"Whoosh!"
Golden vertical pupils, dazzling in light.
It appeared on Lu Dahai's forehead without warning.
"What's this?!"
Lu Dahai was startled and abruptly reached up to touch his forehead.
But when I touched it, there was nothing there.
It seemed that nothing unusual was being detected.
But what you see before your eyes is the undeniable truth.
This startled Lu Dahai, who subconsciously released his Divine Sense to examine himself.
A sweep of Divine Sense.
Lu Dahai clearly saw a golden vertical pupil between his forehead.
"Visible to the Divine Sense and the naked eye, yet intangible."
"What exactly are these vertical pupils?"
"An illusion? Or some kind of intangible magical image?"
Lu Dahai was confused.
I have no idea what the purpose of these vertical pupils is.
I felt as if something had entered my body.
I was puzzled and about to investigate further.
Suddenly, a chaotic sound came from within his Divine Sense.
Outside the Kuafu One magic ship, the construction site of the training base was in full swing, but there was also a scene of chaos.
A blood-covered figure staggered and crashed into them from a distance.
They were members of the Velociraptor Special Operations Team.
"Oh no! Something's happened!"
Upon noticing this, Lu Dahai's expression immediately changed.
He quickly got up and put on his protective suit.
They disembarked from the French warship.
Outside the French ship, the members of the Special Operations Team for the Raptors had been rescued by the other crew members.
He was lying dying in the arms of a crew member.
His voice was strained and he was panting.
"Help... Quickly, rescue the captain!"
"We... we were... ambushed..."
"Someone... no, it's not..."
The crew member's words came out in broken sentences.
The opposing side is clearly on the verge of collapse.
His spacesuit also had a large hole in it.
The remaining Spiritual Qi within his body barely protected him, leaving behind a few fragmented words.
Then, silence fell.
" Dawei!"
" Dawei! Wake up!"
" Dawei, don't sleep!!"
The crew members beside him had already retrieved the medical robot and the emergency gene serum.
But that still couldn't stop them from leaving.
Even the soul cannot be contained.
After he breathed his last, a faint, blurry soul emanated from the body of the crew member known as Dawei.
Before anyone could use their Spiritual Power to collect it, it abruptly dissipated into the air.
In fact, Dawei's soul was already extremely weak before it left his body.
He doesn't seem like Foundation Establishment True Person just fell from grace.
Instead, he resembled an old mortal who had been dead for many years.
"How is that possible!"
" Foundation Establishment has a far more powerful soul; how could their soul dissipate so quickly after they die!"
Lu Dahai, who witnessed this scene firsthand, was filled with sorrow and shock.
As Golden Core cultivator, he knew how powerful Foundation Establishment soul could be.
If this were on Blue Star, where no one would care for it, this soul could survive on its own for many years.
They may even exhibit a pronounced sense of self.
But here, it vanished in an instant.
Something's not right!
Something's wrong with Mars!
"There's something wrong with the spiritual energy here!"
A strange chill rose in Lu Dahai's heart.
The only explanation must lie in the environment.
Although we don't know exactly what's special about Mars ' environment, it's clearly different from Blue Star's.
The most urgent task now is to figure out what kind of ambush Zhu Chenhai and his men encountered.
A whole team of Foundation Establishment True Person.
The leader is at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
Furthermore, their storage Law Artifact also contain state-issued third-tier puppets and even fourth-tier battle armor.
Not to mention, they were comparable to fifth-tier magic ships piloted by Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivators.
Such a formidable fighting force.
How could they be ambushed like that?! What's on Mars?!
"Uncle Dahai, Dawei just mentioned the rescue captain, which means the captain and the others haven't perished yet."
We need to find a way to support them quickly!
The crew members, holding Dawei's body, were devastated.
He watched as his fellow countrymen and comrades sacrificed their lives before his very eyes.
This feeling is worse than death.
They didn't even know who their enemy was.
Upon hearing this, Lu Dahai snapped out of his reverie and nodded emphatically.
As True Lord, he heard things more clearly than others.
Before Dawei sacrificed himself, his last word was... "human!"
"We were ambushed by someone who wasn't human."
Could it be a demon?
"Or did the resurgence of spirituality give rise to other life on this desolate planet?"
Lu Dahai frowned, countless guesses flashing through his mind.
Don't let his usual carefree attitude fool you.
But in truth, he came from a working-class background.
He was one of the earliest cultivators in the country to engage in spiritual practice after the spiritual transformation revived.
He was the nation's first Cultivator Group, and also the nation's first Foundation Establishment, and even the Golden Core cultivator.
After serving his country for over a century, Lu Dahai's true wartime skills are second to none.
It's even among the world's top, bar none.
I briefly organized my thoughts.
Lu Dahai quickly formulated combat orders.
"Everyone will be temporarily divided into two combat teams, A and B."
"All those below the Foundation Establishment shall remain inside the French warship and activate all its defenses."
"All construction work is suspended. Activate all combat-ready avatars and maintain a high level of vigilance."
"Those above Foundation Establishment are assigned to Group A with me, and I will serve as the combat group leader."
"Team B is responsible for communicating with Great Xia and informing him of the situation."
"Team A is in charge of the rescue; depart immediately!"
Issue commands quickly.
Lu Dahai did not delay any longer.
The situation is urgent; setting off even a moment earlier might offer a greater chance of survival.
Soon, the remaining dozens of crew members were quickly divided up under his command.
The three remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators of Kuafu One stood behind him.
After transferring the information data from Dawei's protective suit.
The four of them quickly flew towards the distant giant mountain.
Lu Dahai deployed an enhanced Tier 5 magic warship.
This French warship was given to him personally by Lu Li.
Although it's described as being at the fifth tier, it actually contains quite a few sixth-tier Spirit Machinery.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a pseudo-Tier 6 magic ship.
The French warship sped across the desolate Mars surface.
Lu Dahai stood on the deck, carefully examining the data transferred from Dawei's information chip.
This is footage recorded by a crew member's data recorder.
The document details the departure time, route, and process of Zhu Chenhai and his companions.
Five people were seen boarding a fifth-tier magic ship, built in the style of the Great Xia Dynasty.
After three days of rapid sailing, we finally arrived at the foot of Mount Olympus.
The crimson shield-shaped mountain is extremely impressive.
Its nearly 600-kilometer length makes even the massive fifth-tier magic warship appear tiny.
The highest peak is like a sunken basin.
In the footage, the French warship was initially unharmed.
However, as the French ship ascended, getting closer to the circular summit of Mount Olympus, the image became increasingly blurry.
"Zzz! Zzz!"
The piercing electrical interference became increasingly frequent.
Just as Zhu Chenhai and his group's fifth-tier magic ship was about to reach the top, the screen suddenly disappeared.
Only a question, tinged with surprise and uncertainty, remained.
Who goes there?!