Wei Huan quickly issued the order, closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the Demon Eye Lord had been resurrected and summoned again.
Our view was reopened, and we flew to the dome, looking down from above.
The cave beast received a buff and began spawning facehuggers in large quantities.
Leading the charge are the zombie bears; hopefully, they can play a role.
The Anal-Cleaning Bro is cunning. Knowing that its defenses and those of the Wolf Army are insufficient, it doesn't move forward. Instead, it wanders among the undead army, waiting for an opportunity.
"Thump!"
"Boom!!"
"Bang!!"
During this time, loud noises continued to emanate from the lava caverns deep beneath their feet.
Each strike caused the ground to tremble, and as the force gradually increased, the monster finally reached the altar.
"Bang!!"
With a deafening roar, the giant stone mechanism, which required eight subterranean beast mothers to pull out, was cracked by the monster with just one strike.
The giant rocks from the dome fell, killing many facehuggers.
"We're going to face the boss." Liu Chengzhi muttered to himself, hugging the small seatbelt tightly for a sense of security.
How powerful is this thing? The commotion it caused upon its appearance was so huge. If it were him alone, he would probably run faster than anyone else, but the boss only wanted to fight the BOSS.
Hanging out with the boss is really exciting; in just two days, I've experienced all the scares he's ever had in his life.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sounds came one after another, like frantic hammering.
Finally, with a loud "boom".
The massive stone of the altar could no longer withstand such an attack and suddenly shattered.
Amidst the flying sand and stones, black shadows suddenly darted out from within.
In the thick smoke, it danced wildly towards the sky, making it impossible to see clearly.
However, Wei Huan immediately sensed the massive loss of his undead summons.
Although there are many fragile facehuggers, they are no match for the opponent; even a passing gust of wind could kill them.
However, Wei Huan also had his own ideas.
He thought of the only wound he had left on the monster when he possessed the Eye Lord.
He said to Mu Zhong, "Activate Bloodlust on the Facehuggers!"
A soft "ding!" sounded.
The sound of war drums, "Dong dong! Dong dong!" drifted from the horizon, accompanied by soft, languid chanting, as if ancient priests were performing an ancient dance, making a devout plea to the heavens.
Power has descended.
The facehuggers surrounding the car suddenly emitted a hazy red glow, their bodies growing three times their original size, and red patterns appearing on their white carapaces.
The eight eyes on its back, which were originally glowing green, have now turned red.
Their aura also became incredibly powerful.
Swarms of facehuggers transformed into crimson waves, charging headlong into the monster without hesitation.
The two sides instantly clashed, fighting a devastating battle that shook the heavens and the earth.
Finally, after such a fierce struggle, the thick smoke gradually dissipated, revealing the truth.
Wei Huan was the first to notice the anomaly.
He finally saw through the eyes of the Eye Lord.
They saw the monster's full appearance.
No, it should be said that this is not the full picture of the monster.
It was just a part of that monster, or rather, part of its "feet".
He thought it was a flat, leaf-shaped snake head, but it wasn't a head at all; it was a tentacle!
Two identical tentacles squeezed out from the narrow altar opening, slapping wildly and killing countless undead lives.
If it were just these two tentacles, it wouldn't be so bad; with the sheer number of undead, they would be able to handle it.
However, there were three tentacles that were even more flexible than these tentacles, wandering around and causing trouble.
The tentacles were thinner and longer, squeezing out from the gaps at the mouth of the altar, and covered with whip-like hairs.
This gives it a keen sense of perception, often whipping away undead with a single lash before they can even climb onto its tentacles.
so...
The bad news was that this was clearly part of the leg of some enormous creature, and not even the whole leg, so the main body must be much larger than he had imagined, like a mountain, perhaps even larger than that white rhinoceros.
Good news, Mu Zhong was right. The secondary highway really did limit the monster's strength. The sturdy altar could only allow it to reveal a portion of its power, and it was indeed formidable.
It's hard to imagine what would happen to this secondary highway if the monster's complete form were to appear.
Destruction is inevitable!
With that in mind, Wei Huan no longer hesitated and ordered the Demon Eye Lord to fly over again.
At the same time, he said to Mu Zhong, "Strength, agility, and spiritual power!"
This time, his target was the nimble, dancing tentacles.
Strike the snake at its vital spot.
This thing is powerful, but without its tentacles, it's just an invisible and inaudible whip.
The undead army launched a frenzied attack, drawing the tentacles' attention and creating an opportunity for Wei Huan.
Mu Zhong's buff arrived just in time.
Wei Huan felt his vision suddenly quicken, and the Demon Eye Lord's movements became even lighter.
