I'm a villain, not a devil

Looking at Ma Xin's slowly leaving back, everyone present fell into dead silence.

Where did Her Royal Highness the Princess invite this big guy from?

Most of 1994's electronic components were burned. If the attack from the Lost Soul had not landed effectively, cracks would have appeared in his custom armor, and the proliferating aura of pollution would have been completely exposed.

However, the name of the Lost Soul is a good description for him now.

The only remaining original brain was still in severe pain, but he still couldn't understand why this man named Ma Xin could be so strong.

All of his prosthetics are specially made. Apart from combat, he is best at detection. These days, the main reason why he has always disliked Ma Xin is that the opponent's energy source is too low in intensity.

Obviously, she is only at the level of the lower crimson level...

What happened just now...

However, no one cared what he thought anymore.

Seeing that the Confused Soul had fallen weakly to the ground, Bai Ye was slightly startled and then reacted.

Without any hesitation, the moonlight condensed into a sword dozens of meters long and slashed straight towards the confused soul.

The crescent-white translucent sword did not encounter any obstacles, and the lost soul had completely lost the power to resist.

Unlike ordinary crazy beasts, silvery-white blood slowly flows out of the body of the Lost Soul.

Bai Ye took one last look at Sean who was walking away slowly, and immediately began to absorb the blood of the crazy beast.

The moonlight fell down, and a thin layer of translucent pearl-colored film appeared around the white leaves.

The shadow that had not appeared before suddenly emerged from the shadows in some corner and directed everyone present to deploy defenses and conduct investigations, while he stayed at the innermost position.

Sean, who was standing on a high place, took a look from afar and saw that the place where Bai Ye was had turned into a huge cocoon. In the corner of the sky in the distance, there seemed to be some spots of light slowly drilling into the cocoon.

"No wonder they say that the Lost Soul is the most suitable beast for Bai Ye to advance to Crimson. It looks like a CG cutscene."

Muttering to himself, Sean quickened his pace and headed towards the other side of the foot of the mountain.

There are four main mountain ranges in the Raya Volcano. The one they are currently on is the one closest to the imperial capital. If they cross this mountain range and walk a long distance, they will reach another mountain range.

That mountain range is closest to the coastline of the Violent Sea and is also the closest to the army of tree people.

The number of eruptions of Mount Raya in recent days has exceeded the total number of eruptions in the past few decades, so much so that you can still feel the scorching heat of the air at the foot of the mountain.

Looking up, the volcanic ash did not cover the entire sky like a normal volcanic eruption.

The volcanic ash and other energy contained in it were absorbed by the tree people who were crowded near the coastline. As the number of tree people's army increased, the volcanic ash became thinner.

What is somewhat strange is that according to the information reported by the spies, the number of tree people drifting across the sea a few days ago has been significantly reduced, but the Raya volcano is still erupting these days, and the volcanic ash is still being absorbed as energy.

The energy is not enough, so they have to queue up to absorb it? Or is it that the Tree People have something that is constantly absorbing the energy erupted by the Raya Volcano?

With doubts in mind, Sean decided to take advantage of the time when Bai Ye was promoted to Crimson to go and check out the situation nearby.

On the one hand, there might be elite spies of the Treemen nearby. The Treemen team Sean encountered before was difficult to capture alive, but this time, as long as there was no Crimson in the opponent's team, he could try to capture one alive. As for the opponent's ability to self-degrade, he already had several countermeasures.

On the other hand, there is the particularity of the current position.

The Raya Volcano garrison where Major General Lance is located is not too far from here.

Instead of searching for missing evidence in the imperial capital, now that there is a chance, it is better to go to the garrison in person to see the situation.

According to the military secret order he had seen before, Major General Lance reported that his garrison had not yet found the tree man and was currently on alert, ready to receive orders at any time.

Obviously, this major general is not very honest.

The Empire's garrison at Raya Volcano was located in a strange basin that was raised on a mountain line and sunken at the top - the mountain was like a person's hand, with a pimple on it, and then the pimple was squeezed out, leaving a hole inside.

