"What? Not again?"

Suddenly, countless pairs of scarlet eyes lit up from all directions, accompanied by the sinister sound of scuttling.

Someone once said that the sound of these living corpses crawling resembled an author of a broken mind frenziedly scrambling on the floor.

Utterly terrifying.

At first, Nightmare wanted to divine their exact numbers, but he gave up after just two seconds.

Because there were simply too many!

In the next moment, countless pale living corpses roared and charged forward, like a siege of zombies!

"Run! Formation Three! Full retreat!"

The group bolted, "Prioritize protecting the Little Princess and the support!"

Everyone was an elite, and of course, they prioritized the minors.

Although Gu Jianlin was also a minor, nobody treated him like a child.

"What's Formation Three?"

Gu Jianlin and Tang Ling exclaimed in unison.

The crowd collectively facepalmed—it turned out these two had never teamed up with anyone before!

"Run east, to the deepest part of the Returning Burial Forest!"

Gu Jianlin's forehead once again lit up with pale Ghost Fire, his bodily functions and muscle strength drastically enhanced, as if every cell in his body was screaming and roaring, unleashing immense power.

The group was stunned. Less than a day had passed, and he had already used Ghost Transformation again!

Without waiting for any doubts, Gu Jianlin coldly said, "That old man Jing Shangxiu hasn't gone far; the ground still bears traces of his passage. I can profile his escape route. Hah, can divination manage that?"

The parrot squawked rudely, "Manage that?"

Under the negative emotions of Ghost Transformation, the taunting ultimately came out!

The group perked up—they were all genius talents of the Omega Sequence. No way they'd swallow this insult.

They were definitely chasing him down to kill him.

Only Nightmare's face shifted between dark and pale, unable to think of a rebuttal for a moment.

The group was sprinting ahead while increasingly more living corpses gathered behind.

However, the current situation was not yet the worst.

Gu Jianlin led the charge, taking the group in a frantic run.

Then, he suddenly sensed a loud and chaotic Life Rhythm.

"Someone's here!"

From the shadows of the dense forest appeared countless red dots.

The sound of guns being cocked, the clash of ammunition, the rustling of combat fatigues, the unified thud of footsteps.

This was a rigorously trained elite combat unit!

Given their appearance at this time, there was no way they belonged to the Ether Association.

They could only be from the You Ying Group.

Master's people!

"So there's an ambush after all!"

The rescue squad wasn't stupid; they were forced into this mess despite themselves.

The top ten members of the Omega Sequence had disappeared—only idiots wouldn't expect the Ether Association to send in a rescue team.

And wasn't it obvious they'd be ambushed!

"How did they know we'd be here!"

Ji Xiaoyu exclaimed in shock.

The group collectively smacked their foreheads—this little brat's intelligence was truly beyond saving!

In front lay the elite combat team of the You Ying Group. Behind them, hundreds of crazed living corpses.

Between a cliff ahead and a wolf pack behind.

There was no escape.

And they still had to preserve enough strength; otherwise, they'd suffer major losses entering the Ancient Ruins.

Gu Jianlin sank into deep thought.

"What do we do now?"

Tang Ling turned to him, "I feel like you'll definitely have a plan."

The group's eyes lit up—they couldn't fathom why this hot-tempered woman was so certain.

Gu Jianlin decided not to hide anything from them anymore and frankly said, "Believe it or not, there's a traitor among us, from a mysterious organization. Now, this organization is most likely working with the You Ying Group."

Traitor!

The group exchanged grim glances, stunned and horrified.

"I do have a way out, but you're all elites—watch yourselves."

Gu Jianlin said gravely.

As for his way out, it was to seek help!

Old Gu, time to do your part!

Drawing closer to his ear, he whispered four words: "Ancient God's Blood!"

Gu Jianlin suddenly felt enlightened, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun.

Old Gu was truly a good father.

Boom!

He stomped forcefully onto the ground, surging ahead.

Using the Lock of Nonexistence, he reduced his presence and, unnoticed by everyone, inserted his forefinger into the ground.

A droplet of Ancient God's Blood oozed out, soaking into the soil.

In that instant, the entire Returning Burial Forest seemed to shift slightly.

The aura of Ancient God's Blood spread, shaking the earth violently—those buried deep in the ground, sealed within ancient trees, infused into sculptures, and countless mutated monsters.

All caught scent of this aura.

In a flash, chaos erupted!

A single droplet of Ancient Supreme's Ancient God's Blood almost woke all the supernatural creatures within Returning Burial Forest!

This was Gu Jianlin's plan.

Since they couldn't escape, he'd make everything spiral into uncontrollable chaos.

None of them would have it easy!

"What are you waiting for? Run!"

Gu Jianlin roared.

The group felt as though the sky was crumbling—the endless living corpses awakened from all directions, breaking loose from their restraints.

In an instant, living corpses surged like waves!

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Meanwhile, the combat unit of You Ying Group advanced slowly, fifty mercenaries per battle formation.

Each mercenary here followed the Overlord Path, the epitome of modern warfare teams.

They were well-equipped, their weaponry cutting-edge.

From the dense forest came scuttling noises; twin women emerged first, followed closely by a menacing, eerie old man in a kimono. They moved briskly, with composed expressions.

And in an instant, every red dot locked onto them.