mistakes, Yue Yang reacted in time to make up for them and turn danger into safety.
Her successes came more and more often, and her confidence gradually rose.
Her resolve grew ever firmer.
With Yue Yang by her side, Liu Ye had no worries holding her back. She performed beyond her usual limits and did better and better.
Gradually, her nervousness vanished without a trace, replaced by complete physical and mental focus and the excitement of an extraordinary