The Light's plan was now known to Amanda, and with her personality, she would certainly not stand by and let it be completed.
The Cadmus Project was a crucial plan for the Light, and there could be no room for error.
"Alright, alright," Bai Qi waved his hand and said, "Let's cut to the chase. Tell me what needs to be done and how I can cooperate."
Luthor said, "The missing part of the plan is precisely the section for setting up the backup laboratory in Cutor. Judging by their reaction, they clearly mistake our intended backup laboratory for the main one."
Savage continued, "Luther and I plan to turn their scheme against them. We'll let Waller believe she's foiled our plan, which will make the real laboratory in Washington even safer."
Bai Qi understood their plan; indeed, it was the best course of action given the circumstances.
Savage, noticing the change in Bai Qi's expression, added, "Don't worry, we won't abandon the construction of the backup laboratory in Cutor, only delay it. After this incident, the subsequent backup laboratories will also be much safer."
Bai Qi nodded and said, "Alright. Time, location, and specific cooperation needed?"
"You need to build the false laboratory yourself as soon as possible. Luther will send you the specific details later. The Light will also send Cheshire Cat and Sportsmaster to assist you."
Sending Cheshire Cat and Sportsmaster was ostensibly for assistance, but more accurately, it was for supervision.
The Light had an unwritten rule: when a member was executing a plan alone, the Light would send subordinates of other members to help, acting as escorts to ensure the member wouldn't engage in actions detrimental to the Light during the execution.
Both Cheshire Cat and Sportsmaster were from the Shadow League.
Given the importance of the Cadmus Project, Savage and Luthor had to be cautious.
Bai Qi understood the reason behind this and wasn't angered; he simply urged them to hurry and then exited the secret room.
Upon receiving the information from Luthor, Bai Qi immediately ordered his subordinates, the Shadow Ninjas, to begin construction. Deep within an uninhabited mountain forest, they built a spacious experimental building. Below ground, a meticulously constructed seven-story underground laboratory was created, showing considerable effort.
Soon, a Shadow League helicopter arrived.
"Is this Cutor? It's different from the records," Cheshire Cat said, looking down at the three islands of Cutor from the transport plane.
Cheshire Cat had been to Cutor once before on a mission to assassinate an uncooperative warlord.
In Cheshire Cat's memory, Cutor's three islands combined were not that large. Coupled with years of war, the entire country was very poor, with extremely low technological levels. At night, the only lights were scattered bonfires.
But now, the area of each island had nearly doubled compared to before. Looking down, no bonfires were visible; instead, there were rows of streetlights along the roads and lights in the tall buildings, a complete transformation.
Sportsmaster walked over to Cheshire Cat and said, "Your data is long out of date. The entire Cutor is now operating under the control of a great demon. There are no remaining warlords in the country. It's hard to imagine that the demon people detest is the savior of this nation."
Cheshire Cat glanced at Sportsmaster beside him and said unhappily, "Hmph, still the same old lecturing."
Saying this, he got up and moved to the front. He kicked a Shadow Ninja in front of him and said, "Go, take my seat."
This put the Shadow Ninja in a difficult position. He couldn't disobey Cheshire Cat's words, but the seat was occupied by Sportsmaster. He couldn't afford to offend either of them.
"What's going on? Why haven't we encountered this country's air force after being in Cutor's airspace for so long?"
After all, the last time Cheshire Cat's transport plane entered the airspace of Villa, Queen Bee's air force had provided an escort. After landing, he was only able to meet Queen Bee under the escort of numerous soldiers.
Why was it different this time? The absence of any aircraft made Cheshire Cat feel uneasy.
"What are you talking about? The Sacred Master knew of our presence from the moment we entered Cutor's waters."
As he spoke, Sportsmaster lightly stomped his foot. A pair of crimson eyes appeared in his shadow, and then a black shadow emerged from Sportsmaster's shadow.
"Go tell the Sacred Master that we've arrived."
The black shadow ninja nodded and re-entered Sportsmaster's shadow.
After the transport plane landed, more black shadow ninjas appeared out of thin air around the aircraft. Their sheer numbers caused the Shadow League assassins inside the plane to adopt combat stances.
Just as the two sides were on the verge of conflict, Master Mimic, wearing a skull mask, emerged from among the black shadow ninjas and said, "Are you from the Shadow League?"
Sportsmaster waved his hand, and the Shadow League members lowered their weapons.
"By my master's command, I am here to escort you to the laboratory."
With that, the surrounding black shadow ninjas moved, sinking into the ground and transforming into masses of darkness.
Watching the Shadow League members enter the Shadow Realm in disarray, Master Mimic revealed a look of disdain under his mask.
What a group of unsophisticated individuals.
When the Shadow League members arrived at the constructed experimental building through the Shadow Realm, they saw scientists in white coats and fully armed Cutor soldiers.
Cheshire Cat teased, "I thought this place would be full of ninjas."
Sportsmaster gave Cheshire Cat a look, signaling her to stop the nonsense, and then asked Master Mimic, "Where is the Sacred Master?"
Master Mimic said, "My master has more important matters to attend to. If you have any needs, you can speak directly with me."
Sportsmaster showed a hint of displeasure at Master Mimic's words, emphasizing, "I reiterate, I represent not only the Shadow League but the entire Light. Only the Sacred Master is qualified to speak with me; you are not."
Seeing this, Master Mimic also emphasized again, "My master has more important matters to handle. You can only speak with me."
"So, there's no room for negotiation?" Sportsmaster drew two alloy batons from behind him, which joined together to form a long staff with a clink.
"Then let's settle this with our fists."
Seeing this, Master Mimic also became interested. He drew two short batons from behind him, which joined to form a long staff. After twirling it a few times, he said, "I've heard much about the Shadow League's Sportsmaster's excellent martial arts. Today, I shall have a taste of it and see if the rumors are true."
Seeing the two engaged in combat, Cheshire Cat not only showed no intention of helping but also blocked other Shadow League ninjas who wanted to intervene. She then lightheartedly asked the black shadow ninja beside her if they had popcorn.
The black shadow ninja was quite accommodating and actually got her some.
When Cheshire Cat received the popcorn bucket with a bewildered expression, it was still faintly warm.
"Uh... thank you."