Chapter 48: Run! Inside, They're All Deadpool!

Cassatt College's detection equipment seemed to be malfunctioning. Despite it being merely a boulder weighing several tens of tons, their instruments were completely unable to scan its internal structure.

Guderian, commanding from the center, suspected that some sort of alchemical matrix capable of blocking signals was hidden at the end of the tunnel or deep within the mountain. After all, the Wu Gorge was not far from Kuimen and the City of the White Emperor.

According to the Operations Division's survey results, the latter two were highly likely the burial place of the King of Bronze and Fire, Norton. It was only natural for there to be a few bizarre phenomena.

Looking at the four-meter-high boulder, Ye Sheng could not help but make a sarcastic remark:

"If the servant of the King of Bronze and Fire is hidden here, why is there not the slightest trace of metal? Isn't Norton the king who commands metal and flame? How can he not even afford to build an employee dormitory?"

"The dragon race has a rigid caste system. Perhaps in Norton's eyes, bronze is a symbol of status, and lower-tier species and Servants do not deserve sacrificial vessels or weapons."

Gao Mi gave a perfunctory reply, raising his head to examine the tunnel's rock walls in an attempt to find a mechanism that could move the boulder.

He was a top student in the Alchemical Machinery Department with exceptional mathematics scores, well-versed in both mechanical devices and alchemical traps.

Yet, what puzzled him was that this tunnel completely lacked mechanisms or traps. No matter how he pressed against the uneven rock walls, they remained completely motionless.

High-tech instruments were of no use, and no helpful clues could be found on site. After a moment of hesitation, Ye Sheng and Wan Boqian prepared to resort to special methods, unleashing their respective "superpowers."

Guderian, who was overseeing the overall situation from the distant command post, did not immediately grant permission upon learning of their plan.

Only after confirming that all protective measures were flawless and that the four agents could evacuate at top speed in the event of an accident did he finally nod in agreement.

People from Cassatt College understood this to varying degrees. Perhaps Professor Guderian was not a qualified warrior, nor a conventional educator imparting knowledge, but he was undoubtedly a good senior who took the younger generation to heart.

"I hope Lu Mingfei enrolls soon. That might help salvage my image. During the interview, the look he gave me was like he was staring at a mental patient whose brain had been invaded by ACG culture, with the sulci in his brain completely flattened."

Ye Sheng glanced at Sakitoku Aki, who was holding a spray bottle and sprinkling water, then pressed one hand against the boulder that sealed the cavity between the tunnel and the interior of the mountain. A faint, glowing gold surfaced in the depths of his eyes:

"Next time we meet, I must tell him in person that superpowers truly exist in this world."

With his eyelids closed, Ye Sheng's body trembled slightly, and the swarm of "snakes" hidden deep within his consciousness was unleashed!

The restless "snakes" flowed along his limbs and bones, finally gushing out to penetrate the damp boulder he touched with his palm.

Spiritual Art: Snake. This was his "superpower."

Explained scientifically, he could release a massive amount of bioelectricity. Much like a snake darting its tongue out to collect scent particles from the surrounding environment to perceive changes, these bioelectric currents helped him scout his surroundings.

However, such bioelectricity could only achieve maximum efficacy in low-resistance environments. The boulder before him was neither liquid nor metal; its electrical resistance was extremely high. Wanting the "snakes" to pierce through the boulder and reach the interior of the mountain was nothing short of a fairy tale.

Therefore, Sakitoku Aki used the spray bottle to wet the boulder, allowing the water to seep into the crevices between the rock and the mountain wall, greatly facilitating the working efficiency of the "snakes."

Ye Sheng's consciousness followed the "snake" as it drilled into the crevices, successfully "seeing" the interior of the mountain sealed off by the boulder.

It was an immense space. Despite being located in a place surrounded by mountains and rivers, the interior was exceptionally dry. Lacking the assistance of water as an excellent conductor, the advancing speed of the "snakes" decreased drastically.

Swimming in water transformed into crawling on land, and Ye Sheng's physical strength drained at an accelerated rate, his body temperature and blood temperature also dropping rapidly.

At this moment, his physiological traits were shifting closer to those of a cold-blooded animal, and even his heart rate plummeted to thirty beats per minute.

Sakitoku Aki wrapped her arms around Ye Sheng's increasingly frail body from behind, supporting him with her own weight to prevent him from collapsing. Her face showed no shyness or awkwardness from close contact with the opposite sex.

Every time he used his Spiritual Art, Ye Sheng would grow exceptionally weak.

The slightest mishap could cost him his life, and she was the only presence underwater capable of protecting him.

Once on land, she would protect him just the same.

Ye Sheng's face was pale, his eyelids lifted slightly, and his pupils flowed with a faint, golden shimmer. The space inside the mountain took shape piece by piece in his eyes.

Beside him, Wan Boqian also had her eyes tightly shut, her complexion shifting unpredictably under the illumination of the lights.

Her superpower was called Bloodline Weaving, which could enhance her sensitivity to bloodline perception, awaken her own bloodline, and resonate with other dragon-blood possessors in the vicinity, thereby pinpointing their locations.

Gao Mi did not hold Wan Boqian in his arms the way Sakitoku Aki held Ye Sheng, as that would interfere with her perception. Instead, he stood beside her with his hands formed into the shape of a blade, ready to knock her unconscious at a moment's notice.

Bloodline Weaving was a double-edged sword.

It could locate dragon-blood possessors through bloodline resonance, but bloodlines varied in strength. Individuals with superior and powerful bloodlines could not only reject the resonance to conceal themselves, but could even use the bloodline resonance to reverse-kill the user of the Spiritual Art.

At this moment, Wan Boqian's mind was in a state of complete defense-down. Once she suffered spiritual backlash, Gao Mi had to sever the resonance through physical means at the very first instant; otherwise, this Operations Division intern would very likely bleed from her seven orifices and die on the spot.

No one spoke. In the silent tunnel, only the sound of breathing and the night wind echoed leisurely. Guderian and the other members watched quietly from a short distance away through the monitor, waiting silently for the results of their reconnaissance.

Soon, Wan Boqian's expression was the first to change.

Emotions known as fear and panic crawled across that refined and elegant face at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The next second, the girl's delicate facial features twisted and deformed almost instantly, as if she were looking at some terrifying existence.

Spiritual Art: Bloodline Weaving could induce mysterious visual hallucinations, making her see a red thread connecting her to the target, regardless of whether the perceived dragon-blood possessor was within her line of sight.

At this moment, within her hallucination, the red threads connecting to her were dense and overwhelming, almost entirely drowning her entire field of vision.

She tried to sever the connection, but the sky-full of red threads could not be cut all at once. Before she could voluntarily deactivate the Spiritual Art, her mind would be torn to shreds by the countless red lines.

Just as her face twisted, Gao Mi, whose attention had remained highly concentrated, spotted the abnormality. Without a moment's hesitation, he delivered a karate chop to physically force a shutdown. Once disconnected from the network, all cyberattack methods ceased to be effective.

As he caught his collapsing partner, Ye Sheng abruptly pulled back the hand pressing against the boulder, his pale golden eyes revealing boundless terror.

The pale-faced young man forced his exhausted body to stand, grabbed Sakitoku Aki, and bolted toward the entrance of the cave, his voice hoarse and strained to the point of cracking:

"Run! There's a whole mountain of coffins in there, and every single damn coffin is filled with Servants!"

As his voice fell, a continuous series of muffled thuds suddenly echoed from behind the boulder, as if something was bursting open its coffin!

And what felt even more terrifying and unsettling was that the tens of tons of heavy boulder suddenly began to shake violently!