Chapter 78

The underground lair.

The entrance.

Sss... sss...

A human officer emerged from the bushes.

He stared at the lair and said in a hoarse voice:

"It's here."

At the entrance of the lair, a massive black creature covered in tentacles was continuously extending its tentacles into the lair, as if searching for something.

The area was filled with various monsters.

The human officer ignored them and took a step forward.

The monsters let out a chorus of murderous howls.

The black creature immediately turned its head and saw the human officer.

Its face showed a deep hunger, and it instantly released a dense mass of tentacles, surrounding the human officer.

The human officer showed no expression, standing still.

The dense tentacles pressed against his body, about to kill him, but in the next second—

Boom!

A black torrent surged from the human officer, instantly sweeping in all directions and enveloping all the monsters.

"Do you... want to die?" he said softly.

The tentacles suddenly retracted as if struck by something, like lightning.

The black creature retracted all its tentacles, tightly pressed against its body, and trembled as it knelt on the ground.

"Eat me, why don't you eat me?" the human officer taunted.

The creature dared not respond, only kneeling on the ground, its entire body prostrate before the human officer.

All the monsters took a step back, pressing their bodies tightly to the ground.

They all let out low, mournful whimpers.

—As if begging for mercy.

The human officer walked forward expressionlessly.

He glanced at the entrance of the lair, noticing that it was blocked, and then walked back, standing beside the creature.

He reached out and gently stroked the creature's head, saying:

"Continue exploring, and when you find humans, bring me down."

"Yes!" the creature responded in a low voice.

All the monsters jumped up from the ground and rushed toward the lair, frantically digging to clear the collapsed passage.

...

On the other side.

Deep underground.

T5 tunnel, Warehouse 1.

The group regrouped.

"There were many bodies in that cave, all soldiers, as if they had fought something," the gunman said.

"It was too deep, we couldn't explore the bottom, so we decided to come back and report before making further plans," Eagle added.

"The cave we explored was empty," Wu Xiaode shrugged.

"Yes, it was a vast, empty space, nothing there," the leader agreed.

Xiao Baihong tossed over a few cans.

Everyone felt a bit hungry and started opening the cans to eat.

The leader didn't eat.

She lowered her head, frowning, as if deep in thought.

Wu Xiaode ate for a while and found it quite tasty.

The Book of the Dead displayed a line of icy text:

"By eating and resting, your soul power has been restored slightly."

"Current soul power: 4/11."

It was still too little.

Wu Xiaode walked to the corner, sat on the ground, and began to rest.

"Wu, rest well, I'll call you if anything happens," Eagle said with concern.

Everyone nodded.

Yes, as a warrior, he had been at the forefront, and it was normal for him to rest now.

"Alright, call me if anything happens."

Wu Xiaode said and closed his eyes to nap.

The gunman lowered his head and slowly ate the can.

After a while, he also walked to the corner and squatted down, saying, "I'll rest for a bit, Eagle, why don't you and Xiao Baihong go explore again?"

"You've been driving the train for too long, you should rest. If Xiao's soul power is insufficient, I'll go alone," Eagle said.

"Let's go together, I was feeling itchy all over just now," Xiao Baihong laughed.

"Let's go then," Eagle stood up and said.

"Be careful, retreat immediately if you can't handle the situation," the leader instructed.

"Don't worry."

The two stood up and walked out of the warehouse, heading deeper into the tunnel.

In Warehouse 1, only the leader, the gunman, and Wu Xiaode remained.

Wu Xiaode was sleeping soundly against the wall, even snoring softly.

After a moment,

Wu Xiaode's snoring grew louder.

The gunman finally lifted his head and said softly, "Leader, there's something I haven't reported to you. Now that there are fewer people, I think I should tell you."

"Oh? What is it?" the leader asked.

"There was a strange document in the train's cockpit. I didn't know what it was, so to avoid causing panic, I didn't mention it," the gunman said.

"I'll go take a look," the leader stood up and said.

"I'll go with you," the gunman said.

"No, you stay here. Wu is resting and needs someone to look after him," the leader said.

"Alright, I'll stay here and watch over him," the gunman said.

"Okay."

The leader walked out of the warehouse and headed back to the platform.

