221: Chapter 221 The Abyss Retreats, the Rampaging Ghouls Return!

The sky was completely filled with a thick, blood-red hue.

The gaze emanating from that giant vertical eye transformed into a materialized mental toxin that bored into people's bodies.

On the deck, everyone except Chen Du was kneeling on the ground.

An Nuonuo clutched her head, tears streaming uncontrollably. "Captain... I can't breathe..."

Li Yaozhi leaned against the hatch of the main control room, the patterns on the Tarot cards in her hand twisting into vortexes.

"Captain! Great misfortune! The reading has collapsed!"

She bit the tip of her tongue, using the stinging pain to shout at the top of her lungs.

Chen Du spat out the cigarette butt in his mouth, dark golden flames erupting in the depths of his eyes.

"You want to see whose life is tougher?"

The shadow beneath his feet suddenly surged, and Shadow Power as thick as ink shot straight into the sky.

A ten-meter-tall demonic phantom formed in mid-air, its arms spreading wide to hold up a giant black umbrella that blotted out the sun.

"Get the hell out of my sight!" Chen Du roared.

The black umbrella forcibly cut off the mental pollution, clearing the sense of oppression.

"Second Sister! Full speed ahead! Get us out of this forest!" Chen Du grabbed the communicator and ordered.

At the main control console, Xia Lai's fingers moved so fast they left afterimages.

Fortress No. 0819's four giant mechanical legs began to trek, crushing the towering withered trees ahead.

The fortress plunged headlong into a dark, Faulted Grand Canyon.

Strangely, as soon as the fortress rushed into the canyon boundary, the blood-red vertical eye in the distant sky emitted a piercing static noise.

A layer of distorted magnetic field completely blocked the external prying eyes.

"Whew..."

On the deck.

The women collapsed on the floor, gasping for breath.

Xia Mo leaned on her long blade, her snowy white forehead covered in fine sweat.

"The evil god's perception has been shielded. The magnetic field in this place is very strange."

Just as she finished speaking.

The alarms in the main control room began to wail madly again.

"Lord Captain! There's a pack of mechanical beasts following our tail!"

Lin Keke clung to the railing, pointing at the canyon entrance.

Hundreds of mechanical synthetic beasts with glowing red eyes were charging toward them!

They paused for a second at the canyon mouth, then poured in frantically like zombies!

"These pieces of scrap metal really are persistent. They won't stop until they're in their graves, huh!"

Lin Keke curled her lip, her right hand already grabbing her magic wand.

Chen Du reached out and stopped her as she prepared to transform.

In the depths of his mind, the sacrifice notebook had just written a new prompt.

[The 24-hour countdown has reached zero!]

[Contracted entity 'Ghoul Guard' has finished reshaping!]

Chen Du grinned, golden light flooding his eyes. "No need for you to act. Just right, Mao Mao is hungry and needs some nourishment."

He raised his right hand and snapped his fingers decisively.

"Release the dog!"

Space suddenly distorted, and a mass of terrifying deathly black mist manifested from his shadow!

"Roar—!!!"

A roar exploded in the canyon, shaking the rock walls on both sides and causing gravel to fall wildly!

The black mist dissipated!

A Ghoul whose size had ballooned to five meters made a domineering entrance.

The previously scrawny Mao Mao was now covered in heavy, obsidian-like armor.

On its broad back, several complex dark-gold patterns shimmered.

"Holy crap! That's Mao Mao? Did it grow up eating family buckets?" Tang Ran's eyes went wide.

Mao Mao kicked off with both feet, leaving a half-meter deep pit on the deck, and crashed into the mechanical beast tide like a cannonball.

There was no technique, only pure brute force crushing everything.

It swung its meter-long sharp bone claws, the tips trailing a rich shadow-tearing effect.

Psh!

A giant mechanical ape, along with the demi-human pilot inside, was snapped at the waist by a single slap from Mao Mao.

Mao Mao let out a long howl toward the sky!

It grabbed the mangled remains on the ground and shoved them into its mouth, chewing with a crunching sound!

Dozens of mechanical leopards surrounded it and fired wildly.

