The team had just escaped the collapsed area, and the dust had not yet settled when a low, mechanical roar came from ahead, as if a sleeping steel behemoth was awakening.

Lu Zhaoming's heart skipped a beat; that sound was definitely not a good omen!

"Brother Lu, what was that sound? It sounded so scary!" Xiao Cui gripped Lu Zhaoming's clothes tightly, her voice trembling slightly.

Lu Zhaoming narrowed his eyes, his gaze piercing through the swirling dust, and he could vaguely make out several dark figures rapidly approaching.

“It’s a big one…” he said in a low voice, his tone tinged with seriousness.

Before the words were finished, a sharp whooshing sound suddenly came from the front of the group.

"Watch out!" Professor Lin exclaimed.

Lu Zhaoming shoved Xiao Cui aside, but was himself thrown to the ground by a powerful force.

"Ptooey, ptooey, that's fucking exciting!" Lu Zhaoming spat out a mouthful of dirt and got up from the ground.

Just then, Su Li suddenly stopped, her gaze fixed on the high place ahead, her originally charming face now filled with solemnity.

“Lu Zhaoming…” she began slowly, her voice trembling slightly, “Look…”

Following her gaze, everyone saw a figure standing high up, dressed in a black bodysuit, looking down at them with a cold smile.

She was none other than Green Snake, the deputy of Poison Scorpion, and her eyes were filled with a sinister light.

"Lu Zhaoming, do you think you can escape? I have all the key data." Green Snake's voice was cold and confident, as if victory was assured.

Lu Zhaoming remained calm and secretly activated the system's time-delay function, causing the surrounding scenery to slow down instantly.

He quickly surveyed the surrounding terrain, looking for an opportunity to counterattack.

Green Snake clearly underestimated Lu Zhaoming's abilities and rashly ordered the entire army to advance.

The intense gunfire and artillery fire instantly sent dust flying from the surrounding ruins.

Lu Zhaoming seized an opening and drew the Blade of Judgment from his waist. The new form of the blade gleamed with a ghostly blue light.

He leaped up and swiftly dispatched several vanguard soldiers before retreating to a narrow passage.

"Afu, quickly set a trap to block any further reinforcements!" Lu Zhaoming ordered in a low voice.

Afu nodded, quickly took out his tools, and began setting up the mechanism.

Lu Zhaoming deliberately left some traces to guide the Green Snake into a deeper pursuit.

At the end of the passage, the two figures finally met face to face.

Green Snake took a deep breath, and the two quickly clashed.

The sound of metal clashing echoed in the narrow corridor, the intensity of their fight almost palpable.

Green Snake's fighting skills were superb; her movements were agile and deadly, once pushing Lu Zhaoming to the brink of despair.

But Lu Zhaoming was not afraid at all. With the perfect fusion of his superpower and system skills, he gradually gained the upper hand.

Each clash of the blades seemed to tear streaks of light through the air, dazzling the eye.

Just as Lu Zhaoming was about to win, Green Snake suddenly pressed a button on her waist, and the surrounding walls began to slowly close, emitting a low mechanical sound.

"Lu Zhaoming, you can't escape!" Green Snake laughed triumphantly, a hint of malice in her eyes.

"Brother Lu!" Su Li arrived just in time, quickly replenishing Lu Zhaoming's strength with her medical kit.

As she operated the device, she reminded him, "Her goal isn't to kill you, but to stall us!"

Lu Zhaoming suddenly realized what was going on and quickly changed his strategy, no longer lingering in the fight, but instead concentrating his efforts on destroying the Green Serpent's device.

He jumped onto a wall and kicked it, the force of which made the wall rattle deafeningly.

"Retreat if you want to live!" Lu Zhaoming roared, his blade dancing in the narrow space like a blue whirlwind, heading straight for the Green Serpent's control panel.

Green Snake's expression changed, and he hurriedly pressed the button in his hand, but it was too late.

Lu Zhaoming's blade struck the control panel with perfect accuracy, sparks flew, and the entire device collapsed with a crash.

The wall stopped closing, and Green Snake's plan completely failed.

"Let's go!" Lu Zhaoming grabbed Su Li and the two quickly exited the passage.

Green Snake stood amidst the ruins, her eyes filled with resentment and anger.

"Lu Zhaoming, you won't win!" she hissed, then turned and disappeared into the shadows of the wasteland.

Lu Zhaoming and Su Li exchanged a glance, a hint of determination flashing in their eyes.

They knew this was just the beginning; the real battle was yet to come.

Lu Zhaoming took a deep breath, checked the system interface on his waist, and found that a new function had been added. A cold smile appeared on his lips.

After the battle, Lu Zhaoming was incredibly refreshed!

He rubbed his hands together eagerly, opened the system interface, and exclaimed, "Wow, new feature unlocked!"

The words "Access Blocked" dazzled his titanium alloy eyes.

"Hey, looks like I'm the real chosen one this time!" Lu Zhaoming's mouth was practically stretched to the back of his head as he thought smugly, "This is an epic buff!"

However, the tragedy of extreme joy always comes unexpectedly.

As soon as I stepped out of the passage, I heard a buzzing sound in the air. I looked up and, wow, a drone?!

Moreover, the red lens resembled the gaze of a homeroom teacher spying on him, staring intently at him.

"Warning! Your whereabouts have been locked by a higher-level force." The system's notification, with its mechanical coldness, instantly poured cold water on Lu Zhaoming, chilling him to the bone.

Lu Zhaoming gripped the Blade of Judgment tightly, the eerie blue light on its blade seemingly echoing his fighting spirit.

He squinted, staring at the drone getting closer and closer in the sky, and the flames of war in his heart reignited.

"Heh, interesting, so they're already targeting us?"

He whispered to Su Li beside him, "Little girl, it seems our honeymoon is over..."