Chapter 79

The long tentacle crawled around the wall as if searching for something.

"Don't make any rash moves," Wu Xiaode whispered.

A mist emanated from him, enveloping the captain, Xiao Baihong, and Eagle.

Eagle glanced at the captain.

The captain nodded, indicating she would follow Wu Xiaode's lead.

—She had already understood the use of the mist when they dealt with the gunman.

It could conceal them, making them undetectable.

Wu Xiaode pointed to a distant corner of the wall.

The three understood.

They moved quietly, slowly inching toward the corner, gradually moving away from the tentacle.

The tentacle searched for a while, finding no movement, and then lay still on the ground.

A moment later.

The tentacle slowly swelled.

Rustle—

Monsters spewed from its end.

Their lower bodies were octopus, scorpion, and fierce beasts, while their upper bodies retained human form.

"Prepare, explore this place, and report any living humans immediately. Understood?"

"Yes!"

The monsters hissed.

In the corner, the four pairs of eyes lit up.

—These are fallen humans!

They were weak, and killing them would count toward their quota. Once they had enough, they could return to the real world.

They didn't expect to encounter such easy targets here.

Xiao Baihong whistled and said with a smile, "I take back my words; it seems the gunman was truly clever."

"He prepared an ending for himself, but didn't use it," Eagle said.

The captain glanced at Wu Xiaode subtly.

Yes.

If she had really been buried in the tunnel, what would have happened next?

Monsters would have been attracted by the explosion and vibrations, coming to investigate.

The vanguard wouldn't be particularly powerful, given their large size.

These fallen humans were likely to be the vanguard.

After a battle, everyone would gain the chance to return.

Once everyone left—

Even if she were still alive, she would immediately face powerful monsters rushing to the scene.

Not many people could think this far ahead.

The gunman was quite capable.

But Wu Xiaode saw through him.

How lucky.

"Xiao Wu, disperse the mist, everyone fight freely," the captain said.

Swish—

Two figures shot out instantly, plunging into the crowd of fallen humans.

The captain stood at the periphery, holding a talisman and carefully observing the surroundings.

Wu Xiaode also stood with his arms crossed.

"Don't you want to kill a few first?" the captain asked.

"Not in a hurry, let them go first. I can take more hits," Wu Xiaode said.

The captain smiled and said softly, "I'll enhance you with a spell."

She placed a talisman on Wu Xiaode's back.

The Book of the Dead immediately displayed two lines of icy text:

"Attack speed increased by 10%."

"Man, why are you always getting faster?"

Wu Xiaode's eyes twitched, but he ignored the book.

About five minutes later.

Xiao Baihong, covered in blood, laughed and flew to Wu Xiaode and the captain, saying, "Can I go back first?"

"Go ahead."

"Thank you, Captain, Xiao Wu, I'll treat you to a meal when I get back."

With that, he disappeared.

"You can start too," Wu Xiaode gestured to the captain.

"Really?" the captain looked into his eyes and asked softly.

"I'm afraid a powerful one might show up soon," Wu Xiaode said.

—He had thought of that too.

"Alright," the captain agreed happily.

She drew her snow-white longbow, nocked an arrow, and began shooting the monsters.

Almost all the fallen humans were slaughtered.

A few remaining monsters were immobilized by the captain's talismans, unable to move.

"Why don't you kill them?" Wu Xiaode asked, puzzled.

"I'm one short, and then I can go back," Eagle said.

"I'm only a few short too," the captain said.

"Why don't you act?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The captain put away her bow and said softly, "Surviving is important, but we can't leave the main combatant here alone."

Huh?

This princess is quite considerate.

Wu Xiaode smiled.

—But I'm only one short too.

Should we go back together?

But there are many mysteries here that haven't been solved, and the 92026 robot hasn't acted yet.

Should we wait a bit longer?

Wu Xiaode's gaze met Eagle's.

Eagle hesitated.

Wu Xiaode understood his meaning and said, "More people mean more danger. Go back first. If I have time, I'll retrieve your brother's body."

"I'll go with you," Eagle said.

Boom—

The ground suddenly shook.

A mournful howl echoed through the tunnel walls.

The three of them changed expressions.

"Eagle, when did you become so foolish? Falcon is dead, and I won't allow anyone to return to that place—we can't risk our lives," the captain said sternly.

"But—"

"No buts! The dead are dead, you must live!"

Eagle gritted his teeth, sighed, and twisted the monster's head off.

As his form was about to disappear, a tentacle suddenly shot out from above the tunnel, piercing his head.

It happened too quickly.

Eagle didn't even have time to scream before his head fell to the ground.

His headless body was teleported away.

This sudden change was so sudden that the captain and Wu Xiaode didn't react in time.

—It was the giant monster blocking the door!

The captain's expression changed, and she was about to draw a talisman, but Wu Xiaode held her hand.

A thick mist suddenly rose from him, completely concealing the two of them.

"Not a match, hide," Wu Xiaode quickly wrote on the captain's hand.

—This was an unknown enemy. If they spoke and it heard them, they were done for.

In the silent mist, at least their forms were hidden!

To be cautious, Wu Xiaode could only write to express his meaning.

