Chapter 65 Decapitation Operation

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

The heavy footsteps, like a death knell, grew closer and closer, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

Under the moonlight, the enormous shadow finally revealed its true form—it was not a single monster, but an "army" that was twisted and ferocious, exuding a dense sense of death and malice!

They were no longer scattered and disorganized as they had been the previous nights. Instead, as if directed by an invisible hand, they split into several streams, each with a clear purpose, like a black tide, surging towards several player strongholds.

The largest and most turbulent surge, carrying a heart-palpitating sense of oppression, headed straight for the stone house where Jun Xiangbei and the others were.

Clearly, the system has determined that the players gathered here pose the greatest threat and need to be "eliminated" first!

"The rule-based defense has failed!" Jun Xiangbei instantly sensed that the "absolute security" attribute originally bestowed upon the stone house had melted away like ice and snow under the sun.

The stone house now is just a relatively sturdy building.

Almost at the same moment the defenses failed, the heavy stone door of the stone house groaned under the strain and shattered under the frenzied impact of several powerful ghouls.

"roar--!"

Accompanied by chilling roars, all sorts of monsters surged in like a flood bursting its banks.

Leading the group were three elite units never seen before: a "Skeleton General" covered in pale bone armor and wielding a huge bone blade; a "Wailing Banshee" floating in mid-air with an ethereal form, constantly emitting mental interference ripples; and a "Web-Weaving Corpse Mother" that resembled a giant spider and a rotting corpse, spewing a sticky, corrosive web.

Their strength far surpassed any of the previous monsters; their aura was ferocious, and their eyes burned with a desire for destruction.

"As planned." Gu Yunqing's voice was calm and composed, clearly reaching everyone's ears amidst the chaotic roars and crashes.

Almost the instant he finished speaking, Wu Jueji moved.

His figure, like a ghost, met the Skeleton General and the Web-Weaving Corpse Mother who were charging at the forefront. At the same time, his aura flowed strangely, pulling the monstrous Howling Banshee, which posed a great threat in the distance, as well as two other slightly weaker but equally ferocious elite monsters, towards him as well.

Five elite monsters.

He actually locked onto five of the strongest enemies at the same time!

The Skeleton General's bone blade slashed down with a piercing shriek, the Web-Weaving Corpse Mother's corrosive spiderweb descended from above, the Howling Banshee's mental attack pierced the sea of ​​consciousness like invisible needles, and the other two elite monsters also unleashed their killing moves...

Faced with an attack that could instantly destroy a squad, Wu Jueji moved nimbly in the confined space. His movements still seemed somewhat lazy, neither fast nor slow, yet he always managed to avoid fatal attacks by the slightest margin.

Every time his fists, palms, and even elbows came into contact with the monsters, they unleashed power perfectly matching their strength, blocking, deflecting, and even deflecting their ferocious attacks one by one!

If you are strong, then I will be strong!

If you're fast, I'll be fast!

He maximized the power of the Five-Five Rule, like the hardest reef, firmly blocking the most surging tide. With his own strength, he held the five elite ghosts firmly at the doorway, creating reaction time and space for the others inside to attack.

"Silent, left wing, the Silent Howling Banshee's mental spread is shrinking!" Gu Yunqing's voice rang out again as he stood in the relatively safe rear.

Upon hearing this, the silent monk's prayer beads flashed, and an invisible field of "silence" rippled out like water, precisely enveloping the wailing female demon.

The screech of the banshee indeed became intermittent, as if her neck had been choked, and the range and intensity of her mental interference visibly decreased.

"Head north. There are three energy blockages at the joints of the Skeleton General's bone armor. Attack them in sequence to break his defense. The order is: left shoulder, right knee, and brow!"

Jun Xiangbei's eyes sharpened, and his sword moved with him. The fierce sword energy no longer tried to forcefully impact the hard bone armor, but instead transformed into three extremely condensed cold stars. As if they had a life of their own, they followed the order and trajectory indicated by Gu Yunqing and struck the seams connecting the bone armor of the skeletal general with perfect precision.

"Crack! Crack! Pfft!"

Three crisp sounds that almost came together!

The seemingly indestructible bone armor of the Bone General began to crack from his left shoulder, spreading like a spider web, rapidly extending to his right knee, and finally exploding with a bang at his brow.

