As usual, the team was stopped outside the door by Liu Chang's men.

Probably because they knew this was the last location and most of the good stuff was hidden here, so Liu Chang didn't leave many people behind, only two, guarding the door and preventing them from entering. Anyway, the real deterrent was the team inside, and these two people were just a precaution and a reminder.

Anyway, there are Liu Chang's elite team in the house, and a large army is patrolling outside, subtly surrounding this area, so there is no need to worry about any unusual movements from Yang Jia and the others.

Yang Jia had no intention of following in. When Liu Chang and the others entered, Li Bai suddenly whispered, "It went so smoothly."

Hearing her say this, Yang Jia thought to himself that it was indeed true.

This is the city lord's mansion that should be heavily guarded!

If it were really that easy to deal with, Liu Chang wouldn't have repeatedly tried to test the enemy and only took action today. However, along the way, apart from a few rebels, he saw almost no one else, and these rebels were all fighting on their own, seemingly without any organization.

This was completely unnatural. After all, this was the City Lord's headquarters. Even if he had taken many people with him because the City Lord's Seal was so important, he would have left behind some defenses. Furthermore, those who could work in the City Lord's Mansion were surely carefully selected; there couldn't be only these people, and it was even more impossible for them to be defeated so easily.

What's more, this is a game, and the NPCs' organization is different from the players'. The city lord would definitely leave a defense plan, and they would definitely follow it to the letter. How could the entire plan be limited to what we see now?

Looking back on the whole thing, it was just as Li Bai had said, too smooth. From receiving the mission to deliver the letter, to contacting Liu Chang, and finally deciding on the plan to raid the City Lord's Mansion at night, to now successfully sweeping three suspicious locations, it was too smooth, so smooth that it was like—

"There is a conspiracy!" Zhao Wenhan whispered the words that Yang Jia was about to say.

Yang Jia didn't hesitate. At the critical moment, her thoughts were very clear. She immediately said, "Retreat!"

Just as the seven people retreated, the ground suddenly shook violently, accompanied by a rumbling sound, and screams and howls were heard in the house.

But no one escaped.

A room that large, with over a dozen people entering, they would have definitely spread out to search. Yet, despite all the commotion, not a single person escaped. Yang Jia didn't know what the squad members actually did, but it was clear they all had excellent combat awareness. For example, at this moment, despite the unexpected situation, no one hesitated; instead, they retreated at an even faster pace.

But they soon discovered that no matter how quickly they retreated, they couldn't eliminate this influence. The ground continued to shake, and the rumbling noises grew louder and louder, accompanied by other noises, as if something was slowly awakening. This range enveloped the entire City Lord's Mansion!

The squad didn't split up hastily, but stayed together. After all, no one knew what they would encounter next. They were few in number, and if they dispersed, they would be defeated one by one. It would be better to stay together, maybe they could still fight.

"Captain, should we run outside or wait and see?" Xia Hanhai asked with excitement in his tone.

This man was a battle fanatic, and he was definitely happy to see this situation unfold, eager to join the fight immediately. However, he still remembered that he was part of a group and couldn't make decisions on his own. So he asked Yang Jia for his opinion.

Yang Jia thought about it and said decisively, "Retreat!"

Since we knew it was a trap, there was no point in staying. While players could be resurrected after death, no one wanted to die unless absolutely necessary. Furthermore, Yang Jia was a special case where he couldn't be resurrected after death, so we had to be even more careful.

But the moment he said this word, Yang Jia couldn't help feeling a sense of worry in his heart.

Since this was a conspiracy, could they really withdraw? After all, the enemy's purpose was obviously to lure the enemy deeper, so they gave up the first two places and chose to set an ambush here.

The worst part was that they still didn't know what the ambush in the house was. After Liu Chang and the others entered, they disappeared without leaving behind anything but a few screams, and no one escaped. This kind of fighting power also made Yang Jia's scalp tingle, and he felt a strong sense of unease.

Ever since she discovered this world was a game, Yang Jia had noticed her intuition had become incredibly sharp. So at this moment, she didn't ignore the unease and instead shouted, "Feng Qingxuan!"

"I know!" The bad girl's cold voice sounded, and then she took something out of her bag and threw it forward with force.

Seeing this movement, the others retreated even faster. Feng Qingxuan's explosive device was undoubtedly powerful, and if they didn't run fast enough, they might even be affected.

