In the darkness underground, the glow from the Magic Teeth chamber began to quiver. Everyone stared at the strange eyeball that had suddenly appeared.
Its pupils darted around before finally fixing on Yang Zicang.
Murmuring voices seeped out from within it.
—-Why did they build a place like this…-
—-I really shouldn’t have come. I’m going to die at the hands of that Yang Zicang…-
—-Why did I go shopping that day? I should’ve just stayed home. Why did I come to a place like this…-
–What’s that sound?-
–Is that a speaker?!-
This thing was as much an eyeball as it was a spherical speaker, its pupils vibrating like a speaker diaphragm.
The others couldn’t make sense of the voices.
–These are… the voices of the people who died in the Magic Hero Hall?!-
Yang Zicang quickly realized what they were. Though the location was improbable, he recognized them immediately — lost-frequency thoughts!
This was the wavelength that could only be detected in the Lost Illusion Company’s examination room!
–These are the final, powerful thoughts of the dead!- Yang Zicang shouted from the flying carpet. –Everyone, be careful not to resonate with them.-
Without the protection of the Starlight Illusion, if your mind involuntarily syncs with these last psychic waves loaded with intense emotions, it could severely harm you.
……
Every team that had crossed the Whirlpool Lake waterway and entered the core Magic Teeth grinding wheel assembly found such an object hovering over their heads.
–What are these?!-
Some people listen intently to these sounds, then become dazed.
{Be careful, don’t pay attention to these sounds, or you’ll lose yourself.}
As Yang Zicang and others issued warnings by continuously broadcasting through Moxel, some began covering their ears, while others tried to distract themselves by talking to one another.
{So someone does recognize my voice.}
A voice in an alien language, brimming with malice yet sealed off by some energy, echoed in everyone’s hearts.
One by one, eyeballs appeared in the rooms before the Demon Throat Hall.
–This monster looks really weird.-
Just as the crowd was buzzing with discussion, a voice suddenly surfaced in the minds of all those who had –speaker eyeballs- floating above their heads.
[I am being watched by the Defier.]
–The Defier!-
–It’s that monster in the Demon Throat Hall!-
Though most who received the message feigned indifference, some still couldn’t help but eavesdrop on the garbled whispers emanating from the speaker eyeballs.
–Is it really that bad? We’re still far away.-
–With Yang Zicang so on edge, this sound wave must be dangerous. Red Moxel, help set up a force field.-
In a Demon Tooth room, a boy with a sweatband tied around his head spotted the sphere above him, waved his weapon, and cursed:
–So what if you’re the Defier? Hiding back there is useless! If you’ve got guts, come out!-
The eyeball instantly emits a sharp, high-frequency whine!
From within the surrounding monster corpses, blurry shadows emerge and gather. The moment they coalesce, they lunge straight at the man. His skin ripples like a wind-swept lake surface, then bursts with a bang.
The teammates in the Demontooth Room only have time to see it—then, in the next instant, the sound wave, one that makes even eyeballs tremble, spreads overwhelmingly.
— Zzzt~ Boomla~ Hoola~!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several people, caught in the sound’s resonance, instantly become pools of flesh and blood.
Human-shaped shadows rise from the corpses of the annihilated team and merge together in the sound wave, forming a new individual.
The eye-speaker points downward. Amid the rhythmic storm tide of sound, the figure’s surface—seemingly flickering with the shadows of several different people—keeps fluctuating, eventually shaping into the image of a soldier, before gradually fading into the sound wave.
The voice of Majestic Thought rings out.
{The Rock Gate of Sekberd has absorbed one co-frequency –Listening-Watching Entity-.}
{Remaining to complete the Defender: 7 more –Listening-Watching Entities-.}
Hearing the Majestic voice, the people on the flying carpet feel their hearts tighten.
–No good. These people probably won’t even get to see the Defender’s face before they die.-
……
The reflection of the water curtain is cast by fiery red light onto the ground and stone walls.
The concave platform, resembling a sunset viewing terrace, had its stone door tightly sealed. Before it, a black-faced humanoid creature exuding a putrid aura let out a low growl. An energy tether connected the monster to the heavy stone door, which had already cracked open a sliver.
Just moments ago, that creature had been a bizarre eyeball incessantly emitting sounds.
–Mr. Mark.-
Julia’s sword, cloaked in golden radiance, traced a sharp arc, sending the black-faced ape-man—whose face bore a grotesque human likeness—flying with a single strike.
–Your power… it is worthy to become my servant.- The monster’s hoarse voice echoed through the stone chamber. –Cease your resistance, and I shall grant you the right to dwell eternally within these ruins.-
–Your methods of seduction are far too crude.-
{Sis… ter…}
–Diu Diu?!- She whirled around, pupils contracting sharply. –Mark! What are you doing?!-
Diu Diu’s eyelids drooped heavily.
Mark, who had been entrusted to keep an eye on the little girl, was now placing her—still barely awake—into a stone coffin that had materialized out of nowhere. Diu Diu was already growing drowsy again.
Mark, who looked like a destitute scholar, lifted his gaunt face.
–This is for her own good. Since she perished long ago, her soul should finally rest. This body, imbued with incomprehensible power, shall henceforth be under my care.-
He began pushing the coffin lid shut with visible effort.