It let out an unbelievable roar, its massive body staggered backward, and its aura instantly weakened by more than half.

"Wang Hu, to the right rear corner, use the exorcism powder! Three invisible 'soul-eating worms' are creeping over here," Gu Yunqing shouted without turning her head.

Wang Hu, who was frantically trying to plug another hole in the window, suddenly jolted and almost instinctively threw a packet of shimmering silver powder toward the corner of the wall to his right.

"Sizzle sizzle—!"

Accompanied by a tooth-grinding corrosive sound and a sharp hiss, the three insects, which were originally transparent and only had blurry outlines, were forced to reveal themselves. They writhed in agony in the light of the exorcising powder and turned into wisps of smoke.

Looking at the three insects that clearly exuded a deadly aura, Wang Hu's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat, and his admiration and dependence on Gu Yunqing reached its peak.

Under Gu Yunqing's terrifyingly precise command, the battle inside the stone house, though fraught with danger, maintained a calm rhythm of killing.

As Jun Xiangbei swung his sword to kill a shadow hound that tried to pounce on Gu Yunqing from the side, his gaze involuntarily swept over the young man standing behind him, his eyes calm and seemingly in control of everything.

His command... was incredibly precise.

It was so precise that it didn't feel like a battle; it felt more like playing a game of chess where every move had been meticulously calculated.

People in Wu Jueji's live stream were cheering for him:

"Uncle Wu is amazing, carrying five people at once. The dungeon is no danger to him at all. I suggest Uncle Wu take me with him."

"Gu Yunqing's command is very similar to Zhuge Jin. His guild's special ability can be used even after being separated by a dungeon."

"Everyone worked together so well, completely trusting Gu Yunqing's judgment."

"Wang Hu is definitely a tool, but luckily he had a commander, otherwise he would have been dead."

Meanwhile, the pressure on Han Chunhua's [Beautiful Room] was no less.

The fragile walls developed numerous cracks under the first wave of attacks from the monsters, and countless distorted figures tried to pour in from all directions.

"Bloom, Death Flower Prison!"

Han Chunhua stood in the center of the house, her eyes closed, her face pale, her hands forming a strange hand seal, and her mental energy was being unleashed at an unprecedented intensity.

The next moment, a chilling scene unfolded!

The ghosts that rushed into the house or tried to squeeze through cracks in the walls or windows suddenly made muffled "popping" sounds from inside their bodies.

Thorns, sharp as if they had come to life, burst forth, grow, and bloom wildly from their eye sockets, mouths, noses, and even the cracks in their shells.

Eerie and deadly flowers bloomed inside them, instantly stealing their life force!

The dozen or so ghosts at the forefront seemed to be paused, frozen in place, their bodies swelling and twisting strangely before being completely torn apart and devoured by the thorns and flowers that burst forth from their bodies.

"Blooming inside the body"—Wu Jueji's words of advice caused a qualitative transformation in Han Chunhua's superpower, turning it from a harmless decoration into a terrifying art of killing.

Of course, Han Chunhua's control over this was also very impressive.

However, this wide-range, precise attack consumed a great deal of her mental energy. After just one wave, her forehead was covered in sweat, and her body swayed slightly.

"Watch out!" Ji Changyu suddenly pulled her to the side, and at the same time, he threw an ordinary pebble at a clever angle.

The pebble's trajectory was erratic, but it "just happened" to hit the wing joint of a "Shadow Bat" that swooped down from the shadows of the ceiling at such speed that it was just a blur.

With a soft cracking sound, the Shadow Bat Ghost froze, lost its balance, and crashed headfirst into the wall beside it.

Even if you don't gamble with your life, micro-management in these details can still have a miraculous effect, similar to Xin Yuan'er's lucky ability, except one is active and the other is passive.

Elena raised her staff high, and holy light, like mercury spilling across the ground, enveloped most of the house.

The monsters illuminated by the holy light moved noticeably slower and emitted black smoke. The purification effect was particularly pronounced on elite units that exuded a strong aura of darkness.

Her two followers, armed with light-forged shields and short swords, stood guard beside her, keeping away any who managed to escape.

The five of them worked together and managed to barely hold on to the onslaught of attacks.

