Chapter 157: Special Ability Team

Fugaku and Bai Xiaofei walked quickly forward, passed through that huge crack, and stepped into the interior of the Corpse Nest.

The moment they entered, a nauseating stench of rot rushed at their faces. Bai Xiaofei subconsciously covered his mouth and nose with his hand, enduring the discomfort as he looked around.

The interior of the Corpse Nest was a scene of utter ruin; broken concrete blocks littered the ground, and the walls were covered in dark red stains, impossible to tell whether they were bloodstains or some other liquid.

The air was filled with an indescribable sense of oppression, as if the entire space were a giant living creature slowly digesting the intruders.

Bai Xiaofei lowered his voice and said, "This place is even more disgusting than imagined."

Suddenly, a violent noise came from behind; Bai Xiaofei whipped his head around, only to see the crack they had just entered through healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, flesh wriggling as it reconnected.

"Damn it!" Bai Xiaofei's face changed, and he subconsciously took a step back.

Fugaku, however, reached out and stopped him: "Don't mind it, we continue forward."

Bai Xiaofei nodded, indicating he understood; afterward, the two walked cautiously for who knows how long, the surrounding space gradually becoming more open — they seemed to have already penetrated deep into the middle region of the Corpse Nest.

What was unsettling was that along the way they hadn't seen even a single zombie.

"Strange, haven't seen a single zombie shadow all the way here." Bai Xiaofei said in a low voice.

Suddenly, a strange red light flashed in the darkness ahead; Fugaku's eyes sharpened, and he said in a low voice: "Careful, there's something."

Bai Xiaofei swiftly drew his greatsword and said coldly: "Good timing, was just worried I'd have no place to vent!"

The moment his voice fell, a scalp-numbing rustling sound came from all directions.

The next moment, countless zombies surged forth like a tide from the walls, ceiling, and floor. They packed the entire space densely, their numbers suffocating.

These zombies varied in form; some had sharp claws and fangs, some were covered in tentacles all over their bodies, and some had deformed wings growing from their backs.

But they all shared one common point — scarlet eyes staring dead at Bai Xiaofei, as if wanting to swallow him alive.

Fugaku's eyes sharpened, his hands rapidly forming Hand Seals: "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A huge fireball whistled out, tracing a scorching trajectory through the air, instantly reducing a large swath of zombies to ash; however, more zombies rushed forward in endless succession, filling the void left by the incinerated ones.

Fugaku noticed these zombies seemed to ignore him completely, all lunging at Bai Xiaofei; his brows furrowed tightly, and he shouted in a low voice: "Bai Xiaofei, careful!"

Bai Xiaofei was already too busy to respond; he swung his greatsword, streaks of fierce Blade Qi sweeping out, each strike taking the lives of several zombies, chopping them into pieces. But new zombies quickly filled the gaps, seemingly endless.

"Holy crap, why are they all coming for me!" Bai Xiaofei shouted while swinging his sword.

Seeing this, Fugaku's hands rapidly formed Hand Seals. "Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

Dozens of fireballs spat from Fugaku's mouth, precisely bombarding those zombies; the fireball explosions instantly devoured the surrounding zombie horde.

Under their combined efforts, the zombie army was soon cleared out. Bai Xiaofei wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Phew, finally dealt with them."

Right at this moment, a silver light flashed, and a huge spider web descended from the sky, instantly enveloping Bai Xiaofei.

Caught off guard, Bai Xiaofei was entangled by the spider web, unable to move.

"Damn it!" Bai Xiaofei struggled, but the more he struggled, the tighter the spider web bound.

Suddenly, a violent tremor came from beneath his feet; the ground split open like a living thing, and a rotting giant hand reached out from the crack, gripping Bai Xiaofei's ankle tightly and yanking downward hard.

"Holy crap! Help!" Bai Xiaofei screamed in terror, his body sinking continuously. At the critical moment, a black shadow flashed past like lightning. Fugaku instantly appeared beside Bai Xiaofei, his right hand clamping onto Bai Xiaofei's wrist like an iron vise.

"Hold on tight!" Fugaku shouted low, his whole body's muscles instantly tensing; he stomped his foot hard against the ground, a powerful force transmitting through his arm to Bai Xiaofei.

Bai Xiaofei only felt a tremendous force come; the next second, his whole body was yanked out of the ground like a shell, flying into midair.

Simultaneously, Fugaku's Mangekyou spun rapidly in his eyes, a black Susanoo Arm instantly condensing into shape.

The huge skeletal palm slammed heavily toward the ground; with a "Bang" the entire ground caved in.

The zombies below were directly smashed into meat paste by this palm; foul-smelling liquid splattered everywhere. Bai Xiaofei hurriedly retreated a few steps, avoiding those disgusting liquids.

"This should settle it." Fugaku dismissed the Susanoo.

Bai Xiaofei was just about to speak when sudden hurried footsteps came from the distance.

"Someone's coming!" Bai Xiaofei said in a low voice.

The footsteps drew nearer; soon, a group of fully armed figures entered their sight.

Leading them was a bald middle-aged man, his belly slightly protruding — one look and you could tell he was a leader who sat in an office year-round. Behind him followed five young people dressed in various styles.

Bai Xiaofei sized up those five young people, and couldn't help muttering inwardly: "What's this situation? Why did a leader run all the way here? And these five beside him — red, yellow, blue — however you look at them they look like the Calabash Brothers."

"Oh my, there are actually people here?" The middle-aged man said with a laugh, his tone carrying a hint of officialese, "I say, young lads, how did you get in here?"

Fugaku's expression was calm; he took out a credential from his bosom and casually tossed it to the other party: "Special Envoy, here to exterminate the Corpse King."

The middle-aged man took the credential, examined it carefully, then turned to the people beside him and said, "Looks like reinforcements sent from above."

A young man in red beside him leaned over and said in a low voice: "Tu Shu, I don't remember us having such a person; from the research side? And he's a..."

The middle-aged man called Tu Shu suddenly cut off the young man's words: "No matter who, as long as they serve the country, they're a good comrade! Our Yanhuang needs talents like this!"

The young man frowned: "We know nothing about them; rashly cooperating like this, isn't that not too good?"

"Ah," Tu Shu frowned and patted the young man's shoulder, "Yan Yan, this is where you're wrong. You must learn to trust the Organization! Since the Organization gave them credentials, it proves they're trustworthy.

Besides, in a dangerous place like this, a few more helpers is always good, right?"

Bai Xiaofei listened in a daze, thinking this person speaks like he's reading a script.

Tu Shu was just about to return the credential to Fugaku when his brows suddenly furrowed, his nose twitching slightly: "Wait, there's a strange smell."

Before his voice fell, the ground suddenly shook violently; before anyone could react, a loud "Boom" rang out, and the ground beneath their feet instantly split open.

A group of black-clad men flew out from the crack like locusts, cold light flashing in their hands, countless darts breaking through the air.

"Careful!" Fugaku shouted low, grabbing Bai Xiaofei and retreating rapidly.

Bai Xiaofei only felt a blur before his eyes; countless silver lights broke through the air brushing past the two's bodies, then slammed into the ground and walls, "clang clang" collision sounds incessant.

"Fuck!" Bai Xiaofei exclaimed in shock; his gaze swiftly swept over those black-clad men, noticing the iconic attire and weapons on them.

"Little devils cough cough," he glanced at Fugaku, gave a light cough, and corrected himself: "I mean, Dongying ninja."

(Chapter End)