?Chapter 608: 543 Chapter 608: 543 The giant Alien Dragon was shuttling through the clouds.


    Its sleek exoskeleton gave the Alien Dragon an extremely fierce appearance, and it seemed that black ink droplets were seeping out of its surface.


    However, these shadowy ink droplets would quickly ‘evaporate’ after leaving the dragon’s body, apparently a kind of energy product.


    Within its body, Crest Worms continuously generated cold magical power, providing an energy source for the Alien Dragon and several magic rituals inscribed on it.


    “So you’re saying, in your world, they must have allies, right?”


    Tao Yu casually asked the Fourth Hokage, Ai, who was beside him.


    Village Hidden by Clouds had formed an alliance with those hidden figures.


    However, this alliance was also temporarily a contract for hire.@@@@


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    Among them were people who knew a profound form of Alchemy that could produce a potion enhancing resistance to lightning.


    For Village Hidden by Clouds, this was an incredible strategic resource.


    Many secret techniques of the Raikage could not be widely passed on, largely because ordinary people couldn’t withstand the damage from the lightning on their bodies.


    With this potion, though they couldn’t mass-produce Chunin and Jonin level fighters, the numbers would definitely increase significantly.


    It was an offer they couldn’t refuse.


    Moreover, the other party had already paid a deposit, half the formula, and a significant amount of the potion.


    “Yes, but since we’re also just in a contract for hire, they didn’t specify who their allies are, but it’s highly unlikely to be Gondor, as we recently signed an alliance with the Regent of Gondor.”


    Ai now spoke openly and exhaustively.


    For some reason, since returning from the so-called Current World, his presence seemed even more terrifying.


    Standing beside him now gave a chilling sensation.


    Ai was a straightforward man but equally, his Instinct was quite Keen.


    Hearing Ai, Tao Yu also quickly mulled things over.


    Currently, the base had not spared much effort to manage Middle-earth, and the few teams that had gone to explore Middle-earth had quieted down, likely blocked by those hidden adversaries.


    And tycoons like them, the top-level forces, were certainly not going to venture into unknown worlds lightly, so the information they had was relatively superficial.


    Though not an ardent fan of Magic Ring, Tao Yu had watched all three parts of the trilogy and even delved a little deeper into its background afterward, knowing some details beyond the movies.


    Now, the situation in Middle-earth was that Aman, the residence of the gods ‘Valar’ and ‘Maiar’, had not been torn to this side; here was purely Middle-earth.


    This made the division of power in Middle-earth quite simple.


    It was a matter of good versus evil.


    Village Hidden by Clouds was near Gondor, and since they didn’t mention who the allies were, it was highly likely to be Mordor next door.


    With their aversion to the light and contact with the deceitful Sauron based on information from the Abyss World, it should be easy to reach a mutual defense and offense alliance.


    “Actually, this is also the advantage of having no ideological baggage and foundation, it would be difficult for the base to easily reach out to Sauron...”


    What the base wanted was stable territories, ideally suitable for planting Wish-Power Crops or mininga?€”Sauron’s followers, a bunch of misshapen misfits, certainly did not seem capable of farming peacefully.


    “Next, the location we’re heading to is infested with Aliens, and you should handle that more, I’ll take a detour and fly past all the marked points quickly,”


    Tao Yu wouldn’t specifically stop here to clear out Aliens, but since it affected his mining profits, it was only natural to sweep through them on the waya?€|


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    It was a unique biological radar, with various Alien parameters entered beforehand.


    As the helicopter continued to approach, the “beep beep~” sound became more rapid.


    “Attention everyone, there are seven or eight this time; with the size of the Aliens here, it can be tough.”


    The lead person sitting in the copilot’s seat, who seemed to also have shared access to their information, spoke with a heavy tone.


    The variety of creatures in this world accounted for many, and their sizes were also immense, truly making the Aliens somewhat troublesome.


    When ammunition was sufficient, Inner City Pioneers could suppress them with firepower, even Outer City teams or Indigenous people with weapons could shoot them down.


    However, because of their size, the ammunition was depleted too quickly, actually reducing their clearing efficiency.


    “Don’t worry, this isn’t our first encounter with this situation.


    As long as the base can afford to keep renting these big toys to us, we can stay here indefinitely.”


    Hunting an alien breed granted an additional reward of a thousand Wish-Power, and they could also rent this aerial equipment at an extremely low price, making this income quite substantial for their Inner City families.


    “If only we could find a clue about the Alien Queen, that’d be at least ten thousand each time.”


    A beautiful woman holding a bow said with a smile.


    “Decrease altitude, cover fire first, safety first...”


    However, just at that moment,


    Whoosh whoosh~


    Suddenly, thick sharp arrows emerged from the woods, shattering the tranquility.


    Due to decreased altitude and the unexpectedness of the arrows, the helicopter had no space to dodge.


    Buzz buzz~


    Those thick arrows were particularly crafty, all aimed at the rotors and engines.


    As several arrows were cut by the rotors, finally, one arrow got stuck, causing black smoke to billow and the helicopter to spiral down!


    “Damn it!”


    “Nami people!”


    “Watch out for collision!”


    “Steady!”


    “How did the radar not detect this?!”


    Luckily, since they were Pioneers and the helicopter had descended, as it crashed into the canopy and branches,


    Accompanied by the rustling sound, amid the obstructions of these towering trees, the helicopter was ultimately caught mid-air.


    And the people inside quickly leapt out in agile forms, landing nearby.


    Although they looked disheveled, no one was missing.


    “Be careful!


    Those beasts are coming!”


    One of the people holding the detector urgently said.


    The urgent beep of the alarm grew faster, and they could already feel the nearby branches shaking, faintly seeing dark figures moving quickly through the gapsa?€|