Chapter 5338, It’s Not a Coincidence
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Dawning Light continued drifting forward, silently and stealthily.
Although they were still at the edge of the enemy defence perimeter, they would still asionally encounter a few patrolling ck Ink nsmen. All of these patrols were led by Feudal Lords with a dozen or so lower-rank ck Ink nsmen following them.
Judging by this, it was quite apparent how much importance the ck Ink n attached to this defensive line, and how afraid they were of some Human Master breaking into it.
The more this was the case, the more it showed that the ck Ink n was at the end of its rope.
Since ancient times until now, when had the ck Ink n ever been so passive on the ck Ink Battlefield? They had always been the ones attacking the Great Passes on arge scale. Even if they suffered heavy casualties, they would quickly refill their ranks and make aeback within a few decades.
Every time, the Humans warded off the ck Ink n, but only after painstaking efforts and sacrificing countless lives. Generation after generation, elites were sent from the 3,000 Worlds to the ck Ink Battlefield, but they barely managed to hold the line.
Now, the ck Ink n in Great Evolution Theatre no longer had the capital to act arrogantly.
This was the dawn of Humanity’s victory, the glory of Great Evolution Pass.
About half a dayter, another team of ck Ink nsmen flew towards Dawning Light, but they left soon after a brief investigation and finding nothing unusual.
Yang Kai and Shen Ao, who were standing on the deck, looked at each other with serious expressions on their faces.
It wasn’t just a coincidence. The ck Ink n could notice any intrusion of their defence line.
“I did not notice anyone spying on us, so how did the ck Ink n discover us?” Shen Ao asked in confusion.
Yang Kai thought for a moment before replying, “Perhaps it’s because of the ck Ink Nests.”
“The ck Ink Nests?” Ning Qi Zhi was confused.
Yang Kai slightly nodded, “Old Ancestor told me a few things about the Royal City. After the withdrawal of the Great Evolution East-West Army, there was nothing unusual about the Royal City at first, but after a decade or so, the ck Ink n began to set up this kind of defensive line. So where did the ck Ink Strengthe from? Naturally, it came from ck Ink Nests.”
Bai Yi suddenly interjected, “I spotted two ck Ink Nests from where we just passed by. Judging by their sizes, they should be Low-Rank.”
Shen Ao was beside himself in shock, “You can see them?”
Bai Yi looked at Yang Kai and asked, “Squad Leader, you can see them too, right?”
The reason she could see this was because as a disciple of Divine Feather Paradise, she had to cultivate Eye Secret Techniques in order to facilitate her archery skills.
Yang Kai also cultivated special Eye Techniques. The Eye Secret Techniques of Myriad Demons Heaven were not inferior to those of Divine Feather Paradise, perhaps even superior in some aspects.
Shen Ao and the others all looked towards Yang Kai with a look of curiosity on their faces.
Yang Kai gave the confirmation, nodding, “Indeed, there were two Low-Rank ck Ink Nests. Just as the Old Ancestor suspected, the ck Ink n seems to have gathered all the ck Ink Nests outside the Royal City to set up a defensive line filled with ck Ink Strength.”
Originally, there was one High-Rank ck Ink Nest and nearly 100 Mid-Rank ck Ink Nest in Great Evolution Theatre. Furthermore, there were a few dozen Low-Rank ck Ink Nest under each Territory Lord.
In short, there were at least 1,000 Low-Rank ck Ink Nests spread throughout the Great Evolution Theatre, and that was not even counting the High-Rank and Mid-Rank ck Ink Nests.
Although a number of them had been destroyed during the Great Evolution East-West Army’s incursion, that was only a small part. The ck Ink n still had a lot of ck Ink Nests remaining.
Where did these ck Ink Nests go? Others might not know, but how could the Old Ancestor who had attacked the Royal City repeatedly not?
The dozens of Mid-Rank ck Ink Nests had all been moved to the Royal City to be better protected.
