Chapter 3736: Reinforcements

Several Star Alliance soldiers who had managed to escape quickly also stopped and gathered around Motul, all of them panting heavily as if they had just been given a second life.

Was it luck?

It seemed like the Lickers had not chased them out.

If the Licker swarm had pursued them, with that terrifying speed and endurance, they would have had no chance of survival at all.

Motul did not have time to think further and immediately took the communicator from one of his subordinates, connecting to the superior command channel.

"Reporting, Sir! Emergency! Containment Point No. 18 has been invaded! The enemy is extremely powerful, and we suspect traces of the Seed of Ouroboros have been discovered! Requesting immediate reinforcements!"

Static noise in the communication channel suddenly intensified.

"What did you say?!"

"Suspected Seed of Ouroboros traces. The opponent numbers exceed three hundred. Our energy weapons are completely ineffective against them. We have suffered heavy losses and can no longer resist. We have already withdrawn from the sealing zone."

Motul finished reporting everything in one breath.

The other end of the line fell silent again, then footsteps and lowered voices exchanged orders.

After a moment, another voice took over the channel.

"This is Leon."

Upon hearing this, Motul immediately straightened his posture.

"Commander Leon!"

Leon was the spawn faction’s authorized overall commander for this operation. He had already entered the upper command sequence in Giant Elephant City and was a three-star commander.

"Report the situation in detail."

"Yes!"

Motul then recounted everything that had just happened inside the warehouse from beginning to end.

After listening, Leon fell into thought.

After a while, he asked again, "Are you certain it is the Seed of Ouroboros?"

This...

Motul hesitated again.

He was not certain.

He had only compared what he had seen with his memory of the Seed of Ouroboros descriptions and felt it was very similar. Moreover, in the face of a life-and-death crisis, he had been too nervous, and those dark red creatures were too fast for him to observe clearly.

"Sir, I cannot confirm with one hundred percent certainty, but I can guarantee that the unknown creatures I saw match the Lickers described as Seed of Ouroboros organisms with extremely high similarity."

"Understood. Hold your position. I will arrive with reinforcements in ten minutes."

"Yes, Sir!"

...

Second Ring Zone main road.

Inside a black command vehicle.

Leon put down the communicator, his brows tightly furrowed.

Seed of Ouroboros!

In the spawn faction’s internal investigation files regarding the Black Fog Game, there had indeed been mentions that the Seed of Ouroboros was related to the Black Fog forces.

And now, combined with the involvement of Lickers...

Leon suddenly thought of a highly dangerous name he had seen in the records before.

Fang Heng!

If those really were Lickers...

It was very likely that Fang Heng was there as well!

"Not good..."

Leon’s face turned slightly pale without him noticing.

He had seen confidential internal spawn documents and had a deep understanding of how terrifying Fang Heng was.

If the intruder was truly connected to Fang Heng, then however many people they sent would just be going to their deaths.

They had originally planned to set up bait and catch a big fish.

Now it seemed the bait had been taken—but what they might have hooked was a deep-sea monster...

Leon did not dare to act rashly and immediately picked up another encrypted communicator.

"Connect me to the spawn headquarters. I need Commander Richard."

A few seconds later, the communication connected.

"Sir, this is Leon. Containment Point No. 18 has been attacked. Initial reports suggest the attackers may have deployed the Seed of Ouroboros."

"Hm... are you certain?"

"I have not arrived at the site yet. Based on current information, the enemy is extremely powerful, and there is over a ninety percent probability that it is related to Ouroboros. Sir, I need authorization for higher-level support."

"I understand. Leon, I am appointing you the temporary commander of the Star Alliance. Your rank is temporarily raised to Level 4 commander. You will have full authority over handling the crisis at Containment Point No. 18. Within your authority, you may mobilize all Star Alliance and spawn faction resources. This matter is now a top priority. Ensure the safety of the sealing site at all costs!"

"Yes! Thank you for your trust, sir!"

...

At the same time.

Temporary stronghold in an abandoned alchemy factory.

Fana stared at the constantly refreshing Star Alliance internal messages on the terminal, her expression changing slightly as she turned the screen toward Charlene.

"Lady Charlene, the Star Alliance has started to act."

The screen displayed the latest mission release in the Star Alliance internal channel.

The mission target was Containment Point No. 18 in the Second Ring Zone of Giant Elephant City. The objective required dealing with a Black Fog outbreak crisis and an unknown-level enemy. The reward was absurdly high—almost five times that of an orange-tier mission.

Such a generous reward attracted many.

Within five minutes of the mission being posted, more than twenty professional mercenary teams had accepted it, and they were now gathering and rushing toward the site.

Elite enforcers stationed in Giant Elephant City from various factions were also drawn in by the reward and began moving toward the sealing site.

For individuals, they did not need to assemble like teams, so they moved faster.

More people were still observing.

"It has escalated this much..."

Fana bit her lip.

At this point, almost all forces in Giant Elephant City had been drawn in.

This meant Fang Heng was about to become an enemy of the entire city...

Would that really be okay?

Charlene glanced at the screen. Worry rose in her heart, but she did not show it. She only asked, "Fana, how long until the transport channels are fully ready?"

"Three main channels are still being cleared. The rest are ready." Fana quickly switched screens. "We are just waiting for Mr. Fang Heng to deliver the materials. We will begin transport immediately."

"Good."

Charlene nodded slightly.

"Prepare the reception. Right now, everyone’s attention is focused on Containment Point No. 18. I suspect Fang Heng is about to make his move on the confiscated materials."

...

When Leon arrived at the perimeter of Containment Point No. 18 with his team, seven or eight mercenary teams had already gathered in the surrounding streets.

Dozens of armored vehicles were parked haphazardly along the roadside. The mercenaries were scattered in small groups behind the vehicles, smoking and chatting, pointing toward the warehouse like they were watching a show.

Compared to the Star Alliance regular army, mercenary teams were very loosely organized and difficult to command, but their individual strength far exceeded that of ordinary Star Alliance soldiers.

Several elite enforcers from various factions had arrived early and gathered at the front.

Leon glanced over and recognized two of them.

Bart, elder of the Red Serpent Clan, a long-time dominant figure in the Giant Elephant City underground fighting arena, rumored to have once hunted a near-God-level star domain beast alone, making his name widely known in the Star Alliance.

Another was a short bald man from the Iron Bone Clan’s enforcer ranks, Gulakato. This old man had opened three martial halls in the Second Ring Zone, with thousands of disciples under him.

They were all difficult people to deal with.

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