144: Chapter 144 Suppression

After that thing's hand reached out, the black mist all around churned even more violently.

It was as if some behemoth beneath the water's surface was inch by inch pushing open the final shell.

Gu Changchuan's expression changed.

"It's coming out!"

Zhou Jingyue's heart sank, and he almost blurted out, "Lin Mo, be careful!"

But Lin Mo just stood in place, looking at that half-formed Fallen Ones, his eyes showing not a ripple of emotion.

The next instant, Lin Mo slowly raised his left hand.

"Starlight Moon Condensation, activate."

Hum—

An aura completely different from before suddenly exploded from within Lin Mo's body.

Boom!

The ground beneath his feet was directly stomped into a deep crater, and the rock layers cracked inch by inch.

The next second, Lin Mo's entire body was like a fully drawn bow, charging straight at this Fallen Ones!

"What is he doing?!" Azerbaijani own cried out.

The Fallen Ones seemed to have sensed the danger as well; the dark red core on its chest jolted violently, and both arms swung up simultaneously, sending over a dozen black spikes pouring down toward Lin Mo like a rainstorm.

But Lin Mo did not dodge.

He raised his hand.

Just one hand.

And then—

He pressed it straight forward.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Those black spikes struck the lightning barrier around Lin Mo, yet it was like raindrops hitting an iron wall; they couldn't even slow him down before being shattered by a terrifyingly extreme force.

Following that, Lin Mo's palm pressed heavily onto the chest of the Fallen Ones.

Boom!!!

The entire underground space jolted violently.

That Fallen Ones, which had just awakened and was preparing to break free completely, was actually forced to plummet backward under that single palm strike!

"What?!" Shen Zhihan gasped in shock.

Zhou Jingyue's pupils constricted, and he could hardly believe the scene before his eyes.

That was a Fallen Ones!

Even if it was only half-formed, even if it had just awakened, it was absolutely not an existence that could be pushed back by a single palm strike!

But Lin Mo had managed to do it.

And with one hand.

Not blocking.

Not parrying.

He was directly holding it down and pressing it back!

"Lie back down."

Lin Mo's voice was low and cold as a blade.

The next instant, his arm exerted sudden force.

Thud!!!

The entire upper body of the Fallen Ones was forcibly pressed back into the cocoon shell's opening; the ground collapsed, black mist scattered, and shards of the cocoon shell exploded outward in a circle.

It struggled frantically, its arms flailing wildly, the dark red core on its chest flashing crazily as it attempted to break free again.

But Lin Mo's hand was like an immovable mountain.

It didn't budge an inch.

It was even pressing down bit by bit.

"Roar—!"

The Fallen Ones let out an extremely ear-piercing low roar, its four limbs twisting frantically, and black mist erupted from its body like a tide.

But Lin Mo only narrowed his eyes slightly, curled his five fingers, and pressed directly onto its skull.

Then, in the eyes of everyone, who were shocked into silence, he forcibly pressed its entire body back into the cocoon shell.

Rumble!

A dull thud exploded.

That thing was forcibly pressed into the depths of the opening by Lin Mo; the black mist churned, the cocoon shell closed once again, and even that black fissure which had just cracked open was pressed out of shape.

The entire underground space was instantly silent for a moment.

Gu Changchuan stood above, his eyes completely changed.

The sword in Zhou Jingyue's hand trembled slightly, something he didn't even notice himself.

Azerbaijani own had his mouth open, unable to speak for a long time.

Shen Zhihan was even more stunned as she looked at Lin Mo, only one thought remaining in her mind—this was just too outrageous.

And Lin Mo just stood in front of that mass of black mist that had been pressed back, his palm still pressing on the surface of the cocoon shell, his expression cold to the point of ruthlessness.

The next second, he spoke slowly.

"Dead things shouldn't move around."

At that moment, even Gu Changchuan couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Zhou Jingyue was even more completely silent.

He suddenly realized that he might have underestimated Lin Mo's strength before.

