At this moment, Ling Tianhou also appeared very patient, and after listening carefully to everyone's questions, he answered the key questions one by one:
“There must be some kind of restriction on the altar. We suspect that it corresponds to the ‘door’ and only begins to revive after the ‘door’ is opened. From the memories of the demon beasts, we can see that no great demon-level creatures have passed through the altar yet.”
"But there is no guarantee that the altar will be able to continue to summon higher-level creatures over time."
"The altar has already been teleported three times, which shows that the altar's cooldown time is constantly decreasing. It seems that it is deepening its connection with Earth through the opening of the 'gate'."
"Therefore, if we let this go unchecked, in the end, it is very likely that an ancient demon will appear directly on Earth, and in a random and completely uncontrollable location. You should all understand that this will cause a great disaster!"
A brief silence fell over the command center, everyone's expression grave.
Shen Qian also frowned.
If what Ling Tianhou said is true, this is indeed a very serious matter.
Shen Qian now understands why, even though they know there are unknown dangers in the world behind the "door," human warriors still prefer to actively enter the "door" to explore when possible.
The simplest reason is to keep war away from Earth.
Especially when a king or noble has no regard for others' destructive power, he could destroy not only a city, but given enough time, he could even completely destroy a planet.
Shen Qian roughly understood why there was this emergency meeting today.
As expected, Qingcheng Hou, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said in a low voice, "In order to avoid this situation from happening, we can no longer sit idly by... Moreover, although this A-level 'gate' has encountered initial restrictions, it is still expanding continuously. In the end, even ignoring the existence of the altar, the ancient demon can directly enter Earth through this 'gate'."
“Now, someone needs to enter this A-level ‘door’, find the altar, and destroy it.”
The command center fell completely silent. Everyone knew the perilous nature of this mission, which could very well mean facing a king or noble.
"After deliberation, the Council of Kings and Marquises has prepared some powerful measures. Even if there are kings and marquises, they have a very high success rate in destroying the altar, but... they need to get close to the altar to achieve this."
Marquis Qingcheng said in a deep voice, "This mission is very dangerous, but we cannot send as few martial artists as possible. After discussing with Marquis Lingtian, we decided to send at least twelve teams, divided into three groups, to complete this mission."
"Another advantage of having more people is that... even if you fail to destroy the altar, if you can hold off those ancient demons inside until the 'gate' opens to a certain limit, the true form of the king can also descend directly. This is equivalent to a backup plan."
After listening to Qingcheng Hou's explanation, everyone remained silent.
Even with backup plans, who knows when that "door" will be wide enough to allow kings and nobles to pass through? It does not reduce the danger of this mission.
He was also thinking before he went to sleep.
If there really is an ancient demon of king or noble rank inside that A-level "gate" in the mountain city, then it would be extremely risky for him as well.
Because... his clone cannot pass through that "door" for the time being. As for his main body, if Shen Qian wants to defeat a king or marquis now, he would have to use all his trump cards. And that's for ordinary kings and marquises. If they reach the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal or above, then even he would have a hard time.
Not to mention, he also had to ensure the safety of the rest of the old squad...
Of course, he was more worried about another issue: could this be one of Ling Tianhou's methods against him?
Although everything seems normal now, and Ling Tianhou shouldn't have any connection with the ancient demon, Shen Qian's vigilance has never diminished.
Just as Shen Qian was thinking this, Marquis Qingcheng didn't give everyone much time to process it, and continued:
"To ensure fairness, the twelve teams that will be selected this time will be drawn by lot, which I will personally oversee."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingcheng Hou waved his hand, and a small metal sphere appeared in front of each team.
"Open it. If it's red, it means your team has been selected and you need to enter the 'door'. If it's another color, just follow the instructions."
Looking at the small metal ball floating in front of him, Shen Qian suddenly felt inexplicably relaxed.
Since it was done by drawing lots, the possibility of conspiracies was minimized, and it was also crucial that the person in charge of the draw was Marquis Qingcheng, not Marquis Lingtian.
The Southwest Theater Command is frequently visited by princes and nobles, and occasionally, figures like the Earl of Kunhu or the Earl of Pingyang would come to issue missions, but only the Marquis of Qingcheng and the Marquis of Lingtian are permanently stationed in the theater command.
Through extensive inquiries, Shen Qian was able to completely rule out any personal relationship between Qingcheng Marquis and Lingtian Marquis. On the contrary, Qingcheng Marquis was on good terms with Elder Gao and even came to Jingcheng to congratulate Shen Qian when he became the national martial arts champion.
Although Qingcheng Hou is not entirely in the same "camp" as Da Lao Gao, he is at least friendly towards Shen Qian... This is Wu Wei's exact words, which he is very certain of.
It makes sense when you think about it. If Marquis Lingtian and Marquis Qingcheng were in cahoots, they wouldn't be jointly in charge of the Southwest War Zone, as that wouldn't be in accordance with the rules.
Therefore, seeing that Qingcheng Hou was personally in charge, Shen Qian at least did not have to worry about facing the possible "murder" by Lingtian Hou.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Qian grabbed the small metal ball and opened it, revealing a fluorescent note.
"Huh..."
Shen Qian looked at the result in his hand with some surprise, then felt relieved.
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