The holographic display flickered rapidly, merging the modern seismic data with the archaic hand-drawn maps. A pulsing crimson dot appeared on the screen, situated miles beneath the city's surface, directly below the medical fortress.Manager Lin pointed at the glowing crimson marker, her expression turning exceedingly grim. "The primary node lies guarded within the deepest subterranean catacombs, surrounded by lethal suppression fields.""The immense spiritual pressure crushed my celestial aura previously, demanding a far more strategic approach to bypass their defenses." Melvin acknowledged."Our analysts detected a massive thermal signature patrolling the catacomb entrance, suggesting a powerful biological guardian." Manager Lin warned.Melvin crossed his arms, his golden pupils flashing with fierce, calculating light as he analyzed the thermal data. "The National Medical Council utilizes corrupted alchemy to mutate beasts, creating horrific guardians to protect their darkest secret

"Deploying the remote excavation drones immediately, Doctor Melvin, so clear the blast radius," Manager Lin confirmed.Three minutes later, a muffled detonation echoed through the rock face, crumbling the massive obstruction into manageable debris. Sunlight pierced the dusty gloom, revealing a heavy industrial winch lowered from the surface levels.Melvin grasped the thick steel cable, allowing the automated winch to haul his weary vessel upward through the vertical access shaft. Ascending rapidly through the earth's crust, Melvin closed his eyes to optimize his physical recovery.He initiated a localized restorative cycle, directing soothing celestial qi into his strained arm and chest meridians. The explosive confrontation had consumed forty percent of his Dantian reserves, requiring immediate internal recalibration. Micro-tears along his vascular walls sealed themselves shut under the gentle caress of his healing aura.By the time daylight broke through the top of the shaft, his phy

Recognizing the momentary psychological delay paralyzing the general, Melvin initiated his ultimate counter-offensive strategy. He reached into his coat pocket, grasping the concentrated dragon vein shard secured during the subterranean cavern collapse.The ancient crystal fragment pulsed warmly against his palm, radiating immense reserves of primordial earth qi.Channeling his newly refined Earthly Grandmaster energy into his right hand, Melvin established a direct spiritual link with the crystal shard. He fused his golden celestial light with the shard's raw elemental essence, drawing the massive energy into his Dantian core.The harmonious integration of these two supreme forces expanded his vascular capacity exponentially, flooding his body with boundless power.Condensing the fused energy into his right index finger, Melvin generated a hyper-dense manifestation of Celestial Yin-Ice Qi. The surrounding air temperature plummeted instantaneously, forming crystalline frost across the

Thick, invisible threads of dark crimson energy connected their spinal columns directly to the distant Ancestral Patriarch's aura. The supreme leader of the capital utilized these energy tethers to puppet the beasts like macabre marionettes."They operate as a synchronized spiritual hive-mind, receiving continuous tactical commands from the central medical fortress," Melvin deduced quietly.Operating as a single, unified entity, the monsters struck the weakest structural points of the blast doors in perfect unison. The titanium hinges groaned under the coordinated assault, yielding slowly to the overwhelming physical pressure. Engaging thirty immortal beasts simultaneously guaranteed eventual exhaustion, playing perfectly into the Patriarch's war of attrition.A purely martial approach offered zero strategic advantage, requiring a brilliant energetic defense to neutralize the immediate threat. Melvin assessed his current Dantian reserves, calculating the exact energetic cost of a mass

The reversed toxic energy accelerated the Councilor's pre-existing cellular decay exponentially, triggering a catastrophic biological collapse. Vane's skeletal structure began rotting away in real-time, dissolving his dense martial bones into brittle, chalky dust. The supreme councilor collapsed over his jade desk, his physical body shrinking into a shivering, helpless husk."My foundation dissolves completely, leaving me paralyzed!" Councilor Vane wailed pathetically.The toxic green vapor cleared from the room, purged entirely by the radiating celestial light from Melvin's aura. The once-mighty leader of the National Medical Council lay weeping on the floor, reduced to absolute biological ruin. Melvin stood untouched in the center of the chamber, his medical supremacy proving totally invincible against their darkest arts.Witnessing the horrifying biological collapse of her peer, Matriarch Lira fell to her knees in total despair. She wept helplessly, realizing her prestigious medica