Killing God novel, not a mediocre work, must be a masterpiece

Chapter 10: Sword Fate, Life-and-Death Speed

His subordinates kept vigilance. Red Wolf connected with the Scout Fly, observing the room's layout through the mask. Torches were installed on the walls, cobwebs covered in the cracks, the floor was littered with gold and antiques, and square holes were carved out on all sides. Skeletons were placed inside—white bones, weathered corpses, and some that had just died not long ago. Red Wolf controlled the Recon Fly to keep moving forward. The room wasn't standalone, but connected to countless passageways, like corridors, but much larger than the corridor. The Scout Flies suddenly disconnected, and Chi Lang had no idea what was happening.
From deep within the corridor came the sound of floodwaters, surging to the corner. As they neared them, they realized the water had submerged the entire corridor. Strangely, the water was actually red. Thinking of the horror scenes from movies, the subordinates wondered if this water was human blood. This grave must have a curse. Chi Lang led two of his men to clear the way, followed closely by the other two. As soon as they entered, the door closed automatically. The subordinates looked back and realized not a single drop of water could seep in.
Everyone huddled tightly together, staring at the scene before them. A chill swept through their backs, and auditory hallucinations appeared in their ears, as if someone was calling them to go home for dinner. "Don't overthink it. We must believe in science. Can a dead person come back to life? There are no wizards in the world, and no magic to make corpses move," Red Wolf fired at several corpses for a while, then continued, "You all saw it, right? If it really existed, it should have moved long ago. So why is it like this?" "Red Wolf, you're absolutely right. Staying here isn't a solution, and besides, we don't know how long this gate can last. Let's go find the exit first." The Phantom walked ahead, but Red Wolf was still uneasy, so he ordered everyone to activate life detection. If it really happened, it could be a precaution. After walking a hundred steps, everyone arrived at another room. This one was not much different from before. Chilang pushed open the door and saw a corpse lying on the ground that had been dead for several days. Beside the corpse, several rats were gnawing on his flesh. His right cheek was completely rotten, and the rats had bitten him with a large hole, exposing his intestines. After examination, it was confirmed he was missing, and his clothes bore the badge of the Ghost Shadow Organization. Everyone forced themselves not to vomit. No matter how many people killed, the scariest thing was just severing heads and hands, but they had never witnessed such a disgusting scene.The Phantom couldn't stand the terrifying atmosphere and rushed forward. Red Wolf didn't stop, and as he tried to chase, he heard the Phantom scream. Red Wolf stepped forward and saw the Phantom lying on the ground, with two white bones standing beside her. Red Wolf smiled helplessly and thought: What the heck! What the hell! It can go berserk! Red Wolf raised his gun and scattered the bones. Squatting down, he saw her Martial God Armor had been destroyed, with a hole torn through her body.
Life detection showed the Phantom still showed signs of life, but detected an unknown virus rapidly spreading inside her body, and the Martial God Armor was working hard to heal her.
As one of his subordinates walked over to inspect the corpse of a missing person, the other three were standing beside Red Wolf. Suddenly, a corpse lunged at the unsuspecting Red Wolf and the others. One subordinate was tightly bitten by the neck, the corpse bit through armor, then broke the man's neck. Blood flowed down the corpse, staining his clothes red. At that moment, another corpse grabbed the person in front of him. Caught off guard, it bit through his neck, separating his head from his body, and blood splattered all over his body. "Outrageous!" Enraged, Red Wolf fired at the corpse, the bullet blasting its head. The corpse growled lowly, staggered a few steps, and collapsed. It looked like a movie, where movies rely on makeup and special effects to create an immersive effect. If it really happened, the feeling would be completely different.
Soon, many corpses crawled out. Red Wolf carried the Phantom, slowly retreating under his men's cover. Wave after group, the corpses relentlessly chased them, and his men were too busy to change magazines. There were corpses in front and behind, countless in number.
"Looks like we're going to die here today." Red Wolf sighed and glanced at the Phantom.
"Sir, I actually have an idea that can make you break through."
