F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

Chapter 223 Time to go to work!

Inside the metal passage.

A blood-red countdown timer flashed on the communicator screen.

【00:05:01】

Wang Fugui felt that his heart wasn't beating, but rather pounding against his chest.

Every passing second felt like an invisible hammer blow to his nerve endings.

He glanced at Lin Xiaoyu, who was silent beside him.

She glanced again at Mu Wanqing, who had her arms crossed and looked as relaxed as if she were waiting for afternoon tea.

An unnamed anger suddenly shot up to the top of his head.

Zhao Hu was teleported away; whether he is dead or alive is unknown.

Those were Mu Wanqing's people.

Even if he dies, it will have nothing to do with Wang Fugui.

But Chen Yifan is his brother!

"Fuck! I'm not fucking waiting anymore!"

Wang Fugui let out a suppressed roar, his face contorting violently with excitement.

Like a mad bull, he resolutely charged toward the right-hand wall that Chen Yifan had previously pointed out, more than fifty meters away.

Go find Fanzi!

Even in death, we'll die together!

"Fatty!"

Mu Wanqing frowned and reprimanded him.

But another figure was faster than her voice.

Lin Xiaoyu moved almost at the same instant Wang Fugui started, her target being the left wall thirty meters away.

Their steps were unwavering.

Contrary to the calmness he outwardly displayed.

She seemed more anxious than Wang Fugui.

"well……"

Looking at the two reckless figures, Mu Wanqing could only let out a helpless sigh.

She looked down at the scarlet numbers on the screen.

【00:04:19】

The time is indeed fast approaching.

Without further hesitation, she turned and walked toward the last mechanism, the metal button deeply embedded in the ground.

……

at the same time.

The cage of the snipe, city ruins.

"Everyone, prepare for engagement!"

Thor's voice was devoid of any emotion.

His teammates behind him instantly switched to combat stance, and the glow of various weapon enchantments lit up one after another in the shadows of the ruins.

The burly man with the double axes also recovered from the brink of death. He glanced at the rune-engraved tower shield blocking his way and his Adam's apple bobbed.

"Thanks, bro."

"polite."

Zhao Hu squeezed out two words through gritted teeth, his shield-wielding arm feeling as if it had been hit by a battering ram, every nerve screaming.

But he knew he couldn't cry out in pain now.

He must play his role well.

The younger brother of a brave and fearless older brother, but a bit dim-witted...

"Big brother!"

Chen Yifan's signature loud voice rang out once again at the most inopportune moment.

His face was filled with panic. He scrambled to Thor's side, pointing breathlessly at the dark building in the distance.

"They...they seem to have a lot of them! If we just charge in like this, aren't we just throwing our lives away?"

His cowardly and pathetic demeanor instantly shattered the slight impression of him as a "god of death" that everyone had just formed in him.

The same thought popped into everyone's mind.

This guy... did he just get incredibly lucky with that last stab?

"Shut up, you coward."

In the eyes of the burly man with two axes, battle should be fought with unwavering determination.

This kind of useless coward who's thinking of running away before the fight even starts is a disgrace to the team.

Thor did not speak.

He merely glanced coldly at Chen Yifan out of the corner of his eye.

The warning in his eyes was all too clear: one more word and I'll kill you.

Chen Yifan shrank back, stung by that gaze, and immediately shut his mouth.

Like a startled groundhog, he quickly hid behind Zhao Hushan's back, leaving only his eyes peeking out, darting around nervously.

Zhao Hu sensed the commotion behind him and was furious.

play!

Keep acting, you fucking bastard!

One day, I won't be killed by the enemy, but by your dramatic performance!

"Caitlyn, report the position."

Thor, too lazy to deal with the farce, whispered an order into the communicator.

"receive."

Caitlin's calm voice came through.

"Seven targets. Three archers, two rogues, one elemental mage. And one... the energy reaction is strange; he must be their commander."

"Seven?"

Thor's lips curled into a blood-soaked smile.

"A full squad, perfect, saves me the trouble of searching for them one by one."

"All-out assault!"

