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"Let's do it!"

At this critical moment, Jiang Feng let out a sharp shout.

Although he disliked these arrogant guys, if he just watched them get killed, the red-robed man's next target would definitely be him and his companions.

If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold; it's better to strike first!

"Burning Heaven Divine Fist!"

With a flash of lightning beneath his feet, Jiang Feng delivered a powerful punch to the crimson death light.

At the same time, Shen Weilan's Phoenix Divine Fire, Xiao Xingye's Overlord Spear Light, and Ling Yu's Xuanwu Shield Strike blocked the red-robed man's retreat from three directions almost simultaneously.

"Boom!"

Amidst thunder and fire, Jiang Feng's fist imprint collided fiercely with the crimson death light, unleashing a deafening explosion that shattered the crimson light completely!

"Hmm? Pure martial arts true energy?!"

A hint of surprise finally flashed in the eyes beneath the red-robed man's mask.

He had initially thought Jiang Feng and the others were also easily defeated superhumans, but he hadn't expected that their martial arts true energy would be completely unaffected by magic! "So that ugly spider was your pet."

Jiang Feng hovered in mid-air, coldly staring at the man in red robes. "Since you care so much, then I'll send you down to join it!"

"An arrogant brute!"

Enraged, the man in red robes wildly brandished his "Crimson Nightmare Staff," unleashing a torrent of blood-red curses that rained down on Jiang Feng like a storm.

"The Illusory Cloud Steps!"

Jiang Feng, amidst the dense incantation seals, flickered like a wisp of wind.

Even at his fastest speed, a curse mark still grazed his arm.

"Sizzle!"

Jiang Feng felt a numbness in his arm as a chilling negative energy instantly invaded his body, causing a brief stagnation in his internal energy circulation and slowing him down by half a beat.

"Is this... a curse that inflicts negative status effects?"

Jiang Feng's pupils contracted slightly as he instantly realized what was happening.

The staff in the red-robed man's hand is probably another containment artifact! "Struck by the Crimson Nightmare Curse, your true energy will soon be depleted. Just wait to die!"

The man in red robes grinned maliciously, and the blood-red eyeball at the tip of his staff suddenly widened, preparing to unleash a fatal blow.

"Yeah?"

Jiang Feng's lips curled into a mocking sneer.

He stopped dodging, and the Dragon Fang longsword in his hand burst forth with a dark purple light.

That's the Nightmare Enchantment effect that comes with the Nightmare Staff!

"cut!"

Despite being weakened by the curse, Jiang Feng unleashed a powerful slash.

The man in red robes originally intended to cast a defensive spell, but the moment the blade struck, he was caught off guard.

"Buzz!"

A powerful hallucinogenic sensation and a deprivation of his five senses instantly flooded his mind!

"This...this is a mental attack?! How is this possible!" The man in the red robe screamed in terror.

In a life-or-death struggle, even a moment's lapse in concentration can be fatal.

"Pfft!"

Just as the red-robed man fell into a hallucination, Jiang Feng's Dragon Fang longsword, imbued with raging thunder and fire true energy, had already swept across his neck!

A head wearing a Nuo opera mask flies high into the air.

The man in the red robe, die!

[Ding! Class B containment object detected... BP-179 'Crimson Nightmare Staff'!]

[Should we include it in the Book of Containment?]

Upon hearing the system notification, Jiang Feng's eyes flashed with wild joy.

That red-robed man's staff is indeed a good thing!

It can inflict curses and negative status effects. If combined with the hallucinogenic effect of "Nightmare Enchantment"... that's practically a god-tier torture-style playstyle!

"Containment confirmed!" *Thump!*

As the head of the man in the red robe, wearing a Nuo opera mask, rolled to the ground, the street fell into a deathly silence.

Having narrowly escaped death, Zhao Gang and Zhuo Feifan stared blankly at the headless corpse, then looked at Jiang Feng, who was sheathing his sword in mid-air, and felt a chill run straight to the top of their heads.

too strong!

The three red-robed experts, who had been suppressed to the point of despair despite their best efforts, were instantly killed by Jiang Feng without even lasting a single move!

Recalling their previous mockery and provocations towards Jiang Feng, the two wished they could disappear into the ground.

"Jiang... Jiang Feng..."

Zhuo Feifan swallowed hard, suppressing his fear and shame, and pulled Zhao Gang to walk quickly to Jiang Feng.

Without the slightest hesitation, the two bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle.

"We were blind and ignorant before, and offended you! Thank you for saving our lives!"

Zhao Gang's face flushed red, and he echoed gruffly, "Young Master Jiang, I, Zhao Gang, am a rough man and don't know how to talk! From now on, my life is yours; you tell me where to go, and I'll do it!"

Jiang Feng glanced at the two of them, then calmly looked away. He had only saved them as a matter of convenience and didn't care about their apologies.

Seeing that Jiang Feng didn't intend to delve deeper, Zhuo Feifan boldly suggested, "This secret realm is unpredictable and even supernatural abilities can be suppressed."

"Could we join your team?"

"You'll be our captain throughout this journey, and we'll absolutely follow your lead!"

After a moment's thought, Jiang Feng realized that having two willing cannon fodder scouting ahead would indeed save a lot of trouble, so he casually nodded.

"Keep up, don't hold us back."

"Yes, Captain!"

The two were overjoyed and quickly followed behind the group.

After a short rest, the group continued to advance deeper into the city.

By cracking a surviving piece of the terminal, Shen Weilan finally unveiled the secrets of this cyber city.

"This city is called 'Canglan'."

She looked at the deciphered logs on the terminal, a hint of shock flashing in her eyes. "According to the records, this place was once a highly advanced civilization where everyone practiced cultivation, reaching its peak of prosperity."

"But on a peaceful morning, a crack suddenly appeared in the sky, and the black tower fell like a meteorite into the city center..."

She looked up at the ominous tower in the distance: "The polluted black aura emanating from the Black Tower has swept through the entire city in just a few days."

"A large number of highly skilled martial artists had their minds corrupted by the black energy and turned into puppets controlled by the Black Tower."

"They even spontaneously formed an extremist organization called the 'Black Tower Cult,' which uses the city's technological equipment and cultivation formations to specifically cultivate and fuse those terrifying mutated monsters."

Jiang Feng's gaze was deep.

No wonder that red-robed man kept mutated spiders and even called them heretics.

It seems that their intrusion as outsiders has disrupted the balance of this dead city that has been sealed for countless years, and they have been identified by the Black Tower Cult as a target that must be eliminated.

"Beep beep beep!"

Just then, the communicator on Zhuo Feifan's wrist suddenly emitted a red light alarm.

"It's Qin Lie! They've encountered a deadly threat in the southeastern district and sent out a distress signal!"

Zhuo Feifan subconsciously raised his head, his gaze anxiously fixed on Jiang Feng. Here, Jiang Feng was the pillar of support.

"Southeast? Let's go."

Jiang Feng spoke decisively without the slightest hesitation.

Although Qin Lie and the others were from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau, they had developed some rapport over the years and couldn't possibly stand by and watch someone die.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The group of six immediately changed direction and sped away like a series of afterimages.

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