Endless Debt-Chapter 957 - 55: Anxiety and Envy

"Is this the Fog Abyss Fortress?" Church looked up, "A fortress embedded underground, completely integrated with the Great Rift."

"Are these people reinforcing these fortresses?"

Kemp raised the question, but unfortunately, no one here could answer it. Although everyone was experienced, professional field staff, none of them majored in civil engineering, so they really couldn’t understand it.

"More importantly, we’ve confirmed the existence of the Fog Abyss Fortress. What next? Escort Church in and gather intelligence?"

Palmer eyed the heavily guarded fortress, marveling at the existence of this colossal structure. It was like a festering sore buried underground, able to hide for so long under the Tyrant’s protection. His gaze then locked onto the vigilant Silent Ones.

"Should we take out those sentinels first?" Palmer drew the Storm Feather, "I can handle them."

With the Storm Feather’s ultra-long-range assault and his own Ether Concealment, Palmer could completely hide the Storm Feather in the thick fog and silently eliminate these Silent Ones.

"No, we absolutely must not touch the Silent Ones."

Bologue rejected the suggestion, then he explained to the others what he knew about the Silent Ones.

"Their senses are shared. If one Silent One senses something amiss, all the others will become aware of it."

Bologue continued, "Most importantly, once there are too many casualties, the tiers of the Silent Ones will rise..."

The others didn’t quite understand Bologue’s words. After a pause, Bologue organized his thoughts and explained.

"They share a single power source. The more there are, the less power each one gets. Conversely, if there is a massive death of the Silent Ones, or even if only one remains, their tier will easily reach Defender or even touch Seeker of Glory tier." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Palmer recalled the first negotiation when Bologue had stormed the building alone and, after the battle, had lost consciousness.

He asked, "Is that what happened to you at that time?"

Bologue confirmed, "Yes, when I had killed down to the last one, the ether level of the Silent Ones surged to that of a Defender."

Defender.

Everyone’s breath hitched. In the Extraordinary World, Condensers and Prayer Believers make up most of the population. Negative Power Users are the backbone standing above them, while Defenders and Seekers of Glory are considered pinnacle combat forces.

Bologue had faced a Defender.

Soon, the others realized something. During the first negotiation, they were also present, but the only one who walked out of the closed building was Bologue. The Silent One of Defender tier was not among them.

Was he dead? Killed by Bologue?

Kemp also noticed this. He wanted to ask Bologue what exactly happened inside the closed building. Did Bologue slay a Defender using the power of a Prayer Believer?

Bologue interrupted Kemp’s thoughts, saying, "This mission is more complicated than we expected. We need to find another way to infiltrate."

"Can you command a way in?" Hart suggested, "Like those miners, carve a path through the rock to enter the Fog Abyss Fortress."

Kemp rejected Hart’s suggestion, "Even with Ether Concealment, there’s still a chance of being discovered. Not to mention, the Fog Abyss Fortress must have Void Realm coverage. Once the Void Realm alert is triggered, we’ll also be attacked."

After a moment of silence, Bologue said, "No... I can give it a try."

He sounded confident, "Maybe I can carve a way in."

The discussion stopped, and Kemp’s voice was incredulous, "Are you sure?"

Bologue said, "I am sure, as long as the Void Realm inside the Fog Abyss Fortress is not as complex as the Cultivation Room."

"Cultivation Room?"

Palmer’s voice rose a few notches; he always noticed things others didn’t.

He lowered his voice, "What did you do to the Cultivation Room?"

"You wouldn’t want to know."

Bologue shook his head. If the Cultivation Room had consciousness and memory, it would definitely be tired of him.

With his Commanding School’s Secret Energy, Bologue had the full ability to tunnel in stealthily, escorting Church inside. As for the Void Realm’s defense? Bologue could penetrate the defense and even turn parts of the Void Realm to his own.

If Xilin was the undisputed Overlord, commanding everyone to kneel with sheer power, then Bologue was a complete plunderer. With the inclination of Infinite Sharpness, all the enemy’s precious things would be taken by him.

Retreat and seek another path.

Apart from Bologue, who was a Negative Power User, all members of the temporary task force were Prayer Believers. In terms of the overall strength of the team, they could already be considered an elite task force, not to mention they had Bologue.

The bluish-green light swirled in Bologue’s palm. He pressed his hand against the cold rock. After a brief pause, the massive rock wall before him fragmented, opening a path in front of Bologue.

Bologue stepped forward; the tunnel gradually deepened, and the excess rock was transferred outside, forming sharp spikes on the rock wall.

The Commanding Decree of Secret Energy was executed with precision. Apart from a slight vibration, there was no noise, and with Bologue’s own Ether Concealment, he silently carved out a tunnel dozens of meters deep.