Chapter 80

Wu Xiaode, hiding in the shadows, was shaken to his core.

This coordinate—

It was the same one the undead officer had told him about the last time he came here.

Could it be the same place?

However, that place required a password to enter.

The lizardman didn’t give the password to the general!

From this, it seemed—

Even if the general found the place, he would only face despair.

"Our deal is done. If you can find the place, you can naturally enter the shelter," the lizardman said.

After speaking, it took a few steps forward and tied a rope around the box.

The lizardman turned and dragged the iron box toward the other side of the underground chamber, seemingly preparing to leave.

"Wait, you’ve killed everyone, and the ground is full of monsters. How am I supposed to get there!" the general shouted hastily.

The lizardman stopped, turned to look at him, and a mocking expression appeared in its eyes.

"I’ve kept my promise and completed this deal with you, but I’m not your nanny, understand?"

The general gritted his teeth and said, "We can make another deal."

"You have nothing left to offer that can persuade me," the lizardman said.

"No, I do—perhaps you don’t know, but we humans have found a way to deal with the monsters!" the general said.

The lizardman didn’t turn back, speaking with a mocking tone, "What is the essence of humans? Fear, deceit, and self-destruction."

It walked toward the iron door on the other side of the room without looking back.

"Damn it!"

The general turned and ran back the way he came.

Wu Xiaode and the colonel had witnessed the entire process from the shadows and were now ready to act.

"Follow the general; perhaps we can find a way out," the colonel wrote on Wu Xiaode’s hand.

Wu Xiaode nodded in agreement.

—The general was the highest-ranking military officer here. If even he couldn’t find a way, then there truly was no way out.

But there was another, more important matter at hand.

Just as he was about to step out and speak, a robotic voice suddenly sounded in his ear:

"Detected a possible escapee."

"All orders are canceled."

"About to execute prison rules: extermination!"

The 92026-type robot emerged from the mist, gradually accelerating and lunging toward the lizardman.

The lizardman immediately noticed the situation.

"Sir, it’s a prison guard," it said, lightly tapping the heavy rectangular iron box.

A voice came from inside the iron box: "It’s fine, it’s too old."

The void opened.

The 92026-type robot didn’t even have time to resist before it was sucked in and disappeared from the scene.

The lizardman dragged the rectangular iron box and continued toward the door.

"Wait!"

Wu Xiaode suddenly spoke, stepping out of the mist and looking at the lizardman.

"A human... to be able to evade my detection, who are you?" the lizardman asked.

"I’m just an explorer with no ill intentions—before you leave, can you tell me what’s going on here?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"If we don’t tell you, what then?" the lizardman said.

"I won’t stop you, after all, I don’t want any trouble," Wu Xiaode said.

The lizardman was somewhat surprised, and the spell in its hand paused, not yet released.

Neither side moved.

The surroundings were silent.

The lizardman shook its head, about to say something, when it suddenly sensed something and looked up at the ceiling.

Rustle...

Countless stones fell.

A long tentacle dropped into the center of the room.

It wriggled, and a man in military uniform was spat out from its end.

He stood up, looked at Wu Xiaode, and then at the heavy rectangular iron box.

Almost instantly—

A voice sounded in Wu Xiaode’s ear:

"Want to live? Use your hiding ability to hide both of us, now!"

It was the voice from inside the iron box!

Wu Xiaode didn’t hesitate.

The fact that it could directly remove the 92026-type robot proved its strength.

But now it was saying—

Want to live? Hide yourself immediately.

It was clear that it was afraid.

If even the escapee was afraid, he didn’t need to think twice about what to do.

The mist rapidly dispersed.

Wu Xiaode and the rectangular iron box vanished from the man’s sight.

The void flashed.

Wu Xiaode found himself and the iron box transported to the other end of the mist.

Boom—

The ground shook.

The entire area began to collapse.

The man in military uniform stood where Wu Xiaode had been, punching deeply into the ground.

Just a moment too late!

A deep pit formed beneath his fist.

