Miao Ruijia clasped her hands in a fist and replied, "Yes."
He Yingjie couldn't argue any further, and nodded in agreement, "Yes."
As soon as they left the military camp, Xu Jintang hurried after Miao Ruijia, a beaming smile on his face, " Captain Miao, can you take me with you on this reconnaissance mission?"
Miao Ruijia stopped and turned to look at her. "Didn't the captain mention that there might be high-level demonic beasts hiding in the underground passage?"
Xu Jintang quickly explained, " Captain Miao, we haven't even had a chance to experience anything during this internship, and suddenly a major battle has broken out. It would be a real shame if we went back empty-handed. I promise to be obedient on this mission and stay with the team the whole time; I won't wander off. Please let me come along and broaden my horizons."
After saying that, she blinked, cupped her face in her hands, and looked expectant.
The logistics team witnessed Xu Jintang's abilities last night.
Since so many people are going together anyway, bringing her along isn't a big deal.
Thinking of this, Miao Ruijia nodded, her expression turning serious. "I can take you there, but the underground passage might be dangerous. Remember to follow instructions completely."
"Yes!" Xu Jintang quickly stood up straight and nodded.
Before long, aside from those wounded on the battlefield, most of the logistics team members were called to the entrance to assemble.
Xu Jintang obediently stood at the end of the line.
Zhuang Silin, who was at the front, began to speak, "We will be carrying out this reconnaissance mission together with the frontline team. Anything can happen in the underground passage, so everyone stays together and follows orders."
Everyone responded in unison, "Yes!"
Xu Jintang followed behind as they exited the city gate.
The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx perched on her shoulder silently communicated with her telepathically. "If I remember correctly, this underground passage should be the tomb left behind by one of the more powerful figures among you humans."
The voice suddenly rang in my mind.
Xu Jintang realized that it was the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx speaking.
"You know about this underground passage?"
"I sensed something underground when I passed through this forest before, but I never went inside."
Xu Jintang asked, "What kind of things are usually available here?"
"The tombs are naturally filled with burial goods. The stronger the person, the more valuable the burial goods will be, possibly including magical artifacts, high-level inscriptions, or cultivation manuals. However, to protect the burial goods from being taken by outsiders, the tomb owner will set up restrictions and traps during their lifetime."
No wonder Captain Song sent so many of them.
Xu Jintang became even more cautious in his actions.
After leaving the city, they walked along the coordinate axis for a short while before a huge underground passage appeared before them.
The entrance is a series of stone steps leading directly underground, where it is pitch black and the situation is unclear.
He Yingjie raised his hand to signal everyone to stop. "Frontline team members, please go first."
"Yes!"
He Yingjie and the others turned on their flashlights, gave each other a brief instruction, and then took the lead into the underground passage.
Xu Jintang followed behind the main group, turning on the lights and climbing the stone steps.
The stone staircase was long, and the air smelled musty, suggesting that no one had been here for a long time.
As the group entered the underground passage, several oil lamps suddenly lit up on both sides of the previously dark tunnel.
The oil lamp was placed inside the stone wall, presumably with a special mechanism that would automatically light up once someone entered.
Xu Jintang put away the light and continued walking down.
"It's a fork in the road. The frontline team and the logistics team will each send half of their men. One team will go to the left, and the other team will go to the right," He Yingjie directed from the front.
Xu Jintang raised her eyes and glanced at the fork in the road ahead.
Both intersections were completely dark, making it impossible to discern the road conditions ahead.
"The energy fluctuations are greater on the left." The voice of the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx echoed in his mind again.
Xu Jintang quickly moved his feet and automatically joined the left-hand line.
Seeing that she had been assigned to the left side, Luo Yingtong followed her over.
She lowered her voice. "Be careful when you go inside."
"Okay." Xu Jintang nodded.
After splitting into two teams, the number of people was immediately reduced by half, and the passage was completely silent except for the sound of footsteps.
"This road seems to have no end. Is the underpass really that big?" someone couldn't help but ask.
Then, another fork in the road appeared ahead, again splitting into two paths, one to the left and one to the right.
Miao Ruijia was leading the way, frowned and stopped.
" Captain Miao? If we split into two groups, we won't have many people left," a team member whispered a reminder.
Xu Jintang quietly asked the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, "Which side will you choose this time?"
"The energy fluctuations on both sides are the same, so they probably both lead to the same place."
Xu Jintang immediately suggested, " Captain Miao, it's a bit dangerous if we send half of our men out. How about we just pick a random path? If it's a dead end, we can always turn back."
Miao Ruijia pondered for a moment, then said, "That works too."
She looked up at her left, "Then I'll choose the left side again."