Ji Changyu kept moving around, dodging attacks, and at the same time using probability manipulation to kill monsters. His face grew paler and paler, and the exhaustion of his mental energy made his vision go black in waves, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

He knew this was the final test; if he could get through it, he would live!

Han Chunhua's live stream chat was still full of praise for her, after all, she didn't have a guild, and many people were hoping to recruit her into one.

"Chunhua's self-control is amazing, do you want to join our guild?"

"Your abilities are quite good, but your combat awareness still has a lot of room for improvement. Come join our alliance, and we'll guarantee you'll graduate in a month."

"Ji Changyu's use of probability modification is truly masterful."

"Elena's holy light remains stable, but she seems to be holding back?"

"The aesthetically pleasing room actually held up? We really shouldn't underestimate any player."

The battle continues.

On the stone house side, under Gu Yunqing's command and with everyone's cooperation, the ghosts that rushed into the house were efficiently cleared out. Wu Jueji was still holding off the five elites. Although he had also suffered many wounds, his breathing remained steady, as if he were not the one who was injured.

But the number of ghosts seemed endless, the roars outside grew more intense, and more shadowy figures were gathering.

"This can't go on; the consumption is too great," Jun Xiangbei said in a deep voice, slashing a corpse demon with his sword.

Gu Yunqing's gaze swept over the monster horde outside the window, which resembled a black tide, and then looked at Wu Jueji, who was still locked in battle with five elite monsters. A resolute look flashed in her eyes.

"Mr. Wu, how much longer can we hold out?" he asked Wu Jueji, who was still fighting.

“Hey… even if ten or eight more come… we can still… be evenly matched…” Wu Jueji’s tone was panting, and although his tone still carried his usual sarcasm, Gu Yunqing could feel the pressure from the split soul increasing.

A 50/50 chance doesn't mean there's no strain, especially when facing multiple powerful opponents at the same time, which puts a heavy burden on the mind.

Gu Yunqing's eyes narrowed. She could no longer remain passively defensive; she had to find the key to breaking the deadlock.

His gaze returned to the window, his mental energy combining with the power of Zhuge Jin's cards, like invisible tentacles piercing through the chaotic battlefield, tracing back in the direction from which the monster tide was surging...

Town mayor...

Final hint...

"home"……

"guard"……

Keywords were rapidly colliding in his mind.

Suddenly, a glint flashed in his eyes.

Gu Yunqing abruptly turned to look at Jun Xiangbei and said in a very fast voice:

"The attack may have a key 'core' or 'commander.' These ghostly actions are so organized, unlike the chaotic attacks of the previous nights. We must find it and destroy it!"

Upon hearing this, Jun Xiangbei did not hesitate at all. He immediately raised his perception to the limit, and his sword energy swept towards the rear of the monster horde like a radar.

Almost simultaneously, the silent monk also stopped chanting, his eyes fixed in the same direction, his finger slowly pointing to a dark corner outside the window:

"There's an unusual source of mental fluctuations there, and it's very strong!"

Found it.

Gu Yunqing and Jun Xiangbei exchanged a glance, both seeing the determination in each other's eyes.

"Mr. Jun and I will go deal with that 'commander'!" Gu Yunqing decided decisively. "Wuyan, Mr. Wu, Wang Hu, you two hold this place!"

This is an extremely risky decision, but it is also the only hope to break the deadlock!

Jun Xiangbei looked at Gu Yunqing, but didn't ask why he wanted to go in person. He simply nodded and said, "Let's go!"

Two figures, one in white and one in green, shot out like arrows from a bow, bursting through a breach in the stone house into the boundless horde of ghosts and monsters outside.

"They broke out?!"

The people in Gu Yunqing's live stream were shocked by their decision:

"Holy crap, what are Gu Yunqing and Jun Xiangbei up to?"

"A decapitation strike? That's too risky!"

"I trust Commander Gu; he's definitely confident."

"May the God protect him well."

Gu Yunqing and Jun Xiangbei's figures were instantly swallowed up by the black tide.

The battle inside the house, the breakout outside, and the fierce attack and defense still raging inside Han Chunhua's house on the other side...

The final battle for survival has entered its most brutal and crucial phase!

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

Success or failure hinges on this!