The captain, hidden in the mist, hesitated but ultimately didn't act.

Calmly thinking about it, Wu Xiaode was right.

—And it was a matter of life and death.

When the enemy appeared, they didn't detect it at all.

A professional with over 10 points of soul power could kill in one move, giving no chance to react.

What kind of strength was that?

—And that was just a tentacle. Who knew how strong the main body was!

But Wu Xiaode's mist—

Could it really make the monster undetectable?

The captain held two talismans, one on herself and one on Wu Xiaode.

"Invisibility talismans, these are my most precious two," she wrote on Wu Xiaode's palm.

Wu Xiaode seemed unaware, his gaze fixed on the tentacle.

At the end of the tentacle, a person was spat out.

It was a young officer.

He had a stern expression, looked at the bodies on the ground, and then around, saying softly, "Not him, keep looking."

For some reason.

Wu Xiaode felt his whole body start to tremble.

The pressure from this person was terrifying, like encountering the one-eyed giant again.

Wu Xiaode was tense, ready to release his most powerful move at any moment.

He placed a hand on the 92026 robot.

If it came to it, he would let the robot join in!

Sss... Sss...

The human officer moved around the warehouse, checking the surroundings.

Finally.

He seemed to sense something and walked toward Wu Xiaode and the captain.

The captain silently drew her bow, and Wu Xiaode reached for the Dream Blade.

The next second.

Rustle!

There was a commotion outside the warehouse door.

The human officer shot out like a shadow, breaking through the door and chasing after something.

Outside the door, two hands appeared.

They used the Iron Wire Fist technique, fighting the human officer.

Taking advantage of this, the captain took out another talisman.

"Earth Escape, go."

She wrote on Wu Xiaode's palm.

The talisman was thrown to the ground.

The ground turned to quicksand, enveloping Wu Xiaode, the robot, and her.

The three slowly sank down.

When they were completely gone, the ground returned to its original state.

...

Darkness.

Another tunnel.

"What do we do now?"

The captain wrote on Wu Xiaode's palm.

Following the tunnel structure in their memory, they finally arrived here.

"Leave here, explore other places—I've always wanted to know what those people came down for," Wu Xiaode said.

"Go," the captain said.

The entire tunnel was pitch black.

Wu Xiaode and the captain walked silently, with the robot following behind.

The mist enveloped them.

The captain thought for a moment and wrote on Wu Xiaode's palm:

"That tentacle was too powerful. Even now, I don't think we have any chance."

Wu Xiaode wrote back: "No need to say more, the farther we are from it, the better."

"But what about humans? We are the strongest, and we can't handle it... won't this world be destroyed?"

"Maybe there are stronger people in this world."

"Why do you say that?"

"Intuition. We don't know the soul power limit in this world."

The captain was slightly stunned and wrote again: "You're right. Our world used to have a 5-point soul power limit, now it's 10. Maybe this world is even higher."

The two stopped.

In the darkness ahead, countless tentacles wriggled in the tunnel.

The path.

Was blocked.

The captain tugged at Wu Xiaode.

They walked back a long distance before the captain drew a talisman and wrote on his palm:

"Prepare, we'll use Earth Escape to find another path."

"Okay."

The captain placed the talisman on the ground and pressed it.

The ground turned to quicksand.

The two, along with the robot, sank into the ground, gradually descending deeper.

Time passed slowly.

They didn't know how deep they had gone.

Whenever the surrounding quicksand turned to soil and rock, the captain would take out a new Earth Escape talisman and activate it.

Wu Xiaode calculated.

Even if one talisman cost one point of soul power, the captain had used about ten.

Finally, the area below became open.

The two floated down, standing at the end of another tunnel.

Ahead was an open iron door, faint voices coming from inside.

Wu Xiaode and the captain were invigorated.

They used the silent mist to cover their approach, quietly entering the iron door and standing in a corner.

It was a large underground chamber.

The general they had seen at the camp stood in the center, flanked by armed soldiers.

In front of him was a large rectangular iron box, about the size of a coffin.

On the other side of the room.

Stood a lizardman.

"According to the terms of the deal, we have transported the entity here without attracting the attention of the monsters," the general said.

"Nicely done," the lizardman said, staring at the large iron box.

"What about the conditions you promised?" the general asked.

The lizardman laughed.

When it laughed, its mouth split wide, revealing sharp teeth and a forked tongue like a snake.

"There is indeed a safe place in this world, but I doubt you can reach it," the lizardman said.

"Tell me, I need to leave now!" the general said impatiently.

"Alright..."

The lizardman stood still, suddenly emitting a high-frequency screech.

Almost instantly—

The captain's hands shot out, drawing two talismans and placing them on Wu Xiaode and herself.

The soldiers, upon hearing the sound, looked confused, raised their guns, and shot themselves in the head.

Gunfire rang out.

All the soldiers fell dead.

Only the general stood trembling, stammering, "We had a deal, you can't—"

The lizardman interrupted, "We never break our promises, unlike humans."

"Why did you kill them?" the general demanded.

"I can't tell anyone else the location of the safe place," the lizardman said impatiently. "Listen carefully, the coordinates of the safe place are 32°20'N, 64°45'W; 135.12 meters underground. Now go."