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Late at night, the mysterious combat team re-entered Forbidden Zone No. 10, and had been inside for nearly four hours.

The commander glanced at the simple map in his hand; they were already very close to Dragon Fish Lake.

He gave a tactical signal.

The seventy soldiers immediately slowed their pace in the woods and quickly split into ten tactical squads, advancing through the dark shadows.

Each team is 21 meters apart, a distance that allows them to avoid being wiped out by close-knit groups under fire while still effectively protecting each team.

If one team is attacked, others can quickly provide support.

The soldiers were dressed in black, blending into the darkness, their faces even painted with black and dark green paint...

They had no identification on them, and once someone was arrested, there was no evidence to prove their origin.

This is a special squad that specializes in killing people.

However, as they marched, a soldier at the end of a squad suddenly felt yellow soil, like a python, winding and coiling up from his feet.

Strangely, the soldier didn't even notice anything unusual; the yellow earth was extremely soft and light as if it were nothing.

Just as the yellow earth coiled around his neck, the end of the yellow earth python suddenly separated, transforming into a hand that gripped the soldier's throat tightly.

Suddenly, the ground collapsed silently, and the soldier vanished from the surface, forever sleeping in the soil of Forbidden Zone No. 10.

As each combat team advanced, the soldiers behind placed their hands on the shoulders of the soldiers in front.

Under normal circumstances, if a comrade in the rear is attacked, the moment the hand leaves the shoulder of the person in front, it will be sensed.

But the person who manipulated the loess was also very clever. The moment he pulled the soldier into the ground, a handful of loess turned into a hand and replaced the soldier's hand to continue resting on the man's shoulder.

The people in front of them didn't notice anything unusual at all.

Then, the invisible and intangible loess used the same trick again, entangling the second-to-last soldier and pulling him underground.

In this forest special operations environment, such silent killing methods are as unpredictable as ghosts.

You can't even know where the enemy is.

However, the top assassin under the Qing family patriarch, who was hiding underground, did not continue killing after killing the second soldier.

Just before the soldiers ahead noticed anything amiss.

Sand on the ground rapidly condensed, and in a short moment, the sand solidified into a human shape, even changing into the equipment of the soldiers who had just died.

This level of efficiency is terrifying in jungle assassination warfare.

At that moment, the commander suddenly raised his right arm, and all the squads stopped abruptly. The assassin, not paying attention to the hand gesture, accidentally bumped into the back of the soldier in front of him.

Amidst the cacophony of sounds, everyone silently turned to look at him...

Then, everyone realized that their team was missing one person!

The captain gave a tactical hand signal: Where are the comrades behind us?

The rules of the Forbidden Zone are strange, and the best way to reduce casualties is to keep quiet.

The assassin thought for a moment and said, "No..."

The captain frowned. "Use hand gestures."

Zard, the top assassin under the Qing family patriarch, remained silent for two seconds: ㄟ(▔,▔)ㄏ

Shrug.

Have no idea.

Don't ask me.

Team leader. "???"

The next second, all the soldiers suddenly turned around and pulled the triggers at Zard.

The once tranquil Forbidden Forest was suddenly shattered by gunfire!

Zard sighed, "How can you be so sensitive about jokes!"

In an instant, countless bullets rained down on Zard, but he turned into a cloud of sand and scattered on the ground, seeping into the soil.

Bullets rained down on him, but only embedded themselves in his sandy body.

As his body turned to dust, hundreds of bullets clattered and scattered across the ground.

In that instant, the commander's pupils contracted sharply; he knew who had arrived.

Although this Qing family assassin has kept a low profile, he has recently done many sensational things!

Not good!

At this moment, one soldier after another got stuck in the sand. The commander immediately said, "Climb the tree!"

Although climbing up the tree looked disheveled, it was unrealistic for the other side to sink dozens of towering trees in a short time.

In combat, the best method is the one that works.

Whether it looks good or not is not important!

Sure enough, once the soldiers climbed the tree trunks, the method of killing them by swallowing them with quicksand at any time became unusable.

A semblance of peace was restored to the Forbidden Zone for a time.

The commander nimbly climbed into the treetop to think of a solution, but he didn't seem to have any ideas.

In fact, the best way for the Federation to sanction these earth-element Awakened can burrow underground is to send people to carry out indiscriminate bombing.

All it takes is to use penetrating missiles designed to strike underground fortresses to plow the ground, and the high temperature will glaze the sand and soil, killing those earth-element Awakened underground. After all, earth-element Awakened need to breathe and cannot burrow too deep.

However, the commander currently lacks the ability to indiscriminately cover the area with fire, and since they are hiding in the trees, even if they call for reinforcements, they will be subjected to the same firepower as the assassin.

What to do?

The commander gritted his teeth and connected to the airship channel behind him. He was going to be a suicide squad and perish together with Zard.

However, as soon as the communication was connected, the commander suddenly looked up and saw a figure sitting in the treetops above, smiling at him.

Qing Ye.

Before he could report the situation to the airship command, a needle pierced his neck and trachea in mid-air.

This time, the equipment carried by the Decapitation Squad was all carbon-coated, precisely to guard against Qing Ye being present.

After all, it's quite possible that Qing Chen has Qing Ye, Awakened can manipulate metal, by his side.

However, Qing Ye never intended to control their firearms. His final method of killing was the Forbidden Item ACE-053, his Grandma's Needle Box.

This Forbidden Item is quite interesting; the sewing box contains three inexhaustible ropes and three embroidery needles.

