224: Night raid on the Demon King's lair

[Ding, payment successful!]

With a soft thought, relevant memories flooded in like a tide.

In an instant, Qin Dong's thinking became crystal clear, and the repair skills of a level three mechanic flowed through his mind.

From energy level three Armed Equipment to the simplest electronic components, he could now handle them with ease.

Next, there's nothing much to say. Otherworld assembly line, start!

Zzz, clang, bang.

Not knowing how much time had passed, after a period of dull and tedious repairs, today's repair tasks were finished.

Everyone had just retreated from the front lines and hadn't had time to rest yet, so the repair tasks scheduled for the first day weren't particularly heavy.

When Qin Dong emerged from the repair site, it was already dark, roughly around the Hour of the Boar.

"Good work, here is your reward."

"Ten Combat Points have been sent to your accounts."

"Go back and rest first; please keep an eye on the execution time for tomorrow's mission."

With another team of mechanics arriving to take over the shift, Qin Dong and his group could finally return to their quarters to rest... "Dinner time!"

Inside the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons' canteen.

Qin Dong's gaze fell upon the tray in front of him, seeing a pile of strange, oddly shaped pills interwoven with purple and blue.

For some reason, he felt as if he had seen this thing somewhere before.

"Thank the Emperor! Praise the Great Emperor!"

"Thanks to the Great Emperor for allowing us to enjoy the brilliance of civilization~."

"Eternal life comes from the Emperor's blessing; I am prepared to sacrifice myself for the Great Emperor at any moment!"

The atmosphere in the canteen grew increasingly tense and fanatical as every Outer Realm Heavenly Demon became impassioned, shouting strange slogans loudly.

Qin Dong's heart jolted as he instantly thought of that group of strange masked people in Tianjian City; they performed this same kind of odd ritual.

The ritualistic atmosphere gradually subsided as the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons one after another put those strange pills into their mouths.

Their expressions were exceptionally blissful, as if they were tasting some kind of delicacy.

"System, analyze this for me!"

[Ding, charging 51 top-up points]

Qin Dong glanced sideways at his attribute panel.

Host: Qin Dong

Cultivation: Golden Core Realm Early Stage (1%)

Cultivation Technique: Yellow Rank Cultivation Method x243, Profound Rank Cultivation Method x54, Earth Rank Cultivation Method x12, Heaven Rank Cultivation Method x1

Physique: Thick Earth Spirit Body, Soul Sealing Body

top-up points: 51

Good grief, this dog System, does it really have to squeeze every last top-up point out of him?

Fine, take it, take it all.

[Ding, analyzing effects...]

[Effect Description: Highly concentrated nutrients. The life energy provided after consumption can sustain consumption for 24 hours and can adapt to the individual's taste buds.]

Seeing this, Qin Dong was halfway relieved, but he still didn't dare to eat them, so he used a cover to store the pills into his system space.

After the series of rituals ended, everyone went to rest.

During the first half of the night, Qin Dong feigned sleep and studied the "Almighty Equipment Repair Technology" in his mind, gaining much.

During the second half of the night, he slowly opened one eye and silently recited an incantation.

"Earth Rank Secret Technique! Illusory Transformation Spirit Body."

As the technique was activated, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi seemed to gather under guidance, and an illusory figure gradually condensed in front of someone else's bed.

It had no facial features or color, nor a physical form, but was an existence drawn infinitely from the void; this was the Illusory Transformation Spirit Body Qin Dong had manifested.

Qin Dong wasn't worried; since the figure appeared in front of someone else's bed, if there were a problem, they'd catch the other person first.

Furthermore, this Earth Rank secret technique of his sect had already been deduced to perfection by Qin Dong, allowing him to suppress his aura to the absolute limit.

Unless a Nascent Soul-level existence walked right up to him, his spirit body would generally never be discovered.

Qin Dong controlled the Illusory Transformation Spirit Body, walking towards a sleeping Outer Realm Heavenly Demon and swaying back and forth in front of it, making many indecent gestures.

