Infiltrating the Underground Laboratory, Lilith's Discovery

Inside the Underground Laboratory at Johnk Zoo.

In the Command Hall.

The wall of monitoring screens displayed surveillance footage of the 10th Block, Johnk Zoo, and every faction stronghold in Green Forest City.

The feeds constantly moved and shifted angles, monitoring the battle from every direction.

Several black-robed missionaries, with "Black Sun" patterns printed on their chests and backs, studied the surveillance feeds.

Behind them, a man with extraordinarily refined, eerily beautiful features reclined in a chair of black-and-red wood.

The gilded patterns embroidered on his green robe gave him an air of nobility. But a closer look revealed something uncanny and indifferent in his expression.

He seemed utterly unconcerned with the battle, focusing instead on studying half a sheet of blueprints covered in mysterious symbols.

Reports poured into the Command Hall.

"The battle in the 10th Block has ended. The combined forces of Marauder Prison and Burning Fortress suffered a 35% casualty rate and are now approaching our position."

"The signal from X-236 White-tailed Kite continues to drop out... Lord Green Clothes is confirmed dead..."

"X-43/X-65/X-163... All experimental creatures are dead. All field combat data has been recorded. Data analysis is underway."

"Traces of [Hidden Rat] have been detected in the 10th Block. It is consuming spiritual organs from the corpses of experimental creatures... [Hidden Rat] has disappeared again..."

"Iron Anchor Shipping Company's second wave of reinforcements has been detected. They are joining up with Marauder Prison and Burning Fortress..."

"Surveillance footage transmitted by Cloud Eagle suggests armed mobilization within the Mei Alliance in West City..."

"Advanced Beast Tamer Lilith reports that King Cobra's emotional fluctuations are intensifying and will soon exceed the control threshold. She requests permission to withdraw..."

As reports continued to ring out through the Command Hall, the black-robed missionaries standing before the screens issued orders