76: Chapter 76 You treat me as your lifelong enemy, but you've never been in my eyes.

When Zhang Qilin's figure reappeared on the screen, Fei Erfeng secretly clenched his hands.

"Brother Zhang!! He's alive!! He's alive!!"

In his excitement, he threw a heavy punch into the air, looking as if he had finally let out a long-held breath.

Meanwhile, the members of the Archaeological Team were all cheering together.

"Holy crap!! He really didn't die!!"

"So Leng Chang wasn't lying just now?? It really was Song Yiqing who saved them?"

"It's very likely! Very likely!!"

"My god!! If that's the case, doesn't it mean Song Yiqing might have successfully slain the Gatekeeper Beast Mother?"

"Terrifying! Truly terrifying!"

But amidst everyone's exclamations,

On the live-stream screen, everyone had their own camera angle,

Yet Song Yiqing was the only one missing.

"There's no Song Yiqing?"

Fei Erfeng asked in confusion.

At this moment, Shi Zhishan spoke up.

"Elder Fei, since Song Yiqing just passed through here, it's normal for him not to be on the live-stream yet!"

"That's true,"

Fei Erfeng nodded slightly.

But then, Kang Mo said,

"The restoration of the live-stream doesn't mean Song Yiqing is still alive. We saw Song Yiqing being swallowed with our own eyes."

"Have you all forgotten what happened to those who were swallowed in the end?"

He looked around at everyone before continuing,

"So even if Zhang Qilin and the others are alive, it doesn't necessarily mean Song Yiqing is."

"Perhaps someone else really did save Leng Chang and the others—maybe an expert swordsman from the martial world, right?"

Following his explanation,

Everyone began to nod one after another, feeling that this possibility was quite high.

White Yao wanted to argue a bit more,

But she soon realized there was a logical dead end.

How could Song Yiqing, who had already gone deep inside, come from the direction behind them?

No matter how eerie the Jingjue Kingdom was, it shouldn't completely overturn such basic common sense.

She hesitated to speak and could only pray silently in her heart, hoping that all of this was indeed Song Yiqing's doing.

...

Similarly, this matter caused a significant stir on the internet.

Netizens who believed Song Yiqing was still alive and those who believed he was dead were locked in a fierce argument.

Each side held their ground with their own reasons, and neither could convince the other.

Meanwhile, the Blind Man and Wang Xianzhi had already reached a deeper position.

The dangers here were slightly easier for them to handle.

As they fought their way through, they saw the tentacle monster insects that Song Yiqing and the others had encountered earlier.

Continuing further, they saw the massive collapsed underground cavern. The two did not venture down rashly.

Instead, they continued walking forward.

After walking for a full ten minutes, what they saw was the massive corpse of the slain Gatekeeper Beast Mother.

"Interesting. I didn't expect Song Yiqing to actually be alive."

"Wait!"

Wang Xianzhi examined the sword marks on the scene and shook her head abruptly.

"These sword marks don't look like they were left by Sword Kinesis. And for one person to cultivate two different sword techniques to such a high level is undoubtedly a fantasy."

"Blind Man, it looks like someone saved Song Yiqing!"

"Hmm..."

The Blind Man frowned slightly. His single eye carefully surveyed and observed the scene before he shook his head slightly.

"It's hard to say, but the possibility of someone else taking action is also very high."

"Hurry, hurry!"

Wang Xianzhi said anxiously.

"Song Yiqing's sword is mine! It's mine! I can't let someone else snatch it!"

"You girl,"

The Blind Man shook his head helplessly and also moved quickly. He also really wanted to know,

Whether Song Yiqing had broken the situation himself or if an expert had assisted him.

If it were the former, he wanted to see if this newcomer's sword was stronger or if his own sword was sharper!

...

On the other side, on the Luohang Expedition Team's live-stream screen,

At this moment, the Luohang live-stream could be said to be the only adventure stream with popularity second only to 'Song Yiqing's live-stream'.

Guo Xueyan, on the screen, naturally knew about the news constantly circulating on the internet.

She didn't take it to heart, instead glancing over it with indifference.

The challenge she was about to face now was the greatest one.

She had reached the limit of the medicine's usage, making her feel drowsy.

However, the massive rat-man-like monster in front of them was beating them into a steady retreat.

The most common comment from the viewers in her live-stream was, 'Use the medicine! Use it quickly!! As long as you use the medicine, you can kill your way through!!'

But what these people didn't know was that the use of this medicine had a strict upper limit.

Once overused, it would cause extremely strong side effects on the body.

As for what the side effects were in the end, the people from the Xue Group hadn't said at the time.

She hesitated, but under the pressure of the situation, she used it again!!

"Captain Guo!!"

When Liang Jingcheng saw this, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Then he saw blood beginning to flow from the corners of Guo Xueyan's mouth.

Her exposed skin gradually began to turn red.

But following that was the terrifying power that erupted from Guo Xueyan once more.

"Hah!!!"

She cried out, her figure instantly charging towards the rat-man.

The speed at which she swung her alloy longblade became increasingly sharp and fierce.

"Die!! Die!! Die!!!"

She kept shouting, while a large amount of blood continuously seeped from her mouth and nostrils.

But just as she was about to charge again, the drone livestream ball suddenly exploded!!

Bang!!!

At the same time, the rat-man's claws directly pierced through her chest!!

"Captain Guo!!"

Liang Jingcheng put down his gun, looking in shock at Guo Xueyan as she slid down the sharp claws to the ground.

He didn't want Guo Xueyan's tragic death to be broadcasted to the entire internet; he didn't want her to become a laughingstock.

So he had destroyed the drone livestream ball.

And now, he was the only one left alive in the Luohang Expedition Team.

He was the only one left to face the rat-man.

Hesitating, he slowly raised his gun and pointed the muzzle at his temple.

"Perhaps, the secrets of the forbidden land can never be uncovered."

But just as he was about to pull the trigger,

The sound of footsteps from behind suddenly caught his attention.

It also caught the rat-man's attention.

However, those footsteps went from far to near in a mere instant.

By the time he regained his senses, Song Yiqing, who should have been killed by the Gatekeeper Beast Mother,

Had reappeared in his sight,

Standing right in front of the rat-man.

"Song Yiqing!!!"

"Hmm?"

Song Yiqing turned his head in confusion and glanced at the wretched Liang Jingcheng, not paying him any mind.

Then he glanced at the half-dead Guo Xueyan at his feet, also not paying her any mind.

Then he looked at the rat-man again. After a moment's hesitation, he flicked his fingers, and from the peerless sword casket, Hongye and Blue Frost both flew out together.

Amidst the flickering sword light, the rat-man was completely turned into pieces of meat that fell to the ground.

After finishing all this, Song Yiqing walked away quickly because he felt that Zhang Qilin was encountering a crisis.

As for Guo Xueyan, from beginning to end, he had only given her a mere glance.

A sentence suddenly popped into the mind of Liang Jingcheng, who had witnessed all this.

'You treat me as your lifelong enemy, but you were never in my sight.'

Liang Jingcheng slowly looked at the gradually cooling corpse and fell into a long silence.

It wasn't until a while later that he heard voices coming from the corridor...