Continue turning onto the left fork in the road, where the passageway becomes even narrower.
When we first entered, the passageway was wide enough for three people to walk side by side, but now it only allows one person to pass at a time.
"Hiss--"
The sound of tongues snapping open suddenly rang out, remarkably clear in the silent passageway.
"There's a monster!" Miao Ruijia immediately took out her magic weapon, a cleaver, and cautiously looked around.
Xu Jintang also quickly retreated a few steps.
Dozens of brightly patterned Scale Snake were seen slithering towards the group ahead.
"Attack!" With that command, Miao Ruijia swiftly raised her knife and slashed at the Scale Snake.
The frontline team members also stepped forward to block the way, unleashing their supernatural abilities to attack.
Xu Jintang stepped back against the stone wall, quietly raised his hand, and a chill lingered around his fingertips. The freezing power quickly covered the snake that had slipped through the net at his feet.
In less than two minutes, the Scale Snake were all dealt with.
At that moment, a tremendous tremor came from beneath her feet. Xu Jintang, holding onto the stone wall, began to sway with the tremor.
"There's a trap! Everyone be careful!" Miao Ruijia immediately warned.
As soon as he finished speaking, several hidden doors suddenly appeared on the stone walls on both sides.
Before Xu Jintang could react, the hidden door in front of her opened automatically, instantly pulling her inside as she was closest to the stone wall.
My vision went completely black.
Xu Jintang snapped out of his daze and immediately took out a light and turned it on.
"Everyone be careful, we think we've been pulled into a secret room," a logistics team member warned as they were pulled in through several other hidden doors.
After everyone turned on the lights, the light spread out, and the situation ahead in the passage became clear.
A golden statue of a deity, three meters tall, sits solemnly in the foremost cave in the stone wall.
His posture was serene, and his eyes revealed a sense of composure.
"This is..." Several logistics team members hesitated as they examined the statue before them.
Xu Jintang frowned slightly, sensing something was amiss, and was about to speak up to remind him.
A golden light suddenly appeared in the passageway, and the previously benevolent statue with its eyes closed opened them, the golden light shooting out from its eyes.
"Get out of the way! Don't get hit by the golden light!" Xu Jintang shouted immediately.
Several logistics team members quickly dodged the golden light.
Xu Jintang raised his hand, and a cold current condensed in his palm. The freezing power instantly enveloped the entire statue, and the hard ice layer wrapped it up.
But the beam of golden light continued to sweep randomly, undisturbed.
The ground where the golden light passed looked as if it had been burned by the high temperature, leaving behind a pool of ashes.
One can imagine the devastation that would occur if a person were swept by this golden light.
"This statue must be at least Sixth Tier power. None of you who were caught up in the trap can do anything to it. Do you need me to take action?" the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx said casually.
With his strength, he could certainly crush this statue.
But his actions would inevitably expose his identity.
Xu Jintang pondered for a moment, stopped dodging, stood still, and looked up at the statue.
The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx reminded her.
Her Domain of Ice couldn't damage the statue, but she had another special ability.
Just as he was about to meet the golden light of the statue, Xu Jintang frantically mobilized his mental energy, attempting to awaken the Libra within his spiritual sea of consciousness.
She's gambling that if the scales can save her once, they will save her a second time.
Just as she expected, when the golden light shone, an immense power emanated from the scales.
Xu Jintang's eyes were tinged with silver light, and her body became lighter as a result.
The powerful energy fluctuations caused gusts of air to rise and lift the strands of hair on her forehead.
When the golden and silver lights collided, the entire passageway was illuminated by a blinding light, forcing everyone to close their eyes or raise their hands to shield their vision.
Xu Jintang's eyes gleamed with silver light. The statue in front of him didn't even last a second before it exploded into a pile of dust under the impact of the silver light.
The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, having witnessed all of this, sneered inwardly.
An attack that even he couldn't withstand, let alone a broken statue of a god.
"I'm out of energy! You better watch your step from now on!" At that moment, a clear, childlike voice rang out from within my mind.
Xu Jintang was stunned, realizing that the voice was coming from Libra.
The commotion also awakened the Ice Soul Dragon, which was sleeping and recuperating.
Its dragon tail swayed as it flew to the neighboring Libra and circled it once.
"What are you looking at? I'm not out yet. You'd better improve your mental strength so I can get out of this damn scale as soon as possible."
As soon as the words were spoken, the child's voice vanished abruptly, as if it had just been Xu Jintang's illusion.
"Who are you? Are you trapped in Libra?" No matter how much Xu Jintang pressed, Libra remained silent.
Judging from what that child said, she probably can't rely on Libra anymore for the time being.
What just happened?