291: Chapter 291 Capture the King to Catch the Thief, Annihilate Him with a Single Axe!

After Team Leader Chen Bin reported the situation, the response he received was that no bait team was heading to Prayer Temple No. 06.

Not just the liaison, but responses from each team popped up one by one.

Different wording, same meaning.

"Not our people!"

Team Leader Chen Bin closed the chat channel and raised his binoculars again.

That motorcade was still advancing along the dune line; the single-file formation of four vehicles flickered in and out of view through the heat waves.

Not fast, but the direction was very clear.

If this wasn't an ally, nor any bait motorcade sent out on patrol, then what could it be?

Appearing in this desert at this time, driving toward this temple.

Could it be... the big fish that bit the bait of No. 02?

Team Leader Chen Bin didn't immediately have his teammates enter a combat state.

Instead, he began to calculate inwardly.

To be able to devour a fully armed motorcade in a short time, their strength would naturally not be weak.

If they went head-to-head, it might create unplanned risks.

So, could he use this opportunity to reap some benefits?

No need to win, or even act; he just needed to find a way to stall them.

Stall until the Astral Express's reinforcements arrived.

By then, without wasting a single soldier, he could apply to the boss for an extra reward for military merit.

After all, he had hooked a big fish; reporting the situation in time was no small contribution!

Thinking of this, Team Leader Chen Bin couldn't help but laugh.

He sent out the carefully drafted message, requesting instructions from his superiors.

While waiting for a response, he tilted his chin toward Buzz Cut nearby: "Have everyone at the outposts fall back and establish a defensive position along the Dome Ruins line.

Tell those sand-digging trash below to come up too, bring all the cover materials they can find. We'll fight a defensive battle; as long as we stall until the main force arrives, we win!"

Buzz Cut gave an acknowledgement and lowered his head to start sending private messages to each outpost.

His fingers tapped rapidly on the virtual panel with practiced movements, sending over a dozen messages in one go.

But after waiting for half a minute, no new messages popped up in the private message column of the chat channel.

He sent them again, the wording shorter and more urgent than the first time.

Still no reply!

"Where are they? Why aren't they here yet?"

Seeing that it was still empty outside the tent, Team Leader Chen Bin kicked Buzz Cut impatiently, "Did you send the notice?"

Buzz Cut slowly looked up, the expression on his face worse than if he were being held at gunpoint.

"Team Leader Chen, no one replied. All outposts... none of them responded!"

The smile on Team Leader Chen Bin's face vanished instantly.

He stared at Buzz Cut's face for a few seconds, then suddenly roared at everyone: "Quick, take men to the outposts and see what the hell is going on!"

Muffled responses from Bearded Man and chaotic footsteps came from inside the tent.

Along with Buzz Cut, seven or eight soldiers filed out, running toward the various outposts in the Dome Ruins.

Team Leader Chen Bin slumped onto the stone bricks behind him.

Cold sweat seeped from his temples, trickling down his jawline.

Hadn't that strange motorcade not yet approached the ruins?

Looking through the binoculars, there were still at least several kilometers of distance.

Being so far apart, they couldn't possibly have a way to attack directly, right?

Thinking of this, Team Leader Chen Bin immediately picked up the binoculars that had fallen to the ground. His fingers trembled slightly as he stared intently through the gap in the wall bricks at the motorcade advancing along the dune line.

The four vehicles were still advancing at a leisurely pace, as if they had no idea people were lying in ambush here.

It seemed they hadn't launched an attack yet.

"Team Leader Chen."

An inquiry came from the corner of the tent, "Say, if the enemy's combat power is too strong, what should we do... the Train Conductor should send people to support us, right?"

"Isn't that nonsense?"

Team Leader Chen Bin didn't look back, binoculars still pressed to his eyes, his tone filled with impatience.

"The stronger the enemy, the richer the resources they've gathered. The Train Conductor can't wait to encounter such lucrative fat fish.

When the fight starts, we'll stall them first, then plug in the teleportation anchor. A whole train of people will charge over—hundreds of us against a dozen of them. Won't we win easily?"

As he spoke, Team Leader Chen Bin suddenly felt something was wrong and put down the binoculars.

"What do you mean, kid? Saying such discouraging things before we've even fought!"

He turned his head toward the direction of the voice and shouted angrily, "I just told you to go to the outposts and check the situation, why the fuck are you still hiding here doing..."

The unfinished words got stuck in his throat.

There was no one in the tent at all!

Collapsed stone pillar fragments lay across the corner, a water bag sat on a brick, and a military backpack leaned against the corner.

The tent flap swayed slightly in the wind; the sunlight leaking through the gap cut a thin band of light on the sandy ground, where dust motes tumbled slowly.

This temporary tent wasn't large; one could scan all corners at a glance.

No one.

Where did that voice just come from?

"Who was talking just now? Which son of a bitch is playing tricks!"

There was no sound in the tent; it was eerily quiet.

The hair on Team Leader Chen Bin's body stood on end all at once. He suddenly pulled his main weapon, an Enchanted Wooden Mallet, from his backpack.

At the same time, all active and passive skills were activated in an instant.

Layer upon layer of different colored shields lit up on his body.

Silver-white physical shields, translucent energy shields, deep purple magic shields...

Every layer of shield was a high-level skill book he had spent a massive amount of stardust to scavenge from the Online Trade.

With multiple layers stacked, he could easily withstand concentrated attacks from dozens of people.

He had gone from the Second Stage to the Third Stage, and his shields had never been pierced.

At this moment, Team Leader Chen Bin felt his body grow heavy.

A strange sense of stagnation spread outward from deep within his bones.

Even the speed of raising his hand slowed down.

Just as Team Leader Chen Bin was surprised, a dull sound of breaking air came from behind him.

In the quiet tent, it sounded very abrupt.

He instinctively looked back.

What he saw was a giant battle axe flickering with red light.

[terminator], Level 5 melee weapon.

Characteristic [Massacre] activated; the battle axe entered [Blood Rage] mode, attack power increased by an additional 200%, dealing true damage that ignores defense and causing the enemy target to directly enter five stacks of bleeding state.

Characteristic [Soul Siphon Strike] activated; the siphoned vitality has reached the critical value, entering Maximum Output Mode, every hit of the axe blade will cause area-of-effect explosive damage.

Skill [Wither Domain] activated; gray ripples spread out centered on the caster, significantly reducing the movement speed and reaction speed of all enemy targets within range.

Numerous characteristics and skills stacked together.

The moment Team Leader Chen Bin saw the axe blade fall, the last thought that flashed through his mind was about his shields.

He had spent so much stardust and so much time repeatedly comparing the attribute combinations of shield skills and testing the stacking effects between different shields.

He had confidently thought these layers of light covers could block any attack for him.

But the axe blade didn't touch them at all—or rather, it passed straight through.

Those shields that could withstand the siege of dozens of people had no presence at all in the face of true damage that ignored defense.

The giant battle axe struck directly onto Team Leader Chen Bin's body.

Red light erupted from the axe blade, blowing him into fragments and swallowing him along with those multicolored light covers.