Now,

In Warehouse 1, only the gunman and Wu Xiaode remained.

Everything returned to silence.

The gunman leaned against the wall, closed his eyes, and continued to pretend to sleep.

Time passed silently.

At a certain moment,

The gunman's eyes moved slightly.

He seemed to be waiting for something.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Boom—

A violent explosion sounded.

Wu Xiaode jumped up from the ground, assumed a fighting stance, and shouted loudly, "What's happening?"

"I don't know! Let's go check it out!" the gunman hurriedly stood up and said.

The two rushed out of the warehouse door and saw that the platform had collapsed, and the entire tunnel was shaking.

This was deep underground.

Even for professionals, being buried here would leave little chance of survival.

"Leader! Where are the leader and the others?" Wu Xiaode shouted loudly.

"She went to the train—she said you were sleeping and asked me to stay here and watch over you, not to go with her," the gunman said.

"Damn, such a violent explosion, the tunnel has collapsed, she's in grave danger," Wu Xiaode lamented.

"Not necessarily, the leader is very strong, maybe she's fine," the gunman said.

"But someone wants to kill her," Wu Xiaode said.

The gunman's expression tightened, and he raised his gun to shoot at Wu Xiaode.

Bang!

A hand suddenly reached out from the air and slapped the gun barrel hard.

A dirty magic hand!

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat—

The submachine gun spat out a fire snake, but the hand deflected it, avoiding Wu Xiaode and shooting toward the warehouse door.

At the same time,

A delicate hand reached out from the air behind the gunman and gently stuck a talisman to his back.

The gunman immediately couldn't move.

"Paralyzing talisman!" he exclaimed.

Mist appeared from the air, quickly spreading to reveal the leader's figure.

"Do you want to kill me, gunman?" the leader asked calmly.

The gunman muttered in a daze, "No, this can't be, only if you went to the train and the facial recognition on the train's cameras succeeded, would the train explode—"

A sound came from the collapsed tracks.

Another leader pushed aside the mud and sand and walked out, unharmed.

As she walked, she suddenly transformed into Wu Xiaode and said,

"The bait mission is complete."

The gunman fell silent.

"Answer me, why did you want to kill me?" the leader asked.

She took out another talisman and stuck it to the gunman.

The gunman's expression immediately became dazed, and he said, "You are the strongest combatant of the royal family. If you die, our plan will proceed more smoothly."

"What plan?"

"To control the entire empire, make everyone join the Holy Church, and activate the Heavenly Ladder."

"So you're from the Holy Church, my apologies."

The leader reached out and slapped the gunman's back hard.

The gunman spat out a mouthful of blood, fell to the ground, and stopped breathing.

"Thanks, Wu," the leader said.

She took out a handkerchief and gently wiped her hands.

"No problem," Wu Xiaode said.

"Since the appearance of the bone dragon, we have been commissioned by the royal family. This is because they offered a high price, don't you think?" the leader asked.

Wu Xiaode found it hard to respond.

If he agreed, it would make the leader seem mercenary.

If he disagreed, it would seem disrespectful—she had just killed someone to establish her authority.

"Regardless of why he wanted to harm you, given the current difficult situation, we can't keep an unreliable person around," Wu Xiaode said.

"Agreed," the leader said.

On the other side of the tunnel, Eagle and Xiao Baihong ran back together.

"What happened?" Eagle asked.

Wu Xiaode recounted the events.

Both sighed.

Boom—

A larger collapse began.

Mud and sand poured down, quickly burying the nearby tracks.

The four were forced to retreat to the warehouse.

"Hey, are we going to be buried here and die?" Xiao Baihong asked nervously.

"The gunman only wanted to kill the leader, not to commit suicide," Wu Xiaode said calmly.

"He knows a lot about mechanics and engineering, he wouldn't put himself in danger," Eagle also speculated.

Seeing the two remain calm, Xiao Baihong sighed and muttered,

"I always thought he was a fool, because he was very shrewd about some things, but completely clueless about others."

"What things?" Wu Xiaode asked.

Crack!

A crack appeared in the ceiling.

A thin tentacle silently extended out, quickly feeling around the walls as if exploring something.

Xiao Baihong covered her forehead and said, "This is one of those things."

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