Zola opened her eyes.

She felt as though she had had a sweet dream, which effectively improved her spiritual state.

Immediately afterward, she squinted her eyes to recall the scene she had seen before.

"No, wait... I was undergoing an uncontrollable mutation..."

Zola looked at her body and realized that there had been no adverse changes, and breathed a sigh of relief.

At this point, the memory of that dark shadow felt very blurry, and she could no longer remember the complex three-dimensional patterns.

"I gave you a good dream, and I have administered the necessary treatment, so you won't remember the specifics..."

Zhong Shenxiu spoke from the side, "Oh, and I also treated Rachel, who probably won't need a blood potion anymore."

"You... treated me?"

Zola looked at Zhong Shenxiu, suddenly thinking of something, "The relic left by the 'Faceless Spirit'?"

"I consumed it, forcibly containing its power, and used it to treat both of you..."

Zhong Shenxiu nodded, "Because the situation was extremely urgent, and there was no other option..."

"It's okay, after all, you deserve a share of the spoils too..."

Zola stood up and curiously sized up Zhong Shenxiu, "What really baffles me is that as a mortal, you forcibly contained the power of a medium-tier familiar and are still fine? You survived and show no signs of mutation?"

"Aren't there many examples of Demon Hunters in the wild who also forcibly contain power? Perhaps my compatibility with the power of the 'Faceless Spirit' is extremely high..."

Zhong Shenxiu replied with a smile.

"Everyone has secrets. I'll keep your secret..."

Zola glanced at Rachel, who was still in deep sleep. The girl seemed to be sleeping sweetly, occasionally smacking her lips as if dreaming about enjoying some delicious food.

"Rachel, if you're okay, wake up."

Zola stepped forward to awaken Rachel, "It's confirmed that there's a God-level Monster here, we must leave as soon as possible!"

Even though they were fairly certain that the Black Fog King wouldn't attack them for no reason, no one wanted to sleep deeply next to a ferocious beast.

"Captain? Li Wei..."

Rachel got up and rubbed her eyes, "I dreamed of roast chicken... I must purchase one with my honors when I get back."

...

Outside Black Fog City.

The enormous steel war machine stood like a fortress, surrounded by a ring of temporary camps.

The female leader of the Demon Hunters, cloaked in her cape, was with the Mengde Commander, gazing in the direction of Black Fog City every day.

"I wonder what Zola and the others have encountered..."

The Mengde Commander suddenly sighed.

"With Koro leading the team and following the same route as last time, there shouldn't be any major issues."

The female chief replied with a smile.

"Why do I feel that you're always sticking close to me lately?"

Mengde suddenly asked, "I just took a short nap. When I woke up, I found out you were looking for me. If it weren't for my team holding you back, you might have even entered the war machine."

"I do have to please you a bit, after all, you are an important figure."

The smile on the female Demon Hunter's face remained the same, but suddenly, a series of purple spots began to appear on her face.

It made her look even more beautiful and mysterious, but also more dangerous.

Mengde, observing this, fell into silence, "I don't know which dangerous kind you have consumed, but obviously, it allows you to sense hostility..."

Boom!

The massive steel fortress suddenly roared to life, and various valves were opened.

From the fortress-like war machines that stood over a dozen meters tall, a number of heavy shadows suddenly emerged.

They stood four to five meters high, with propellers and vortex furnaces on their surfaces, looking like enlarged versions of iron giants!

——Human outer armor attachment, experimental model 3!

This uses sourcestone energy as fuel, giving ordinary people the strength to compete against dependent flesh aberrations!

At this moment, the armors moved with heavy steps, yet they quickly surrounded the Demon Hunter camp.

"You..."

The female Demon Hunter leader reacted swiftly, pressing her palm against Mengde's chest.

Countless pieces of clothing shattered, revealing a set of black combat gear underneath.

"You were prepared all along?"

The female leader hissed.

"I only felt you were a bit too enthusiastic before, and just as I fell asleep, I got intel that you were planning to use the monsters to create chaos in my convoy and then attack us."

Mengde stood up, leapt backward, and entered a pitch-black Mecha that was racing towards him.

Click!

The faceplate clamped shut, and his deep voice emerged: "We traded fairly with you, and this is how you repay us—with betrayal?"

"It's all for survival!"

A purple fog exploded around the female leader, and within it seemed to be a massive dark shadow.

"Then... there's nothing more to say."

Mengde charged into the fog, wrestling with a creature that appeared non-human.

"Fire!"

Meanwhile, the sounds of gunfire mixed with cannon fire came from the Demon Hunter camp.

...

"Can you control dreams?"

At the edge of Black Fog City, Rachel curiously studied Zhong Shenxiu: "Can you make me have that dream again? I want to eat a hundred roasted chickens!!"

"Barely, since it's a power I acquired from the Faceless Spirit."

Shenxiu replied with a smile.

As a team leader, Zola was well aware that according to the plan previously established by the Demon Hunters, there would surely be many spies keeping an eye on anyone approaching the camp.

Therefore, she didn't rashly choose to return and alert the wandering Demon Hunters but instead prepared to use a covert method to inform Mengde.

At this point, Zhong Shenxiu stepped forward, taking on the responsibility of the dream liaison.

"I heard gunfire, it's already started, let's go, we're heading back."

Zola, who had been silent, perked up her ears to listen, then made a decision.

"And... each Demon Hunter's ability is their own secret, if you don't want to die too quickly, keep your mouth shut..."

She cautioned Shenxiu one last time.

When the three returned to the camp, the battle was over.

The wandering Demon Hunters were already no match for the Scavenger brigade, and with one side prepared in advance, the outcome was even more predetermined with hardly any losses.

The ground was littered with limbs and torsos, and several Mechas herded the remaining captives together, keeping a tight watch.

Shenxiu also saw several children, those who had joined the convoy before, now deemed unreliable and expelled, likewise counted among the captives.

At this moment, they were looking around with bewildered eyes.

He sighed and followed Zola to meet with Commander Mengde.

"Reporting to the Commander, we have suffered heavy losses, it's all my responsibility..."

Zola saluted.

"No, it's my responsibility, I trusted the other party's intel too much."

Mengde shook his head: "I underestimated the madness of the wilderness wanderers, after interrogation, I learned they had faced a major crisis and had little food storage left... If they didn't plunder us, they wouldn't have survived the next month..."

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