A Devastating Blow to Life

"You, you, you..."

Ying Yingying raised her hand and pressed it against Russell's chest. As if struck on the head, she was in a half-awake, half-asleep state, and her words became slurred and incoherent.

"See? Now you understand, right? That person really wasn't me." Russell said, putting his hands on his hips and silently praising himself for his cleverness in managing to turn such a big detour back on track.

[Character Card: Guan Yin (Top-tier mechanic, capable of perfectly piloting any type of mech)]

That's right, Russell equipped a female Character Card and even covered the skin. The system notified that Guan Yin's Character Card had a 500-second countdown, which was enough time for him to completely fool Ying Yingying and her group.

"You're kidding... How could you... This must be cotton..."

Ying Yingying said in a trembling voice, already in a state of incoherence. She thought Russell was a man, but when he puffed out his chest, it turned out to be bigger than hers.

Mulan has no elder brother, so she will fight in her father's place!

As the poems she had recited during her years of hard study echoed in her ears, Ying Yingying's life was dealt a devastating blow. She collapsed to the ground, utterly broken and unable to rise again.

"What happened? Vice Captain, what's wrong with you?"

The women were shocked. Russell didn't say much, each of them pressing their hands to their chests, leaving behind a series of pale figures.

"This, this, this..."

"Waaaaah, it's even better than mine..."

"Huh, about the same as me..."

Jian Shaoxin was unconscious, so Russell skipped over her. Guan Yin, Kang Xi, Fei Jiehe were all quite shocked and stood there like half a piece of wood, unable to react for a long time.

The others were just too frightened and would be fine if left alone. Only Duan Xinlan was deeply traumatized. When she touched Russell's chest, she froze for three seconds, her face changing color repeatedly. Her blood and qi surged, causing her to suffer severe internal injuries. She tilted her head back and became a fountain of blood.

"Liar! I don't believe it! This must be some kind of prop... Yes, that's it! Don't try to fool me, hahaha, it's fake, all of it is fake!"

Enduring unbearable pain, Duan Xinlan refused to accept reality and coughed up blood as if it were free.

"I don't believe it!!"

Just when it seemed like a romance was about to begin, she suddenly found herself in the "lovers become sisters" category. Unwilling to give up, she lunged at Russell and reached out to grab his groin.

MISS!

With nothing in sight and no target detected, Duan Xinlan stumbled and fell to the ground.

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"You understand now, right? I told you before that we're not a good match." Russell crouched down and patted her shoulder to comfort her.

Duan Xinlan raised her head, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. "~%?..., #*'&℃$?"

"What the hell is that?"

"Sister Xinlan said, why is this happening? You clearly said before that you had a girlfriend." Guan Yin came back to her senses, helped translate, and wandered around Russell, feeling that his hands felt strangely familiar.

Thinking it over, she reached out her claws again, but Russell slapped her away and said to Duan Xinlan, "Isn't it normal for me to have a girlfriend?"

Duan Xinlan: ",#*'&℃$&*%#@"

"What?"

"She said she saw your back in the real world, it couldn't be a woman!" Guan Yin rubbed her sore hand and said with an embarrassed smile.

Russell remained calm and explained, "That was a disguise. I usually disguise myself as a man when I'm out and about. After all, it's not safe for us girls to be out in public."

Duan Xinlan: "$&*%#@~%?..."

"What did she say again?"

She said, "You switch between male and female modes, maybe your female state is the real disguise."

Wow, that's a quick reaction!

Russell waved his hand, opening his black robe to reveal a glimpse of his alluring figure, even though he was dressed as a man underneath. "Excuse my bluntness," he said, "Do you think it's easier for a man to disguise himself as a woman, or for a woman to disguise herself as a man?"

Russell's words make a lot of sense and are irrefutable. Moreover, the facts are right in front of us, and a simple examination will tell us whether they are true or false!

Duan Xinlan: "?...,#*'&℃#@￥~"

"..."

Russell didn't speak, but looked directly at Guan Yin, whose lips twitched. "Sister Xinlan asked... uh, do you think she's prettier, or your girlfriend?"

Russell: "..."

After a while, the women recovered from their shock. Only Duan Xinlan squatted in the corner, looking utterly hopeless, glancing at the dark area below from time to time, as if searching for her final resting place.

The crowd kindly advised her to take it easy and stop talking. They explained that they couldn't help with the matter, and that just talking would only give the impression of stirring up trouble. Saying too much would have the opposite effect.

Secondly...

