Crimson veins began to spread from the left eyeball across the entire face.
The mercenary's internal energy and blood became both chaotic and extremely violent.
Pfft--
A pair of blood-red wings unfolded behind it, and its hands transformed into black claws.
His body swelled up dramatically, transforming in the blink of an eye into a muscular monster over three meters tall.
Innate ability: Demon Eye.
It is normally sealed.
When the seal is broken, the Demon Eye's energy is released, and the host will transform into a demon.
In demon form, all of the body's attributes are multiplied.
The Dharma King sensed something was wrong and shouted to the Mist Lord, "Light the smoke."
The Mist Lord inhaled sharply and exhaled the Fog of War once more.
At this point, visibility within the fogged area was less than one meter.
"It's useless."
"I located you not just with my eyes, but also with my own."
As soon as he finished speaking, the thick fog in front of Brother Devour suddenly parted to the sides, and the demon mercenary's claws instantly crushed his head.
As the headless Brother Devour retreated, he unleashed a series of smooth " Lightning Plasma."
The Dharma King hurled his lightning spear, which was intercepted by the demon's claws.
Immediately, the mercenary turned around swiftly, flapped his wings, and several wind blades sealed off the space where the Dharma King was located.
Puff puff puff--
Although the Dharma King was agile, he was still pierced by several wind blades.
Having temporarily forced the Dharma King to retreat, the demon mercenaries targeted Brother Devour, intending to quickly defeat him.
Headless Brother Devour: "What a coincidence, I don't need a head to see things either."
Bang--
The demon mercenary charged forward, its sharp demonic claws sweeping left and right, severing Brother Devour's arms one by one.
The drawbacks of fighting a level 4 opponent against a level 5 opponent are now becoming apparent.
A regular level 5 opponent could be easily crushed by the Brother Devour and the Dharma King working together.
But the mercenary was clearly not an ordinary level 5.
Especially after unleashing the Demon Eye, it's now comparable to a level six character.
Brother Devour a crushing defeat.
The demon mercenary remained unfazed by the King of Dharma King's thunderous attacks, letting them rain down on him.
Aside from slowing down his attack speed, it doesn't deal much damage.
As Brother Devour's arms were severed one by one, the attack speed of " Lightning Plasma " also slowed down.
If this keeps up, Brother Devour will probably be turned into a ball again.
On the other side of the battlefield, due to the large number of Mobile Team and combat weapons, the clones had fewer than twenty members left.
"Damn it! It looks like we're going to be wiped out."
"How did we end up losing the game?"
"I told you not to just explode all at once. You might feel good after you explode, but who's going to fill in the gaps?"
"Can you play it safe and focus on developing your character? Stop being so reckless."
"It's all Qin Dog's fault for not leaving more people behind."
"Yes, it's Qin Ze's fault."
"No way, are we really going to suffer our first major defeat?"
"..."
Seeing that the situation was starting to deteriorate, the clones began to shift the blame onto Qin Ze.
Qin Ze addressed the group via the Local Area Network: "Stand on the elevator; the research institute is our home turf."
The Mist Lord added another wave of Fog of War, making the area completely pitch black.
Under the cover of the Fog of War, the clones immediately stood on the elevator.
Qin Ze controlled the elevator to descend.
Brother Devour and the Dharma King fought and retreated simultaneously.
As the elevator was about to land, the two worked together to defeat the demon mercenaries, jumped into the well, and landed with the remaining clones.
After everyone entered the research institute, the elevator quickly rose, blocking the elevator shaft.
The Dharma King breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Damn it, I've never encountered such a troublesome and difficult guy before."
Brother Devour said calmly, "This is the first time we've fought someone close to level six. It's normal that it's tough. Even Heavenly Emperor Xiao couldn't fight someone this powerful when he's fighting someone of a higher level."
Everyone took every minute to rest.
Especially for the Dharma King and Brother Devour, their mana bars are almost empty.
Boom--
Suddenly, a large hole appeared in a wall not far away.
Immediately afterwards, a group of combat weapons filed out.
The demon mercenary emerged right after them.
"Little mice, I've caught you!"
The Dharma King grumbled in the Local Area Network: "Am I pretty, Qin Ze? How could you let the BOSS in!"
Qin Ze: "They came in through a secret passage that I don't know about."
Several sentry machine guns started firing, spewing fire serpents at the combat weapons and demon mercenaries.
The weapons at the forefront fell in rows like wheat.
The demon mercenary manipulated wind blades, instantly shattering all defensive weapons.
Qin Ze said to everyone, "Run towards the central laboratory."
Brother Devour and his group retreated while fighting.
As they passed through each section of the passage, the alloy gates immediately fell down.
But it won't last long; the demon mercenaries will break down the door.
Brother Devour said in a deep voice, "This can't go on."
Qin Ze said calmly, "Don't panic, reinforcements have arrived."
In the chat group, the Fairy kept sending messages.
[ Fairies Don't Poop: I've reached the mountaintop, all I see are corpses and mechanical parts. Where's the entrance?]
[ Catch a Fox Spirit: The platform is like an elevator. Have the Beast Tamer notify Qin Ze to lower the elevator; he now has control over the entire research institute.]
[ Catch a Fox Spirit: I'm heading straight to the central lab after entering the research institute; I can't hold on much longer!]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: No need for all that trouble, just knowing where the entrance is is enough]
Boom--
A loud explosion suddenly rang out from the elevator shaft.
The lifting platform, weighing several tons, slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up dust.
Wow, it's so lively here.
As the smoke and dust cleared, a woman dressed in a long red dress and wearing a white fox mask gracefully walked out.
Inside the laboratory, Qin Ze could see everything clearly through the perspectives of his clones.
It's her!
Qin Ze had met the Circus once before, on its debut stage in Jiang City.
At that time, she and Pisces teamed up and almost fought Brother Yuanzi to a draw.
Although there was no direct evidence to suggest that the woman belonged to Twelve Zodiac Signs, Qin Ze felt it was highly likely.
Qin Ze was curious to know the selection criteria of the World Will, since there were Hunter among the Twelve Zodiac Signs.
Hearing the noise behind him, the demon mercenary turned around.
Another mouse has arrived.
The Fairy in the red dress strode gracefully into the corridor leading to the central laboratory.
Enraged that the woman was ignoring him, the demon mercenary became furious.
"Die!"
The black claws were raised halfway when suddenly they couldn't be raised any further.
"Wha... what happened?"
The demon mercenary looked down and discovered that a green vine had sprouted from beneath his feet and was tightly binding his hands.
Immediately afterwards, vines sprouted from the ground and wrapped the mercenary up tightly like a dumpling.
The Fairy brushed past him and said softly, "This Fairy has arrived; don't you know to make way?"
Several vines suddenly tightened, and with a crisp "bang," they strangled the demon mercenary to death.
Only its intact head remained, rolling down to the Fairy's feet.
The Fairy lifted it up with both hands and brought it to her eyes to look at it.
"Nice head shape, could be used as a lamp."
As he spoke, he casually tossed the mercenary's head aside.
The Fairy continued walking forward.
Wherever it went, flowers bloomed, emerald green Xiaocao sprouted from the alloy floor, and vines bound the combat weapons one after another.
In just a few seconds, the cool white corridor was covered with flowers and greenery on all sides.
The Fairy approached the Dharma King and asked, "I need to go to the Central Laboratory. Can someone show me the way?"