From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

The Abyss Battlefield, a danger level of 9, is recruited only by the elite among human superhumans, each of whom stands at the top of the combat power pyramid.

Each one of them survived countless life-or-death struggles.

Therefore, everyone here understands their own situation and knows how to increase their chances of survival.

After listening to Lu Heng's words, Ren Lidong understood what Lu Heng meant.

He took the initiative to say, "Captain Lu, are you worried that there are traitors in my team?"

Lu Heng did not deny it, and replied with a smile: "With such a large-scale recruitment, the recruits will definitely be subject to the dark forest law. Of course, I am willing to trust my compatriots, so I will not forget you when there are benefits."

Ren Lidong thought for a moment and promised, "Understood. I will cooperate as long as Captain Lu has an operational plan."

He paused for a moment, then suggested, "The teleportation has just ended, Captain Lu shouldn't be in a hurry to do anything, right? Why don't we sit down and discuss this battlefield mission together, and exchange information, shall we?"

In the Abyss Battlefield, information is absolutely the most powerful weapon.

Having an information gap is equivalent to holding the biggest trump card.

Lu Heng didn't mind sharing some information with his fellow countrymen, and nodded in agreement, saying, "Okay."

At this moment, George Gardner from the White Eagle Agents organization approached again and spoke up:
"Although we are not acting together for the time being, we share the same goal: to complete our battlefield mission and stop the resurgence of the Blood Demons."

"Therefore, I hope we can also share intelligence and obtain more information, which will be of great help to subsequent operations."

"If any one of our teams gains the upper hand against the Bloodline Demons, we can suppress the Bloodline race and shift the overall situation in our favor. Do you agree?"

As they spoke, an earth-attribute ability user from the White Eagle team modified rocks to create a simple round conference table and three rings of stone benches, enough to seat a hundred people.

George Gardner gestured towards the round table, inviting them to join the discussion and share information. "Would you be willing to take this opportunity to find the traitor?"

Although Lu Heng and the White Eagle Federation had several conflicts, each matter should be handled separately.

Now, the one hundred human recruits here are facing the entire bloodline demon race.

Starting internal strife before even beginning the operation is not a wise choice.

Moreover, George Gardner is quite right about one thing: even if they cannot work together and share information to allow other teams to suppress the Blood Demons, it can indeed help the human faction gain an advantage.

At the very least, it can allow other teams to share the pressure.

Therefore, sharing intelligence is a win-win situation.

Lu Heng nodded in agreement with his suggestion: "Okay, then let's sit down and discuss the next steps."

The hundred recruits present could be roughly divided into three camps.

The largest faction is the White Eagle faction, led by George Gardner, which includes teams from multiple countries such as the Lionheart Empire and Fusang, with a total of nearly seventy people.

The second group is the Great Xia Alliance, which has about twenty members.

The remaining dozen or so are from other factions and have not joined any side.

Regardless of which faction they belong to, there is one thing they agree on: on the first day of the Abyss Battlefield, the best option is to obtain as much intelligence as possible from other recruits.

Therefore, everyone gathered around the round table to participate in the discussion.

Moreover, at this time, if anyone tries to leave the group alone, they will be suspected of being a traitor, subjected to scrutiny, or even mental torture.

……

One hundred human recruits, organized into teams, sat around the conference table.

George Gardner clapped his hands and said loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your trust. My name is George Gardner, from the Agents."

"I'll first provide some important information to help everyone survive in the Bloodline territory."

"First, I have a map of the Valendar Bloodline Caverns, which my team's Perceptor just drew by hand."

"The map is not very detailed, but it shows the general layout of the underground caves and important landmarks. You can take a look."

As he spoke, he pasted a hand-drawn map, one meter long and one meter wide, onto the stone wall.

Then, he drew a circle on the map with a marker and said, "According to the detection just now, our current location is here, about 20 kilometers away from the main city of the Blood Demon, the Pillar of Earth Flame."

Everyone stared at the hand-drawn map, trying to memorize it, and many people even took out paper and pens to draw it.

Su Muyu also took out paper and pen and drew the map according to the map that the White Eagle team had brought out.

