In the forest, Zhang Jie limped along behind Daniels and Fang Yu, clutching a triangular metal object in his hands.
When Fang Yu saw the information on his wristwatch change, he sighed. "Finally, someone's been eliminated?"
"Ah?! Yan Huiqian?!" Zhang Jie cried out. "Did the Demon Team find the Covenant hidden in the underground current?"
"No." Fang Yu drew on his understanding of Meng Yao. "That woman is cunning. She never puts all her eggs in one basket. Yan Huiqian's death was probably caused by something else."
"Otherwise, there wouldn't have been just one notification."
"Although I don't know what you're talking about..." Daniels looked dejected. "I have this feeling that we're going to die."
"Don't lose heart. Isn't it time for me to step up?" Fang Yu patted Daniels on the back. "You're a goddess of war. How can you fall?"
"I'm glad you call me that, but I haven't really helped at all..."
"No, you're our hope of survival. Please make sure to use this..." Fang Yu turned to look at the Metal Triangle in Zhang Jie's hands, "properly."
"I can only activate it by force. It's uncontrollable!"
"I'll make sure you don't harm any Lifeforms. I promise."
"O-Okay."
"Th-That's... what?!"
Zhang Jie's shout interrupted Fang Yu's reassurance. He looked up, and his heart lurched in terror.
Above the forest, a massive sword carried a figure across the sky at astonishing speed.
The sword body glinted with a cold light, while the figure standing upon it looked especially solitary beneath the sunlight.
"Quick, hide!" Fang Yu barked in a low voice. Reacting swiftly, he grabbed Daniels and Zhang Jie, and the three hurriedly crouched behind a nearby tree.
The man riding the flying sword had clearly come with a purpose. His target was the Engineers ruins they had just left.
"Who is that?" Daniels' voice trembled slightly. She had never seen anything so supernatural.
"I can't tell you, or I'll lose Reward Points," Fang Yu replied quietly. His eyes remained fixed on the man atop the flying sword as he rapidly considered their options.
"Sword Flight?" Zhang Jie swallowed. "The Demon Team's strength..."
He immediately covered his mouth.
Talking about such things beside the female lead, Daniels, meant losing ten Reward Points.
"The prerequisite for Sword Flight is the Golden Core Stage..."
At that thought, joy actually appeared on Fang Yu's face!
"A Golden Core Stage member of the Demon Team! Hahahaha!"
Zhang Jie stared at him blankly. "Y-You've gone crazy?"
"The Golden Core Stage!" Fang Yu slapped Zhang Jie on the back. "No matter how capable that bitch Meng Yao is, can she deal with someone at the Golden Core Stage? She's dead for sure!"
"That may be true..." Zhang Jie clutched the triangular metal object to his chest. "But doesn't that mean we're just waiting to be slaughtered?"
"Well, do your best to stay alive. As for me..."
"As long as I know Meng Yao will be slaughtered by someone at the Golden Core Stage, I can die without regrets!"
Zhang Jie nodded, the corner of his mouth twitching.
He thought to himself, Whatever happens, don't offend Fang Yu.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the sky.
The Marauder's speed gradually slowed.
Mental Controller Dio Brook crossed his arms over his chest, his gaze fixed on the location below.
"Pretty clever. Their hiding place is beneath where Arno fought."
"The impact of the battle seriously interfered with my Mental Scan." He pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses. "But you never expected someone to upgrade Mental Scan to B-rank, did you?"
With a thought, he activated the spacecraft's autopilot system. The ship slowly descended and landed smoothly on the ground.
The trees in the forest swayed gently, while the Marauder's metal hull reflected a cold gleam under the sunlight.
With his Mental Scan fully unleashed, Dio Brook's ability was pushed to its absolute limit.
His Mental Power spread like an invisible net across a vast area, capturing every faint lifeform signal.
His goal was clear, and he quickly locked onto the entrance of an underground river not far away from Arno and Da Qiang's battlefield.
He leaped off the ship and sped through the forest. Before long, he saw the enormous spacecraft hidden within the valley.
The spacecraft lay there silently. It was enormous and strangely shaped—the very origin of the film's title: the Covenant.
