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Three heavy machine guns fired wildly, their barrels getting hot from the fire, the barrage so dense it could penetrate steel plates, but when they hit the Taotie King, it was like a tickle, having no effect whatsoever!

"Impossible! How could this be!" a team member shouted, staring in disbelief at the scene before him, his hand frozen on the trigger.

Qin Zheng's face was deathly pale, and his heart was ice-cold.

Conventional firearms are ineffective!

Heavy weapons are ineffective!

This is not a carbon-based life form at all; it is an extraordinary and malevolent entity beyond the comprehension of modern weapons! It is utterly invincible!

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately issued a stern order, his voice carrying an undeniable resolve: "Teams one and two, leave your fire support! Team three, protect the professor and all unrelated personnel, and immediately retreat! Retreat at full speed out of the mountains! Quickly!"

"Chief! We'll stay behind and cover you!"

"Director, if we're going to leave, we'll leave together!"

The team members roared with red eyes, and not one of them was willing to back down.

"Execute orders!" Qin Zheng roared. "Surviving and getting this news out of here is more important than anything else! Retreat!"

The three team members immediately protected the professors, Ying Wenjie, Qin Xiaoyu, Wu Tian, ​​and Ye Chendong, and turned to run frantically out of the mountain, not daring to stop for even a moment.

Meanwhile, the members of Team One and Team Two kept their triggers firmly on, using all their firepower to hold off the Taotie King and buy time for everyone to evacuate.

A team member shouldered a personal rocket launcher, aimed at the head of the Taotie King, his eyes resolute, and pulled the trigger!

boom--!!!

The rocket accurately struck the Taotie King in the chest, and a deafening explosion rang out. Dust and flames instantly engulfed the Taotie King's figure, and the shockwave blew up the surrounding rocks.

The members of the first and second teams instinctively stopped firing, held their breath, and eagerly awaited the success of their shot.

But as the dust slowly settled, everyone's hearts sank to the bottom.

The Gluttonous King remained standing still, completely unharmed, the black mist around his body gently rippling. He was without a single scratch!

It lowered its head, its blood-red pupils staring at the group of team members who were stubbornly resisting in front of it. The corners of its mouth grinned again, revealing a contemptuous and mocking smile, as if it were looking at a group of clowns jumping around.

The next second, its figure vanished from the spot!

Without any warning or movement, the massive body, seven or eight meters tall, vanished from everyone's sight like a ghost!

"Where is he? Target has disappeared! Search all directions!" The team members instantly went on alert, firing their guns in all directions, but the surroundings were empty, and there was no sign of Taotie King.

"Oh no! Quick, chase after the main force! It's intercepting the evacuees!" The captain's expression changed drastically. He reacted instantly, and led his team to turn around and run wildly in the direction of the evacuation.

When the captain led the first and second teams to catch up with the fleeing main force, they saw the scene before them. Everyone froze on the spot, their bodies turning cold, and an endless despair completely enveloped them.

On the mountain road ahead, everyone stopped in their tracks.

The professors were deathly pale, their legs went weak, and they almost collapsed to the ground; the Secret Service agents held their guns, their arms trembling, their eyes filled with despair and helplessness.

Qin Xiaoyu and Ying Wenjie stared wide-eyed at the sky, their bodies stiff, forgetting even to breathe.

Because the Taotie King, which should have been behind, was now hovering in mid-air!

The enormous body, seven or eight meters tall, stood unsupported in the clouds, looking down at the crowd on the ground with its two pairs of eyes (red pupils in human eyes and green eyes under its armpits).

A contemptuous, mocking smile played on his lips, and the black mist surrounding him swirled in the wind, making him appear like a demon god descending upon the world.

Defying the laws of physics, it stands suspended in mid-air!

Previously, even rockets couldn't harm it in the slightest, but now it can fly and disappear underground!

How do we fight this battle?

There is absolutely no chance of winning!

"Fire! Fire at the aerial targets!" Wu Qingya roared, his eyes red. All the team members immediately raised their guns and carried their rocket launchers.

They fired wildly at the Taotie King in the air, launching rockets one after another, with explosions ringing out in succession.

But it still didn't work.

All attacks were blocked by the black mist within three meters of the Gluttonous King.

The flames from the explosion couldn't even touch the hem of its clothes; it remained suspended in the air, motionless, its contempt growing stronger, as if watching a boring farce.

Despair, like an icy tide, completely engulfed everyone.

Firearms are ineffective; it can fly and burrow underground; it is impervious to swords and spears; it can destroy the world.

Before this gluttonous king, they were no different from lambs to the slaughter, and had no right to resist.

Professor Chen Jingshan slumped to the ground, his eyes vacant, muttering to himself repeatedly, "It's over...it's all over...science can't explain it...we can't win at all...we're all going to die here..."

The old scholar, who had previously firmly believed in science, was now completely shattered, his faith collapsed, and all that remained was endless despair.

Ying Wenjie didn't have a gun. He just stood there, looking up at the seven or eight-meter-tall monster, his mind blank.

In despair, he said to Qin Xiaoyu, "Am I going to die here? I'm not willing to accept this. I still have hundreds of millions of my Haval coins left to spend. If I can get out of here alive, I will never be a rat again. I will get fully equipped and become the fiercest dragon."

Qin Xiaoyu stood beside him, holding a long sword in her hand, the tip trembling slightly. Not out of fear, but out of anger.

She had practiced martial arts since childhood and had been practicing her family's swordsmanship for more than ten years, reaching a state of perfection. But now she couldn't even break through this monster's defense. What use was the sword? Was she going to die?

"Everyone, form a defensive circle and prepare for a desperate fight! Even if we die, we'll take it down with us!" Qin Zheng's voice was filled with final resolve.

The professors could hear the impending annihilation in Qin Zheng's words.

Everyone gripped their weapons tightly, their eyes bloodshot, and formed a circle, protecting the professors in the very center. Even knowing there was no chance of victory, they were still prepared to die.

Just when everyone was plunged into utter despair—

Clang—!

A clear, melodious bird song that pierced the sky suddenly came from the distant horizon!

The bird's cry was clear and resonant, carrying the majesty of an ancient divine beast. It instantly overwhelmed all other sounds in the mountains and forests, and even the black mist surrounding the Taotie King in the air trembled slightly.

Everyone looked up at that moment. A gigantic figure flew in from the depths of the night sky, its azure feathers gleaming softly in the moonlight. Its wings spread wide, blotting out the sun, and its wingtips sliced ​​through the clouds, creating a trail of white air.

It was so fast that in the blink of an eye, it flew over Laoshan!

It was an enormous divine bird!

His aura was overwhelming, blotting out the sky and exuding immense power. He possessed an aura of righteousness that contrasted sharply with the cold and sinister aura of the Gluttonous King!