All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

"roar--!"

The Thunderhorn Dragon, belonging to the magic-side lightning-type dragon, roared.

Suddenly descending from the sky, its terrifying claws, covered in bluish-purple dragon scales and horns, caught a member of the pioneer team off guard and flattened him with a single blow.

A terrifying thunderstorm raged atop its massive twin horns.

In the instant the magic surged, a dense storm of lightning suddenly descended from the dark sky above the secret realm [Clifftop Plague Hospital].

"Snap!"

"Click..."

With a single move, they completely wiped out the entire team at the [Underground Anatomy Center].

Meanwhile, at the same time, there was the shaman Lao Feng's team.

"roar!"

They were standing at the window on the third floor of the east side of the main hospital building.

Before they could even see what was happening, two terrifyingly huge figures suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

One is a familiar one, the [Project No. "Kraken" Matrix], one of the bosses in the secret realm [Clifftop Plague Hospital]. The other is a giant ape with its shoulders, arms, and even head covered in a layer of blue-purple crystalline armor.

"roar!"

Haji the ape didn't waste any words.

With a swing of his fist, he smashed into the wall on the third floor with a loud bang, just like a tunnel boring machine.

Old Feng: "..."

The gust of wind from the punch that almost grazed Lao Feng's cheek instantly shattered the wall and window in front of him, while simultaneously destroying the life of another assassin team member who had narrowly escaped from Chu Hong's clutches.

He had already been punched into the wall.

A bead of cold sweat slid down one side of Lao Feng's pale cheek.

"Brother Jie!"

Someone in the group cried out in alarm.

When Lao Feng, who reacted the fastest, saw the body of his teammate—whose body had almost merged with the cement wall and turned into a pile of mud so mushy that it was unrecognizable as a human—the instant Jin Gang withdrew his punch, he realized that the body was now a pile of mud that was so mushy that it was almost unrecognizable as a human being.

A bone-chilling cold instantly shot from the soles of my feet straight to the top of my head.

Driven by primal fear, he didn't even have time to think about why three terrifying bosses had suddenly appeared before his feet reacted with lightning speed.

"run!!!"

The group tried to flee.

however.

[Ke Xiaoken] standing to the side isn't blind.

Thick tentacles suddenly pierced into the building, completely sealing off all escape routes for the remaining three members of the Feng family.

Among the team members were the drone pilots who had previously been responsible for operating the drones.

At the top of the stairs, without stopping in time, he was instantly wrapped up completely by the tentacles that rushed up at that moment.

"ah!!!"

Heart-wrenching screams, accompanied by desperate fear, instantly enveloped the night sky above the [Clifftop Plague Hospital].

Chu Hong flipped over and leaped onto a street lamp, casually watching the one-sided slaughter before him.

There was not a trace of sympathy or pity in his eyes.

The path we take is the one we choose.

Greed that matches one's strength is called courage and fearlessness; it means daring to fight and take risks.

"Big brother! Big brother! We were wrong! We were wrong, please forgive us!"

"We're willing to compensate you; everything we have is yours!"

"We have several gold-quality collectibles on us..."

The team leader, who had just been urging Chu Hong to share his red-quality collectibles with an air of "I'm doing this for your own good," was now being gripped by the Thunderhorn Dragon's claws.

The terrifying pressure squeezed his bones and muscles, causing his deathly pale face to gradually turn red, then bluish-purple...

however.

Faced with such meaningless pleas for mercy, Chu Hong didn't even bother to respond to a single word.

Seeing that Chu Hong completely ignored him, the captain's eyes immediately changed from despair to resentment and ferocity.

"Kid! We're from the He Group in [Thousand Insect Village Base City]! If you kill us, our boss will definitely find you! You won't be able to escape!"

Now, Chu Hong looked over with a hint of surprise.

What is this?

What a small world!

Just a few days ago, he wiped out a small team from the He Group, and today another team fell into his hands. Chu Hong looked at the other party with a strange expression, a half-smile on his face.

"Do people from your He Group all like to give others extra food?"

He gently shook his head.

The feud was already established, and saying anything more would be a waste of breath. As he indifferently turned his gaze away, the latter let out a piercing scream.

It was instantly crushed in the claws of the Hagi Dragon.

The two teams, totaling nine people, had members whose weakest members were at the second stage of the Energy Gathering Realm, the same level as Chu Hong.

however.

When faced with the sudden attack of three boss-level monsters—[Kerken], [Original Little Ape], and [Thunder Horn Dragon]—it couldn't even last three minutes.

With his limbs severed by the sharp teeth of [Ke Xiaoken], Old Feng, the squad leader covered in blood, was barely breathing, pleading and terrified as several tentacles handed him to Chu Hong.

"Spare me, spare my life! I... I have red-quality collectibles in the Pioneers Guild's vault. I can give them all to you, please, spare my life..."

The immense blood loss and fear had left the other person's face completely bloodless.

Despite this, he still felt a sense of certainty.

As long as he reveals that he has a huge fortune, he will definitely survive!

After all, no one can resist the allure of bright red.

"Once I get out of here, my limbs and injuries will heal instantly, and then I'll have plenty of ways to get revenge..."

That's what he was thinking.

however.

The moment his gaze met Chu Hong's calm eyes, which showed no trace of emotion, Old Feng's heart trembled violently.

He knew that look in his eyes all too well...

"you......"

Before he could finish speaking, the tentacles enveloping his body tightened abruptly.

"Pfft!"

Chu Hong looked disdainfully at Old Feng, whose corpse, except for his head, had been completely reduced to a mixture of flesh, blood, and bone fragments, and was being tossed to the ground by [Ke Xiaoken].

"If you had said the item was at your house or somewhere else, I might have considered it. But you kept the Big Red in the Pioneers Guild's vault, and you expect me to let you off the hook?"

He knew all too well how troublesome and complicated it was to retrieve items stored in the Pioneers' Guild, especially gold and red quality collectibles, and how many layers of verification the procedures involved.

Then, this guy might suddenly say that he was coerced.

With a simple move, he could get Chu Hong into considerable trouble outside the secret realm.

After glancing at it, Chu Hong gently shook his head at the other team from the He Group.

It seems we need to proactively address the potential problems and nip them in the bud...

at the same time.

【Thousand Insect Village Base City】, the top floor of a building that stands in the core area of ​​the base city, from which one can almost overlook the entire base city.

He Zhenshan gripped the report document delivered by his subordinates tightly in his hand, staring at the clearly marked procurement categories.

His somewhat greasy face was contorted with greed and ecstasy.

"So, that kid's so-called cure was actually just him secretly researching and creating 'forbidden substances'?!"

Before him, a handsome young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses nodded respectfully.

"That's right, Chairman. Moreover, according to our analysis, Luo Yi has most likely mastered the technology to make the [forbidden item]. Although he did a lot of cover-up for his secret purchase this time, he underestimated the extent of our surveillance on him."

Upon hearing this, He Zhenshan's breathing became rapid.

Besides the official sources of each country.

"Tags" have always been a red line that cannot be crossed in this world.

Only the Black Hole Council, a bunch of lunatics, are unafraid of sanctions and encirclement because of their strength.

But this precisely illustrates just how immense the allure of the "forbidden object" truly is; He Zhenshan's eyes turned bloodshot.

"That kid should be working on his first qualified 'forbidden item' right now. We can't touch him at this time... Go, have his sister Luo Xin come see me. Don't alert him. Just say..."

A cunning glint flashed in He Zhenshan's eyes: "There's a secret realm that none of our group's people have ever set foot in before. We need her to help lead people in to gather intelligence. If she succeeds, I can forgive her 20 million energy points debt!"