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The bold, insulting statement spread silence in the meeting hall. Only the second team leader felt the urge to say something, but Khan's words made him think and shut up.

Cegnore's underground world was no secret. Even the Global Army knew about it. However, mapping it was no easy feat. The planet had caves and arrays of underground rivers, making the whole environment hard to explore.

The brittle ground and the unknown dangers added issues to the idea of mapping the planet's underground world. The Thilku would easily fall into traps or struggle to advance at a decent pace. They would be in enemy territory with no sight of an actual goal.

Khan knew those problems very well, but his statement remained flawless nonetheless. His continuous calls had probably emptied the surface of monsters, leaving only the underground world as a possible target for a safe expansion.