The heavily injured Hillghost was brought down. Without needing Kui's instructions, Luan directly took out a bottle of Epiphyllum Potion and injected it into Hillghost's body, saving his life.
Although Hillghost's participation was only a transaction with the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce, he had used all his strength in the battle just now. If it were not for Rock Helmet's Void Grasp, Hillghost might have even killed him.
Hillghost was heavily injured, and another Asterite had fallen into the hands of the enemy. The atmosphere became tense again. The gap in strength between the two sides was gradually widening. Once this gap exceeded a certain critical point, even if the recruited hunters did not collapse, the other side might tear up the agreement and launch an attack.
"There's something wrong with the other side!
I heard gunshots! "Magic Puppet suddenly said.
Black Sand nodded, indicating that he had also heard the gunshots.
"Is there an internal conflict?"
Thunder Scorpion looked at the living area where Lionheart Castle was located in surprise. Although he did not see the flames of the battle, he did hear the sounds.
"It's not an internal conflict!
It's an invasion of the Polluters! "Kui said with certainty.
"The other side now has the advantage. Number One and Number Two are still in the lead box. They will never fight among themselves at this time. The only ones who can fight them are the Polluters!"
"All the Polluters hidden in the laboratory have been eliminated. The laboratory is more than a hundred meters underground. The sounds of the battle above can't be transmitted here. There must be something wrong with the entrance on the other side, and the Polluters invaded along the passage."
Thunder Scorpion was suddenly a little restless.
"What should we do?
Should we take the opportunity to attack and let them have a taste of being attacked from the front and back? "
"No!" Kui decisively rejected Thunder Scorpion's suggestion.
"Compared to them, the Polluters are the real enemy. Now, they are the ones fighting against the Polluters' invasion. Once we attack, it will quickly become a three-way battle. The Polluters won't join forces with us just because we helped them!"
"Kui has a point!" Kui said slowly.
"Moreover, joining forces with the Polluters to attack the human race is a taboo in the first place. Once news of this reaches the Black Steel Shelter, it might even affect the entire settlement's rating!"
Thunder Scorpion remained silent, unwilling to give up. Of course, he knew that there was a risk in doing so. However, they were already at a disadvantage and were in a predicament. If they did not seize this opportunity, the subsequent situation would only become more difficult.
"Don't worry," Fang comforted her.
"Judging from the intensity of the guns and cannons, the invading Defilers aren't weak. The Rock Helmet suddenly revealed the Void Grip in order to stop the Defilers from invading. Even if they can stop this wave of attacks, their combat power will be damaged, and they might not be able to continue suppressing us."
Zheng paused for a few seconds before he decisively shouted, "He Peng, you're up next. Bring back Asterite No.6 and put pressure on the other side. Don't let them stall for time!"
He Peng grinned.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely bring back Asterite No.4!"
Two Asterite had been taken away by the opponent in a row. They had paid the price of two deaths and two injuries. Moreover, Gray Eye had been killed by the Rock Helmet, which had greatly damaged their morale. They needed a victory to relieve the pressure.
He Peng walked directly to the lead box and took out Asterite No.4 from it.
Looking at He Peng and Asterite No.4 in his hand under the spotlight, Venom sneered.
"They're trying to put pressure on us while the Defilers are invading!"
"Luo Fanxiao!" Venom shouted in a low voice.
A young man with a frivolous smile on his face walked out. He was holding a fist-sized silver metal ball in his hand. Under his kneading, the metal ball was like plasticine, constantly changing into various shapes.
"You go and deal with He Peng. Try to kill him in the arena. Even if you can't kill him, you have to injure him severely. Don't let him leave in one piece!"
"No problem!"
Luo Fanxiao clenched his fist, and the metal ball in his hand instantly exploded, turning into longan-sized metal balls that floated around his body.
Arc Light looked at Venom in surprise.
"Are you really going to kill Wolf's Teeth?"
As a member of Wolf's Teeth Hunt, He Peng was definitely not weak, although he was not as strong as the two captains, Zhui and Thunder Scorpion. If it were other Hunters in the Wilderness, not many could defeat him.
However, as the first to enter the arena, He Peng had the right to choose the Asterite, but he could not choose his opponent. His ability happened to be restrained by Luo Fanxiao. Once Luo Fanxiao decided to kill him, there was a chance that he would be killed in the arena.
With Wolf's Teeth Hunt's characteristic of protecting their members, once He Peng was killed, they would definitely not rest until one of them was dead!
"We and Wolf's Teeth Hunt are already enemies!" Venom said calmly.