Embroidery needles come in various sizes; the longest is about the length of an index finger, while the shortest has only two finger joints.

The containment conditions are that a rope must be threaded through the eye of a needle once a day, and when the needle is threaded, the host's hands will tremble uncontrollably like an old woman's hands.

They're really hard to wear.

It takes Qing Ye at least ten minutes every day to complete the needle-threading containment requirements.

Sometimes, when Qing Qu saw him threading a needle, he would jokingly call him Grandma Qing.

This Forbidden Item, ACE-053, was not originally intended for murder. Its purpose was to make sewn clothing, shoes, and hats exceptionally tough and durable, making it almost as useless as the Weather Forecast Pocket Watch in Li Dongze's hand.

This Forbidden Item originally belonged to an old shoemaker.

Because of the extraordinary explosive power of superhumans, everyone wears out their shoes during battle.

The old shoemaker's shop is located in the Upper Third District of City No. 10, where he specializes in making shoes for the superhumans using the Forbidden Item ACE-053 "Grandma's Needle Box".

Later, after the old shoemaker passed away, the item was taken by Shadow and given to Qing Ye.

From then on, Qing Ye's trump card of manipulating metal became three indestructible embroidery needles, making his killings extremely covert.

At that moment, the commander fell to the ground. Qing Ye jumped down from the treetop, crushed the enemy's communication system, and laughed at the commander, "Two A-level experts came to wipe you out. You didn't die unjustly."

However, at that moment, the sand beneath his feet suddenly turned into quicksand.

Qing Ye roared, "Damn it, you've hit the wrong person!"

From the darkness, someone hurriedly said, "Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? These people are just appetizers, the main event hasn't even arrived yet. It'll be a while before we get to work, why are you trying to steal the credit?" Qing Ye said, both amused and exasperated. How did the family head take a liking to such a contestant? He pulled his legs out of the sand and turned to finish off the battlefield.

Return countdown 00:20:00

There are 20 minutes left.

On the lakeside.

Qing Chen and the others were completely unaffected by the gunshots in the Forbidden Forest.

Ma Jingjing and the others sat shivering by the lake, but when they looked around, they saw that no one else was panicking.

Yi Wenbo calmed down. "They seem to know very well what's happening in the forest, which should be related to the two missing guides. The three guides and four artifact spirits already knew each other; bringing us in was just a convenient thing to do."

Yi Wenbo continued, "But strangely, they seemed to have known all along that a battle would break out in the forest. Who are these people? Is someone trying to kill them?"

However, since Qing Chen and the others did not react, the four of them could only wait and see.

Qing Chen set up three small pots and was making boiled fish for Yang Yang and Zhang Mengqian.

In another small pot, mushrooms that Shadow had picked from the Forbidden Zone were simmering.

Qing Chen looked at Yingzi curiously. "You really don't eat fish? I'm not that stingy."

The shadow said with a smile, "You guys can eat it, I don't need it."

Ma Jingjing's people, sitting on the other side, watched them refusing each other's offer, their mouths practically watering.

They didn't catch a single one!

It would be one thing if no one caught anything, but the problem is that everyone else had a bumper harvest while they had nothing, which is just too tragic.

At this moment, Xiao Yu asked pitifully, "You're eating meat, so you should at least give us a sip of soup, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Qing Chen handed the pot to them after Yang Yang finished eating the Dragon Fish.

Ma Jingjing glanced inside expectantly, then immediately felt terrible. He exclaimed in anguish, "This food is so clean! If you served this pot of food to Tang Sanzang, he probably wouldn't even consider it a violation of his vows!"

Qing Chen said with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes."

Just then, there was a rustling sound in the forest outside the lake.

Everyone turned to look, only to see Zard walking out with a small sapling on his head, grinning foolishly as he said, "It's all taken care of. I deserve the credit. Out of seventy assassins, I killed more than fifty by myself."

"Impressive, impressive," Qing Chen praised, "... But what's with that sapling on your head?"

Zard laughed, "I happened to see it on the way, so I picked one and planted it on my head. What do you think? Does my limited-edition skin look good?"

Qing Chen: "... It looks good, but why are you so obsessed with planting trees on yourself?!"

Zard said, "I'm an earth-elemental Awakened, and without grass growing on my body, I'd look very barren."

Qing Chen: "???"

What kind of logic is that?!

Zard chuckled, "Hehe, don't worry, it can't hurt me. My body has no blood vessels; it'll die in a couple of days. By the way, now that I've done something useful, can I make a request?"

Qing Chen was taken aback. Why would someone make a request of him?

"What are the requirements?" Qing Chen asked.

"Let's take a picture and record a video together," Zard laughed. "Is that okay? You have to use your natural appearance."

Qing Chen thought about it. His appearance had already been exposed, so there was nothing wrong with recording it. So he agreed and restored his true appearance.

Zard excitedly ran over to him, sat down, took out his phone, and took a selfie. Then he asked Qing Chen, "Am I qualified to join Daylight?"

Qing Chen raised an eyebrow. "... Yes, yes, yes!"

At this moment, Ma Jingjing and the others, who were not far away, were stunned. The four of them stared wide-eyed and looked at each other in astonishment.

What?

Daytime!

When Ma Jingjing looked at Qing Chen again, the boy sitting quietly by the campfire was none other than the renowned Lord of Daybreak.

The countdown has reached zero.

Return.

The world was plunged into darkness.

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