Banding Together

"Feng Xiangyu?"

The name Feng Xiangyu is not unfamiliar.

Zhang Xuezhou's first task upon taking office at the Dongshan Management Office was to negotiate with the other party.

After that, Feng Xiangyu rarely concerned himself with the affairs of the old and remnant clans, instead entrusting many matters to Feng Ziqiang.

For Zhang Xuezhou, this was a name he would never have considered when targeting Huang Daoxian.

But Zhang Xuezhou didn't expect Lin Na to mention Feng Xiangyu.

He initially thought Linna was mentally unstable, but after Linna said a few words, he immediately came to his senses.

"Lin Na was a few minutes behind us; she likely encountered someone who looked like Feng Xiangyu," Zhang Xuezhou whispered.

"Did Huang Daoxian control Feng Xiangyu?" Ren Anran asked doubtfully.

"Perhaps they controlled Feng Xiangyu, or perhaps they used Feng Xiangyu's image during mind manipulation to make Lin Na lose her way!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded and quickly filled in the gaps in Ren Anran's considerations.

"This information..."

This information is very useful!

When Ren Anran hesitated slightly, Zhang Xuezhou pursed his lips and clenched his fist.

Huang Daoxian's life after the war was indeed very difficult. His opponents had become so weak that they could only confuse an old man like Feng Xiangyu. Furthermore, they chose Turcolando and Linna through this progressive method.

Zhang Xuezhou was almost 100% certain that Huang Daoxian did not use force to control Turkorando and Linna, but most likely used deception and trickery to lower their guard, thus succeeding in his scheme.

Huang Daoxian may have been very powerful in the past, but his strength has undoubtedly been greatly reduced now.

"Walk!"

Zhang Xuezhou took a breath and couldn't help but quickly reach for the pistol that Feng Ziqiang had given him.

"Linna's first-aid kit is missing!"

"Medicine chest?"

They quickly resumed the pursuit. Zhang Xuezhou only heard Ren Anran add her discovery, which made Zhang Xuezhou look at Lin Na, who was half-lying on the ground looking listless, and then nod to indicate that he understood the situation.

He took off running, and Ren Anran had no choice but to put Lin Na down and chase after him at full speed.

No more than three minutes into the run, the sound of a powerful collision reached their ears.

"Another one has gone mad!"

Besides the sounds of impact, Montes Arthur's voice, filled with surprise and anger, was also mixed in.

When Zhang Xuezhou shone his searchlight, the sounds of impact ceased, and Batia's serious face appeared, holding a large shield. Adrian, gripping two short, curved blades, looked as if facing a formidable enemy, while Montes Arthur cowered behind them.

What are you doing making all that banging and hammering here?

Zhang Xuezhou swept the area with his searchlight, his gaze inadvertently glancing to the side of the tomb passage before quickly looking away.

"Friend, we didn't intentionally cause a ruckus here. Just now, that Omega from the British Alliance State went mad and suddenly launched a sneak attack on us when we joined forces," Batia said in a deep voice.

"If Batia hadn't entered the Fifth Sequence, and hadn't been constantly on guard against attacks from Sixth Sequence individuals, we might have been killed by that Omega back then!"

Not only was Montes Arthur shocked and furious, but Adrian, who had a rather fiery temper, was also shocked. Even when the fighting stopped, he couldn't help but curse Omega.

"You guys have never beaten Omega in a group?" Zhang Xuezhou asked as he approached.

"I hate Sequence Holder at the same level!"

Montes Arthur spoke up in displeasure, then quickly looked at Zhang Xuezhou.

"Wait, what's wrong with you guys? Have you suddenly gone mad?" Montes Arthur asked quickly.

"We definitely won't go crazy," Zhang Xuezhou shrugged. "Besides, even if we suddenly went mad, you could easily defeat us with a single strike of your martial arts technique. There's no need to worry about us at all!"

"That's true!"

Zhang Xuezhou's words made perfect sense, which relieved Montes Arthur.

"This damn crappy place is impossible to find once you get in; I'm having a hard time getting out," Montes Arthur complained.

If Montes Arthur previously harbored thoughts of capturing Turcorando, now he only wanted to escape this maze-like place as quickly as possible, then find some excavators to seal off the entrance to the imperial tomb. Unless Omega provided a reasonable explanation and compensation, he would seal them off here.

"You two are pretty good shooters, you can team up with us!"

Montes Arthur sized up Zhang Xuezhou, then quickly extended an invitation.

Do you have a gun?

Ren Anran stretched out her empty hands and asked a question. Montes Arthur immediately took out the pistol from his waist.

"Just hit that madman Omega when you see him. I'll take responsibility if he gets hurt," Montes Arthur said, his face slightly angry.

"We haven't tried fighting the Sixth Sequence yet!"

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head and pointed ahead.

"Omega seems to have gone that way; she must know the way to have gone that way!"

"Isn't there any other way out in this godforsaken place?"

"We've been looking around there for a while, but it doesn't seem to be an exit location!"

After a brief exchange of a few words with Montes Arthur, Montes Arthur began his journey under the protection of Batia.

Regardless, their squad is indeed capable of holding their own against the Sixth Sequence.

If Lina were present, they would still have the capacity to make mistakes.

With two more skilled shooters now available, Montes Arthur feels his margin for error has increased considerably, and he is no longer as afraid of Omega as before.

Having witnessed firsthand the shooting prowess of Zhang Xuezhou and his team in the Qinmeng Ruins area, Montes Arthur was now brimming with confidence. He felt that the odds had previously been 40/60, but now they were likely 50/50.

If Zhang Xuezhou and others had improved their skill levels and marksmanship over the years, their win rate might have been even higher.

"Director Zhang, your career advancement must have been quite significant over the years, right?"

"Of course! I've leaped three levels and am now in the Third Sequence, so strong among the younger generation that even I'm a little scared!"

That's absolutely amazing!

Where is Miss Ren?

"I'm in the Fourth Sequence!"

"Sharp!"

Montes Arthur offered several insincere compliments.

But he also knew very well that those skilled with firearms didn't have that much need for a specific weapon type.

Higher sequence levels only bring resistance and reaction speed, but not higher levels of firearms combat skills.

Gunmen's shooting skills are almost fixed when they are ordinary people; higher ranks only bring about changes in physical abilities.

Rather than focusing on the usefulness of the sequence, Montes Arthur still trusted Zhang Xuezhou and the others' marksmanship.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out, followed by a near-surprise sprint by the crowd.

"I don't see Omega!"

"She turned the corner and is walking this way!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Having more people in a team inevitably creates coordination difficulties.

Zhang Xuezhou, who was previously able to move freely, now had to fire a blank shot before continuing to advance towards the location of Turcolando.

Lin Na's abilities are limited, so he's not too worried about the risks of Huang Daoxian controlling her. But Zhang Xuezhou is genuinely worried about Huang Daoxian controlling Omega and wreaking havoc.

Even though he kept figuring out Huang Daoxian's tricks, he was still beaten to a pulp by Huang Daoxian's random, chaotic punches, and there was nowhere to reason with him.

At this point, with Montessori and others being used as targets, Zhang Xuezhou quickly moved towards the location where Omega and Turcorlando wanted to meet.