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BOOM!

A genius from the Military Department was sent flying.

If there was anyone on the battlefield who held an absolute advantage, it was still Gao Neng and Shen Ning’Er’s side.

After all, Gao Neng still had a Tier Seven Genetic Weapon.

Because of the Tier Seven Genetic Weapon, the Eagle-eyed Man’s team of adventurers was almost completely suppressed by Gao Neng and Shen Ning’Er. However, ending the fight quickly was still proving difficult.

After all, the high-rankers from the Underground City were no weaklings. They were essentially people who survived by licking blood off their blades in the wilderness. Their talent might not be the greatest, but their combat experience was definitely vast.

"Ning’Er, go help Senior Brother Lin Ying. I’ll handle these guys!" Gao Neng made an instant decision. ’Since I can’t end this quickly, I’ll have to play the long game. I’ll send Shen Ning’Er over to Lin Ying’s group, and I can just slowly wear down the Eagle-eyed Man and his crew here.’

’Let’s see who can outlast whom.’

"Okay. Be careful!" Shen Ning’Er nodded and quickly switched targets.

The Eagle-eyed Man, however, was stunned for a moment before fury erupted. "Gao Neng, you’re far too arrogant! You really think you can take on the four of us by yourself?!"

BOOM!

Just then, a pillar of blue light blasted toward them.

The Eagle-eyed Man’s eyes narrowed, and he dodged instinctively.

Because of this, the man standing behind him couldn’t get out of the way. In his haste, he blocked with a shield but was still struck by the blast from the Electromagnetic Cannon.

BOOM!

The man was launched into the air.

He then crashed headfirst to the ground, his arm charred black.

"What do you mean Gao Neng is alone? You’ve still got me, Death God Fang Tangtang!" Fang Tangtang’s voice rang out from a distance. The No. 4 Electromagnetic Cannon in her hands pulsed with a blue electromagnetic glow.

"Damn it!" The Eagle-eyed Man’s face was red with anger. A hit from an Electromagnetic Cannon would take at least half a year to fully recover from.

He was just about to dispatch someone to deal with Fang Tangtang.

Suddenly, a blood-curdling scream came from the distance.

"AHHH!!!"

This scream was clearly different.

It was a cry filled with terror, and as it rang out, an arc of blood sprayed through the air.

"Someone’s dead?!"

"What’s going on?!"

"Who was the killer!"

"..."

The Eagle-eyed Man, the masked woman, and the others in the midst of the fierce battle were all shocked.

The reason was that the dead man was clearly a Dragon List Genius. Moreover, if they remembered correctly, he had just been watching from the sidelines before.

This meant he was just there to fish in troubled waters.

There was absolutely no need to use lethal force on someone just looking for an opportunity.

Just as they were thinking this, a second scream rang out.

Another spray of blood flew through the air.

The difference was, this time it wasn’t a Dragon List Genius who died, but a member of an adventurer team.

"Stop! No killing! We are all members of the Human Alliance! Who is delivering these killing blows?!" the 50-year-old high-ranker roared, incensed.

"It wasn’t us!"

"It’s... Ah? I... I can’t control my hands?!"

"Something’s not right! There’s a problem!"

RUMBLE!

The ground suddenly began to shake violently.

Then, a strange sound arose. It wasn’t loud, but it made everyone’s head feel incredibly heavy.

Most importantly, amidst the violent tremors, things like withered vines began to emerge from the Underground Swamp, then dragged the Dragon List Geniuses and adventurer team members down with a death grip.

"What are these things?!"

"Are they Dark Creatures?"

"They don’t look like it. I’ve never seen anything like this before!"

"Ah, stay away!"

"Run!"

The people brawling in the Underground Swamp wanted to run, but the withered vines only grew more numerous. Furthermore, the vines had a kind of black, metallic luster.

This luster wasn’t obvious in the darkness.

But upon closer inspection, they looked like pairs of black eyes.

"Ah!"

"Ah, don’t pull me!"

"Quick... Quick... Save... GLUG GLUG GLUG!"

One scream after another rang out.

The entire Underground Swamp seemed to come alive, constantly churning. In almost an instant, more than half of the Dragon List Geniuses and adventurer team members were dragged into the bog.

