Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

In the command center of the special project, the huge conference hall fell into a deathly silence when the live broadcast on the screen appeared. Everyone wore an extremely tense and serious expression.

Especially Liu Shi, who was the commander-in-chief, was so nervous watching the live broadcast that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

A dark mass of mummified corpses—this isn't a movie or a game!

This involves two to three hundred lives, and these are the elite of the elite in the special forces, top talents cultivated by the country at great expense!

If this entire team were to be wiped out, it would be a devastating blow for Liu Shi.

"Mr. Liu, should we send more reinforcements?"

Suddenly, a vice-captain broke the silence and cautiously asked.

Liu Shi remained silent, his brows furrowed as he pondered the question.

Sending additional support might minimize the losses.

However, the key issue is that heavy firepower is difficult to send in, so the possibility of further losses cannot be ruled out!

Therefore, Liu Shi was torn between whether or not to send more reinforcements and couldn't make up his mind.

Looking at the comments section of the live stream, it was completely exploding.

[Oh no, this is definitely going to be a big disaster!]

Judging from the situation, it seems unlikely that a complete evacuation will be possible!

[Don't panic! With Captain Chen here, everyone stay calm. I, Captain Chen, will definitely take action!]

[Just the streamer alone? Don't be ridiculous, do you really think this streamer is a god?]

[Exactly! If this streamer can bring all these people together, I'll acknowledge him as my father!]

[Dude upstairs, you're practically throwing your abacus beads at my face...]

[If the streamer can bring all these people together, he'll definitely be worthy of being enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple! That's my opinion!]

Liu Shi, who was torn between sending more support or not, thought of Chen Yibai again when he saw these comments in the live stream.

But how can Chen Yibai alone withstand the army of mummies?

This is no joke! This isn't a movie shoot. How could one person possibly be capable of taking on a thousand troops single-handedly?

But he is the last legitimate successor of the tomb raiding heroes!

Liu Shi saw this comment in the live stream again.

Whether it was a coincidence or fate, Liu Shi stared intently at the comment, steeled his resolve, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Wait a little longer!"

What are you waiting for?

Of course, we'll wait and see if Captain Chen has any solutions.

If Chen Yibai can really bring the person out, even if it costs me my own money, I must build a temple for Captain Chen!

Let's turn our attention to Chen Yibai.

These special forces soldiers are indeed well-trained and have a strong mentality. Even under these circumstances, the team did not panic at all. They ran to the bottom of the pit in an orderly manner and began to climb up the rope ladder.

This rope ladder is made of special high-tech materials, making it exceptionally sturdy and capable of withstanding a pulling force of up to ten tons. The connection points are also reinforced with numerous expansion bolts, and a single ladder can easily support a hundred or more people at the same time.

However, the pit was sixty or seventy meters high, and there were only four rope ladders, so all three hundred or so people had to climb up in a line.

Two smaller squads followed behind, sniping to cover the rear.

As more and more mummies rushed towards them, the two small squads, who had not received orders to retreat, remained as steady as mountains and did not move an inch in the face of the approaching corpses. This was the spirit of soldiers, which was truly admirable.

But if we don't retreat now, we'll all really perish here.

Seeing this, Chen Yibai didn't run to the front, but shouted loudly to Zhao Changjun, "Captain Zhao, have your two teams retreat and climb up quickly..."

"No way! We can't be left without someone to cover our retreat!"

Zhao Changjun shouted hysterically.

There must always be someone covering the rear during a retreat; even if it means sacrifice, it's necessary for the sake of the overall situation.

Damn it… Chen Yibai gritted his teeth: “I’ll take the blame from behind!”

As he spoke, Chen Yibai leaped up, gripped the crimson ancient sword tightly in his hand, turned around, and ran away.

There's no other way but to be a hero at this point!

Although Chen Yibai admitted that he was not a good person, a good person would not rob tombs.

But not all bad guys are cold-blooded; the spirit of the twenty-three members of these two small teams is admirable.

Chen Yibai couldn't bear to watch them sacrifice themselves like that.

On a smaller scale, this is the life of a father or mother to twenty or thirty sons, or even the pillar of the family...

So at this moment, Chen Yibai wasn't thinking about fame or fortune; he was simply unable to bear it.

If it were a tomb raider, Chen Yibai would definitely run faster than anyone else.

"Captain Chen, can you hold on by yourself?!" Zhao Changjun shouted at the top of his lungs as he watched Chen Yibai run back.

"We can hold out. Let them retreat first!"

Chen Yibai responded loudly without turning his head.

"Team One, Team Two, retreat..."

Without hesitation, Zhao Changjun immediately used the walkie-talkie to order the first and second teams, who were holding the front line, to retreat.

This whole scene was being broadcast live to the public.

[I, Captain Chen, am absolutely the one! When it matters most, it's Captain Chen who takes the lead!]

Lieutenant Chen, you are my one and only idol in this life!

This streamer is absolutely full of positive energy, I love it... I'm totally in love...

"Captain Chen, if you can come back, my husband has promised that you can share me with him..."

Sister, you're absolutely amazing!

After the first and second teams, totaling nearly thirty men, put away their weapons and withdrew, Chen Yibai went up alone.

Facing the dense mass of mummified corpses directly in front of him, he certainly exuded an aura of one man standing against a thousand.

To be honest, Chen Yibai wasn't sure what to do either, so he could only grit his teeth and charge forward.

To Chen Yibai's surprise, these mummified corpses seemed to become even more ferocious and deranged in his presence.

In an instant, the first group of mummies who rushed over swarmed around Chen Yibai, ignoring the retreating special forces.

This was exactly what Chen Yibai wanted to do. He gripped the crimson ancient sword with both hands and began wildly slashing in all directions.

As long as you strike fast enough and your sword is sharp enough, the unity of man and sword is like a crazy meat grinder. No matter how many of these mummies there are, they basically have no chance to get close. With a sweep of the sword, several dark heads fly away like candied hawthorns with their skewers pulled out in an instant.

But this is just a temporary delay.

As the entire 70-meter-high corpse tower was erected, all the mummified corpses that had been hanging on it fell down and rose up, completely merging on the ground into a dark, seemingly endless army of mummified corpses.

Furthermore, as more and more mummies rushed up, Chen Yibai, as a single target, seemed extremely insignificant and completely unable to attract all the mummies at the same time.

So the remaining mummies bypassed Chen Yibai and continued chasing after the special forces.