My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 164 - 163 A Failed Attraction of Monsters

In the corridor, Tang Yu wrung his brain dry, analyzing the situation of the Secret Realm.

After much pondering and speculation, he still came up empty-handed.

Just then, he saw a group of people hurriedly running past him.

"What's the rush? Trying to get reincarnated?"

Tang Yu couldn't understand. Weren't they worried that being at the front could be dangerous? He planned to throw a few Puppets ahead to scout.

...

The short youth, upon successfully overtaking others, felt a surge of joy in his heart.

They ran quickly and soon emerged from the corridor, bringing the grand hall into view.

"Is this... Terracotta... Army?"

The short youth widened his eyes, spitting out a few awkward Chinese words.

Before him, the vast hall was filled with dense gray sculptures wearing armor and holding weapons, which remarkably resembled the Terracotta Army he had heard of.

As the son of a warlord leader, the short youth also had his dreams. He especially hoped to build his own Terracotta Army as burial objects after death like Qin Shi Huang. For this, he had intentionally learned a lot about Huaxia culture. Although he could not recognize many Chinese characters to this day, it did not hinder his determination to realize his dream.

In the past,

He was aware of his situation; creating a tomb with thousands of terracotta soldiers wasn't feasible, but he felt quite satisfied with the idea of having dozens as burial companions.

However, now, with the onset of the apocalypse, he had become an Awakener, and their power had grown significantly. Maybe in the future, there would be a chance to build a real Terracotta Army.

With such thoughts, the short youth gazed even more intensely, sweeping his eyes slowly over the sculptures, wanting to deeply imprint this scene in his memory, to refer to when the time came to build his own Terracotta Army.

He couldn't help but walk forward, wanting to see more clearly.

Crack.

The sudden sound startled the short youth, and he instinctively stepped back, only to see cracks spreading across the two stone sculptures nearest to him.

"Are they breaking?"

He felt it was a pity in his heart; this should be a tomb setup, what a great arrangement, and he hadn't finished memorizing it yet.

More and more cracks appeared on the stone sculpture until, with a bang, the stones shattered and scattered on the ground. However, unlike what the short youth had imagined, the sculptures didn't crumble completely. What broke was just the outer layer of rock, revealing the true appearance of the sculptures beneath!

These were no longer stone sculptures but Puppets clad in black heavy armor.

The Heavy Armor Puppets were of average human height, each brandishing a two-handed Great Sword. The eye sockets of the helmet on the puppet's head lit up with a red glow as the Great Sword slowly began to lift...

It seemed that, having just revived, their movements were still a bit stiff.

But the short youth was terrified. This kind of Terracotta Army resurrection was something that only happened in movies!

"Shoot! Quick, shoot!"

The foremost warlord Awakeners immediately pointed their guns at the Heavy Armor Puppets and pulled the triggers.

Ratatatat—

Bullets flew.

However, they couldn't penetrate the heavy armor at all, leaving, at most, small indentations on the black armor.

Sparks flew in all directions, as countless bullets ricocheted, showering the surroundings.

Crack...

Crack...

Crack...

"You guys, did you hear anything?" A feeling of ominous foreboding suddenly gripped the short youth.

He saw that many stray bullets had hit other sculptures, and cracks began appearing on those that were struck.

"Damn it!"

The dozen gunmen had been shooting for a while, only managing to dent the two Heavy Armor Puppets, but certainly not causing any fundamental damage.

And now, more and more statues were breaking, the stone layers on the puppets were falling off, and one by one, the Heavy Armor Puppets were waking up.

When Tang Yu reached the entrance of the passage, he saw hundreds of red eyes slowly lighting up.

Taking another look at the group of people in their colorful military uniforms, they had actually chosen to shoot at the Heavy Armor Puppets with firearms, with stray bullets flying all over the place. He understood what was going on.

This was the most shameful moment in the history of drawing aggro!

These Heavy Armor Puppets were clearly meant to be activated within a certain range. If they had only drawn out a few at a time and dealt with them individually, it wouldn't have been difficult. But now, alarmed by the stray bullets, hundreds of puppets were awake all at once, and even Tang Yu felt a tingling on his scalp.

Once awoken, the puppets naturally targeted the group who had rudely disturbed their slumber.

Bullets couldn't penetrate, and the short youth was also panicking. Thankfully, he wasn't completely witless and immediately yelled, "Use melee weapons! Attack the joints of these puppets!"

A group of Elite Awakeners drew their weapons, and their swords slashed through the air with a whistling sound.

Some puppets had large chunks cut out of their legs. However, the puppets were not slow in their movements, brandishing their Heavy Swords and engaging in melee combat with the Awakeners.

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In the distance, more Heavy Armor Puppets clanked forward with increasing speed, turning into a charge, like a pickup truck on a blitz!

One Awakener tried to block them but was knocked back, spitting blood.

Tang Yu's gaze sharpened as the blood spilled onto the stone floor, began to slowly seep in, and soon disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed.

The tomb couldn't possibly have a self-cleaning function, could it?

It was likely there was something strange at play.

The pressure on the short youth and his companions was increasing, and they were babbling in a language Tang Yu couldn't understand.

"Boss, we can't hold on."

"Retreat, retreat!"

The group started falling back towards the passage entrance, and the Awakeners who had come forward to investigate the sounds of gunfire were also stunned by the scene.

If it wasn't for the danger of the situation, they would've hated to not criticize this unlucky bunch!

Look at what they've done! There was no trouble when the boss was leading in front, and within less than a minute of these guys overtaking him, the situation had already turned upside down. How could they screw things up so badly?

When the Heavy Armor Puppets charged, they were formidable, and many Awakeners turned tail and ran.

Tang Yu was considering his options.

With his team's lineup, along with a large number of compressed puppets stored in his bag, he could certainly handle these few hundred Heavy Armor Puppets.

The problem was... why should he bother?

Being a hard-headed brute was a dead-end, only strategical retreat... ahem, only a strategic retreat was the most suitable action under the current circumstances.

These Heavy Armor Puppets were obviously tank-type and difficult to kill. Most importantly, killing them wouldn't drop any Equipment; it would be a pure waste of energy. In an unknown place like the Secret Realm, Tang Yu preferred to conserve his strength.

He glanced at the Awakeners turning to run, shaking his head inwardly.

This passage led to the plaza, and there was no way out behind it. Although there were three other passages to take, who knew if the other Beast Mouth avenues would have similar situations.

Tang Yu's gaze became focused.

Originally, the puppets were evenly distributed throughout the hall. No matter which path one took, they would enter the puppets' activation range. However, now the puppets were charging towards the direction where the short youth had been standing, and a part of the hall had been emptied.

This was an opportunity!

"Charge that way!"