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Chapter 894 - 433: The Shattered Divine Lamp

Chapter 894: Chapter 433: The Shattered Divine Lamp

"Pop!"

In the midst of the swirling sandstorm, a crisp shattering sound echoed across the desert, making the hearts of all the soldiers below skip a beat.

The entrance to the Scorplion Nest had opened!

On the other side, the Scorplion, realizing its territory had been breached, became even more enraged. It heedlessly tried to fly toward the cave, but was tightly entangled by the Bone Dragon, unable to free itself.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the clash between the two massive beasts, everyone instinctively shifted their focus to the cave entrance above.

Evans was the first to charge.

Since the entrance was already open, there was no reason to hesitate. Beating the others to the Divine Lamp was critical.

Evans immediately changed direction and rushed toward the cave entrance on the cliff.

A group of elite soldiers followed closely behind him, all shifting toward the cave entrance as well.

However, just as everyone reached the cave entrance and was about to swarm inside,

a loud roar suddenly erupted from within the obscuring sandstorm.

Following that, an enormous hand shrouded in shadows extended from the dust and rapidly swooped down toward the group.

"Shadow Ghost!"

Evans reacted the fastest, barely dodging the strike with his great agility.

But the soldiers behind him were not so lucky. By the time they realized there was another beast in front, it was already too late to evade. Hundreds of soldiers were smacked away by the Shadow Ghost, one by one, flinging them far off.

After delivering the blow, the Shadow Ghost noticed there was still one who had escaped and roared lowly as it swung its claws toward Evans on the ground again.

Unfortunately, it had greatly underestimated Evans’s speed.

Even as the Shadow Ghost used its claws in full force, Evans always managed to slip away like a slippery eel, agilely dodging between its grasps.

After a series of dodges and maneuvers, Evans even leaped up, stepped over the Shadow Ghost’s shoulder, and disappeared into the cave behind.

This humiliating act infuriated the Shadow Ghost, but it was helpless and had to temporarily give up and turn back to start blocking others. Mu You had tasked it with assisting the Bone Dragon against the Scorplion and to block the cave entrance as much as possible, preventing others from entering.

The Shadow Ghost positioned itself directly in front of the cave, blocking the entrance with its body.

The lion-dragon duo in the distance, also tacitly moved closer to the cave entrance amidst their fight, giving the Shadow Ghost a chance to join the fray.

Soon, the three massive beasts were completely mixed up in a chaotic battle—scratching, punching, and biting each other. The scene was incredibly tumultuous.

The Shadow Ghost and the Bone Dragon, two against one, could only manage to fight the Scorplion to a standstill, unable to determine a victor quickly.

As for the other ordinary people present, they were completely dumbfounded by now.

A hundred thousand troops encircled the cave entrance, staring at each other. With the current situation, should they still engage?

If they did engage, they had fought a single Scorplion for three days and nights before, only managing to deplete half its health. Now facing three at once, was it even conceivable?

Moreover, someone had already entered the cave. By the time they finished fighting, the ownership of the Divine Lamp would probably already be decided.

In the end, the commander could only issue an order to "observe and react." Thus, tens of thousands of troops surrounded the cliff front, watching the colossal beasts fight.

...

[You have entered the Scorplion Nest!]

[What appears before you is a cave glittering with gold.]

[The entire cavern is piled with treasures of gold and silver, igniting your greedy heart uncontrollably as you reach out for the closest Golden Holy Grail...]

[You picked up the Golden Holy Grail. You have been afflicted by the ’Greed Curse’, lifespan -1000 years!]

[All the treasures in this cave are cursed with the Greed Curse by the Scorplion. Any item you take will deduct 500-1000 years of your lifespan based on its value!]

"Damn!"

Mu You quickly retraced his steps.

This curse was terrifying, losing 1000 years with just a touch, Mu You felt it was too hefty a price to pay.

But now, wouldn’t taking the Divine Lamp also result in losing lifespan?

Mu You couldn’t give it much thought, as the game immediately issued a new prompt.

[You walk deeper into the cave.]

[You seem to have stepped on some mechanism, causing swarms of Holy Beetles to emerge from the golden urns around you and rush towards you.]

[Spiral gun barrels materialize on your arms, spurting out dense streams of fire, and all the Holy Beetles approaching you explode and die amid their screeches...]

Before this raid on the Scorplion Nest, Mu You had specifically gone to the City of Eternal Night, taking back the Ancient Power Furnace and Forest Spirit Core.

Without the ability to use the Vampire skin, the Mechanical Armor Skin was his best combat option.

[You’re about to continue deeper into the cave when several crescent-shaped Sword Qi suddenly strike from behind you.]

[You couldn’t dodge in time and were hit by the Sword Qi, damaging multiple parts of your chassis, current chassis integrity: 76.5%...]

"They’ve followed me after all..." Mu You wasn’t too surprised.

He had specifically brought the Shadow Ghost with him, but relying solely on the Shadow Ghost to stop Evans, who was also level thirty, proved difficult.

[Time flows back, returning you to before you were hit by the Sword Qi.]

[Sword Qi surged again, but this time, forewarned, you dodged to a safe direction, narrowly avoiding all the Sword Qi.]

[Your right arm swiftly transformed into a ’Floating Machine Gun’, firing a straight line of flames toward the direction of the incoming Sword Qi.]

[A hundred floating bullets shot in a straight line toward the distant figure approaching. However, what followed was a series of clangs of metal.]

[You watched as Evans, clad in armor, with unbelievable precision and speed, split every floating bullet into two halves.]