Meeting in the Trap

Neither Linna, Omega, nor Turcorando are likely to side with Zodiac in the short term.

Hu Jiaquan and others possessed self-awareness and cooperated, while the others could only be driven through mental manipulation and other means.

Few people can draw a circle with their left hand and a square with their right, and precise control is difficult to apply to multiple people at the same time.

The tomb of Emperor Luo Wu is riddled with traps; any carelessness could lead to an encounter. Furthermore, the intense competition among those in control requires intense concentration.

Whether Zhang Xuezhou manipulates Yang Po or Ren Yisheng mentally controls the Sequence Holder, both of them find it difficult to maintain their original physical state while manipulating the body.

Even if Huang Daoxian possessed extraordinary mental manipulation abilities, Zhang Xuezhou, judging from his own experience, could easily guess Huang Daoxian's condition.

"Bang!"

"This way!"

Gunshots echoed through the imperial mausoleum passage, and the crowd moved with incredible speed.

No one doubted the direction Zhang Xuezhou pointed out, since they had indeed seen Omega's figure during their pursuit.

After chasing for several minutes, circling the passageway countless times, they still couldn't catch up with Omega.

"Be careful, there are traps in this place that Omega lured us here!"

Zhang Xuezhou's powerful mental strength allowed him to detect the mechanisms set up in the tomb of Emperor Luo Wu, and Montes Arthur possessed a similar perception, providing accurate guidance from time to time.

The team's cooperation wasn't bad.

If Montes Arthur were running a little faster, Zhang Xuezhou felt that this team would be perfect.

They were very close to where Turcolando was, and were even circling around.

Omega, who was being controlled by Huang Daoxian, clearly wanted to break free from the crowd and constantly used the complexity of the Luo Wu Emperor's mausoleum to scheme.

For a typical pursuer, this method would obviously be sufficient to deal with them.

However, Huang Daoxian was very unlucky. There were many people in their team who could see through the mechanisms, such as Zhang Xuezhou, Ren Anran, and Montes Arthur.

This was the first time Zhang Xuezhou had experienced the impact of the military's defeat so closely. His attempts to lure the enemy into attacking were futile, and close-range strikes would be blocked by Batia. No matter what Omega did, it would all be in vain.

"If Montes Arthur had been just a little quicker, Zodiac Immortal would have already lost his temper!"

The reason everyone was still circling was simply because Omega was faster, giving him the idea that he could shake them off.

There seems to be someone over there!

Zhang Xuezhou didn't keep chasing. A three-way passage appeared, and he quickly shouted.

The passage to the left allows you to continue chasing Omega, but the passage to the right leads to a signal bar that's almost full, which is clearly where Turcorando is located.

"Omega went this way... Never mind, let's check the situation first, just in case someone gets killed by Omega and causes a major incident!"

Montes Arthur spoke a few words, then quickly followed Zhang Xuezhou and changed direction.

They had barely run a hundred paces when a whoosh of wind came from behind, and sparks flew from the Battian shields providing cover, the ear-piercing sounds echoing through the tomb passage.

"Damn Omega, she's trying to kill us!"

The familiar blow struck again, and Montes Arthur couldn't help but lose his composure and shout curses as he crouched down.

The tomb passage was not a wide road; it was cramped for two people to walk side by side. Fighting in such a place would be very inconvenient, and you could only endure a brick thrown at you.

If Batia hadn't been protecting the rear during the turn, they would have been killed by Omega's surprise attack.

"Gernas and his gang are too bloodthirsty, they're completely insane!"

Adrian, who was in charge of close combat, was also feeling anxious. When she glanced around, she saw the blood flowing from the tiger's mouth of Batia's right hand, which was holding the shield.

In these tomb passages, they were no match for the enemy in a fight, nor could they escape. If Batia, who was in charge of defense, fell, all of them would be wiped out by Omega.

Several gusts of wind whistled in, and Adrian swung his arms rapidly, parrying repeatedly with the short, curved blade close to his arm.

A wave of numbness in his arm and pain washed over him, and Adrian quickly shut his mouth, gritting his teeth to endure the pain.