–Stop!- Julia barked, spinning around, but the ape-like monster at the stone door seized her opening. The giant palm, covered in black-and-red fur, slammed into her back with a sound like breaking air.
Bang!
Julia crashed to the ground like a kite with its string cut, dust exploding around her. The monster followed like a shadow, its claws gleaming with a bloody red light aimed straight at her throat.
[Super financing to 9999N!]
[I obtained a total of 6734.3N from 3 people, and because I am the great quadrilateral, I can quadruple amplify!]
–Hahahaha, heaven truly helps me! Perhaps this is what they call good karma!-
Mark, who had been a little worried about Julia’s martial prowess, was instantly overjoyed.
He never imagined that by arriving a step early, he would discover such a –living dead.-
Now there was no need to scheme against the Moon Angel.
–You—put down… Diudiu! She’s regained her humanity!-
The ape monster’s movements were lightning fast; Julia’s super-financed Chronos was quickly nullified.
Having sealed the stone coffin, Mark finally converted it into an energy body. Since the freshly placed Diudiu still retained her living consciousness, she floated beside Mark, and the coffin did not vanish entirely like when Cheng Yunze had absorbed his own body.
He laughed maniacally: –I’ll take my leave first, Miss Julia. May you have a streak of good luck, and hold on just a little longer, so I have enough time to get far away from danger. Hehe.-
With consecutive swipes of massive claws, the rock beneath the woman exploded under the ferocious assault.
–Julia!–
Mark was about to turn when, from deep within the passage, a familiar male voice reached Julia’s ears, making her feel as if she had fallen into a dream.
The woman’s eyes shook in shock. –Mo…ri?–
Whoosh! Three heavenly treasures tore through the air in an instant, appearing directly in front of Julia. One of them struck the monster, flipping it over like a shotgun blast infused with immense force.
–Morri!– Julia stared at the figure in disbelief.
At the sight of this man, Mark’s face changed drastically. Without a word, he immediately took the floating energy stone coffin and tried to skirt around.
Morri rushed toward Julia, his heart brimming with excitement as he yearned to embrace the woman he had longed for day and night. But Julia, suppressing her agitation, said urgently, –Quick, save Diudiu!–
–Diudiu?–
–In his coffin!–
The gaunt-faced Mark turned to Morri and warned, –I advise you not to interfere, Mr. Morri. Though eliminating you would be a heavy blow to Yang Zicang, now is not the time.–
Morri’s gaze locked onto the petite girl’s figure inside the translucent energy stone coffin. A short sword slid out from his sleeve, and the martial dark energy accumulated from decades of cultivation radiated from his body. He stamped his foot and charged with surging momentum.
–Put her down, and I’ll let you leave, otherwise…–
–Otherwise what?–
At that moment, a troop of riders emerged silently from the shadows of the passageway.
Mark was overjoyed, –Yunze!-
Cheng Yunze nodded at him, then fixed his gaze on Morri, who had stopped ahead.
Behind the door’s gap, a second energy tether like an umbilical cord extended, and the outline of a humanoid figure gradually materialized through it.
Lines flashed across Cheng Yunze’s chest, and a Radiant Skeleton swiftly took shape in his palm.
At this moment, Julia’s blade had once again plunged into the Scarlet Man’s chest. This monster, impossible to kill completely, could at least not recover too much strength under the sword’s edge.
Julia turned to look at the towering figure she had longed for day and night: –Darling, use your marker now!-
Morri turned and quickly tossed a grappling claw to Julia.
Yet—clang. A dark silhouette flashed in the distance, and a spear streak tore through the air, pinning the iron grappling claw component accurately to the stone wall mid-flight.
–Even if Lü Bu himself, the very one who shot the halberd at the camp gate, were here in person, he could not have done better than this.-
Zhao Yun gently pressed down on his black hat, appearing beneath the doorway at the other end of the great hall.
As this figure emerged with an eyeball-like trumpet, new energy tethers extended from the gap in the stone door.
Cheng Yunze turned to look at Zhao Yun, snorting, –I never expected that the Xiongying Group’s blockade against Yang Zicang would last less than two minutes.-
The muscles in Zhao Yun’s jaw bulged as he clenched his teeth.
–So, are you here now to help your city win the ranking, or to take revenge?- Cheng Yunze sneered without restraint.
Zhao Yun merely swallowed his anger, shot him a glance, and then fixed his eyes on Morri.
–Blame it on the fact that you chose Yang Zicang as your teammate.-
Morri instantly felt a surge of overwhelming danger. He still had an extra barb in his hand, but he chose not to use it.
–Julia!- Morri showed a resolute expression, gripped the barb, and spun around to charge toward Julia. –Use it!-
The Zilong Jun behind Zhao Yun instantly swelled to the height of a three-story building, like a small hill, and in a few long strides, it rushed in front of Morri and punched down. Seeing the massive symbiotic Enightmare bearing down on him, Morri gritted his teeth, pushed Julia away, and crushed Yang Zicang’s –Dispatch- ability sphere. Two figures flitted away like dancing butterflies, darting in opposite directions.
Morri twisted his body in a sharp arc and dashed toward the right end of the hall.
He couldn’t bring the danger of being attacked anywhere near Julia!
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