Chapter 279: Aklay Neural Mistform. The Thunder Messenger's enormous Neuron portal slowly unfolded deep within the upper lobe of the right lung.
Peak Seven led the first batch of Tier Two scouts directly across that unresponsive darkness.
The moment they landed, the surroundings exuded a deathly silence that sent chills down their spines. Beneath their feet lay Titan Nerve Fibers as immense as continental plates, yet the neural bundles that should have shimmered with divine light were now completely dim. A faint grayish-purple mist drifted through the air.
"Spread out. Scout team, move toward the cover on the left. Brother Feng, check the right route." [Tian Ce] habitually issued his commands through the [Mind Network].
The next second, disaster erupted without warning.
More than a dozen scouts who had received the order not only failed to move left, but staggered about like drunks, their steps utterly bizarre. Some heard "Charge right," while others received "Open fire where you stand" in their minds.
Most absurdly, several scouts completely lost bodily coordination. Their brains ordered them to turn, but their feet lagged half a beat behind. Three or four people instantly crashed into a heap.
"Fuck, why are you slashing me?!"
A [Silent Executioner] scout screamed in terror. Beside him, a [War Stomper] had bloodshot eyes and drove his greatsword straight through the scout's breastplate. The teammate marker in the system was clearly still green, but in the [War Stomper]'s warped perception, it had twisted into red, with a fake hostility marker appearing above his head.
The slain scout collapsed to the ground, his equipment scattered beside his corpse. A few seconds later, while waiting to respawn, he flooded the regional channel with furious voice messages. "This damn map is poisoned! All my teammates look like red-names! I died so fucking unfairly!"