Although he had earned 10,000 EXP after taking control of Eldinor through Eldra, he had intended to keep that EXP as a backup in case he ran into any sticky situations.

Yet, this opportunity was too good to pa.s.s up. Daneel knew that this was the best option he had, as it was guaranteed to accomplish what he wished.

Just as he was about to decide to spend most of his reserve to buy the second level of the tool, the system sounded again in his mind making a slight smile appear on his lips.

[Due to data available, system can perform modifications on this specific species with Biological Modification-1 Tool.]

This was music to his ears.

Now, the only thing that remained which was holding him back was that this move might attract too much attention which was very undesirable.

Only, this thought appeared side by side with the two images of the Lanthanorians who had already been killed mercilessly by the Withering Leaf Sect.

Without any more hesitation, Daneel had proceeded to buy the tool and modify the mosquitoes according to his plan after ensuring that there were certain countermeasures so that he wouldn't implicate the entirety of Angaria in order to strike back effectively.

Everything had gone smoothly from that point. The rabbit was definitely frantically running through the foliage, looking for a way to safety without knowing that there were cages waiting all around it.

Indeed, Daneel had already succeeded in b.o.o.by trapping the area around the Valley to deal a devastating blow to the Sect as soon as they exited.

The last thing remaining was that he had to give the signal to release the trap from above as soon as they appeared on the screens.

Yet, at this moment, Daneel couldn't help but feel that something was off.

Everything was going TOO smoothly.

He wasn't someone new to situations like these where a single oversight could result in catastrophic losses. Thus, he had already started to develop an instinct that warned him that something was wrong.

He had already obtained information from Eldinor about the formation inside the Valley which prevented teleportation.

Putting himself in the Sect Master's shoes, he realized that the possibility that a trap was waiting for them outside the Valley was too high.

If that was the case, what would he do?

"My King! Movement spotted!"

An urgent shout from one of the individuals manning a display pulled him from his thoughts.

Indeed, in one of the screens, a group of people could vaguely be seen cautiously exiting the Valley.

There was a barrier around them which defended them from the ravenous mosquitoes which clouded his vision, preventing him from seeing just how many were present in the group.

Yet, seeing the barrier's size, it was quite obvious that it was a large group.

"It's them. Should I tell the soldiers to drop the bombs?"

Seeing his son hesitating, Robert asked this question. There was only a small timeframe before the group teleported away, and the order had to be given ASAP.

Yet, the King of Lanthanor stared at the display screens in front of him as if trying to look for something.

In barely 30 seconds, the group would teleport away.

1, 2, 3 …. 15 seconds pa.s.sed, and there was still no answer from the King.

Just as Robert was about to ask again, Daneel shouted suddenly, startling the whole room.

"Ca.s.sANDRA, HEAD OVER TO QUADRANT 56 RIGHT NOW! TELL ME THE STATUS! ALL SOLDIERS, HOLD!"

Hold? But why? Their dreaded enemy was right in front of them!

Although this question pa.s.sed through the minds of those listening, they remained silent while inwardly scratching their heads.

Meanwhile, the display trinket which showed Ca.s.sandra's viewpoint s.h.i.+fted as she teleported to the place where Daneel had commanded her to go.

For easy mapping and referral, the Valley had been divided into quadrants which all the soldiers and commanders had memorized.

As the image in the trinket cleared, many of the room stood up and gasped with shock.

A much larger group, similar to the one seen by them was emerging from the Valley in her vision.

Yet, as they looked at the trinket which was supposed to be displaying the image at this location, they realized that all was normal.

"Th-the display is…. Different.."

As the man who was supposed to be observing the display trinket of quadrant 56 said these obvious words, the spell of shock broke in the surveillance room.

Urgency replaced the shock, as this larger group had already almost reached the spot where they could teleport away from.

"ALL SOLDIERS! CONGREGATE AND ATTACK!"

Seeing each waiting soldier teleport from their locations and appear above the actual group of the Withering Leaf Sect, Daneel let out a sigh of relief.

Somehow, the Sect had managed to replace his communication eyes with others that were broadcasting either pre-recorded images or images from different locations.

By doing this, they had almost managed to get away from the clutches of Lanthanor.

Alas, at the last moment, they had been foiled due to bad luck:

A long snake's head had been visible in one display trinket, but its tail had been absent in the trinket which was supposed to be displaying the rest of its body.