Chapter 3157: SurveillanceEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The area occupied by the creep was forced to retreat continuously by the mechanical legion.

At first glance, the swarm seemed completely unable to resist the mechanical corps.

Even so, Granville still felt uneasy.

The swarm had always been putting up only limited resistance and had never formed a complete battle group.

The real battle had yet to begin.

He had a constant sense of unease, as if the vampires were still secretly gathering strength, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to the spawns.

Granville picked up the microphone and issued orders to the allied race ships. "Everyone, the prism attack array for this mission is now fully prepared, the setup task has been completed, and the fleet is ready to transition. The target area is the orbit of the alien planet."

Beside him, an aide whispered in Granville’s ear, "Captain, are we retreating now? The spawns told us to remain in place to protect the prism attack line..."

It was not just the aide — others among the allied races also did not understand.

The spawns’ attack matrix had already been successfully built, their mechanical corps were arriving in a constant stream, and the entire spawn side currently held an overwhelming advantage. Everything was under control, so why retreat now?

What was old Granville afraid of?

"This is my decision as the one in charge of this mission. In ten minutes, we will begin the transition immediately."

Captain Granville made the decision directly, shut off the microphone, turned his head, and looked out of the ship. Only then did he slowly say to the aide, "What do you see?"

The aide, who was the captain’s nephew, looked out the window in puzzlement, then shook his head blankly. "Captain, sir, I’m sorry, I don’t see anything."

"Black Fog."

Granville said in a deep voice, "The Black Fog is still spreading, and it’s spreading very quickly. I have a very bad premonition. We will withdraw first into the alien orbital sequence. If the mechanical corps can stabilize the situation, it won’t be too late for us to return."

Upon hearing this, the ship’s staff in the main control room also looked out toward the Black Fog outside the ship.

As the captain had said, unknowingly, the density of the Black Fog had greatly increased compared to when they had first arrived. From a thin layer at the start, it had now reached the point where it was affecting visibility.

There were too many suspicious points. The mechanical legion had been advancing for over two hours, yet along the way, they had not found even a single proper insect nest.

Granville had been through hundreds of battles, big and small, and had never encountered one that felt as strange as this.

"Members of the lizard race," Granville said as he turned his gaze to the lizard clan behind him. "What about you? Will you stay, or will you leave with us?"

The lizard elder thought for a moment.

"Our mission is to protect the prism device. We will stay, and we will also speak to some members of the fleet. If any ships are willing to stay, the spawns will provide additional mission rewards."

"Alright, suit yourselves. We’ll keep in contact."

Soon, with the flicker of transition light, the allied ships departed one after another, leaving only the lizard race and about forty more ships that they had convinced to remain.

"Elder, we..."

A clansman of the lizard race had a trace of resentment in his eyes. "Ject cannot die so inexplicably. The prism defense device has been completed — is it time to seek revenge on them now?"

The elder looked up at the thin layer of Black Fog outside the ship, his eyes also flashing with wariness. He shook his head lightly. "No. Be patient. We will wait a little longer."

...

Outer space orbital domain.

Specks of white light appeared.

Shadow Clan alliance ships transitioned into the star domain one after another.

"Transition completed successfully. Conducting patrol monitoring of the Land of Ice Soul planet."

Granville looked toward the giant planet shrouded in Black Fog outside the control hall, his eyes growing heavier.

From here, the degree to which the ice soul world was enveloped in Black Fog was even greater.

Suddenly, a ship crew member received a message, his expression shifting slightly as he spoke in a low voice. "Report, Captain — Ken Bohr clan ships have detected a hidden signal and have shared the coordinates with us."

A hidden ship!

The Ken Bohr clan was a special race with metal-sensing abilities. Using this ability, they had made targeted modifications to purchased spawn ships, giving them exceptional interstellar detection capabilities.

Granville immediately grew alert, looked at the screen, and asked, "Is it a vampire ship?"

"No, it’s a ship of the Evil Clan."

Granville’s heart sank.

The Evil Clan.

Also one of the seven dominant forces of the Seven Realms Martial Capital, their territorial domain was the widest among all races.

"Captain, the Evil Clan may have realized they were detected. They’ve exited hidden mode and sent a message to our fleet."

"What did they say?"

"They said that since the ice soul world contains high-grade ores needed by the Helium Research Institute, the Evil Clan has dispatched ships for external observation to ensure research proceeds smoothly. They will not interfere in our actions.

If the situation changes, the Evil Clan will consider sending more forces to help the spawns eliminate unknown threats."

Granville listened to the report in silence for a moment.

The Evil Clan had the worst reputation among the seven great races. For them to insert themselves into matters now was unlikely to be for any friendly reason.

He would have to be on guard.

"Captain, should we reply?"

"Reply that the message has been received. Forward it to the spawn headquarters so they can prepare a response."

"Yes!"

...

The spawn mechanical corps advanced continuously for more than five hours, gradually reaching the outer periphery of the main vampire iron mine.

Through intermittent footage sent back by long-range reconnaissance drones, the Shadow Clan alliance and the lizard race in the alien orbit saw the situation ahead clearly and could not help but show solemn expressions.

They had come!

Giant mutant worms blotted out the sky as they swept swiftly through the air, their bodies covered in numerous mutant creatures that had already begun using biological cannons to launch probing attacks on the spawn mechanical corps below.

On the ground, the mechanical units were packed densely together, and a defensive barrier covered them overhead. The mutant worms and bone dragons did not even need to aim — a random bombardment into the distance could hit the outer layer of the defensive barrier.

A large number of more agile vampires surrounded the bone dragons, providing coordinated protection.

Vine creatures had already enveloped the entire rock vein area, providing battlefield support.

Even stranger, the entire grotto was continuously releasing a dense black aura.

It was as if the strange Black Fog enveloping the entire world was seeping out from within the grotto itself.

Even through the screen, because of the thick Black Fog, they could only see part of the battlefield. The rest of the mutant swarm remained shrouded in a heavy layer of Black Fog.

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