Stronger with More Jobs-Chapter 233 - 165: Hey, which part of its body do you think is worth the most?
A large number of personnel dressed in logistical uniforms and medical insignia rushed frantically through the crowd, shouting hoarsely.
The air was filled with a strong smell of disinfectant, the scent of blood...
and a stifling atmosphere called despair.
Small teams continuously retreated in a disorganized manner from various entrances, some carrying the incomplete bodies of companions, some supporting mentally collapsed and seemingly crazy teammates, while more stood alone with scars, in a dazed state of post-survival bewilderment.
Fang Qingyu quickly handed over the wounded from Qingquan Mountain to the approaching medical personnel, then, along with Wei Banmeng and Jiang Wei, walked directly towards the temporary command post surrounded by several high-ranking officers and staff.
Lei Gang and several other Sharp Blade Team captains were already there, each looking worse than the last.
"Report!" Fang Qingyu’s voice cut through the scene’s clamor, exceptionally clear and cold, "A profound peak modified Martial Artist of unknown identity intercepted us at the deep branch path and has been killed by our side. We were then attacked by an unknown giant creature, features: a massive crimson head, covered in heavy scales, with a pale body. The creature disappeared after devouring the modified Martial Artist’s corpse. It is speculated to be a first realm peak, with combat strength akin to a tier two terrifying existence! Additionally, during the rescue, the Qingquan Mountain team was found attacked, the elder leader was devoured by the creature!"
Fang Qingyu’s concise report was like pouring a jug of cold water into a boiling pot of oil!
"Red-headed white-bodied?! Devouring Martial Artists?!"
"It’s the same over on our side! Old Zhang... Old Zhang and their team are all gone! Only I escaped! Watching helplessly as that red monster took one bite..."
"West Third Passage! We encountered a female modified person with a bone whip, just managed to kill her, then the ground collapsed, and that monster emerged... Little Wang... Little Wang didn’t make it out!"
"Qingquan’s Qi Xin Master also..."
Fear spread around the command post like a plague.
The survivors who had just experienced nightmares, witnessing comrades being devoured, erupted in suppressed fear and sorrow, their chaotic cries and trembling recounts pieced together terrifying scenes.
Different passages, similar traps, powerful modified Martial Artists used as "bait," and finally that crimson giant maw bringing a terrifying end to all!
This was no longer a Life Ghost purge to earn merit in a hunting ground?
It was clearly a meticulously arranged slaughterhouse!
A massive altar feeding the unnamed terrifying monster with the flesh of modified Martial Artists and elite squads!
Originally, it was believed that four top experts suppressed the Molting Level Life Ghosts, and their First Realm Martial Artists only needed to face threats at or below the Profound level.
Despite the risks, it was still within controllable range.
However, tonight, this suddenly appearing, elusive, and powerful creature with strength on par with a tier two, shattered everyone’s complacency!
Its existence was like an invisible yet suffocatingly heavy mountain, crashing onto the hearts of every Martial Artist and Divine Cultist.
Go down?
Face that monster capable of devouring peak of profound in one gulp?
Face that bottomless, labyrinthine trap like the guts of a giant beast?
"What on earth is that monster?"
"How can we fight this? There’s Molting Level down there, and now another similar monster pops up!"
"Where are the Grandmasters? Where are the Divine Chosen? Didn’t they claim to have the Molting Level suppressed? Where did this new monster come from?!"
Fear and despair spread among the survivors like a plague. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
The camp was enveloped in an aura of gloom and hysteria.
Soon, higher-level individuals were alarmed.
A middle-aged officer wearing the Songdu Branch Deputy Director badge, with an iron face, stood atop the temporary high platform under heavy guard.
The loudspeaker carried his voice throughout the camp, yet it was tinged with deep helplessness:
"Attention! Colleagues! I am Zhao Qiming, Deputy Director of the Songdu Branch! We are deeply saddened by everything that happened tonight! We express our deepest condolences and highest respect to all the warriors who sacrificed and were injured! You are heroes!"
He paused, his voice growing heavier: "Upon initial summary of the intelligence, we confirm that an unknown high-risk target, temporarily code-named ’Red-headed White-bodied Beast,’ has appeared in the depths of the pit. Its threat level is designated as tier two! To ensure everyone’s safety, I now order: Starting immediately, all pit entrances are to be sealed! Suspend all exploration and purge operations! Await further evaluation and decision-making! Please count personnel, treat the wounded! Give us some time!"
This order was like pouring cold water into boiling oil!
"Suspend?! Then the brothers who sacrificed down there died in vain?!"
"Seal? That monster is down there! Are we waiting for it to become more powerful?!"
"Where are the Grandmasters?! Where is Mountain Splitter Grandmaster Chen?! Where is the Su Family’s Divine Chosen?! Didn’t they say they were holding the line below? How could this monster appear?! What on earth are they doing?!"
"Yeah! Where are the four chiefs?! Why aren’t they coming up to help us deal with this new monster?!"
The area below the platform erupted instantly!
Doubt, anger, and despair surged toward the platform like a tsunami.
Especially those teams who lost their captain or comrades, their eyes were blood-red, emotions agitated.
Deputy Director Zhao Qiming’s facial muscles twitched, and he raised his hand with a bitter expression to quell the crowd, his voice carrying profound exhaustion: "Everyone calm down! Please calm down! Regarding Grandmaster Chen Tiejun, Grandmaster Zheng Xiaohai, Master Su Che, and the master from the west, they are in the core area of the pit, far away, and severely obstructed by the Molting Level Life Ghost and the complex force field."
"We have currently lost stable communication with them! Transmissions are intermittent, and information delivery is extremely difficult! Thus, we cannot ascertain the specific situation in the core area, nor can we promptly relay the outside information to them!"
