If you were made a mascot, you would become a legend in the police force.

The world behind the bronze door is tranquil and beautiful, yet it is filled with an eeriness.

The moment Li Tuantuan led the advance team onto this land, everyone was awestruck by the fairyland-like scenery. The purplish-gold sky, the floating islands of light, and the spiritual energy so dense it seemed to materialize—all of this challenged their established worldviews.

"My God, is this the legendary paradise?" Shi Gandang, codenamed "Mount Tai," took a deep breath of the fresh air filled with the fragrance of grass and trees, feeling his A-level superpowers cheering with joy.

"More than that." The frail-looking middle-aged man in the team, codenamed "Doctor," who specialized in ancient texts, pushed up his glasses, his eyes burning with fervor. "Judging from the stability of the spatial fluctuations and the completeness of the laws, this is very likely an independent, complete demiplane! A small world created by a legendary deity!"

Demiplane!

The moment that word was uttered, everyone gasped.

That means there is an ecosystem and laws here that are completely independent of Earth.

Li Tuantuan wasn't interested in these lofty terms; his attention was entirely drawn to the glowing moss under his feet and the unknown spiritual plants by the roadside.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Demiplane? Sounds pretty high-tech. I wonder if the bamboo here is also a spiritual plant? If I could find a top-grade spiritual bamboo forest, I'd settle down here and never go back!

However, the initial excitement and novelty were quickly overshadowed by a series of bad news.

All modern technological equipment, from quantum communication devices to automatic rifles, became scrap metal. They were completely cut off from the outside world, as if abandoned by it.

Worse still, their escape route—the massive bronze gate—had vanished without a trace, replaced by an impenetrable stone wall.

Everyone panicked.

"We're doomed, we're trapped here!"

"This is a trap! We've all fallen for it!"

Panic and despair spread like a plague through the ranks.

At this critical moment when morale was about to collapse, Li Tuantuan used the simplest and most direct method to forcefully quell the situation.

His paws, as powerful as a hydraulic press, twisted a special alloy steel rifle into a pretzel. This unimaginable sheer strength silenced everyone instantly.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: A bunch of greenhorns who've never seen the world, complaining over the smallest troubles. Back when I was fighting those mutated beasts for territory deep in the Qinling Mountains, there were far more dangerous situations than this.

With Li Tuantuan's "forceful intimidation" and Lin Wan's words of reassurance, the group barely managed to restore order.

Following the direction indicated by the glowing stone tower deep in the forest, they formed a battle formation and cautiously explored forward.

This demiplane forest is larger than imagined.

They walked for nearly an hour, and the surrounding scenery remained almost unchanged. Towering, strange trees, giant, brightly colored mushrooms, and ethereal mists drifting slowly in the air created a series of beautiful yet oppressive scenes.

"Captain, something's not right." Taishan, who was walking at the front of the group, stopped and turned around. "It's...too quiet here."

Indeed, it's too quiet.

Apart from their own footsteps, the world was completely silent. There were no birdsong, no insect chirps, not even the rustling of leaves in the wind.

It was as if there was no other living thing in the entire world besides them.

This deathly silence was more unsettling than the roar of any wild beast.

Li Tuantuan also sensed that something was wrong.

His instincts as a top predator were frantically warning him.

He felt as if countless eyes were silently watching them from the shadows.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: This feels like walking into a giant hunting ground. And we are the rabbits being targeted by the hunters.

Just then, the "Shadow" in charge of reconnaissance quietly emerged from a patch of shadow ahead, making a "stop" gesture with a solemn expression.

There are things ahead, lots of them, like... statues.

Li Tuantuan signaled the team to remain on guard, while she, along with Lin Wan and Taishan, quietly crept over.

After they rounded a "stone forest" made of purple crystal, the sight before them made their pupils shrink sharply.

In a circular open space in front, hundreds of stone sculptures stand densely packed together.

The stone sculptures are in the form of a lithe, leopard-like creature they have never seen before. They are made entirely of obsidian, each in a different attack posture, lifelike, like an army frozen in time.

"Is it a guardian of some kind of ruin?" Lin Wan asked in a low voice.

"It doesn't seem like it." Li Tuantuan shook her head.

He could clearly sense that these stone sculptures contained no sign of life, nor any energy fluctuations. They were like ordinary stones, cold and lifeless.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Is it just for show? You scared the crap out of me.

He lowered his guard and was preparing to lead his team around.

However, the moment they stepped into this circular open space...

A sudden change has occurred!

Suddenly, two points of scarlet light appeared simultaneously in the originally empty eye sockets of all the stone carvings!

"Buzz—"

An invisible energy wave suddenly spread out from the open space!

"Click...click..."

A series of teeth-grinding cracking sounds rang out.

The stone chips on the stone leopards began to fall off in a rustling sound, and their bodies began to slowly unfold as if they were alive!

Limbs, head, tail... the originally stiff stone sculptures were transformed into monsters made of pure obsidian and energy in just a few seconds!

A cold, violent aura, purely composed of the will to kill, instantly locked onto everyone present!

"roar!"

The closest stone leopard let out a roar produced by the friction of rocks, and transformed into a black lightning bolt, pouncing towards a support-type ability user in the group who was responsible for healing!

Its speed was astonishing; almost the instant the roar sounded, it had already covered a distance of tens of meters!

The therapist was so frightened that he turned pale and didn't even have time to react.

"Mount Tai!" Lin Wan shouted sternly.

"Get the hell out of my way!"

Shi Gandang roared, his massive body forming a wall that instantly blocked the healer's path.

He crossed his arms, and his muscles swelled up instantly, revealing rock-like textures on his skin.

"Bang!"

A loud bang.

The stone leopard's sharp claws slammed hard onto Taishan's arm.

Taishan grunted, the ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch, and he was slid backward several meters by the huge impact!

Several deep claw marks, revealing bone, were left on his arm. There was no bleeding from the wounds; instead, there was a petrified appearance.

"What incredible strength!" Taishan exclaimed, both surprised and furious.

Despite his A-level strength, he was actually at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation!

And this is just the beginning.

As the first stone leopard awakened, hundreds of stone leopards across the open space came to life!

Their scarlet eyes locked onto the group of uninvited guests, forming an impenetrable encirclement from all directions as they slowly approached.

Desperate situation!