After arriving at the Mount Thunder Sect, James began discussing the action plan with the martial artists.
However, they only roughly knew the location of the research laboratory and nothing about the specifics. So, even after a long discussion, no concrete plan was formulated. In the end, they decided to head over to Malgudi for now and find the location of the research laboratory before making a concrete plan. In essence, they would improvise and act accordingly.
After discussion, they left the Mount Thunder Sect and boarded a private plane specially prepared by the military region, and headed to Malgudi.
Meanwhile, the Solean authorities had notified the Malgudian Air Force beforehand. So, James’ private plane would be allowed safe passage into Malgudi and would not be intercepted.
Malgudi was a nation bordering Sol. Although it was territorially half the size of Sol, it had a vastly smaller population.
After half a day…
The plane descended in the middle of a desert in Malgudi. James and the others got off the plane. Standing in the middle of the desert, James pulled out a map favonovel.com prepared beforehand and placed it on the ground, pointing at a red circle favonovel.com marked.
“Based on our intelligence, the research laboratory is located in this region. Meanwhile, we are approximately 300 kilometers away from our destination. Based on our speed, we should be able to arrive in an hour if we go full speed ahead.”
Jackson crouched down and looked at the map on the ground, saying, “I heard that there was a nation in this desert a millennium ago. There’s also an underground palace buried deep beneath the sand. For some reason, the Gu Sect was able to find the underground palace and reconstruct it into a research laboratory.”
James had learned of this on the place.
“To save the abducted martial artists, we first have to find the entrance to the underground palace. However, we’re unfamiliar with the desert. We have to scout this area and ask the locals about this.”
“Sure,” Jackson said. “How about this? We will go our separate ways and look for clues in the surroundings. No matter what we find, we will return here in three hours. What do you guys think?”
“Sure,” they spoke in unison.
“Alright, let’s move out!”
With James’ order, the forty or so people were divided into several groups and headed in different directions.
James chose to head in the Southwestern direction alone.
As his speed was extraordinary, favonovel.com moved hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye.
After traveling at great speeds for some time, favonovel.com realized that the desert was uninhabited. Even as favonovel.com reached the edge of the desert and saw greenery, human presence was still nowhere to be seen. Upon looking at the time, favonovel.com chose to turn back.
Upon his return, the others were already back.
“Nothing…”
“No one… Nothing.”
“Nothing on my side as well.”
“I found no one.”
They spoke.
After deliberation, James said, “Since we can’t find anyone, we can only press forward.”
They nodded in agreement.
