Chapter 106: Teammate Must Die!
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At this moment, within the deep dungeon.
Several fluorite stones, infused with magic power, emitted a faint light that slightly dispelled the surrounding darkness.
The fifty Divine Blood Heroes selected for the Argo Expeditionary Army, along with King Thessaly Admetos, who was surrounded by a few Divine Blood Guards, looked at each other and sighed with relief.
The plan was going smoothly.
First, the Shepherd of the Temporal World led the gods of Olympus to distract and hold back Kronos and his nine Titan Main Gods;
Next, the human side's Divine Blood Guard, mages, priests, and other elite units charged, breaking the formations of the Magic Beasts and giants, causing chaos on the battlefield;
Finally, the ready Divine Blood Heroes collectively launched into action, expanding the chaos and relentlessly pursuing the retreating giants and Magic Beasts.
Meanwhile, the Argo Expeditionary Army, mixed within the pursuing troops, also entered the underground lair crafted by the Giant Spirit Clan.
Everything seemed natural, without raising the slightest suspicion from the Titan Gods or the giants.
After all, once a drop of water falls into the ocean, it becomes very difficult to know its position and where it's headed.
The plan devised by Luo En and Athena undoubtedly exploited a similar principle.
For this reason, Luo En, as the Allied Commander, specifically took Kronos into his own small world when the plan was being executed, to prevent the Titan King from detecting anything amiss.
"The first step of the battle plan is complete; now, let's execute the second step!" King Thessaly Admetos, looking at the complex, pitch-black corridor ahead, called out to the seven or eight Divine Blood Guards who had followed him into the fray, volunteering, "Gentlemen, allow us to scout ahead for you!"
"Since we all charged in together as brothers, there's no need to separate now, let's go together!"
Hercules, who served as the leader of the Argo Expeditionary Army, didn't wait for a response from his friend and took the lead.
The heroes followed in agreement, deliberately wrapping King Thessaly Admetos and a few Divine Blood Guards within the inner layers.
The environmental conditions of the Giant Spirit Clan's underground lair were harsh, full of hidden dangers and perils that even far exceeded the aboveground battlefield.
Originally, when the giant Antaeus led the Giant Spirit Clan in the first War of the Giants, many Divine Blood Heroes following in pursuit fell victim to the Giant Spirit Clan's trap of luring the enemy deep within, and many died within that intricate Underground Palace.
With this lesson in mind, from the moment they stepped into the dungeon, the heroes had been on full alert, constantly guarding against attacks from the shadows.
At this point, Hercules had already followed the scent of blood into a corridor.
However, upon seeing several dead Magic Beast corpses at the corner and their necks twisted by brute force, Hercules sensed trouble and immediately turned to warn his teammates behind him.
"It's a trap, go back!"
No sooner had he spoken than the surrounding rock layers began to squirm inward like living creatures.
Hercules snorted coldly and swung his fists, large as cooking pots, shattering the growing rock walls around him, preventing the passageway from closing like a humanoid crushing machine.
Medea and Helen immediately recited swift Divine Words, applying dual layers of Divine Arts and magic protection over their teammates;
Cainis and Telamon at the rear gathered Divine Power, raised their shields, and forcibly broke through the growing rocks on both sides, clearing a retreat path for everyone.
But just as they had returned to the starting point and one crisis had subsided, another arose.
Jason, with his unique sense of danger, intuitively glanced upwards and felt a chill down his spine.
"Careful above!"
At that moment, light patterns flickered on the overhead rock wall, forming several Magic Circle Diagrams, and numerous sharp stalactites, meters long, grew from them, shooting towards the ground.
And Jason, coincidentally, was right in the center of the Magic Circles, about to be skewered like meat on a grill.
"Get out of the way!"
The Spartan twins immediately rushed out, stopping the heroes who were about to retreat to the starting point, and with one kick, sent the hapless Jason flying to safety.
Then, in perfect harmony, they summoned their Divine Power, drew their Bronze Swords from their waists, and swept through the air.
Their sword light split into two, then four, and within moments turned into hundreds, weaving into two splendid wheels of light overhead, shattering the falling stalactites into pieces.
While the stone debris flew, the Spartan twins simultaneously jumped up, kneeing and destroying the Magic Circle Diagrams above their heads.
The group had just heaved a sigh of relief and were preparing to fall back to the starting point to search for the correct path anew.
Unexpectedly, a shrill scream came from somewhere.
"Help! Save me!"
They all looked in the direction of the cry and shockingly saw a flamboyant socialite at a banquet covering his head with a Round Shield and clutching his backside, scrambling in panic towards the exit from a dark corridor nearby.
And behind him, seven or eight giants were angrily driving a large group of Magic Beasts, furiously pursuing this intruder.
As for the reason, everyone looked at the Bronze Short Sword stuck in the eye socket of the leader-looking giant and the empty right hand of the fleeing man, instantly understanding what had happened.
Just now, by an unfortunate chance, Jason had been kicked by the hasty Spartan twins into this corridor, and his dropped weapon had, unfortunately, stabbed into the eye of the giant leader.
Under the excruciating pain and humiliation, the giant leader immediately led his companions and a horde of Magic Beast servants to chase after Jason.
Watching the unlucky fellow tumble towards the exit through the corridor, everyone facepalmed, somewhat reluctant to witness his plight.
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