Armor-piercing rounds hit the dark-gold patterns on its back, but they didn't even leave a white mark; they were all deflected to the ground.

"Awoo!"

Mao Mao suddenly turned its head and swept its arms across!

Seven or eight mechanical leopards fell apart on the spot, parts flying everywhere.

It was a killing frenzy! It was a complete one-sided massacre!

In less than five minutes.

The hundreds of fierce mechanical beasts were completely wiped out, and the canyon mouth was thoroughly blocked by metal scrap and rotten meat.

Mao Mao let out a comfortable burp and ran back to the fortress.

It looked up at Chen Du, let out a whimper, and obediently lay down on the ground.

Chen Du nodded in satisfaction; this wave of reshaping was a massive profit.

Those dark-gold patterns were definitely a benefit from consuming the evil god's aura.

The crisis was resolved.

Fortress No. 0819 dropped its hydraulic anchors on a clearing deep in the canyon and came to a steady halt.

"Sisters! The area is cleared. It's time for the best part—dividing the loot!"

Lin Keke jumped down carrying an extra-large woven bag, her eyes shining with green light.

"Scavenger mode activated! Let's go!"

Tang Ran smacked the back of her head. "Have some dignity! We call this 'spoils recovery.'"

She turned and waved to An Nuonuo. "Nuonuo, get to work. Remove those heavy armor plates."

"Roger that! Sister Tang Ran."

The Little loli skillfully activated her pressure-boosting gauntlets.

She raised her small hand.

Several tons of scrap metal were lifted by an invisible airflow and steadily tossed onto the deck.

The scene instantly transformed into a bustling, large-scale scrap vehicle dismantling plant.

Xia Xin led the girls of the logistics team, nimbly sorting and stacking the still-usable supplies.

Chen Du leaned against the railing, pulled out a cigarette, and put it in his mouth.

Xia Mo walked over, her slender finger giving a light flick.

A tiny ice flower landed on the tip of Chen Du's nose.

Chen Du took a deep breath and pulled the girl's slender waist into his arms.

"This place is a rare bit of peace and quiet."

He gently exhaled a smoke ring.

Just then.

The broadcast from the main control room suddenly sounded, Xia Lai's tone serious.

"Captain, something's wrong."

Chen Du pressed the communicator. "Speak."

"The magnetic field deep in the canyon is very chaotic; the radar is useless," Xia Lai said, staring intently at the screen.

"But through the telescope, I see an incredibly ancient building."

A cold light flickered in Chen Du's eyes.

If this place could shield the gaze of the god of fear, it must be hiding something big.

"Understood. Increase vigilance." Chen Du turned and patted Xia Mo's back.

"Come on, let's go scout the path ahead."

"Once we've figured out what's going on here, we'll come back tonight and open some champagne!"

Tang Ran raised a fist covered in engine oil. "Okay! Captain, be careful."

Chen Du and Xia Mo vaulted off the ship.

The two followed a small path illuminated by glowing moss, making their way toward the deepest part of the canyon.

The further they went, the smoother the surrounding rock walls became.

They were covered in artificial marks from blades and chisels, and the temperature dropped accordingly.

After walking for over twenty minutes, the path ahead suddenly opened up.

Xia Mo stopped in her tracks, her cool eyes suddenly narrowing.

"Chen Du, look ahead."

Looking in the direction she was pointing.

At the end of the precipice, a giant bronze door dozens of meters high was embedded.

The door was covered in copper rust and ancient totems that were impossible to understand, giving off an oppressive sense of antiquity.

The door was not tightly closed; a gap over a meter wide was left in the middle.

Chen Du gripped his bone gold cleaver and quietly approached, muffling his footsteps.

Before he even reached the door.

Through that wide gap in the door, an extremely absurd and jarring scene came into view.

Among the ruins inside the giant door, a figure could be seen in the distance.

The person was wearing a sky-blue jumpsuit, clean and neat.

He was looking down, holding something similar to a scanning instrument in his hand.

His expression was steady and serious.

It was as if he were meticulously searching for something amidst the mess on the ground.

This temperament and this outfit were completely out of place in this crazy survival game!

Chen Du stood before the giant bronze door, observing carefully.

The cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground with a soft thud.