The Battle Begins: The Aurora Animal Assistance Society's True Strength

In a high-rise 730 meters from the battlefield,

Hawk Eye watched the distant fight through his scope.

From that angle, he could see the six Mechanical Augmenters closing in below and keep the Crow Preacher and his three companions in his sights overhead.

Beside him, Hyena acted as his spotter, reporting to the [Jackal] Squad group chat. A small screen in front of him showed the feed from the scope's camera.

[Hyena: Both sides are about to meet head-on. Still observing...]

A message from Alpha Wolf soon came through.

[Alpha Wolf: Good. Your job is to keep the Crow Preacher in your sights. The others can live, but he must die.]

[Phantom: Alpha Wolf, I found three people who may be Humpback Whale Ascetics. They're wearing black cloaks, 450 meters away at three o'clock...]

[Alpha Wolf: Good. Don't alert them. Watch your distance and how often you check on them...]

The [Jackal] Squad monitored the battlefield with practiced calm.

On the battlefield, the mutated creatures that had charged out of Johnk Zoo all stopped at once and roared at the sky.

Their eyes turned bloodred in an instant.

Meanwhile, inside Johnk Zoo's Underground Command Hall,

Mona, Miller, and the Saint watched the screens.

"Crow Preacher has activated the spiritual creatures' Combat Programming. All Type-L Test Subjects have entered spiritual Berserk and team modes..." a technician reported.

Miller looked at the Saint. Only after he gave a slight nod did Miller say, "Assist the Crow Preacher. Lock targets for the mutated creatures."

Keyboards clattered throughout the command hall.

On the screens, red boxes locked onto Blackfire, Blood Bone, and the four Mechanical Augmenters as they advanced at speed.

"Target lock complete."

Mona immediately sent the images from the screens to Carmen and Alpha Wolf.

Before the operation, Yu Yuan had connected