Chapter 1201

"As expected of the Leader Yang, she's just too damn impressive."

"That display of skill was simply magnificent! Leader Yang, please accept my bow."

"Don't be in such a hurry to praise her; I'm actually breaking out in a cold sweat for Leader Yang right now."

"What cold sweat are you talking about! Since Mr. Zhang has already stated everything clearly, it means there definitely won't be any problems later on."

"Sigh... I hope so."

Some people still held such pessimistic attitudes, but had they not seen the situation with Raymond earlier, they wouldn't have thought this way.

Yet, right now, many people were just like Wang Kaixuan—was Zhang Lin one hundred percent correct?

Remember one thing: no one can make everyone like them; that would be absolutely abnormal. Even Zhang Lin has haters, so under this premise, there will always be people trying to stir up trouble.

However, Zhang Lin had a massive number of fans after all, and many were actively supporting him. Moreover, the independent consciousness emerging from the Second Archaeological Team was leaning toward Zhang Lin's side.

Such a narrative couldn't be stirred up. Most people held an optimistic attitude, and there were also some moderates who, although not optimistic, were inclined to join in with well-wishes at this moment.

They wanted to make the entire situation appear very optimistic and thus followed the crowd; this was the subtlety of the current situation. Yang Lu, however, didn't overthink it at all.

The moment she severed the beam of light and obtained the mask, she first glanced at the situation inside the mask and didn't see any other abnormalities.

Held in her hand, the mask felt no different from the normal golden ones, other than being slightly heavier. Yang Lu took a deep breath!

She wasn't in a rush to put the mask on; instead, she looked at the situation in the arena.

Only after ensuring there were no abnormalities in the arena would Yang Lu put on this mask.

This was also what Yang Lu firmly told herself in her heart: she wanted everyone to be prepared before she put on the mask, absolutely not like Raymond, who had done it so suddenly.

Furthermore, she would pass down her own experience from just now; no matter what she turned into later, the key was that the people of the Second Archaeological Team must not lose their lives because of her.

If she truly turned into the Queen of Jingjue, she would definitely have to change to a guarantee: these people must resolutely find a way to kill her. If the mask couldn't be removed, they would adopt Plan B. This was the groundwork Yang Lu wanted to lay for the subsequent plan.

Meanwhile, Raymond, who had been the first to put on the mask in the arena, had red light continuously emanating from within his body the moment the mask was removed. These red lights were the source of his power.

Immediately following that, the four arms that had grown out from behind him instantly dissolved into a pool of blood. However, his face did not recover; it was a form of scorching!

Amidst this scorching, half of his face had long since become a skull; this kind of injury was irreversible.

The fact that Raymond was dead was already destined; even if he weren't dead, he was likely down to his last breath now!

At this moment, Jack's sincerity was truly evident. Seeing the added flesh and blood disintegrate in an instant, he didn't even let Raymond collapse; he ran over and caught Raymond's body.

Raymond still held onto his last shred of consciousness, but he was basically gone, with only half a breath left.

With that skull-like face, he struggled to adjust into a smile, though he could no longer speak, and then he pointed at Jack's heart!

Having finished this last action, his whole body lost its strength, he fell backward, and breathed his last!

Jack did not wail, nor did he shed tears, because this outcome had been destined long ago; it seemed all his tears had already run dry at that moment.

Or perhaps he felt he had failed his brother. Some things could have been avoided, but when he and the other party's family were threatened, he had to make such a choice; there was no room for any dissent.

He believed that if their positions were swapped, he would have made the same choice, and he wouldn't blame the other party for using him as a sacrifice. After all, they were destined for this kind of outcome the moment they set out.

Jack took a deep breath, settled Raymond's body, and immediately looked at Yang Lu, who was holding the mask.

Yang Lu did not look at Jack, but turned toward her own team!

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