64: A guard dog! A creature without form!

That aura was cold, viscous, and filled with the purest malice.

Like a cold wind from the Nine Nether Hells, it made every member of the Dragon Team present unable to stop themselves from shivering.

The cells in their bodies were screaming in alarm.

That was the most instinctive fear of a living being facing its natural enemy!

"What is coming out?"

Chen Hu gripped the high-frequency battle blade in his hand, his palms already soaked with cold sweat.

He considered himself brave enough, having killed no fewer than eight hundred to a thousand zombies and monsters.

But at this moment, facing that dark doorway, he actually felt a trace of... fear.

Wang Yi's expression also became incredibly grave.

He could feel that the energy fluctuations emitted by the thing in the doorway were far stronger than those of the previous Necromancer!

This was definitely an existence even more terrifying than E-rank!

"Everyone! Fall back! Form a defensive formation!" Wang Yi made a prompt decision and shouted loudly.

The twenty team members quickly retreated dozens of meters, forming a circle back-to-back, aiming their gun muzzles and weapons at that bottomless dark entrance.

In the Operations Center, the atmosphere was also tense to the extreme.

"Su Yuan! Can you see what's inside?" Lin Zhan asked in a deep voice.

"No."

Su Yuan shook his head, his brow furrowed. "My Gods Perspective is blocked by the pyramid's walls and cannot penetrate them. I can only see that there is a very powerful energy source inside, rapidly approaching the entrance."

Everyone's hearts were in their throats.

The unknown is what's truly terrifying.

Clack... clack... those heavy footsteps drew closer and closer.

Finally.

A figure slowly emerged from that endless darkness.

When they saw the figure's appearance clearly, everyone gasped.

It was a giant humanoid creature over three meters tall.

But it had no face.

Its head was a smooth, mirror-like expanse of skin without any features—no eyes, no mouth.

Its body seemed to be haphazardly stitched together from the limbs of countless different creatures.

One arm was a giant scythe, like that of a praying mantis.

The other arm was covered in viscous tentacles like an octopus.

One of its legs was a thick hoof like a rhinoceros's, while the other was a barbed limb like a spider's.

Behind it, it also dragged a scorpion-like venomous tail stinger that shimmered with an eerie light.

This was the first guardian Old Qin had mentioned—The Faceless One!

A twisted monster stitched together from the despair and resentment of countless creatures!

"Ugh..."

Seeing this monster that challenged the limits of human aesthetics, several team members with weaker psychological resilience couldn't help but dry heave.

Even the battle-hardened Wang Yi felt his stomach churning.

"What... what the hell is this thing?!" Chen Hu looked at the monster, feeling his worldview being refreshed once again.

The Faceless One didn't seem to care about the reactions of these ants.

It simply raised its smooth, featureless head slowly and looked toward the Dragon Team.

Although it had no eyes, everyone clearly felt themselves locked onto by a gaze filled with tyranny and killing intent.

The next second.

The Faceless One's body underwent a bizarre transformation.

Its smooth head began to squirm and deform like a melting wax statue.

Soon, a human face emerged on its smooth head.

It was a young, terrified face belonging to someone from the Lighthouse Country.

"Help...help me..."

That face actually spoke, making the exact voice of the Lighthouse Country newcomer who had previously died from a Sand Scorpion attack!

"It's that Lighthouse Country player from before!" Li Bingyao immediately recognized that face.

"It... it copied that player's face?" Wu Qiong's voice carried a hint of horror.

The Faceless One seemed very satisfied with everyone's reaction.

The face on its head changed again.

This time, it turned into an Idol Trainee from the Japan.

Then, it was a India Ascetic... the faces of players who had died in the first dungeon flashed and changed continuously on its smooth head.

Every face bore the deepest fear and despair from the moment before death.

This bizarre and cruel scene sent waves of chill from the bottom of the Dragon Team members' hearts.

This monster was not only twisted but also had a sick sense of humor.

It was using this method to flaunt its trophies while simultaneously destroying their psychological defenses.

"Enough! You disgusting monster!"

Chen Hu was the first to lose his patience; he roared, raising the high-frequency battle blade in his hand, wanting to charge forward.

"Don't be impulsive!" Wang Yi grabbed him.

"Captain! This monster is too damn disgusting! I can't take it!" Chen Hu's eyes were bloodshot.

"I know." Wang Yi's voice was frighteningly calm. "But it's deliberately provoking us. The more it's like this, the more we must remain calm."

He looked up, his eyes flashing with lightning, staring intently at The Faceless One.

"This monster is our first true BOSS in every sense. We know nothing about it; blindly attacking will only play into its rhythm."

"Command Center! Su Yuan! Can you analyze its weaknesses?" Wang Yi called out on the channel.

In the Operations Center, Su Yuan's expression was also exceptionally grim.

On his system panel, information about The Faceless One had already updated.

【Monster Name: The Faceless One · Pharaoh's Hound】

【Level: D-rank (Lord)】

【Abilities: Form Mimicry, Resentment Blast, Venomous Scythe, Regeneration】

【Weakness: ???】

A D-rank Lord!

An entire major rank higher than E-rank Rare!

What's worse, the weakness column was filled with three large question marks!

"I can't find a weakness!"

Su Yuan's voice carried a hint of gravity. "Its weakness is unknown! And it has the ability to regenerate!"

Regeneration!

This word made everyone's hearts sink halfway.

This meant that ordinary attacks might not be able to kill it at all!

"No weakness... and it can regenerate..." Wang Yi murmured to himself, feeling an unprecedented pressure.

Just then, The Faceless One seemed to grow tired of the face-changing game.

The face on its head finally settled on a countenance that every person from the Dragon Country was incredibly familiar with.

It was the strongest player from the Lighthouse Country, Michael, who had died to a Tyrant in the first dungeon while covering his teammates' retreat!

"People of the Dragon Country..."

From the mouth of "The Faceless One" came Michael's deep and raspy voice.

"You are strong."

"But no matter how strong a person is, they will die."

"Come, let me see what your souls taste like."

As soon as it finished speaking.

Its figure vanished from its spot instantly!

So fast!

Wang Yi's pupils suddenly constricted!

He only saw an afterimage flash by.

The next second, that giant twisted monster had already appeared in front of their defensive formation!

Its Venomous Scythe, like that of a mantis, was raised high, whistling as it tore through the air, and slashed down fiercely toward the gym teacher, Chen Hu, who was standing on the outermost edge!

This strike was incredibly fast!

And incredibly vicious!

Chen Hu only had time to bring the high-frequency battle blade across his chest to block!

Clang—!!!

A deafening sound of clashing metal rang out across the entire desert!

Chen Hu only felt an irresistible, terrifying force, like a flash flood or a tsunami, surging from the blade!

His body, which had been strengthened by the t-virus and was enough to overturn a tank, was actually sent flying dozens of meters by this strike, his feet leaving the ground!

"Pfft!"

While in mid-air, a mouthful of blood sprayed wildly from his mouth!

With just one hit!

Chen Hu, the strongest member of the Dragon Team, was heavily injured!