A shockwave of wind and debris flew, hitting the walls with intense sounds, like a sudden storm.

So strong!

Wu Xiaode covered his face to shield himself from the flying stones, squinting at the officer.

That punch was beyond imagination, both in speed and power, far beyond what he could achieve!

Can humans really be this strong?

He was somewhat stunned.

It was the escapee’s spatial ability that saved him!

As Wu Xiaode was thinking, the voice sounded in his mind again:

"I’ll release the 92026-type robot, which will buy us some time. We’ll go our separate ways."

"You’re not a match for him either?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"He’s the Reaper," the voice said, emphasizing the words.

Wu Xiaode was shaken.

The Reaper?

Was it the same Reaper he had encountered in the mountain forest, hanging upside down?

He immediately focused his gaze.

The Book of the Dead emitted an invisible wave, enveloping Wu Xiaode.

This time, he saw it.

Around the young officer, there were countless faint tentacles, each with a human-like figure attached.

Damn!

Why is this terrifying being here?

As Wu Xiaode was thinking, the escapee’s voice sounded again:

"Listen, I must leave this world to regain my true form and power. Right now, neither of us is a match for him."

"If you want to live, leave this underground chamber immediately. There might still be a chance!"

"That’s the only thing I can do for you!"

As the words fell,

The void opened.

The 92026-type robot appeared.

It immediately saw the man in military uniform.

The man in military uniform also saw it but showed no expression or movement, clearly uninterested in the robot.

"It can’t see me, so it won’t activate the killing program—it will continue to follow your orders," the escapee said.

Wu Xiaode remained silent.

A hand appeared in front of the robot, pointing at the man in military uniform and making a slashing gesture.

"Understood, about to begin the mission, eliminating the current target," the 92026-type robot said.

It extended its hands—

"I’m leaving, you should go too, this robot won’t last long," the voice said.

The next moment,

A deafening roar sounded.

The 92026-type robot had grabbed the young officer, pressing him to the ground and pounding him with its fists.

The young officer, however, showed no concern, seemingly without any sense of pain.

He kicked the 92026-type robot into the air.

"Guard... die!"

The young officer said, flashing forward and leaping high, delivering a powerful punch to the robot’s chest.

Crack—

Despite the robot’s hands protecting its chest, it was punched through and fell to the ground.

The young officer landed and looked at the robot, saying:

"Your era is over."

"No, I will completely eliminate you, the unknown entity occupying a human body," the 92026-type robot said.

It charged again.

The battle intensified.

On the other side, in the mist—

The lizardman lay on the ground with the iron box.

The ground silently opened.

The iron box was about to descend when Wu Xiaode grabbed it.

"One more piece of information—about this world. Give me one last piece, and I won’t bother you anymore."

Wu Xiaode quickly wrote on the iron box.

The escapee’s voice, filled with resignation, immediately sounded in his ear:

"Since you saved me with the mist, listen carefully!"

"This is the last piece of information."

"There are two ways humans can be eliminated in this world. One is the natural limitations of life, aging, and death. When your sentence in the prison is over, it’s equivalent to the end of your life. You will die as a human—no one is exempt. The death penalty is something all beings trapped in the prison must face."

The escapee’s voice suddenly became serious:

"The other way to be eliminated is—"

"If, during your life as a human, something goes wrong and you start to awaken your past powers—"

"The world’s defense mechanism will activate."

"In short, the waves you emit will attract the world’s attention, and the world will immediately execute the death penalty on you."

"—You will die in some kind of accident."

"Think about it. Before you awakened your abilities, was there someone who tried to kill you for no reasonable reason?"

Wu Xiaode was stunned.

Yes.

What reason did that thug have to kill him?

If he wanted to threaten Sister Lan, he could have kidnapped him—

Wouldn’t he be more useful alive?

Why did the underground world suddenly put a bounty on his head?

To think about it—

Even though he entered the Death Pit, he still successfully awakened his abilities.

The equal treatment from the two companions.

The little girl’s attention and the gift of armor.

How could he have been an ordinary person at that time?

He had already awakened!

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