The man asked in astonishment:
"This kind of thing... wasn’t it already extinct long ago?"
"I even doubt if it ever really existed. Are you sure that so-called disaster wasn’t just a lie fabricated by the Mechanical God Sect and the Holy Blood Temple?"
"I used to think so too."
The assistant sighed. After a brief pause, he first gave a simple introduction to what he knew about the background of the ’Mimic Heretics,’ then said:
"....So from this information, it’s obvious we were all wrong."
"The power of the Mimic Heretics has already been verified. According to the stories circulating during this period, those Mimic Heretics defeated a coalition of over a thousand Church Protection Army members from the Mechanical God Sect and Holy Blood from the Holy Blood Temple in Yellow Stone City."
"Moreover, they easily wiped out an entire brigade of the Holy Temple Guard."
"Their combat strength is quite exaggerated, and in dealing with monsters, they have shown themselves to be particularly strong."
"They are a rising force in this world. I don’t know how they have set their sights on us."
"But being targeted by them is definitely not good news..."
"There’s a question."
The man interrupted the assistant, then asked:
"How can you be certain it was the Mimic Heretics that attacked us? Isn’t there a possibility that it was the Mechanical God Sect?"
"Their Holy Temple Guard is also very strong; they could carry out such an attack as well, couldn’t they?"
The assistant shook his head solemnly, then explained:
"The Holy Temple Guard is indeed strong, but their way of fighting is absolutely different from the Mimic Heretics."
"Rather, no force has a fighting style similar to those Mimic Heretics; they are unique."
"So unique that even if I haven’t seen their battle with my own eyes, I can deduce their identity from the final result."
"So I believe our enemy is clear."
"The only question is, should we seek revenge on them?"
After saying this, the man who had just been clamoring for revenge fell silent.
After pondering for a long time, he finally spoke:
"Revenge is necessary, but we cannot mobilize the forces within the Anqing Ruins."
"This vast Blood Skull Camp wasn’t established for combat; our research still depends on them."
"Once we act rashly, the costs we have incurred will become meaningless."
"We must remain calm... this is the price of evolution!"
The assistant nodded with a bit of disappointment.
In fact, he was not without a desire for revenge.
But in front of this high-ranking man, he actually didn’t have the right to speak.
If he decided to quietly cover up this humiliation, he could only comply.
Before the assistant’s thoughts could make a full circle in his mind, the man opposite suddenly spoke again.
His tone carried a hint of coldness.
"We need calm, but Huadu cannot be insulted at will."
"Report to the Queen."
"We need to declare war on Yellow Stone City."
"----No, we cannot declare war, or our motives will be exposed to the world."
"Launch a surprise attack on them."
"According to your words, if those so-called Mimic Heretics could deal us such a heavy blow, then their main force must be active near Anqing City."
"We can’t find them in a short time and are unlikely to enter Anqing to strike."
"But their home is in Yellow Stone."
"We need to completely destroy their home..."