"Moonshadow Lord, Leonard sent word. They've taken the enemy's forward positions and are advancing toward the outpost fortress."
Jeff the vampire came to Xiao Xi's side and respectfully reported the situation on the front lines.
"Notify Philly and Baronel to break through the enemy defenses with everything they have and form a three-pronged encirclement with Leonard.
Notify Baden to lead the airborne ghost bat squad and prepare for air strikes and electronic interference.
Notify the ranged support units to bombard the outpost fortress with saturation fire the moment battle begins. The Blood Energy Defilement Cannons must suppress the enemy's firing tempo.
Notify..."
As Xiao Xi issued one order after another, Jeff immediately relayed them.
Xiao Xi watched the troop movements on the live map, her brows tightly furrowed.
Just then, a faint crack sounded in her mind.
It was quiet, but unmistakably clear.
Xiao Xi's expression instantly darkened, though it soon returned to normal.
"Hmph. The spiritual mark inside the coffin has been erased?"
Although Xiao Xi had expected this, she still gritted her teeth in hatred.
She recalled the clues she had found while investigating the Treasure Room.
"Dawnlight's power?"
In the final chamber of the Treasure Room, she had set a Blood-Erosion Trap.
Normally, a Blood-Erosion Trap possessed a contamination effect that clung like maggots to bone, corroding energy, matter, and spiritual bodies alike.
That was the main reason Xiao Xi had felt so confident about the Treasure Room's security.
There were only two ways to clear a Blood-Erosion Trap.
One was to keep draining its energy. Once the trap's energy was completely exhausted, it would no longer pose a threat.
The other was to use the sacred energy of skills, items, or tools to neutralize the Blood-Erosion Trap's contaminating energy.
Dawn power was a classic example of