They flew down toward the mouth of the altar, close to the base of the tentacles.
He wants to cut off his opponent at the root.
One of the tentacles sensed something was wrong and quickly left the battle from the other side, lashing out towards the Eye Lord.
But the Eye Lord was faster, its eyes gathering energy.
Once again, the black beam of light condensed and shot straight toward the base of a tentacle.
The Demon Eye Lord is a monster of dark energy. After transforming into an undead creature, it became an even colder form of nether energy.
The ray struck the base of the tentacle, first freezing it to an extreme, then the very core of the frozen area began to turn into dust, and it broke off in an instant.
Just as it was about to strike the Demon Eye Lord's tentacle, it suddenly lost its strength and fell heavily to the ground, bouncing and struggling like a fish out of water.
"Boom boom boom!"
This time, it seemed to be in pain for the creature, which began to repeatedly pound the ground, as if trying to burrow out completely.
Fortunately, the altar was very sturdy and didn't have a single crack.
The anal-cleansing beast, along with its army of wolves, pounced on the tentacle, tearing and dismembering it—a tentacle as thick as their vehicles.
After all, most high-level life forms have the ability to heal severed limbs, so once they are severed, they cannot be allowed to reattach.
Wei Huan did not stop
They stayed, circled around to the other side, and repeated the process, trying to quickly deal with the other tentacle nearby.
But the damage they had just caused had already attracted the monster's attention, and a tentacle and a whisker turned their heads at the same time.
Wei Huan noticed that the leaf-shaped tail of this tentacle had no wounds, which was a good opportunity.
He began to wander, dodge, and continue to attract the attention of the tentacle and the other tentacle, tightly binding them around himself.
Meanwhile, beams of light kept shooting out, most of which were dodged, and a small portion froze a piece of flesh, but because they could not penetrate deeper to attack, they could no longer be cut off in one blow.
Of course, the main battlefield in this round is not on Wei Huan's side.
On the other side, the same tentacle and tentacle were launching a frontal assault on Wei Huan's main force.
The walking bear was no match for the tentacles. It would often get close only to be burned by the high heat of the tentacles, its fur and flesh turning black and emitting a foul stench.
However, with the zombie bear distracting them, Wei Huan's real trump card finally reached its intended target.
The facehugger, now tainted with bloodlust, endured the burning sensation on its tentacles as it climbed up, stepping on the bodies of its own kind.
Even though each facehugger only stays on the monster's surface for two or three seconds, that's enough time for the fearless, agile, and numerous facehuggers.
Finally, at the very top of that stacked ladder of insects, a facehugger climbed to the tip of its tentacles, where the scales had fallen off.
It leaped onto the piece of flesh, its eight legs piercing into it and gripping it tightly. The slit in its belly opened and closed wildly, tearing at the muscles and tendons.
"Pfft! Pfft!"
The facehugger, with its attributes increased tenfold, easily broke through the monster's muscles and, as if gripping tofu, dug a deep hole in the blink of an eye, then burrowed in completely.
If there's one, there are two.
Then, one after another, facehuggers burrowed under the scales of the tentacles, hollowing you out from the inside no matter how high your scales' defense was!
The feeling of being devoured from the inside is indeed very "exciting".
One of the tentacles and tentacles that was chasing Wei Huan was clearly convulsing, stiffening and twitching in pain.
Then one of the tentacles withdrew, its tip aiming at the torn opening, and "plop" inserted itself, stirring around.
The facehuggers that had finally managed to get inside were indeed torn to shreds and died instantly.
But does it matter?
unimportant.
The terrifying number of undead armies is designed to overwhelm you and keep you constantly on the defensive.
"Give me blood!!"
Wei Huan seized the opportunity and gave the order.
Mu Zhong understood, and squeezed out the last bit of spiritual power to unleash Bloodlust on the Demon Eye Lord.
Also affected were the anal-cleaning guy below and part of his wolf army.
With a "buzzing" sound.
A red light descends.
The anus-cleansing man's body swelled up, his bone spurs were grotesque, and red lines were faintly visible on his white bones.
The small patch of white in the eyeball of the Demon Eye Lord, amidst the black network of blood vessels, had turned completely red, appearing extremely ferocious.
"Ah-ka-ka-ka!"
The anus-cleaning guy roared and charged forward fearlessly.
magic
The Eye Lord's eyeballs swayed forward, and after a full three seconds of preparation, a black beam wrapped in red shot out.
It was three to five times thicker than before, and it hit the leaf-shaped tip of the tentacle precisely.
"brush!!"
