Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World-Chapter 1266: Shadows in the Underground City

Hassan remained silent, but his gaze flickered strangely.

He had a vague idea of what the prince was implying.

After a brief hesitation, Hassan asked, "Your Highness, can we trust them?"

"If they dare deceive me, no matter where they hide—even in the depths of the Solvaris Star System—I will ensure they pay a painful price."

Sol’Rae spread his palm, letting fine white powder slip through his fingers onto the ground.

The stone he had been holding was crushed into dust.

"Let’s go. We head to Planet Omicron ."

"Your Highness, what about Aelra’s Umbrathari-1 Battleship?" Heliox asked hurriedly.

"We will deal with it after the negotiations," Sol’Rae replied without looking back.

Before long, under the wary eyes of the humans, a few alien ships detached from the main fleet and headed toward Planet Omicron.

At the same time, Officer Khan transmitted this information to his comrades on Planet Omicron.

The Battleship they were using had originally belonged to the aliens.

If the aliens saw it, they would certainly have thoughts about reclaiming it.

In case the aliens decided to attack outside Planet Omicron’s atmosphere, Rafiq also passed the message to Amalia and Kenny Lin.

Meanwhile, the Crimson Moon Dynasty royal family dispatched military forces to receive the aliens.

Of course, they were not doing so out of respect for the aliens’ status or identity, but rather out of caution—if the aliens suddenly turned hostile, the last thing they wanted was collateral damage.

That day, all residents near Planet Omicron ’s spaceport were ordered to remain indoors.

At the same time, Amalia finally received a response on the terminal she had taken from the people of the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth.

To sabotage the negotiations between the Crimson Moon Dynasty and the aliens, the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth had spared no expense this time.

They had sent at least twenty Heaven-ranked cultists, along with numerous Earth-ranked and lower-ranking followers.

The masked man was only responsible for communication and passing on information—he was not in charge of organizing the sabotage operation.

The true mastermind behind this operation was none other than the Iron Howler Overlord itself.

When issuing commands, the Iron Howler Overlord used a series of secret codes and ciphers.

Amalia only knew part of these codes and ciphers.

The remaining ones were lost due to forced soul-searching, which damaged some of the memories of those involved.

To recover the missing information, Amalia entered the small world and questioned the masked man about the meanings of the codes and ciphers.

The masked man hesitated, but when Amalia prepared to perform a soul-search on him, he quickly abandoned any further resistance.

"He didn’t lie, did he?" Kenny Lin asked, seeing Amalia emerge, looking satisfied.

"He wouldn’t dare. I’ll have Soham verify the information first. In the meantime, I plan to visit the Underground City."

"I’ll go with you," Kenny Lin immediately stood up.

"No. You stay here and be ready to respond to any moves the aliens make. Otherwise, I worry Minister Sharif and the others might not be able to handle it."

Rafael and Duan Yao had already been sent to assist Soham in the Underground City.

If anything unexpected happened, Minister Sharif wouldn’t have many people at his disposal.

"It’s not like the aliens will necessarily come here," Kenny Lin grumbled.

He had been stuck indoors for days and was starting to feel suffocated.

"Don’t be so sure," Amalia replied with a meaningful glance before leaving.

It took her less than half an hour to reach the Underground City.

Rafael and the others had already received word of Amalia’s arrival and were waiting for her.

When it came to familiarity with Planet Omicron, Soham was undoubtedly the expert.

Amalia showed him the decrypted codes and ciphers, and he immediately recognized the location.

"This place is in the Underground City, right within the territory of the Void Serpent Gang. Ever since their leader was killed, there’s been a lot of commotion in that area. Every faction is trying to claim a piece of the pie."

"I don’t care about the power struggle. Just take me there," Amalia said.

"Right now?" Soham was taken aback.

"Is there a problem?" Amalia glanced at him.

Soham hesitated before replying, "There’s a bit of an issue. Aside from the Neon Azure Syndicate and the Void Serpent Gang, there are three other factions in the Underground City. These three are actually stronger than the Neon Azure Syndicate. They’ve been ’negotiating’ over how to divide up the Void Serpent Gang’s turf for days now. Since no one wants a smaller share, they finally decided to settle it today. And the meeting is happening right next door to your target location."

"How convenient," Amalia muttered, skeptical of coincidences.

She recalled Kenny mentioning that the Void Serpent Gang had been secretly nurtured by the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth.

There was no way the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth would just sit back and watch their pawn be dismantled.

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Amalia turned to Soham. "How much do you know about the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth?"

Soham was momentarily stunned before carefully choosing his words. "Not much. I only know that it’s a mysterious and powerful organization. Even the Pleiadian Ascendancy has suffered losses at their hands. Before his death, Lal Hiran had dealings with their followers, but he never shared any information about them. He might not have known much himself."

That fit with the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth’s secretive and cautious nature.

Even with most of Iron Howler Overlord No. 5’s memories, Amalia found that the information she had was fragmented and incomplete.

She suspected that the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth deliberately split critical information among multiple operatives, ensuring that no single Iron Howler Overlord knew everything.

"When does the negotiation between the three factions begin?"

"This afternoon."