"Oh?! Tell me quickly." "We can use muskets to clear the way, and you can retreat under their cover." Although it sounded good, Red Wolf didn't agree; they kept fighting desperately. The Phantom remained unconscious, its wounds worsening, and signs of life weakening. Corpses charged at them, Red Wolf killed one after another, and the piles of corpses blocked their path. "Sir, if you don't leave now, it'll be too late!" Red Wolf summoned a musket, clutching Phantom and breaking out of the encirclement, while his men desperately drew the Corpse Expo.The corpse burst burned, emitting a pungent stench. Red Wolf switched to combat mode—armor, stepping forward over the burned corpse. Most of the corpse was drawn by his men, who surrounded them so tightly that not even a drop of water could pass. Unable to resist, they were bitten brutally. Before dying, his men detonated all their high-explosive grenades, which exploded and buried him. Red Wolf had no way out, no choice, no one to help.
The quiet atmosphere sent chills down everyone's spine. In the quiet, a sense of foreboding surfaced in Red Wolf's mind. Red Wolf carried the Phantom through several rooms but didn't encounter a corpse. Something was fishy, and Red Wolf couldn't afford to slack off.
System prompt: Armor is being repaired, but the unknown virus is temporarily suppressed, awaiting symbiosis.
Symbiosis? What is symbiosis? Chilang was full of doubt and contacted Aiqi. The intelligent computer explained: symbiosis means the user connects with the Martial God armor, using armor energy as the user's life power, and the user's consciousness as the armor energy. In human terms, armor exists as long as the person remains; when the armor dies, the person perishes.
Is this symbiosis? It's terrifying. Is there no other way? Chilang kept asking. "Chilang, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and kill her. Are you going to betray me too?" A mysterious figure transmitted a video. "Sir, she's no different from a dead person now. Whether you kill her or not is no threat to you." "You little red wolf!" The mysterious man said sternly, "Have you ever thought about who raised you single-handedly? If it weren't for me, you would have died long ago!" "Red Wolf said nothing, closed the communication, tightly gripped Phantom's hand, and stared at her blankly. Red Wolf kept questioning what was wrong with him. Didn't we promise to get close to her, kill her, and complete the mission? Now this is such a good opportunity, yet he can't bring himself to act. Damn it." Red Wolf was crying, but it was in his heart.
Phantom woke up, darkness before her eyes. She was anxious, forced a bitter smile, clutching her wound, and gritting her teeth. "Phantom, how are you?" "I'm fine, just the wound hurts a bit." Chilang took her hand and saw the wound worsening and starting to fester, soon turning into a corpse. "I've been here with you all along. Bite me, even if I become a corpse, I won't leave you." "Chilang, I actually knew from the start that you were sent to kill us. The first time I saw you, I liked you, but the organization wouldn't allow it. Now, things are fine.""
The Phantom stroked his face along his arm, saying what she was thinking: when a person is about to die, their words are kind.
A faint gunfire rang out from afar. Red Wolf was first surprised, then through locating, he found that the predator and the shark whale were nearby—maybe they were. Red Wolf was delighted, picked up the Phantom, and ran wildly, crushing the white bones and knocking aside the exposed corpse, showing no fear at all.
Breaking out of the pile of corpses, a spacious space appeared. Red Wolf saw a huge humanoid stone statue floating on the wall. The statue was very tall, measuring seventy meters tall and fifty meters wide, and the statue was carved into a figure holding a sword. About twenty meters from Red Wolf, there was a crack, about thirty meters wide, but a soft bridge spanned between them, and Shark Whale and Prey were trying to cross it. Red Wolf shouted loudly. Everyone covered Red Wolf, carving a bloody path to rescue the two. They stopped at the bridge entrance. Because of its age, the bridge was fragile and could only pass alone at a time. A large number of corpses were chasing after them, and their bullets were nearly exhausted. Shark Whale and Prey discussed and finally agreed—to point a gun at Red Wolf. Red Wolf was not afraid, but gazed at the Phantom with deep affection. "Red Wolf, listen up. Although I don't like you, here you are the one capable of leading the Phantom across the soft bridge. If you can't do it, I'll shoot you dead." "Shark whale, predation. Don't worry, you won't die in vain." Red Wolf took a deep breath, glanced at the bottomless abyss, rallied himself, and activated combat mode—sprint. Red Wolf embraced the Phantom and charged forward at lightning speed, breaking through most of the bridge before finally making it. On the other side, a large wave of corpses surged toward the shark whale and prey. Realizing their lives were near, they burned the soft bridge before dying, pulled off high-explosive grenades, and killed a swarm of corpses. At the same time, they sacrificed themselves.