After she finished drawing, she handed it to Lu Heng to see.

Lu Heng picked up a pen and made some minor adjustments to the map, marking several important landmarks.

In fact.

Lu Heng has a more complete map.

After all, they had entered the territory of the Blood Demon before and obtained the complete map from the Blood Demon.

Lu Heng also carefully examined the map provided by the White Eagle team. The map was generally fine, but a few details were not drawn in enough detail.

For the recruits, this map is enough.

If you want a more detailed map, you can try to steal it from the Blood Demon.

After releasing the map, George Gardner provided several more pieces of information.

However, the information was mostly of limited use.

It might be useful to other recruits, but it's useless to Lu Heng.

Lu Heng glanced at the time, stood up, and said, "Should I do it?"

George Gardner readily agreed, gesturing for him to proceed: "Please."

Lu Heng walked to the front of the crowd, cleared his throat, and began to speak: "I won't introduce myself, let's get straight to the point, because time is a bit tight."

"Don't be too nervous, everyone. What I mean by time is that if we stay here too long, we might be attacked by the Blood Demons."

"The reason is simple: there are traitors among our hundred people."

"This point has already been clearly stated in the challenge mission, so I won't explain it again."

“It’s practically impossible to find the traitors now unless everyone agrees to undergo mental torture, but I think very few people would be willing to do that.”

The reason why traitors can hide among human recruits is because their identities cannot be identified through normal detection methods.

If there is any way to distinguish them, it is only through mental torture.

However, mental torture can expose all of the victim's secrets and may also cause damage to their mind and brain.

Therefore, few people are willing to undergo mental torture. Moreover, no one can prove that the person administering the torture is not a traitor.

A combination of factors rendered the approach of identifying traitors through psychological interrogation unworkable.

Moreover, there simply isn't enough time to conduct mental interrogations on each of them individually.

Lu Heng continued, "Because of the existence of traitors, the Blood Devil now knows of our presence and even our location. If we continue to stay here, we will soon be attacked by the Blood Devil."

"Do not doubt the abilities of the Bloodline Clan, nor the ability of traitors to transmit information, for traitors have too many ways to transmit information."

After listening, everyone looked at each other and agreed with this viewpoint.

Those present instinctively heightened their senses, probing further afield to ensure they wouldn't be attacked suddenly.

Lu Heng looked around and then said, "Next, I'll share some information that I know."

"First, the ascension ceremony for Blood Prince Moznis will take place in the last few days of the Abyss Battlefield."

"Secondly, the Bloodline race is currently in the most tense stage. Apart from Moznis's faction, the other two Bloodline factions do not want Moznis to become the new Bloodline King."

"Because after the new king ascends the throne, he will inevitably purge a group of opponents."

"Third, due to the existence of traitors, the outcome of this Abyss Battlefield may not be that we prevent the Bloodline Clan from giving birth to a new king, but may be that the Bloodline Clan annihilates the top human teams."

"Danger level 9 means it's not just about facing a bloodline prince who is about to become a demigod."

"In the main quest, there is an even more important piece of information: evading the pursuit of an unknown force."

"I don't know what this unknown force is yet, but it shouldn't be the Bloodline Demons. In other words, there is another hostile force here besides the Bloodline Demons."

At this point, Lu Heng picked up a marker and drew a circle on the map on the wall, saying:
"This is indeed the main city of the Bloodline Demons, the Pillar of Earth Flame, and also the area with the highest concentration of Bloodline Demons, so this area is extremely dangerous."

"I do not recommend approaching the Pillar of Earth Flame until the situation becomes clearer."

"Of course, our final action will most likely be to attack the Pillar of Earth Flame."

"Therefore, I hope everyone will conserve their strength and act together at the last moment to stop Moznis's ascension ceremony."

After Lu Heng finished speaking, he prepared to dismiss everyone to be on guard against a possible attack by the bloodline demons.

George Gardner stood up and took over the conversation, saying, "There's one point I disagree with. I think we can use mental torture to screen for traitors."

Lu Heng knew, of course, that mental torture could screen out traitors, but this plan was impossible to implement.

