Chapter 390

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

Inside the James Tong's command room, the atmosphere was heavy.

After hearing Wei Lun's report, Dominic did not question it as Wei Lun expected; instead, he walked to the porthole with his hands behind his back, gazing at the Nest Capital's silhouette below, and fell into deep thought.

"Cold Soldiers..." he repeated the name softly, as if recalling something.

"There have never been any related records in Brevis's official files."

"Yes, Adult." Wei Lun stood behind him, his tone somewhat heavy.

"I later pulled the Governor's Mansion's public battle reports; the records of the Forbidden Wall War and the Ice Plains Cleansing are both written very vaguely."

"They only say the cleansing was 'completed with the aid of local armed forces,' without mentioning a single word about what specific force it was."

"Obviously the information was deliberately blocked."

Dominic nodded.

This was very reasonable.

If the Empire's high level knew that a border Governor not only had ties with the Gene Thief Sect.

But also possessed a mysterious army of unknown origin, suspected to be Xenos kin, the Tribunal's warships would probably have already sailed over.

Keli Feng has been hiding all along.

The relationship with the Purge Plague Sect is hidden in the Bottom City's shadows; the Cold Soldiers and the Frost Dragon are hidden in the depths of the North Pole Ice Plain.

Just how many secrets does this young man still have hidden in his hands.

"Adult, do you want me to dispatch reconnaissance aircraft to conduct a full-area scan of the Ice Plains depths?" Wei Lun proposed.

"Even if the Cold Soldiers are hiding under the ice layers, large-scale energy detection should be able to find some traces."

But Dominic shook his head.

"No." His tone was decisive.

"Large-scale reconnaissance movements are too big; it's very easy to startle the snake."

"Since Kaili can seal the news this tight, he certainly also has counter-reconnaissance means."

"If we fail to find evidence then, it would instead make him vigilant — the loss would outweigh the gain."

He turned around and said: "The Earth Dragon said the Cold Soldiers and the Wildmen are highly bound; the Wildmen are responsible for scouting and positioning, the Cold Soldiers for striking."

Dominic's gaze turned sharp: "In other words, these Cold Soldiers' activities cannot do without the Wildmen's guidance."

"So inside the Ice Fang Clan's core settlement, there must be hidden related traces."

"It could be a sacrificial totem, could be leftover fragments, or could be a contact method only core members know."

Wei Lun instantly understood his meaning: "You mean... infiltrate the Wildmen tribe?"

"Mm." Dominic nodded, "It just so happens there's the pretext of Ice Plains trade; a caravan can serve as cover."

"But Adult, it's too dangerous!" Wei Lun's expression changed, and he hurriedly tried to dissuade him.

"The Wildmen tribe is a mixed bag; if there really are Xenos units inside, and you go personally..."

"Danger is precisely what makes it valuable." Dominic waved his hand, cutting off his words.

"Hiding on the bridge reading reports, you'll never find the truth."

His tone carried a few degrees of certainty:

"I'll take two Silent Sisters; the equipment the Machine Cult sent over before will come in handy right now."

"Optical Invisibility, plus the Silent Sisters' Psyker Shield — even a Spirit Energy User won't be able to perceive our existence."

"Not to mention just a Wildmen tribe; even if something truly hideous is hiding inside, we can come and go freely."

Wei Lun still wanted to persuade further, but meeting Dominic's pair of eyes that brooked no argument, the words at his mouth were swallowed back down.

He knew Dominic had already made up his mind; no amount of persuasion would work.

"Subordinate will go arrange it now." Wei Lun bowed in salute.

"Go." Dominic waved his hand, his gaze once again falling on the Ice Plains direction outside the porthole.

In the dim night, the North Pole Ice Plain was like a silent piece of cold jade, concealing secrets unknown to men.

He wanted to see with his own eyes just what kind of divine beings these so-called "Cold Soldiers" actually were.

