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Chapter 227 Cheng Xiao's Self-Exposure!
Chapter 227 Cheng Xiao's Self-Exposure!
Ten thousand meters away from the city of the dead, twelve men and women stood on a small sand dune. Some of them were wearing silk robes commonly worn by desert tribes, while the others wore cloaks and robes similar to those of monks.
"The desert environment, while not the best, is still a blessing compared to the previous horror movies—"
Hahaha."
A giant man, over two meters tall and completely dark-skinned with bulging muscles, laughed heartily.
In front of the burly, dark-skinned man, a handsome young monk asked softly, "Imani, did that little stone hit its target? With your A-rank Toguchi-kun's fully enhanced muscles, it's impossible for the opponent to have escaped unscathed, right?"
"Captain, although the stone hit its mark, someone from the Central Continent Team used a knife to split Imani's small stone without getting injured. Not only that, the other side also has a mentalist. Although he is weaker than me, he is not much weaker and was able to block my detection."
A fair-skinned beauty next to him answered the little monk's question.
"No injuries. It seems that person is the captain of the Central Continent Team, and there's also a mental power user who's not much weaker than you. If their team has another member of that level, then let's do what the Reincarnation Team does when everyone's strength is equal: keep our distance until the horror movie ends—Xue Nai, how are the four new recruits?"
"Captain, the four new recruits have been hypnotized, and Arot is checking their aptitude."
The fair-skinned beauty replied.
The young monk immediately looked behind him, where a blond European man dressed as a doctor was standing next to the two men and two women, pinching their chins.
After a minute or two, he said, "Captain, no, the quality of these four new recruits is pitifully low. However, one of them is somewhat intelligent; he'd probably be doing clerical work in the real world—"
"After returning to the Main God's space, release this person from hypnosis. If that doesn't work, turn him and the other three into fodder to feed my summoned beasts."
The young monk glanced at the newcomers but didn't linger. Instead, he looked towards the direction of the City of the Dead.
The fair-skinned beauty named Xuenai respectfully asked, "Captain, what should we do now? Should we enter the tomb and engage them in battle? Or should we proceed with the usual initial contact?"
The young monk thought for a moment and said, "No need. The Central Continent Squad is a newly awakened team, and we don't know their strength yet. Besides, they probably don't know the usual practice of the Reincarnation Squad encounters. If we rashly make contact, they might attack us first—and it seems the plot has only just revealed the BOSS of this horror movie, right? Let's go to Cairo first, find an opportunity to make contact with them and make an agreement there—or perhaps find an opportunity to annihilate them all!"
Speaking of annihilating the entire enemy force, the little monk felt a surge of excitement, after all, the reward was indeed very tempting.
"Shouldn't they be leaving by now?"
As the sound of locusts flapping their wings above the tomb gradually faded into the distance, the group decided to return the way they came.
They hadn't gone far when they heard a constant swishing sound all around them, as if countless tiny things were rubbing against the ground. And as time went on, the sound grew louder and louder.
The group exchanged glances, drew their weapons, and cautiously continued forward, wanting to see what it was.
Just as they reached the next bend, they saw O'Connell, Jonathan, and several other Americans running desperately towards them. O'Connell shouted as he ran, "Run! There are a lot of people behind us!"
So many? So many what?
Just as everyone was about to ask, they glanced at them and saw that they were followed by countless scarabs.
One of the local guides, who was running at the very back of the group, suddenly fell to the ground. The beetles immediately burrowed into his body, and within seconds, he was covered with a thick layer of beetles. When he reappeared, he had become a skeleton.
This sight immediately horrified everyone. Even if they weren't afraid of death, they probably wouldn't want to experience this kind of death, so they immediately wanted to turn around and run away.
Just as they turned around, they saw Lin Yu staring at them speechlessly. Only then did Zheng Zha and the others remember that Lin Yu was a mage who had also obtained two scriptures, so he should be able to use wide-range spells. They didn't need to run away at all.
"Lin Yu, do you have a way to deal with the scarab beetles?"
Zheng Zha stopped and asked somewhat embarrassedly.
Lin Yu rolled his eyes at Zheng Zha, then walked forward.
O'Connor and his group looked at Lin Yu approaching and were somewhat puzzled, but considering that Lin Yu claimed to be the messenger of God and possessed extraordinary power, he might have a way to deal with these insects. So they ran to Zheng Zha and the others and stopped to observe what Lin Yu would do.
The American group, completely baffled as to why the group had stopped, thought they had gone mad and simply kept running forward.
They hadn't run far when they suddenly heard a thunderous sound behind them, which surprised them greatly. How could there be such a clear thunderous sound in an underground tomb?
So they turned around and saw a scene they would never forget.
The young Asian man who had just walked towards them was bathed in lightning, as if a god had descended to earth. The entire passageway was also filled with lightning, and those annoying insects were directly electrocuted into charcoal, with a clear smell of burning and the aroma of meat.
Upon seeing this, the Americans immediately knelt down and kowtowed, shouting the name of the gods.
"Yang Wu Lei..."
Zheng Zha was filled with envy when he saw this.
Which man wouldn't want to control lightning? But Yang Wu Lei requires a virgin to practice, so he could only look on with envy.
"You're amazing, boss! You're like a god of thunder, with boundless divine power. My admiration for you is like a never-ending river, and like..."
Seeing that the scarabs were almost dead, Lin Yu stopped the lightning and returned to Zheng Zha and the others. But at that moment, Cheng Xiao, who had been completely invisible, suddenly jumped out and flattered Lin Yu.
The veterans were somewhat surprised to see Cheng Xiao fawning over them, because in their impression, Cheng Xiao was not very noticeable and was taciturn, having barely spoken a few words so far, which was completely unlike someone who liked to flatter others.
"What, you're not pretending anymore?"
Lin Yu looked at Cheng Xiao with a half-smile.
"Boss, what are you saying? I just haven't had a chance to inform you yet. Let me introduce myself again, I am..."
Cheng Xiao put on a fawning smile, but in his heart he was thinking, "Why should I hide it? It's because I saw that you have ill intentions towards the newcomer!"
As for why he doesn't continue to hide now, it's because he has seen that Lin Yu's true cultivation level far surpasses his own. He knows that his behavior is like that of a clown and that he would have been discovered long ago, so he has no choice but to expose himself, otherwise it would only be more dangerous.