74: A priceless gold medal! A miraculous comeback!

Dragon Kingdom National Destiny Operations Center.

The atmosphere had already frozen to the breaking point.

Everyone watched the screen in silence as the black energy ball, representing death, was about to fall.

"Su Yuan! Comrade Su Yuan! Quick! Think of something!"

Li Guodong was sweating profusely. He grabbed Su Yuan's arm like it was his last saving grace. "The mall! There must be a way in the mall! No matter the cost! We'll buy it!"

Although Lin Zhan didn't speak, he also turned his gaze toward Su Yuan.

Those deep, tiger-like eyes were filled with tension and anticipation.

Su Yuan was their only hope now.

Su Yuan's expression was also incredibly grave.

His Administrator panel had been open for a long time.

A dazzling array of items flashed rapidly before his eyes.

[S-rank Absolute Defense Barrier (One-time use)]: Price: 80,000 national fortune points.

[SS-rank Holy Sanctuary]: Price: 150,000 national fortune points... Su Yuan was dazzled by the items with heaven-defying effects, but the long string of zeros behind the prices also made him feel a wave of helplessness.

After killing the D-rank Lord, The Faceless One, and completing several achievements, Dragon Kingdom's national fortune points had surged to over 50,000.

But this small amount of money was just a drop in the bucket compared to these S-rank items that cost 80,000 or 100,000 points.

"No... it's too expensive... we can't afford it..." Su Yuan's voice was dry.

Hearing this, the color instantly drained from Li Guodong's face.

If even Su Yuan said there was no way, then it seemed there really was no hope left.

Was the Dragon Kingdom's first SSS-rank dungeon evaluation going to come to an abrupt end here?

Was this Dragon Team, which had just undergone a complete transformation and carried all of Dragon Kingdom's hopes, going to be wiped out in such a frustrating way?

No!

Absolutely not!

A hint of madness flashed in Su Yuan's eyes!

He didn't give up and continued to search rapidly through the mall.

Since they couldn't afford a defensive item to tank it, they had to solve the problem at its source!

Judgment!

Anubis's attack was based on the result of a "judgment."

As long as they could overturn this judgment, the so-called Divine Punishment would naturally collapse!

Following this line of thought, Su Yuan soon found a strange-looking item in a very obscure corner.

It was a glittering golden plaque engraved with the two characters for "Immunity."

[Special Item: amulet of immunity (One-time use)]

[Rank: Rule-level]

[Effect: Holding this gold plaque allows one to ignore all rule-based judgments and forcibly exempt a person from guilt once. Effective against gods and lower units.]

[Price: 20,000 national fortune points]

This is it!

Su Yuan's eyes lit up instantly!

The effect of this item was practically tailor-made for the current desperate situation!

"Found it!" Su Yuan shouted excitedly.

"Found it? What is it?!"

When Su Yuan showed them the attributes of the "amulet of immunity," both generals were stunned.

"A Rule-level item?" Li Guodong's eyes widened. "Ignore judgment and forcibly exempt guilt? There's such an unreasonable thing?"

"This is practically... an official cheat!"

"Comrade Su Yuan, are you sure this thing works?"

Lin Zhan's eyes were also filled with shock and doubt.

"I'm sure!"

Su Yuan's tone was categorical. "Its rank is Rule-level! It's an existence that stands above the gods! As long as we exchange for it, we can turn the tide!"

"Good!" Lin Zhan no longer hesitated. Seeing the black energy ball on the screen that had expanded to its limit and was about to fall, he made a prompt decision and slammed his fist on the table!

"Buy it! Let's gamble on this one time!"

"Yes!"

Su Yuan's finger pressed the "Exchange" button heavily on the virtual screen!

[Consumed 20,000 national fortune points to exchange for special item 'amulet of immunity'!]

[Dragon Kingdom national fortune points balance: 33,450 points]

The moment Su Yuan pressed the button...

Inside the dungeon world...

The black energy ball, which had condensed world-destroying energy, finally detached from the hands of the anubis statue!

With a terrifying power that seemed to tear the heavens and earth apart, it slowly descended toward the twenty tiny humans below, who were like ants!

Death was close at hand!

Wang Yi closed his eyes. He had given up resistance and was ready to face the final outcome.

However, just then...

A blinding golden light descended from the sky without warning!

That golden light was holy and majestic, as if it contained the supreme laws of the universe.

It pierced through the thick clouds, through the black energy ball, and landed precisely in front of Wang Yi!

The golden light dissipated.

A palm-sized golden plaque, engraved with two ancient seal script characters, floated quietly in front of Wang Yi.

Immunity!

At the same time, Su Yuan's steady and confident voice rang out in Wang Yi's mind.

"Wang Yi, pick it up and hold it toward the sky!"

"The rest is up to you."

The golden plaque just floated there quietly in the air, emitting a soft yet majestic light.

It seemed to contain some incredible power; even the world-destroying black energy ball falling from the sky slowed its descent under its light.

"What... is this?"

Wang Yi looked at the gold plaque before him, his eyes filled with shock.

He could feel that this small plaque contained a supreme power of law that stood above all else.

Wang Yi instantly snapped out of it. He no longer hesitated, reaching out and grabbing the "amulet of immunity" in his hand!

It felt warm to the touch.

An indescribable sense of power, filled with majesty and vastness, spread through his arm to his entire body.

In that instant, Wang Yi felt the divine pressure on him, which had been as heavy as a mountain, actually... disappear!

He regained control of his body!

"Everyone, get up!"

Wang Yi let out a roar, and an invisible airwave violently surged outward from him as the center!

Chen Hu, Li Bingyao, and the other team members also felt a weight lift off them. The divine pressure that had made it hard for them to breathe was forcibly dispersed by this airwave!

"Cap... Captain... we can move!" Chen Hu shouted in surprise.

"Hold it up! Quick!"

Su Yuan's urging voice rang in Wang Yi's mind again.

Wang Yi didn't hesitate for a second. He held the "amulet of immunity" high toward the falling, world-destroying black energy ball!

*Hum—*

The plaque erupted with light!

The two ancient seal script characters for "Immunity" flew out from the plaque, growing as they met the wind, instantly becoming as huge as mountains and blocking the space above the Dragon Team's heads!

轟！！！

The black energy ball finally fell, crashing violently into the two giant golden characters!

However, the earth-shattering explosion they expected did not happen.

The black energy that could destroy everything, upon contact with the characters for "Immunity," was like meeting its nemesis; it rapidly dissolved and disintegrated, finally turning into black specks of light and dissipating into the air.

It didn't even cause a single ripple.

"..."

The whole world went quiet.

The members of the Dragon Team all stood with their mouths wide open, staring blankly at the two golden characters above them, feeling like their brains had completely stopped working.

That... that was a Divine Punishment!

Just like that... it's gone?

Blocked by just two characters?

"What... what's going on?"

High in the air, the two anubis statues were also stunned.

Their eye sockets, burning with ghostly blue fire, stared fixedly at the small golden plaque below, as if they had seen something impossible.