"This surge of energy is..."
Zheng Hao squinted as he looked at the large mass of energy.
"It's the Shadow Legion of Nightfall!"
Tang Houde said faintly.
The so-called Shadow Legion was a group of monsters, half-human, half-demon, formed by the union of humans and demon spirits.
These individuals retained their human appearances, but their inner beings had been transformed into demon spirits.
They considered themselves the new humanity, capable of replacing the existence of demon spirits.
In reality, they were merely a group of people being bewitched and exploited by demon spirits.
"Dispatch the nearby Third Squad to reinforce!"
"Also, have the nearby Fifth and Seventeenth Squads provide assistance. We absolutely cannot let them break through the energy shield!"
Zheng Hao said with a grave expression.
"The demon spirits are well-informed. How did they find us so quickly, and how did they launch a surprise attack from the weakest point of the energy barrier? I doubt this is a coincidence!"
Xu Linna tapped the table lightly with her finger, speaking insinuatingly.
"Are you implying that we have a demon spirit mole among us? Someone feeding them information?!"
Zheng Hao, catching Xu Linna's subtle implication, asked.
"She doesn't mean that. It's just a speculation, a possibility!"
Tang Houde quickly intervened to smooth things over.
"No, that's precisely what I mean!"
"Logically, the location of this trial was top secret. Even the high-level officials of our universities only received temporary notification today."
"The teleportation gate was also set up by the Spirit Energy Association, and no one knew where it led."
"Yet, the demon spirits managed to find this place right at the start of the competition. Unless someone tipped them off, I don't believe they possess clairvoyant abilities to pre-emptively deploy troops along our weakened defenses."
Xu Linna tossed her hair, looking up dismissively.
"So, you're suggesting there's a problem within our Spirit Energy Association?"
"No more than five people in the entire Spirit Energy Association know the full details of this operation, and all five of them are right here."
Zheng Hao's eyes showed a hint of hostility.
Xu Linna's words had effectively excluded all the university representatives and pointed the finger directly at him.
"As for how you arranged things, I'm not privy to that. I'm merely making reasonable deductions based on the current situation."
Xu Linna waved her hand, too lazy to explain further.
"Guild Master, this is bad! We've suddenly lost contact with the Third Squad. The Fifth and Seventeenth Squads, sent to reinforce them, have also lost contact simultaneously!"
The Spirit Master in charge of military coordination said with a grave expression.
"Buzzz~ Buzzz~ Buzzz!"
Suddenly, the lights in the entire room flickered erratically.
The alarm also began to blare loudly.
"What's happening? What's the matter?"
Mazhi asked vigilantly.
"It's the energy barrier! The power supply for our energy barrier has suddenly failed, leaving the entire trial ground exposed in an unprotected environment!"
The technical Spirit Master explained.
"The energy barrier has failed, and support squads are missing. It seems the enemy truly knows our every move!"
"Especially the loss of contact with the combat squads. Weren't they just assigned by the Guild Master? How could they lose contact so quickly and so precisely?!"
"The enemy even knows the deployment locations and movement trajectories of our squads."
"As for any other reasons that could explain this, I'm not sure."
"Sometimes, not cutting losses immediately only makes them worse!"
Xu Linna said, her gaze fixed directly on Zheng Hao.
The other high-level officials from key universities also turned their attention to Zheng Hao, putting him under immense pressure.
"Seal this place and cut off all external communications. I will command the battle alone."
"No one is to leave until the alarm is lifted!"
Zheng Hao declared.
"Everyone? The problem is within your Spirit Energy Association, what does it have to do with our university's high-level officials?!"
"Hey, our students are in danger now, you should let us out to protect them!"
"Is your Spirit Energy Association even competent?!"
Ignoring everyone's objections, Zheng Hao directly closed the door.
In his view, there was absolutely no problem internally; the problematic individuals must be among the university's high-level staff.
As for who it was, he didn't know, but he couldn't let any more combat information be leaked.
They still had the strength to fight. If critical combat information continued to leak, humanity as a whole would truly be defeated.