I Was Just Defending Myself!

Xu Nan was as fast as lightning, and the genuine Meteor 009 sprinted at full speed, finding the location of the Haunted House in just over ten seconds!

Honestly, this Haunted House is quite big; no wonder it can fit more than fifty people.

As soon as they got close to the Haunted House, Meteor 009 started sneezing like crazy... Of course, the Magic Carpet didn't have such a human-friendly operation, but Xu Nan, who had carefully read the Magic Carpet manual, understood that this was a signal that the Magic Carpet had sensed danger!

His expression was unusually solemn.

You should know that when he was riding the magic carpet and outwitting the female griffin, the magic carpet didn't sneeze once.

Those Blood Worship Cultists are definitely not good people; you must be wary of them!

He activated his Invisibility Orb and slipped inside through the second-floor window.

Upon entering the Haunted House, Xu Nan temporarily put away the magic carpet. After thinking for a moment, he decided to add 30 skill points to Stealth, since if his Stealth fundamentals were too poor, the camouflage capabilities provided by the Invisibility Orb would be limited.

However, Xu Nan's actions seem to be somewhat overthinking things.

He didn't encounter a single member of the Blood Worship Cultists until he successfully made his way to the lobby on the first floor.

The air was filled with the smell of a curse.

He found many coffins in the lobby on the first floor, and upon closer inspection, it was not hard to tell that these coffins were props for the Haunted House.

"How can a Haunted House have so many coffins? Who's in charge of developing this amusement park?"

"These Blood Worship Cultists are so inconsiderate! They just stuff people in coffins and call it a day?"

"Two or three people sleeping in one coffin, tsk tsk tsk..."

Xu Nan mentally grumbled a couple of times, trying to relax.

He had observed that these dazed tourists were all carrying the curse of the Blood Worship Cultists.

If the Appraisal Technique of Lost Paradise is reliable, then this curse called "Blood Zombie Worm" does not actually pose a fatal threat to the lives of the tourists; at most, it will only cause them to lose control of their actions for a short period of time.

Even so, the sight of two or three tour groups lying in coffins together was still quite unsettling.

Xu Nan didn't linger any longer. After taking a moment out of her busy schedule, she sent Xue Beicheng a signal that the lobby was temporarily safe, and then headed towards the basement that Qin Lele had mentioned.

After all, he came to be a hero and save the damsel in distress.

Having always been a social butterfly, Xu Nan encouraged herself by saying that she could also show off her skills when it mattered most.

The basement wasn't hard to find, as Qin Lele had mentioned before, so Xu Nan soon found the entrance next to a simple storage room.

With his Infrared Vision, Xu Nan rushed in.

A pungent, bloody smell assaulted his nostrils, and Xu Nan's heart sank to the bottom. In the basement corridor, he found two motionless corpses!

Shockingly, both bodies were dressed in the clothing of the Blood Worship Cultists, and both had quite obvious knife marks on their necks.

"It's a fruit knife..."

After observing for a moment, Xu Nan had no choice but to make this judgment. Although Xu Nan had given Qin Lele even more powerful daggers before, this girl seemed to be more enthusiastic about this matching fruit knife that Xu Nan had used to stab the Bald Head Boss Wu Ke...

Could it be that Qin Lele really managed to turn the tables on two opponents? Are these Blood Worship Cultists just weaklings who are all bark and no bite?

With these questions in mind, Xu Nan continued his search.

Soon, the entire basement was searched clean. Xu Nan found Madam Fang unconscious in a secluded cubicle. It seemed she wasn't cursed, but her condition was still not optimistic.

"It looks like a sudden, forceful blow... Did Qin Lele do it herself?"

Xu Nan was speechless. It was unlikely that anyone else would be willing to harm their own mother, but for Qin Lele, such an action would be commonplace.

He also found Qin Lele's phone in a corner of the corridor. It's reasonable to assume that she smashed the phone on one of the Blood Worship Cultists' heads during their fight, causing the screen to shatter and making it impossible to send messages.

But where did she go?

Xu Nan anxiously searched the basement twice, but still found nothing!

The basement was empty. Apart from the two corpses of the Blood Worship Cultists and Qin Lele's cell phone, which proved her existence, it seemed that all other traces had been erased by some irresistible force.

The West Eden Ancient City is protected by a kind of barrier created by the Blood Worship Cultists Cult, which has greatly affected Xu Nan's perception and power.

Unfortunately, he couldn't use the power of the Totem God in the real world; otherwise, Xu Nan could have used his divinity to sense the location of villager Qin Lele.

Having no other option, he had to take Madam Fang away first.

Just then, the Ninth Division arrived late. Xue Beicheng didn't blame Xu Nan for acting on his own. He simply asked directly, "What happened? Did something happen to your friend?"

Xu Nan nodded the change with a somber expression.

Xue Beicheng patted his shoulder and said in a low voice, "Don't let anxiety cloud your judgment. As a member of the Special Ops Team, you should be prepared to face these kinds of situations."