After confirming the concealment effect was good, the Illusory Transformation Spirit Body walked out of the barracks... At this time, inside the Zhenxiao Combat Squad camp, the security was still tight.

The Outer Realm Heavenly Demons on guard duty wore Mechanical Battle Armor and patrolled the camp with many combat robots; detectors and micro-robots could be seen everywhere, both in plain sight and hidden.

After the brutal battle at the Xiling Royal Capital, the entire Zhenxiao Combat Squad had fewer than fifty members left.

This was the result of Xia Mulin giving his teammates special treatment, keeping them on a relatively rear line.

As for the other Combat Squads, they also suffered various losses; overall, they could all be considered to have taken a major hit.

Qin Dong controlled the Illusory Transformation Spirit Body, carefully wandering through the other barracks of the Combat Squad.

[Mechanic Barracks Area], [Pharmacist Barracks Area], [Material Storage Area], [Weapon Storage Area], [Loot Storage Area].

Not surprisingly, the first two barracks areas were full of Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, nothing much to see.

But the last three storage areas were different; they all held big hauls, especially the loot storage, which was piled high with Spirit Stones and Magical Artifacts.

Unfortunately, this Illusory Transformation Spirit Body couldn't use the system space, otherwise he would have struck it rich instantly.

But Qin Dong was just thinking; if a theft of loot really occurred, wouldn't the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons immediately declare martial law?

At that point, his undercover operation would also become much more difficult.

Sigh, forget it.

Mere petty profits, better to just let them go!

After several tests, Qin Dong's courage grew, and he began to explore the living quarters of other higher-ranking Outer Realm Heavenly Demons.

Soon, he reached the command personnel barracks area.

[Sergeant, Ou Shaobao]

Qin Dong glanced at the door number and walked in to take a look.

He saw this Outer Realm Heavenly Demon curled up in a corner, snoring like thunder.

Occasionally, it mumbled a few words: Give me back my captain's position.

The voice was low and muffled, seemingly carrying a hint of resentment.

Qin Dong keenly discovered some subtle abnormalities in it—inside this demon's body, there seemed to be a subtle and hidden toxin.

Having mastered dozens of various healing techniques, he instantly analyzed that the toxin wasn't fatal, but it would quietly affect its thinking and judgment.

"Poor fellow, you must have offended other Outer Realm Heavenly Demons."

He sighed to himself; facing this scene, a hint of sympathy actually welled up in his heart.

No longer lingering in this sleeping barracks, Qin Dong turned toward his next destination.

"Next mechanic barracks."

[Sergeant, Redrick Aisha.]

Qin Dong controlled the Illusory Transformation Spirit Body to slip inside, and Redrick Aisha's figure came into view.

At this moment, she was fast asleep with a peaceful expression, the only downside being that she was sleeping naked.

As a gentleman, how could Qin Dong peek?

But as the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated; wasn't this a good opportunity to study the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons?

If he could take this chance to learn more about the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, it would surely aid the great cause of demon-slaying in Donglin Prefecture!

So, with a scientifically rigorous attitude, he reluctantly observed this Outer Realm Heavenly Demon in the room for over ten minutes.

Gradually feeling it was uninteresting, he left.

Finally, Qin Dong stood before the last mechanic barracks.

This was also the most heavily guarded place, with an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon comparable to the Nascent Soul level even guarding it in the shadows.

[second lieutenant, Captain, Xia Mulin!]

For some reason, Qin Dong suddenly felt a sense of familiarity with this name.

Without much thought, he decisively slipped inside.

Inside, that Outer Realm Heavenly Demon was fully armed, sitting as still as a mountain at the edge of the bed.

It wore deep blue battle armor with a cold luster flowing over its surface, and with its hand resting on a war blade, it looked as solemn and formidable as a god of war.

It was as if... it had already anticipated that someone would come...