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"The three rebel forces led by Li Hao have evidently been able to infiltrate the Oasis Battleship and seize command control."

"By then, steering the battleship all the way north would easily fulfill their objectives."

"Thus, the unknown adversary attacking the Temple Knights is clearly linked to the ones inciting Li Hao to rebel and seize power!"

Lin Feng’s analysis made a lot of sense, to which Father Su An nodded in strong agreement:

"Indeed, I’ve thought about this too..."

"But from what we see now, the only large-scale force Li Hao can interact with is the Life Farm; although it is a large top-tier force, it lacks much actual combat power."

"Among its members, the number of combatants is the lowest, with most being research support staff. Even their leadership team, several Tier Three Kings, come from research and technical backgrounds, much like Leader Bai of the Salvation Army."

"As for capabilities, most are related to Brain Domain Evolution with extremely high spiritual power talent, but in combat ability, they’re not even on par with Leader Bai."

"For this reason, the Holy City Church tolerates the existence of Life Farm, primarily because its biotechnology can significantly alleviate the Church’s food demand pressures."

Remembering this, Father Su An suddenly thought of something:

"Right, while the top brass of the Life Farm lacks combat power, they can produce some synthetic evolutionary lifeforms, such as Evolution Beasts, in their biolab."

"But these patched-together monsters can’t operate on the outskirts of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area."

"The pervasive sunlight, carrying a deadly curse, will disrupt the synthetic gene sequence inside the Evolution Beasts."

"So even if Life Farm has the motive, it doesn’t have the ability to destroy an organized knight team without deploying Tier Three Kings."

With Father Su An’s explanation, Lin Feng realized that Life Farm couldn’t intervene directly, since exposing their identity would be irrefutable evidence.

It’s more likely they arranged outsiders, similar to how they manipulated Li Hao, to perform the interception.

"Is it possible that it’s other Rock Horse Warriors, like those of Li Hao’s kind, given that there are many Tier Two Rock Horse Warriors on the Wasteland who would pledge their allegiance to Life Farm for having mastered the evolution path of the Rock-Horned Horse?"

Father Su An shook his head, denying outright:

"Absolutely not. It’s known that due to inherent defects in the path itself, all Rock Horse Warriors are stuck in Mid-Tier Two, and even if Life Farm has developed a way for advancement, it only allows test subjects to briefly reach Late Tier Two."

"At most, they could tangle with captain-level Temple Knights and wouldn’t even last a few minutes. It would take at least three to five Late-stage Rock Horse Warriors to subdue a Mid-Tier Two official Temple Knight."

"Due to the Rock-Horned Horse’s attributes, Rock Horse Warriors focus more on defense rather than offense. Even when Li Hao entered the late stage, he could only contend with two Early-stage Desolate Wolf Beasts, let alone subjugate them."

"To heavily damage a knight corps, consisting of up to twelve Temple Knights, it would require gathering thirty to forty Mid-Tier Two Rock Horse Warriors and ensuring they all upgrade to Late Tier Two before fully equipping them."

"And this group of individuals would be the elite within the Rock-Horned Horse Path evolvers. It’s extremely challenging to assemble such strong forces around Storm Holy City, and even if summoned from elsewhere, such a shift of mid-stage evolvers couldn’t happen without a trace."

"Moreover, even with a mass of Late-stage Rock Horse Warriors, they would be utterly powerless against the Level 26 evolved Knight Commander."

"Under absolute power, numbers are meaningless."

"This is precisely what worries us: if the adversary’s goal isn’t just to prevent the Temple Knight Corps from supporting Oasis Town, their true intent is..."

Following Father Su An’s reasoning, Lin Feng blurted out:

"Their aim is the Temple Knights themselves!"

"They’ve come specifically to kill the Temple Knights, not simply to hinder their support of Oasis Town. Just blocking them doesn’t necessitate crippling a knight corps—after all, achieving such would also cost them greatly!"

Father Su An frowned deeply and nodded.

This was his genuine concern.

If it were only about disrupting the Temple Knights’ backup, there wouldn’t be much to worry about, as the other party’s goal seems limited to Oasis Town.

But if this group is there to ambush and kill the Temple Knights, then the nature of it changes entirely.

Compared to contesting the ownership of Oasis Town, this act is wicked a hundred-fold, even a thousand-fold.

Daring to conduct an ambush on a squad of Temple Knights right under the Holy See’s territory is not just a provocation against the Holy Spring Sect but a direct challenge to the Church’s authority, potentially threatening to overthrow its rule.

This is a monumental issue for the Holy City and the entire Church.

After all, the enemy is in the shadows while they are in plain sight.

The enemy could launch their next attack at any moment.

This incident must be thoroughly investigated swiftly, and the relevant intelligence must be relayed back to the Holy City promptly to take action and sound the alarm.

Then the bishops in Storm Holy City will issue warnings to the other seven Holy Cities.

An entity with such power is at least a large-scale force.

To obliterate a Temple Knight Corps without deploying Tier Three Kings, relying solely on Tier Two members is only achievable by the northern Giant Enterprise Alliance or the Southern King’s Alliance, among which are a few Late-stage Tier Three Celestial Kings.

The specific reasons will have to be analyzed by the upper echelon in the Holy City to be concluded.

As for the people in Oasis Town right now, besides quickly relaying the message back to the Holy City, the most crucial thing is to block this information, preventing panic from spreading.

Without alarming the lurking enemy, pray that the inconspicuous Oasis Town can safely depart the vicinity of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area, smoothly returning to the Holy City.

As for the critical mission of message delivery...

Relying on the Pilgrimage Convoy is obviously not secure.

After all, the adversary’s real target is the Church, solving the Pilgrimage Convoy is a mere matter of convenience.

The best way, then, is for the soon-to-depart Lin Feng to discreetly carry this crucial and confidential message and report to the higher-ups in the Holy City.

This is one of the reasons Father Su An chose to disclose this message to Lin Feng alone.

Looking at Lin Feng, Father Su An proceeded to make this request.

And upon blurting it out, Lin Feng truly realized the severity of the problem. Naturally, he also surmised why Father Su An wanted him to stay.

After much consideration, Lin Feng realized he had no other choice; staying here might only lead to a dead-end. After all, capable of annihilating a Temple Knight Corps of twelve Temple Knights...

Such power, even at its peak, would overwhelm Oasis Town.

Not to mention now that Lord Bishop is barely hanging on, and Li Hao has become a mass of late-stage flesh; the strongest person left is the Tier Two mid-stage Father Su An in front of him.

By the time the Salvation Army prepares and departs from the Oasis...

Any randomly wandered Late Tier Two strong person could easily obliterate Oasis Town.

Therefore, Lin Feng must leave in advance to avoid any association with the Church.

Thus, Father Su An’s request must be accepted.

Matter of life and death at stake, Lin Feng promptly asked:

"Just delivering a message is enough? Or is there a need for written documents or other evidence?"

Father Su An nodded, naturally realizing that verbal transmission wouldn’t suffice, as the Holy City Diocese couldn’t trust Lin Feng, a sudden outsider.

Besides the token of the Oasis Church, substantial and feasible evidence is required.

"The retrieved knight apprentice carries an Undying Holy Armor AI hub that recorded the battle process."

"Due to internal module damage, Oasis Town is unable to restore it swiftly..."

"Take this back to Oasis Town."

"Each hub module has a unique ID, which the Church in the Holy City will undoubtedly prioritize."

"Take it and leave immediately!"

"If there are any other needs, feel free to speak up now!"