Yu Sheng didn't know how many bizarre and horrifying figures had emerged from the fog in this instant—he only knew they were everywhere, wobbling around, humanoid outlines drawn by abstract colored lines that seemed to pop straight out of the air, filling his vision in the blink of an eye. And their numbers were rapidly increasing with time, eventually merging into a tide, surging through the entire district!

Swarm entities—now Yu Sheng understood what the word "swarm" meant when applied to entities.

Moreover, he suspected he was now directly encountering the maximum number of the "carnival crowd" swarm entity... There were definitely tens of thousands of those shifting figures on the street!

The crowd surged forward, accompanied by ethereal, continuous cheers, the sound of firecrackers, the bursting of balloons, and celebratory music that seemed to come from both heaven and earth, all sorts of sounds reverberating through the district. Those ludicrous and terrifying figures extended their hands toward the group, with chaotic fissures blooming on their heads, resembling mad laughter, welcoming the guests into that formless and endless carnival.

"Awoooo——"

The howl of wolves tore through the noise amidst the fog. Countless Shadow Wolves rushed at the chaotic line entities, tearing them into more chaotic debris. Then came the sky-high Foxfire Barrage, Hu Li maintaining the form of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, with silver-white tails flamboyantly extending behind her, whipping the swarm entities with scorching, dense barrages.

But there were too many of them. No matter how much the wolf pack and Foxfire Barrage impacted the crowd, entities continually broke through the blockade, reaching the group.

Yu Sheng swung his "War Stick," smashing the laughing revelers that came before him into pieces, all the while trying to avoid direct contact with these bizarre things—even accidental contact with the colorful bursts upon their death had to be avoided as much as possible.

Individual "revelers" weren't actually much of a threat and could be easily eliminated. Yu Sheng even felt that the feedback from hitting them with the War Stick was less than when fighting the Evil Wolves in the Black Forest. However, their endless numbers and the ear-splitting strange noises quickly became overwhelming pressure.

Each time a reveler was eliminated, their body would burst into countless colorful paper shards, like streamers from a firecracker, scattered into the air. Within a few minutes, these colorful fragments covered the entire street.

Revelers continued to emerge, with tens of thousands of swarm entities rapidly forming from the fog.

"This thing is more deadly than that 'Ink Stain' from earlier!" Erin screamed. "Doesn't it have a weakness?!"

"Theoretically, if we were in the Exotic Realm's 'Nameless Carnival,' you'd just need to find a plaster clown with a balloon hat and drink the sweet wine he offers to make the crowd leave!" Little Red Riding Hood shouted angrily while desperately maintaining the wolf pack's encirclement. "But this place... This place isn't the Nameless Carnival! Where would we find a clown?!"

"If it really comes to it, we should retreat..." Erin tugged at Yu Sheng's hair. "We can't keep fighting endlessly... These entities' conditions are all bound to their original realms. Now that they're here, they're free of their constraints and have no weaknesses!"

Yu Sheng gritted his teeth, unwilling to retreat, especially since they came to rescue people. But they hadn't seen a single person yet, and continuing seemed pointless—the speed at which revelers were generated was abnormal. The most deadly aspect was their non-contact nature, making most escape methods risky. In this situation, it seemed like the only option left was to open a door and flee...

However, just at that moment, he suddenly heard a strange buzzing sound in the air.

It was like some high-frequency interference signal, stirring the already chaotic noise here.

"Ahhhh!" Erin screamed immediately. "What now? Isn't this ever going to end..."

She had just started yelling when a bright light suddenly sliced through the air, falling into the middle of the carnival crowd, creating a massive explosion.

Then came more lights—some unknown fire support covered the district, tearing huge gaps in the carnival crowd.

Yu Sheng instinctively looked towards the sky.

One by one, giant figures, two to three meters tall and clad in black Power Armor, appeared directly in the air several meters high, then crashed onto the street like cannonballs amongst the swarm entities.

Dozens of such Heavy Warriors descended abruptly from the sky, sweeping away a swathe of enemies with their jetpacks and waist thrusters before touching down. In the blink of an eye, they formed seven or eight firepower focal points on this chaotic battlefield, furiously pouring fire on all non-friendly moving entities across the street.

