A Night of Desperation

Chapter 375: Operation 373 Three

Boom.

The cabin door was kicked open, its frame dented and broken, flying inward and striking with a loud noise.

Yu Hong and Qing Huang entered one after another.

Inside, it was already a bloody scene, with the corpses of black-robed masked men mixed with Dragon Lizard bodies lying on both sides of the passageway.

Yu Hong glanced at the Dragon Lizards, sighed slightly, waved his hand for the other Dragon Lizards behind him to come forward, and swallowed the bodies of their companions one by one.

He would not leave traces of the Dragon Lizards here, to avoid other kinds of risks.

"This is the surface area, mainly used for meetings, research, and receptions. There are not many people, most here are reception staff," Qing Huang quickly explained from behind.

"Can the Hypnotism Technique be deployed?" Yu Hong asked.

"It’s possible. However, for those above the Breaking Realm level, the Technique has no effect. Even for slightly stronger ordinary Magicians, my Hypnosis Technique is barely effective. It’s mainly developed for ordinary people," Qing Huang replied.

He quickened his pace and continued along the descending passage.

Passing through a brightly lit corridor with red carpet, another partition door ahead was busted open.

Behind the door, a burly human-shaped figure burned to a crisp lay on the ground, already lifeless.

The surrounding walls were smeared with a lot of dark red flesh and blood, clearly, this place had experienced a fierce battle.

The walls were indented everywhere.

Yu Hong remained silent and kept moving forward.

After passing through a spiral staircase, the space ahead suddenly opened up.

A hall that seemed like a courtyard appeared before him, the entire hall dominated by black and purple tones, with sealed passageways leading to various cabin areas everywhere.

At the center of the hall, there was also a large aquarium, decorated with colorful corals and seascapes.

Now, there were already more than a dozen corpses of black-robed masked men floating in the aquarium.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a passage door below to the right was violently smashed open, the thick metal door flew far out, smashing towards Yu Hong.

Yu Hong’s expression did not change, a Dragon Lizard beside him leaped forward, intercepting the door in midair and slamming it down.

With the door no longer obstructing the view, his gaze turned toward the person who had broken through the door.

It was a burly bald man wrapped in numerous black iron chains.

Wearing a metal muzzle, his skin ghastly pale, the man over two meters tall entered the hall with a fierce and angry look in his eyes, staring at Yu Hong.

"Did you do this!?" The man spoke in a foreign language that rolled off the tongue. Fixating his gaze on Yu Hong.

"Alisonians?" Yu Hong remembered this language, as he had previously mastered dozens of the world’s mainstream languages through a translator.

Now, communication was completely unimpeded.

"I’m asking you!" The bald man roared furiously, then suddenly turned and threw a punch at the head of a huge black lizard that was pouncing out from the passageway behind him.

Whoosh!

A white, shockwave-like Spiritual Shock Technique burst out of his fist, instantly crossing over ten meters, striking the forehead of Agrius as it emerged.

Agrius’ massive body suddenly glowed with golden electricity, immunizing it from most of the damage.

But the white shockwave continued to deplete the golden electricity, and after several seconds of stalemate.

Poof!

The golden electricity was exhausted, and Agrius was completely engulfed and devoured.

The white shockwave dissipated quickly, and nothing was left in the passageway.

Agrius was actually destroyed in a war of attrition!?

"Oh? This kind of power..." Yu Hong was somewhat surprised.

He had deployed Agrius mainly because the creature was very suitable for sneak attacks.

Most Magicians in this world have high offensive power but low defensive ability, and if Agrius, at Level Nine, could land the first sneak attack, it could instantly kill most people with its physical impact.

But now it seems, it’s difficult to ambush a master with high spiritual power...

"Qing Huang! You dare to betray the Taoist Sect!!?" The bald man turned around, spotting the old Qing Huang behind Yu Hong with a single glance.

"Ouyang Chengtao, as fellow Dark Sky Masters, don’t you find it a little amusing to say that?" Qing Huang answered calmly, and of course, his facial expression could not be seen under the mask, but his tone conveyed a dense impatience.

"The momentum of the Taoist Sect is already set, and destruction is the only ultimate outcome. Apart from that, I can’t think of any other force worth defecting from the organization for!" Ouyang Chengtao, the bald Dark Sky Master, said fiercely, "Defecting is one thing, but to dare bring someone to sneak attack the headquarters! You no longer wish to live? You could’ve told me, I would have helped you on your journey, don’t fucking drag me down!!"

"Oh right, the Alliance Hierarch ordered you and the Vice Alliance Hierarch to guard the headquarters, and you made it very clear at the time. If something went wrong, you would bring your head to him!" Qing Huang began to laugh. "Why don’t you cut off your head now, I’ll help you deliver it to the Alliance Hierarch?"

"You’re seeking death!!" The bald man spoke no more, leaped up, and turned into a white phantom, rushing towards Yu Hong and Qing Huang.

His speed exploded instantly, far exceeding human limitations; even the world’s fastest sprinter couldn’t imagine reaching such high speeds with the human body.

The distance of more than a dozen meters passed in an instant.

The bald man blinked as he rushed past Yu Hong’s side, heading straight for Qing Huang.

Compared to Yu Hong, an unknown opponent, he hated Qing Huang even more, the snitch. If not for his guidance, his own niece guarding the headquarters would not have been in trouble! Would not have been burnt to death by those unidentified giant lizards!

