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The Izumo Warriors surrounded the monster, greeting it with machine guns, cannons, and flamethrowers.

Colonel Arao, wielding a katana infused with True Qi, leaped and danced, slashing gashes meters long on the monster's body.

The situation looked very promising, and the Izumo People were excited, but their expressions quickly froze.

In just a few seconds, the wounds on the monster's body healed themselves!

It immediately lashed out with its tendrils in retaliation, prioritizing those holding flamethrowers.

With a loud "bang," a Samurai carrying a flamethrower was whipped away by a tendril as thick as a telephone pole!

Like a baseball bat hitting a ball, he spewed chunks of his innards and flew dozens of meters before tumbling to the ground.

The fuel from the flamethrower spilled out, ignited by sparks produced by the friction from the tumbling, and the Samurai let out a horrific wail as he burned alive.

"Die, monster!!!" a one-eyed Samurai shouted, throwing a pack of explosives at it.

The monster, batting it back as if playing badminton, sent the pack flying back and blew the Samurai who had thrown it to smithereens.

Ignoring its disdain, the monster's tendrils dragged the remains into its body, growing slightly larger.

The sounds of shouting and firearms firing merged into one, the two sides fighting fiercely, like a scene from a sci-fi blockbuster.

So much so that Lu Yao, upon seeing this, didn't rush to take action and instead said:

"This is exciting. Why don't we watch for a while? After all, it makes no difference who the Izumo People die to. Let's also see what moves this monster has."

"Oh, right~ does anyone have snacks?"

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Kuki Ryuichi, having undergone Blood-Exchange and achieved Spirit Refinement Firmness, should have played a crucial role.

But he was slacking off, and as his own formation was completely disrupted by the monster, he slipped away quietly.

"Idiot Arao! You can't even control your greed, how did you ever advance to the Innate level!"

Kuki Ryuichi, a "Cultural Relic Collector," was actually a tomb raider who specialized in pilfering Shun Dynasty graves.

Over the years, he had entered countless ancient tombs and encountered numerous eerie occurrences.

His extensive experience reminded him of one principle—don't be greedy; let go when you should!

This site had surpassed their abilities, and everyone was bound to be killed because of Arao.
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"So, I can't afford to die for this idiot. I need to think of another way out!"

Kuki Ryuichi had a deep understanding of Shun Dynasty architecture, and the palace complex was clearly in the style of the Qin-Han era.

The surrounding subordinate halls for 'Strongmen' offered little reward.

That left only Dongchui Palace. In the rituals of the Qin-Han period, east was always the seat of honor!

"There must be good things inside. I'll take some and flee in the chaos. That way, I can save my life and gain great benefits!"

Cries of agony filled the air outside as Kuki Ryuichi activated "Eave Dragon Stake," making his way to a slightly shorter palace to the east of the main hall.

But risking his life to get there, he was greatly disappointed.

The palace was mostly empty, with most objects having turned to dust and disappeared over 2000 years.

The only thing inside was a man-sized bronze tripod, engraved with small seal script.

Kuki Ryuichi examined it closely and confirmed it was neither a treasure nor a Secret Manual.

"I don't understand much about small seal script... This seems to be a decree from the Ancestral Dragon. It's a historical artifact of great research value, but it's not what I want! Where are the Magic Artifact and treasures!"

In his haste, he looked into the tripod and discovered a strange object—not even palm-sized, triangular with an eye in the middle.

"The Holy Emblem of the Pantheism Church! How could it appear in a ruin from 2000 years ago!?"

Just as he was about to take a closer look, a loud rumbling sound indicated that one wall of the palace had been smashed. The monster had arrived!

It seemed that, during the intense fight earlier, it had suddenly abandoned its immediate adversaries, withstanding numerous attacks to rush over, apparently very interested in the bronze tripod.

Now, it used its tendrils to engulf the tripod into itself.

Then, the man in the High Crown holding a Pipa, whose eyes had been closed until now, opened them, revealing nothing but pitch-black pupils staring fixedly at Kuki Ryuichi.