Like a crater.

The town is located inside the crater, but it must be said that the geographical location is very advantageous.

Moreover, the reflective cloaking device first developed by the Imperial Central Academy was used here. It was said that even with a huge camp and tens of thousands of soldiers, the garrison would be extremely difficult to find.

But Sean has Elisa Lam...

It is much easier for the noble Concubine Lan to look up information and find secrets.

To be on the safe side, Sean did not let Lan Fei continue to go to the office in the palace, but went to ask Lan Youshan for help. In addition to the specific location of the Raya volcano garrison, he also got the locations of several other garrisons.

Of course, in order to reward Elisa Lam, Sean could only do it to her in the car on the way back to the palace.

With the information obtained by Elisa Lam, Sean finally found the garrison after some twists and turns.

It has been confirmed that Major General Lance has secret connections with the ego religion and a certain prince, and has even allied with the tree people. Naturally, Sean did not slack off.

After determining the surrounding situation, he directly used the gray fog escape skill.

This ability is not only very useful when escaping, but Sean, who has used it twice, also discovered another amazing aspect of this thing - reconnaissance.

Explore your surroundings in the gray fog world without being noticed by anyone.

The three times of use every forty-eight hours allows Sean to consume it boldly and with confidence, and the fault tolerance rate is further improved.

Escaping into the gray fog world, everything around me reappeared in the form of black and white lines.

The crater hidden by the reflective cloaking device also appeared in Sean's field of vision.

"It can be considered as a rare and effective technology in the Imperial Central Academy..."

Sean muttered to himself and quickly followed the black and white lines to the crater.

However, after turning around, he frowned.

There are no tree people, and no hidden cultists...

It seemed that the garrison had really not been attacked, just as Major General Lance had reported, but was only on alert.

A large number of soldiers were patrolling everywhere. On the invisible reconnaissance towers, the weak soldiers equipped with special mechanical devices were also concentrating on watching any movement around them.

"Weird..."

It took Sean half an hour to escape into the gray fog world, so he still had enough time to explore here.

After a thorough tour inside, Sean found that there was nothing wrong with the guard post, except...

The highest commander here, Major General Lens, is missing.

Comparing the surrounding situation, Sean realized that Major General Lance should have temporarily left the garrison with some of his trusted associates.

In the room that belonged to him alone, even with the simple black and white lines, one could see the mess everywhere - it was obvious that the owner of this room had just left not long ago.

"What is Lance doing..."

Sean observed his surroundings again, then took the initiative to dispel the gray fog world.

He appeared in Lance's bedroom.

After feeling around a bit, Sean thought: "Just like what I observed in the gray fog world, there are no mechanisms or secret doors here..."

After looking through the documents on the table, Sean didn't find any information that indicated anything was wrong with Major General Lance.

"Is it so good to hide..."

Finally, in a list of resources, Sean found something.

This is the list of supplies that Lance requests from the Imperial Capital every quarter.

The items on the list seemed fine, but one thing caught his attention.

"Disassembly suit, signal component transmitter, Red River Gem..." Sean had heard the last name before. Cook, the captain of the Red River team, was a person with a very high tolerance for Red River Gem.

This is a kind of gem that can accommodate various technological means. If all the gems are combined together, it will become the Red River Gem that can directly stimulate the user's crazy outburst of supernatural powers.

But the key point is not this. Although Red River Gems are not mass-produced, it is not surprising that there is a demand for Red River Gems among a team of tens of thousands.

The first two are weird.

Disassemble the suit and the signal element transmitter.

These two things are for the weak and poor, generally used for maintenance, repairs, etc., and require special operation.

But the thing is, both of those things were on last quarter’s list, too.

But why would a garrison team without any fighting need so many repair and maintenance supplies?

Sean had observed on the way here that the proportion of weak and miserable people in the team was not high, only about one-tenth.

According to the material demand on the table, what we get in one quarter is enough for the poor and weak here to use for a year - will you still have demand next quarter?