Therefore, it's pointless to waste time on this issue.

George Gardner insisted, "I know you're probably not too keen on this, but that's fine. Anyone who wants to ally with me must undergo mental testing to make sure you're not a suspect."

wow...

These words immediately caused an uproar in the audience.

Because George Gardner's request has crossed the line for most people with superpowers.

Who doesn't have secrets in their heart?

How could I possibly allow anyone to investigate me?

Therefore, many people raised their hands in opposition.

George Gardner took a hard line: "If you want my protection, you must undergo mental torture, or prove that you are not a traitor."

"I know some of you are definitely unwilling."

"It's alright. As long as the person undergoes mental interrogation, they will naturally be cleared of suspicion. This will narrow down the range of potential traitors and make it easier to find them."

Some people objected, while others agreed. Whether they agreed under duress or voluntarily, the result was the same.

In particular, some countries that station troops in the White Eagle Federation have become accustomed to these unequal conditions and ultimately have no choice but to agree, no matter how unreasonable George Gardner's demands may be.

……

Lu Heng could not accept the mental interrogation by the White Eagle ability user. He had already provided all the information he could, so he called his teammates to get up and leave together.

Also leaving were several teams, including Ren Lidong's, that hoped to form an alliance with Lu Heng's team.

Ren Lidong caught up with Lu Heng and continued the conversation: "Captain Lu, I can roughly guess why George Gardner forcibly subjected others to mental torture. They probably wanted to obtain information related to the Reincarnation Source."

In fact, Lu Heng had already guessed it, and glanced at him with a smile in his eyes.

Information about "Reincarnation Source Essence" has not been fully disseminated yet; ordinary people are unaware of it, and even the vast majority of those with superpowers are unaware of it.

However, the superhumans who can appear here are all elites among humans, and each of them has the support of a powerful organization or force behind them.

In order to find the source of reincarnation, the Zero Civilization investigated all the superhumans who had been to the Zero World.

The superhumans who have been to the Zero World are not limited to the Great Xia Kingdom; there are also superhumans from other countries.

Therefore, the matter of reincarnation source matter is no longer a secret in top-tier superpower organizations.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Ren Lidong could guess George Gardner's purpose.

Lu Heng turned to look at Ren Lidong and asked, "Have you been to the Zero World?"

Ren Lidong shook his head and replied, "No, but some of us from the Northern Wolves have been there, so we know about the Reincarnation Source Essence. Captain Lu is the leader of the Dragon Might Regiment, so he must also know about the Reincarnation Source Essence."

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "Indeed, I do know about the Reincarnation Source Essence. Do you think George Gardner is looking for the Reincarnation Source Essence?"

Ren Lidong made no attempt to hide the matter of the Reincarnation Source, hoping to gain more trust through this method.

He nodded and replied, "Yes, because I know another piece of information: the Blood Demon once entered the Zero World as an Abyss Conqueror, and was then released back by the Zero World."

"In other words, the Reincarnation Source Material may also be in the hands of the Bloodline Demon. George Gardner must also know this information. So it's not hard to guess that he probably wants to take advantage of this Abyss Battlefield to find the Reincarnation Source Material."

Although Lu Heng had already considered these deductions, after hearing his analysis, his evaluation of him improved considerably: "Your analysis is indeed quite good."

Ren Lidong thought for a moment and asked, "Captain Lu, if our team is willing to undergo your mental interrogation, will you take us along?"

Lu Heng raised an eyebrow, knowing that he was offering his pledge of allegiance.

Accepting mental torture means that the possibility of them being traitors can be ruled out.

However, doing so is actually a way of dividing people into different levels of personality.

Moreover, even if they were willing to undergo mental torture, Lu Heng could not take them to see the Supreme Banshee.

After careful consideration, Lu Heng said, "You don't need to go to such lengths. Don't worry, I trust you. I will definitely include you if there are any benefits. But the things I need to do next don't allow me to bring so many people with me."

Ren Lidong was merely expressing loyalty and gaining trust; having achieved his goal, he agreed, "Understood. We'll wait for Captain Lu's message, and then we'll act together." (End of Chapter)