Infiltrate the monster horde

"Chen Yu... I... I was wrong. I was confused when we broke up. I know I have no right to say this..."

Li Mengyao saw everyone staring at her; they were truly prepared to let her go upstairs alone!

She panicked!

She crawled to Chen Yu's feet and hugged his thigh. "Chen... Chen Yu, no matter what, we were in love once. I don't believe... that you have no feelings for me anymore!"

But Chen Yu's gaze seemed devoid of any emotion for her—or even for humanity in general.

He slowly pried away Li Mengyao's hands, which were death-gripping his pant leg.

"In love once?"

Chen Yu shook his head. "Are you referring to the three months, a phone, a computer, and a gold bracelet?"

Li Mengyao's face turned pale; she couldn't say a single word.

She had indeed done those things, but she regretted it now, regretted it immensely.

She could only weep. "Chen Yu, I was wrong. I beg you, don't make me go in..."

Chen Yu spoke indifferently, "This is Road to Survival. If you don't even dare to use your own talent, why should the team keep you? Just to have another mouth to feed?"

Zhang Wanyue wanted to say something, but Chen Yu raised his hand to stop her.

"I'll give you two choices."

"First, I'll cut you down and help you find early release."

"Second, show your value and retrieve the prototype machine."

Hearing this, Li Mengyao froze in place.

Two choices???

How was this even a choice?

In the next second, a cold light flickered slightly.

In Chen Yu's hand, that all-too-familiar fire axe appeared out of thin air.

Under the dim light, the edge of the axe was dark and blackened.

Li Mengyao had seen with her own eyes how much blood that axe had been stained with in just two short days.

She wanted to seek help from those around her, her gaze sweeping across them in panic.

Wang Mengmeng had already shrunk into the corner, and Deng Yuxin lowered her head.

Zhang Wanyue slightly turned her face away.

In the entire area, no one dared to plead for her.

Li Mengyao finally understood completely that tears and pleas were worthless here.

"I..."

"I'll go..."

Hearing Li Mengyao's words...

Chen Yu pulled her up from the ground and spoke seriously, "Now you can tell us the effect of your camouflage talent. We'll formulate a plan accordingly."

Li Mengyao had just recovered from her fear, and her voice was still trembling. "'Superficial Disguise'... it's not a visual camouflage, but rather it makes the aura I emit synchronize with the surrounding environment..."

Zhang Wanyue leaned in. "attunement? That's what the talent effect says?"

Li Mengyao nodded. "I've never tried it once. I don't know if it will work. If I don't turn into one of those insects or monsters, won't I be discovered immediately?"

Chen Yu shook his head. "No, shape-shifting would actually be easier to detect."

Li Mengyao: "?"

Chen Yu said slowly, "Those insects are extremely sensitive to light. Once the light source disappears, they immediately crawl back into the crevices. And don't forget..."

Zhang Wanyue suddenly picked up the train of thought:

"The light in the side door hall just now was dim. Even if you changed shape, no one would notice! So, their identification of each other must rely on aura!"

Chen Yu nodded. "Exactly."

Deng Yuxin asked in a small voice, "But if she goes in through the door, won't she be seen?"

Chen Yu continued, "That's true, but if we create a distraction, Li Mengyao can take the opportunity to blend in. If her aura is identical, no monster will notice her."

Li Mengyao listened, dumbfounded. Blend into the monster swarm?

That didn't sound very pleasant... "Can I do it?"

Li Mengyao hesitated again.

Zhang Wanyue walked over and took her hand. "Li Mengyao, you must believe in the talent's effect. Just like I never thought I could produce bottled water from my hands one day..."

Deng Yuxin also spoke from experience, "In Road to Survival, our talents are the foundation of our survival."

Wang Mengmeng took a deep breath. "Li Mengyao, you... be careful."

Chen Yu didn't give her any more time to hesitate and quickly arranged the tasks. "Class Monitor, take this Octagonal Hammer. Go to the main entrance next door and smash the gate. See if the sound can draw some of them away."

