As they circled the base, they noticed a slight irregularity in the fog near the northern edge. It was subtle, but there seemed to be a faint shimmer in the air, indicating a potential weak point in the array.
"Over there," Shadow whispered, pointing towards the shimmering spot.
Reign nodded, his mind racing with possibilities. If they could find a way to penetrate the array at that point, they might be able to gain valuable intelligence about the enemy base without alerting its defenders.
"We need to be cautious," Reign said, his voice barely audible. "If we're discovered, we'll be forced to fight, and this is not the time to do so."
With utmost care, they approached the shimmering spot, their senses on high alert for any signs of danger. As they drew closer, they noticed that the shimmering was caused by a thin layer of mana, one weaker than the rest of the array.
"Irregularities always appear, an array is rarely ever perfect, especially one that covers a wide area like the one they are using." Aethion's voice echoed in their heads, making them all stare at the spot with glee.
They could use this when they attacked, they could break through the array more easily from this place and take the enemy by surprise.
"Could we somehow weaken it further without them knowing, to make it even easier once we do attack?" Reign asked Aethion who placed his hand on his chin before shaking his head.
"No, if the array was only responsible for defense and for making the base invisible from the outside, then it would have been feasible, but don't forget that there is another one after this one, one that is making it impossible for those inside the base to see what the outside looked like."
"If you so much as touch that array and change it, then the enemy will be able to notice it, and that can put the whole surprise attack in danger."
"That's not to mention the fact that we don't even know if it is another array or a grand array that is created by the fusion of multiple arrays in place here, it's just too risky, I strongly suggest you don't try anything right now."
Reign and the others nodded before they continued circling the base, trying to find any other spots that might be weaker, they did find another one, but it was high up and harder to get to compared to the previous one.
"Alright, so once the time comes, we attack from there, using everything we have to break through the array quickly," Beast said as he made sure to take notes and specify where the weaker part of the array was.
The others merely nodded before slowly making their way back to the entrance.
"The only thing left now is to hope one of their men will get out and go to that chamber, we need to find a way to better understand the mechanisms present in the two chambers, that is our way in, without knowing more about it, we won't be able to get back here easily."
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Upon reaching the end, where the large tunnel should be present, the man stopped and sighed.
"I really hope we understand this place soon, simply letting the entire place function at all times and having to wait for the entrance to show itself is annoying."
"The boss should at least find a way to speed up things or shift things when we need it."
"Damned advanced machines, this is always taking so damn long."
The man started talking to himself in an annoyed voice, but to Reign and the others, his words were incredibly pleasant and nice to hear.
The enemy didn't have full control over the chambers.
It seemed that they had only managed to make the chambers recognize them and not attack them as they would if other people entered, but other than that, they had no control over the machinery.
It seemed that what happened after Reign and the others entered the first large chamber wasn't something that occurred because the enemy or the mechanisms noticed them, it was something that was constantly occurring, with the enemy not being capable enough to stop it.
This was great news to them, it meant that if they wished to come back here, they merely had to get to the first chamber again and wait before once again entering the large tunnel that would take them here.
After waiting for around 3 minutes, the wall in front of the man started to tremble before it slowly opened, showing the large tunnel again.
The man sighed and went inside, with Reign and the others following right behind him.
He was looking around the tunnel, seemingly searching for something before he nodded his head and stopped after a couple of seconds.
"This should be it, if I remember correctly."
Reign and the others had no idea what he was saying, but upon looking around like he did, they did manage to notice some symbols on the walls of the tunnel.
It seemed as if they were there to identify the different portions of the tunnel.
Some time passed, and the tunnel started moving, but this time, unlike the previous time Reign and the others had been inside, the portion of the tunnel they were in didn't move at all.
It seemed that this portion was one that would stay in place, allowing those who used the tunnel to travel a lot more comfortably.