「Three days later, at high noon.」
The sun blazed like a furnace. Under its intense heat, massive amounts of vapor rose from the surface of Li Shui Lake, making the air shimmer and distort.
Vast shoals of dead fish floated to the surface, releasing waves of an unbearable, fishy stench.
BUZZZZ—
Green blowflies swarmed over the dead fish, forming a buzzing black cloud that was nauseating to behold.
"Team Three, deploy to the southeast! Team Four, cover the north corner!"
A steady voice rang out, giving orders.
The Commander stood on the shore, methodically issuing commands.
At his word, multiple squads of heavily armed guards moved out. They held rifles with fully loaded magazines, cordoning off every corner of Li Shui Lake as they stared nervously at the water's surface.
Dozens of Postnatal Realm Star Martial Artists hovered above the guards.
They radiated a formidable Power of Stars, creating an almost tangible pressure.
