Sickle stared blankly as Qi Yuan landed directly at the location of the plasma bomb. Then, he grabbed the chain with both hands and stopped his descent.
It didn't explode?
Is this kid playing with me?
Without waiting for the scythe to make a sound, Qi Yuan pressed his hand on the steel pipe that was as thick as an arm that concealed the plasma bomb. The hard steel instantly melted, and a fist-sized silver bomb slowly revealed itself!
There really was a plasma bomb!
Sickle's pupils shrank. He looked at Qi Yuan as if he was looking at a monster!
Why didn't the plasma bomb detonate?
What's with the ability to dismantle steel pipes with his bare hands?
How did he have so many inexplicable abilities?
Seeing Qi Yuan directly put the dismantled plasma bomb into his waist pocket, Sickle couldn't help but gulp.
Aren't you afraid of it exploding?
Why don't you remove the trigger mechanism first!
Sickle turned into a bloody shadow and approached Qi Yuan in bewilderment. He was afraid that the plasma bomb would suddenly explode. Suddenly, Qi Yuan raised his left hand and motioned for him to stop.
"There's another plasma bomb below!" Qi Yuan said in a low voice.
This time, Sickle didn't have the slightest bit of doubt. The elevator shaft was dark and even his vision was limited. However, Qi Yuan was able to accurately discover the trap ten meters away. This bug-like perceptive ability made him feel ashamed of his inferiority.
Seeing Qi Yuan use the same trick again, releasing the chain and descending ten meters, then melting another steel pipe to take out a plasma bomb with a trigger mechanism, Sickle felt a chill in his heart.
The person who set up the trap was obviously very cunning. If it wasn't for Qi Yuan, almost no one would be able to discover the hidden plasma bomb.
In an enclosed space like the elevator shaft, the plasma bomb's lethality would increase exponentially. If Qi Yuan hadn't removed the two plasma bombs, he might have triggered the detonation mechanism of the bomb below and died from the explosion.
After dealing with the plasma bomb, Qi Yuan slowly descended along the dark elevator shaft. When he was about to reach the exit at the bottom, Qi Yuan stopped again.
"What's going on?
Is there a plasma bomb at the door? "Sickle asked in a low voice.
Qi Yuan shook his head.
"It's not a plasma bomb, it's a human!"
"There's a person hiding in the second room on the right. He has an alarm device in his hand. If he sends out an alarm, we might be surrounded and killed!"
"Leave it to me!"
Sickle sneered. He turned into a bloody shadow and quickly disappeared. Qi Yuan used his [Area Detection] to "see" Sickle's bloody shadow floating into the room.
The aptitude user in charge of security had a cigarette in his mouth and a black alarm device in his hand. He kept tossing it up and catching it. Clearly, he wasn't too vigilant. He didn't realize that someone would really invade the basement from this elevator shaft.
Whoosh!
The vigilant aptitude user blew out a smoke ring in the darkness, his right hand casually tossing the alarm up.
Just as the alarm was activated, a blood-red shadow flashed in the darkness.
Ugh!
Ugh …
The vigilant's body suddenly stiffened. A scarlet line of blood appeared on his neck. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something. The lit cigarette fell from the corner of his mouth. In the end, he didn't say anything.
He watched as a burly, one-armed man holding a huge blood-red scythe walked out from behind him. He caught the alarm that had been thrown to the ground, and then stepped on the cigarette on the ground to put it out. All that was left was a blur of his back.
Sickle!
How did he appear here?
His eyes were filled with confusion and doubt. His head finally rolled down from his neck and blood gushed out like a fountain.
He actually didn't suck the target into a dried corpse. Was he full?
However, this slash was really clean and neat!
Qi Yuan couldn't help but praise.
Sickle's fighting style was like a brutal assassin. First, he turned into a blood-red shadow and approached the back of his prey. The moment the target relaxed, he would suddenly attack. The blood-red Sickle of the Grim Reaper was also abnormally brutal. Backstab beheading. With the third-rank defense, it only took one slash to separate the head from the body.
"Don't throw the alarm device away. It's still useful!" Qi Yuan reminded.
Sickle nodded. The alarm device was also a means to attract the enemy's attention.
With the help of the area detection, Qi Yuan fumbled around in the darkness. He dismantled several hidden alarms and slowly approached the checkpoint.
On the other side, Chestnut had returned to the underground laboratory once again.
Seeing Chestnut coming back alone and the ugly expression on his face, Yu's heart sank. He suddenly had a bad premonition.
