Abundant Martial Arts Virtue

A group of seven people sprinted through the underground tunnel.

It took a full four hours.

They finally found a dry corner to rest for a while.

Wu Xiaode sat there drinking water.

Even during the break, Big Banana and Violent Tooth stayed by his side, one on each side.

The captain of the squad was called Augustine.

He was a rather rare Demon Swordsman.

The other two men were brothers, one named Bird, the other named Burton.

Bird was a Poison Mage, while Burton was a machine gunner.

Along the way, Violent Tooth and Big Banana kept asking Burton for advice on firearms and shooting.

As for the purple-haired woman—

She called herself "Sarina", and was a ghostly assassin with an elusive movement technique.

This team comprised a Demon Swordsman, a Poison Mage, a machine gunner, an assassin, and a healer, along with the healer's two Guardians.

Captain Augustine was quite satisfied with this setup.

But considering the situation they would face shortly, he hesitated for a moment, then finally stood up and walked over to Wu Xiaode.

"Little Wu, the situation might change rapidly, and we might need your Healing Skill."

Augustine said.

"Of course, that's my job. I won't just be along for the ride, don't worry." Wu Xiaode promised confidently.

"I know, but it seems you don't have much high attainment in the Healing Skill, so..."

He opened the heavy book, turning to the Holy Side page.

The giant tree composed of Holy Light instantly leaped off the page.

One after another, Holy Side skill icons emerged on the Light Giant Tree, displaying various anomalies.

"Learn a stronger skill first. I know that your Holy Side is very costly, consider this as compensation provided by the team."

Augustine said.

Wu Xiaode replied happily, "Thank you, Captain."

The other party did indeed show enough goodwill, and he also felt he needed to strengthen his Holy Side skills, so he selected earnestly.

In a short while.

Wu Xiaode pointed at one of the icons and said, "I choose this one."

Augustine glanced at it and pressed his hand on the book's page, muttering an obscure spell softly.

The Holy Light Tree suddenly brightened.

The icon turned into a golden light and directly struck Wu Xiaode.

In an instant, lines of small ice crystal text appeared:

"With the power of the ???? book, you have practiced the Holy Side skill: "

"Judgement."

"When you designate a target as Holy, the healing effect increases by 10%-100%; when you designate a target as evil, all damage effects applied to the target increase by 10%-100%."

"Usage method: Under the witness of the Holy, perform a judgement certification on the target."

"(The cost you pay will determine the value of the effect, with a maximum not to exceed 100%.)"

The others nodded slightly upon seeing this.

This skill is both offensive and defensive, able to assist the team in attacking and better heal everyone's injuries, truly a good team battle skill.

"Strange, we have already entered the Lizard Men territory, but haven't been attacked by them."

Augustine said.

"The magic powder I scattered also had no reaction, it seems they can't even be bothered to track us." Bird said.

"Let's move once we've rested enough, don't give the Lizard Men a chance to trap us." Sarina said.

Wu Xiaode looked towards her.

After several hours of strenuous trekking, the others were all gasping, covered in sweat.

She, however, seemed untroubled.

The group hurried to rest.

Five minutes later.

Augustine instructed everyone to prepare to move out.

The second long trek began.

Three hours later.

The group was crossing a dilapidated large bridge.

—Wu Xiaode hadn't expected to see such a magnificent bridge deep underground.

As for the others—

Big Banana and Violent Tooth had no idea what this meant.

Augustine and others, however, had anticipated this.

"We're here. Once we cross this bridge, we reach our destination."

Augustine said excitedly.

Wu Xiaode was about to move forward when he suddenly noticed Sarina had stopped.

She glanced at him, then quickened her pace and ran ahead.

What's going on?

Wu Xiaode felt a jolt in his heart, then immediately reacted.

She seemed intent on putting distance between themselves, looking like—

Evading suspicion.

He didn't know her well, what could warrant her evasion?

An ominous thought struck Wu Xiaode.

In that instant, he made a seemingly unrelated decision without hesitation.

"Lizard Men..."

"All come, quickly!"

He mentally commanded the Shadow Followers from the Book of the Dead.

At this moment.

Sarina had just glanced at him and was rushing ahead.

The others were observing the bridge.

Without pausing for even half a second, Wu Xiaode internally issued the command to summon the Lizard Men, and then loudly declared:

"I designate my squad members around me as Holy envoys, all entities with malicious intent towards us are evil!"

He chanted as he rotated his ring, releasing a pile of gold bricks, which clattered to the ground, stacking into a small hill.