The secret of killing Wolf's Teeth Hunt could not be hidden forever. Coupled with the failure of the last mission, Venom had suffered heavy losses. The others were fine, but Venom was hurt deeply by Shadow's death.
"So what if Wolf's Teeth Hunt is vengeful?
Why don't we just leave them all here?! "
Once they were dead, their hatred would naturally disappear!
Arc Light narrowed his eyes, and white electric arcs sizzled in the depths of his pupils. He seemed to be shocked by Venom's madness.
Venom snorted coldly.
"Are you naive enough to think that if we let them go back alive, we can avoid a direct confrontation with the Iron Chariots and the Dark Fairy Tale?"
"From the moment we stepped into this laboratory, there is no turning back between us. Either they die, or we die!"
Arc Light shook his head.
"We are not worried about the others, but Ling You!"
"Wolf's Teeth and Thunder Scorpion are her direct subordinates. If they all die here, I'm afraid this woman will go crazy, and we ….. won't be able to stop her!"
Those who had seen Ling You's power fell silent. Ling You's title as the strongest aptitude user under the fourth stage was not a bluff. She earned it with her own hands.
Even the leaders of the surrounding gathering points would be afraid when facing Ling You.
"Ling You is Ling You, and Wolf's Teeth is Wolf's Teeth!" Venom's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness.
"This time, everyone is relying on their own abilities to fight for the Asterite in the old city. Ling You might not stand up for them!"
"Moreover, no matter how strong Ling You is, she is only one person. Would she really dare to go to the other gathering points alone to take revenge?"
"Venom is right!" Haematosuchus also said in a deep voice.
"As long as we can keep Wolf's Teeth and Thunder Scorpion in the old city, and then do our best to kill the hunters they recruited and weaken the strength of the Iron Chariots to the extreme, even if Ling You wants to make trouble, she can't do anything to us. With the three of us working together, even if Ling You is a dragon, she will still have to bow down to us!"
Arc Light and the others exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. If it wasn't for the Asterite's temptation, these people wouldn't dare to be so brazen even if they were enemies with the Iron Chariots. They would only dare to act secretly. However, this time, there were too many Asterite, and it was too precious. Ling You's deterrence was also weakened a lot, or it could be said that she was blinded by greed.
"Then let's kill!" Ghostface's eyes flashed with a murderous glint.
"Let's get rid of the people from Dark Fairy Tale, and then the three of us will divide the Asterite!"
Zhui and Venom looked at each other and nodded slightly.
"Since we've decided to keep them here, it's best to block their escape route. After we've dealt with these polluters, we can send people to cut off their escape route. My people have already found the entrance to their underground passage!"
"I've left a backup plan outside!" Venom said gloomily.
"After we've dealt with Thunder Scorpion, Zhui, Black Sand, and Magic Puppet, they won't have anyone leading them. The hunters they recruited will definitely not continue to stand on their side. As long as we give them enough pressure, they will become chaotic."
Haematosuchus's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"If that's the case, then let's start with He Peng!
As long as their direct forces dare to fight, none of them will be able to leave in one piece! "
The gunshots in the spiral corridor gradually became sparse. This meant that the invading polluters had been killed or forced to retreat. With their worries resolved, the few of them immediately began to plan how to keep the Iron Chariots and Dark Fairy Tale underground!
"Is there anyone guarding the elevator shaft?" Venom suddenly asked.
"There's a Tier 3 Perception Domain guarding it!" Arc Light said calmly as he flicked a white arc of electricity from his finger.
"One isn't enough. Send two more. If more polluters invade from inside, we'll be in a passive position!"
Mask frowned slightly upon hearing this.
"In the disturbance of the polluters just now, we've already lost five people and injured more than ten. In addition, we need at least five people to guard the spiral corridor. We don't have much of an advantage in numbers. If we continue to divide our forces to guard the elevator shaft, we'll be at a disadvantage in a frontal battle!"
"Don't worry!" Arc Light interrupted the two's argument and said calmly.
"I've placed two plasma bombs in the elevator shaft. No matter if it's a polluter or an ability user, as long as they dare to come down, they'll definitely die!"
Plasma bombs!
Hearing these words, the others felt their scalps go numb. The power of a plasma bomb was too terrifying. Even an ability user with Tier 3 Enhanced Defense could only wait for death in the face of a plasma bomb's explosion.
Since Arc Light could secretly plant plasma bombs in the elevator shaft, he could also plant them in other places. This was what they were most afraid of.
Arc Light chuckled as if he had guessed the fear in their hearts.
"Don't worry. There are no plasma bombs in the spiral corridor. Otherwise, these polluters wouldn't have been able to charge in at all!"
