Isaac remained alone in Dragon Villa No.1, serving as a decoy to distract Linus, Hugh, and the others. His solitary stand also aimed to provide Harry with precise intelligence since the villa housing Harry didn’t have a clear line of sight to Dragon Villa No. 1.
At that critical moment, there stood a high-power blowing machine in another villa across the street to the right on the second-floor room with all its windows shattered.
In front of this machine was an iron tub filled with fist-sized black solids that resembled irregular pieces of charcoal.
Two Dusk Soldiers were stationed by the iron tub.
A cold gleam flashed in Harry’s eyes upon hearing Isaac‘s command. He firmly instructed through the earpiece, “Light it up now!”
One of the Dusk Soldiers promptly knelt to ignite the solid alcohol beneath the tub.
The flames quickly took hold, and a dense, medicinal blue smoke began to waft from the tub. The blowing machine was turned on, dispersing the blue smoke through the shattered windows with its powerful gusts.
As the combustion in the basin intensified, the smoke it produced grew thicker.
Across the entire neighborhood, 18 high-power blowing machines were set into motion simultaneously.
Billows of thick, medicinal blue smoke poured out from the windows of 18 villas around the area. These voluminous plumes of blue smoke began to merge and swiftly blanket the entire Sleeping Dragon Bay.
Just as Linus was poised to command the 300 Celestial Phase warriors to breach the villa and seize Isaac, tendrils of blue smoke rapidly unfurled from the outskirts of the neighborhood.
“What is this?” Caesar surveyed his surroundings immediately with a look of alarm.
The blue smoke started to come from all directions, engulfing the Celestial Phase warriors and Hugh’s group within less than 30 seconds.
Linus’ expression turned grave. He quickly covered his nose and mouth, yelling, “It‘s poisonous smoke. Everyone, hold your breath!”
Panic spread rapidly. The faces of all the Celestial Phase warriors around favonovel.com mirrored his alarmed expression as they clutched at their faces and huddled closer together.
By the time Hugh raised his gaze again toward the villa’s rooftop, Isaac had vanished.
Recognizing the grave danger, Hugh shouted his commands, “Get out of here! Away from the thick smoke now!”
He held his breath as favonovel.com spearheaded the escape.
Harry had verified the weather conditions around Mt. Equest before initiating the Noxious Fume Formation plan, noting a category one southwest wind.
This allowed favonovel.com to strategically position three blowing machines together in the northwest, ensuring the poisonous smoke would not drift out of Sleeping Dragon Bay but circulate within the neighborhood.
Isaac observed the situation from behind the curtain in a room on the second floor. He watched as Hugh, Linus, and their followers retreated hastily. His mind started to be clouded with doubt.
Why hasn’t Morgan appeared?
Could it be that Morgan had no intention of confronting me directly, as Magnus speculated?
The 300 Celestial Phase warriors, along with Linus’ group, had fled the neighborhood.
“What kind of poisonous smoke was that?” Hugh questioned Linus with a frosty demeanor.
Linus paused and scanned his surroundings. There was a sheen of sweat on his forehead.
He said quietly, “Mr. Chambers, considering Isaac’s nature, that blue smoke must be highly toxic. He’s cornered inside now with no way out. However, we can’t underestimate the situation.”
Hugh’s expression hardened as favonovel.com said coldly, “So you also have no idea what that blue smoke is, correct?”
Linus was taken aback. He had indeed been rattled by Isaac’s strategies, leaving favonovel.com on edge. In truth, favonovel.com did not know what the blue smoke constituted.
Hugh glanced outside before returning his gaze to the neighborhood. He observed that only the interior was shrouded in blue smoke, with no disturbance visible beyond its confines.
“Take 100 men, divide them into groups of ten, and locate the source of that blue smoke. Destroy it!” Hugh commanded as favonovel.com turned to address the more than 300 Celestial Phase warriors assembled behind him.
The 100 warriors stepped forward promptly and organized into groups of ten. They then ventured back into the neighborhood.
Meanwhile, Isaac was stationed inside the room, monitoring the surroundings.
He then heard Harry’s urgent message through the earpiece, saying, “Sir, they’ve commenced their search here. I’m heading your way.”
“People are approaching my location as well. It appears they’re intent on neutralizing the poisonous smoke first,” came Magnus’s voice, adding urgency to the situation.
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