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Chapter 1084: The Cloud Shepherd Team's Discovery
Chapter 1084: The Cloud Shepherd Team's Discovery
"Is something wrong?" Cloud Shepherd frowned.
Sato Ayako replied telepathically, "Their attire isn't what the Skrull people usually wear. Based on my knowledge of Skrull culture, the Sun Empire and its surrounding nations favor gold, yellow, and red. The Lankte Alliance and its neighbors prefer purple, blue, and gray. However, they all agree that 'white represents misfortune.' Except for a few minor tribes, most Skrulls rarely use pure white in their clothing."
"I see," Cloud Shepherd understood, glancing at the Skrulls below the disintegration beam tower. "These people are indeed unusual!"
Skrulls rarely wear white clothes, but the group in front of him was mostly dressed in pure white. Moreover, they were incredibly powerful. According to Cloud Shepherd's estimate, there were about twenty to thirty of them, most at the Sixth Rank, with a few reaching the Seventh Rank!
Such formidable strength couldn't possibly come from a minor tribe. So who were these people?
"Captain, should we report this to Director Ke?" one of Cloud Shepherd's subordinates, Pastoral Song, asked.
"Probably not," Cloud Shepherd shook his head. "It's difficult to send messages back from here. Let's focus on our mission for now."
"Understood."
"Understood."
Everyone responded.
Just then, the European server player, Son of Michelangelo, suddenly tensed.
He had been looking in a different direction, about 90 degrees from where Cloud Shepherd and the others were focused.
He quickly said telepathically, "Everyone, hold on! Look in my direction, about 3 kilometers away."
Receiving the message, everyone turned to look where he indicated.
Cloud Shepherd, being the highest-level among them, had the farthest visual range.
As soon as he turned, he understood why Son of Michelangelo had warned them.
At the location Son of Michelangelo had pointed out, a new disintegration beam tower was being constructed!
The construction had just begun, with over a hundred Skrull workers in blue uniforms laying a large black foundation. A few Skrulls in pure white clothes were directing the work nearby.
The area around the tower was not densely populated, and it was quite far from them. If not for Son of Michelangelo's alert, they would have overlooked this new construction site!
"Should we inform Director Ke about this?" Son of Michelangelo asked telepathically, his tone tense.
This information was far more important than the people in white.
"We should, but wait a moment."
Cloud Shepherd cautiously expanded his mental energy to scan the surrounding area.
Because he was extremely careful, the Skrulls did not notice his probing.
However, after the investigation, his heart sank like a stone.
From his observations, there wasn't just one new disintegration beam tower being built.
In addition to this tower, Cloud Shepherd also detected three abandoned ones, one under construction, and eight to nine more that were just being planned and marked with white lines but not yet started.
This indicated that the Skrulls were planning to build many more disintegration beam towers.
Even if half of the ray towers are scrapped, we could still build four to five of them.
"Four to five towers, that’s a huge pressure for us!" Yun Zhong Mudi couldn't help but sigh.
"What do you mean four to five towers?" The other seven high-ranking mages were confused by his words.
Yun Zhong Mudi didn't explain; instead, he shared the images he had gathered.
After seeing these images, everyone's mood became as heavy as Yun Zhong Mudi's.
One ray tower is already a significant challenge, and if they build six or seven, the first line of defense might not hold!
"President, we need to inform General Ke, right? This information is crucial," Tian Yuan Mugen's mental voice transmitted, her tone very serious.
"This is absolutely necessary, even more important than our plan to ambush the completed tower!"
As Yun Zhong Mudi spoke, his gaze swept over the seven sixth-rank mages.
Finally, his eyes landed on Tian Yuan Mugen.
"Tian, your strength is second only to mine. You’re the best person to deliver this intelligence. Here’s what I suggest: you return the way you came, inform General Ke about this, and we will wait here for two hours before taking action."
"T-this... this..." Tian Yuan Mugen's face turned pale, and her body trembled slightly.
She wanted to say, "How can this be?"
She had already made up her mind to die here, to die gloriously alongside her comrades. If she returned, she would be saving her own life.
But she also knew the importance of the mission, and that delivering the message was more valuable.
So she used her mental voice to say solemnly, "Alright, I’ll go back. Take care, everyone!"
"Take care," her comrades bid her farewell with their eyes.
By letting Tian Yuan Mugen return, they would lose one less person.
Moreover, they didn't need her additional firepower. Without her, they should still be able to complete their mission easily.
...
However, at that moment, a voice filled with heavy sarcasm suddenly echoed in everyone’s ears: "Why are you all just standing there, not moving?"
The voice was in Chinese but spoken in a very strange way, clearly the result of machine translation and imitation.
And everyone immediately recognized it as the voice of a Skrull!
"Who are you?!" The eight of them were shocked, their eyes darting around in confusion.
Who is this?
Who is watching them from the side?
"I? You might not have heard of me. I am the third prince of the Sun Emperor, Morgan Sun!"
As soon as the voice finished, a well-mannered Skrull appeared in the sky in front of Yun Zhong Mudi, dressed in pure white.
At the same time, six or seven more Skrulls materialized around him, all dressed in pure white.
They smiled mockingly as they stared at the location of Yun Zhong Mudi and his team.
Noticing Morgan Sun's appearance, nearby troops and high-ranking warriors stopped to bow, respectfully calling out, "Third Prince!"
The white-clad Skrulls near the disintegration ray tower, sensing something was wrong, exchanged glances and quickly rushed over.
Morgan Sun, staring at the invisible Yun Zhong Mudi, said with a forced smile, "Since you are guests, hiding invisibly isn’t very polite. Will you show yourselves, or do I need to drag you out?"
(End of Chapter)
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