Chapter 362: Piercing Through a Layer

So that’s how it is!
After a few minutes of delay, they entered the royal tomb hall. The group cautiously activated their protective barriers, only to find no intense barrage of flying knives as expected.
The royal tomb hall…
Silence reigned, utterly lifeless!
Looking up, they saw a large, irregular hole strangely formed in the sturdy Ghost Face Wall. Beyond it, the passage was filled with the corpses of clone ninjas.
The group was completely stunned!
They had agreed not to enter the tomb hall with Lu Mingyue because, on one hand, the flying knife ninjas needed someone to draw fire away from them, and on the other hand, the Ghost Face Wall was extremely hard—destroying it would require at least a hundred powerful attacks at the Mysterious level. That’s why they dared to let Kai Xin enter alone.
But now…
Their plans had clearly failed.
Kai Xin hadn’t completely destroyed the wall; he had only made a hole. Judging from the hole, it seemed he had attacked the same spot under heavy fire to create an entrance. It was incredible—what kind of defense must exist there?
Although Kai Xin had solved one of their problems, he had also brought them a bigger one!
Only one person could pass through the Ghost Face Wall at a time. With so many people crowding in, more and more people piled up in the hall. Those at the back grew furious—by the time they got through the hole, the resources in that layer would likely already be divided up between Kai Xin and the others.
The group launched their strongest attacks simultaneously, finally breaking through the obstacle that had stalled most of them.
Time was money.
Everyone rushed into the passage at top speed!
…
Once inside, they grew increasingly alarmed.
Along the way, the ninja corpses were neatly piled up, suggesting they hadn’t wasted much time—killing them had taken just a few swift strikes.
While shocked by Kai Xin’s strength, their mood grew darker, realizing that the farther he might be, the fewer ninjas might remain along the way.
The dwindling resources meant fewer chances for them!
They had no choice but to speed up and move forward at full pace…
Still, they couldn’t help but rush toward those unopened side chambers along the way.
Though the items in those chests weren’t very valuable, the ninjas that appeared after triggering the traps still had a chance of bringing rewards.
Of course!
Some people remained focused, not distracted by these trivial things, and continued to rush forward at full speed toward the depths of the passage.
…
“Damn!”

“The Death Loop is gone too.”
“Keep chasing! It can’t be far!!”
A group rushed to the Death Loop, paused for a few seconds, gathered at the exit, cursed, and then set off again without pause toward deeper areas.
As the group delved deeper, more and more ninja corpses appeared in the passages… Among them were corpses of clone ninjas, shadow puppets, and shadow ninjas. It seemed that even ninjas at the life-and-death realm couldn’t stop Happy’s relentless progress and speed.
“Damn it.”
“Almost half of the ninjas on the first floor of the royal tomb are dead at his hands.”
The group at the front not only had excellent agility skills but also seemed to be top experts on the Dragon List. Yet now their faces were grim: “There are at least two hundred corpses along the way. Even if we all work together, we can’t reach here in such a short time. What kind of monster is this guy?”
“…”
“Whatever happens later, don’t provoke him or fight for monsters. Otherwise, don’t blame me if something goes wrong.” A man wearing golden gloves solemnly instructed his companions.
All they got in return were rolls of eyes:
“Tch, do we really need you to say that?”
“Who would dare provoke him? Only the crazy Lu Mingyue would do such a thing. I’m actually curious to see his reaction if he finds out that Happy came here all by himself.”
“Just stop and wait—then we’ll know.” Someone sneered.
“Shut up.”
As they spoke, the group didn’t slow down at all. Passing by two more groups of ninja corpses, they finally encountered Happy in the latter half of the first floor of the royal tomb.
Sounds of combat arose, and their eyes lit up with excitement:
“We caught up!”
“Damn! It wasn’t easy. At least he didn’t make it through the first floor alone.” As they turned a corner, they saw Happy fighting fiercely against the Ninja King’s clone in golden armor, and their gazes froze.
Happy, clad in silver armor, looked completely different from his usual appearance in REP—less scholarly and more majestic. He had a decisive advantage in the battle against the Ninja King’s clone.
“…”
The group stopped in their tracks and exchanged glances:
“He even found the Ninja King’s clone. What do we do now?”
“Game over.”
The man with golden gloves took a deep breath and activated his protective barrier: “Let’s not waste time. If we delay any longer, there won’t be anyone left on this floor… Let’s go!”
With that, he bowed in Happy’s direction:
“Sorry, excuse us!”
“Whatever.”

Xiao Kai didn’t look back. While answering, he delivered two fierce sword strikes at the clone of theShinobi King, forcing it to stagger back repeatedly. Then, he followed closely behind, his Sword of the Gentleman unleashing waves of sword light that struck against theShinobi King’s armor like a tidal wave…
A few people carefully slipped past Xiao Kai and the clone from the other side. After walking a short distance, they suddenly heard a muffled sound behind them, after which everything returned to silence. They turned around and saw Xiao Kai having pulled out a delicate Qiankun Bag from beneath the clone’s body—everyone was shocked.
So fast…
Before they could react, Xiao Kai had already dashed forward, ignoring their astonished gazes completely. Like a silver streak, he swiftly passed by them.
Leaving the others behind with bitter, helpless smiles.
They could understand why Xiao Kai didn’t give them any resources—after all, they had regarded him as a competitor when entering the royal tomb. Now, being seen as competitors by Xiao Kai was the consequence of their own actions.
Although there were still two floors left in the royal tomb, given Xiao Kai’s demonstrated strength, it was likely that the resources on the second floor wouldn’t amount to much for them…
…
They were right.
After dealing with the clone of theShinobi King, Xiao Kai headed straight for the entrance to the second floor. He eliminated the Shadow Ninjas, who were easier to defeat and dropped valuable items, then entered the second floor without hesitation.
Whoosh!!
He flashed past the guard puppets on the second floor. By the time the guards fully regained consciousness, Xiao Kai had already turned a corner and entered another passage.
This happened to all the guard puppets he passed. They would either lose their target right after waking up or be pushed back several steps by Xiao Kai’s Golden Bell Shield before losing sight of him.
Xiao Kai’s goal was clear…
The tomb of the Guardian Sword!
With his current defense, he could easily withstand the attacks of the eight General Puppets. Only by obtaining the second Guardian Sword would he have the courage to advance in rank!