Chapter 2925  The Attack

An hour later.

In the real world.

The Federation Star Map Control Center.

Captain Zoran personally took Fang Heng into the control center’s sixteenth underground level.

“Ding dong.”

The elevator doors opened.

On both sides, armed Federation guards stood in neat rows, and a cold, oppressive atmosphere filled the air.

A young officer had been waiting at the door for a while. When he saw Fang Heng for the first time, he stared at him for a few moments, then gestured for them to follow.

“Please come with me.”

They walked down a narrow metal passage for a while, and the space gradually opened up as they entered the rest area in front of the hall.

Federation Military Department Minister Sigmund was talking with several people in the rest area.

“Minister, I’ve brought him here.”

Sigmund paused his conversation and looked at Fang Heng. He wore a friendly expression, but his eyes held a hint of scrutiny. He nodded and said, “I’ve heard a lot about you, Fang Heng. Thanks to your help, our military department was able to secure the insect nest. Now, the Western District Federation is facing a considerable problem, and it seems we’ll need your strength once again.”

Fang Heng thought to himself, if even the military department minister is here, it must be more than just a regular problem.

“What exactly is going on?”

“The person in charge will explain the details. Once you go inside, you’ll know,” Sigmund nodded and motioned to Zoran, “Take him in and let him see. The Inspection Department people are already inside. If you find anything, don’t make a sound. We’ll discuss it after we step out.”

Zoran nodded, signaling, “Understood.”

Fang Heng’s curiosity grew.

What trouble had they run into that required such secrecy?

As the large metal doors of the hall slowly opened, Fang Heng’s eyes immediately fixed on a woman with chestnut brown hair inside the ship’s hall.

Even though he only saw her back, Fang Heng instantly recognized her.

Charlene!

He remembered that when they last parted, Charlene said she would continue searching for clues related to the spawns. He had heard that she had found some leads and even tried to contact him through Fana.

Unfortunately, at that time, he was busy dealing with the disasters in the Holy Realm and the Death Realm, so that he couldn’t respond.

By the time he had free time and tried to contact Fana again, Fana was nowhere to be found.

He never expected to run into her here in the Western District Federation.

Charlene sensed the gaze from behind and sharply turned around. Their eyes met briefly in the air.

Spiritual perception!

A person’s appearance can change, but spiritual perception and the spirit brand are much harder to alter.

Charlene immediately recognized Fang Heng despite his changed appearance. Her eyes showed a moment of surprise, then she pretended not to know him, shifting her gaze away and continuing to observe the situation in the hall.

The moment their eyes met, a strong intuition rose in Fang Heng’s heart.

Charlene had recognized him.

She was intentionally pretending not to know him in front of the Western District Federation.

But why would Charlene be here?

Was it also to unlock the “lock”?

Fang Heng pondered, pulling his gaze away from Charlene and surveying the ship’s interior.

In addition to Charlene, there were more than twenty people gathered in the hall.

They didn’t appear to be from the Federation.

The hall was arranged like a research room.

Large instruments were placed along the right side.

Currently, the instruments were in a deactivated state.

The central area of the hall was clearly separated, looking like an experimental site.

There were faint, fresh traces on the floor and walls, showing signs of strong corrosion.

In addition, there were still blood stains that hadn’t been fully cleaned up.

A familiar aura.

Fang Heng tried to close his eyes and sense further.

Ah, so that’s it!

The Seed of Ouroboros!

“Mr. Fang Heng, did you find anything?”

Fang Heng raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him.

“Let me introduce myself. I am Augustine, Director of the Black Fog Crisis Management Division in the Western District Federation Parliament. I have been ordered by my superiors to lead the investigation into this incident.”

Augustine smiled and said, “As you can see, our Black Fog Crisis Management Department has few formal members, but each of them is elite. We are very interested in you and hope we can cooperate in the future.”

“Hey, Augustine.”

Zoran, standing to the side, was clearly displeased with such a direct approach and reminded them, “Mr. Fang Heng is a guest of our military department–he’s one of us.”

“Ah, of course, the military department’s judgment is impeccable. First, they unearthed Charlene, then they found Fang Heng. Truly admirable…”

Augustine didn’t mind, leading everyone forward, “Looks like everyone is here. Come with me, here’s the situation.”

“Those of you who were invited should be quite familiar with the Seed of Ouroboros, so I won’t elaborate further.”

Fang Heng raised his hand and said, “Sorry, I haven’t studied the Seed of Ouroboros in detail.”

“Ah, we learned about the Seed of Ouroboros from the spawns. According to the spawns, it’s a powerful species that exists in the universe. They devour and conquer everything.”

“A long time ago, the spawns formed an alliance across the universe to resist the spread of the Seed of Ouroboros, which threatened to corrupt the entire world.”

“In the final battle, the alliance led by the spawns won, but at a great cost. More than ten species were completely wiped out in that war, and the spawns themselves were severely weakened in their battle with the Seed of Ouroboros.”

“The Seed of Ouroboros is called the Eternal Disaster not because they can’t die, but because of their powerful regenerative abilities.”

“Even if destroyed, they will revive again and again. After that war, thousands of years passed, and the Seed of Ouroboros reappeared.”

“Over time, the Seed of Ouroboros has continued to spread and evolve in various corners of the world. However, its threat is far less severe than before.”

“Most of the Seeds of Ouroboros found today are incomplete or in a hibernating state, so their threat level is very low. However, the spawns believe that the ones we cannot see, the ones accumulating power in hidden places and evolving, are the most dangerous.”

“Unfortunately, even with the spawns’ technology, we cannot track all of the existing Seeds of Ouroboros.”

“And now, setting the Seed of Ouroboros aside, the alliance has gradually become aware of another unknown threat.”

Augustine paused, glanced around the group, and continued, “That’s the Black Fog Game.”

“This part is classified information of our Western District Federation. I hope everyone can keep it strictly confidential.”

“Since the spawns discovered the Black Fog Game, they began formal contact. According to the spawns, the Black Fog Game is slowly spreading. We are not the first world to encounter the Black Fog Game.”