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The Izumo team hurriedly followed the "Infected."

Among the Infected, which numbered just over 400, there were not only mutated workers but also many Izumo Warriors.

Their bodies were covered with large patches of fungal blotches that sealed up their eyes and nostrils, leaving only their mouths.

As they ran, they sprayed powder-like spores from their mouths, dispersing them into the air, which was extremely disgusting.

Kuki Ryuichi, however, said excitedly, "Colonel, if we capture one of these things alive and bring it back, we could make extremely potent biological weapons!"

Arao nodded in agreement, "This is far more powerful than mustard gas or chlorine gas. If it were to break out in a densely populated city, the power is unimaginable. We need to capture one for the military to study!"

As the two discussed, suddenly there came a cry of alarm—the team had unknowingly entered a huge maze!

Due to the Blinding Method in place, anything beyond 5 meters away became indistinct, and the only option was to blindly follow the "Infected."

By the time they realized something was wrong, it was already too late!

The maze was immensely large, with seemingly endless loops as if there was no end in sight.

It was also filled with countless vicious traps, with companions occasionally screaming in agony as they perished without a whole body.

But the most malicious trap was a "thread" finer than a hair.

This thread was tied at waist height, and four warriors who didn't notice it ran straight through, taking several steps before silently splitting in two!

The bisected warriors lay on the ground, wailing in agony, begging their companions for a swift end.

Their companions granted them relief and continued on, gritting their teeth.

After running for an indeterminate time, the dense fog around them dissipated without a trace, and they had followed the "Infected" out of the Blinding Method.

Arao breathed a sigh of relief; if they had kept running, the team would have collapsed!

He couldn't help but admire, "Kuki-san, thanks to you we've broken the Blinding Method. You truly are a man who has conquered relics time and again!"

"Colonel, you flatter me," Kuki Ryuichi bowed and said, "With your leadership, we are sure to achieve ultimate victory!"

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The group looked around them.

They were in a spacious plaza in front of a hall, with a group of them standing there, dwarfed like ants.

There were three majestic halls arranged in a "品" shape, with the tallest and grandest hall bearing a plaque that read—Hall of Sweet Dew.

Countless fungus-covered Infected rushed into this place and then became motionless.

Kuki Ryuichi made a gesture, and the remaining 50 Izumo Warriors immediately readied machine guns, cannons, flamethrowers, and bundles of military explosives.

The group formed a battle formation and slowly approached the majestic hall.

The grand hall doors were wide open, and a person stood inside.

This person was dressed like a noble from the Qin Dynasty, wearing a dark-colored wide-sleeved robe and a high crown, cradling a pipa in his arms.

Countless Infected surrounded him, clustering together.

Gradually, their flesh where they were in contact with each other fused and melded like putty, forming a grotesque mass of flesh as large as a "double-decker bus" in the blink of an eye.

The high-crowned man holding the pipa emerged from the writhing mass of flesh, and countless tentacles as thick as utility poles reached out, flailing wildly.

Upon seeing this horrifying sight, Kuki Ryuichi made a decisive call, "Colonel, this is impossible, we should retreat!"

Arao eyed the pipa in the man's hand and licked his lips, "Retreat? Are you joking?"

"Colonel!" Kuki Ryuichi shouted,

"Cultivators only care about their Divine Soul, and before death, they will refine their bodies to be the last defense of the mausoleum!

This person is at least of divine manifestation level. See the pipa in his hand? It's a Magic Artifact! We are no match!

Report back to the military. We have uncovered the layout of the relic, and that's a merit that..."

Arao's gaze on the pipa was fervent, "A Magic Artifact! This is a Magic Artifact! Since the Song Dynasty, no one has been able to make them—they've vanished from the world!"

He slowly drew his sword from its sheath, his face filled with insatiable greed and desire, "This artifact could completely change my life! Kuki-san~Fortune favors the bold, and I will not leave!"

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The conversation split into two parts.

Lu Yao and his group had also arrived at the "Blinding Method" location.

Li Pei complained, "What a thick fog."

Liao Ya looked through the commander's observation port and could only see a few meters ahead, echoing, "Yeah, I can't see anything."

If they relied on their naked eyes to find the way, they would definitely end up going in circles.

But with Liao Qe's unmanned drone, all illusions were shattered.

"The drone's view is normal, we are in a strange building, look!"
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The girl spoke in a delicate voice, meanwhile bringing the display screen before everyone's eyes.

Lu Yao said, "I see it, my fire control system also shows it as normal."

The "Blinding Method" was utterly ineffective against electronic surveillance equipment, allowing everyone to clearly see that they had entered a giant maze!

The maze was composed of countless huge walls stretching from top to bottom, carved with numerous "small seal" script characters and decorated with horse and deer murals.

Lu Yao swiveled the gun barrel and fired at a wall, blasting a large hole.

"Just walls two or three feet thick, let's just break through; move in a straight line towards the main hall marked on the map!"

"Got it~" Li Pei floored the accelerator and crashed the tank into the maze's wall.

With a thunderous crash, the tank—weighing over 50 tons—used its momentum to topple the wall!

Lu Yao was busy too, occasionally firing in advance to create a large hole in the wall for easier passage.

Liao Qe placed the display screen in front of Li Pei's face to facilitate navigation.

Directed by the drone, the tank carved a straight path through the maze, heading straight for the grand hall.

On the way, they encountered several "Infected" who were also on the move.

At the sight of the tank, they screamed and pounced, bodies releasing countless spores in a powdery form.

Unfortunately, they were utterly ineffective against the NBC protection tank.

Lu Yao operated the flamethrower to unleash a dragon of fire, turning these monsters into blazing torches.

"There's definitely something strange inside the relic, good thing I came well-prepared~"

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The tank quickly broke through the maze, and Liao Qe controlled the drone to climb higher, being the first to spot the lively scene ahead.

"The Izumo People are fighting a monster!"

"This monster looks familiar... we saw it in Jinling! Isn't this the same kind that Hong Renkun turned into?"

"So disgusting, all those tentacles..."

...

Lu Yao laughed, "And there's someone I know! What's the name of that Cultural Relic Collector who tried to recruit me... Kuki Ryuichi!"

The man holding a Pipa with a High Crown on the meatball that the Izumo Warriors were besieging was particularly conspicuous.

Li Pei solemnly reminded, "Cultivators believe that cultivation is like crossing the sea, the body is the ship, and the Divine Soul is the person inside the ship.

They do not care about the body and like to turn it into a guardian of mausoleums and relics.

The Pipa that man is holding is a Magic Artifact; this battle will be tough, everyone should be mentally prepared!"

Liao Ya, with a stern face and a sharp gaze, aimed the anti-aircraft machine gun, "Who do we hit first?"

Lu Yao loaded a White Phosphorus Shell into the tank, "Humans are more terrifying than monsters; let's kill all the Izumo People first, then we can slowly deal with the monster!"

"Understood!"