The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 1034: Finding Spies

Aldrian nodded. He more or less already expected something like this when he was brought here by Kuartin.

"Lead the way, Sir Kuartin," Aldrian said.

After they left the tent, Aldrian accidentally heard chatter from nearby troops.

"Hey, where is Frank? I don’t see him. Wasn’t he just near us a moment ago?"

"No idea. He was there earlier, but he was gone the moment I looked in that direction momentarily. Maybe he walked somewhere? I don’t know, maybe to take a pee?"

Aldrian, who heard it, did not show any reaction and just kept walking away.

’I’m sorry, but your friend is already dead. The one you saw was the devil,’ he thought.

As they walked, Kuartin spoke to Aldrian.

"The one Sir Aldrian will meet is the highest commander of this battlefield, a cultivator from the royal family, and one of the two strongest generals of the royal family, General Zordan Rugerman."

Aldrian nodded.

After walking for a few minutes, they finally reached Zordan’s tent, where Aldrian finally met General Zordan.

The general, who also saw Aldrian, was stunned by how young he was. When he checked Aldrian’s cultivation stage, he was quite impressed that Aldrian had already reached the middle stage of Pseudo Immortal Establishment.

General Zordan also could not help but feel something from Aldrian. Something that made him feel like he should revere this man. It was as if his soul naturally urged him to bow, which truly surprised him.

’It’s like when I stand before His Majesty,’ he thought as he remembered his king.

Aldrian let the general check him to avoid causing any misunderstanding. Aldrian himself had already checked the general to see whether he was a normal cultivator or not anyway, so this was fair.

"General, this is the person I was talking about. He is Sir Aldrian," Kuartin said after a few moments of silence. He knew that the general must be observing Aldrian, as he did not say anything the moment he saw him.

General Zordan stood up and showed a smile toward Aldrian.

"My apologies if I was impolite. I am just surprised, as I did not expect that you are so young yet have already reached this level of cultivation," he said as he offered a handshake.

Aldrian also smiled and accepted the handshake. "No problem, General. I am already used to that kind of reaction."

"Ahahaha, well it cannot be helped. Others must think the same as me the moment they see you. Anyway, I already heard from Sir Kuartin that you have an ability that makes it possible for you to differentiate the devil infiltrators from our troops. Is that true?" Zordan asked.

Aldrian nodded. "Yes, General. This ability is special to me, and with it, I can identify them with one hundred percent precision. There will be no wrong judgment."

Zordan’s smile became more delighted. "I see. Then, Sir Aldrian, would you like to show me your ability? I would like to know how many infiltrators are among the troops under my command at this moment. I know that there are some spies among my troops, but I am not sure how many. It would be truly helpful if we could eliminate them before we attack those devils."

"Of course, General. In fact, I already caught four of them and killed them after extracting some information," Aldrian replied, which made the general and Kuartin widen their eyes in astonishment.

"What? In such a short time, Sir Aldrian?" Kuartin blurted out.

Aldrian nodded. "Yes. Even when I just arrived, I could sense several of them, and there are quite many among the troops. I imagine these spies have been a headache for you, General, as they are not only sabotaging the trust among the alliance troops but also sabotaging the troops themselves."

"You said you got information from them. Then could you tell me what it is, Sir Aldrian?" Zordan asked with narrowed eyes.

"I know that the infiltrators can disguise themselves as members of the troops, and they can act like the person they disguise because they read the memories of their victims," Aldrian replied.

"The ones who infiltrated our troops are devils who are masters of disguise. They use a method that makes them undetectable even by detection treasures used to check for devils. Those infiltrators swallow an artifact that makes it possible to hide all of their devil properties, even their devil energy and soul."

Zordan and Kuartin were astonished.

"I see, so that is the case. No wonder the artifacts we used to detect the devils are not working. But what kind of artifact are they using that can be mass-produced yet have such a game-changing effect?" Zordan asked.