"We'll use flashlights and geothermal ferns at the side door to attract attention."

As he spoke, Chen Yu had already handed the heavy Octagonal Hammer to Zhang Wanyue.

As soon as Zhang Wanyue took it, her face turned pale. "This is too heavy..."

"Only then will the sound be loud enough."

Chen Yu gave a slight smile and led the girls to prepare.

Seeing that they were about to set off, Li Mengyao desperately concentrated her spirit to feel and recall the terrifying sensation those monsters gave her, and then she activated her talent... After a short while.

She looked at Chen Yu. "I... I've changed. How do you feel? Can you see any difference?"

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes. In terms of appearance, there was no change at all.

But in terms of overall feeling, her aura was gloomier and colder.

It even had an indescribable, subtle scent of greed???

"Yes, there's a change. Let's go."

Chen Yu gave her a deep look, walked to the iron door, and pulled it open abruptly!

At the same time!

"Boom—!!!"

A massive explosive sound thundered from the direction of the main entrance!

Inside the hall, the dense swarm of monsters was instantly startled!

And at that very same instant!

Chen Yu stood at the side entrance, pulled six clusters of geothermal ferns out of the Public Backpack, and held them high!

A warm, orange-red light suddenly bloomed!

That wasn't all; the high-intensity flashlights in Deng Yuxin and Wang Mengmeng's hands were also turned on. Several blinding beams of light shot into the hall together, deliberately sweeping across the insect swarm!

"Rumble!!!"

"Ku ku ku!!!"

"Boom—!!"

Heat! Intense light! Vibration!

The triple stimulation instantly threw the hall into complete chaos!

Now was the time!

Li Mengyao, who was already prepared, struggled to cover her entire body with that uncomfortable aura!

Then she suddenly rushed out!

Her heart beat like a drum and her legs were trembling, but her survival instinct made her grit her teeth and hold back the tears!

Seeing that Li Mengyao had successfully blended in, Chen Yu made a hand gesture without hesitation!

"Withdraw!"

He quickly put the geothermal ferns in his hand back into the backpack space, and the flashlights were thrown out, landing right in the middle of the monster swarm!

"Boom!!!"

Chen Yu pulled the iron door shut and led the girls toward the corner to retreat!

The first step of the plan was complete!

Now, all the pressure rested on Li Mengyao alone!

"Phew..."

"That was terrifying!"

Wang Mengmeng patted her chest. Thinking of the chaotic scene just now, she had almost dropped her flashlight!

Deng Yuxin stayed close to Chen Yu and asked softly, "Class Monitor, are you okay over there? That noise was so loud just now..."

Zhang Wanyue shook her head, clearly exhausted. "I'm fine, it's just that my hands are a bit numb from the vibration."

Time passed minute by minute... ten minutes, fifteen minutes, and there was no news at all.

The tower was even more eerily quiet, as if Li Mengyao had never blended in.

Wang Mengmeng couldn't help but whisper, "Is Li Mengyao okay? She..."

"Quiet."

Chen Yu interrupted her directly because he was leaning against the wall, concentrating all his Perception on his hearing.

But it was still quiet inside the tower.

"Rustle, rustle..."

A set of footsteps approached, accompanied by a conversation between a man and a woman.

"Damn it, this ghostly place is freezing me to death! When have I ever suffered like this!"

"Minister Jia, keep your voice down. That sound just now came from over there!"

"Keep it down my ass. As long as we hide the geothermal ferns well, we won't attract the white-haired monsters!"

Two men and two women appeared in Chen Yu and the others' line of sight.

In their group, the leader was a man, about 1.8 meters tall, with a bloated build and a fierce expression.

As soon as his gaze swept over Chen Yu and the other four, he narrowed his eyes. "I was wondering who it was. So it's our Senior Clerk Wang from the Art Department? What, didn't you end up with your group of little sisters?"