Russell was now in the Russell wheel, and the women, sprawled on the Flying Carpet, screamed in terror. They were barely able to save themselves, let alone have the courage or energy to persuade Duan Xinlan.

"Ah..."

Amidst the piercing screams, Duan Xinlan, her arms wrapped around her calves, completely out of sync with the others.

After an unknown amount of time, the Flying Carpet overheated and sparks flew, and Russell finally stopped the car, reluctantly handing the steering wheel back to Ying Yingying.

"The Bronze Divine Tree is ridiculously tall. How long have we been flying?" Russell sat cross-legged on the slow-moving Flying Carpet. After flying for so long, he still couldn't see the end. Even he was a little exhausted. He took the pure water that was handed to him and took a small sip.

"I don't know. If it were my flying speed, it would have taken at least two days..." As she said this, Ying Yingying glanced at Russell with lingering fear. Her mouth was dry, so she took the mineral water from his hand and took a big gulp to calm her nerves.

"Hey, I've already had it!" Russell said quietly.

"We're all girls, what's the big deal?" Ying Yingying said without any hesitation, handing back the remaining half-bottle of mineral water.

Russell, holding a mineral water bottle, scratched his head and, finally maintaining his integrity, shoved it into Jian Shaoxin's mouth.

Jian Shaoxin: "..."

Upon learning Russell's 'true' gender, Jian Shaoxin believed it without manually verifying it. There was no other explanation; nothing had happened when she was captured by Russell, so the only explanation was that they were of the same gender.

Ying Yingying thinks the same way and is currently trying to become best friends with Russell so she can recruit him into the team. She has also promised that if Russell agrees, she will immediately give up her position as vice-captain.

"Speaking of which, your Disguise Technique are really amazing; you can change your appearance so quickly." Ying Yingying said softly, afraid of upsetting Duan Xinlan.

"It's alright. I only have a smattering of knowledge about disguise." Russell wasn't ashamed at all. With the Character Card in hand, he could indeed claim to have a smattering of knowledge.

Rumble!!!

Suddenly, the Bronze Divine Tree trembled violently, its branches shaking wildly. Ying Yingying slammed on the brakes, narrowly avoiding a collision.

"What happened? What's going on?" Jian Shaoxin's face turned pale. She subconsciously grabbed Russell's arm. After learning Russell's 'true' gender, her wariness of him dropped drastically, and her defenses collapsed.

Previously, Russell and his clone's earth-shattering attack hadn't even shaken the Divine Tree; now, the horrifying scene sent chills down everyone's spines.

"Now, look below..."

Russell looked down and gasped. In the unfathomable darkness, a vertical snake eye stared back at him from afar. The eerie gaze, carrying an indescribable fear, struck his soul, making his scalp tingle.

"Quick, give me light!" Without saying a word, Russell grabbed the steering wheel, frantically channeled Magic Power into it, and rode the Flying Carpet straight up.

"That's Candle Dragon!?"

"It must be..." Russell groaned inwardly, considering that among the group, only the thing he feared hadn't appeared yet, so the one-eyed snake was probably after him that day.

The Flying Carpet raced forward at breakneck speed, a race against time. Everyone, including Duan Xinlan, lay still, keeping their mouths shut against the howling wind, afraid to make a sound for fear of disturbing the giant beast below.

The Flying Carpet was fast, but the one-eyed snake chasing them was even faster and was much larger. It coiled around the Bronze Divine Tree, smashing and breaking its branches one by one.

As the one-eyed Giant Serpent drew near, the Flying Carpet had no way to avoid it, and another strange event occurred.

"Awooo! Awooo—"

A thunderous wolf howl resounded, its echoes reverberating and shaking the Bronze Divine Tree. Fifteen Werewolf, now fully upgraded and unstoppable throughout the region, made their debut.

Below was pitch black and nothing could be seen, so the size of the Dog Pack could not be discerned. All that could be heard were the hoarse screams of snakes and the sounds of Werewolf devouring their prey.

Sure enough, the Dog Pack still love me!

Russell felt a warmth in his heart, thinking to himself that the Dog Pack were much more reliable Jason, who would only betray him!

However, the next second, the bronze tree trembled more violently, showing a tendency to tilt, as if...

It's going to collapse!?

Russell's expression changed drastically, as if he had realized something, and he inwardly cursed "MMP!"

"Damn, this is what I'm really afraid of!"

The Dog Pack has started destroying the house—no, it's started destroying the Inner Earth World!