The ck Ink n had no choice in this matter, as there was no safe ce for the ck Ink n in the entire Great Evolution Theatre apart from the Royal City. If the ck Ink Nests remained outside, they were at risk of being destroyed by the Humans at any moment.
Furthermore, many more Low-Rank ck Ink Nests were arranged in the periphery of the Royal City, which were then used to produce ck Ink Strength usingrge amounts of resources, creating a strong defensive line.
In other words, Low-Rank ck Ink Nests could be found almost everywhere in the periphery of the Royal City. These ck Ink Nests would constantly generate ck Ink Strength, filling the defensive line and expanding it outward.
Every time the Old Ancestor attacked, she would destroy many ck Ink Nests, but once she made a move, her position would be exposed, and the other ck Ink Nests were quickly evacuated.
Dawning Light entered the range of two different Low-Rank ck Ink Nests, and they were detected every time. So, it was obvious that the ck Ink Strength did serve as a monitoring tool.
Perhaps the Feudal Lord in charge of the ck Ink Nest could sense when something came into contact with the surrounding ck Ink Strength.
After pondering for a moment, Yang Kai ordered, “Inform the other three Squads about this and tell them to be on guard.”
The current situation was a bit problematic. If they were lucky, they might be able to smoothly bypass the enemy patrols, but if they were down on their luck, and if one of the ck Ink nsmen who came to investigateunched an attack at them, Dawning Light would instantly be exposed. The Illusion Array set up on the Dawning Light only had concealing effects, it didn’t provide any form of defence.
Having received the order, Shen Ao quickly took out some Space Beacons and sent messages to Chai Fang and the others.
Meanwhile, Yang Kai turned his gaze in the direction of the Royal City. They were about a month’s journey away from the ck Ink n Royal City, so when Great Evolution Pass arrived, it would definitely be discovered by the ck Ink n. At that time, the Royal City would quickly be able to gather its forces and prepare for the iing attack.
A month was more than enough time for the ck Ink n to preparepletely.
Whereas Great Evolution Pass would lose its element of surprise.
Was there any way to hoodwink the eyes and ears of the ck Ink n?
The only way to do so would be to take down some of the ck Ink Nests in the outer ring without being discovered.
It would be difficult, but not impossible!
Having made up his mind, Yang Kai ordered, “Carefully retreat from here and follow along the edge of the defensive line.”
He nned to first investigate the situation of the ck Ink n’s defensive line. The defensive line built using many ck Ink Nest might have appeared like one enormous wall, but in reality, it was bloated and uneven, so there may be some ws.
The reason why Yang Kai wanted to withdraw was because he did not want to intrude into any ck Ink Nest domains anymore. After all, they would be investigated every time they entered a new detection range.
They might have been lucky so far, but each new inspection increased the risk of getting caught.
Under the prudent control of the Dawn Squad’s members, Dawning light drifted through the ck Ink n’s defensive line and retreated.
Once they were out of danger, Shen Ao reported in a low voice, “The other Squads have replied back, the Old Turtle Squad and Profound Wind Squad had the same idea and have withdrawn from the defensive line to search for a gap to infiltrate. On the other hand, the Snow Wolves Squad said they want to go deeper.”
“Deeper?” Yang Kai furrowed his brow.
Shen Ao nodded in response, “Brother Yao said that since the ck Ink Nests are all ced on the outer ring to build the defensive line, once the defensive line is pushed outward, the ck Ink Nests would definitely move along with it. In other words, there are no ck Ink Nests in the inner ring. No Feudal Lords should be guarding the inner perimeter, which would make it safer to set up a reconnaissance position.”
Yang Kai pondered for a moment before replying, “That may be so, but the ck Ink Strength in the depths of the defensive line is also denser, and many ck Ink n squads should be patrolling that zone, so it’s not necessarily safer than the periphery. If we get caught in the periphery, we can still find a chance to escape, but if we get caught deeper inside…”
The consequences would be dire.
It had also crossed his mind, but as a scout of the main Army, Yang Kai naturally had to prioritize keeping Great Evolution Pass’ movements a secret.
