Inside the dilapidated temple.
Lin Sheng walked out from the main door alone, as the black smoke in the yard dissipated and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
He picked up his backpack and looked up at the sky.
In the blue sky, layers of clouds stacked upon each other, stretching all the way to the edge of his vision. The forest before him was filled with the scent of grass and morning dew, fresh and bone-chilling.
"Khadula should be able to buy some time, so that Redwin will not make a move on me so easily."
Lin Sheng knew very well that Redwin's biggest strategy now was to maintain stability, and that was also the reason for the night curfew. It was to conserve as much combat power as possible in the battle against Celine.
The Iron Fist Society's bluff should be able to buy some time.
Now it all depended on whether Khadula could hold off the Darksiders on Redwin's side.
In truth, he himself did not know how strong Khadula would be if he fought at full strength. After all, he had been in the dungeon for countless years, and no one knew how strong he was.
And he only managed to kill Khadula by blocking his position and using the Divine Axe. It was not a real battle.
As for Redwin's side, the blue-haired female officer in the armored car that day had left a deep impression on him.
"Let's give it a try." He sighed.
The reason why he did not kill Khadula before was to prevent a complete fall out with Redwin's defense department.
Otherwise, Yuan Mingsha, the female officer who barged into the Iron Fist Society that night, would not be able to leave alive.
"Things have changed too quickly. I did not expect this at all. "
Lin Sheng tightened his backpack and hurried down the mountain.
The damp grass felt soft and cold to walk on, and there was still a slight dampness to it.
He took one step at a time as he made his way down the mountain.
The chirping of birds around him was crisp and melodious, and from time to time, some of the birds would be startled by him and fly away.
If not for the summoning ritual, Lin Sheng would have felt that he was just an ordinary high school student, and that he was here for a hike.
The stark contrast between the ordinary forest and the real world gave Lin Sheng a sense of unreality.
Once he got down the mountain, he did not go anywhere else, but instead rode straight to the Iron Fist Society.
Since the summoning of Khadula was successful, and so were the others, it was time to divert attention.
It was a good choice to retire and move around as Khadula.
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Ding.
Elba was pulled back from her thoughts by the sound of the coffee cup and the silver stirring spoon.
The coffee of the Defense Department was not good to drink. It was a standard assembly line product without the slightest bit of personalized aroma.
"It's the same smell … Unbearable …" Elba combed her long blue hair and stood up from her seat.
"Deputy Stix, have you found the little mouse in the Heart of the Sea?"
She picked up the phone on the table and said impatiently.
The advance of the empire's army required more suppressor-class forces. She wanted to go to the frontline and make a contribution, not waste her time here just to guard against those bugs from the Heart of the Ocean!
There was silence on the other end of the line.
"I'm sorry … Minister, the Heart of the Ocean has many hidden bases along the coastline. Especially in the shallow waters, we can't conduct a large-scale search at all … "
Stix was also troubled. The Heaven's Spire had a six-winged hierarchy, and the more wings one had, the higher the status.
Elba, codenamed the Pale Serpent, was a four-winged Darksider, a powerful individual who could suppress a province.
It would have been fine if that was all, but Elba was not one to settle down. She was more eager to go to the frontline to prove her worth, rather than staying in the rear to guard against sneak attacks.
This caused everyone in the Ministry of Defense to live in fear every day. They were afraid that Elba, who was getting more and more impatient, would explode.
"Minister, if you're really bored, you can pay attention to the recent happenings in Andoine," Stix said, recalling the information he had just received.
"A small number of Darksiders from the Starfury Clan in the Tower have landed at the shallow waters near Huaisha. According to the intelligence, they have entered the city. Their purpose is unknown. "
"The Starfury Clan?" Elba touched her chin. "Kind of fun. I can kill time if I have nothing to do. Anything else?"
Stix cursed in his mind. The Minister was hard to please, and his strength was in direct proportion.
In order to let the Minister have something to do to kill time, Stix had no choice but to cancel the afternoon polo gathering.
Most of the time, he was either busy with work or dealing with Elba's endless "whimsical" ideas, afraid that she would accidentally go out and cause trouble.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, there's one more thing. Huaisha has been experiencing a lot of trouble recently, and the Intelligence Department has started to focus on an organization called the Iron Fist Society. My adjutant went there to carry out a mission to track down Utiya, and accidentally got into a conflict with the Iron Fist Society. They were a little tough, and it was puzzling. "
"And then?" Elba's interest was piqued.
There were all kinds of disturbances in the colonies, big and small, and there were one or two every day. But most of them were organized by an underground party called the Revivalists in Celine.
And the Revivalists were usually elusive, and did not confront the Defense Department directly. Very few organizations dared to go against the Redwinian Defense Department.
"After careful investigation, we found that the Iron Fist Society is not the Revivalists, nor the Heart of the Ocean, but an unknown force."
Stix sorted out the relevant information in his mind.
"This Iron Fist Society is different from the Yinlan Chamber of Commerce. They claim to have a higher level, the Iron Fist Society, and had a conflict with the officers of the Heart of the Ocean. Their stance is unclear … "
He paused, and his brows furrowed.
"Also, they have mastered a strange dark power cultivation method, which uses a special symbol to meditate and break through the limits of the human body."
Elba's eyebrows twitched, and her interest was piqued.
"How powerful is it?"
"It's alright … To be able to turn a normal martial artist into a Level 3 Darksider within a month, this Iron Fist Society has a lot to hide." Stix continued.
"Based on the analysis of the information, my preliminary deduction is that behind the Iron Fist Society, there should be a relatively complete cultivation system, and the experience and skills are very mature. It doesn't look like a start-up. "
"And then?" Elba's interest was piqued.
"This means, there might really be a deeper background behind it. Thinking back to Olro's previous actions, I did not make any rash moves. "Stix said.
"You are worried about causing trouble?" Elba understood his concern. Celine was now in a state of internal strife, and all the other countries wanted a piece of the pie, and Redwin was just the first to act.
Olro was not easy to deal with, and it was said that they had already made their move.
If this Iron Fist Society and Olro had any connection, it would not be good news for Redwin's frontline army.
"Yes, Minister …" Stix nodded.
"The leader of the Iron Fist Society, Lin Sheng, was just an ordinary high school student, and in just a few months, he suddenly rose and became a Darksider. It's impossible to say that there was no one guiding him. "
Elba rubbed her chin, a little impatient.
The Heart of the Ocean, the Revivalists, the Yinlan Chamber of Commerce, and now the Iron Fist Society …
How did so many rats appear in this godforsaken place?
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