Blue Card Starry Sky

Chapter 76 Flight Squad
The next morning, the allied forces reorganized their troops at their base, strengthened their defenses, and leveraged their combined strengths to prevent the demons from taking advantage of any openings.

Lan Tian requested a flight squadron from the Supreme Command to serve as a reconnaissance team, strengthening reconnaissance, information gathering, and infiltration of the Demon City. He gathered all the elite flight warriors from the Lan Family Army into his flight squadron, along with elite flight warriors from various races, creating what was essentially the strongest combat unit—a five-hundred-strong flight squadron, a reconnaissance detachment.

Hai Liang arrived uninvited, and together with Xiao Weiqing, they formed a three-person command triangle. Lan Tian was the head, and the other two were the deputies, obeying Lan Tian's orders.

Today, the main force should be able to advance to the second line of defense. Discipline is high, morale is excellent, and orders are being delivered swiftly. The Supreme Command is wise; with three Venerable-level figures overseeing things, everything is arranged perfectly. They are highly experienced in military strategy. Blue Sky's role is simply to manage the flight squadron, gather data, and monitor the demons' movements and changes in the Demon City in real time.

There were constant patrols in the sky, and information was reported back. Three small teams were also stationed at the front to observe the movements of the demons and understand the changes in the Demon City. Reconnaissance teams were also secretly dispatched to infiltrate the Demon City to gather information.

"We're going to Shanghai tonight at midnight to conduct reconnaissance. What suggestions or plans do you two have?"

Lan Tian told Hai Liang and Xiao Weiqing that this mission was extremely dangerous. There were all sorts of traps and mechanisms in Shanghai, and it was life-threatening; there was a possibility that they might not return.

"Everything is at your command and arrangement."

The two had no objections; they trusted Lan Tian completely. At midnight the following day, Lan Tian selected ten capable men to form a reconnaissance team with Xiao Weiqing and Hai Liang to conduct a surprise attack and investigative night raid on Shanghai.

All ten warriors rode demonic unicorns, while Lan Tian and his two companions rode fire phoenixes. The fire phoenixes were sent to the battlefield for this battle because they were already ninth-tier powerhouses and ordinary demon warriors could not defeat them. They would become powerful allies of Lan Tian.

The small team quietly flew over the second line of defense under the cover of night, without alerting the guards there, and the demons did not notice them.

Fortunately, the night was gloomy, with fog hanging low in the sky. From high above, the city walls were not visible, and the city itself was shrouded in darkness. Demonic energy filled the sky, and nothing could be seen.

Lan Tian and his companions hovered high in the sky, searching for an opportunity to land in the city. Behind the walls of the city lay vast stretches of mountains and stone forests, as reported during the day. Now, at night, nothing could be seen clearly, and it was impossible to distinguish between mountains and stone forests.

Beyond the mountain peaks and stone forests lies a canyon, a wide and narrow mysterious valley. Only after passing through the canyon and mountains does one reach the true main city of Shanghai. Here, a plain is surrounded by towering mountains, its area roughly the size of Xiaoyao City. The main city has many buildings, and even today, one can still see lights twinkling in the distance.

Lan Tian and his team conducted reconnaissance at high altitudes. There was no difference between day and night, but they still couldn't quite figure out their location.

The main force of the demons should be near the city walls. There shouldn't be many warriors in the main city. Some lights can be faintly seen in the main city now, and the demon civilians should be among them.

"Tonight, do not expose yourself unless absolutely necessary. Do not let the demon guards find you, and do not engage in battle. Just scout and find out the situation here."

"Yes"

Lan Tian was extremely cautious. Yingying and Jia Hui were still in their hands, and they didn't know what had happened to Uncle Lei! Lan Tian had everyone descend into a secluded mountain forest, where they changed into civilians of the demon race and infiltrated the main city of the demon capital.

The small team split into two groups and infiltrated the main city. There were few guards here, most of the common people were already asleep, the large families and courtyards were brightly lit, and the mansions of the demon nobles and high-ranking people were still brightly lit, I don't know what they were busy with, the shops had long been closed for the day.

Lan Tian, ​​Hai Liang, and three warriors infiltrated the main city as a group, while Xiao Weiqing led a team disguised as a group of demon guards and also entered the main city.

Lan Tian and his group noticed that the city was sparsely populated and almost devoid of guards. Why were the demons so careless, not even deploying heavy troops to guard the main city? They had some doubts.
The shop ahead still had its lights on, and some people were still awake. "Let's go to this one, see what's inside, and ask someone what's going on here."

Lantian spread its wings and flew into the second floor of the shop, peering inside to see who was there and what they were doing! The shop was filled with a dazzling array of medicines and herbs; it was a pharmacy.

It turns out this is a pharmacy run by humans. In Shanghai, it is one of the few shops run by non-human races. Demons are not good at making medicine, which is why this pharmacy has been able to develop for so long and thrive.

Lan Tian quietly slipped into the pharmacy and went down to the first floor where he saw someone processing medicinal herbs, with piles of them already scattered on the floor. Upon closer inspection, Lan Tian was astonished and extremely excited.

"Uncle Lei, what are you doing here? I've been looking for you everywhere!"

The human before him was none other than Qin Lei, the head steward of the Lan family, who had been missing for several days. He was currently working diligently to produce pills. Seeing Lan Tian also startled him; the city of Modu was heavily guarded, how had he gotten in?

"Young Master, you passed the test! How did you get to Shanghai?"

"Uncle Lei, I have passed the test and become the master of Sky City. This time, we will unite the four races to launch a war against the demons, completely eliminate the demons, maintain peace in the Endless Sea, and rescue Yingying and Jia Hui."

"Have all four clans arrived?"

"Yes, they are on their way to Shanghai and will soon be stationed outside the city."

"If you all come here, then you've fallen into the demons' trap. They will conquer our city."

“These past few days, I have discovered the secret of the demon race. They have acquired large-scale long-distance spacetime teleportation capabilities and have built several large, distant spacetime portals. Through these portals, they can instantly reach our city. This time, we may be in trouble and face a bitter battle, a battle to the death.”

"What should we do, Uncle Lei? If we rush back, it might be too late to defend against their sneak attack."

"Yes, therefore this time you must quickly occupy the Magic City, control their spacetime gates, prevent them from escaping or converging, and prevent them from taking advantage of teleportation."

"Uncle Lei, we need to let everyone know your news as soon as possible so we can discuss countermeasures."

“I will go back with you now and meet up with everyone to discuss countermeasures. This is our Lan family's pharmacy. I will instruct the shop assistant to expedite the delivery of this batch of medicinal herbs so that the demons will not suspect anything.”

It turns out that Qin Lei came to Shanghai to investigate. This place was a pharmacy left behind by the Lan family. The demons did not know that it belonged to the Lan family and kept ordering medicines and pills from the pharmacy, which is why the shop was able to exist.

Lan Tian assigned all the remaining warriors to work as assistants at the pharmacy to avoid arousing the attention and suspicion of the demons. He then left Xiao Weiqing to manage the pharmacy, and he, Qin Lei, and Hai Liang returned to the allied forces' base.

(End of this chapter)