He pointed his warhammer forward and gave the order for a general offensive.

"Crush them!"

"roar!"

The burly man with the double axes was the first to respond, his muscles bulging, like a cannonball launched into a wild charge towards the target building.

The others followed closely behind.

In an instant, the silent ruins were completely ignited by the deafening shouts of battle.

"Let's go too!"

Chen Yifan peeked out from behind Zhao Hu, quickly winked at him, and then pretended to hang at the very back of the line.

Zhao Hu sighed resignedly, and could only grit his teeth and follow, shield in hand.

His only wish now is to live to see the game's outcome.

Just as Thor's team was about to reach the foot of the building and enter the optimal attack range...

An unexpected change occurred!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The concrete ground beneath their feet suddenly cracked open without warning!

Countless dark green, barbed vines, like demonic claws reaching out from the abyss of hell, tore through the earth and instantly entangled, bound, and pierced the team members at the forefront!

It's a trap!

The other side had actually set up a trap here beforehand!

"Damn it! There's a plant manipulator!"

The burly man with two axes roared, and flames erupted from his axes, burning the vines that had entangled him into charcoal.

But others weren't as lucky as him.

Before a soldier could even scream, his heavy armor was pierced by the bone spikes on the vines, and he was instantly dragged deep into the ground, leaving behind only a rapidly expanding pool of blood.

The team's formation was torn apart in that instant.

And this is just the beginning.

call out!call out!call out!

The screams of death came from all directions, and poisoned arrows rained down like a torrential downpour of blood from every window of the building!

At the same time, two almost transparent ghostly figures emerged from the shadows of the building, their silent daggers drawing deadly arcs as they aimed directly at the mages and archers in the back row of the team, who were already in disarray!

This was a well-planned, near-perfect ambush!

The enemy commander had clearly calculated their attack route, personnel configuration, and even their psychology!

"Hold on!"

Thor's roar echoed across the chaotic battlefield, his body crackling with electricity as several bolts of lightning as thick as buckets descended from the sky, forcing the two assassins back.

But his face was frighteningly gloomy.

He miscalculated.

He hadn't expected the commander of this team to be so cunning.

In just one exchange, his team was put on the defensive.

At this moment, Chen Yifan and Zhao Hu, who were on the fringes of the team, were strangely standing in the safest position on the entire battlefield.

Because they were hanging at the very end from the very beginning.

All the traps and the first wave of arrows were perfectly blocked by the teammates in front, who used their own flesh and blood to block them.

"Damn... these guys are so cunning..."

Zhao Hu stared at the hell on earth before him, his heart still pounding.

If he had rushed forward just now, he would probably be riddled with thorns by now.

He couldn't help but glance at Chen Yifan beside him.

Upon seeing this, the hairs on his entire body stood on end.

Chen Yifan's eyes were as calm as a bottomless, icy pool, as he surveyed the dynamics of the entire battlefield with an inhuman calmness.

The enemy's attack frequency, the arrows' landing points, the teammates' desperate struggles...

To him, the bloody battlefield before him was nothing more than a game of chess, a game of numbers that had nothing to do with him but was clear in its details.

Zhao Hu's heart suddenly stopped.

A chilling thought began to fester in his mind.

Is it...

What is this guy about to do?

As soon as the thought crossed Zhao Hu's mind, he felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

This guy...

Is it a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?

"Don't space out."

Chen Yifan's indifferent voice snapped him out of his shock.

"The real show has only just begun."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly darted past Zhao Hu like a falling leaf.

His target was not any enemy engaged in fierce fighting on the battlefield.

But...

At the edge of the battlefield, there was a dark, gaping sewer entrance, its manhole cover ripped open by the recent explosion.

What does he want to do?

Zhao Hu's mind couldn't keep up at all.

All he saw was Chen Yifan standing in front of the dark entrance, suddenly revealing an incredibly bright smile.

The next second, [Touch of the Howler] appeared in Chen Yifan's hand.

The countless pained human faces on the blade seemed to come alive.

"Come on, all of you, come out here."

"Time to go to work."