"What happened?"
"Qi Yuan … is dead!" Chestnut's voice was trembling.
Yu's hands clenched tightly. He couldn't believe the news that came out of Chestnut's mouth.
"Didn't you say that Qi Yuan's group had successfully reached the top? How did he suddenly die?" Luan asked in a low voice.
"Because there was an Asterite on the roof!"
Chestnut told them all the information he had obtained from Yu. The group was silent for a long time. They couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
The temptation of an Asterite was indeed enough of a reason for betrayal. They never thought that after Qi Yuan broke through the blockade of the Polluters and successfully reached the top, he would be betrayed by his own teammates and then shot in the back.
"It's such a pity for Qi Yuan. I didn't think that even the combined efforts of Lutai and Sickle couldn't save him!" Yu shook his head lightly.
Qi Yuan was dead. One of the three probing reserve team members had died. At the same time, he had lost contact with Sickle. It was a nightmare for the current situation.
The atmosphere became heavy again. Black Sand could already smell the scent of danger.
"What do we do now? Do we give it our all or give up on Asterite 1 and 2 and focus on the other Asterite?"
They had already made a huge investment in order to obtain these star energy stones. Just the recruitment of these Tier 3 hunters was already a huge investment, and they had also expended a lot of resources. If they couldn't obtain enough star energy stones, then even if they managed to safely return to the gathering point, this operation would still be a huge loss.
Therefore, even if they sensed danger, they couldn't completely give up on the Asterite. Their bottom line was to give up on Asterite 1 and 2 and take a few more Asterites. Even if they couldn't recoup their investment, they could still make up for some of their losses.
Yu glanced at them. Although he was unwilling, he had to admit that the alliance of Iron Chariots and Dark Fairy Tale was still a little weak in the face of the alliance of Lionheart Castle, Songcheng, and Ghost Town. They would have to pay an unbearable price if they wanted to obtain Asterite 1 and 2.
Just as Yu was about to give up, the battle between He Peng and Luo Fanxiao suddenly changed.
Relying on the Mechanical Armament modified from his legs, He Peng had been suppressing Luo Fanxiao. The two-handed greatsword in his hand constantly slashed out destructive energy blades, forcing Luo Fanxiao to only be able to dodge, unable to attack at all.
Relying on the power of the Mechanical Armament, He Peng's speed and strength were all above Luo Fanxiao's. Just as he was about to obtain the final victory, Luo Fanxiao, who had been at a disadvantage all this time, suddenly attacked.
Luo Fanxiao rolled awkwardly and narrowly dodged He Peng's energy blade. Before he stood up, Luo Fanxiao suddenly stretched out his right hand and clenched it into a fist.
"Explode!"
Luo Fanxiao mouthed the word 'explode'. At the same time, his clenched fist suddenly opened. He Peng, who was about to follow up with another attack, suddenly stiffened. The originally powerful and flexible Mechanical Armament legs suddenly lost their power, as if they were fixed to the ground.
What happened?
How could the Mechanical Armament that acted as his legs malfunction at this time?
This was not a coincidence. It was Luo Fanxiao's doing!
Just as He Peng reacted, he saw a fist-sized silver metal ball appear beside Luo Fanxiao. In the blink of an eye, this metal ball turned from one to two, from two to four, from four to eight, and in an instant, it turned into countless grain-sized metal particles.
He Peng's pupils suddenly shrank into the most dangerous pinhole shape. He finally understood why the Mechanical Armament on his legs suddenly malfunctioned and could not move!
But it was all too late!
The grain-sized metal particles floating around Luo Fanxiao instantly accelerated to the extreme and enveloped He Peng like a storm.
He Peng, whose legs malfunctioned, could not move at all to dodge. He could only watch as these grain-sized metal particles shot toward him.
At this critical moment, He Peng did not even have the time to surrender. He could only curl up his body and cover his head with his hands to protect his vitals.
In the next second, He Peng felt as if his body was pierced by countless hard steel needles. His body that was comparable to a Tier 2 Enhanced Defense was instantly riddled with holes by the metal particles.
He Peng could even feel the metal gravel penetrating his skin. Some of it seeped into his flesh, some into his bones, some into his blood vessels, and some into his internal organs.
Seeing this, Venom's lips curled up slightly.
"Got him!"
"Surrender!"
Chi let out a furious roar and transformed into a huge black wolf surrounded by scarlet electric arcs. He charged straight at He Peng whose body had been turned into a cork.