"That artifact is a joint creation of an alchemist and a blacksmith. Well, actually, it is easy to create as long as they have an experienced alchemist and blacksmith, and the materials needed are not very rare," Aldrian replied.

What the infiltrators used in this place was the same as what the devils used in the Barisan Continent in the past. He already had much experience with it, so he was not surprised. But it seemed that the people here were experiencing it for the first time.

"The only weakness of this method is that they cannot unleash their energy. The moment they use their energy, they will be instantly found out, as they cannot hide their devil energy once it leaves their skin," Aldrian continued.

"What?! If that is the case, then this matter should be easy to solve," Zordan said.

"Not so simple, General. I know what is on your mind. You want to gather the entire troops and let them exude their energy at the same time, right?" Aldrian said, which made Zordan stunned before he nodded.

"Quite sharp. Yes, that is the easiest way to flush out any devil spies if what you said about the weakness is true."

"However, those devils also have another method to make your plan useless. They can exude their victims’ energy, as they absorb their victims’ energy into another artifact that they also store inside their bodies. This artifact is specially made to store the energy of others, and they can release this energy if needed," Aldrian said.

Zordan and Kuartin frowned deeply, and Zordan sighed in exasperation and scratched his head.

"This is truly irritating. Those devils truly have many tricks."

Aldrian smiled. "That’s why I’m here. I will clean them up. Their methods will be useless in front of my ability."

Zordan smiled and sighed once again. "Alright, then I will have to rely on you, Sir Aldrian, for this matter. So how can we eliminate them? I hope we can eliminate those spies before tomorrow, as tomorrow is the day we launch the counterattack."

Aldrian nodded. "Then without waiting any longer, please gather all the troops. After that, leave it to me. Those spies will be found out in no time."

Zordan nodded. "Alright." He then looked at Kuartin.

"Sir Kuartin, I want you to spread my order to your troops and any troops nearby the Lion Brigade to gather in front of the platform."

"Yes, General," Kuartin answered before he quickly stepped out of the tent.

Zordan then took out a communication artifact and connected it to someone.

"Gather the entire troops, without exception. No matter if they are sentries or scouts, I want all of them in front of the platform, and I want it done in no more than fifteen minutes," he said before cutting off the communication. He looked at Aldrian.

"Let’s go, Sir Aldrian. We will wait for the entire troops to gather."

They then stepped out of the tent and walked in one direction when Aldrian could see a platform already built between the trees. As he walked, the situation around him had already turned quite chaotic, with many troops rushing to form lines in front of the platform.

Zordan and Aldrian then stepped onto the platform and waited while observing the troops quickly gathering. Some of the higher-ranking commanders also came and stood on the platform behind Zordan and Aldrian.

Just as Zordan had ordered, all of the troops were gathered in no more than fifteen minutes, showing high discipline despite being from different origins.

The atmosphere, which had just been full of voices and movement as the troops hurried to gather, turned eerily silent. Not a single sound could be heard. They looked at Zordan with serious expressions, but then they also noticed Aldrian, which made them curious.

Who was he to stand on the platform with those high-ranking commanders, and even beside General Zordan?

General Zordan, thinking that all troops had already gathered, then looked at Aldrian.

"There are more than sixty thousand troops here. Can you do it, Sir Aldrian?"

Aldrian nodded.

"Then please," the general said as he stepped aside, and Aldrian took a step forward. He observed the troops as if searching for the devils.

In fact, at this moment, he had already scanned each person present, all of whom were already within his domain, and had identified every single devil without missing one.

After finding them, Aldrian shouted, his voice echoing across the gathering of troops.

"All troops, take two steps forward!"

The troops were stunned and immediately looked at General Zordan, which made the general shout,

"Obey this man’s order!"

They instantly rushed to follow Aldrian’s command and took two steps forward.

However, there were some who did not move, which made the ones near them confused.

Aldrian smiled upon seeing this and shouted once again,

"The ones who did not move are all devil spies."

Hearing that, many widened their eyes in shock.

What?!