Chapter 1008: 314. Noland counter-surveillance
The current situation strongly suggests that the Upper District of the City of Exiles is fishing.
The bait is the herd of Shadow Death Laborers, the hook is the Eighth-Circle Shadow Death Watcher hidden among the Labor Corps, and the fish is Noland Lee, viewed by the City of Exiles as the “Thunder Wizard.”
If the “Thunder Wizard” intends to dominate the territory, then he must stop the Shadow Death Laborers from constructing the magic fortress.
Noland Lee touched his head, clarified the situation, and then began contemplating a strategy. noveldrama
The “Shadow Death Laborers” are essentially equivalent to the yellow-NPC monsters in the “Death Mine” instance of Mount Kigate.
They indeed have a tragic past and were forced to transform into Shadow Deathers.
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They also harbor deep hatred for the City of Exiles.
However, this does not prevent them from launching an attack on Noland Lee under the Supervisor’s command.
Noland Lee can spare the Laborers who flee the battlefield and is even willing to protect any Superintendent who rebels against the shadow death overseers.
But if a Laborer fails to recognize his true enemy and instead attacks Noland Lee rather than rebelling against the shadow death overseers, it will inevitably bring about Noland Lee’s ruthless retaliation.
Noland Lee doesn’t want to have struggled his whole life only to end up dying on a laborer’s pitchfork…
“Nolin, update instructions.”
“Please tell, Sir,” Nolin responded.
Noland Lee said,
“Cancel the protective measures for Xander and list him with the other laborers as ‘suspect individuals’. Any Laborer who dares attack us should be considered a member of the enemy camp.”
“Understood, Sir, the instructions have been updated,” Nolin hesitated before asking:
“Um, Sir, are you sure about not protecting Xander? He might die from the thunder strikes.”
Noland Lee shook his head and said,
“Don’t worry about that, Nolin. Whether he can survive or not is up to his own skill and luck.”
“Yes, Sir.”
Nolin hesitated, then complied.
She had not been human for long, but compassion had already arisen in her heart.
Noland Lee keenly noticed this, but did not take it to heart, as it probably wasn’t a bad thing.
If Nolin had shown no reaction and been extremely cold-blooded, that would have been a cause for Noland Lee’s concern.
Back to the main point.
For the upcoming battle, Noland Lee prepared 500 high-speed flying Capacitor Package Device Spirits and a large number of Magic Circles that launch Tracking Thunder Arrows.
Nolin controlled the 500 Capacitor Pack Device Spirits and flew them out from the Temporary Base, hiding them at a location designated by Noland Lee for an ambush.
Once the enemy stepped into the ring of the Capacitor Pack Device Spirits, they would face a brutal thunderstorm.
As for the “Tracking Thunder Arrow Array”, a lethal tool for sniping enemies, it was placed deep within the Stone Forest by Noland Lee.
A high-energy anti-detection Boundary and “Mental Illusion Technique” were safeguarding these magic circles.
The enemy would only be able to discover the precise location of the Magic Circles after passing through the line of the Capacitor Pack Device Spirits.
The Capacitor Pack Device Spirits and “Tracking Thunder Arrow Array” were the obvious measures of attack.
Unseen by the enemy, Noland Lee also had Magic Means from the Death Series, Mental Level, Rock and Soil type, Wind type, flames series, and Silence type at his disposal.
How many trump cards Noland Lee would use depended on the capabilities of the high-level Shadow Deathers within the Labor Corps.
“Nolin, one last check of the state of the Device Spirits and Magic Circles. We need to ensure…hiss, wait a second.”
Noland Lee’s words were abruptly interrupted by an unexpected warning from the Mental Level.
A few “Tracking Marks” conveyed the mental signs of being discovered.
Noland Lee pulled up the list of spells for the “Tracking Marks” at the fastest speed and located those emitting the disturbance.
They were the “Tracking Marks” located 3 kilometers to the west of the Temporary Base.
Someone was stealthily approaching the Temporary Base.
Noland Lee stood and said,
“Nolin, I’ll leave the Labor Force to you to deal with, without mercy. Only our allies are entitled to our kindness.”
“Of course, Sir. You can trust me, I won’t hesitate,” Nolin asked:
“Where are you going?”
“Our opponents have sent at least two groups to deal with us. The Shadow Death Labor Corps is just one of them,” responded Noland Lee as he pulled up his mask to cover his face and unleashed the “Thunderbolt Flying Art,” transforming into a flying bolt of electricity and leaving the Temporary Base:
“I’m going to take out the other group, you handle the frontal battlefield.”
“Yes, Sir! Please be careful!” Nolin called out loudly.
Noland Lee left the Temporary Base, sharply accelerated his flight speed, and streaked straight toward the “Tracking Marks” that were transmitting the disturbances.
Halfway there, he cast “Mind View” towards those few “Tracking Marks,” activating his Magic Vision.
Apart from darkness, stalagmites, and the mottled Ground Level and Ceiling, the Magic Vision showed no sign of enemies.
It was as if there were no enemies there at all.
But the mental warning transmitted by the “Tracking Marks” was undoubtedly real.
Noland Lee quickly concluded:
There were high-level enemies with Invisibility capabilities near the “Tracking Marks.”
The “Tracking Marks” laid out by Noland Lee were directly in the path of the enemy approaching the Temporary Base.
The enemy, using his Energy Perception Ability, Detected the presence of the “Tracking Marks.”
However, he could not pinpoint the exact position of the “Tracking Marks”; he merely knew that there were peculiar Mental Magic Creations nearby.
With each “Tracking Mark” as the center, draw several concentric circles.
The intersecting areas of these concentric circles were the approximate location of this Invisibility-capable enemy.