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Luca spent an entire day handling the post-battle affairs of Shelter 102.

Once everything was properly arranged, he immediately made contact with Drumph, who was currently in the Imperial Capital.

“I need you to send me the exact coordinates of the four areas that the Northern Territory’s Morning Star has cleared over the past half-month,” Luca said quickly the moment the call connected.

On the other end of the line, Drumph sounded slightly puzzled.

He did not understand why Luca would request the coordinates of those four areas.

However, he did not press the matter any further.

“My assistant will ping you the coordinates within the hour.

Do you require Morning Star’s assistance? If you do, I can dispatch Quagmire to your location,” Drumph offered, agreeing to Luca’s request without hesitation.

“What’s wrong? Worried that keeping Quagmire in the Imperial Capital will cause you some trouble?” Luca asked, half-jokingly.

“I am indeed concerned about that.

And even if you refused, I was planning to send Quagmire back to Shelter 102 anyway,” Drumph replied candidly.

Luca thought it over for a moment.

If Quagmire were to accompany him on this mission, he could indeed provide a certain degree of assistance.

Although Quagmire’s strength wasn’t exactly top-tier, he was undoubtedly familiar with the area Luca was about to explore.

“Very well. Send him over,” Luca finally agreed to Drumph’s suggestion.

After hanging up, it didn’t take long for the coordinates of the four areas to be sent over.

Luca quickly identified the one and only region he had yet to visit.

The coordinates pointed to a place called Daskhollow.

“Daskhollow… it’s a canyon region,” Luca muttered to himself as he examined the map.

Daskhollow was nestled deep within a canyon.

The coordinates Drumph had sent marked the very center of that canyon.

Nearby, there was a medium-sized lake.

“There’s a high probability that a powerful monster is hidden within that lake.

It’s even possible that Zenith Technology Company has placed one of their laboratories beneath the lake,” Luca speculated.

He knew he had to prepare thoroughly before making any moves.

Based on the setup of the laboratory at Dragon Gate Mountain, Luca was well aware that the defensive forces guarding any of Zenith Technology Company’s secret labs were formidable.

If he didn’t prepare meticulously, there was a very real risk that the operation would end in failure.

Zenith Technology Company was already beginning to focus its attention on him.

One misstep in this op, and Zenith would be all over us—that much was crystal clear.

Zenith Technology Company had already once sent a Level 70 monster after him; if he were to alarm them again, they would undoubtedly dispatch an even more dangerous and threatening monster.

Until he completed his second awakening—his profession change—Luca would not be capable of handling such powerful monsters.

His preparations were divided into two primary aspects.

The first aspect, naturally, was gathering as much intelligence on Daskhollow as possible.

Inside Shelter 102’s database, Luca found detailed records compiled by the Northern Territory Morning Star regarding Daskhollow.

After the descent of the monsters, Daskhollow and the surrounding regions had become shrouded in a thick purple mist.

Due to the sparse population of that area, the Northern Territory Morning Star had initially paid little attention to the anomaly.

It wasn’t until increasingly powerful monsters began charging out of the canyon that the Northern Territory Morning Star initiated reconnaissance missions into the region.

The scouting results indicated that the entire canyon was engulfed in some unknown form of contamination.

The purple mist was, in fact, not a manifestation of chaotic energy.

Rather, the mist was composed of an unidentified synthetic chemical substance.

In the records maintained by the Northern Territory Morning Star, these various chemical compounds were collectively referred to as Unidentified Toxin H.

It was only ten days ago that a squad from the Northern Territory Morning Star, fully equipped with comprehensive hazmat gear, finally managed to enter the canyon.

What baffled everyone was that the squad did not encounter any significant enemies inside the canyon.

They easily eliminated a few monsters that were already on the brink of death.

However, because of the extreme corrosiveness of Unidentified Toxin H, even the fully suited squad members could not endure the environment for an extended period.

After confirming that there were no active monsters within the purple mist, the squad withdrew.

As a result, the Northern Territory Morning Star officially designated the entire Daskhollow region as a Contamination Zone.

It even earned a chilling nickname: The Forbidden Zone of Life.

After reading through the information, Luca became even more convinced that there had to be a Zenith Technology Company secret laboratory deep within the canyon, conducting critical and highly confidential experiments.

This only further strengthened his resolve to act as soon as possible.

Aside from gathering intelligence, the second aspect of Luca’s preparation was maintaining and servicing his weapons.

Although Starseeker and Obsidian had undergone repairs, the power contained within these two weapons had been nearly exhausted from the relentless battles he had fought.

He had to replenish the power of those two weapons as quickly as possible.

At the same time, much of the armor he carried with him had also sustained significant damage.

However, since repairing armor was much easier than restoring weapons, he hadn’t been as urgent about fixing it.

