66: Smart prey, beautiful woman's crisis

The War Emperor's Mausoleum, this underground metal city filled with ancient primordial aura, was a deadly labyrinth full of fatal dangers for most intruders.

But for Bai Feng, the chief of the War God Academy, this place was more like a backyard whose rules and secrets he had long since deciphered.

After his team entered the secret space warp gate leading to the main tomb, which he had personally opened, they immediately felt a terrifying "meme contamination" that was more than ten times denser than outside, enough to make even ordinary Martial Emperor Rank powerhouses lose their minds instantly!

Among the team, several elite members with slightly weaker wills instantly had bloodshot eyes, rapid breathing, and ferocious expressions, on the verge of succumbing to madness!

However, at this moment, Bai Feng merely smiled faintly.

He slowly raised his transplanted "arm of god," which glowed with a warm, jade-like radiance.

Buzz—!

Countless mysterious runes, filled with ancient divine charm and perfectly fused with his flesh and blood, suddenly lit up on that arm!

They formed a translucent energy force field, visible to the naked eye, enveloping his entire team and filled with purifying and protective aura!

The moment that bizarre and unpredictable "meme contamination" touched this force field, it was instantly… neutralized and melted away, like ice meeting scorching sun!

"Calm down, everyone." Bai Feng, in a gentle voice full of confidence and composure, slowly revealed his biggest trump card for this journey to his still-shaken companions behind him.

"This is the true and greatest advantage of my 'arm of god' within this War Emperor's Mausoleum."

He looked at the gazes full of awe and worship around him, and muttered to himself:

"Indeed, just as recorded in the academy's most ancient secret vault. The so-called 'meme contamination' in this War Emperor's Mausoleum is not essentially a curse or resentment. Instead, it is the residual radiation of the ultimate genetic weapon, developed by the incomparably glorious Pangu Imperial Dynasty to combat some 'extraterrestrial object' from a higher dimension, which eventually led to the downfall of the entire Imperial Dynasty due to loss of control!"

"And the original owner of this arm of mine, that ancient Martial God, was one of the supreme commanders in the Pangu Imperial Dynasty responsible for suppressing this out-of-control weapon! His genes had already evolved enough to… be immune to this contamination!"

Just as Bai Feng felt confident and in control due to his "exclusive intelligence" and "special equipment," his "arm of god" suddenly emitted an extremely faint, abnormal energy fluctuation.

He furrowed his brow slightly, and following the direction of the energy sensation, he slowly turned his head, casting his gaze towards the depths of the dark corridor, thousands of meters behind him, which appeared to be empty.

The corners of his mouth slowly curved into an arc, full of playfulness and coldness.

"Heh heh… It seems we have a self-righteous… 'oriole' following us."

He had actually, by virtue of the "arm of god's" extraordinarily precise energy sensing, successfully detected Lin Tian's team, who were secretly tracking them from a distance!

The protagonist's perfect plan, where "everything was under control," was at this moment completely shattered by a clever prey who also possessed intelligence and trump cards!

..."Since you want to play the game of 'oriole behind the mantis.'"

"Then I will… turn the tables."

A cold glint, belonging to a top strategist, flashed in Bai Feng's eyes.

He did not expose Lin Tian's tracking on the spot; instead, he pretended to be oblivious and continued to lead his team along the predetermined route, exploring towards the main tomb.

Soon, they arrived at an even more vast space, like an underground plaza.

In the center of this space lay thousands of ancient soldier skeletons, long dead for countless millennia but still lifelike, scattered haphazardly. Their ancient-style uniform armor had long been corroded beyond recognition by time, but their faces, contorted by extreme fear, were still clearly visible.

A thick, impenetrable "meme contamination" enveloped the entire area like an invisible plague.

"This is the place."

Bai Feng's lips curled into a cold smile, and then he issued an order to his team behind him that stunned everyone.

"—Attack!"

The moment his words fell!

Bai Feng, and all the elite members of the War God Academy behind him, simultaneously launched the fiercest, indiscriminate attacks against the ancient soldier skeletons that had been dead for tens of thousands of years!

Boom boom boom!!!

Terrifying energy explosions instantly ignited this "Land of the Dead" that had been silent for ages!

And at this very moment, those ancient soldier skeletons, which had been dead, upon being stimulated by the attack, uniformly… stood up from the ground!

In their hollow eye sockets, crimson Soul fires, filled with endless desires for slaughter and chaos, burned!

—Completely infected and transformed by "meme contamination" into immortal, unkillable… "Infected"!

Just as these thousands of "Infected," whose strength was comparable to an A-Rank Martial Ancestor, surged towards Bai Feng's team like a tide—

Bai Feng, however, made an even more unexpected move!