"Next time you encounter a special situation, I don't mind if you handle it your own way, but at the very least, let us know what happened."

Xu Nan felt a warmth in her heart; it seemed that the people of the Ninth Division weren't as cold and heartless as the rumors suggested.

As for the strange looks from the other members of Ninth Division, Xu Nan selectively ignored them. What's wrong with people these days? Haven't they ever seen their own department treat someone so gently?

Since the Ninth Division's mission is only to rescue the members of the tour group, their current focus is on taking these tourists away.

"Won't the curse on them change?"

Xue Beicheng was clearly very thoughtful. "My men will take them away in a bit. I hope no one will jump up and bite our men?"

Xu Nan smiled slightly. This major general must have watched quite a few apocalyptic or movie films!

"No, as far as I know, the Blood Zombie Worm Curse is a mild curse. Unless it is catalyzed a second time, it will at most keep them in this unconscious state for a dozen hours."

Xu Nan truthfully informed the people of Ninth Division about the identification data of Lost Paradise.

Xue Beicheng breathed a sigh of relief and then smoothly completed the task assignment.

The Haunted House is temporarily under the control of the Ninth Division, and most of the tourists seem to be on the verge of being rescued, but Xu Nan still has a furrowed brow.

He didn't understand what the Blood Worship Cultists wanted to do!

Where did Qin Lele go again?

Could it be that these people just decided to cause trouble in West Eden Ancient City on a whim?

"I'll go take a look around the neighborhood."

Xu Nan was getting anxious; he was really worried about Qin Lele's condition.

In the western part of West Eden Ancient City, near narrow streets and even narrower alleys, a fierce battle broke out between the Special Ops Team led by Zhang Jian and the Blood Worship Cultists.

The Blood Worship Cultists summoned terrifying evil creatures: several unspeakable tentacle monsters brazenly blocked off the area, and even the Special Ops Team force's use of modern firearms could not break through.

In the end, Jiang Yuanchi personally took action and used powerful lightning magic to blast open a gap. Even so, the charred tentacles still launched desperate counterattacks from time to time from behind, making everyone feel like they were attacked from both sides.

"It seems to be some kind of summoning ritual..."

The theology expert was protected at the innermost part of the group. He was wearing special headphones and trying to detect the unpredictable frequency of air fluctuations.

"Do they intend to summon the Ancient Seven Gods here?"

He himself could hardly believe that this was happening.

After all, Earth and the Pro World have only just begun to merge, and although Plane Bubble have appeared in many places, they are still unstable.

The Blood Worship Cultists to forcibly summon the Ancient Seven Gods on Earth will only drag their already weakened leaders into a spacetime turbulence, ultimately leading to their demise.

Are they playing with snakes?

A lingering gloom hung over the hearts of the Special Ops Team members. Zhang Jian, longsword in hand, calmly slashed at the tentacles and wandering monsters along the way, decisively:

"Who cares what they're doing! We've confirmed they're the enemy. We only have one principle when it comes to the enemy: stop them from doing whatever they want!"

"The bigger the commotion we make here, the easier it will be for the people from the Ninth Division to rescue people."

"You two, protect Professor Shi! The rest of you, follow me and charge!"

Before the words were even finished, a thunderbolt that shook the heavens struck the clouds, blasting all the buildings in front of them to the ground!

Everyone turned around stiffly.

Jiang Yuanchi looked at them strangely. "Isn't the bigger the commotion, the better? This is a spell I just learned, and it's quite useful..."

Looking at the ancient city that had collapsed halfway down the block, Zhang Jian felt a pang of heartache that made it hard to breathe, but as the leader, he still had some backbone.

Jiang Yuanchi's magic is quite effective against the summons of the ancient gods. If she can unleash her full power, it will be of great help to their mission of sniping the Cultists!

"Go ahead and smash it..." Zhang Jian gritted his teeth. "Don't worry, the organization will reimburse the cost of the damaged items."

Jiang Yuanchi said "Oh," and thought for a moment, "I bought insurance, can I get reimbursement from both sides?"

Everyone was stunned, thinking to themselves, what kind of insurance company would be so foolish as to cover up Jiang Yuanchi's destructive capabilities...

Just then, five or six figures of varying heights climbed up from the ruins.

"Whee..."

A voice that was neither male nor female rang out. "You're a little late."

"Our summoning ritual is over."

Unable to find Qin Lele in the Haunted House, Xu Nan had no choice but to go back and check on the situation.

The other two groups from the Ninth Division were also operating nearby. One group was specifically responsible for escorting tourists out of West Eden Ancient City. These people had all received professional rescue training and were very efficient.

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from the basement.

Everyone bustling around in the hall was taken aback when a cute face popped up:

"Are you here to rescue us?"

Qin Lele!

Xu Nan rushed over, but Xue Beicheng blocked their way.

"Did you kill those two people down there?" Xue Beicheng asked Qin Lele.

Qin Lele looked at Xue Beicheng with a wary expression:

"What? Are you going to sue me?"

"I was acting in self-defense..."

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