"No matter where you've hidden the plasma bombs, it's best if you tell us in advance. We don't want to suddenly die to your plasma bombs!" Venom said in a deep voice.
Arc Light smiled and didn't say anything else. Venom and Ghostface's secret alliance might be hidden from others, but not from him.
Asterite was a precious item that everyone wanted. If he didn't prepare a backup plan, he might be the next to be kicked out of the game after dealing with the Iron Chariots and Dark Fairy Tale.
A crimson shadow slowly descended from the elevator shaft without triggering any traps or mechanisms.
Qi Yuan followed the chain downwards, vigilantly scanning the surroundings with his Area Detection. When he was about to reach the bottom, Qi Yuan suddenly stopped and lightly tapped on the steel frame beside him. Sickle, who was about to walk out of the crimson shadow, was stunned for a moment. He then transformed into a crimson shadow and floated up again.
"What's going on?" Sickle asked cautiously.
"There's a trap below!" Qi Yuan said calmly.
"A trap?"
Sickle's eyes flashed with surprise. He didn't notice anything unusual just now. If Qi Yuan wasn't mistaken, then the person who set the trap was very skilled.
The possibility of Qi Yuan being mistaken was obviously not high. How did he discover the trap?
Could it be some kind of Perception Domain?
Sickle suddenly recalled Qu Shan Hai's evaluation of Qi Yuan. He had grasped a bunch of random abilities. He had thought it was just a joke, but now it seemed like it was true.
Along the way, he had already discovered that Qi Yuan had many strange abilities that didn't have much direct combat power. Now, there was a Perception Domain.
"What kind of trap is it?" Sickle asked.
If it was just an ordinary warning trap, it would be fine to dismantle it. However, if it was some kind of lethal trap, then he would have to be careful and not fail miserably.
"Plasma bomb!" Qi Yuan softly uttered these four words.
Sickle was stunned at first, but then he was shocked. Ordinary traps were no longer a threat to his safety. Even if he triggered a high-explosive bomb, he would only be slightly injured. However, plasma bombs were completely different from those fancy traps.
Once he was swept by the electric arc of the explosion, even if he didn't die, he would be crippled!
Even if he transformed into Blood Shadow, it would be difficult to dodge the energy shockwave caused by the plasma bomb's explosion.
"Where is it?" Sickle asked coldly.
Qi Yuan's eyes locked onto a sealed metal tube.
"It's hidden inside?" Sickle couldn't help but scratch his head.
How did they put it inside?
How did you find it?
"This plasma bomb has a short-range infrared and biological sensor. It won't be triggered when you're in Blood Shadow form, but it will explode as soon as you take human form!" Qi Yuan said calmly.
Sickle's scalp went numb. If it wasn't for Qi Yuan's warning, he would have been dead by now.
"Is there any way to deal with it?" Sickle asked.
He could transform into Blood Shadow and enter, but Qi Yuan didn't have this ability. If he couldn't remove the plasma bomb, it meant that Qi Yuan wouldn't be able to pass through this tunnel.
Sickle was worried, but Qi Yuan seemed to have a card up his sleeve.
"It's easy to deal with it!
Just dismantle it! "
"Are you sure?"
Sickle looked at Qi Yuan suspiciously. Just getting close to a bomb with infrared and biological sensors was a very dangerous thing to do. You actually want to dismantle it?
Qi Yuan estimated the distance between himself and the plasma bomb. It was only fifteen meters, less than sixteen meters. The plasma bomb's effective killing radius was ten meters.
In order to maximize the damage of the plasma bomb, it had to be equipped with infrared and biological sensors. The triggering radius would definitely not exceed five meters.
Asterite's suppressive effect on the plasma bomb would be stronger the closer it was. A distance of five meters should be enough to make the plasma bomb lose its effectiveness. However, this wasn't a safe distance. It had to be at least three meters away to ensure complete suppression.
There was still a gap of two meters between the triggering radius of five meters and the absolute suppression of three meters. If the delay of triggering was included, it should be enough!
Not only the plasma bomb, but the infrared and biological sensors should also be suppressed by Asterite. The more precise the device, the greater the interference radius!
Perhaps it would lose its effectiveness once he entered their triggering range!
Qi Yuan took a deep breath and abruptly loosened his grip on the metal chain. His entire body plummeted downwards!
Holy shit!
What are you trying to do?
Sickle was shocked by Qi Yuan's crazy action and almost fell down!
He looked at Qi Yuan with a dumbfounded expression. It was as if he was looking at a madman who was risking his life.
Are you trying to compete with the plasma bomb in speed?
Let's have a competition. Will you pass first?
Or will the bomb detonate first?