56: Close the door and let Su Wanqing out!

Inside the valley.

Liu Yan paced back and forth anxiously, her mind in chaos.

Of course, she had heard that earth-shattering thunder.

"What in the world is he doing?!"

Liu Yan irritably ran her fingers through her hair.

"This commotion, half the people in the Secret Realm must have heard it!"

Shi Lei, carrying his giant rock shield like a door god, guarded the valley entrance and said in a booming voice, "Brother Lin must have a plan! He told us to build a pigsty, and now he's luring the pigs over!"

"Pigs?" Liu Yan sneered, "Listen to the commotion outside! Are those pigs? Those are fifteen Tyrannosaurus Rexes!"

Mo Chen's expression was also more solemn than ever before.

On the virtual screen in front of him, the red dots representing enemies had already filled the area outside the valley entrance.

"Report, Captain."

His voice was a bit dry.

"Confirmed three teams, a total of fifteen people, all C-class or above. Among them, Beijing First Team has five people, Bingzhu City has five people, and Iron Wall Branch Bureau has five people."

"Preliminary assessment, their combat power is... more than ten times ours."

More than ten times!

These four words, like a giant boulder, weighed heavily on Shi Lei and Liu Yan's hearts.

Even with traps, it would be impossible to bridge such a huge gap in strength.

This was no longer raising pigs.

This was playing with fire!

"It's over, it's over..." Shi Lei's face was filled with tension, "We've really messed up this time."

Liu Yan bit her lip tightly.

She looked towards the corner of the valley.

There, Su Wanqing stood silently, not saying a word.

From the moment Lin Yuan shouted, "Close the gates, release Su Wanqing," the Ice Mountain Captain's face had grown darker and darker.

A visible chill emanated from her, swirling around her body.

The temperature in the valley had dropped by several degrees.

"Captain..." Liu Yan spoke with difficulty, "What... what do we do now?"

Do we fight?

Or... try to make peace?

Su Wanqing didn't answer.

She just slowly raised her head and looked towards the sole valley entrance.

Lin Yuan's figure appeared.

He didn't rush in like a stray dog; instead, he slammed on the brakes right at the valley entrance and stopped.

Immediately after.

Su Mingzhe, Xiang Mang, and thirteen other powerful elites appeared outside the valley entrance.

Three top-tier strong teams surrounded the small valley entrance, making it impenetrable.

"Run!"

Su Mingzhe stared intently at Lin Yuan, the hatred in his eyes almost materializing.

"Why aren't you running anymore?!"

Lin Yuan supported his knees, panting exaggeratedly.

"Hoo... hoo... I can't run anymore, I'm getting old, my stamina can't keep up with you youngsters."

He straightened up, brushed the dust off his clothes, and waved enthusiastically at the outside.

"Hey, I say, everyone, you've been chasing for so long, you must be thirsty, right?"

"Why don't you come in and sit down? Have a drink of water, rest your feet?"

He pointed towards the depths of the valley, in the direction where Su Wanqing stood.

"Our Captain Su's personally brewed iced snow mountain tea is absolutely delicious! Guaranteed to refresh your mind!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

Inside the valley, the chill around Su Wanqing intensified by another three points.

Crack.

A stone beneath her foot silently cracked.

Liu Yan and Shi Lei instinctively took half a step back.

Too terrifying.

Before the fight even began, their own captain was about to lose control!

Outside the valley entrance.

The team members behind Su Mingzhe all looked as if they were staring at an idiot.

Is this guy really sane?

At a time like this, what was he still thinking about?

"Kid, you're interesting."

Xiang Mang folded his arms, sizing up Lin Yuan with interest, then looked at the valley entrance.

"Are you setting up a trap, trying to lure us all in?"

"How could I!" Lin Yuan said sincerely, waving his hands repeatedly.

"Captain Xiang Mang is joking. Our Jiangcheng Branch Bureau is dirt poor, with funding consistently at the bottom, how could we afford to host any banquet."

He sighed, pointing to the ground beneath his feet.

"Originally, we just wanted to dig a few pits to have some peace and quiet, and incidentally entertain some short-sighted friends."