For someone as agile as her, this passageway was a deadly environment, making her a prime target for attacks.

"Omega has thirty-six fine steel magnetic pellets, don't let her take them back!"

Montes Arthur had just given a command when a series of ear-piercing collisions erupted from behind, and Batia's muffled groan reached his ears.

The constant back-and-forth pushing and shoving caused his expression to change drastically.

"Fire! Fire! Omega and Batia have collided at point-blank range!"

The two gunshots rang out in perfect unison, but Montes Arthur could clearly sense that almost in an instant, Omega, who was attacking Batia, simply shrank back slightly to avoid the two shots.

Batia was their protector from the rear, and also became a shield against Omega from the rear.

Without the ability to deter, strike, and lock onto targets, or without genetically engineered weapons capable of launching projectiles, it would be virtually impossible for personnel in the rear to subdue Omega.

"Forward, forward! Find a wide fork in the road and attack!"

Montes Arthur pointed behind him, staggering backward without attempting to influence the situation using his mental combat techniques.

This was something he had done before when fighting Omega; whenever they clashed again, he knew very well which tactics were useless.

He still valued the capabilities of firearms. Their large numbers made them difficult to maneuver, and their defense in such a narrow area was challenging. Once the offensive and defensive strategies were coordinated, Omega would inevitably be at a disadvantage.

"There's a trap!"

Ah~

Ren Anran's voice, who was running ahead, came to warn them, followed by Zhang Xuezhou's scream of terror.

Montes Arthur's eyelids twitched. He felt the floor tiles beneath his feet spin, and a row of half-meter-high, rust-covered, sharp iron spikes suddenly came into view.

"Oops!"

Even the most ingenious trap from hundreds of years ago couldn't possibly kill Montes Arthur. He steadied his falling body and quickly adjusted the area he was stepping on.

But Montes Arthur's spirits had already sunk to rock bottom. The problem now wasn't avoiding traps, but rather that the crazed Omega was relentlessly pursuing and killing them from behind.

Any mistake in such an attack would mean defeat and death.

Montes Arthur barely managed to steady himself, and as he reached out to push Adrian, who was forced to retreat, he saw three rows of sharp wooden stakes fall from the top of the passage, which sent chills down his spine.

As the familiar sound of the wooden mechanical figure loosening and spinning wildly came from behind, Montes Arthur pushed off with his legs and his body fell freely to the ground.

Before he could even give any commands, the wooden figure, spinning like a bamboo dragonfly, had already swept over his falling body.

He felt the heavy impact on his head, chest, and abdomen, and Montes Arthur's body plummeted downwards, the pain from the twelve spikes piercing his back also surging forth.

He struggled slightly, but the fragments of the wooden dummy that Adrian had shattered with his double-edged swords were already falling to the ground.

"Uh-huh!"

Montes Arthur had just let out a painful howl when Batia let out a muffled groan and his mountain-like body collapsed backward.

"Damn it, Omega, you'll be on trial on Alliance Island!"

Caught in the middle, Adrian let out a piercing scream and frantically ran away, dodging and weaving, no longer caring about the team's order.

After a series of collisions in the darkness, Adrian tumbled several times.

The sound of thuds and falls disappeared almost instantly, leaving only the chaotic mechanical field, with a few heavy breathing sounds lingering in the darkness.

"What do you mean Omega is the strongest? This woman's strength isn't even as good as using this Batia!"

Several seconds later, Omega finally uttered a heavy sound.

A small, broken searchlight began to flicker, illuminating the dying Batia, as well as Montes Arthur, Zhang Xuezhou, Ren Anran, and others lying on spikes and covered by overturned floor tiles.

"They created so many damn traps, they're restless even in death!"

Omega raised his hands, which were almost exposed to the bone, and looked at his right leg, which was nearly crippled from the hard-fought battle.

She rummaged through the small medicine box on her back, ignoring the nature of the medicines inside, and poured them all down her throat after unscrewing the lid.

After a few seconds, when the expected rapid recovery did not occur, she looked towards the furthest point of the spiked trap and had no choice but to stagger over there step by step.

After forcibly removing several floor tiles, Turcolando, who was trapped in a spike trap, was revealed.