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Jin Xinyue paused for a moment and gestured. Pictures of a bloody lake taken from various angles were immediately displayed on the light beams.
It was a lake around a hundred square kilometers. The surface of the lake was as rampant and appalling as that of an ocean, with dirty waves surging nonstop.
"The center of the great lake is the Eye of Blood Demon, the largest teleportation array of the Blood Demon Sector so far," Jin Xinyue explained. "We estimate that the elite troops of the coalition army of demons will be teleported to the capital city of the Star Glory Federation through the Eye of Blood Demon in three days—May 12."
Han Tuhu coughed and frowned. "Are you sure about the estimated date?"
Jin Xinyue smiled and explained, "Yes, for a simple reason. The Eye of the Blood Demon, and the Heavenly's Artillery of the Heaven's Origin Sector, are two super teleportation arrays beyond the technology level of the two worlds. They have to be boosted by such enormous energy that cannot be provided solely by crystals.
"In the Heaven's Origin Sector, the Heaven's Artillery is established on a volcano with intermittent eruptions. It has to be boosted by the blast of the underground magma, which, on the other hand, is patterned. There will be a minor outbreak every month and a major one every three to five months.
"Therefore, the Heaven's Artillery can only be used in certain periods of a year."
As a high-level officer of the federation, Han Tuhu knew a thing or two about the mechanism of the Heaven's Artillery. Realizing that it was the truth, he nodded.
Jin Xinyue continued her explanation. "It is the same in the Blood Demon Sector. The Eye of Blood Demon can only be driven by a natural force. The only difference is that our help is not the force of underground magma but tidal force."
Han Tuhu was confused. "Tidal force?"
Jin Xinyue gestured again and triggered a new light beam, displaying the orbits of the Blood Demon Planet and its three satellites, namely Blood Swallow, Blood Tiger, and Blood Shark.
On the light beam, the three satellites were drawing subtle curves unpredictably, approaching each other one moment and drifting apart the next.
"The Heaven's Origin Planet has only one satellite, 'Heavenly Moon', whose orbit is very stable. Therefore, the tidal force that it triggers is relatively weaker," Jin Xinyue said.
"In comparison, the Blood Moon Planet has three satellites. Not only are they ten times larger than Heavenly Moon, they are also much closer to the Blood Demon Planet.
"The three enormous satellites attracted and interfered with each other, resulting to the unsteadiness of their trajectory and the tremendous pulling force on the Blood Demon Planet.
"The tidal force which is too strong has ripped apart the surface of the Blood Moon Planet and caused the highly unstable areas with chaotic electromagnetic fields. It is also one of the reasons why the environment here is harsh and the resources are hard to be developed.
"However, the strong tidal force can be made use of, too, as an important source of energy.
"The Eye of Blood Demon has been constructed on the foundation of the tidal force.
"You see, in a certain period every month, Blood Sparrow, Blood Tiger and Blood Shark align, although not very precisely. At that time, their attraction force will overlap and trigger an overwhelming tidal force on a certain area of the surface of the Blood Moon Planet!
"The area is exactly where the Eye of Blood Demon is located!
"This is the map of the Eye of Blood Demon.
"The mysterious lake is both like a funnel and like a swirl. With the rune arrays carved at the bottom of the lake, the tremendous tidal force will be absorbed into the swirl before it is blown out with the enhancement of the crystals, creating a super large wormhole on the surface of the lake that tears apart space and time!
"Although the operation mode of the Eye of Blood Demon must've changed, the fundamental mechanism is still the same. It will still have to count on the tidal force.
"In three days, it will be the day when the trajectories of the three satellites are closest to each other, to the point that they are overlapping, and when the tidal force is the strongest!
"The trajectories will remain overlapped for more than half a day by our estimation, which means that, if they are lucky, the wormhole leading to the capital city of the Star Glory Federation will be maintained for one day.
"How many troops will be able to be transported in one day?
