As it turned out, Sake's premonition was spot-on, because the Hexagram Alliance was currently en route.
Since the entire team was mobilized for this mission, Meng Ran and the others took off in the largest aircraft from the hangar.
The entire plane was coated in a special black paint, and it was about the size of a football field.
Its overall design presented a striking blend of sleekness and ruggedness, exuding a mechanical aesthetic.
This was a point of pride for Meng Ran and the others, as the aircraft was not only equipped with an advanced weapons system, but also had the ability to become invisible.
This invisibility wasn't just limited to radar; it also included visual invisibility. In other words, even if the plane was parked right in front of you, you wouldn't be able to see it.
Meng Ran had witnessed this technology once before on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier, so he was eager to implement the idea on the Hexagram Alliance's aircraft afterwards.
Unlike the technology used by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier, the Hexagram Alliance's plane achieved invisibility through the black coating on its exterior.
This black coating was a special research achievement, developed jointly by Meng Ran and Peter.
During the previous period of calm, they had also researched a lot of black technology together.
Once everyone was ready, Meng Ran entered the coordinates into the plane and then activated the autopilot, handing control over to Little White.
Since it would take some time to reach their destination, everyone on the plane took out playing cards and started to play.
Because there were a total of five people, they couldn't play the game of "Fight the Landlord" that Meng Ran had taught them before. Instead, they played Texas Hold'em, which they had seen in Las Vegas.
Among the five of them, only Harry knew how to play this game. The other four, including Meng Ran, hadn't played much before.
So, everyone was pretty much equally terrible, and the game was a mess.
By the end, everyone's chips were almost gone, except for Harry.
The most ridiculous one was Peter. Not only had he lost all his chips, but he even had IOUs stuck all over his face.
The only big winner in this game was Harry. He held almost everyone's chips, and the taste of victory made him secretly pleased.
After all, as the weakest combatant in the team, he finally had a skill that allowed him to look down on the whole group.
"Oh, my God! I swear I'll never gamble again in my life. I'm just terrible at it!"
Peter mumbled as he pulled the IOUs off his face. He really had no talent for gambling.
Meng Ran, hearing Peter's grumbling, patted his shoulder and laughed, "It's a good thing you played with us first. If you went straight to a casino with this level, I reckon you wouldn't have enough organs to pay off your debts."
Liu Xiu also began to express his views after hearing Meng Ran's words.
He pointed at the pile of chips in Harry's hand and said, "But, brother, aren't we also pretty bad at this?"
"Look, you're down to two chips, and I only have one left. Gwen-jie is doing a bit better, with ten chips."
Hearing Liu Xiu's words, the hand Meng Ran had been patting Peter's shoulder with froze in mid-air, and the atmosphere instantly became awkward.
Gwen, seeing Meng Ran being put down again, immediately covered her mouth and revealed crescent-moon-shaped eyes, laughing.
Harry was grinning so wide his mouth almost reached his ears. The pile of chips in his hand trembled with his laughter and scattered onto the ground.
Meng Ran was covered in black lines, dropping the arm that was frozen in the air. Then, he waved at Liu Xiu and said in a low voice, "Come here, Xiu'er, gege wants to have a word with you."
Meng Ran: (￣ε(#￣)☆╰╮o(￣皿￣///) Liu Xiu: (`」 ∠)_ Ded.
After Liu Xiu experienced Meng Ran's brotherly love and education, the plane finally arrived near the destination.
The group disembarked, looking at the heavily guarded border in the distance, and they couldn't help but become serious.
Meng Ran slowly closed his eyes, beginning to sense the situation in this area.
After a moment, he opened his eyes and said to Gwen and the others, "The deployment and positions are roughly the same as what we knew before."
"There's a huge high-voltage barbed wire fence surrounding the perimeter, with an armed guard post every kilometer."
"Inside the barbed wire, there are two more defensive lines. One is close to the central buildings, and judging by their energy fluctuations, they should be B-Rank Awakened."
"Another defensive line is set between the barbed wire and the B-Rank Awakened, with C-Rank Awakened patrolling in teams."
"In the innermost buildings, I can sense the presence of five A-Rank Awakened."
The others had been marveling at how Meng Ran's sensing ability was even better than thermal imaging.
But when they heard about the five A-Rank Awakened, their expressions were no longer relaxed, and they started to take things seriously.
It wasn't that two more A-Rank Awakened would significantly impact the outcome.
After all, judging by their current strength, even with two more A-Ranks, it wouldn't change Blackwater's impending destruction.
The main issue was that Meng Ran's observations now differed in number from previous intelligence, indicating that the information gathered and estimated earlier might have been flawed.
No one wanted to experience this feeling of losing control of the situation.
Gwen asked Meng Ran somewhat sternly, "Five A-Rank Awakened? Has our intelligence been incorrect?"
Meng Ran shook his head upon hearing this and said in a low voice, "It shouldn't be that our intelligence is wrong. Besides the A-Rank Awakened, everything else is about what we anticipated."
"Only the B-Rank Awakened are down a team, from four teams to three. It's likely one team is out on a mission and has been ordered to stand by."
After speaking, Meng Ran pondered for a moment, then continued to explain, "I estimate that some special situation may have occurred, like the monster faction sending people to Blackwater."
"You know, just a few days ago, we took down an S-Rank Awakened, along with three A-Rank Awakened."
"Only headquarters has S-Rank Awakened. It's likely because of this S-Rank Awakened's death that the monsters are sending people to Blackwater."
After saying that, Meng Ran turned back to look at everyone and smiled. "Information is just a reference, anyway. Our current strength is enough to crush them directly."
Gwen and the others laughed when they heard Meng Ran's words. With their current strength, they could indeed do just that.
After scouting the situation, the Hexagram Alliance members began to discuss their attack methods and order.
At this moment, Sake had no idea that the sense of impending crisis he felt was about to come true.
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