Chapter 3737: A Trap
Chapter 3737: A Trap
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Motul saw Leon approach and quickly went forward to meet him, still wearing a pale expression of surviving a disaster.
"Commander Leon!"
"Explain the situation."
Motul steadied himself and pointed toward the warehouse area ahead. "The monster group broke through the outer perimeter guards and then retreated into the warehouse. We have been guarding the perimeter the entire time, and there has been no movement at all. I am certain that no one entered or exited the warehouse during that period."
Leon looked toward the warehouse.
The main doors had been forcibly smashed open from the inside, and the interior was completely dark—nothing could be seen.
It was unusually quiet.
According to Motul’s description, the Lickers’ individual combat power was enough to crush the Star Alliance elite soldiers. Over three hundred Lickers were enough to tear through the outer defensive line and directly plunge the district into greater chaos.
But they had retreated inside instead.
Why?
A thought flashed through Leon’s mind—records in the spawn faction’s files about the Seed of Ouroboros.
Was this some kind of scheme?
"Leon, right?"
A hoarse voice came from the side.
Leon turned his head.
He saw Red Serpent Clan elder Bart striding forward, followed by six elite Red Serpent Clan warriors.
"We have accepted a commission mission from the spawn faction. Since you are here, I will inform you. We are going in to complete the mission."
Leon frowned and said, "Elder Bart, the situation is still unclear, and reinforcements have not yet arrived. It is not advisable to act rashly..."
"Hah? Wait for reinforcements?"
Bart sneered, his snake-like pupils narrowing as mockery appeared on his lips. "You are dealing with nothing more than a few mutated creatures. How many reinforcements do you plan to call in?"
"Elder Bart, this incident may involve the Ouroboros. We must be cautious..."
"Enough," Bart interrupted impatiently. "Even if it is the Seed of Ouroboros, so what? My Red Serpent Clan’s bloodline talent is precisely its counter. We have already accepted the mission. You stay here and wait. Leave it to us."
Leon tried to speak again, but Bart had already waved his hand and led two Red Serpent mercenary squads past the security line, heading straight for the warehouse.
The Iron Bone Clan elder stood to the side with arms crossed. Seeing this, he chuckled. "That old fool still has the same temper. But he is right—the Ouroboros’ regeneration is countered by the Red Serpent Clan’s infernal flames."
Leon said nothing, simply watching Bart and his group approach the warehouse.
Let them test it first!
Bart himself did not take the so-called Seed of Ouroboros seriously.
The Star Alliance’s forces were weak; they struggled whenever they met stronger opponents.
Moreover, the intelligence did not clearly confirm it was the Seed of Ouroboros.
Even if it was, he was not afraid!
This mission reward from the spawn faction would be taken by the Red Serpent Clan!
As he thought this, Bart led his team into the warehouse. Before they could even see the pitch-black interior clearly, he suddenly sensed something, and his expression changed.
What?!
"Click."
A faint sound rang out.
Not good!
Bart instantly felt something, and his pupils shrank. He shouted and fully released a barrier.
"Retreat!"
A red barrier rose, wrapping Bart and his squad inside.
"Boom--!!!"
The next instant, the entire warehouse erupted in an explosion.
The structure blew outward from the inside, and a terrifying shockwave mixed with dark red energy spread in all directions.
A wave of destructive force struck Bart’s group head-on.
"Bang!!!"
The red barrier shattered instantly under the impact. Bart and his squad had just stepped inside the warehouse when they were blown more than ten meters away.
The red shockwave continued expanding outward. The nearest ring of Star Alliance guards did not have time to retreat and immediately dropped to the ground.
Spiritual energy passed over their heads.
The outer mercenaries activated shields to block the remaining shockwave.
"Shit!"
"What is going on?!"
"Was that a bomb?!"
They looked up to see smoke and dust billowing from the warehouse.
Leon frowned deeply, staring at the warehouse area.
The Iron Bone Clan elder looked solemn. "It is a trigger-type alchemy magic array explosion."
It was clearly a trap set in advance inside the warehouse.
And the power of the array was extremely high.
So the invader was an advanced alchemy scholar?
Bart, who had been blown back, climbed out of the ruins. One of his arms had been destroyed in the explosion.
Enraged, he glared at Leon.
"D*mn it! Leon! Your intelligence was wrong! There was no one left in the warehouse! They had already set a trap inside! You will be responsible for our losses!"
Losing an arm did not matter much; with Red Serpent Clan secret techniques, it could recover in half a year. The deaths of a few elites also did not bother him much. What angered him was losing face in front of so many people.
Leon did not respond. He ignored Bart and stared toward the warehouse.
As the dust settled, only ruins remained.
The warehouse had been destroyed.
Several surrounding storage buildings had also been leveled, and the ground was blasted into a crater nearly a hundred meters wide.
Leon’s mind was in chaos.
Where were they?
Did the intruders also die in the explosion?
His eyes scanned, and his expression tightened.
Something was wrong!
The sealed materials stored in Containment Point No. 18 were all high-grade. There were more than two thousand alloy sealed boxes alone.
Even if the explosion destroyed the goods, there should still be fragments of sealed boxes and materials scattered in the ruins.
Motul stumbled over as he ran over. Seeing the scene in front of him, his face turned pale. "How could this be... how could this be... sir..."
"Shut up."
Leon interrupted in a deep voice and flashed into the crater, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings.
Something was wrong!
The distribution of the debris traces left by the explosion was problematic.
The characteristic of a directional blast rune array was that the shockwave spread outward, and the internal material remains should have been blown outward along with the shockwave.
But in the ruins before him, most of what could be seen was building debris and creature remains. There were almost no fragments of high-tier materials or alloy sealed crates.
So, where had those sealed crates in the warehouse gone?
Even if alchemy materials were blown apart, there should still be remnants, but now there was nothing at all.
There was only one explanation.
Before the explosion, the warehouse had already been empty.
Someone had moved all the goods away under their noses, then blown up the warehouse to erase all traces.
How had they done it?
Leon turned back toward Motul beside him, grabbed him by the collar, and lifted him into the air, his eyes filled with killing intent. "What did you say before? You said no one had entered or left the warehouse? Then where are the goods? Where are the people?"