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Chapter 74 The first confrontation
In an instant, the members of the Indian team used various methods to erect several barriers to block the rain of magical arrows falling from the sky. Only Imhotep remembered to protect those who were bound, as there were sacrifices among them that he needed to restore his strength.

But with Imhotep's current strength, it's clear he can't protect everyone. He can only hope that the Indiana team can help him out.

In response to Imhotep's plea for help, the young monk Shiva Gantian quickly replied, "Manavia, Lamb, go help Imhotep."

Upon receiving instructions, Manavia, holding a protective shield, reluctantly approached Imhotep, bringing him and other characters under her protection. Lamb, meanwhile, manipulated multiple electromagnetic needles to intercept the rain of arrows.

Based on the energy consumed by the Buddha wheel and the craters in the surrounding ground, the young monk Shiva Ganten deduced that the legendary archer's enhanced version, which focuses on area-of-effect attacks and has no further enhancements, should be at level C.
...Thankfully it wasn't a B-level... The little monk felt fortunate, otherwise the Central Continent Team could have reduced their numbers by more than half just by using long-range attacks.

Before the Indian team could catch their breath, Xue Nai, who was constantly scanning with her mental energy, warned them.

"Captain, the vanguard of the Central Continent Team is here, five people in total!"

Upon hearing this, the young monk Shiva Ganten immediately summoned the Sky-Burning Cobra. "Atan, Arot, Imani, help me block the enemy. Shenai, use Mind Control when the opportunity arises. Ram and Muhammad provide remote support. Manavia, protect Shenai. Imhotep, you come and help too."

Considering that the young monk had just ordered his men to help him, Imhotep temporarily chose to join forces with the Indian team.

An ominous force quickly condensed into several spell orbs in Imhotep's hand, which he then threw directly at Luo Li and the others, who were a hundred meters away.

Lamb then took the opportunity to hide his electromagnetic needles behind the spell orb, intending to ambush the Central Continent team.

However, Imhotep's spell orbs had barely flown a short distance when an equal number of golden orbs shot out from the Middle Continent team's side, intercepting them all.

Lamb's electromagnetic flying needles were also exposed, but Luo Li and the others easily blocked them.

However, after taking aim, the mechanically enhanced Muhammad chose to abandon firing due to the close distance and switched to melee mode, preparing to work with Atan, Imani, Arot, and the captain's summoned creature to block the Central Continent team's advance.

After the initial long-range exchange, Luo Li immediately made tactical arrangements: "Zhan Lan, hold off Imhotep; Li Shuaixi, use magic to suppress the one playing with the flying needles; Zhao Yingkong, deal with the one with the knife; Zheng Zha, you come with me!"

Little Monk Shiva Gantian hadn't expected the Central Continent Team to be so reckless, not even giving them a chance to communicate before charging straight in and starting the fight. "Block those two melee fighters! Don't retreat!"

At the same time, the little monk commanded the Heavenly Cobra to spew out flames and lightning. Zheng Zha quickly dodged, but Luo Li chose to directly withstand the attack.

Shiva Ganten was utterly shocked when he saw Luo Li emerge unscathed from the flames and lightning, and then slash a deep, bone-revealing wound into the Burning Cobra with his sword. "How is this possible?!"

Luo Li brandished her holy sword Balmonk, pressing her advantage and forcing the little monk to retreat repeatedly while controlling the Burning Sky Cobra. "Zheng Zha, you deal with that big guy and the werewolf. I'll handle this stinky snake and the robot!"

"Alright!" Zheng Zha confidently exchanged fists with Imani, the burly guy from the Indian team, only to be sent flying by a single punch. Imani looked at Zheng Zha, who had been sent flying into the rubble by his punch, and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, too weak! The Central Continent team is nothing special!"

Careless. Let's try again! Unwilling to admit defeat, Zheng Zha charged towards Imani from the smoke. Although he was a bit covered in dust, his agile movements suggested that he was basically unharmed.

Upon witnessing this scene, the young monk roared inwardly, "Impossible!" With Imani's strength, taking that punch would have left him either dead or severely injured. How could he be completely unharmed?
Facing Zheng Zha's renewed attack, Imani tensed his muscles and threw another punch, this time with a whooshing sound.

This time, however, Zheng Zha used a modified explosion, compressing Honkai energy into a single point and releasing it the instant he threw the punch, increasing the power of his fist. Accompanied by a sonic boom, Imani, whose size was almost twice that of Zheng Zha, was actually knocked away by Zheng Zha.

Just as Zheng Zha was about to give chase and secure the first kill, he was startled and instinctively dodged to the side. A sharp claw embedded with a scalpel blade missed its target. It was the werewolf.

Seeing that Zheng Zha had been stopped, the young monk Shiva Ganten quickly inquired through the mental link, "Imani, how are your injuries?"

"Captain, I've metallized my skeleton, I'm fine." Imani replied as she returned to the battlefield to help the werewolf Arot restrain Zheng Zha. However, she dared not confront Zheng Zha head-on again until the captain allowed her to use her trump card.

After Imani returned to the battlefield, Shiva Ganten breathed a sigh of relief, but then became furious again. Despite their Indian team having a numerical advantage, they were being overwhelmed by the five members of the Middle Continent team. "Shenai, what are you doing! Is this mind control?"

Faced with the captain's accusation, Xue Nai replied somewhat flusteredly through the mental link, "I've tried with everyone in the Central Continent team, but everyone resisted, including those who are on their way here!"

This is another piece of bad news for Team Indiana. The little monk never imagined that any reincarnation team would have its entire squad enhanced with the ability to resist mental attacks. Oh, it seems that Team Demons has it too. Is this the power of the Primarch of Team Demons (Team Mid-Continent)?

Shiva Ganden, not wanting to reveal his hand in the first encounter, tried to break the deadlock from another angle: "Why don't you use it on a newcomer?!"

After a pause, Xue Nai replied again, "Captain, all the rookies of the Central Continent Team have fainted."

The young monk Shiva Gantian remained silent, merely observing the entire battle unfold before him. Imhotep, whose strength had not yet fully recovered, was already being suppressed by the Holy Enhancer of the Central Continent Team. Black Carbon and the girl with the knife were locked in a fierce battle, while Lamb was being relentlessly bombarded with spells by a young man with a book, barely managing to defend himself, and his Burning Cobra was about to be cut in two.
Faced with this situation, Shiva Ganten finally made up his mind and decided to use a trump card. "Muhammad, I'll buy you time. Prepare to unleash your ultimate attack." With that, Shiva Ganten controlled the Sky-Burning Cobra and pressed it straight towards Luo Li.

"Yes, Captain." Muhammad immediately stepped back and raised his right arm to gather strength. When Luo Li cut the Burning Cobra blocking her way in half, she saw the mechanically enhanced Indian team member again. The other party's posture looked somewhat familiar to her.

Muhammad's right hand transformed into a high-speed spinning drill, a beam of light already covering it: "Spinning Energy Sword!"

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