"Therefore, in three days, it will be the best, if not the only, opportunity to activate the Red Tide Plan in the coming half year!"
Han Tuhu gasped.
It would indeed be a dreadful view when the terrifying space gap appeared in the sky of the capital city of his homeland for an entire day!
"Over the past few days, Master and I have been observing from a hill three hundred kilometers away from the Eye of Blood Demon.
"The Eye of Blood Demon seemed to be tranquil, but there were actually undercurrents everywhere. Carriers and troops were entering the area from all directions, but they all disappeared in the depths of the Eye of Blood Demon. The demonic energy released from underground was extraordinarily impressive, too.
"Our conclusion is that there must be an enormous space below the Eye of Blood Demon that is enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of warriors.
"So many elites troops, including all the top experts of the four major demon kingdoms and the dozens of demon cities, as well as most of the demon emperors of the Blood Demon Sector!
"With such enormous warriors guarding the place, it is impossible for us to attack it by force."
Han Tuhu and Suo Chaolong looked at each other and did not reply.
The two of them were rather proud. They were confident that their troops were as good as any troop in the Heaven's Origin Sector or the Blood Demon Sector.
However, the newborn Skyfire had less than a thousand warriors. They would be drowned even if the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the coalition army did nothing but pee on them.
Besides, there were also dozens of demon emperors. Even though they were not the super experts like the twelve demon emperors of the Pantheon of Demons, the possible damage that a low-level demon emperor could deal when on a rampage was not to be underestimated, either.
Sneaking into the Eye of Blood Demon, which is so heavily guarded, and even destroying it? It's too difficult!
It is an impossible mission!
Desperation was written all over the faces of Han Tuhu and Suo Chaolong.
But Jin Xinyue was not moved. She said with a smile, "Since attacking by force is not an option, we will have to find a way to sneak in."
"Sneak in?" Suo Chaolong frowned. "Passing through the defense of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and dozens of demon emperors and reaching the center of the Eye of Blood Demon? Is it possible?"
"At least, it should be easier than to sneak into the headquarters of the Pantheon of Demons," Jin Xinyue said. "For the sake of confidentiality, all the troops that are required in the Red Tide Plan have been gathered in this place very quickly. They are not familiar with each other. Also, they are busy training their street fighting skills for the battle in the capital city. There will be a lot of loopholes that we can make use of.
"On the other hand, they must be under an illusion, too. Now that so many troops and experts have been concentrated here, even the craziest lunatic will not come to get themselves killed, will they?
"Even the demon emperors must be considering how to break into the capital city of the Star Glory Federation or taking a good rest while they still can. They will not care too much about the security issues.
"Furthermore, the Feather Clan was the greatest contributor when the Eye of Blood Demon was built more than ten years ago. The construction and maintenance of the entire defense system was supervised by the Feather Clan.
"A few days ago, the teams of Skyfire brought back tremendous assets from various locations around the Gold Crow Kingdom, allowing us
to basically figure out the structural design of the Eye of Blood Demon. After careful analysis, we have determined the workers who are most likely to be in the Eye of Blood Demon right now."
Shua!
A slim, gloomy old man, with a pair of gray wings behind him, appeared on the light beam.
"Jin Zhenyi, a hundred and thirty-three years old, is a famous specialist in spiritual tattoos and rune arrays in the Gold Crow Kingdom. He is best at the stabilizing rune arrays and has published multiple monographs. He taught in the Thousand Feathers Institute for many years.
"More than ten years ago, when the Eye of Blood Demon was first built, Jin Zhenyi was already part of the team. He was responsible for the stabilizing system in the infrastructure.
"But Jin Zhenyi hasn't shown up in the Thousand Feathers Institute for half a year. The official announcement said that he went back to his home for rest due to mental derangement. But after investigating his home, we have discovered that he hasn't been there, either.
"If our judgement is correct, Jin Zhenyi must've been summoned in secret, and he is working in the Eye of Blood Demon right now!"