The guns in their hands were massive and heavy, firing light balls instead of bullets. Once those balls hit anything, they would explode into scorching spheres over a meter in diameter, vaporizing everything in their vicinity almost instantly. Several more soldiers in light Power Armor maneuvered through the battlefield, using beam sabers to constantly clear entities breaking through the defense line.

Moreover, they weren't worried about contact with the assimilating outlines of the "revelers"—besides being entirely wrapped in Power Armor, their armor was even equipped with thick Energy Shields.

Erin, sitting on Yu Sheng's shoulder, widened her eyes at the scene on the street, finally exclaiming after a long while: "Wow——"

"The Special Service Bureau has finally sent people," Little Red Riding Hood exhaled deeply, a mix of shock in her eyes. "But why so many... There must be seventy or eighty deep divers... This is the first time I've seen such a scale."

Yu Sheng didn't make a sound. He just watched in surprise and curiosity as those two- to three-meter-tall Power Armor Soldiers chopped and slashed on the street, feeling more and more that this equipment looked familiar.

Then, he saw a "Black Can" over two meters tall step out from the group, followed by two slightly smaller Power Armor Soldiers. When they reached the demon fox-form of Hu Li, the "Black Can" raised its hand and tapped its helmet.

The heavy facial armor opened, revealing Xu Jiali's goofy smiling face inside.

Xu Jiali looked up at the imposing Nine-Tailed Demon Fox in front of her, then glanced at the thick layer of colorful confetti already covering the ground around Yu Sheng and his group. After a long while, she blurted out: "…You guys can really fight! When I saw a thousand cluster entities surrounding you halfway through my dive, my blood ran cold. I'd already prepared myself to be buried by the chief when I got back…"

"Don't flatter us. If you guys had been two minutes later, we would've had to run," said Little Red Riding Hood tiredly. "Luckily, you had a lot of people come."

"Everyone on standby at headquarters came. We heard the situation was weird, and the locator's 'deep sea echo' sounded very off," Xu Jiali said, raising her hand and shooting a few "Revelers" shambling out of the mist without even turning back—a gun that looked heavier than Little Red Riding Hood, yet she lifted it like it was a feather. "If we had more time, we would've brought in the 'Hunting Eagle.'

Erin: "What the heck is that?"

Xu Jiali chuckled and explained: "It's an atmospheric bomber. It has a Mechanical Soul, so it can perform 'Deep Dive' missions like us, but it needs more preparation time."

At this moment, Yu Sheng, who hadn't spoken, suddenly blinked. He finally reacted, connecting it to his memory—

"Ah! I recognize it now!" He raised his hand, pointing at Xu Jiali's Power Armor. "I saw two people fighting on an alien planet while opening a door earlier, and one of them was wearing this kind of armor..."

Xu Jiali's expression instantly froze.

He had almost forgotten about that…

Yu Sheng immediately noticed the change in Xu Jiali's expression. Initially, he was just astonished that Xu Jiali's armor matched his memory, but now he had a closer truth: "…Could it be that one was you?"

Xu Jiali raised her hand to scratch her head, hitting her helmet with a clang.

"Yes, it's me." He said somewhat awkwardly.

Yu Sheng: "..."

Xu Jiali: "..."

Then both of them almost spoke at the same time:

"Why didn't you say anything?"

"You didn't ask!"

"Mainly…" After two seconds, Xu Jiali spoke with an awkward smile on his face, "at first, it was for secrecy. After all, that was a secret mission. Later, I just never found the opportunity. Some things, if you don't say them initially..."

As he said this, he raised his hand and fired another shot (Yu Sheng really struggled to call that thing a "gun"), blowing a few "Revelers" who had slipped past the fire net into a cloud of colorful confetti before continuing: "If you don't say them initially, then it's hard to find the chance to say them later."

Yu Sheng thought for a moment and then smirked: "Alright, I understand your reasoning."

He then carefully observed Xu Jiali's full gear.

"So, this is what you look like fully armed? No wonder you previously said that wasn't your 'combat state.'"

"Being fully armed would also include a Fire Support Shuttle controlled by spiritual power, two Walking Tactical Robots, several light drones, and a Spiritual Servant," Xu Jiali shrugged. "But that's for expedition missions outside the Boundary Land. Here, configurations have to be cut down. Last time you saw me, it was a bit unexpected—I had a run-in with a cultist and jumped in unprepared. Luckily, I was more skilled..."

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