Chapter 3087: The Signal

To establish a foothold in the Seven Realms Martial Capital, the security company team’s overall strength was not weak.

The security team entered the underground passage, cautiously advancing forward.

At some point, the lights in the underground passage, which were supposed to be lit 24/7, gradually went out.

Darkness filled the front.

The security team members all turned on the search lights mounted on their guns.

Soon, the handheld Black Fog signal detector started buzzing with warning beeps.

“There’s a clear Black Fog signal up ahead. Everyone, be alert.”

The leading lower-tier martial artist at the front seemed to sense something and gradually slowed his pace, signaling the security team behind to stop and hold position.

A faint hissing sound came from the darkness ahead.

It sounded like something rapidly rubbing against the ground.

The sound grew more intense.

The captain of the security squad fixed his gaze on the darkness ahead, adopting a combat stance.

That was…

Mutant worms!

From deep within the sewer passage, a brown, spiny mutant worm creature burst forth from the darkness!

Why were there mutant worm creatures?

Didn’t the surveillance footage report no anomalies?

The security squad captain’s heart sank, but he hadn’t yet realized the severity of the situation. He reminded the team, “Everyone, be careful. It’s mutant worms, and judging by the sound, there are a lot of them.”

The rest of the squad quickly got into formation, raising their guns to aim.

“Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!”

A barrage of light beams shot forward!

The beams blasted against the Lickers, exploding on impact and illuminating the area in front.

Huh?

The squad’s expressions turned grim.

Something was wrong.

They couldn’t kill them?

The high-frequency beam weapons couldn’t break through the Lickers’ outer defenses!?

“Flame Wall!”

“Scorching Earth!”

The squad immediately used elemental spells for support, layering defenses in front of the team.

Based on past experience, fire-element attacks were the most effective against mutant worm creatures. A wave of high-damage area-of-effect fire-element skills slammed into the mutant worm swarm.

Still couldn’t kill them?

The security captain frowned deeply.

He watched the mutant worms crawl quickly across the ground, enduring the flames, breaking through the fire wall, and even moving rapidly across the burning terrain.

After breaking through, the charred wounds on their bodies began rapidly healing as they rushed toward the squad.

“These mutant worms aren’t normal!”

The captain realized something was seriously wrong and shouted, “Restrict their movement! Fall back!”

Though the squad members hadn’t reached the level of lower-tier martial artists, anyone working security in the Seven Realms Martial Capital had to be highly capable, and their adaptability was excellent.

Everyone immediately switched skills.

“Quicksand Trap!”

“Ice Storm!”

The strength of elemental users lay in their ability to switch between forms–offense, defense, and control all in one.

The front row of mutant worms was covered in ice crystals, their feet caught in mud, causing their movement to slow dramatically.

But before the players could relax, more mutant worm creatures started emerging from deeper within the sewer.

More?

That many?

Fear flickered in the security team’s eyes.

This was bad!

Given the confirmed defense ability of these mutant worms, there was no way a single security squad could handle them.

“Fall back!”

Money came from the employer, but their lives were their own.

The captain, thinking clearly, saw that the situation was out of control and immediately led everyone to retreat.

At that moment, not far from the sewer exit, just outside two street intersections–

Due to their short stature, the Flying Squirrel Clan had to perch on the shoulders of Elven prince Cole Karot to observe the sealed-off area from afar.

“Paka, do you see anything?”

“Don’t rush, too many people. I can’t see clearly.”

“If you can’t see, get down.”

Cole Karot’s face turned darker.

Since when could a Flying Squirrel Clan member stand on his head?

“Hey, don’t get mad. Wait, don’t move–I see a reinforcement squad approaching. Someone’s coming out of the sewer. Looks like things didn’t go well.”

Cole Karot grabbed Kapa by the neck and pulled him down. “Don’t test my patience, Kapa.”

“Hahaha, just joking!”

Kapa laughed heartily.

As the two were speaking, they suddenly heard a familiar voice behind them.

“What a coincidence. So you’re here too.”

Hearing the voice, Kapa and Cole were startled. They turned to see Fang Heng standing behind them.

“Mr. Fang?”

Kapa was overjoyed.

“What are you doing here? We’ve been looking for you.”

After hearing about Fang Heng from the Elven Clan yesterday, the two had immediately taken action to gather information on the Noel Clan. That morning, they even tried entering the Noel Clan’s company building to make contact.

But recently, the Noel Clan had been extremely cautious, suspecting that the Elven Clan was trying to poach talent. They were on high alert and didn’t disclose any information, eventually sending the Elven Clan away.

Kapa had been planning to meet the spawns today and find another way tomorrow to try and see Fang Heng.

Unexpectedly, they ran into him!

“Yeah, ran into a situation. I’ll explain later. What about you two? Why are you here?”

“Because of the spawns.”

Cole Karot’s mood improved slightly upon seeing Fang Heng. He quickly explained the trouble they’d been having.

Recently, they’d faced a lot of obstruction from the spawns.

In short, they had submitted the necessary application for human-related information, but due to interference from the spawns, the approval had been stuck in a pending state.

The Elven Clan had gotten word that the pressure came from a department head within the spawns’ external affairs division.

Today, the two of them had come specifically to find that person.

“So you came to find a way in?”

“Yeah, we figured we should meet face-to-face first and then come up with a plan. But before we could meet anyone, a lockdown was suddenly enforced and we got kicked out.”

Seeing Fang Heng made Kapa feel like he’d found a solid backer. The weight on his shoulders suddenly lifted.

With Fang Heng around, it felt like every problem could be solved.

And they might even make a big profit along the way.

Fang Heng looked up at the nearby tall building and asked, “So the spawn you’re looking for is inside that building now?”

“Yeah, that one. It’s not easy to meet a spawn.”

Kapa nodded repeatedly and complained, “We made the reservation ages ago, finally got it scheduled, and then this mess happened. The meeting’s probably going to be delayed again. I don’t even know who stirred up all this…”

Fang Heng lightly stroked his chin and fell silent.

Cole Karot suddenly thought of something. He turned and cautiously looked at Fang Heng, then asked, “Mr. Fang, we heard something happened in the sewer. Is it related to you?”