Passing through the tunnel guarded by the Rhino Weirdo, the environmental parameters fed back by "Little King's" detection system were undergoing drastic changes.
The humidity, temperature, and a mysterious energy concentration in the air were all increasing exponentially.
The style of the tunnel was also vastly different from before.
Instead of rough excavation marks, it was replaced by a more regular structure.
"It seems we are very close to the core area of the Monster Association."
Lin Mo became even more vigilant.
He switched "Little King's" mode back to "Ghost Mode," perfectly blending into the shadows.
After descending for an unknown period, the path ahead suddenly opened up again.
This time, what appeared before Lin Mo was no longer a stronghold where Weirdos gathered, but a colossal cavern.
Its scale was far grander than any previous grotto.
Along the edges of this giant cavern, many strange buildings were constructed, and some Weirdos were bustling about within them, but the atmosphere was not as chaotic as the previous stronghold.
Instead, it carried a peculiar sense of order.
This was, without a doubt, the true core area of the Monster Association.
Lin Mo controlled "Little King" to stick to the shadow of a huge rock, not acting rashly.
The energy reactions of the Weirdos here far exceeded those of the "fodder" from before; most appeared light yellow, meaning they were at least Tiger-level, and possibly even Demon-level existences.
Just then, "Little King's" scanning system displayed a full screen of red warnings.
"Warning: High-density, wide-range identical biological energy signals detected. Individual signal strength is low, but the total amount is vast, distributed throughout the entire area."
Lin Mo frowned slightly.
This description immediately reminded him of an extremely tricky existence from the original work.
He slowed his pace, controlling "Little King" to sneak along the shadows of the ceiling, minimizing his presence.
After going several hundred meters deeper, a fork in the road appeared ahead.
Just as he was carefully observing and preparing to choose a path, a voice with a hint of arrogance and annoyance came from around the corner of one of the passages.
"This is so boring. That bastard Gyoro Gyoro made me patrol this godforsaken place again."
"Patrol! What's the point of patrolling? Could there be some clueless hero who could fight all the way here? What a waste of my precious time."
Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat.
He immediately controlled "Little King" to stop, pressing tightly against the rock wall, temporarily suppressing even the most basic energy circulation.
A small figure, entirely black, short in stature, with antennae on its head, slowly ambled out from around the corner.
As it walked, it extended a small foot and, in a very human-like manner, kicked a small stone on the ground, its face clearly showing "unhappiness" and "irritation."
Black Sperm!
Lin Mo's pupils instantly contracted.
Although the energy reaction of this little thing in "Little King's" scan was not large, Lin Mo knew better than anyone.
The collective of this little thing was a genuine Dragon-level Weirdo with over fifty trillion cells!
It was one of the top combat powers of the entire Monster Association!
Once it was discovered, even if it was just this one cell, it could instantly transmit the information to its main body.
At that time, what he would face would not be one, but an endless number of Black Sperms, and the infiltration mission would be declared a complete failure.
Fortunately, Child Emperor's design was truly outstanding.
"Little King" in "Ghost Mode" seemed to completely merge with the environment.
That lone Black Sperm cell, wandering by itself, did not detect a cold machine quietly observing it from the shadows above its head.
Below, Black Sperm seemed to have only come out to get some fresh air, or rather, to vent its frustrations.
It had no awareness of performing its patrol duty.
Black Sperm kicked the stone away, put its hands on its hips, and began complaining again.
"Are executives so great? Who isn't? All they know is to order me around all day."
"That idiot called Gums is just a walking stomach, knows nothing but eating;";
"That one called Ugly Executive, just looking at that face makes me nauseous, severely polluting my aesthetic."
"And that one called Homeless Emperor, always so mysterious, doesn't let anyone near him, I think he's just a charlatan putting on an act."
Black Sperm's complaints were full of disdain and contempt for the other executives; it seemed the Monster Association's internal harmony was indeed not great.
Black Sperm's complaining continued; it seemed to be full of contempt for all executives in the association except itself.
"The strangest one is that so-called 'Monster King Orochi.'"
Hearing this name, Lin Mo's focus sharpened.
"That guy has been acting crazy lately, I don't know why."
Black Sperm crossed its arms, stopped walking, looked up at a nearby wall, and pouted.
"He used to be quite interested in catching a few heroes, but now, he's mumbling all day and doesn't care about what's happening on the surface at all."
"Every now and then, he goes by himself, secretly running to the deepest part, not even taking that control freak Gyoro Gyoro. Who knows what he's up to?"
"Hmph, he better not cause any trouble and disturb my peace."
Black Sperm symbolically spat in the direction of the deep underground, its tone full of sarcasm.
"But it doesn't matter anyway, as long as he doesn't bother me. After all, I am Lord Black Sperm with over fifty trillion cells. Even if Orochi and that Gyoro Gyoro are finished, I am still me, I am the strongest."
"Hmm, after the patrol, I'll go back and split a few tens of thousands of cells to play with, increasing my reserves is the way to go..."
Black Sperm seemed to have complained enough and felt a bit bored, so it turned and walked towards another passage, muttering as it went:
"Forget it, forget it, I'll just go find a place to sleep. When the general offensive begins, I'll let those so-called heroes on the surface know who the true ace of the Monster Association is."
Its figure quickly disappeared into the depths of the dark passage.
It wasn't until its biological signal completely disappeared from the detector and he confirmed that there were no other perception-type Weirdos around that Lin Mo slowly let out a long breath and reactivated "Little King's" normal standby mode.
But then, a surge of immense excitement and solemnity welled up in his heart.
Monster King Orochi, the pinnacle existence of the Monster Association, had been acting strangely and frequently going to the deepest part of the underground, unbeknownst even to Gyoro Gyoro.
This must be the place he was looking for!
Without further hesitation, based on the direction Black Sperm had pointed when complaining earlier, and cross-referencing with the detected map, Lin Mo chose a deeper, more downward-extending tunnel.
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