Because the current Lin Mo was no longer just simply strong.

He was strong in a completely unreasonable way.

So strong that it made people wonder if he didn't belong to this suppressed battlefield at all.

And that Fallen Ones, which had just awakened and was then forcibly pressed back, vibrated frantically a few times in the depths of the cocoon shell, and in the end, it was actually really pressed back, with even the light of its dark red core rapidly dimming.

Only then did Lin Mo withdraw his hand and turn his head slightly to look at the opening above.

"Seal the entrance."

Upon hearing these words, Gu Changchuan snapped back to reality almost immediately and ordered in a low voice, "Seal the opening!"

"Quickly!"

The technical personnel took action quickly, and the heavy armor unit immediately stepped forward to set up a defense.

Meanwhile, Zhou Jingyue and the others stood in place, looking at the figure below who was holding down the Fallen Ones with one hand while still able to calmly issue orders, unable to say a word for a long time.

At this moment, they truly realized—Lin Mo's strength had far exceeded their understanding.

When he revealed his strength, even this kind of monster had to obediently lie back down.

Above, Zhou Jingyue and the others stood at the edge of the opening, looking down through the churning black mist, and no one spoke for a long while.

It was too quiet.

So quiet that only the somewhat hurried breathing of everyone remained.

Azerbaijani own's Adam's apple bobbed, and he finally couldn't help but say in a low voice, "This is... just too outrageous."

Zhou Jingyue did not speak.

He looked at the back of the figure below who was pressing the monster down with one hand, his fingers gripping the sword tightening bit by bit, leaving only a heart full of complexity in the end.

If Lin Mo forcing out Duan Qi's true form earlier had shocked him, then now, he was completely stunned.

Shen Zhihan slowly stood up, her expression even more grave than before.

She looked at the array patterns that were still slowly wriggling in the underground space and said in a low voice, "He forcibly pressed that thing back into its incubation state."

Gu Changchuan's gaze darkened.

"What do you mean?"

Shen Zhihan pursed her lips, her tone becoming increasingly heavy.

"It means that the thing down there hasn't completely formed yet."

"What Lin Mo is doing now is not killing it, but temporarily preventing it from completing its metamorphosis."

"If we don't completely dismantle the sacrificial array now, I'm afraid it will be even harder to deal with once it wakes up again."

Once these words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed.

Gu Changchuan immediately turned his head to look at the technical team.

"Are the results out yet?"

The technician quickly scanned the screen, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"They're out."

"This underground space does not exist in isolation; it is connected to energy nodes in three surrounding areas."

"In other words, this is just one of the main array eyes."

"There are other nodes that are continuing to supply it with energy."

Azerbaijani own's expression darkened.

"Cao Shen didn't just lay out a trap here."

"Correct."

Shen Zhihan nodded, her eyes cold.

"He is using the entire secret realm as a petri dish."

"This Fallen Ones embryo is just one of the results."

Zhou Jingyue couldn't help but ask, "Then where are the other nodes?"

The technician quickly zoomed in on the map, and three blurry coordinates soon lit up on the screen.

"The eastern ruins, the southern rift valley, and... the northwestern blockade layer."

"However, the signal from the northwest has already been cut off, as if it was forcibly severed."

Gu Changchuan's brow furrowed even tighter.

"In other words, we must go and dismantle these nodes?"

"Yes."

Shen Zhihan looked down at the opening.

"Otherwise, even if we suppress one here, more will continue to grow in other places."

At this moment, Lin Mo finally withdrew his hand and cast a faint glance overhead.

"Did you hear that?"

The people above were stunned.

Lin Mo's voice was not loud, but it clearly carried up to them.

"Don't just stand there in a daze."

"Seal the entrance, and let's go to the next point first."

Gu Changchuan took a deep breath and immediately nodded.

"Do as he says!"

"Heavy armor unit, seal the opening; technical team, mark the route; everyone else, prepare to move out!"