Chapter 1026: Angry Broken Sword

"Alright, Third Brother, don't lay a hand on him. He's one of us, after all. We all know their strength well; it's completely normal for Dr. Heiding's team to be unable to defeat them. This is no time for internal conflict. Everyone, calm down. Thinking of countermeasures is what we should be doing right now."

As expected, the Boss was the most composed. In fact, his intervention was also aimed at protecting Dr. Heiding. After all, although this mountain range had now merged into a seemingly complete entity, it was merely a temporary alliance for mutual benefit, with no true camaraderie. They were simply using each other.

Dr. Heiding was, in any case, a retainer under the Boss. If he were to be killed on the spot by the Third Brother, it would be a significant loss of face for the Boss. Therefore, as the Boss's voice rang out, Remnant Sword stopped targeting the small man, throwing him away like trash and not sparing him another glance.

"I'm not targeting our own people; I just want to tell everyone that our team currently has no useless deadweights like Xu Yang. To truly deal with these individuals, we need to unleash my fundamental power. There's no need to waste everyone's time with those good-for-nothing failures."

Although the Third Brother had quite a temper, it was clear he possessed real strength. More importantly, as he finished speaking, his gaze fell upon the personal attendant who always followed closely behind him.

"This brother of mine has followed me for centuries. North Sea Malice God, now take your exclusive battle team and show what you can do. A soldier trained for a thousand days is used for a single battle. If this battle succeeds, I believe everyone here will look at our lineage with new respect. And if you win this battle, I'll give this fellow named Heiding to you as food."

The moment Remnant Sword finished speaking, he suddenly unleashed a special ninja tool resembling a ninja shield. A black light instantly shot out, accurately striking Dr. Heiding's forehead in the corner of the wall.

Little did they know, with the presence of this ninja shield, Dr. Heiding had become Remnant Sword's slave. Should Remnant Sword merely think it, the ninja shield in Dr. Heiding's mind would instantly shatter.

Although such an action was excessive, no leader-level powerhouse present spoke up for Dr. Heiding. Everyone understood clearly that if the Third Brother could truly deliver on his boast, then sacrificing a mere Dr. Heiding for a victory would undoubtedly be worthwhile. This was the unique survival mode of the Pirate Legion: no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

The moment they saw their boss's ninja shield strike Dr. Heiding's mind, North Sea Malice God finally revealed a chilling smile. "Don't worry, Boss, we guarantee mission success. Our Beast King Squad has never failed. Everyone, await news of our triumph."

North Sea Malice God wasted no more words and walked directly out of the hall. Meanwhile, on the main battlefield, Xu Yang's team made their move again. After several days of physical suffering, Gugulas had indeed made significant progress in his physical form, just as he had claimed. His body outline was now several times larger than before.

Gugulas, originally 1.8 meters tall, had now swelled to the size of a small giant at 2.5 meters. His thin skin and thick flesh appearance was completely different from before. Gugulas's physical strength had now reached the peak of the Blue Tier. In a pure physical confrontation, no one in the team, except Xu Yang, could contend with Gugulas.

"Hehe, everyone clear the way! Let me, your great master, break through this lightning formation!"

Gugulas proudly shouted, then suddenly accelerated, pushing his movement speed to the limit. He rolled wildly like a giant meatball, diving from mid-air directly into the lightning formation's cluster of bombs.

There was a thunderous roar as all the bombs enveloped Gugulas's body in a terrifying explosion, instantly engulfing his massive form in an endless sea of flames.

If it had been the previous Gugulas, this wave of explosions would likely have severely wounded him, even if it didn't kill him. However, as the explosive clamor gradually subsided, everyone quickly saw that while Gugulas was a bit disheveled, he stood up, patted the dirt off himself, and turned to them with a simple, happy smile. "Boss, I succeeded!!"

Xu Yang and the others were undoubtedly extremely excited. Gugulas's beatings over the past few days had not been in vain. The beautiful maid standing beside him also watched her masterpiece with a smiling face, arms crossed.

"You really just need a good beating. From today onwards, I'll tie you to a tree for an hour or two every day. I reckon it won't be long before your physical strength breaks through its limits." Hearing this, Xu Yang and the others burst into laughter. Only Gugulas gasped, shivered, but felt happy inside.

After disabling the lightning formation, Xu Yang immediately led his team forward, further tightening their encirclement around the central area of the island.

Along the way, any scattered, lagging sentinel warriors they encountered were instantly annihilated by Xu Yang's team with overwhelming force. After all, these sentinel warriors, averaging only the initial Blue Tier, were utterly vulnerable before Xu Yang's current team.

Xu Yang led his team deeper into the island's interior. When they reached a hilltop from which they could almost see the core building in the island's center, an incredibly ferocious killing aura rapidly surged into their area, forcing Xu Yang's Glory Squad to temporarily halt their advance.

"Boss, this killing aura is unusual. A new wave of opponents must have appeared." As Lister finished speaking, Xu Yang and the others around him, their faces calm, nodded.

"It's alright. If soldiers come, we'll block them; if water comes, we'll dam it. You must believe in your own strength. No matter how powerful our opponents are, they cannot stop the advance of our Glory Squad."

Xu Yang now possessed immense confidence to speak such words. In the early days of forming the team, he alone would have had to deal with any powerful opponents they encountered. But now, everyone in the team had made significant progress, and each had helpers to varying degrees. Such a powerful Glory Squad was no longer what it once was.

Soon, a very peculiar sound wave emanated. This sound reminded Xu Yang of an experience from the foreign battlefield, where groups similar to the Ancestral Shamans could transmit summoning information via sound waves. This method was often used to control groups of creatures and certain ancient beasts to launch coordinated attacks.