118: Chapter 118 Clues and Traces, Nest Exposed

Chapter 118: Clues and Traces, the Lair Exposed

The tracking process was even more difficult than I had imagined.

Night Crow's Peak Demon Rank strength meant that he left almost no obvious energy traces when moving. Those so-called 'residuals' and 'spatial fluctuations' were extremely weak and fleeting.

I had to push the abilities of the Swarm Monarch to the limit, having my subjects perform the most meticulous 'scanning' and 'filtering' in a carpet-style, almost suicidal manner.

Every convergence of information felt like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Under such high-intensity calculations, my mental energy was being consumed massively. I felt as if my soul was being ground down, bit by bit, by an invisible millstone.

But I didn't stop.

Lin Qingzhi's face, as pale as paper, and her soul on the brink of collapse acted like the sharpest whips, fiercely lashing my will.

I had to find Night Crow's lair.

Only then could we turn our passive position into an active one and thoroughly... nail down this powerful enemy!

A day and a night passed without rest.

My 'Skynet' covered the entire Jiang City, from the bustling urban center to the desolate edges of the suburbs.

Countless tiny 'energy paths' traced by the insects intertwined in my mind, eventually converging into a vast, highly directional... 'energy flow map'.

That map ultimately pointed to a common area.

The suburbs.

An abandoned chemical plant.

The place was shrouded by a powerful, invisible energy shield, attempting to block all prying eyes.

However, the formations in this world that can block everything have never included my swarm.

I deployed my most elite 'Aerial Scouts'—hundreds of tiny Mutated Flies adept at crawling through crevices—to conduct the most detailed 'infiltration' and 'reconnaissance' of that area.

Like precision drones, they silently seeped in bit by bit through the gaps in the energy shield, the broken windows of the factory buildings, and the outlets of the underground sewage pipes.

Soon, my subjects brought back the information I wanted.

On the surface, the abandoned chemical plant looked dilapidated, but inside, it was brightly lit and heavily guarded.

Countless members of the Xuantian Alliance, emitting mottled energy fluctuations, were moving through and patrolling the facility.

I even 'saw' that in the core area of the chemical plant, a surge of Demonic Power, stronger and purer than anywhere else, was pulsing calmly yet violently like a volcano.

That was... Night Crow's aura!

Found it!

My Demonic Power core gave a sudden throb!

An unprecedented excitement and pleasure instantly filled my entire body!

I ordered my subjects to go deeper.

Like professional surveyors, they explored the internal and external deployment of the entire chemical plant bit by bit.

Every corridor, every room, every ventilation duct, every hidden sentry, every energy node layout...

Everything was clearly presented in my mind in an incredibly precise, 3D-modeled fashion!

It was an incredibly detailed 3D map constructed by my Swarm Network!

I could even 'see' a large amount of supplies and equipment stacked in a hidden basement.

That was the Xuantian Alliance's... supply warehouse.

Its defenses were much weaker than the core area of the chemical plant.

The corners of my mouth—or rather, my mouthparts—curled into a cold smile belonging to a hunter.

Now, we have the absolute intelligence advantage!

The chessboard is now completely in my hands.