"Sure enough, there are people from 'Ember', taking advantage of the opportunity of the construction team to carry out field orders, to launch a surprise attack?"
"Tsk! Actually, at the same time, they launched separate raids on four alliance camps in different locations, and each of them made achievements, causing relatively serious casualties!"
“It seems that for this operation, ‘Ember’ may have dispatched at least ten people who are ‘fire bearers’ at the level of the soul realm!”
"The transfer of high-level monks on such a scale is definitely a rare and generous move!"
"After all, the total number of 'Ember Fire Bearers' who ambushed the 'United Fleet' in the 'Heartless Corridor' on the southern border was only nineteen in total!"
Seeing the projection clone of senior 'Yu Linglong', after being slightly blurred, it dissipated into the void on its own.
Gao Yuan thought of what the latter had just said, and couldn't help but murmured a few words to himself with emotion.
After getting over the surprise of suddenly hearing the news, he unexpectedly found that he was not as nervous as expected.
On the contrary, because what he had been worried about was finally implemented, he felt a lot more at ease now.
After all, ever since the 'self-destruction' ambush the 'United Fleet' encountered on the day it arrived in the Southern Territory.
The members of the 'Ember' party who were still causing trouble in the Southern Territory and aggressively encircled and besieged the major cities in the Southern Territory were instantly eliminated.
So much so that in the more than a month since the 'United Fleet' arrived in Zeyuan City, the 'Ember' forces have disappeared directly in the southern region and have never made even a trace of harassment.
If it weren't for the senior leaders of the Four Domain Alliance, they could have determined through some unknown means that the main force of 'Ember' was still entrenched in the Southern Territory.
Gao Yuan almost thought that the members of 'Ember' had left the Southern Region shrouded in war clouds and gone to other places due to the power of the Four Regions Main City Alliance.
However, precisely because they knew the main force of ‘Ember’, they were still entrenched in the Southern Territory at this time.
However, the latter strangely showed no signs of taking any action, and allowed the Four Regions Main City Alliance to continue to grow and develop, and carried out a series of preparations for war.
'Ember''s somewhat abnormal behavior made Gao Yuan feel a little uneasy in his heart.
After all, unknown threats are the most dangerous.
He was very worried that the 'Embers' side, like the 'Four Regions Main City Alliance', was planning something big behind the scenes.
So that when the time comes, some unimaginable big news will be made.
In comparison, operations like this one that raided multiple camps at the same time were said to have also caused a lot of casualties.
But because the latter has traces to follow, it is not so scary for Gao Yuan.
"I wonder if there are high-level members like the 'Ember Fire Bearer' hiding around the area we are in, ready to launch a sneak attack."
"If anything, it's not actually a bad thing."
"After all, senior Yu Linglong is here, unless the person sent to raid is the kind of top spiritual monk with explosive combat power."
“If those ‘Ember Fire Bearers’ with average strength come, three or two of them may not be enough for Senior ‘Yu Linglong’ to fight alone.”
"And on my side, the fourth-level defensive formation controlled and transformed by eight late-stage Hunyuan Realm monks, even if it is a monk in the Divine Soul Realm, it is not easy to break through it by force."
"Even if the 'Ember Firebringer' who comes to break the formation is the kind of player with explosive combat power, his attacks can forcefully penetrate through the protection of the formation. After the latter is weakened by the formation, it will be difficult to deal with it.
I caused too much harm."
"In addition, as soon as we take action here, within ten breaths at most, the support from Zeyuan City will be projected from the air in time."
"In general, even if there is an 'Ember Fire Bearer' who wants to make a surprise attack, at least my personal safety can still be guaranteed."
"On the contrary, observing the battle scenes between spiritual realm monks at close range will also be of great help to my subsequent promotion breakthroughs!"
While Gao Yuan was contemplating various thoughts in his mind, time in the outside world was also passing by bit by bit.
In the blink of an eye, the time for the two groups to rotate has arrived.
I exchanged a few simple words of courtesy with Feng Zeyuan and others who were about to be replaced at the appointed time.
The four Gao Yuan sat down cross-legged around the core of the formation, which was like an altar, according to specific directions.
It didn't take long for them to take over the control of the formation from Feng Zeyuan and others.
After Feng Zeyuan and others left, the bridge control cabin, which had been a bit lively before, returned to silence again.
…………
The construction camp is due north of Qingliang City where Gao Yuan is located, about one hundred and eighty miles away.
A giant bird with a wingspan of more than two feet was fluttering in the air more than three thousand meters above the ground.
It has a pair of gleaming sharp claws and a hook-shaped beak that looks like it was carved from fine steel.
Coupled with a suit of brightly colored indigo feathers, it looks extremely majestic against the clear blue sky.
This huge blue bird is called the 'Gloomy Blue Sparrowhawk', and it is a relatively common second-order raptor monster native to the Southern Region.
It has always been known for its excellent eyesight that far exceeds that of monsters of the same level, as well as its super-fast flying speed.
But judging from the size of the 'Gloomy Blue Sparrowhawk' in front of me, it should have just left its parent bird not long ago, and it is still far away from breaking through into a second-level monster.
At this time, I saw this lowly 'Blue Sparrowhawk' circling back and forth in the high sky, seemingly searching for prey.
