66: Thunder shatters the mask of falsehood

Zhao Zihan and Wu Qiong didn't hesitate for a moment, nor did they ask why.

In a place like the national destiny arena, absolute trust in the captain was the first rule for survival!

"Roger!"

Zhao Zihan's crisp voice rang out in the channel.

"Leave it to me!"

Wu Qiong's voice was brief and reliable.

Three seconds!

To immobilize a D-grade Lord BOSS for three seconds sounded like an absolute fantasy!

But they had to do it!

"Captain, are you crazy?!"

Chen Hu's anxious roar came through the channel. Supported by Li Bingyao, his chest was still in excruciating pain.

"Your energy is nearly depleted! If you force yourself to use lightning again, your body will collapse!"

"Shut up! Watch closely!"

Wang Yi coldly cut him off.

Of course, he knew the state of his own body.

With every breath, his muscles and meridians screamed with a tearing pain.

But he knew even more clearly that this was their only chance!

If they didn't kill this monster now, once his energy was exhausted, everyone would die here!

Bet everything!

"Now!"

Following Wang Yi's order, Zhao Zihan and Wu Qiong moved simultaneously!

Zhao Zihan no longer aimed at the smooth head; she knew that was futile.

Her target was The Faceless One's right leg, thick as a rhinoceros hoof!

Thrum!

She released the bowstring. A last-resort, final explosive arrow whistled forth!

At the same time, Wu Qiong's figure vanished from his spot.

Swish!

He didn't choose to ambush from behind; that octopus tentacle had taught him a profound enough lesson.

He appeared on The Faceless One's left side.

His Fire Axe didn't slash at the monster's body but instead hacked fiercely at the joint of its spider-like left leg!

The Faceless One let out a contemptuous roar.

In its view, these ants' attacks were nothing more than an itch.

It couldn't even be bothered to dodge the incoming arrow. Instead, it lifted its spider-like left leg, preparing to stomp the annoying fly, Wu Qiong, into pulp!

Boom!

Right at that moment, the explosive arrow arrived!

A violent explosion blasted fiercely onto the thick knee of its right leg!

The savage shockwave made its massive body lurch violently. The leg stomping towards Wu Qiong involuntarily hesitated for a moment!

That was the opening!

Wu Qiong seized this one-thousandth of a second opportunity!

His Fire Axe struck with precision at the most fragile joint connection point of the left leg!

Crack!

A sickening crunch!

Although it didn't sever the leg, the immense force still caused The Faceless One's left leg joint to twist slightly!

"Roar!"

For the first time, The Faceless One let out a truly agonized, pain-filled roar!

Its massive body, with both legs wounded simultaneously, lost its balance. Staggering, it dropped to one knee!

One second!

In just one second, it was immobilized!

But it wasn't enough!

The Faceless One was utterly enraged. The flesh on its abdomen wriggled frantically, clearly about to stand back up.

"Not over yet!"

Having succeeded with his strike, Wu Qiong vanished again.

This time, he appeared behind The Faceless One. His Fire Axe hacked savagely towards the scorpion tail shimmering with an eerie light!

Clang!

Sparks flew!

The scorpion tail's hardness was beyond imagination; the Fire Axe only left a white mark.

But this attack successfully drew The Faceless One's attention.

Its enormous mantis-like scythe arm, shrieking with fury, swept horizontally towards Wu Qiong behind it!

Wu Qiong dared not take the blow head-on. His figure vanished again, reappearing dozens of meters away.

Using his spatial ability, he played the part of a top-tier matador, madly taunting this enraged bull, buying precious time for Wang Yi!

Two seconds!

One last second to go!

The Faceless One seemed to realize these ants' target was that human gathering lightning energy!

It ignored Wu Qiong's harassment. Its smooth head snapped towards Wang Yi. A tentacle, like a fired cannonball, shot viciously towards Wang Yi's chest!

"Captain! Watch out!"

Everyone cried out in alarm!

Yet Wang Yi seemed not to see the lethal tentacle. His eyes were fixed intently on The Faceless One's smooth face.

He compressed the last trace of lightning energy in his body onto his right fist.

That fist was no longer blue.

It had transformed into a blinding, seemingly purifying—pure white!

"Die!"

At the instant the tentacle was about to pierce his chest.

Wang Yi moved.

He didn't retreat or dodge. Instead, he met the tentacle, throwing the final punch he had bet everything on!

The target wasn't the tentacle!

It was The Faceless One's smooth, mirror-like—face!

BOOM!!!

A white thunder pillar, thicker and more dazzling than any before, erupted from Wang Yi's fist!

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

In the Dragon Country Operations Center, everyone stood up from their chairs, staring fixedly at the screen.

Lin Zhan's fists were clenched so tight his knuckles turned white.

Li Guodong's mouth hung open wide enough to fit an egg.

Su Yuan's heart was also in his throat.

Success or failure hinged on this single move!

The white thunder pillar, arriving later but striking first, instantly crossed the distance past the tentacle and smashed fiercely onto The Faceless One's smooth face!

However, the expected earth-shattering explosion did not occur.

The moment the thunder pillar contacted the face, it vanished without a trace, as if swallowed by mud!

"Failed?!" Everyone's hearts sank.

But the next second.

Crack... An extremely faint sound, like glass shattering, came from The Faceless One's face.

Then.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Countless fissures, centered on the point of the thunder pillar's impact, spread wildly across that smooth, mirror-like face!

"Screeeech——!!!!"

A shrill, inhuman shriek, filled with endless pain and terror, erupted from within The Faceless One!

Its massive body trembled violently. The tentacle about to pierce Wang Yi went limp and drooped down.

Bang!

That smooth, hypocritical mask composed of countless dead faces exploded with a crash!

What was revealed wasn't flesh, nor bone.

It was a core crystal, floating in the air, the size of a human head, blood-red all over, as if condensed from the purest blood!

That crystal was throbbing violently, like a beating heart!

This was its true body, its real weakness!