The surface troops landed on the southern coast of the island in question. The radical faction's base was on a hilly mountain north of this point. While Clan's Cradle was highly adept at stealth, it was best not to get overconfident and move on ahead on foot from here on. That's why the Cradle hurriedly flew off after unloading Theia and the others. From here on out, they would need to advance on their own.
While approaching the base they needed to stay as hidden as possible. So they started by securing their surroundings.
“...There's no sign of the enemy”
Shizuka reported as she checked her surroundings. Though it was dark as the sun had set, it didn't matter to Shizuka who held the Fire Dragon Emperor, Alunaya inside of her. On top of that, her ability to sense presences gained through her martial arts training covered quite a wide area, and she was able to sense all creatures around her. But she didn't sense any other humans.
“I can't sense any magical power either”
Maki who was next to Shizuka added onto her report. According to her examination of the area through spells, there were no signs of magic. Maki had been worried that Maya may have cast magical a defense network around the area, but that didn't seem to be the case.
I can't imagine that Maya-sama would let her guard down... is it that much harder for her to use magic with her mechanical body, or does she have some other goal...?
Maki knew her master better than anyone. Though she didn't sense any magic around her, she wasn't going to let her guard down.
“Ruth, how does it look?”
“There are no reactions on the EM, gravity waves or spiritual energy sensors. It seems like this region is outside of their area of precaution.
Ruth was in charge of the scientific approach. She was operating a device floating overhead and searched the area. This device had been modified to detect auras, so it could detect spiritual energy technology as well. However, there was no reaction on any of the sensors, so the area seemed safe from a scientific standpoint too.
“Hmm... so that's a successful landing”
Upon hearing the three's reports, Theia nodded approvingly. As she did, the Sun Rangers that had remained quiet gave their opinions.
“It's probably because there's a mountain in the way”
”But we can't let our guard down. If it was me, I'd monitor this side of the island using cameras from the top of the mountain”
Though small, there was a mountain on the island, making it inefficient to survey the entire island. The Sun Rangers experience told them that it was most likely that the northern side was being properly monitored, whilst the southern side was being surveyed through cameras.
“Devil Princess-san, let's hurry on ahead. Though it might be night, we'll stand out in this place”
”You're right. Men, advance without letting your guard down”
Theia listened to the Sun Rangers advice, swiftly made her decision and led the way forward herself. If everything went according to the schedule, Koutarou and the others would arrive at the underground world in 30 minutes. Their attack shouldn't begin until after that, but she wanted to have room to spare when the time came.