At this moment, a huge air machine containing an indescribable aura of majesty came from the southeast and enveloped the 'Gloomy Blue Sparrowhawk' in an instant before it could react.
The latter's whole body shook slightly, and then he completely fainted and fell towards the ground below.
But soon, under the lock of that energy, it was forcibly frozen in the void in a rather strange posture.
After several breaths of time, the huge energy that enveloped the 'Gloomy Blue Sparrowhawk' quietly dissipated after the latter's posture was slightly returned to normal.
After a slight pause for about two breaths, the 'Gloomy Blue Sparrowhawk', which had fainted due to the shock of the locked energy, finally woke up leisurely.
"Chirp!!!"
As if it had just realized something, the 'Gloomy Blue Sparrowhawk' suddenly let out a sharp and unusual cry in panic.
I saw it fluttering in the air a few times in a panic, leaving a cloud of fluttering bird feathers on the spot.
Then he turned around and flew rapidly towards the northwest away from that terrifying air machine.
…………
Qingming Wetland.
Under a swamp near the northern border area, there is an underground space hundreds of meters deep underground.
Although the latter was obviously excavated manually, in many details, it is very primitive and cramped.
On the ground in the center of this underground space, in an area illuminated by the light from a fist-sized white crystal, three stone chairs were arranged in a triangle.
And on these stone chairs, there was a figure wearing a black robe sitting on each of them.
Judging from the faces of these three figures, they are all old men.
Moreover, the expressions of these three people each revealed a hint of gloominess.
I saw that among the three people, one of them was fatter and had a round face covered with fat.
As for the other two, one is extremely thin and looks like a skeleton at first glance.
The other is of medium build, but the two bags under his eyes are very prominent, making his already old face look even more frail.
At this time, among the three figures, the old man with a thin face was sitting quietly with his eyes slightly closed.
His hands were each tied in a strange sign, high up on his chest.
And around his body, there were still faintly lingering invisible winds that were born out of stress.
I don't know how long it took, but I saw the skinny old man's body like a clay sculpture suddenly trembled, and his slightly closed eyelids also trembled slightly.
At the same time, the mudras formed by his hands were slowly put away after a slight turn.
And the invisible wind that was lingering around his side also dispersed on its own.
After a brief pause, the skinny old man's eyes, which were slightly closed, slowly opened.
"How's it going?"
"Is there any harvest?"
At this moment, the other two old men who were waiting quietly aside asked in unison after seeing the skinny old man's strange movements.
"Fortunately, I live up to my fate!"
When the skinny old man heard this, he stretched out his fingers like dry wood and gently stroked the goatee under his cheek.
I saw him chuckle slightly contentedly, and then continued:
"As expected, although the Holy Cult has just launched a raid against four of the teams, our target this time still did not choose to retreat."
"Instead, he led the team to stay where they were and continued to carry out the task of building that kind of giant tower."
"According to the data I observed, it will probably have to stay in place for about two days before this giant tower can be completely completed."
"Oh? Is this really the case?"
After the skinny old man finished speaking, the fatter old man opposite him with a fleshy face said in surprise:
"I have just received the notification from the messenger of the Holy Cult. After Wanlaogui and his gang took action, the teams on the opposite side that were not attacked also gathered their hands and made plans to retreat towards the main city.
Posture.”
"I didn't expect this 'Yu Linglong' to be so trusting and have no intention of stopping work and retreating."
"Hey!"
"By acting like this, you don't take us seriously at all!"
"There's nothing we can do about that!"
Just as the obese old man finished speaking, the old man with heavy eye bags next to him suddenly said:
"After all, the other party has been famous for a long time. As early as hundreds of years ago, he had already achieved great fame in several wars."
"With his scorching prestige among his peers, it is foreseeable that he will not take us and other juniors seriously."
"Who says it isn't!"
The skinny old man from before nodded and said with a surprised look on his face:
"Just now, I used the secret technique from the gods to control a 'Gloomy Blue Sparrowhawk' and prepared to approach for investigation."
"Hey, I was discovered by this 'Yu Linglong' even though I was almost two hundred miles away."
"If it hadn't been in the process of condensing its spiritual consciousness and patrolling the surrounding area, it happened to have discovered this 'Gloomy Blue Sparrowhawk'."
"But if you spread your spiritual consciousness evenly and monitor an area of hundreds of miles around at all times."
"Then the strength of this person's soul is really shockingly strong!"
"That's okay!"
The fat old man on the side heard this and waved his hands indifferently:
"Even if we launch a surprise attack, we will only project the 'original dharma body' forward."
"As long as you don't project the 'Original Space' in a hot-headed way, it won't matter even if the 'Original Dharma Body' is damaged."
"Is it possible that this person can directly locate you and me from a distance of thousands of miles!"
"If that's the case, it would be better."
"With the arrangement of the Holy Cult in this Qingming Wetland, even if the strength of this 'Yu Linglong' is beyond the heavens."
"As long as she dares to break into this place rashly, she will never come back!"
"Brother Feng is right!"
After listening to the fat old man's words, the skinny old man on the side nodded in agreement, and then continued:
"In that case, let's proceed according to the previously agreed upon plan."
"Wait until two days later, when the opponent completes the giant tower and spends energy to activate the corresponding formation inside the giant tower, then launch a surprise attack?"
"That's how it should be!"
The other two people heard this and nodded in confirmation.