Chapter 121: The Beginning

Guo Lang found the situation extremely thorny after the soldiers’ initial probe. When Xie Lin ordered them to depart immediately, he was stunned. Putting everything else aside, how were they supposed to get there? The first wave of soldiers had already proven that entry via the ground was impossible. Given the density of the living corpses' vision, he estimated that perhaps only Alice could sneak through; for the others, even Cang Mingyue would be hard-pressed!

The ground was definitely a no-go. With that many living corpses, no matter how heaven-defying their individual strength was, they would be drowned. Unless they had a Golden-ranked god, they wouldn't be able to sweep through directly.

Since the ground was blocked, they had to rely on an airdrop. Truth be told, the enemy likely hadn't anticipated today's sudden air raid, meaning those spiderwebs had been prepared in advance. While this demonstrated the enemy’s meticulous nature, it also posed a difficult problem for Guo Lang and his team. If the enemy was cautious and had set up similar webs elsewhere? An airdrop was far too conspicuous; given the visual range of both sides, it was nearly impossible to conceal an airdrop within the living corpse vacuum zone. This meant that in addition to the traps, they would have to face sudden ambushes. The enemy would certainly see them coming, but their exact positions were uncertain. This put them in a completely passive position!

If this proposal had come from Ye Zhiqiu, Guo Lang could understand it, but coming from Xie Lin, it felt incredible. How could the Second Brother miss something that even he could foresee? Could it be that after seeing the enemy’s full strength, he felt they were all trash and that they could easily crush them head-on, hence his decision?

Guo Lang felt something was off, so he asked anxiously, "Thanks to... thanks to those soldiers?" The moment the words left his lips, a flash of insight struck him. He looked sharply at the screen and suddenly noticed that beneath the corpses of the soldiers were small, purple glowing dots!

Guo Lang’s pupils constricted: "Teleportation points?"

The group was taken aback and looked toward Jiang Liuying: "When did you engrave those markers?"

"The ten team leaders each swallowed a gemstone," Xie Lin explained from the side. "When they died, the gemstones absorbed the surrounding biological energy and engraved the teleportation points."

"Damn it!" Guo Lang glared at Xie Lin: "You really are deep and calculating!"

Xie Lin replied coldly: "From the very beginning of the operation, I said that their chances of survival were basically non-existent. What we must do is not waste their sacrifice. They gave their lives under certain conditions; as long as you fulfill your promise to them, they won't blame you even if your methods are extreme. And if we fail, as Alice said, we can go to hell and give them an explanation there!"

The group was shaken. Even Drow and Thomas’s team wore solemn expressions. Seeing this, Guo Lang immediately understood that they agreed with Xie Lin’s sentiment.

"That wasn't me..." Alice frowned upon hearing this: "That was you teaching me what to say!"

"Alright, there’s no time to dwell on such things now!" Xie Lin righteously avoided the topic and turned directly to Jiang Liuying: "I leave it to you!"

"Heh!" Jiang Liuying, who was dressed in sportswear for the first time in an age, giggled. "Did you see that attitude? Little Guo, that’s how you ask for a favor, understand?"

Guo Lang rolled his eyes: "Why aren't you wearing traditional robes today?"

"Why would I wear robes to a fight? Are you sick?" Jiang Liuying looked at Guo Lang as if he were mentally disabled.

"I don't want to hear that from you!" Guo Lang retorted in a fit of rage.

"Don't they always wear traditional clothes when fighting on TV? In those fantasy and martial arts dramas," Alice asked curiously.

"That's why..." Jiang Liuying always smiled when facing Alice: "Everything on TV is a lie!"

"Ugh..." Alice felt even more annoyed with her!

Jiang Liuying laughed heartily at Alice’s pouting expression, seemingly taking great pleasure in it, which made Guo Lang curse her as a pervert under his breath. Suddenly, the surroundings began to tremble, and everyone looked over.

Four teleportation portals appeared out of thin air in the room, the immense mental energy behind them shocking everyone present!

Jiang Liuying, having unleashed her full bloodline, had pupils that shone like brilliant suns. The patterns at the base of her eyes were noble and elegant, and the magnetic field she radiated was deeply awe-inspiring. Even Alice looked on in surprise. Perhaps because everyone had been attracted to Cang Mingyue and Alice, and because she usually acted like a clown, the others had subconsciously not regarded her as a powerhouse, with the exception of Guo Lang and Xie Lin.

But now they realized—Guo Lang had told them long ago that Jiang Liuying also possessed royal blood and had undergone a class transfer. How could she be any worse than Alice and the others?

Guo Lang and Xie Lin had never dared to underestimate her. Xie Lin had guessed based on the details, while Guo Lang relied on the advantage of his rebirth; in his past life, she was a top-tier figure, not in the least inferior to Cang Mingyue!

However, this display of mental energy still startled him and Xie Lin. Opening four portals simultaneously required a level of mental power that was already on par with a Silver-rank!

"Are we going now? Won't it be too sudden? Shouldn't we study it a bit more?" Guo Lang asked, swallowing hard.

"Speed is the essence of war. Should we wait for the enemy to prepare all night?" Xie Lin shook his head and smiled. "We already have a rough idea of the enemy's strength; we won't be able to gather more detailed intelligence anyway. And in a fight, how can you ever know everything? The less prepared they are, the better our chances. Now is the perfect moment to strike!" Guo Lang paused and thought about it. They roughly understood the abilities and positions of those alien creatures, which was already a massive advantage. If they didn't dare to fight now, there would be no point in fighting later!

"Fine!" At this thought, Guo Lang grinned. "Then let’s have a grand battle! Everyone choose your opponents based on your own confidence. Alice and I will infiltrate the interior and assassinate their leader!"

"Heh!" Hearing the news of a fight, Ye Zhiqiu was the most excited. He stepped forward and looked at Jiang Liuying: "You’re quite something. But didn't you tell me earlier that you couldn't open two portals at once?"

"Yeah!" she said with a feigned innocence: "I opened four!"

"Uh..." Even he, with his straightforward nature, felt his intelligence had been insulted!

"Oh, don't quibble with a little girl like me. Here, I'll let you choose first!"

"Oh?" Ye Zhiqiu’s expression shifted instantly, his annoyance vanishing. He scratched his head and asked, "Which portal leads to the plaza?"

"The one on the far left!"

"Heh!" Without another word to the group, Ye Zhiqiu ripped off his shirt and threw it to the ground, revealing his dark, solid muscles. He ran into the portal, brimming with excitement!

"Wow, how masculine!" A strange glint flashed in Jiang Liuying's golden pupils: "I feel like I’ve found my purpose in life!"

The group: ".........."

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On the other side of the screen, in the plaza, the five-meter-tall monster scanned the pile of minced meat around it with a bored expression. It scratched its head, apparently preparing to leave.

But suddenly, the space behind it twisted. Ye Zhiqiu, bare-chested, appeared out of thin air behind it. Sensing the intense aura at its back, the monster stiffened and suddenly spun around, throwing a punch. Despite its massive size, it was exceptionally agile. The shocking momentum of that punch left no doubt that it could smash a car to pieces!

Bang! The shockwave from the incredible collision sprayed blood and water everywhere. The ground cracked for nearly ten meters, centering on the two of them, forming a crater. The dust kicked up prevented the Tyrant from seeing its opponent clearly; it could only vaguely make out, within the haze, a pair of orange-yellow eyes!

"Yo, big guy! Judging by your expression, you didn't have enough fun smashing things..." Ye Zhiqiu grinned. "No worries, I’m much more durable than all of them combined!"