Upon opening the mini-program, a barcode appeared. According to Ren Yunying, the barcode contained all the information about the five of them. It also served as identity verification, proving they belonged to the Special Investigation Team of The No.1 Military Academy.
Chloe opened the barcode and looked at it for a few minutes, then averted her gaze and said:
"Just how many Viper Group hideouts has our No.1 Military Academy taken down?"
Hearing this, Ren Yunying slightly raised her eyebrows: "Care to guess?"
In total, counting the hideout they had recently raided in conjunction with Tagar Military Academy, it would be close to fifty, if not a hundred.
The Viper Group's whereabouts were secretive. If they didn't deliberately leave clues, it would be difficult to discover their movement patterns.
However, even though most of the time it was the Viper Group deliberately luring The No.1 Military Academy, they couldn't refuse to engage. Because compared to letting the Viper Group roam free, infiltrating enemy territory was clearly safer.
Chloe, of course, understood this reasoning. She spread her hands: "I won't guess. Too lazy to guess."
She took the barcode and her teammates to show it to the Elf Race elders on the other side of the camp.
When they saw Chloe, those elders' eyes still revealed a hint of wariness. Especially when looking at Katherine, the unfriendliness in their eyes was almost overflowing.
Chloe saw this and wanted nothing more than to slap their faces. Ungrateful old fools.
She restrained her anger:
"Special Investigation Team from The No.1 Military Academy, requesting permission to enter the Forest of Life to search for traces of the Viper Group."
As she spoke, she held up the barcode in front of the Elf Race elder.
The Elf Race elder was stunned for a moment, then immediately used a scanner to scan all the barcodes they had.
The results were indeed true; they were the Special Investigation Team from The No.1 Military Academy, no mistake.
But just a few hours ago, they were still ordinary students at The No.1 Military Academy, and one was even the only daughter of the Vampire progenitor.
The Elf Race elder was not at ease: "Your identities have changed so quickly, how can I let you into the Forest of Life?"
"Yes, indeed. What if you're working with Xavier from the inside?"
The elder who said this kept his gaze fixed on Chloe.
Chloe rolled her eyes, her hand resting on the dagger at her waist, her long, slender white fingers gripping the hilt:
"If you don't let us in, are you planning to let Xavier in to search?"
Her voice was cold and uncompromising: "Or do you think the appearance of the Viper Group in the Forest of Life is not worth mentioning?"
The Elf Race elder's expression changed instantly, alternating between pale and flushed, a spectacular sight.
They exchanged glances, knowing the situation couldn't be changed, and reluctantly agreed.
Having received permission, Chloe didn't want to spare them another glance and left directly.
With their identity as the Special Investigation Team from The No.1 Military Academy and the special permission from the Elf Race elders, they easily entered the Forest of Life this time.
The Forest of Life was like a bright but often unnoticeable dividing line. The magical particles one could feel in the ordinary Elf Race territory and in the Forest of Life were different.
The air in the Forest of Life was noticeably fresher, the magic noticeably more concentrated.
Moreover, Chloe always felt...
"The magic contained in the air this time seems to be more abundant than when we had the competition a few years ago."
Katherine's voice was calm: "That's right. Since the Purple Mist Insect was eliminated, the Life Tree has been thriving, so naturally, the concentration of magic has increased."
"This is a blessing for the Elf Race."
That's what was said.
But whenever Chloe thought of those elders, and the stupid organization that was the Elder Council, she felt that the Elf Race's prosperity was nothing but a pipe dream.
Clearly, Katherine thought the same, and the team fell into silence for a moment.
The communication with Ren Yunying hadn't been cut off and was still connected.
Ren Yunying's image on the light screen appeared very busy. There seemed to be a lot going on in the laboratory, and she was overwhelmed trying to handle everything while still making time to talk with Chloe and the others.
"Your father is indeed formidable. His target is the Forest of Life, and we have indeed found traces of the Viper Group's activities in the Forest of Life."
Chloe raised her hand: "I have a question."
"Is our No.1 Military Academy really this powerful? To even know where the Viper Group has been active."
She pondered secretly: "The Viper Group suffered a setback from the Human Race, logically they should be more cautious. How could we still detect their movements?"
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Ren Yunying's lips: "What do you think?"
She said slowly: "We've been in this game with the Viper Group for so many years, how could we not have any leverage?"
"Guess how many spies we've placed on their side?"
As the words fell, Chloe's pupils constricted: "...Is that even possible?"
Daniel and the others also looked shocked: "We actually have spies in the Viper Group? Secret agents?"
His voice was quite loud. Chloe immediately covered his mouth, preventing him from speaking, then warned:
"If you keep blabbing, I'll cut out your tongue."
Daniel instantly fell silent.
Meanwhile, Qin Huaibei pondered for a moment: "Infiltrating the Viper Group must be very difficult, right?"
Ren Yunying's expression darkened slightly: "Yes, that's right."
"But with the enemy in the shadows and us in the light, if we didn't have spies and moles, we'd have no way of obtaining any intelligence on the Viper Group."
That was indeed correct.
Katherine hesitated for a moment before asking in a low voice: "Currently, is The No.1 Military Academy the only one who has successfully inserted spies into the Viper Group?"
Ren Yunying looked at her and nodded.
Come to think of it, besides The No.1 Military Academy, who else would have the leisure to pay attention to the Viper Group?
Apart from The No.1 Military Academy, which was privately established and had a clean background, the other military academies were all backed by racial governments.
Those races had plenty of daily concerns and wouldn't think about the Viper Group unless absolutely necessary.
Therefore, only The No.1 Military Academy was willing to put more effort into this matter.
But regardless, there was one fact that could not be changed.
As long as the Viper Group was not eliminated, the continent would never know peace.
Chloe's gaze became more determined.
She cut off the communication with Ren Yunying and slowly expanded her perception, gradually covering the entire Forest of Life.
However, because the forest was so vast, to search every corner thoroughly without missing a spot would require even more energy.
So this time, Chloe didn't lead the way, but instead mixed in the middle of the group, protected by teammates on all sides, focusing on detection.
Occasionally, when she found something amiss, she would point in a direction, and the main group would advance in that direction.
This time, Qin Huaibei was leading the way, with Anderson bringing up the rear.
After an unknown amount of time, Chloe finally found some anomalous traces in the vast Forest of Life.
