After leading the team to challenge the Egyptian Pavillion, Zhou Haoyu stayed in the city to wait for Ai Jiangtu and the others.
"Wow, Yu-ge, where did you find such a beautiful girl?"
Zhao Manyan immediately wrapped an arm around Zhou Haoyu's shoulder, winking and teasing when he saw the stunning girl beside him.
Although Zhou Haoyu had already contracted Apas, he hadn't kept her inside the contract space.
Because of this, Apas's resentment toward Zhou Haoyu was significantly lessened.
"The Pavillion medals are already enough. Once we complete the final trial mission, we can head to Venice."
Zhou Haoyu brushed Zhao Manyan's hand away and looked at the others as he spoke.
Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up with anticipation.
As representatives of the China, they all hoped to shine in the Venice competition and achieve brilliant results!
"Captain, our final task isn't going to involve hunting undead, is it?"
Zhao Manyan asked.
In Egypt, the most famous things were hardly more than two: the pyramids and the undead.
There was a very high chance that the trial mission assigned by the mentor would involve undead.
"That's right. The mentor has sent us to Pusini City. The task is to assist the Egyptian army in hunting undead."
Zhou Haoyu said calmly.
Upon hearing "undead," Nanrong Ni, Mu Tingying, and the others' expressions immediately fell.
Normally, undead were far harder to deal with than ordinary demons. Unless the undead crystals were destroyed, they were almost impossible to kill.
"Anyway, as long as the captain's here, what's there to worry about?"
Zhao Manyan said nonchalantly.
Zhou Haoyu just smiled faintly; he naturally understood the specific situation of this trial mission.
Even a mere mirage of a pyramid could bring an entire city close to collapse.
If it were a real pyramid, Pusini City wouldn't last even half a day.
"By the way, captain, did you hear about the big battle a couple of days ago while you were in Egypt?"
Ai Jiangtu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.
A million undead attacking the Scorpion Empire was such a huge event that it inevitably drew the attention of the Egyptian military.
But by the time they arrived, the Scorpion Empire was already a wasteland.
Mountains of scorpion corpses piled high, and in just two days, the incident had caused a huge stir.
"I've heard a little about that battle. It seems a lot of undead appeared," Zhou Haoyu said.
"Undead?"
Everyone immediately thought of Egyptian undead. The only force nearby capable of striking the Scorpion Empire would likely be Kufu's Underworld.
As for the relationship between Kufu and the Medusa Empress Mother, they had no clue.
Apas cast Zhou Haoyu a sidelong glance. Doesn't this guy get tired of acting?
He clearly has Emperor-level strength, yet he still participates in these human competitions. Truly incomprehensible.
Pusini City.
The city's development was mediocre. Outside, stone fences were everywhere, and many streets and houses were built of stone.
Compared to the developed capital, Pusini City was more like a small county town.
The group walked along the bluestone streets, occasionally seeing injured mages, some even being carried away on stretchers.
"Judging by this, the city's situation doesn't look optimistic," Zhao Manyan said.
"Otherwise, why would the mentor send us here?"
"That's true."
"Let's go check the situation ourselves."
Following the direction the injured were taken, they soon arrived at an area full of tents.
The milky-white luxurious tents bore a flag with a floral emblem, the symbol of the Parthenon Temple.
The Parthenon Temple was one of the world's top forces. Even if it had declined slightly in recent years, it was still among the elite.
After approaching further, Mo Fan excitedly dashed out of the group, running straight toward a woman from the Goddess Hall.
"Mo Fan actually knows someone from the Goddess Hall?!"
Ai Jiangtu and the others were all visibly shocked.
Healing mages were treasures in any organization, and members of the Goddess Hall were the most outstanding among them.
"Forget him, let's go up ahead and check the situation."
Zhou Haoyu called the group to continue forward.
Under Zhou Haoyu's guidance, the group carefully investigated the city's situation.
Nearby, a mirage of a pyramid had appeared, and countless undead were converging toward it.
"Damn, why are the mentor's trial missions always so dangerous?"
Zhao Manyan complained bitterly.
Previously in the Sahara Desert, they had nearly gotten lost in the mirage maze.
Fortunately, Jiang Yu's Chaos magic allowed them to eventually break through the maze after much effort.
"We only need to cooperate with the Egyptian army. The real main force isn't us," Zhou Haoyu said.
The next morning, Zhou Haoyu led the team to meet up with the Egyptian army.
The army had already formed into squads, led by a female mage over forty.
Dressed simply yet sharply, her gaze was extremely piercing, exuding a formidable aura.
Zhao Manyan's eyes revealed interest when he saw this female commander; he had a fascination with strong women.
Zhou Haoyu noticed his gaze and was slightly surprised. This guy really had no taboos at all.
Truly a walking staple!
Advisor Finna didn't pay attention to Zhao Manyan and instead addressed Zhou Haoyu, "Follow the squad forward. The Toxic Golden Mummies are yours to handle."
"No problem. You all take care of yourselves too," Zhou Haoyu said. The battle between humans and demons was brutal; no one knew how many mages would die this time.
The group followed the second wave forward. Their target was the high slope fifteen kilometers from the pyramid, but Toxic Golden Mummies blocked the way.
The Egyptian army had tried several times to charge the slope but always failed.
"The army only wants us to help them hold the slope. We don't need to fight the Toxic Golden Mummies head-on. Let's go around from the flank and hold it for a while," Nan Jue suggested a safer strategy.
"I think it's feasible. Captain, what do you think?" Ai Jiangtu asked.
"This is too troublesome. Let's be direct. I'll handle the commander; you guys deal with the smaller enemies," Zhou Haoyu shook his head. With his current strength, dealing with a commander only took a few flying sword attacks.
"This—"
Ai Jiangtu's lips twisted bitterly. The plan was indeed workable, but it made them feel like they were winning without effort.
"I'll go first. You follow behind."
After saying this, Zhou Haoyu instantly teleported out of sight.
"Who told you to act on your own!"
Seeing Zhou Haoyu vanish suddenly, Eastern Army Commander Kos shouted.
Advisor Finna didn't comment. She could sense that the captain of the Chinese team was somewhat extraordinary.
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