Eliminating the ck Ink n’s eyes and ears, increasing the chances of Great Evolution Pass’ surprise attack being sessful was the appropriate choice.
Still, they might be able to obtain more information if they ventured deeper.
“Can you still contact him?” Yang Kai asked.
Shen Ao denied, shaking his head, “Brother Yao has already cut off contact.”
Although the disturbance caused by theirmunication was extremely small, if a Master happened to be nearby, they might notice it.
Since Yao Kang Cheng was leading the Snow Wolves Squad deeper into the enemy defence line, he would naturally not contact Yang Kai and the others. The safest choice would be to keep the Space Beacon in his Space Ring to avoid any possible mistakes.
Yang Kai couldn’t help frowning.
Still, Yao Kang Cheng must have his own ns, so Yang Kai didn’t object. In any case, the other party was a veteran Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master. Furthermore, there were four Squads present, three of which were on the periphery, so entering the inner circle was indeed a better use of their resources.
Be that as it may, Yang Kai had originally wanted to discuss with the others about letting Dawning Light scout the inner region; after all, he was proficient in the Dao of Space, so if they got caught, he could take the cultivators under Seventh-Order into his Small Universe to escape. Dawn had better chances of escaping if they ran into trouble than any other Squad.
Now that the Snow Wolves had severed contact though, Yang Kai had no choice but to give up on this idea.
All he could do now was hope that everything went smoothly. Yao Kang Cheng was indeed right; all the Low-Rank ck Ink Nests were arranged at the periphery to act as detectors. So, even though the ck Ink Strength was denser in the inner region, it would be easier to sneak around.
At the very least, the Feudal Lords managing the ck Ink Nests would not be able to monitor everything at such a distance.
Perhaps they might gain something different.
Yang Kai threw this matter to the back of his mind and focused on searching for ws in the ck Ink n’s defensive line as Dawning Light moved around the periphery.
They did not have that much time as they had only advanced a two-month distance ahead of Great Evolution Pass. In other words, Great Evolution Pass would be arriving within two months. If they failed to take care of the ck Ink n’s detection by then, the surprise attack would be exposed.
Two months might seem like a long time, but it wasn’t easy to find a gap in this massive ck Ink Strength defensive line.
With the ck Ink Strength continuously spreading over time, the ck Ink n’s defensive line was constantly moving outwards. Fortunately, given the vast area that needed to be covered, the outer edge of the defence line did not advance very quickly.
Dawn did not encounter the Old Turtles or Profound Wind Squads as it continued its search.
The ck Ink n’s defensive line was a huge sphere centred around the Royal City, covering a range of about one month’s distance from the Royal City.
Currently, the three Squads, including Dawning Light, were moving along the outer arc of this sphere.
The chances of running into each other in such arge area were quite slim.
At a certain point, Yang Kai, who was attentively observing from the deck, seemed to have noticed something as he looked back.
Much to his surprise, arge ‘ship’ was flying straight towards Dawning Light from the depths of the void.
Yang Kai’s heart immediately leapt into his throat.
Much to their shock and dismay, there was a ck Ink n ‘ship’ out here away from the defensive line. If it crashed into them, Dawning Light would definitely be exposed. Even if it didn’t crash into them, the ck Ink nsmen on the ship might try to brush the ‘asteroid’ in their path aside. At the time, Dawning Light would undoubtedly be exposed.
Everyone aboard Dawning Light immediately looked nervous. Yang Kai signalled with his eyes and, in a sh, everyone secretly circted their strength, preparing to attack at any moment.
If they were fast enough, they might be able to eliminate the ck Ink n on the ship before the enemy inside the defensive line noticed anything. Of course, there was also a possibility that they might get exposed. But at this moment, they could only take a gamble.
When they were just 100,000 kilometres away from each other, the ck Ink n ship changed directions, almost brushing past Dawning Light as it plunged back into the ck Ink n’s defensive line.
Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.