Most importantly, the withered vines were now sweeping toward Gao Neng’s position.

There were too many of them.

They were densely packed. A single glance revealed at least a thousand withered vines, and more were constantly sprouting, causing the ground to tremble violently.

"Great Sun Buddha, quick, save them!" Shaximo shouted as he saw this, immediately rushing forward.

"Run!" Wei Ya shouted, also charging to meet them.

Then, Lin Ying and the other members of the Military Department, as well as Zhou Jin and his group, all reacted. Even Yi Qingge and Yi Qinglian charged toward the withered vines.

BOOM!

One of Fang Tangtang’s cannon blasts hit a withered vine.

The withered vine recoiled in pain.

It let out a sharp cry and then fell to the ground.

However, where the vine fell, another one immediately shot out.

There were too many!

It was impossible to kill them all!

SWOOSH!

At that moment, a beam of sword light appeared in the sky. It was incomparably huge, a full ten zhang long, shining with a brilliant, translucent golden light.

It was as if it had descended from the scorching sun itself.

Majestically bright, it illuminated the entire sky.

BOOM!

The sword slashed down.

It stabbed straight into the depths of the Underground Swamp.

Then, a spray of jade-green blood erupted from underground, and at the same time, a shriek so sharp it made one’s eardrums ache rang out.

"It’s actually an evolved Dark Ghost Vine! Now we’re in trouble!" In the sky, two figures materialized. It was Sword Elder and Li Tiannan.

’An evolved... Dark Ghost Vine?’ Gao Neng really didn’t have the mental energy to care why Li Tiannan had appeared with Sword Elder, or why Sword Elder had also come to follow him.

Because after Sword Elder’s slash, a massive wave of mud had surged up from the Underground Swamp. This mud wave directly enveloped the dozens of Dragon List Geniuses and adventurer team members who were deep within the swamp.

Even Shaximo, Wei Ya, and the others who had just charged in were caught in the blast, swept up by the mud wave and nearly sinking into it.

"YEEE!!!"

The shriek rose again.

A monster that looked like a tree root suddenly emerged from the Underground Swamp. Although only its head was visible, its body was already the size of two small mountains.

"This is bad! It’s an evolved Tier Nine Dark Ghost Vine! People are going to die this time!" Li Tiannan’s expression changed instantly as he looked down.

"How could something like this be here?" Sword Elder was also shocked. "A Tier Nine Dark Ghost Vine is already hard to deal with; they’re rare even in the Demon Abyss. To think an evolved one would appear in this swamp? Old Ghost Eyes, we’re going to have to risk our lives this time!"

"Risking our lives doesn’t matter. These geniuses from the Dragon List can’t be allowed to die here! We have to save them first!" Li Tiannan nodded, then charged straight down.

"YEE!"

A massive vine, a full twenty meters thick, shot out to meet him.

Li Tiannan struck down with his palm.

BOOM!

The Dark Ghost Vine was once again slammed back into the Underground Swamp.

It was like a thunderbolt.

Gao Neng watched this, utterly stunned. This was the first time he had truly seen Li Tiannan in action.

’So strong!’

’Is this the power of one of the Strongest?’

’A human Strongest can actually be this powerful?’

As Gao Neng reeled in shock, he also noticed something was wrong.

Because of Li Tiannan’s palm strike, the geniuses and adventurer team members who had already been dragged into the swamp were completely submerged, like small boats swallowed by a flood.

At the same time, even more withered vines shot out from the swamp.

Watching this, Li Tiannan also realized the problem. He could fight in the air, but these Tier Six geniuses could not.

"Foul beast! Release my kinsmen, or I will surely kill you!" Li Tiannan roared and charged down again, his eyes seeming to flicker with ghostly shadows.

RUMBLE!

Just then, a massive figure also burst out.

It was a colossal tree root, a full hundred zhang tall, with countless withered vines twenty to thirty meters thick growing from it. The entire world seemed to be blotted out by this single ghost vine.

It was too enormous.

Most importantly, when the Dark Ghost Vine burst out, it brought up huge swaths of swamp mud, which pressed down on Shaximo, Gao Neng, and the others like a roaring tidal wave.