Chapter 366 (Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat)

"Huff—"

A purple arc of electricity instantly struck the Face-Splitter!

The Face-Splitter's lunging figure paused, and a crackling sound rang out incessantly!

Then it slammed onto the ground, bounced once, and tiny arcs of electricity were still dancing on its surface!

A smell of burning flesh emerged!

"Heh."

Song Mingzhao withdrew his hand, stretched his neck, and a slight popping sound of joints echoed!

"Captain Song, this lightning technique of yours is really damn steady..."

"Yeah, an SSS-rank lightning ability, tsk tsk, unheard of!"

"You've crushed over a dozen monsters on this journey, right?"

Someone in the back of the team whispered!

Song Mingzhao seemed to enjoy it quite a bit, stretching his muscles: "For monsters of this level, my assessment is that they're trash!"

In the back, Jiang Boyuan's fingers twitched...

SSS-rank [Nano-Armor], as long as he had three seconds of focus time, he could generate a layer of metal armor on his body!

It was so dark underground; as long as he was fast enough, it wasn't impossible to escape the Military District's control!

"Whew..."

Jiang Boyuan looked around nervously. The person on his left was likely an S-rank strength type, far exceeding him in pure strength. But once the Nano-Armor was activated, he could instantly condense metal blades locally, kill him, and then escape!

The center of gravity under his feet shifted slightly, and his toes had already quietly turned at an angle...

But what he didn't expect was that Song Mingzhao turned his head, raised his hand, and slapped him again!

Purple electric current surged into his body along his shoulder. Jiang Boyuan's entire body tensed up violently, his knees went weak, and he dropped to one knee!

"Ahhhhh!!!"

His teeth chattered, and his whole body was still shaking!

Song Mingzhao sneered: "I advise you not to have any wishful thinking. The Military District's setup does not allow for any accidents!"

"I... I didn't do anything! Why... why do you keep shocking me!"

Jiang Boyuan was trembling all over, his hair even starting to stand on end!

Song Mingzhao smiled faintly: "Whether you did anything or not, you know in your heart, don't you?"

'A bunch of idiots.'

Song Mingzhao shook his head. These two fools didn't know that there was an Awakened in the team who could detect killing intent. As long as they dared to move even a little, someone would send him a message!

Earth Rat stood further back in the team, witnessing the whole process from beginning to end, and dared not make any extra movements.

Jiang Boyuan's private message list flashed. After opening it, what caught his eye were private messages from two people—

[Mira: Brother Jiang, you must hold on, wait for me...]

[Mira: Brother Jiang, I'm playing along, stalling Chen Yu, he didn't kill me.]

[Mira: Brother Jiang, I will definitely save you, just wait for me a little longer.]

It was Mira's private message...

The time covered from when they had just separated to this morning.

Perhaps because he hadn't replied, she didn't continue sending messages.

Another private message came from Zhang Yao, which was the Earth Rat behind him.

[Zhang Yao: Account Ghost, Inkstone has treated you well, yet you actually betrayed the Gold-Swallowing Hall!]

[Zhang Yao: I will definitely report this!]

[Jiang Boyuan: If I say I didn't betray them, would you believe me?]

[Zhang Yao: Bullshit! You didn't betray them? Then who could have found me!]

[Zhang Yao: I specifically chose the underground cavity of the southern mine; it's impossible for anyone to find this place! Besides you, who else knows I'm here?]

[Jiang Boyuan: It's not just me; Mira has also been captured. Why are you so adamant that it was me?]

[Zhang Yao: Mira? That fiancée of yours? She was caught too?]

[Jiang Boyuan: ...Yes.]

[Zhang Yao: Sigh, could it be her? That shouldn't be right; she's not the type to abandon you and run.]

[Zhang Yao: I've heard a bit about what you two went through back at the group; you even risked your life for her. Don't drag her into this mess, right?]

[Jiang Boyuan: I didn't want to drag her into this, but she is no longer the Mira she once was.]

[Zhang Yao: ?]

[Jiang Boyuan: In just a few short hours, she... she just doesn't seem like herself anymore...]

Having said that, Jiang Boyuan closed the private message window.

In his mind, he couldn't help but recall: transparent, black, spaghetti straps, and a single remaining high heel.

And the dirty words he heard at the door.

After just a few short hours, Mira no longer belonged to him; how ironic that was.

This was also the reason why he hadn't replied until now.

Jiang Boyuan suddenly felt a bit nauseous and almost vomited; the people around him were all taken aback.

"Captain Song's lightning is too ruthless; it even shocked out some aftereffects!"

Everyone couldn't think of any other reason and could only guess wildly.

Song Mingzhao heard the commotion behind him, glanced back, and said: "Alright, alright, my lightning technique is indeed a bit too fierce. I'll hold back next time."

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound ahead.

A young team member in a military uniform spoke up: "Captain Song, be careful, the situation ahead isn't right!"

Until the moment the flashlight beam cut into the darkness, everyone saw clearly—

One. Two. Four. Six.

They swarmed out from behind the corner one after another, wearing clothes of different colors, both men and women.

But everyone's face was split right down the middle.

A dozen or so. Dozens.

They were crowding and pushing, like a tide surging forward.

"I... I... Holy shit!"

"What kind of joke is this?!"

"There must be thirty of them, right?!"

"More than that! There are more behind! They're still coming out!"

The flashlight beam danced back and forth across that gray tide, and every movement revealed new faces, new gashes, new fangs!

Several Face-Splitters let out low, vibrating sounds!

"Combat readiness! Combat readiness! Requesting firearm resources!"

"Draw your guns!"

"Disengage the safety! Hurry!"

The team members in military uniforms moved extremely fast!

The request and distribution took less than five seconds in total!

They quickly took out guns from their backpacks, three in total, and the sound of metal parts colliding rang out in a string in the mine tunnel!

"Rat-tat-tat, rat-tat-tat, rat-tat-tat!"

Muzzle flashes erupted in the darkness, and bullets whistled, boring into the chest of a Face-Splitter in the front row, but the thing only stumbled!

"Rat-tat-tat, tat!"

The sound of rifle fire exploded densely in the mine tunnel!

But the Face-Splitters were becoming more and more numerous, countless!

"Rat-tat-tat, rat-tat-tat, rat-tat-tat!"

"They can't be killed! They just can't be killed!"

"Reload! My magazine is empty!"

"Don't panic! Fight while retreating! Don't let them surround us!"

Song Mingzhao stood at the very front of the team, raised his right hand, fingers slightly spread, a purple arc of electricity condensed at his fingertips and was swung out violently!

"Boom!"

"Sizzle!"

A large group of Face-Splitters was struck by the lightning, reduced to a charred mess!

He frowned: "Stop wasting bullets, bullets can't kill them! Only the head is their weakness!"

As he said this, he looked behind him: "Everyone, return your firearms and switch to machetes!"

"Bang!"

The nearest Face-Splitter had already lunged up!

It was slapped to death by Song Mingzhao's lightning!

Song Mingzhao fought while retreating: "Return the way we came! Take the Earth Rat's path! Hurry!"

"Yes!"