Li Yao stood up. Looking at the somewhat agitated old man on the light beam, he said, "I will sneak into the Eye of Blood Demon under the disguise of Jin Zhenyi, the 'specialist in stabilizing rune arrays', and find an opportunity to blow it up!"
Chapter 1009: Impossible Infiltration! |
Han Tuhu carefully observed Jin Zhenyi's body and face before nodding. "The body and facial bones of the specialist are indeed similar to Li Yao's. Although body shape, bones, and muscles are all changeable for experts at Li Yao's level, more similarities will still mean lower odds of being discovered."
"It is not just about the appearance," Li Yao said. "Jin Zhenyi is the best candidate that we have selected after analyzing the files of dozens of experts.
"As a super teleportation array, the Eye of Blood Demon is an enormous amalgamation of rune arrays, magical equipment, and demonic artifacts.
"The specialists of the Feather Clan who have gone missing over the past half year are more than a few to our knowledge. We can assume that they are all working for the alteration of the Eye of Blood Demon.
"Taking the specialists that were working on the Eye of Blood Demon in the first place, the total number of staff must be several thousand.
"However, in order to blow up the Eye of Blood Demon, we must sneak into a critical location.
"Disguising as a worker or an assistant will be meaningless.
"Such a large magical equipment system must've been designed with redundancies. Destroying a few ancillary units will not damage the system at all.
"By estimation, I will lurk in the Eye of Blood Demon for half a day or an entire day. I will have to communicate with other specialists and even complete the tasks assigned to me.
"The Eye of Blood Demon employs a lot of biochemical technology and demonic artifacts that are combinations of cells and machines. Therefore, most of the specialists are adept at biochemistry and the refinement of demonic artifacts. I wouldn't say that I do not know the first thing about them, but I am certainly not a professional, either.
"If I pretend to be a specialist in such a field, I will be exposed ten minutes after I get started with my job.
"Jin Zhenyi is different. He is good at the spiritual stripes and rune arrays exclusively, which barely involve any biochemical technology. Over the past few days, I've studied all his monographs. His research fields partly overlap with mine. Therefore, it will not be a problem for me to pretend to be him for a short time."
Compared to human beings, demons kept more spiritual stripes and rune arrays in the era of ancient Cultivators forty thousand years ago. Therefore, the magical equipment and demonic artifacts that they crafted were in a more vintage style.
Li Yao possessed Ou Yezi's memory pieces. He was a specialist in ancient magical equipment himself. Therefore, it was certainly not going to be a problem if his job was related to ancient spiritual stripes and rune arrays.
"On the other hand…"
Li Yao drew multiple rough illustrations on an empty light beam. "For super large systems such as the Heaven's Artillery or the Eye of Blood Demon, the structure is more or less the same, in that they have an independent stabilizing and cooling unit other than the core unit.
Li Yao had participated in the modification of Ice King in the Flying Star Sector in person, which had given him a profound understanding about super large teleportation systems.
"Such a super large system is usually made of millions if not billions of rune arrays that have to be integrated and work perfectly. Naturally, compatibility and stability issues are inevitable.
"The so-called 'stabilization specialist' is the one responsible for keeping the entire infrastructure steady and preventing it from falling apart.
"It is a very important post, but it is usually far away from the core unit.
"Other specialists may have to work in the control room or on the teleportation arrays together. When Jin Tuyi and other demon emperors come to inspect, I will have to confront with them face to face. I am not confident that Jin Tuyi will not be able to see through me."
Although Jin Tuyi's Red Tide Plan was destined to fail, Li Yao thought very highly of him, and he did not wish to run into the commander-in-chief of the coalition army before the operation began.
"The stabilizing unit is like the cooling cabin in a crystal warship. It is usually at the bottom level of the entire system, filled with tremendous noise, waste, and garbage. The environment is very harsh. Generally speaking, the leaders will never inspect such places.
"One more thing. The specialists more important than Jin Zhenyi who work in the core unit must be better protected and monitored. It will be more difficult for us to get close to them.
