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Before he had even finished speaking, he wheeled his horse around and fled into the distance with several subordinates. The setting sun stretched their shadows into long, twisted shapes, making them look especially forlorn.
Xun Uchiha watched them disappear over the horizon, then turned toward the concealed cellar entrance.
As soon as he entered the underground chamber, Little Bird came up to him, conflicting emotions flickering in her eyes. "Xun Uchiha, you're ruthless. Those bacterial robots can actually break down tens of thousands of tons of heavy equipment in an hour. Technology like that... probably goes beyond the bounds of modern civilization."
Fayan Luo stood nearby, his brow furrowed and his expression grave. "No wonder the earlier intelligence reports mentioned so many foreign experts. The Dark Snake Legion isn't just abducting people. They're frantically stealing cutting-edge scientific advances, trying to break through technological barriers by force."
The air in the cellar seemed to grow still, an invisible pressure weighing on everyone's hearts.
A cold glint flashed in Xun Uchiha's eyes as he tapped the air with a fingertip. "That energy scan just finished. This deputy under the Snakehead General may wear the guise of a high-ranking commander, but his actual combat strength is only A-Rank. A one-ton burst of impact force is already his limit." He sneered, his voice dripping with disdain. "Compared to Phantom, who can unleash twenty tons of crushing pressure, he's worlds apart."
Little Bird's expression turned icy. Her fingers swept rapidly through the air, and several streams of data, barely visible to the naked eye, instantly entered the man they had just encountered. "Don't worry. The Nanoprobes are already perfectly concealed in his nervous system. Now we just wait for our prey to walk into the trap. We'll follow this lead, uncover their lair, map