High-level martial arts: Contract cashback, invincible starting from the Zerg.

Chen Feng and his two companions arrived at the underground warehouse of the city library.

A heavy, modern alloy warehouse appeared before the three of them.

"This is it."

Mu Wen stepped forward, looked him over, and said casually.

"This lock is an old-fashioned anti-theft lock; it can be opened by brute force."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a cool, aloof figure stepped forward.

Su Qingyuan slightly raised her hand, her slender fingertips touching the lock cylinder. A faint, shimmering white light enveloped her fingertips, and delicate spiritual energy slowly seeped into the lock cylinder through the gaps.

Click—

A crisp, subtle sound of a mechanism turning quietly rang out.

The previously jammed lock cylinder suddenly loosened, emitting a dull tremor.

Su Qingyuan gently pushed with her palm, and the heavy alloy iron door opened slowly inward without any hindrance.

...

Inside the library's storage room, there was no glaring light, but rather a vast expanse of thick darkness.

It wasn't the usual dimness after the lights were turned off, but a deep, stagnant blackness, as if it had swallowed up all light, completely blocking out even the faint light coming in from the corridor, making it impossible to see anything more than ten meters away.

The underground warehouse was more spacious than I had imagined, with rows of tall iron bookshelves neatly arranged along the walls, stretching all the way to the end of the darkness. The bookshelves were piled high with old books wrapped in kraft paper, as well as boxes of unopened new books.

The ground was covered with a thin layer of gray, but in the eyes of the three martial gods, two lines of fresh footprints were clearly imprinted.

One line is the small print of a girl's sneakers, while the other line is a series of marks of varying depths, like those left by dragging heavy objects, stretching straight towards the deepest part of the warehouse.

"These footprints are a bit strange." Mu Wen clenched his fists unconsciously, his bones making a slight cracking sound. "Those guys must have left not long ago."

Chen Feng didn't speak, but simply raised the Soul Erosion Bronze Token in his hand.

The Soul-Eroding Bronze Token immediately emitted a viscous, dark red light, as if congealed blood had begun to flow again.

"The victim is right here."

Just then.

Just then, two cards gleaming with a cold, silvery-gray light suddenly shot out from the impenetrable darkness behind the three of them.

There was no sound of it cutting through the air, not even a wisp of air; it was as if it had been squeezed directly out of the folds of space, so fast that only two blurry afterimages remained!

Chen Feng's pupils suddenly contracted.

A diamond-encrusted magic shield immediately appeared behind the two, attempting to block the two cards.

However, those two cards seemed to have no physical form, and they actually pierced right through the Diamond Magic Shield!

Su Qingyuan reacted extremely quickly, immediately condensing a protective force field, while Mu Wenye roared and swung his fist, delivering a heavy punch directly at the incoming card.

However, their counterattacks still couldn't stop the attack from those two cards!

The next second, Su Qingyuan and Mu Wen were enveloped in a silver domain and instantly disappeared from Chen Feng's side!

"It's the 'Thinker' card." Chen Feng immediately recognized the origin of this card.

That's one of Atreides' legendary cards.

—"The Thinker"

Legendary Card: The Thinker

[Card Maker: Atreides, the Card Master]

[Card Function 1: After the card is activated, it will instantly drag the target into a "maze" constructed from their own memories, obsessions, and fears. The maze has a single answer, and the trapped person needs to find the answer to be freed.]

[Card Function 2: People dragged into the "Maze" will enter a state of time freeze, where all physical damage, energy damage, poison, curses, and even the loss of lifespan will completely stop.]

[Card Flaw 1: The level of power of the strong being dragged into the "maze" and the duration of control will continuously consume the card owner's sea of ​​consciousness power. When the caster's sea of ​​consciousness power is exhausted, or when the physical distance between the two exceeds 500 meters, the Thinker card will automatically release control.]

[Card Flaw 2: The Thinker card cannot be generated when there is only one enemy.]

This card was originally a weapon used by Master Atreides to imprison demons; it is a weapon exclusively for humans.

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be under the control of the Phantom Prince Teguer.

Unless Teguer also possesses human blood.

"hehe……"

A low, hoarse laugh came from the darkness before Chen Feng's eyes.

Taigu'e, dressed in a long black robe, slowly emerged from the darkness. His face was hidden in the shadow of his hood, with only a pair of eyes that shimmered with an eerie purple light visible.

"Tegu'e." Chen Feng's voice was icy cold, as if it had been chilled to the bone. "What are you doing?"

Prince Teguer of the Illusionary Demons slightly raised his head.

The skin in the shadows was deathly pale, but the lips were as red as if stained with blood, and a cruel yet elegant smile even curled at the corners of the mouth.

"Chen Feng... I didn't expect you to find this place. It's a pleasant surprise." Teguer glanced at Su Qingyuan and Mu Wen, who were sealed in place, a hint of smugness flashing in his eyes: "How does the 'Thinker' legendary card, personally crafted by Master Atreides, taste?"

"This card is of no use to me," Chen Feng replied with a cold laugh.

"I know you. You are a demon slayer and possess the power of the Hong-level sea of ​​consciousness, so it is naturally ineffective against you. Therefore, I never intended to trap you in the first place."

Just as the two were confronting each other,

Teguer's smile deepened: "Now that you've found me, I'll give you the reward you deserve... a choice."

Teguer repeated the last sentence again.

The pale finger pointed to the pocket watch on his wrist.

"See those footprints? That high-ranking official named Lin Xiaoran is in one of the storage rooms here. I just tied her to the iron frame, so she's still alive, at least for now."

His voice was soft, yet it carried a chilling malice, like the spitting of a viper.

"However, I strapped a Phantom Bomb to her. If I don't personally remove it in three minutes or if I leave this place, the Phantom Bomb will make her scream in extreme pain in her sea of ​​consciousness for two hours, eventually turning her into a mindless creature."

"You can start looking now, but I have to warn you..." Teguer's smile grew increasingly cruel, "Once your friend is out of trouble, the bomb will explode just the same."

Teguer paused, a playful glint in his purple eyes.

"Let me see if you truly deserve the title of God of War."

Teguer understood human weakness and their "morality" too well.

They understand that they would always sacrifice their closest loved ones for complete strangers.

That's why he used this predicament to force Chen Feng to comply, and there must be cameras in this dark space that could witness Chen Feng's every move!

"Chen Feng," Teguer spread his hands in an inviting gesture, "Choose... save that little girl you don't know, or peacefully await the end of her life?"

Chen Feng clenched his fist and immediately activated the Lucky Contract System to deduce the girl's possible location.

[Lucky Contract System: Activate the "Extreme Tactical Simulation Engine" to cover all background processes]

[Lucky Contract System: Full-domain scan activated... Scanning medium: Illusionary Demon Realm, female human characteristics]

[Lucky Contract System: Target vital signs being located...]

"It seems you've already started. Three minutes left, countdown begins."

Teguer immediately raised his wrist, revealing a black watch. The red numbers on the dial were ticking: 180, 179, 178…