Declining Bailang's offer to send accompanying personnel, Pei Yan walked alone under the cover of the Red Disaster. After more than half a month of dormancy and preparation, the Red Disaster reappeared. This time, Pei Yan was not prepared to cause chaos, aside from the fact that Sifuer's forces had not yet fully assembled, it was too early to act. Moreover, he wanted to quickly convey the information back to get the higher-ups' response to confirm whether his next step would trigger a chain reaction affecting the overall situation.

Since this operation was not for combat but for reconnaissance, Pei Yan stopped when he reached the weak perimeter of the Plane Barrier marked on the map. After concealing himself, he dispatched small drones for in-depth investigation of the internal situation.

Watching the real-time footage transmitted by the drones, Pei Yan's expression became serious. As Bailang had mentioned, there was indeed a Disaster Legion stationed here. The first thing that caught his eye was the boundless enslaving maggot creatures. Having gained a deep understanding of these creatures, he quickly moved his gaze past the swarm and soon discovered the source of these maggots—two mother creatures hidden and dozing off in a mountain recess.

Apart from this, he also saw scenes he hadn't seen before. Around the mother creatures were numerous black structures resembling dome tents. According to Lilia's account, these black tents should be where the mid-level commanders of the Disaster Legion resided.

After observing for half a day without seeing anyone enter or exit the tents, and unable to understand the internal personnel arrangement, Pei Yan had no choice but to park the drone in a concealed spot and set down the nanomechanical insects he carried. As these tiny things slowly approached the target, a sudden sense of unease seized Pei Yan's heart. Just as he hesitated whether to pause the reconnaissance, the top of one of the domed black tents opened like a blossoming flower, releasing one grotesque humanoid creature after another with black bat-like wings, soaring into the sky.

Suppressing the urge to flee, Pei Yan, believing he hadn't been detected by the enemy, halted all mechanical operations, quietly monitoring the subsequent actions. Comparing them to the illustration given by Lilia, Pei Yan clearly recognized these as the bat-like beings called Monitors. Using sound waves as a means of detection and attack, these creatures were the ears of the Disaster Legion, a higher rank than mother creatures, and generally do not appear alone as combat units.

Sure enough, after these creatures were dispatched, seven or eight warriors clad in red armor swiftly followed, launching from the dome. As one of the standard equipment of the mid-level Disaster Legion, Pei Yan couldn't discern their true identities from their appearance due to their lack of demonstrated attack power. However, from their posture, it seemed as though they were planning a full-on assault, and even the enslaving creatures covering the mountain started changing direction and moving slowly. Those two mother creatures were awakened from their slumber and began pouring new enslaving creatures from their tails.

Upon closer observation, Pei Yan finally determined that their actions weren't directed at him. What situation could make them abandon the crucial task of guarding the spatial barrier and switch targets? Could it be a trap targeted at him?

After a brief contemplation, Pei Yan made a decision. Regardless of the specific situation, now was a rare opportunity. Whether it was a trap or not, they had to break through here and return to the current world, reducing the casualties of the Demon Race party.

Resolving himself, Pei Yan immediately contacted Bailang, waiting in the refuge for his information. After explaining the situation, the other party also agreed now was the time to strike, promptly deploying the personnel prepared for the breakout to rush to Pei Yan's location.

After ending the call, there was a long wait. With time passing minute by minute, Pei Yan grew increasingly anxious. Just as he feared the enemy might return at any moment and he would miss this golden opportunity, the personnel sent from the refuge finally arrived amidst his relentless anticipation.

Looking at the sixteen people, led by Xiaonai, who arrived panting, he was surprised that Bailang chose this person previously defeated by him as a liaison officer. But given the urgent situation, he couldn't afford such considerations and immediately commanded, "Follow me! I'll clear the way, you quickly break through, don't engage!"

"Lord Bailang and Lord Sifuer have instructed us well. All our actions will follow your command!" Although Xiaonai both hated and feared the person before him and unwillingly interacted further, Bailang and Leohard had to stay behind to protect Lord Sifuer and command the upcoming battle. With the rest of the territory's personnel yet to arrive, this knight, having been knighted as a baron, was chosen as the chief representative for this cross-dimensional negotiation. Though his status was far inferior to the previous officially sent breakout team leader Guxin, it was the most respectful choice they could make now.

Not bothering with Xiaonai's mental processes, having confirmed his willingness to listen to commands, Pei Yan directly leaped from his concealment and released his energy without fanfare, significantly reducing the surrounding oxygen levels.

As he passed, swathes of enslaving creatures remaining as reserve forces fell to the ground, suffocating. Watching Pei Yan lightly slip through the enemy ranks, the other followers who had only heard rumors of him from Xiaonai were utterly astonished, having prepared for a deadly battle, they never expected such a smooth journey.

Pei Yan, charging through the swarm towards the mountain recess, didn't even glance at the fearless enslaving creatures lunging at him. He raised his large hand, and two electromagnetic cannons were unleashed, efficiently destroying the two mother creatures. Landing swiftly, he shouted, "Stay on alert! I'm preparing to breach the barrier!"

Xiaonai and his group understood the importance of the matter and didn't delay. They immediately formed a fan-like guard around Pei Yan, knowing that the opponents could return at any moment. Pei Yan quickly seized the moment and found the weak point of the spatial plane using detectors. He pulled out a small wall-breaking device like a Bagua plate from his ring and fixed it accurately in the void according to the operation plan given by Gu Shenghui. As the device's light slowly intensified from the inside out, Pei Yan's gaze shifted from the wall breaker to the distance.

Breaking through the Plane Barrier required an hour. From when the defense forces had been pulled away to Xiaonai and his group's arrival, nearly three hours had passed. With the two mother creatures dead, no matter what, they should have received information about the base being attacked, yet there was no sign of reinforcements returning.

There were three possible explanations for this situation: their opponents were incredibly strong, these people were locked in a difficult battle and couldn't break away; their opponents were even more formidable, these people were directly defeated; or they were assembling more forces to counterattack the base.

Without knowing the specific circumstances, Pei Yan could only expand the defense perimeter on one hand and pray for the developments to best align with the first two scenarios.