Suddenly, a bright light appeared in the underground palace.
Immediately afterwards, the leaf-shaped tail of the tentacle was blown apart, and half of the tentacle was gone.
This is even more ruthless than gnawing on meat.
From afar, Wei Huan could even hear the roars coming from underground.
If a person loses a finger, then it is indeed something to be called out.
The monster, with half of its tentacle severed, went mad, lashing out wildly with its remaining two tentacles and the one whose hide had been gnawed and collapsed.
The altar was as solid as a rock, but the underground palace clearly could not withstand such an attack; rocks flew from the dome, and the walls cracked and collapsed.
The smart home assistant warned: "The entrance is collapsing. Please leave as soon as possible."
Wei Huan withdrew his consciousness from the Demon Eye Lord and his first question was, "Did you lose something?"
Liu Chengzhi answered quickly: "They fell off, a stick of some kind and a scale of Mofidi."
Upon hearing about Mofidi's scales, Mu Zhong was taken aback.
But now is not the time to talk about that. Challenging the rules of the world means that once an item is dropped, the battle is over, or at least temporarily over.
It was indeed time for them to leave.
"Walk."
While ordering the steward to drive away, Wei Huan also tried to bring as many undead creatures back into the tomb as possible.
But the underground palace was destroyed too quickly. They rushed toward the surface at breakneck speed, and the collapse and air currents chased after them like a terrifying gaping maw of an abyss.
Until the very last moment, they burst out of the underground palace and onto the brightly lit ground.
Behind the smoke-filled distance, turning around, one sees a "thud" as the entire massive black door is dragged down.
It vanished without a trace in the raging wind.
Along with the vast desert in front of them, the sand dunes were sunken and flattened out.
More than half of the undead summoned by Wei Huan did not return.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that not a single creature remained in the underground palace, indicating that the ruins had been completely destroyed.
This... also fits the fate that ruins should have after the treasure is taken away.
The three people in the car remained silent for a long time.
Faced with this life-or-death battle, everyone felt a sense of relief at having survived.
Even Wei Huan felt waves of weakness washing over him.
A lone vehicle in the desert.
The dust and sand gradually settled.
"Phew—" Finally, Liu Chengzhi couldn't help but let out a long sigh, breaking the silence.
Then he exclaimed in a strange voice, "Exciting!"
Wei Huan turned to look at Mu Zhong, and their eyes met. They smiled at each other simultaneously.
...
"Let's get out of here first."
"good."
Just in case, the monster comes out.
We cannot stay here for long.
Furthermore, we must not lure the monster into the city.
The car drove away from the city, and after driving three miles, it turned back to look at the collapsed ruins behind it. It took half a day to get there.
During this period, due to the distance of the summoned creature
For the reason that they left, all the facehuggers in the city returned to the Great Tomb.
However, Mu Zhong has already contacted Fan Tao to explain the situation, and both of them are in a stable mood.
We must make sure that the monster won't reappear, after all, they've obtained something incredible.
It wouldn't be surprising if this thing were hunted down all over the world by that monster.
"Wei Huan, look at this."
Once things calmed down a bit, Mu Zhong couldn't wait to summon Wei Huan and order him to go to the warehouse.
Wei Huan knew that what he had obtained this time was extraordinary, but he was still greatly shocked when he actually saw its attributes.
This is...?!
[False Demon - Ring of Morpheus (Fragment)]
Increase by 25% using all attributes.
A curse from the abyss; once targeted by Him, the holder will never have peace.
Whether it's "[False Demon]" or "[False God]", such prefixes are unprecedented, and even with Wei Huan's knowledge, he had never heard of them before.
Just because they haven't heard of it doesn't mean they can't tell what kind of good stuff it is.
Based on the current classification of equipment attributes in the Challenge World, equipment levels can be distinguished according to the level of the chest.
[Bronze] → [Iron] → [Silver] → [Gold] → [Platinum] → [Diamond]
Beyond these basic levels, there are two even more powerful, completely overpowered pieces of equipment.
[Pseudo-god level] and [god level].
The pseudo-god-level equipment was publicly revealed by the country in the previous life. One of them was the shield in Captain William's hand, also known as [The Sigh of the Gods].
There is also a robe of a false god, in the possession of Argus Franglen, the Night Apostle of Osam, called the Night Wound.
However, no specific figures were released; all that is known is that it is extremely powerful, capable of making an ordinary professional as strong as a god.
Therefore, it is clear that if there are [pseudo-god level] beings, there must also be [god level] beings.
Wei Huan took the [Ring of Morpheus] out of the warehouse, not surprised that it was exactly the same as the one he had seen in the lava cave—a long iron rod.
