Ye Chuqi glanced at Jelous. Of course she knew the Teleportation Array was fine, or Jelous and the others could never have come through. As for the protective barrier, they had lost too many technicians, so it was understandable that they could not restore it anytime soon.
"Since we're here, let's start from here." Working outward from inside the Beast Abyss, rather than the other way around, would actually be a little easier.
"I investigated where those Fallen Demon Beasts came from." That was also why Jelous had arrived so late.
Judging by the Fallen Demon Beasts' movements, that group of high-level beasts, which had devoured many of their own kind as well as humans, should never have doubled back to appear in the Camp. Even if the scent of human blood had drawn them in, it was far stronger at the Endless Wall. Yet they had turned around and charged into Camp One, catching everyone off guard.
"First, it was certainly an oversight on our part. All our attention was on the Beast Abyss, and we forgot that there were still threats behind us. Second, the protective barrier was too weak. Against a group of higher-level Fallen Demon Beasts, it couldn't hold out for long at all. Third, the Camp was too small, we didn't have enough people, and our front was stretched too thin. There were bound to be gaps... finally..."
Ye Chuqi watched Jelous silently, waiting for his "finally."
"There was a traitor."
Someone did not want them to succeed in establishing a camp in the Beast Abyss, so they had chosen that moment to act, when Ye Chuqi, Ye Qinglan, and Jelous—the strongest individual fighters, who also had decisive influence over the entire operation—were all away, and Camp One's defenses were at their weakest.
Someone did