One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

"Brother William!! Watch out!!!"

Zhang Chulan let out a blood-curdling scream that shook heaven and earth.

His face was etched with worry and heartache for his allies.

But his body language was shockingly honest.

A flash of golden light appeared beneath Zhang Chulan's feet.

There was no attempt to block at all.

Instead, it's a perfectly smooth sliding tackle.

"Swoosh!"

Zhang Chulan slid right past William's legs, keeping his body close to the ground, and hid behind William!

She even reached out and grabbed the hem of William's trench coat, completely covering herself up!

At the same time.

"Oh my god!!! Brother Chu Lan! Get out of the way!!!"

William's anxious American accent echoed through the passageway.

As he shouted words of concern, his left hand shot out to the side like lightning!

His goal was very clear.

He wanted to grab Zhang Chulan by the collar, pull the Chinese boy directly in front of him, and use him as a human shield.

Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for this one!

however.

William grabbed it.

"Shh."

I missed my chance.

He held only a wisp of air in his hand.

William's anxious expression froze instantly.

He glanced at it out of the corner of his eye.

He spotted Zhang Chulan, who had just been standing next to him, calling him "brother" repeatedly.

At this moment, it was clinging tightly to the back of its calf, just like a pangolin.

The massive bronze axe, carrying immense force, was already cleaving down on William's forehead.

"F*ck!!!"

William cursed under his breath.

His ever-present gentlemanly, sunny smile was completely distorted at this moment.

That bastard runs faster than a rabbit!

He actually slid in and hid behind me?!

With no way to avoid it, William could only grit his teeth.

"boom!"

His muscles suddenly swelled, and a layer of blue energy shield instantly condensed on his arm.

He crossed his arms and forcefully blocked the giant axe!

"when--------!!"

Sparks flew everywhere!

The deafening roar of the horns echoed through the passageway.

William was struck by the immense force, causing his legs to buckle and the stone slab beneath his feet to shatter instantly.

He gritted his teeth, the veins on his forehead bulging, and withstood the blow.

And behind him.

Zhang Chulan, who was squatting on the ground unharmed, was even rhythmically waving his little fists and loudly cheering on the sidelines:

"Brother William is awesome!!!"

"Brother William is so awesome!!!"

"Hold on, big brother! This piece of junk can't break your defenses at all. I believe in you!"

Outside the rear threshold.

Wang Ye almost covered his eyes when he saw this shameless scene.

He turned to Zhuge Qing beside him and said:

"Old Qing, the hearts of these two..."

Zhuge Qing readily agreed and continued with the second half of the sentence:

"It's so black it's practically oozing pus."

"Brother William, your arm strength is amazing! It's even stronger than Captain America's!"

Zhang Chulan hid behind William's broad back, and his cheers were as sincere as could be.

He even pulled a pack of tissues from his pocket and handed it over in a very obsequious manner:

"Brother, wipe your sweat. This bronze lump is just intimidating to look at; in front of you, it's nothing but scrap metal."

"Shut the hell up!!!"

William was bracing himself against the massive bronze axe that weighed ten thousand pounds, and the muscles in his arms were trembling uncontrollably.

Hearing Zhang Chulan's sarcastic remarks, he was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

The smile on his face had long since crumbled into dust.

"Zhang Chulan! Is this what you meant by 'walking side by side'?!"

William gritted his teeth, the blue veins on the back of his hand bulging:

"You shameless bastard, you actually hid behind your ally like a coward!"

"Brother, you can't say that!"

While nimbly dodging the falling pebbles around them, Zhang Chulan loudly and righteously argued:

"I call this preserving our core command capabilities."

"Besides, if I hadn't shouted 'Watch out!' just now, would you have been able to react so quickly? I really put in a lot of effort!"

"I don't believe you! Fuck!"

William simply didn't have the energy to argue with him anymore.

Just then, a series of mechanical sounds came from deeper into the passage.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The remaining dozen or so bronze statues on both sides all lit up with scarlet eyes.

With heavy steps, they wielded their giant axes and spears, like moving city walls, pressing closer and closer to the gate.

This posture clearly indicates that they intend to crush these intruders into mincemeat!

"Captain! I'm here to help you!"

Hank, who was outside the door, couldn't stand it any longer. He roared and immediately activated his berserk mode.

He swelled up into a humanoid behemoth, charged into the passage, and slammed a heavy punch into the leg of another statue.

With a muffled "clang!", the statue only swayed slightly, and a backhand axe nearly dislocated Hank's shoulder.

"This thing is too hard! It's extremely ineffective at attacking!" Hank clutched his shoulder and retreated.

"Retreat! Retreat first!"

William used all his strength to shake off the giant axe pressing down on him, and using the recoil, he did a backflip and retreated back to the threshold.

Zhang Chulan ran even faster than him.

The moment William exerted his strength, he had already scurried back to the Chinese team's camp like a mouse, patting his chest and panting heavily.

As everyone left.

When the bronze statues reached the edge of the threshold, they seemed to touch some invisible boundary and stopped in their tracks.

Their scarlet eyes stared at the crowd outside the door, and deathly silence returned.

They were like a row of demons guarding the entrance to hell.

Outside.

William rubbed his aching arms, staring at the passageway with a gloomy expression.

"Physical attacks are basically ineffective. These things are made of a special alloy."

William turned to look at Zhang Chulan, though he wished he could strangle the bastard to death.

But even in the face of such a dungeon, allies still have value.

"Brother Chu Lan, your speed in escaping just now really opened my eyes."

William gave a sarcastic, forced smile before getting to the point:

"Since your Chinese team is skilled in divination and strategy, now is the time for you to unleash your 'core command power,' isn't it?"

"You guys are the ones to break this deadlock."

The implication is: I was the one who stepped on the landmines, now it's your turn to do the work.

Zhang Chulan didn't back down this time.

He straightened his clothes, which had been wrinkled from the sliding tackle, and turned to look at Wang Ye, Zhuge Qing, and the others.