And at this moment,
At the Cherrywood base.
Smack!
The Prime Minister, irate beyond measure, slammed his palm down on the table. A dense murderous aura permeated the room, suffocating everyone present.
"Damn it! You, you're useless! I told you to secretly produce those modified humans and to avoid exposure unless absolutely necessary. It's only been a few months, and now the Dragon King's Palace has even rooted out our lair?!"
He truly hadn't seen this coming; he had originally planned to perfect the technology for transforming humans within a year.
Once the timing was right, he could conquer not only the Eight countries in Southeast but the entire southeastern border could become his domain.
But plans couldn't keep up with changes. Not only had their secret base been destroyed, but now the whole affair was public knowledge, pushing Cherrywood to the brink of a cliff.