The discussion among them abruptly stopped.
He pointed to the distribution of equipment five kilometers underground and said:
"Their domain perception doesn't rely on sound, nor do they need to see their targets. According to the scientists' deductions, they use mental power to probe the area they cover!"
Zheng Jinren's pupils contracted slightly. The suspicion that had previously been only a vague possibility finally had a definite name.
A Demon God!
An enormous Demon God!
It needed that four-thousand-meter-class wormhole, and it also had the ability to discover unmanned equipment buried in the rock strata.
"As for why the cavity hasn't collapsed, it might have something to do with its domain, or other types of troops might be responsible for maintaining it," the middle-aged staff officer continued.
"But that's a question for later research. There's no point focusing on it now."
"Prepare for an eighth-order target." Zheng Jinren did not continue the debate.
"Have the nearby Unmanned Legion forces deploy immediately, move long-range firepower into position, and cancel the order to concentrate troops near the exit."
He raised his hand and traced several retreat routes on the map, ordering the troops originally assigned to the blockade to disperse and the heavy platforms to pull back in different directions.
These troops were enough to deal with Burrowing Earth Dragons and ordinary members of the Demon Clan, but if what emerged from below was a Demon God, a dense formation would only increase their losses.
"Notify Watcher at the same time. A suspected Demon God has reached the Third Planet, and its excavation front is currently five and a half kilometers underground. Tell him to prepare for the impact."
The communication had barely been sent when the underground seismic-source curve changed again.
That thing had moved.
Without probing or taking a detour,