"Theoretically speaking, Jin Zhenyi is the specialist of the highest level that we can approach.
"Besides, Jin Zhenyi is a man who favors technology to talks. It is his favorite hobby to study all kinds of rune arrays. He has few partners in his work, too. Therefore, the likelihood of being exposed is the lowest if I pretend to be him.
"Lastly, a little private reason.
"Although Jin Zhenyi is a knowledgeable specialist, he is also a pervert. Several chaotic-blood slaves were savaged to death by him before. Even in the Thousand Feathers Institute, he was never among the most respected. Killing someone like him will make my mood better, and when my mood is better, I will be more confident about the operation that follows."
Jin Xinyue triggered two new light beams and said, "After picking Jin Zhenyi as our target, we have broken into Jin Zhenyi's home and his office in the Thousand Feathers Institute through the operations of the Furious Flame, the Wild Wave, and the Electric Shock squads, retrieving his fingerprints, voiceprints, iris information, two hairs, a feather and a half, and even a syringe of blood."
Suo Chaolong raised an eyebrow. "You've even found his blood?"
"The security measures in the Gold Crow Kingdom are more or less the same. One of the procedures is the comparison of blood," Jin Xinyue explained.
"Jin Zhenyi was once involved in two confidential projects in the Thousand Feathers Institute. He left a blood sample there for the security check. A few days ago, we replaced the true sample with a false blood sample."
Suo Chaolong did not participate in the operation to break into the Thousand Feathers Institute. He did not realize what had happened until this moment and could not help but feel proud of the soldiers that he had trained.
"On the other hand," Jin Xinyue continued, "we have also hacked Jin Zhenyi's personal biochemical brains in his home and his office and copied countless audio and video files about him.
"In the past day, Master has been studying the features of Jin Zhenyi's speech and movement through the files.
"The laboratory that Skyfire established on 'Chaos' is also experimenting on the new fingerprint membranes and the drugs that can alter one's voiceprint.
Even the hair and blood are being duplicated. We are striving for the most immaculate disguise.
"The defense system of the headquarters of the Pantheon of Demons represents the highest level of the Blood Demon Sector. Assuming that the security measures of the Eye of Blood Demon are the same as the Pantheon of Demons, there will still only be examinations of fingerprints, voiceprints, hair, blood, and irises. With our careful preparation and Master's acting skills, theoretically speaking, those security measures can totally be broken through!
"Are there any questions?"
Han Tuhu and Suo Chaolong pondered for a moment. Then, a critical question occurred to them at the same time.
"There is. A very serious one!
"Let's say that Li Yao can slip into the role of Jin Zhenyi perfectly. According to your intelligence, Jin Zhenyi is currently working inside the Eye of Blood Demon, isn't he?
"Then, Li Yao will be the 'second Jin Zhenyi'. Under what excuse will the new Jin Zhenyi sneak into the Eye of Blood Demon? And how is he going to take care of the real Jin Zhenyi?
"If the 'false Jin Zhenyi' means to sneak in, the 'real Jin Zhenyi' must get out of his workplace at first so that they can be swapped somewhere, right?
"But how is it possible?
"Jin Zhenyi hasn't been back home for more than half a year. Now that a great war is coming and the Eye of Blood Demons will be opened in three days, why would he leave the Eye of Blood Demon at such a crucial moment without a good reason?"
Jin Xinyue smiled. "Yes. Jin Zhenyi indeed does not have any reason to leave his workplace.
"Also, for the specialists of Jin Zhenyi's level, after they leave their workplace, a bodyguard will follow them everywhere like their shadow. Even when Jin Zhenyi is in the toilet or taking a shower, his bodyguard will still wait dutifully outside.
"Therefore, we have to finish the first part of the journey by ourselves, too."
Jin Xinyue clapped her hands softly. The Eye of Blood Demon on the light beam was enlarged, enlarged, and enlarged. It turned translucent, with five circles each covering the last one appearing from the center to the outside.
