Duke seized the phantom image of the Demonic Web, then sent his formidable Mental Power straight into it to begin a sweeping search.
Something was definitely wrong!
Meanwhile, far away in the Legion's Home Universe, within Balchik's sphere of influence...
Within the legion high network.
Conductor: The opposing Legendary has detected Infiltrator 0-8's activities. Temporary clearance granted by the Deputy Core is now being activated. This unit will coordinate the three units possessing Level One Clearance. The command key has been issued. Wisdom units codenamed Performer and Artist, please verify. Performer: Verification complete. Confirmed as a Special Clearance command key issued by the unit designated Deputy Core. Wisdom unit codenamed Conductor, please issue your orders. Artist: Verification complete. Confirmed as a Special Clearance command key issued by the unit designated Deputy Core. Wisdom unit codenamed Conductor, please issue your orders. Conductor: The opponent has now been confirmed as a Legendary. All computing power, except Regulator 0-9's own capacity, will now be diverted to provide full computational support to Infiltrator 0-8. Performer: Order received. Artist: Order received.
At once, with only Regulator 0-9 left operating normally, the largest computing platform the Legion could currently assemble threw its full support behind Infiltrator 0-8, far away on the Shatla Homeworld-or rather, a portion of Infiltrator 0-8. It used every Planetary Computer, Stellar Computer, and Celestial Computer in the Legion as computing units, with Legion ranks possessing their own computing systems, such as Wisdoms, Decoders, and Regulators, serving as computational nodes.
As mentioned before, Infiltrator 0-8 was more like a self-aware virus-a "network" virus. Its definition of a network was multifaceted: it could be a conventional technological network or a more mystical network like the Demonic Web. In short, as long as "signals" were involved, Infiltrator 0-8 could infiltrate it completely.
Thus,