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Chapter 1177: Final Stage

After Swordsman Old Seven and the others confirmed their intentions, the members of Xu Yang's Eight Gates team looked noticeably grim. Unlike Xu Yang, they didn't possess extraordinary strength, so it was understandable for them to feel a degree of panic in such a situation.

More importantly, this was the Lover City dungeon, where they had been imprisoned for many years. They held very unpleasant memories of the place and harbored deep fear, as, before Xu Yang's arrival, they had even believed they would never escape until the day they died.

When they heard such grim news, every team member felt as if they had once again plummeted into an icy abyss. The profound sense of powerlessness and the terror born of despair left them feeling lost and helpless. At this critical juncture, it fell to Xu Yang, their leader, to steady their resolve.

Xu Yang gazed thoughtfully at the group around him, then shook his head with a wry smile. "With such meager courage, how do you expect to avenge the Dirk Clan? In the future, you will undoubtedly face even more formidable powers. Do you think any team from the Central Domain Royal Family will be an easy target? If you lack even the courage to overcome all difficulties, I suggest you liberate yourselves early. Don't go wetting your pants when you finally confront the Central Domain Royal Family's core forces."

Everyone understood that Xu Yang was speaking in a tone of exasperated disappointment, using a direct approach to provoke them. At the same time, Xu Yang's strategy for resolving the situation diverged sharply from everyone else's.

In Xu Yang's view, since the surrounding external sections had already begun to collapse, no amount of effort could restore them to their original state. The immediate priority was to target the core formation.

"Take us to the core formation immediately. Don't worry about the other sections that have already collapsed; I have a way to get all of you out of here."

As soon as Xu Yang spoke, the members of the Eight Gates team felt a profound sense of relief. Smiles reappeared on their faces, and the extreme tension and panic that had gripped them just moments before vanished without a trace.

"Hahaha, I knew our leader would find a way to get us out! Hurry, lead the way!" the person next to him urged with a sweeping gesture. Old Seven and the other guardians who had chosen to submit to the Eight Gates team no longer hesitated. For them, time was now the sole currency for survival.

The sooner they reached the central formation area and escaped this wretched place, the greater their chance of survival. As for whether they would face punishment from the Royal Family later, they could no longer concern themselves with that.

It was certainly more worthwhile than being drowned alive in this underground prison the next moment. In fact, these swordsmen had already decided to vanish after escaping the Lover City dungeon, completely severing ties with the Central Domain Royal Family. After all, the Yingzhou Continent was vast, far too expansive for just one Central Domain Royal Family to contain them.

Furthermore, these individuals were considered first-rate masters wherever they went. Even if they sought a livelihood in other major regions of the Yingzhou Continent, they would undoubtedly achieve success. There was no need to remain bound to the Central Domain Royal Family.

Moreover, they were well aware of the Central Domain Royal Family's system of rewards and punishments. If a mission like this went awry, especially if it resulted in the complete destruction of the Lover City dungeon, their crimes would be virtually impossible to absolve.

Soon, led by Swordsman Old Seven, Xu Yang and his group caught sight of the core formation hub that controlled the entire Lover City dungeon. This massive formation occupied an entire hall, with each of its eyes composed of a special ancient spiritual treasure. These treasures released incredibly powerful spiritual energy, making the entire setup a vast nexus of spiritual energy, imbued with a faint, astonishing celestial glow.

"As expected, this is the core formation that controls the entire Lover City dungeon; its energy fluctuations are truly powerful!" Crab and the others couldn't help but murmur. But how keen was Xu Yang's eyesight? He was the first to discern the intermittent energy breakpoints within the formation, appearing and disappearing at irregular intervals.

This indicated that the entire formation was no longer operating in a complete, stable cycle. The energy within it appeared chaotic and complex, seemingly on the verge of collapse at any moment. Furthermore, the rate of this regional collapse was continuously worsening with time, confirming the truth of Swordsman Old Seven's earlier statements.

"Boss, what should we do next? Injecting more power into the formation is futile now, but with this powerful seal in place, we can't alter the structure of the Lover City dungeon."

Even Xiao Hua fell into confusion, asking Xu Yang about their next move. After a moment of thought, Xu Yang proposed a plan: "Alright, you maintain the Angelic Domain to ensure everyone else's safety. I will use my ultimate power to shatter this entire formation directly."

It wasn't that Xiao Hua hadn't considered this plan, but her concerns were clear. If they proceeded with this approach to break out, they would face an incredibly difficult situation: how would they resist the infinite waves of water from outside the instant Xu Yang's ultimate power erupted and the entire formation shattered?

Xu Yang was also wrestling with this very point, which was why he hesitated to give the final command. During this time, he attempted to activate the Guigu Qimen formation to specifically calculate the external timing, only to discover that it coincided precisely with the peak of the external surge, the strongest high tide.

And now, with the imminent collapse of the Lover City dungeon's core area, he had no other choice. He could only brace himself and lead everyone out before the dungeon completely crumbled.

"There's no time to lose; we'll shatter it first and then figure things out. Otherwise, the dungeon will collapse by gradually enclosing the core from its periphery, and in that scenario, the crushing force of the external waves will ultimately bear down on us, trapped inside."

"Perhaps this was the original intention behind the Lover City dungeon's design: even if someone managed to break through and try to escape, they would, at best, be destroyed along with the dungeon. It would be absolutely impossible to leave alive!"

Xu Yang's assessment sent a chill down Xiao Hua's spine. It seemed the Central Domain Royal Family members who designed this dungeon were truly inhumane individuals. A death trap like this, offering no chance of survival, was even more despair-inducing than outright taking a life. "Since you've made up your mind," she said, "then try your best. I will assist you as much as I can."

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