Just as Dominic was exploring secrets on the Ice Plains, Saint Galus Castle's underground first floor had already turned into a flying-flesh-and-blood meat grinder.

"Open fire! Suppress them!"

Roars mixed with the Bomb Gun's booming, colliding back and forth in the narrow passage into dull echoes.

Scorching laser beams and bomb firelight intertwined in the darkness, illuminating one fanatically distorted face after another.

Lin En leaned against a piece of alloy cover blown deformed, raised a hand to wipe away the blood splattered on his cheek, breathing steady.

The battle situation was far more tragic than he had expected.

The number of Imperial Cultists on the underground first floor far exceeded the scale the Decapitation Squad had encountered previously.

Countless Chaos Believers surged out from every forked path like madmen.

Their eyes flickered with a ghostly blue Chaos Spirit Light; they chanted obscure, incomprehensible Prayer Words, rushing upward fearlessly.

Even more troublesome were the dense heavy firepower points in the passage.

Thermal Cannons, Warhammer 40000, modified Plasma Turrets — set up at the passage's corners and chokepoints, weaving an airtight Firepower Net.

The underground passage was narrow and cramped; Leman Russ Tanks could only pass one by one, Sentinel Mecha could only barely inch along the main trunk line, completely unable to deploy.

The Vanguard Army's infantry could only endure the firepower and advance step by step.

The Plague Cleansing's Attendant Monks charged at the most front, their three arms respectively holding shields, gripping guns, and wielding blades, tearing open the defensive line under the barrage.

But the Imperial Cultists' numbers were simply too many; one batch fell, and immediately another batch filled in, like a tide, as if they could never be killed off.

"Adult, another batch charged out from the left fork! At least two hundred people! And two Chaos Eggs!"

The Frontline Captain's urgent roar came from the Communication Device, immediately followed by a burst of violent explosion static.

"Have the Third Squad circle around the rear, use Heat Melt Explosives to seal off the left fork." Lin En's voice was calm like a piece of ice.

"The Foot Regiment concentrate Spirit Power, blast away that heavy cannon position straight ahead for me."

"Yes!"

Purple Spirit Power Beams instantly erupted from the Team's rear, precisely smashing onto the firepower points ahead.

Amidst the violent explosion, the metal Cannon Turret along with the Imperial Cultists inside were torn into fragments by Spirit Power.

But even so, the advance speed was still slow enough to make one anxious.

Lin En lowered his head and glanced at the time on the Tactical Terminal.

From the launch of the attack until now, a full hour had already passed.

And they had only advanced less than one third of the Underground First Floor's total length.

Trouble

Lin En furrowed his brow.

The current underground forces were completely incomparable to the forces the Decapitation Squad encountered up front.

The front was as if the other side intentionally let up, letting Lena and the Decapitation Squad enter deeper layers.

What concerned him even more was Gu Yu's condition over there.

He closed his eyes, perceiving the situation inside the Barrier through the Soul Binding's exclusive link.

The image was somewhat blurry, like separated by a layer of frosted Glass; this is a normal phenomenon of Barrier interference.

In his field of view, Lena Guyu floated in mid-air, four arms simultaneously stretching out, countless pale purple Spirit Threads weaving before her into an airtight Light shield.

Opposite, a Chaos Knight covered in Chaos Runes was aiming at her, its Left Hand mounted Volcano Cannon spewing fiery Melting Heat Lines.

Orange-red beams smashed onto the Spirit Power Shield, blasting open sky-full of sparks and steam, yet never able to break through that seemingly delicate defense line.

This is... the First Time clashing?

Lin En's heart fiercely sank.

He had fought outside for a full hour, yet Gu Yu inside the Barrier had only just clashed with the first Chaos Knight?

No.

Absolutely not.

Nine Chaos Knights, even if Gu Yu's deterrence was stronger, it's impossible for the first clash to only happen after an hour.

The only explanation that makes sense is that the time flow speed inside the Barrier is different from outside.

Lin En's gaze instantly turned cold.