Chapter 1067: Chapter 76: Speed Competition (Part 2)

The intelligence from the City of Ur, coupled with recent events within Chaldea, has led the staff of Chaldea to reach a consensus—the infiltration of the Six Dragons Sect into Chaldea is already quite deep.

However, Tila Lee never expected that these team leaders, who were on the same level as herself, would gather here at this moment.

——Are they also from the Six Dragons Sect?

——Are they planning to take action now? Here?

Tila Lee was about to send a signal to the Chaldea City Defense Team. But Jeanne raised her hand and said, “I called them here.”

With that, Jeanne took a step forward willingly and said, “Look, we are indeed professional Six Dragons Sect hunters, not fakes. This friend, Tila Lee, is assisting us in handling this incident.”

The team leaders cast a deep gaze at Jeanne and nodded.

One of them said, “Given you earned recognition from above… it seems you indeed have some skills. But how are we to know that you’re not just here by trickery?”

Tila Lee said, “Do not be rude; these two have come from the City of Ur! They have extensive combat experience against the Six Dragons Sect!”

At this moment, she still didn’t understand what was happening.

The process was quite simple. Tumor Xiang Shan merely used Little Sandrel to gain the trust of Chaldea’s officials, then had the Chaldea officials vouch for him to convince these people that he indeed could handle those from the Six Dragons Sect.

“What exactly are you here for? Why are you appearing here?” Tila Lee continued questioning.

The team leaders on the opposite side looked awkward. Jue Jue spoke up, “Lee, you should know we all want to progress further.”

Tila Lee glanced around: “Indeed, so… oh, could it be?”

To make “further progress” and gain more within Chaldea’s system, one must either achieve more merits or prove they have greater capability.

Martial Studies levels are the best indicators of this.

These people have the greatest demand for improvement in Martial Studies. They need more training resources to ensure their advancement.

The resources provided by Chaldea alone are insufficient for a Martial Artist to develop rapidly. To go further, they need to acquire more potions.

For the poor, an inexpensive way to obtain potions is by participating in clinical trials. However, ordinary workshops lack the ability and necessity to develop new potions. Unfortunately, many clinical trials are currently orchestrated by the Six Dragons Sect.

And these few are the unfortunate victims caught in between.

Jeanne said to them, “The problems with you are likely not severe. I should explain this upfront. You’ve only used the potions they are testing. If the effects of those potions are as stated in the trials, then there shouldn’t be issues. The Six Dragons Sect is human too. The effects on them and on you are similar.”

“But if you truly want to know what’s happening to you, you’ll need to somehow obtain the experimental data held by the Six Dragons Sect. Even if you help me, I can’t guarantee that we can obtain it.”

Madir cupped his hand and said, “We understand the reasoning. But who would trust an organization like the Six Dragons Sect that hides in the shadows and lacks any bottom line? Who knows if those potions might have permanent mental effects on us? We must know what’s happening to us!”

In front of Jeanne, the hallucination of Xiang Shan nodded slightly, “Very good. I created this momentum for them from the start.”

These people are truly suitable as allies. To find peace of mind, they will be more eager to investigate matters related to the Six Dragons Sect.

After arranging for the local media to create momentum, Tumor Xiang Shan identified targets, arranged for Jeanne to make contact with several victims, and further selected those who harbored deep resentment and fear towards the Six Dragons Sect—preferably those with some status in the local area.

Jeanne might not directly gain the trust of these people. However, if the identity of “Six Dragons Sect hunter” was endorsed by Chaldea’s officials?

After meeting Tila Lee and finalizing the plan to search for the prosthetic body, Tumor Xiang Shan instructed Jeanne to contact these individuals.

Tila Lee complained, “You meddle too much. You should have told me directly and let me dispatch the staff over…”

Jeanne’s body stiffened, uncertain of how to respond. Tumor Xiang Shan sighed, then raised both hands with a slightly exaggerated smile and said, “Haha, I, as a loner, really don’t understand how you big organizations operate. Haha.”

Like a neural reflex, Jeanne naturally followed these motions, and the same words flowed from the synthesizer.

Did Xiang Shan not understand? No, Xiang Shan understood very well the operations of big organizations, which is precisely why he gathered these people here.

The support personnel coming over after receiving official instructions from Chaldea would undoubtedly be cautious, afraid of leaking any of Chaldea’s secrets, and not fully trust his arrangements.

And these panicked individuals would undoubtedly cooperate more with him.

“Now, I need to search this area. Please lend a hand.”

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Protector Shi carefully approached the industrial area, still calculating in his mind whether any Six Dragons Sect members from the port took advantage of the chaos to escape by boat.

He must now find a way to enter the more core industrial area. His First Heavenly Layer prosthetic body is stored there.

For a Space City, hiding a First Heavenly Layer prosthetic body in the city center is more advantageous than outside the city. Martial Ancestor once believed that Cyber Martial Arts is an extension of Guerrilla Warfare. For Cyber Martial Artists, the complex urban terrain is enough to shield against all conventional martial powers.

If this prosthetic body were placed outside the city, retrieving it would mean facing concentrated attacks from the city’s outer cannons and even nuclear weaponry. For a First Heavenly Layer prosthetic body, this still poses a great danger. But within the city, these methods cannot be used.

While the opponents are wary, he can maneuver through the complex terrain, disrupt the Chaldea First Heavenly Layer Guardians’ operation capabilities, or find ways to disable part of the exterior firepower within the city, allowing him to retreat with ease.

During the Martial Ancestor’s life, human history did not experience many wars within a space city. Since the Fourth Martial God’s city was destroyed by King Aqini, there have been no large-scale urban defense battles. However, some people have still extracted a full set of tactics from the few cases.

As long as Protector Shi reaches the industrial area, he will achieve victory.