Of course, it's much smaller in size.
It can be grasped with one hand.
At first glance, it doesn't seem particularly special. If it weren't for the half-meter-long black chain at one end of the iron rod, it would look just like the legendary Monkey King's golden cudgel, a stick that can change size at will.
When Wei Huan held it in his hand, he vaguely saw a huge figure hidden in the black mist, roaring to the sky.
Behind him swayed tentacles like a peacock spreading its tail, just like the ones he had seen in the underground palace, with leaf-shaped, flat tentacles at their ends.
Immediately afterwards, the monster stopped roaring and stared straight at Wei Huan, its blood-red eyes like the red sun in the sky.
"×...@+@..." Unknown language, traveling through time and space, rang in his ears, as if imprinted on Wei Huan's soul.
Deep down, he knew he was being watched.
Then, these images left Wei Huan's mind, and he felt a strong dark power surging into his body.
His stats are improving rapidly.
In the reflection of the windshield, he saw his new attributes.
Name: Wei Huan
…
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Occupation: Gravekeeper (Sequence 2)
Endurance: 1610
Strength: 390
Agility: 320
Dark power: 1080
Special state: Dark energy erosion
Number of summoned creatures: 1226 (3500+ units produced)
In terms of physical attributes alone, he is even more powerful than Xu Qingqiang.
The third-order distortion, when it goes berserk, has the combat power of three real soldiers, or even more. In close combat, [Criminal Sequence] is indeed the strongest, except for being uncontrollable.
Even a dual-class "healer" like William Fang might get beaten up if he encounters a criminal, at best managing to keep himself from dying.
It's virtually impossible to beat a criminal in a one-on-one fight.
However, Wei Huan, as a ranged class, is only at the second tier, yet his attribute panel is already comparable to Xu Qingqiang's. This comparison is enough to demonstrate his strength.
As expected of a pseudo-divine artifact, even just a fragment has resulted in a significant improvement.
Wei Huan could feel his attachment and reluctance to part with the weapon, but in the end he still raised the long staff and handed it to Mu Zhong.
"Give it a try," he said.
Mu Zhong didn't raise his hand, but just looked at Wei Huan and shook his head: "Like the Magic Flute, I can't use it."
No one would be willing to give away a god-level weapon to someone else, not even lovers or spouses, but Wei Huan still handed it to him, hoping he could give it a try.
That's enough. Sometimes, what people need in their relationships is this kind of trust.
Even if he could use such dark-themed equipment, let alone be unable to use it, he still wouldn't accept it.
Mu Zhong said, "This is yours. If you use it well, it will be the biggest boost to our team."
Wei Huan sensed it and realized that the continuously surging dark energy was indeed a power that a shaman priest could not accept.
He nodded and withdrew his hand.
He said, "Stay on high alert; I need to restore our fighting strength as soon as possible."
Mu nodded. He had used Bloodlust twice and exhausted all his energy. He really needed to rest.
However, remembering something, Mu Zhong still said, "Mofidi's scales are the core material for upgrading a farmer to Sequence 5. When Captain Wang and his team came yesterday, they brought a list of supplies, intending to give them to us directly to upgrade our vehicles to Level 4 in one go. I didn't accept them... not because I refused, but because I felt I needed to talk to you about it, since we can exchange them at any time."
After he finished speaking, he carefully chose his tone and said, "Look, we've already obtained level 5 core materials today, do you want some...?"
"Change it." Wei Huan nodded, agreeing immediately.
His original idea was to use unused materials to exchange for the most needed resources, thereby strengthening himself and the Great Xia Army.
He was never a miserly person who only cared about profit. As long as he had enough equipment and enough points, he didn't mind selling or even giving things away.
He believed that no one who returned from the apocalypse and witnessed the final moment when the starlight faded could remain unscathed.
Mu nodded, then said, "Secondary highways can only be used for district transactions; we need to go to tertiary highways to conduct national transactions."
Otherwise, they can only wait for the people ahead to return, or go back to Blue Star in the next day or two, but..." Commander Mu did not recommend that they return now.
Blue Star.
Mu Zhong did not tell Wei Huan about Mu Dehao's current predicament in the legion.
It's not about trust or deliberate concealment; it's simply that I felt there was no need to talk about such embarrassing things. If I could solve it myself, I should. What's the point of telling you? Did I expect Wei Huan to help me?
Wei Huan was certainly aware of the predicament that Commander Mu might face, and he thought even further ahead.
Based on his previous life's experiences, Commander Mu would likely have perished in one of the most recent wars. If this regret could be averted, that would be the best outcome.