But the situation now was entirely different.

Given that this operation would undoubtedly involve extreme danger, he had to make absolutely sure that everything was perfect before the action began.

While Luca was making his preparations, over in the Imperial Capital at the Morning Star headquarters, Drumph summoned Quagmire directly to his office.

At this moment, Quagmire looked visibly upset.

After stepping into the office, he lowered his head and stood silently in front of Drumph’s desk without saying a word.

“Do you honestly believe you did nothing wrong?”

Drumph fixed him with a sharp, piercing gaze as he asked the question in a harsh tone.

“I didn’t do anything wrong to begin with!

It was the people from the Eastern Territory and Western Territory who started provoking us!

All I did was teach them a lesson!”

Quagmire retorted, his voice lacking confidence as he kept his head bowed.

He was referring to the incident that had just taken place yesterday.

With the establishment of the Federation, Morning Star had been incorporated as a direct subordinate organization under federal command.

Logan, now appointed as the new overall head of Morning Star, had summoned all regional leaders to the headquarters to reassign their duties.

While the meeting was being held, important members from the various Morning Star regions had gathered outside the headquarters, awaiting the final outcomes.

Tensions had always existed between the members from different territories within Morning Star.

Each faction believed that their own strength far surpassed that of the others.

Thus, what began as sarcastic taunts quickly escalated to open verbal abuse, and finally erupted into a fierce physical brawl.

Quagmire, known for having the most explosive temper among the Northern Territory Morning Star members, had been the first to throw a punch during the altercation.

He not only severely injured several members from the Eastern Territory Morning Star,

but also locked up some of the weaker members from the Eastern and Western Territories inside the dungeon.

When the meeting concluded and Logan became aware of what had transpired, he flew into a rage.

Quagmire was demoted three ranks and was ordered to leave the Imperial Capital immediately.

“It’s true that they were the ones who provoked you first,” Drumph said coldly,

“but they didn’t actually attack you.

Was it really necessary for you to beat them so severely?

We are all members of Morning Star, after all.”

Drumph, of course, would not accept Quagmire’s justification.

At this moment, Quagmire felt a twinge of guilt.

Although he was still somewhat dissatisfied with the punishment, he realized that his actions had indeed been too extreme.

Seeing the expression on Quagmire’s face, Drumph decided not to waste any more time arguing with him.

“You must leave the Imperial Capital immediately. This is Commander Logan’s direct order. We have to comply!”

“Tch,” Quagmire scoffed slightly, “Fine, I’ll leave! I didn’t even want to stay in the Imperial Capital in the first place! There’s no way to fight monsters here. Staying here is useless—I can’t save ordinary people either.”

With that, Quagmire turned and started walking away.

Just as he reached the door, Drumph’s voice called after him.

“I’m not finished yet!”

“Then hurry up and say it! I need to leave the Imperial Capital immediately. I’ve already wasted too much time. Are you not worried that Commander Logan will hold you accountable?”

“Go straight back to Shelter 102. Luca has requested four coordinates from me. It seems like he plans to explore the areas at those coordinates. Go with him.”

Drumph didn’t seem bothered by Quagmire’s attitude.

After all, he knew Quagmire well.

He was aware that Quagmire wasn’t intentionally targeting him, and that Quagmire’s behavior had become much more restrained than it had been before.

“Four coordinates?” Quagmire said, slightly confused.

“If you’re able to send him the exact coordinates, doesn’t that mean those areas have already been cleared by us? Why is he going there?”

“I don’t know. Luca didn’t tell me his reasons, and I didn’t ask. All I’m saying is that I’m sending you to assist him,” Drumph replied, a little impatiently.

“If you don’t have any objections, then hurry up and leave!”

Quagmire nodded and left.

In the corridor outside Drumph’s office, he furrowed his brow and thought for a moment.

The only thing he was certain of was that Luca’s mission would definitely be extremely dangerous.

“Looks like the Commander still trusts me. He knows that I’m the only one qualified to participate in such a dangerous operation,” Quagmire muttered to himself, a bright smile spreading across his face.

He was, after all, a man of unpredictable moods.

Quickly leaving the Morning Star headquarters, Quagmire boarded a Northern Territory Morning Star helicopter and made his way back to Shelter 102 at top speed.

A day later, the helicopter landed at the shelter’s airport.

“Luca, where is he? Take me to him right now!”

Quagmire immediately issued the order to the soldiers at the airport.

The soldiers quickly escorted Quagmire to Luca.

At that moment, Luca was in the 102 Shelter’s database, still combing through information related to Daskhollow.

Quagmire’s arrival didn’t interrupt his work.

Instead, Luca casually handed him three files.

“Read through these three files and extract all the information related to Daskhollow.”

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