He was the one!

All because of him!!

First, kill this trail-leading snitch, then crush the one with him into mincemeat!!!

The rage in bald Ouyang Chengtao’s heart was like a blazing flame, burning fiercely.

Swoosh!

Just then, a white-glowing arm suddenly appeared in front of him.

The arm turned into a light-shadow and pressed down on his face, smashing downward.

Boom!!

The metallic floor of the hall caved in and then cracked further, exploding downwards, creating a twisted hole with a diameter of several meters.

Yu Hong withdrew his hand, dissipated the Inner Strength from it, his gaze indifferent.

"Not bad strength-wise; to gain something so soon after entering is quite good."

Qing Huang glanced at Ouyang Chengtao lying on the floor below, his body covered in silver Spirit Light, being forcefully infiltrated.

From this vantage point, Ouyang’s bones had been broken by eighty percent in that single strike.

Now, without the support of Spirit Light, he would likely die within two minutes.

"Alliance Leader is awe-inspiring." Considering how Ouyang was known in the Seven Evil Alliance for his formidable physique, immense strength, and his ability to withstand bullets or even small caliber artillery shells with his Techniques, Qing Huang felt chills.

He reassessed the strength of Alliance Leader Yu Hong.

The extent of Alliance Leader Yu’s power has always been a mystery; he slays experts as if slaughtering chickens, but he has never confronted anyone of Seven Fierce Level or above, so Qing Huang was also unclear about his true capabilities.

"Let’s go, look for the warehouse, and then see why your Vice Alliance Hierarch has yet to show up. With the situation like this, it’s impossible he hasn’t noticed."

Yu Hong wasn’t sure before, but he completely understood now that top spiritual power masters also possess extremely terrifying Perception, covering a broad range.

It’s impossible that they haven’t noticed their intrusion.

And the fact that he hasn’t shown up by now clearly indicates another reason.

"I suspect that the Vice Alliance Hierarch might have made a run for it in advance," Qing Huang speculated.

"Is that possible? The Seven Evil Alliance’s Vice Alliance Hierarch is so unreliable?" Yu Hong asked in surprise.

"Alliance Leader is unaware; the Vice Alliance Hierarch of the Seven Evil Alliance is surnamed Zhao, with the given name Jingtan. This person has always been renowned for his strategic calculations. Although his strength is comparable to the Seven Evils, he prefers not to fight and likes to lay out plans in advance. If he truly wanted to make a move, he would either have already set a trap to wait for us, or he would have left early. There wouldn’t be a third option," Qing Huang explained.

"Then let’s not bother with him and speed up," Yu Hong activated Perception sharing.

Soon, he glanced down towards a spot on the floor.

"Over there."

In a flash, he appeared on a different spot on the floor and stomped with his right foot.

Bang!!

The floor collapsed, and he fell through an enormous hole created by his stomp.

Seeing this, Qing Huang hurriedly propped up his Spirit Light and jumped down after him.

He didn’t possess such a powerful physique and without the support of Spirit Light, jumping from a height of five or six meters would likely sprain his feet.

As soon as he landed, he saw another large hole in the floor and immediately let out a wail, continuing to jump down.

The next layer down.

In an oval-shaped brown grand arena.

Groups of Dragon Lizards were battling fiercely with groups of black-robed masked individuals.

Various Techniques and Magic burst forth, striking the Dragon Lizards and forcing them to retreat.

But the silver Spirit Light on the Dragon Lizards shone like a turtle shell, leaving the group of masked individuals at a loss.

As soon as Yu Hong and Qing Huang landed, a series of gunshots exploded.

Rain-like, high-powered modified bullets shot towards him from multiple directions.

Clang clang clang.

The bullets created a few ripples of white light on Yu Hong’s body and were then blocked by the Inner Strength covering him.

"Go." Yu Hong looked towards the direction from which the bullets were coming; there were a few Magicians who looked like small leaders.

The masks of the ordinary black-robed individuals were black, while theirs were white.

As Yu Hong’s voice fell, clusters of transparent figures emerged from thin air and pounced towards them.

Within a few breaths, those gun-wielding Magicians were engulfed by the transparent figures and completely wrapped in a gel-like substance.

The words and sounds they shouted were also twisted into different sound effects, and some even suffered severe coordination errors due to the mimicry of the figures, releasing completely opposite Techniques and canceling each other out in mid-air.

Yu Hong didn’t look further and stepped forward, stomping on the ground.

Boom!

The floor exploded again.

He continued to fall downward.

On the next layer, a large silver metal machine stood tall in the spacious cylindrical hall.

No sooner had Yu Hong landed than dozens of black-flamed metal arrows appeared in front of him.

The arrows were not just in front but also behind him.

At least half of the arrows had Temple Master Level fluctuations.

His eyes lit up, finally encountering the elites here.

Immediately, his body shone with white light, turning into a translucent solid barrier.

Clang clang clang clang!!

All the arrows struck him but did no damage.

Yu Hong looked around; there were several individuals standing on the cleared area in front and back, draped in black robes with silver masks. The patterns on their masks were somewhat similar to those of Qing Huang’s, but the main animal represented was different.

Lion, tiger, bear, eagle, leopard, wolf - six kinds. Three individuals stood in the front and three in the rear, forming two small Arrays.