Therefore, Wei Huan said, "Use whichever method is faster."
Of course, taking the third-class highway is the most reasonable and fastest way.
At their current speed, they can reach the world entrance of the Class III highway in just one day.
In the latter half of the road, after leaving the stage, you no longer need to be fixated on the start and end points of the road. The width will be greatly expanded, but the exit may not be at the farthest point.
After a few words of discussion, Wei Huan slumped into the driver's seat and entered the Temple of Professions.
Mu Zhongze also needs to contact various parties to confirm the list of supplies for this transaction. If the people at the front can make it in time, it is not impossible to make another trip. However, the supplies that can be carried are limited, and the journey is fraught with danger.
Liu Chengzhi remained quiet the whole way, and only now did he finally support his aching thighs and limp away.
He needed to quickly make something delicious to calm his nerves; following the bosses was too exciting.
The car fell silent for a moment, and Xu Qingqiang drifted off into a sweet and fulfilling dream, smacking his lips as he slept.
Only Lin Xu and Zhou Yong, who lived across the street and witnessed both battles firsthand, fell into a long silence.
The intensity of today's war is no less than that of yesterday.
Having been chased and forced to flee yesterday, even if they did activate the secret treasure, they would likely face a near-certain death from the monster's tentacles.
But this one car alone still managed to win two intense battles in a row.
The thought that he was not only alive, but also unharmed from the attacks of those terrifying monsters filled him with joy.
The two of them simultaneously thought of a possibility... If only they could stay in this car.
But soon, when their eyes met and they saw through the covetousness in each other's eyes, all that remained was a bitter smile.
How could that be?
They are already criminals, destined to face military court, be sentenced to imprisonment, and that will be their fate for the rest of their lives.
Following the strong to go on adventures and conquer the world is now just a pipe dream.
At that moment, both of them regretted it.
Perhaps if we hadn't led that group of monsters into the crowd back then, even if we had died outside, perhaps none of this would have happened, and we wouldn't have committed this crime...
When faced with life and death, one doesn't think about so many other things; all one needs to do is survive.
"And... is Brother Qiang alright?"
What could happen?
"He ate Wei Huan's spirit, and what he ate was a rotting corpse..."
"Hiss!! He should be alright, right? He can even eat highly venomous scaled snakes like they're spicy snacks, so what if he ate some black brain matter..."
When the topic of brains came up, both of them gagged simultaneously.
The only saving grace is that after Brother Qiang went crazy, he mostly didn't remember what he had done.
Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.
After a short rest, Mu Zhong regained some of his energy and continued to communicate with the front-line legion about trading supplies.
As Liu Chengzhi pushed open the door, he brought with him the aroma of food. His round face looked cheerful: "Boss Mu, when will you wake up? Lunch is ready, let's eat."
Mu Zhong glanced at Wei Huan, who was still fast asleep, and said, "Thank you for your hard work. If you're hungry, eat first. I'll wait for him."
"I'll wait too, I'm not hungry." Liu Chengzhi chuckled. "I'll go put the food in the pot to heat it up, so the eldest can eat as soon as he wakes up."
"Okay." Mu Zhong remembered and pointed upstairs, "Send some food up."
"good."
Liu Chengzhi didn't think too much about it; he just took whatever food he had prepared for the bosses upstairs.
Xu Qingqiang was still unconscious and didn't need to eat, so food was only delivered to Lin Xu and Zhou Yong's rooms.
The two people's rooms were not upgraded to [prison], they were just ordinary rooms, and the door would open directly when food was delivered.
Faced with Liu Chengzhi, who was only at Sequence Two, the two obediently accepted the food and politely thanked him.
Liu Chengzhi scratched his head and said honestly, "You're welcome."
After closing the door, I belatedly realized that I had taken a risk.
But the two people inside had no intention of escaping. They placed their plates on the table, sat down facing each other, and started eating their white rice.
After taking the first bite, Lin Xu's eyes reddened: "This is what human food should be like! Xiao Yezi should try it; this is what real food should be like!"
Zhou Yong wiped away his tears, swallowed a large mouthful of rice, and choked out, "Yes!"
Just then, a mysterious aura suddenly surged out.
The intense dark energy made the people in the car feel uncomfortable, but not too badly.
Everyone instantly stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction from which the energy was coming.
All the challengers know that someone has been promoted to the next rank!
Mu Zhong, who was in the driver's seat, felt it most intensely; he almost jumped out of his wheelchair.
Finally, she gripped the wheelchair armrests tightly with both hands and looked at Wei Huan with excitement.
This is... Wei Huan has advanced?!