His gaze meaningfully glanced at Su Mingzhe.

"But who would have thought so many distinguished guests would arrive all at once."

"This... the pits might not be quite enough."

Lin Yuan stroked his chin, looking troubled.

"How about you all squeeze in?"

"Pfft."

A female team member behind Xiang Mang couldn't help but laugh.

She quickly straightened her face, but her trembling shoulders betrayed her true feelings at the moment.

Even on the Iron Wall Branch Bureau's side, several team members who had been poker-faced couldn't help but twitch their lips.

This guy was incredibly good at bluffing!

Only Su Mingzhe.

"Lin! Yuan!"

He enunciated each word, as if wanting to chew them up and swallow them.

"Do you think that by hiding in this tortoise shell, I can't do anything to you?!"

"Don't be impulsive, Young Master Su."

The captain of the Iron Wall Branch Bureau, the steady middle-aged man, said.

"The terrain is unfavorable to us. Rushing in recklessly makes it easy to be cut off."

He analyzed calmly.

The entrance to this valley was too narrow; only two or three people could pass at a time.

If there were traps inside, their group advantage of fifteen people would be completely nullified.

"What's there to be afraid of?!" Su Mingzhe flung his hand away, "One D-class, four C-class! Even if there are traps, so what? In the face of absolute power, any scheme is a joke!"

"Just crush them!"

He had been blinded by anger.

He now only wanted to stomp on Lin Yuan's hateful smiling face and crush it fiercely!

"Sigh."

Lin Yuan sighed again, a look of disappointment on his face.

"I thought the Beijing First Team was something special."

He shook his head.

"Fifteen people against our five, yet you're still cowering here, afraid to come in."

"To the esteemed members of Bingzhu City, are all those muscles you have just decorations from the gym?"

"And the Iron Wall Branch Bureau, are your shields for defense, or for covering your faces and pretending you don't exist?"

With one sentence, he mocked all three teams!

Xiang Mang's smile gradually disappeared.

The Iron Wall Branch Bureau captain's brows also furrowed.

"Kid, you're looking for death." Xiang Mang's voice turned cold.

"Don't be so anxious." Lin Yuan raised his hand and looked at the scoreboard on his terminal.

"Oh dear, Young Master Su, look."

He turned the screen outwards.

"The Modu Branch Bureau's points are about to catch up to yours, you know. If you keep wasting time like this, your first-place position might be taken by someone else."

"What do you think the big shots at headquarters will say about your Beijing First Team if you spend half the day bickering with me here, only to have someone else snatch first place?"

"You...!"

Su Mingzhe's eyes instantly turned red!

"Attack!"

He could no longer hold back, letting out a roar of anger, and was the first to charge towards the narrow valley entrance!

"Kill!"

"Crush them!"

The other four members of the Beijing First Team followed closely behind!

Xiang Mang and the captain of the Iron Wall Branch Bureau exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes.

They knew this was a provocation.

But Su Mingzhe had already charged. If they didn't follow, not only would the points be monopolized by the Beijing First Team, but it would also give them a reputation for being cowardly if word got out.

"Go!"

Xiang Mang let out a low growl and led his team members charging in as well.

"Maintain formation!"

The Iron Wall Branch Bureau followed last.

Fifteen elites, vying with each other, poured into the sole entrance!

Watching the last enemy disappear into the valley entrance.

All expression on Lin Yuan's face instantly vanished.

He turned around and snapped his fingers towards the inside of the valley.

"Shi Lei."

"Close the gate."

"Alright, Brother Lin!"

Shi Lei roared excitedly, slamming his palms onto the ground!

"Rock Barrier · Seal!"

Rumble—!!!

Accompanied by violent tremors, a massive rock wall, several meters thick, rose from the ground!

It firmly sealed off the entire valley entrance!

The fifteen people who had just rushed into the valley felt their surroundings suddenly darken.

When they looked back, their only retreat had been completely blocked!

A chill permeated from the depths of the valley.

Everyone instinctively shivered.

They looked up.

They saw that in the center of the valley, the woman they had completely disregarded earlier was slowly approaching, step by step.

With each step she took, a thick layer of frost would condense on the ground.