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Kuki Ryuichi didn't say a word and immediately activated "Eave Dragon Stake" to flee.

The man with the high crown plucked the strings of his Pipa! A qin sound like tearing silk emitted, the sound wave swept over at high speed, seemingly invisible blades appeared in the air!

As Kuki Ryuichi was running, he realized he was getting lighter. Looking down in horror, he saw his body had been sliced into numerous segments.

Before he could scream, a tentacle reached out, coiled around his dismembered corpse, and slowly absorbed it into its body.

In a short while, a whole Kuki Ryuichi grew out of the monster again.

It was covered in blackish-grey mucus, its hair all clumped together.

It opened its inky mouth wide and let out a mournful howl, stretching out a hand pointing at its former Izumo comrades.

With Kuki Ryuichi now in command and in Spirit Refinement Firmness, the tentacles acted with even faster and more agile movements. A samurai was caught and dragged over.

He screamed loudly, and just like a drop of water into a sponge, he was absorbed into the monster's body, vanishing from sight.

After the man with the high crown killed Kuki Ryuichi, he closed his eyes and became unresponsive, only the Pipa cradled in his arms shone with flowing light.

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At this moment, the situation for the Izumo side appeared utterly bleak.

The monster simply couldn't be killed! No matter the damage it sustained, it would recover in an instant.

Now with Kuki Ryuichi commanding the tentacles, one Izumo warrior after another died and was dragged back to fuse with the monster.

The monster grew larger and larger! Both its defensive strength and the power of its tentacles increased!

Colonel Arao channeled surging True Qi into his body and katana, launching his special move.

[Whirlwind Rupture Slash]! A silver slash like a full moon swept across, cleaving the monster into two!

But to the despair of all, the monster instantly healed back together, completely impervious to physical attacks!

At this moment, less than five minutes into the battle, from the original team of fifty Izumo people, only ten remained alive.

Colonel Arao, his hair disheveled, was panting heavily, his eyes fixed on the monster that had nearly tripled in size.

His True Qi was almost depleted, his forces reduced by nine-tenths, this was a harrowing defeat.

The remaining Izumo warriors looked at each other and shouted, "Colonel, we must retreat, there is no hope left."

Colonel Arao deflected a tentacle attack with a swing of his katana, crying out like a madman, "Damn it! The Magic Artifact is right in front of us, I can't accept this! I just can't accept this!!"

To him, the Magic Artifact was as meaningful as a hundred million in cash to an ordinary person, it could change his fate for eight generations.

At that moment, another samurai was ensnared and pulled away by a tentacle. This man, with a determined expression, detonated the explosives hidden within his garment.

Just as the monster dragged him close, a deafening explosion blasted a bathtub-sized crater into its body.

Seeing this, Arao immediately ordered, "Where is the explosivethe! Wrap it around yourself and charge forward, create an opportunity for me! I must get that Magic Artifact!"

"You're insane!" someone shouted, "I come from a prestigious familysomeone..."

But before he could finish, a flash of silver and his head was gone.

Colonel Arao, with bloodshot eyes, brandished his sword and threatened, "Either charge or I'll kill you, and then report to the military headquarters that you fled from battle! Your women at home will go to the 'Comfort Brigade!'"

The Comfort Brigade was another euphemism for military prostitutes.

At this moment, these Izumo warriors were filled with a sense of absurdity. Not long ago, they had forced the people of the Shun Dynasty to their deaths.

But in just a few short hours, it was their turn to be coerced into suicidally charging...

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As the people of Izumo discussed the charge, Lu Yao said,

"These guys are only capable of this much. Leave the leader to me, Sister Wang~ take out the rest with the machine gun."

"Understood!"

Having arranged the tactics, Lu Yao entered the Spirit Refining State, locking onto the leader of the Izumo people—Colonel Arao.

Everything in the world slowed to 0.3 times its normal speed. Pressing the firing button, a white phosphorus shell roared out of the chamber!

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