The moment the metal particles hit He Peng, Luo Fanxiao, who had completed his mission, quickly retreated. The enraged Chi was not an easy opponent. That was the mission of Venom and Sand Crocodile.
The huge black wolf did not chase after Luo Fanxiao. Instead, it rushed to He Peng's side and transformed back into its human form, supporting He Peng who was on the verge of collapsing.
"He Peng!"
Holding the unconscious He Peng, his hands were dyed red with blood. Seeing another old comrade fall in his arms, Chi felt his blood rushing to his head. He wanted nothing more than to tear Venom's men to pieces.
Luan also rushed over and injected He Peng with an Epiphyllum Potion. Only then did He Peng hang on to his last breath.
Seeing the two of them treating He Peng, Luo Fanxiao's eyes flashed with a hint of savagery.
The Epiphyllum Potion could indeed ensure that He Peng would not die within the next 24 hours. However, as long as the metal particles in his body could not be removed, He Peng would still die after the effects of the Epiphyllum Potion wore off. Moreover, it would be an even more painful death!
"Well done!" Venom praised.
Haematosuchus licked his lips, his eyes flashing fiercely. It seemed that he could not hold back his urge to fight Chi.
"Keeping him alive is more useful than killing him!
In the chaotic battle later, if Chi does not want to give up on him, he will definitely waste a Tier 3 combatant to protect him! "
Venom nodded. The members of Wolf's Teeth Hunt had a deep friendship with each other. Therefore, they could cooperate well in battle and defeat powerful enemies. However, at this time, their friendship would become a burden.
"Chi, are you going to fight personally?" Venom suddenly shouted.
Chi turned his head and looked at Venom. Their eyes met in the void, and cold killing intent shot out in all directions.
Luan could feel the roaring and volcanic fury in Yu's heart. Luan reached out and pressed on his shoulder.
"Don't be rash!"
The current situation was extremely unfavorable for them. Once Chi was angered and started a fight, it would be fine if they won. However, if they lost, the remaining Hunters would not be willing to fight to the death in such a situation.
"You take He Peng back. I will fight the next battle!"
Luan was startled. Just as she was about to say something to stop Chi, she heard Chi's cold voice: "Their goal is not only Asterite. They want to kill all of us here!"
From Luo Fanxiao's sudden attack, Chi suddenly understood that the people led by Venom had a bigger appetite than he thought. Therefore, they used this method to provoke him and weaken him.
Venom and the others wanted to start a full-scale war, but they were afraid of Ling You's anger and did not dare to take the initiative to start a fight.
Once they started a fight, Ling You would not be able to find an excuse to attack them even if she wanted to.
Luan placed the unconscious He Peng in Luan's hands and slowly said:
"Tell Chestnut to bring some people to the entrance of the underground passage and set up a defense. Don't let anyone block our retreat."
Luan was silent for a while. She knew the consequences of Chi's appearance. The enemy would definitely send people to exhaust Chi's strength, and then let Venom or Arc Light deal the final blow.
Luan looked into Chi's eyes. Her eyes were slightly red, but in the end, she nodded heavily.
He Peng was seriously injured and unconscious. Among the elders of the Wolf's Teeth Hunting Team, only she and Chi could still fight. If they chose to retreat, there might not be another Wolf's Teeth Hunt in the future!
Luan carried He Peng and left the arena. Chi stood up and locked his cold eyes on Luo Fanxiao who had retreated to the edge.
"Come here and die!"
Chi's voice was calm, but everyone could feel that under his low voice, there was a crazy killing intent that was like a volcano.
Luo Fanxiao's face changed slightly. The plan to enrage Chi had succeeded, but if he was the one who had to face Chi's anger, it would not be so easy.
Unless it was a peak Type 3 Powerhouse like Ling You, who was already half a step into the Type 4 realm, even Venom did not have enough confidence to defeat the uninjured Hui.
If they wanted to exhaust Chi's strength, they would have to sacrifice human lives. With Chi's fighting style, being defeated by him was almost equivalent to death!
Luo Fanxiao did not look back, but he knew Venom's style very well. If anyone dared to retreat at this time, their whole family would die together.
"Don't worry, I don't need you to defeat Chi. You only need to hold on for three minutes, then you can surrender!"
Chi's low voice came. Luo Fanxiao nodded and took a deep breath.
It was almost impossible for him to defeat Chi in a head-on fight, but if he could only hold on for three minutes, there might be a chance. Besides, He Peng's life was still in his control.
He could use this to threaten Chi and make him hesitate!