Global Necromantic Specialist

David and Marsh entered the dungeon once again.

As soon as they stepped inside, Ning Yiyi activated the Cooling Talisman, resetting the dungeon's cooldown.

A few seconds later, the two entered again.

The onlookers outside were completely baffled.

"What the hell are they doing?"

"They just went in and came right back out, and now they're going in again?"

"They're wasting Cooling Talismans like it's nothing. Do they not know how rare those are?"

"Maybe they're just rich and reckless?"

People from both sides, who had been locked in a tense standoff outside the dungeon, were now staring at David and Marsh in disbelief.

None of them could understand why they kept entering and exiting the dungeon so quickly. Even if they racked their brains, they wouldn't be able to comprehend that the two were repeatedly clearing a Nightmare-level Mermaid Dungeon—and doing so in just ten minutes each time.

Only Jiang Taotao and her team knew the truth.

The three exchanged shocked glances.

They were well aware that Marsh could solo a mermaid dungeon.

But clearing it in just ten minutes? That was beyond belief.

Even if someone wandered aimlessly through the dungeon, it would take at least that long.

Marsh followed the same process once again and took Ning Yiyi with him to clear the dungeon.

When they emerged, Ning Yiyi checked her communicator and gasped in excitement.

"Wow! We did it in 8 minutes and 58 seconds this time! That's more than 30 seconds faster than last time!"

Marsh chuckled at her excitement. This girl treated the trial like a game, while everyone else took it as a serious mission.

After exiting this time, they didn't go in again. Instead, they returned to the Shenxia Empire team.

Ning Yiyi sighed. "Looks like we've used up all the charges on the Cooling Talisman."

"Such a waste of money," someone murmured.

The warriors from Sakura Country sneered.

"What? Giving up already?"

"Yeah, come on! If you've got the guts, go in again!"

"Cowards!"

The jealousy in their eyes was evident—they wanted those Cooling Talismans for themselves.

Meanwhile, Marsh and Ning Yiyi regrouped with Jiang Taotao, who was waiting with Kevin and Morkel.

Jiang Taotao asked, "Did you get it?"

Marsh handed her the Mermaid's Tear.

Since Jiang Taotao was the captain, she had to be the one to complete the final task.

Suddenly, someone pointed at the dungeon and shouted in shock, "The dungeon is gone!"

That single sentence was like thunder striking the battlefield.

Everyone turned to look—

The swirling vortex at the dungeon's entrance trembled a few times before vanishing completely.

"What the hell? How did the dungeon disappear?"

"That's impossible! The dungeon only disappears if all three Mermaid's Tears are obtained!"

"Wait… didn't those two go in three times just now?"

"Could it be that they got all the Mermaid's Tears?"

"But that would mean… they cleared a Nightmare-level dungeon!"

The realization hit them like a shockwave.

They looked at Marsh and Ning Yiyi in disbelief.

Whether it was possible or not, the truth was right before their eyes—the dungeon was gone.

From now on, no one else could obtain the Mermaid's Tears.

Marsh said calmly, "Let's go."

They had completed their goal, and there was no reason to stay any longer.

But the warriors from Sakura Country refused to let them leave.

"Don't let them escape!"

"They have the Mermaid's Tears! Hand them over!"

"Give them up, or you'll never make it out of here alive!"

A fierce battle seemed inevitable.

Even the warriors of Shenxia Empire were uncertain.

One of them hesitantly asked Jiang Taotao, "Did you really get the Mermaid's Tears?"

Jiang Taotao didn't deny it.

She simply nodded. "Yes, the Mermaid's Tears are in my hands."

A collective gasp echoed across the battlefield.

It was true.

Marsh and Ning Yiyi had really cleared the Nightmare-level dungeon.

And not just once.

The last two times, they had done it with only two people.

How was that even possible?

Ling Zhen, who had been doubting them all along, felt a shiver down his spine.

"It can't be… They shouldn't have been able to do it..."

But reality had proven him wrong.

At that moment, a powerful voice echoed through the sky—

"Enough!"

The wind howled, and the clouds parted.

Two massive Shikigami appeared in the sky.

A mysterious figure sat on top of one of them.

An Onmyoji!

A powerful aura radiated from him.

Just from his presence, everyone could tell he was at least level 30.

Unlike the warriors of Sakura Country, an Onmyoji was an entirely different breed of fighter.

A legendary profession with incredible Shikigami at their command.

Jiang Taotao tensed up, but then she remembered—

Marsh had defeated the Mermaid Queen, a powerful Nightmare-level boss, in less than three minutes.

Could this Onmyoji really be stronger than that?

Thinking of this, her nerves eased.

The Onmyoji glared at Jiang Taotao. "Hand over the Mermaid's Tears, or you will not leave alive."

The two Shikigami beside him turned their cold, glowing eyes toward her.

Before Jiang Taotao could answer—

Marsh made his move.

A small flame appeared in his hand.

Skill: Soul Flame!

The fire shot toward one of the Shikigami, burning into its body in an instant.

"AAAAH!!"

A chilling scream filled the air.

The massive Shikigami twisted and convulsed, its form distorting unnaturally.

The Onmyoji's face darkened. He quickly used his skills to try and stabilize his Shikigami.

At the same time, he locked eyes with Marsh and snarled, "You're dead."

A third Shikigami appeared—

A gigantic armored warrior with a snake's head and a giant axe.

It lunged at Marsh with terrifying speed.

"Attack!"

The warriors from Qianlong Academy unleashed a barrage of attacks on the Snake-Headed Shikigami.

But their attacks were useless.

The Onmyoji sneered. "Your attacks are nothing but a joke to my Giant Axe Shikigami."

Marsh didn't even flinch.

Five skeleton warriors appeared at his side.

As the Shikigami lunged, Marsh countered.

Skill: Frenzied Strike!

A crimson glow surrounded the skeleton warriors' blades.

In just two or three strikes—

The Shikigami was dead.

Everyone stared in horror.

"That was it?" Marsh muttered in surprise.

The Shikigami seemed so powerful—yet it had fallen in just a few strikes.

The battlefield was silent.

The Onmyoji coughed up blood, his face pale.

In the next instant, another Shikigami fell—killed by Marsh's skeleton warriors.

Fear gripped the Onmyoji's heart.

He didn't hesitate.

He turned his remaining Shikigami around and fled without looking back.

The skeleton warriors stepped forward, their cold blades glinting under the dim light.

The warriors from Sakura Country froze.

The skeletons advanced.

The warriors retreated.

As the first soldier broke ranks and ran, the rest collapsed into chaos—

The Sakura Country army fled in terror.