"Bang—boom—"

A huge noise, accompanied by smoke and dust, completely enveloped the city lord's bedroom, making it completely invisible. Yang Jia and the others didn't bother to check the effect, turning around and running forward quickly.

However, just as he ran to the square with the sculpture, he heard a dull voice as if it came from the sky, "Trespassers will die!"

The next moment, the earthquake and the loud noise disappeared completely, as if they had never existed.

Yang Jia subconsciously glanced back, only to find that the spot where Feng Qingxuan had thrown the explosive device had returned to its original state. There was no smoke or damage, and it looked as if nothing had happened. However, Liu Chang's two subordinates who had been guarding the door had also disappeared.

This was a shock of no small magnitude. Yang Jia had personally tested the power of the things Feng Qingxuan was fiddling with. Just a palm-sized object had blown half of a mountain apart just outside the city. Even if the City Lord's Mansion was built solidly, it should have at least left a crater. There was no way it would leave no trace at all!

Yang Jia's footsteps stopped unconsciously.

The others ran forward a short distance, then noticed Yang Jia's abnormal behavior and stopped as well, then turned back to look at her movements.

"What's going on?" Bai Ting asked in surprise.

No one could answer her, and everyone was full of doubts.

They didn't try to escape again. This situation wasn't normal, anyone could tell. Since that voice had appeared, it meant there were other people here. Escape wouldn't be easy, so they decided to wait and see.

They were able to remain calm, but the subordinates Liu Chang had brought with him were a different story. They weren't elite troops to begin with. While they were numerous, they were essentially a mob. Previously, under Liu Chang's authority, they'd been able to perform patrol duties without issue. But now, leaderless and facing inexplicable unusual events, they naturally scattered.

After observing for a moment, Yang Jia realized that these people seemed unable to escape at all.

On the surface, it looked like they were just running around like headless flies, with no one running outside, so after all the trouble they were still running in circles. But if one person did this, it would be an accident, and if two people did this, it would be a coincidence. Could it be that hundreds of people couldn't see the obvious door and ran in the wrong direction?

Just when everyone was in confusion, there was finally movement in the house that had "swallowed" Liu Chang and others, and the door creaked open.

A man walked out from inside.

Although there was only one person and the other party had never spoken, at this moment, everyone in the team had a clear understanding of the other party's identity.

The Lord of Phoenix City.

Was he not lured away by Zheng Yizhao at all, but remained in the City Lord's Mansion? Or had he already dealt with Zheng Yizhao and quickly rushed to provide assistance? Either way, the situation was not good.

If it was the former, then it meant the city lord's weaknesses, the accomplice Liu Shun, the three suspicious locations, the feint to the east and the attack to the west... all of this was under his control, and he was hiding behind the scenes, orchestrating this conspiracy, playing everyone around in circles. Now, everyone was trapped, and it was clear that this would not end well.

If it was the latter, it would prove the city lord's personal strength was unmatched. Then, getting rid of them would be a piece of cake.

It looked like he was going to die once.

Yang Jia's palms were sweating.

Although she still had Yangzhi Ganlu, a life-saving good, but! When the time came, Yang Jia realized that this thing sounded powerful, but in fact it was useless. The premise of using this thing was that she could escape danger! Otherwise, if she was killed by the city lord one second and revived the next, the city lord would naturally kill her a second time.

What is the use of this resurrection besides delivering food?

Logically speaking, game design shouldn't have such a major bug, but Yang Jia hadn't asked Mr. Zhang before, and now she didn't dare to gamble on the possibility. Her grand plan hadn't even begun, and she didn't want to let it get away with it.

what to do?

As Yang Jia pondered, the city lord slowly approached a short distance away, his cold gaze fixed on them. More precisely, he was staring at Feng Qingxuan. It was clear that the previous explosion, while seemingly harmless, must have involved some form of repair work. He had also noticed Feng Qingxuan.

To put it simply, the boss's hatred is now on Feng Qingxuan.

Yang Jia licked his lips, tightened his grip on his sword, and began to observe the opponent carefully. Bullets were obviously useless against a boss like this, so cold weapons also had their place in this game world. After all, as things developed, it became a bit like a high-level martial arts world. If technology couldn't keep up, they would have to revert to hand-to-hand combat.

Even though there is only one boss now, there is a skill called summoning in the game world, which must not be taken lightly.

Fighting is definitely necessary, but Yang Jia still needs to think about how to fight.

But the other party did not give her time to think and spoke again, "Anyone who trespasses without permission will die!" Then he stretched out his hand towards Feng Qingxuan.