Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era-Chapter 329 - 184: Advance (Part 3)

So for Chu Xiu, after combining the above information, the action plan was already set: directly charge down to eliminate the Calamity!

The only consideration was whether to synchronize the information with Qin Xiang to gather power, or to conceal it and monopolize the resources.

And after calculating his own strength, Chu Xiu felt he had the qualification to attempt to monopolize!

Moreover, attracting other King Tiers who harbor ill intentions towards him might not necessarily be safer or it might instead increase the risk, especially since he still didn’t know who used a special artifact to track him before.

If someone takes the opportunity to attack him during the scramble for resources, Chu Xiu, knowing nothing about these King Tiers, would be at a great disadvantage.

Though his strength is formidable, he is far from invincible. In battles at the King Tier level, numerous special tactics could cause him significant losses, so Chu Xiu had to be cautious.

Meanwhile, the tragic death of the Extreme Dao did add uncertainties to the operation, but since it was killed by a sneak attack to the back of the head, the murderer’s true power might not be formidable. Chu Xiu felt the situation was still under control, not to mention he had plenty of life-saving tricks up his sleeve.

So, he still firmly executed the original action plan.

Next, Chu Xiu and Guan Ke, like their collaboration on the surface, released Mechanical Sparrows and the Ghostly Legion.

They split into dozens of small teams, swiftly exploring the entire underground structure like mycelium spreading towards all directions.

This place seemed to be a large shelter expanded from an underground military base resistant to nuclear bombs. Intersecting tunnels connected various areas, including warehouses for military weapons and living quarters for residents. Judging by the scale, it was roughly estimated to accommodate tens of thousands of people.

However, all the military weapons had disappeared too, and the residents probably turned into corrupted creatures.

"Whoosh—"

A Mechanical Sparrow flew through a passage of over a hundred meters at high speed, but as it turned a corner, a Corrupted Soldier holding a gatling gun suddenly appeared in front of it!

The gun barrel started to rotate, and in the next moment, amid the violent roar of gunfire, hundreds of bullets wove into a dense metal storm, instantly destroying the Mechanical Sparrow.

Although this Corrupted Soldier was quickly eliminated by the ghost following closely behind, the Mechanical Sparrow was completely destroyed.

And this scene happened simultaneously in several places!

Corrupted Soldiers constantly sniped at Guan Ke’s mechanical creations individually!

"Pop!"

After yet another Mechanical Sparrow got shot down, Guan Ke was covering her head on her left side, her face full of heartache.

In just a few minutes, she lost a third of her Mechanical Sparrows!

Obviously, the Calamity underground started to employ micro-control tactics.

The stronger the corrupted creatures, the easier they are to be manipulated by the Calamity. For those lowest-tier corrupted residents, it could only give some simple commands, which is why many were left above to delay the Awakened coalition’s progress.

But deeper underground, there were numerous elites.

"Captain, these monsters clearly know our location. They are ambushing us in a planned way!"

"Shouldn’t we retreat first?" Guan Ke’s anxious voice rang out.

Chu Xiu remained calm: "Keep moving forward. The modern weapons we find on the way this time are all yours, definitely worth more than those little birds of yours."

Even though Chu Xiu didn’t have a good way to counter their tactics, being in their home ground, it further verified that his guess was correct. So what needed to be done now was to keep moving forward, just like cavalry charging towards the central army in a confrontation between two forces, directly attacking where the Calamity resided!

And soon, after losing several more Mechanical Sparrows, the four finally found the passage towards the Second Layer.

Upon entering the Second Layer, the intensity and frequency of the enemy’s ambush clearly increased, even causing losses to Chu Xiu’s ghosts.

Guan Ke’s Mechanical Sparrows were soon exhausted, leading her to rely on mechanical dogs for reconnaissance, but the efficiency immediately fell sharply.

Chu Xiu made a decisive move, no longer relying on Guan Ke, instead dispatching a large number of ghosts to scout ahead.

Though this caused a sharp increase in ghost losses, fortunately, all those that perished were low-tier ghosts that could be quickly replenished, while the mapping speed skyrocketed.

In just ten minutes, Chu Xiu descended three layers, arriving at the Fifth Layer.

And seemingly realizing that Chu Xiu was coming for it, the Calamity clearly panicked, starting to deploy a large number of elite snipers at the four of them. No longer focusing on single-soldier sniper tactics for attrition, it adopted a team-based positional warfare format to obstruct Chu Xiu’s exploration, even introducing Fierce Tier Corrupted Soldiers!

These corrupted creatures were equipped with fine modern weaponry of great power, giving Chu Xiu’s ghosts quite a hard time, slowing the exploration speed significantly.

Possibly due to being not far from the Calamity, strange murmurs began to reach them, with black and white phantoms occasionally flashing before their eyes.

"This is the Calamity’s [Pollution]."

Su Jinyu quickly made the judgment, stepping forward to recite an ancient spell. As the spell ended, a floating Rune Magic Pillar rose in the center of the four, making those noises and hallucinations disappear immediately.

"This is a rune I have mastered to resist [Pollution], but I can’t maintain it for long with my mana, and as the [Pollution] intensifies, the consumption will increase faster!"

Upon hearing this, the worry on everyone’s brows deepened, and they all looked towards Chu Xiu. By this point, he had lost over three hundred Fierce Ghosts and over a thousand Yin Ghosts in this battle.

Even though they were all low-tier ghosts, Chu Xiu still felt quite distressed.

Just then, Qin Xiang also sent a message: "Chen Ce! Why are you still going deeper? I know you are afraid the resources will be snatched by others, but do you really intend to face the Calamity alone? Return immediately! You will not miss out on your share of the resources for exterminating the Calamity!"

This was already the fifth time Qin Xiang contacted him.

However, Chu Xiu still chose to ignore it.

"Keep moving forward," he said.

With a wave of his hand, a large number of ghosts surged out from the Hundred Souls Banner, exploring forward once again. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Su Jinyu stepped forward to follow, but Zhang Qingshan and Guan Ke, who were unaware of the inside story, showed more intense expressions of doubt on their faces.

Eventually, Zhang Qingshan nevertheless exhaled a long breath, the Dragon Soul on his left arm materializing a layer of shield covering his skin, then he stepped forward in big strides, rushing to the front of the team.

He was not aware of Chu Xiu’s specific strength, but he understood his role in the team.

And after hesitating for a while, Guan Ke followed unwillingly.

At this moment, she had no other choice. Rather than being left alone on the Fifth Layer, it was better to take a risk with Chu Xiu.

Thus, after sacrificing several hundred ghosts and losing all of Guan Ke’s mechanical dogs, the four finally advanced to the Sixth Layer.

Before their eyes appeared a vast artificial plantation area, where patches of wheat had already withered.

Suddenly, Chu Xiu’s Divine Sense detected something.

He looked into the distance, a glimmer of expectation flashing in his eyes.

"Finally can’t hold back anymore, huh?"