Sarina suddenly turned back, casting a strange look at him.

The hands on the clock moved.

——From the first moment she saw Wu Xiaode, to when Wu Xiaode summoned the Lizard Man, activated the Justice Trial, and released a pile of gold bricks, only two seconds had passed.

The second hand ticked once more.

The third second.

Holy light descended from the Void, falling upon everyone.

Healing effect increased by 100%!

Feeling the divine power, Augustine warned cautiously:

"Little Wu, what did you discover?"

Before Wu Xiaode could speak, he suddenly sensed a ripple in the Void beside him.

In a flash.

Two lines of glowing text appeared in the Void:

"The Jiuyao Sequence is about to send you reinforcements."

"No reinforcements!" Wu Xiaode loudly declared in his heart, "You said you feared I'd be exposed, yet you keep sending people over to kill me. Sequence, do you actually want to complete this Legend Task or not?"

No sooner had he spoken.

Augustine's expression changed, and he swiftly grabbed that book, quickly flipping to a certain page.

"This guy is a slave of the Sequence!"

Augustine exclaimed angrily.

Bird and Burton were immediately about to act.

An abrupt change occurred—

The Void rippled, and dozens of figures quietly emerged.

——They were teleporting in!

Though Augustine had already drawn his demon sword, upon seeing this display, he instinctively understood the current situation.

"It's a trap by the Sequence! Don't be fooled, retreat quickly—retreat to the relics!"

He shouted loudly.

Bird and Burton immediately withdrew, following him as they sprinted towards the opposite end of the bridge.

Only Wu Xiaode remained expressionless, retreating backward.

He backed away from the bridge and said:

"Prepare for battle."

With those words.

Though Big Banana and Fang were still a bit confused, they immediately made ready for battle.

Wu Xiaode glanced at Sarina from afar.

"Jiuyao can never accomplish this Legend Task; its organizational structure is trash and will only destroy the entire situation."

Wu Xiaode communicated.

Sarina's expression was complicated as she responded, "When I looked at you just now, did you detect something?"

"Yes," Wu Xiaode openly admitted, "I guessed you distanced yourself because something inconvenient for you is about to happen to me."

"Your response is quite impressive, but... Jiuyao has always been inflexible…"

Sarina sighed, turning to join Augustine, running deeper into the bridge.

At this moment, the teleportation completed.

Dozens of figures quietly appeared not far across from Wu Xiaode.

Jiuyao Executive Committee Chairman Festos.

And—

Dozens of fully armed followers.

"Trash, to think I have to come here specifically to kill you once, your life is glorious enough."

Festos spat venomously.

Wu Xiaode said calmly:

"I am completing a Legend Task for the Jiuyao Sequence. I don't believe you dare to kill me under its watch."

He continued:

"Jiuyao, Chairman Festos didn't teleport earlier or later, but chose this moment to activate the Sequence and teleport over; it has already excluded me from the human squad, which is disrupting the Legend Task."

Festos was about to strike immediately, but upon hearing this, he suddenly paused.

He gestured to his subordinates to hold back.

"Wait a moment, I want him to sink into the deepest despair, then slowly torture him to death."

Festos said playfully.

He looked towards the line of glowing text in mid-air and said:

"I now command this Legend Task, remove all previous task personnel."

The glowing text changed:

"Removing."

"Current task personnel: Wu Xiaode, Big Banana, and Fang have been removed from the current Legend Task."

Wu Xiaode glanced at it, somewhat surprised.

This Legend Task had never been completed by anyone before, and Festos was willing to take it on?

Just then Festos said again:

"Spend my Merit Points to refuse this task for me."

The glowing text changed once more:

"The number of current Legend Task performers is: 0."

"Task failed again."

Festos burst into laughter, shaking his head:

"Naive, so incredibly naive; I really don't understand why I felt uneasy."

"However—"

"Now that I kill you, I'll feel at ease."

Wu Xiaode listened intently, and also looked at that line of glowing text, responding:

"Truly pathetic, is this the Sequence that belongs to the Holy? You've been played by your subordinates, haven't you?"

"I will no longer serve you, you garbage Sequence."

As soon as he finished speaking.

A rustling sound came from the darkness around them.

Countless Lizard Men appeared one after another before everyone, filling the entire tunnel and bridge.

In a brief, suffocating silence—

Wu Xiaode suddenly let out a laugh, strands of black light emanating from him, soaring vertically into the air, manifesting into that endless whirlpool of malice.

"Guess who can survive?"

He said mockingly.