Chapter 462 - 304: Spiritual Vision Pierces the Illusion! Han Feng Confronts the Source of Pollution

These questions weighed heavily on his mind.

He decided he couldn’t just sit idly by.

"Wang Qiang, immediately dispatch two X-02 Ghost Fighters to the Broken Star Reef Area to conduct reconnaissance!"

Liu Zhen’s voice was firm.

"Tell them to maintain high alert and not to lower their altitude rashly. If they spot anything unusual, they are to report at once and return to base immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

Wang Qiang acknowledged the order and left.

Soon, two black streaks of light shot into the sky from Dragon’s Fang Port.

These were pilots from the Ghost Squad, flying their X-02 Fighters and speeding toward Broken Star Reef.

When the fighters arrived over Broken Star Reef, the sight below made the two pilots tense up.

The sea below was placid, showing no signs of anything unusual.

But on the reef, Zhao Tianlan’s X-02 Fighter sat silently, like a soulless steel sculpture.

What made their blood run cold was the sight of dozens of Titan Battle Armor units standing in dense formation on the reef.

They were completely still, their cannons aimed uniformly toward the sky.

It was as if they had been frozen in place by some invisible force. The scene was so bizarre it was chilling.

"The Commander’s fighter... Why is it just sitting there?"

one of the pilots murmured over the internal comms channel, his voice laced with disbelief.

The other pilot’s expression was grim. As he carefully observed the motionless Titan Battle Armor, he couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong.

Based on the capabilities of Jiangbei City’s Titan Battle Armor, they would never remain standing in such perfect formation, even if they were damaged.

"Let’s get a little closer, but maintain altitude. We’ll run a scan using Spiritual Power," he ordered.

The fighters cautiously lowered their altitude, but still kept a distance of several hundred meters.

The two pilots simultaneously activated the assisted Spiritual Power scanning function of their Blood Refining Helmets, attempting to see through the bizarre facade.

However, the instant their Spiritual Power probed the Broken Star Reef Area, a faint, ethereal song suddenly echoed in their minds.

The song was ethereal and illusory, carrying an indescribable allure, like the gentle call of a long-lost loved one.

Their eyes instantly glazed over, and their movements at the controls became sluggish.

"This... What is this sound?"

one pilot muttered to himself.

But years of military discipline, combined with the powerful spiritual resistance of their Blood Refining Helmets, allowed them to sense that something was wrong, even in the depths of their trance.

It felt as if their minds were separating from their bodies, and a profound sense of dread instantly washed over them.

"This isn’t right! It’s a Spiritual Attack! Pull up! Now!"

The other pilot roared, forcing down his fear and clinging to a shred of clarity through sheer force of will.

Aided by their Blood Refining Helmets, the fighters seemed to become extensions of their bodies, instantly transforming into two streaks of black lightning.

With engines roaring, the fighters accelerated violently, shooting straight up toward the heavens.

By the time they broke through an altitude of ten thousand meters, surrounded by nothing but thin air and bone-chilling cold, the eerie song finally vanished, receding like the tide.

The two pilots gasped for breath, their faces covered in cold sweat.

Their Blood Refining Helmets had even grown warm to the touch from the psychic assault.

Recalling the sensation of their minds being twisted and their bodies controlled, both pilots broke out in a cold sweat. The terror of that brush with death still haunted them.

"Damn it! What the hell was that?!" one pilot cursed.

"We have to report to Commander Liu Zhen immediately! That place is seriously bad news!" the other said at once.

Without a moment’s hesitation, the two Ghost Fighters banked and returned to Dragon’s Fang Port at maximum speed.

Back at Dragon’s Fang Port, the two pilots, their faces pale, reported the bizarre situation at Broken Star Reef to Liu Zhen.

They described Zhao Tianlan’s fighter, the dense formation of Titan Battle Armor, and the mind-altering song.

As Liu Zhen listened, his expression turned exceptionally grim.

He immediately connected the dots between the Jiangbei City Fleet’s sudden attack and retreat, the communications blackout, and the bizarre phenomenon at Broken Star Reef.

He was reminded of the "Void Sea Demon" that had attacked Dragon’s Fang Port a month ago—an Evil Cult Guardian with the power of Enchantment.

The methods were different, but both were forms of bizarre psychic corrosion.

"This is serious."

Liu Zhen said gravely, turning to Wang Qiang, "This is beyond our ability to handle."

’He knew full well that Broken Star Reef was on the very edge of the Dragon Abyss Boundary Membrane,’ he thought. ’Not even a Divine Containment Realm Grandmaster could get close to that place. In all of East Sea City, the only person who could both deal with this bizarre Spiritual Attack and enter the Dragon Abyss’s sphere of influence was probably that anomaly, Special Envoy Han.’

"Report to General Li Tiecheng at East Sea Fortress City at once," Liu Zhen ordered decisively.

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「East Sea City Guard Headquarters, General Li Tiecheng’s office.」

After listening to Liu Zhen’s report, Li Tiecheng’s single eye narrowed, his expression grim.

Zhao Tianlan was a soldier he had personally mentored, the best of the best. For him to have gone missing without any sign of a struggle spoke volumes about the dangers of Broken Star Reef.

He immediately picked up the internal line, connecting directly to Speaker Ye Daoyuan on the top floor of the Parliament Building.

After hearing the report, Ye Daoyuan fell silent for a moment. When he spoke, his voice was calm yet filled with authority.

"Relay my orders. Dispatch a fleet of Floating Battleships to reinforce Dragon’s Fang Port. If the situation deteriorates, evacuate all personnel immediately."

’He had two theories.’

’One possibility was that this was the work of the Children of the Mist, a group with no scruples and a penchant for insidious tactics.’

’The other was that this unknown danger originated from the depths of the Dragon Abyss.’

’After all, according to the reports from Dragon’s Fang Port, the reef itself had been forced out of the Dragon Abyss Space.’