He actually led his team to actively charge towards Lin Tian's team, who were secretly observing from a distance!

A conflict, orchestrated by him and full of malice and calculation, thus erupted!

"Damn it! We've been discovered!"

Long Qingtian's face instantly turned incredibly grim as he looked at Bai Feng's team charging towards them, and the endless army of "Infected" behind them!

"Engage!"

Lin Tian's eyes turned cold, and he immediately gave the order!

The two most elite Prodigy teams of the current era fiercely… collided on this battlefield filled with death and chaos!

However, the battle, from the very beginning, was extremely unfavorable to Lin Tian's side!

Lin Tian's team not only had to face the sharp attacks of Bai Feng's team but also had to devote a considerable part of their mental energy to fully resist the pervasive "meme contamination" around them!

Bai Feng's team, on the other hand, relying on the Heaven-Defying advantage of the "arm of god's" immunity to contamination, could unleash one hundred and twenty percent of their combat power without any reservations!

With one side gaining and the other losing, after just one clash—

Pfft!

Heir Number Seven, Dragon Snow Phoenix, after clashing with an elite member of the War God Academy, had a momentary lapse in focus due to the instant impact of the contamination on her mind, and her movements were half a beat too slow!

Bai Feng accurately seized this fleeting opportunity!

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and that jade-glowing "arm of god" transformed into a streak of light, an energy blade capable of disintegrating all things, instantly tearing through all of Dragon Snow Phoenix's frost defenses and fiercely striking her fair shoulder!

A gruesome wound, deep enough to expose bone, instantly appeared! Blood stained her snow-white palace dress!

"Xuehuang!"

Jiang Luoling, seeing this, cried out in alarm and quickly stepped forward, shielding her behind her!

"Heh heh… It worked."

After successfully wounding Dragon Snow Phoenix, Bai Feng showed no desire to prolong the fight.

A more vicious and ruthless scheme of "killing with a borrowed knife" instantly formed in his mind!

From his embrace, he took out a uniquely shaped metal device, resembling a conch, and then… fiercely activated it!

Buzz—!!!

An invisible, special high-frequency sound wave, inaudible to human ears but enough to drive all "Infected" mad, instantly swept across the entire battlefield!

The next second!

Those thousands of "Infected" who were still attacking indiscriminately, as well as dozens of "Infected Leaders" whose strength was comparable to Peak A-rank, awakened from deeper within the plaza, all uniformly… turned their direction!

Their scarlet eyes, filled with endless desires for slaughter, were locked onto Dragon Snow Phoenix, whose aura was weakened by her injury and who appeared exceptionally "delicious" due to the blood staining her body, as well as Jiang Luoling, who was desperately protecting her!

"Oh no!"

Long Qingtian and the others' faces changed drastically, wanting to rush forward to rescue, but they were firmly entangled by the other members of Bai Feng's team!

And Bai Feng himself, after completing this decisive "killing with a borrowed knife," gave Lin Tian a cold smile, full of the meaning of a "victor."

Immediately, he led his team, calmly and unhurriedly, along another pre-planned safe route, quickly… escaping, and continuing to advance towards the main tomb!

He actually intended to leave the two most important female characters in Lin Tian's team in this monster frenzy filled with death and despair, to be… torn to shreds alive!

This was his most ruthless and perfect "counter-kill" to Lin Tian's "oriole behind the mantis" plan!

..."Sister Xuehuang! Be careful!"

Facing the thousands of terrifying monsters surging madly from all directions like a black tide, Jiang Luoling's pretty face turned pale with fright, but she still firmly shielded the injured Dragon Snow Phoenix behind her!

And at this moment—

Lin Tian's team communicator, which had remained silent and represented the highest authority, suddenly began to flash wildly with a blood-red alarm, signifying "highest crisis"!

From the communicator came Dragon Snow Phoenix's muffled groan, suppressed by pain, and… Jiang Luoling's scream, full of fear and despair!

"Brother Tian—help me!!!"

Lin Tian, who was fiercely battling another "Infected Leader," heard this voice, and his deep eyes, at this instant, completely… turned cold!

An unprecedented, terrifying killing intent, capable of making the entire War Emperor's Mausoleum tremble, erupted from within him with a roar!

"Qingtian! Long Ao! Deal with all the small fries here!"

"—I'll be back in a flash!"

The moment his words fell, his figure transformed into a golden, brilliant streak of light capable of tearing through space and time, and he shot like lightning towards the direction from which the signal came!

A long-planned ultimate suspense of "hero saving the beauty" was, at this moment, completely… ignited!