The Covenant blocked the middle of the underground current, and behind it were several faint lifeform signals.
Just as Dio Brook was about to approach, his brows suddenly furrowed.
Through his Mental Scan, he sensed multiple powerful Lifeforms.
The Energy Fluctuations radiating from those Lifeforms were extraordinarily strong and completely unlike those of humans.
"Aliens?" A flash of vigilance crossed Dio Brook's mind.
Through his Mental Scan, he "saw" those Aliens moving swiftly through the Covenant.
That also seemed to indicate that there were no living people left aboard the Covenant.
And if he wanted to pursue the Central Continent Team's remaining members, he had to find a way past the obstacle that was the Covenant.
"A smart move. Using the Aliens to intercept them and drive the newcomers to a safe area."
"If they want the newcomer kill rewards, they'll have to deal with this massive number of Aliens."
Dio Brook considered it. "Without an Alien Queen to control them mentally, it would be difficult for me alone to handle so many Aliens."
"I need to call the captain over to harvest the Reward Points!"
Not far away, Da Qiang and Arno's battle had reached its most intense stage.
As the battle dragged on, Da Qiang began to feel overwhelmed.
Every one of Arno's attacks was like a heavy hammer, making Da Qiang's defense increasingly difficult to maintain.
Then Arno suddenly unleashed even greater power. His muscles swelled further, and every strike came with the sound of air splitting apart.
"Can you feel it? This is the power of the Second Order Genetic Lock!" Arno mocked, his eyes filled with absolute confidence in his strength.
"Farming Team members like you, who only know how to exchange Reward Points for high-level abilities, will never understand the true meaning of life."
Da Qiang's breathing grew ragged. His body was already covered in wounds, but his mouth showed no mercy.
He spat viciously and cursed, "You should be glad you're a foreigner! If your original body had appeared in the Central Continent Team, I'd have gouged out your eyes and snapped your neck!"
A powerful aura suddenly erupted from Da Qiang's body. His Toguro ability was pushed to its limit in the face of despair!
His speed and strength underwent a qualitative leap, and every attack became more precise and deadly!
He began taking the initiative, trying to break through Arno's defenses.
Arno sneered. With the Second Order Genetic Lock empowering him, his body had completely surpassed the limits human beings could reach.
He easily blocked Da Qiang's attacks while launching even fiercer counterattacks. "Your strength is nothing but a joke before me."
Just as Da Qiang was about to charge again, his ears twitched. As if he had thought of something, he suddenly lunged forward. Enduring five punches head-on, he gritted his teeth and wrapped Arno in a tight embrace!
Arno's pupils contracted slightly. Under the calculations of the Second Order Genetic Lock, his mental capacity had also reached its peak, yet he could not understand why his opponent would do this.
A contest of strength?
Wouldn't that rapidly exhaust his stamina?
"Quick! I've got him!"
Da Qiang suddenly shouted, making Arno realize that he had to break free at once or danger would follow!
But Da Qiang seemed pumped full of adrenaline, bear-hugging Arno and refusing to let go!
Bang, bang.
Bang, bang.
Arno could feel his heartbeat accelerating. The danger instinct brought by the Gene Lock made every hair on his body stand on end!
He used all his strength and violently tore himself free from Da Qiang's embrace!
He hurriedly looked around, trying to see why Da Qiang had done this!
The next second!
Sharp, blade-like weapons continuously sliced through Arno's body!
At first, Arno still tried to block with his arms. Gradually, he stopped moving!
The flashes of blades ended, and Meng Yao, standing in high heels, lowered her hand.
Tap.
A piece of flesh fell to the ground.
Before long, countless tiny scraps of minced flesh dropped to the ground!
Arno was completely disfigured, with only remnants of bone left on his entire face!
His internal organs spilled out through the gaps in his abdomen...
He was dead beyond any doubt!
Meng Yao planted her high heel on Arno's head, disdain flashing through her eyes. "They've gotten too used to lording it over others. They actually dared to split up and fight me. Other than that sword-riding one, who can I not kill?"
Da Qiang did not respond and merely lowered his head slightly.
He had no doubt that if he had not dodged quickly enough just now, he would definitely have been caught up in that storm of attacks as well.
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