Moreover, due to the special craftsmanship, it is not easy to sell this thing. If you want to make a profit for yourself with the logistical materials, there are better options.

"Besides, I seem to have heard someone mention these two things."

After thinking for a while, Sean finally remembered who said it.

Endeli, the top engineer of the Golden Ghost, is currently happily conducting research in Paradise City.

What he heard was the conversation between Enderly and the mechanical panda Panda at the Mountain of Survivors.

Both of them are mechanical geniuses and have a lot in common. Sean vaguely remembers that the two talked about these two things - of course, it was basically Enderly who did the talking, and the mechanical panda Panda could only say two words: Panda.

"This number is wrong..."

"What did Lancedo want this part of the supplies for?"

Suddenly, Sean, who was deep in thought, raised his head and looked in the direction he came from.

He had left something near the white leaf, but now, it was triggered.

Moreover, the trigger was not on the side close to the coastline, but on the opposite side.

……

"Lord Shadow, who is that Ma Xin?" After briefly repairing himself, 1994 still wanted to try his best to complete the task he was supposed to do.

However, while helping to guard, he still couldn't help but ask the elusive shadow of the dragon.

The narrow eyes above the shadow mask glanced at him, and finally said softly: "You only need to know that Mr. Ma Xin is very popular with Her Royal Highness the Princess."

1994 was frustrated by the bland answer, but as he had begun to understand Shadow's personality, he knew that when Shadow said this, he'd better not ask any more questions.

I glanced at the pupa wrapped in white leaves, which was slowly alternating between light and dark, flashing continuously.

Changes have occurred, which shows that Her Royal Highness the Princess's promotion was smooth and that she is strong enough and well prepared.

After taking another look with some envy, 1994 felt emotional.

Although the Weaklings and the Vetoes have the same status, more Crimsons are Vetoes. On the one hand, many of them want to maintain their physical integrity as much as possible, and on the other hand, it is because it is easier for the Vetoes to advance.

However, Your Highness, it is not surprising to have such complete preparations...

I just don’t know what level of strength Mr. Ma Xin is at, and how he advanced to the Crimson level.

While he was thinking alone, he suddenly became aware that something was happening outside.

Subconsciously, he said, "Master Shadow, I noticed something amiss. It's in the opposite direction at nine o'clock. Could you please go and take a quick look?"

Shadow glanced at him and stood there without moving.

"We have only one primary goal, to protect Her Royal Highness the Princess and complete her promotion."

"I know...but it doesn't seem right to me. How about I go and take a look?"

Seeing 1994's serious expression, Shadow nodded.

He will definitely stay by Bai Ye's side to protect her. Now is the critical moment and he will never leave.

1994 left, and about five minutes later, he came back.

Shadow looked over subconsciously, wanting to hear what the other party had discovered.

1994 walked over with a normal look and smiled, "No problem. A king-level crazy beast appeared out of nowhere and was just dealt with."

"Yeah." Shadow was about to nod in response, when suddenly, an intense sense of crisis spread throughout his body.

What is covering 1994's chest...

A thought popped into his mind, and the shadow, sensing something was wrong, was about to leap forward, but Bai Ye was behind him. He swung his cloak and blocked the way.

"bass--"

The covering on 1994's chest fell off instantly, and the artillery fire that had been prepared long ago suddenly fired!

The sharp trajectory of the bullet cut through the air and hit the cloak and the shadow behind it.

The latter staggered back a few steps and couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Somebody come!"

he shouted.

However, no one responded to him.

It was as if all the guard teams around were dead.

1994's electronic face finally showed a hint of madness. He sneered, "Don't shout. All the people outside have been dealt with."

"1994..."

Finally, a large number of auras were no longer hidden and were exposed to the shadow's perception.

His pupils suddenly contracted: When... When did the Tree People get so close to the ground?! 1994 is actually a traitor?

As if to verify his conjecture, a large number of plant individuals of various shapes appeared nearby.

Glancing at the pupa behind him, Shadow's expression turned ugly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Oh no……"