God-Tier Extraction Talent: Reincarnated in a Game-like World!

Chapter 551: Broken Dawn in Trouble

’Sophie could handle level fifty, but under this suppression, against numbers, traps, and something worse behind them, even she might be forced into danger.’

The thought had barely settled when the undead ahead began to move, and the sound of old armor scraping against stone filled the narrow passage. ChaosKnight’s members quickly raised their weapons, but the corridor was too tight, the ceiling was too low, and visibility ahead was poor because the faint green light in the monsters’ eyes was the only thing clearly moving in the dark.

"More are coming from behind," one of the players said in a trembling tone as he turned halfway and saw several shapes entering from the rear passage.

ChaosCleric’s expression changed at once, and he gripped his staff with both hands while looking from front to back. "This is bad. We are boxed in."

IceQueen’s face remained cold, but even she could not hide the slight strain in her breathing as the qi around them pressed against her mana. Vv stepped sideways, massive sword ready, but the armor nearly brushed the wall because the passage did not give much space to swing.

Gabriel did not look at the monsters first.

He looked at the corridor.

The passage was only wide enough for three people to stand shoulder to shoulder, and even that would make movement difficult. The ceiling was low enough that large overhead strikes would scrape stone, while the floor was uneven with old cracks, broken tiles, and dried stains that made footing worse than it should have been.

Front pressure, rear pressure, low ceiling, poor visibility... if they panic here, they will die before the monsters even show their full number.

His gaze moved along the walls, checking the distance between carved pillars and the small recesses where someone might be pushed into. The undead could not easily flank them unless another side route opened, but if the horde pressed too hard from both ends, ChaosKnight would be crushed by their own formation.

The guide’s face turned grim as more undead appeared ahead. "There are at least thirty."

Some ChaosKnight members took half a step back without noticing, but there was nowhere proper to retreat because more monsters were already dragging themselves forward from behind.

At that moment, Gabriel finally moved his hand.

The Twin Dragonfangs appeared in his grip, their golden edges faintly catching the weak light in the passage. He did not rush forward, did not shout, and did not explain anything, because by the time the others understood what he had calculated, the monsters would already be on them.

He raised one blade slightly and cut the air once.

FWOOOSH!!!

A thick slash tore through the passage with a heavy sound, and the force compressed the air so violently that the nearest ChaosKnight members stumbled back despite standing behind him.

The first line of undead split apart before they could even raise their weapons. The slash did not stop there, cutting through the second line, the third line, and nearly everything behind them, leaving broken armor, torn limbs, and cracked bones scattered across the floor.

Blood and dark fluid splashed across both walls.

Several bodies collapsed together, forming a twisted pile that blocked half the passage. The force carved long cuts into the stone as well, leaving basin sized holes where the impact tore through the side wall and exposed older layers beneath.

For several seconds, nobody spoke.

ChaosCleric stared at the result with his mouth partly open, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. The guide’s eyes widened, and even IceQueen looked at Gabriel’s back for longer than usual, while Vv’s helmet remained fixed on him as if trying to measure what had just happened.

Gabriel lowered the blade and pinched the bridge of his nose through the gap beneath his mask.

"I miscalculated."

ChaosCleric looked at him in disbelief. "That is what you are worried about?"

Gabriel’s gaze remained on the passage. "The path is smaller now."

Only after he said it did the others understand.

The attack had cleared most of the horde, but the broken corpses, armor pieces, and damaged stone had created a messy obstruction. Passing through it would be slow, and in a tomb like this, standing still for too long was asking for another formation or another horde to arrive.

The remaining undead ahead no longer advanced with the same mindless pressure.

Some still tried to move, but those close to the pile hesitated, their glowing eyes turning toward Gabriel as if fear had entered whatever dead instinct guided them. It was absurd to think undead could be frightened, but the way they staggered backward made the idea difficult to deny.

Gabriel exhaled and lifted his sword again, but this time he did not aim at the monsters.

He aimed at the ceiling.

The guide noticed and his face changed. "Wait, do not damage the tomb carelessly."

Gabriel ignored him because the roof above the horde was already old, cracked, and supported by two thin stone ribs that had weakened from his first attack. If left alone, it might collapse later when someone else passed, but if he brought it down now, he could control where the stone fell.

Without hesitation, his blade struck upward.

BOOM!!!

The ceiling above the remaining undead caved in at once, and a heavy section of stone collapsed directly onto the monsters ahead, crushing them beneath rock and dust before they could retreat. The impact shook the passage, but the collapse stopped exactly where Gabriel expected, burying the monsters while leaving a cleaner slope of broken stone in front.

Dust rolled through the corridor.

ChaosKnight members raised their arms to cover their faces, and a few coughed as the air filled with the smell of old stone and decay. When the dust subsided, the path ahead was still rough, but it was no longer blocked by bodies.

Gabriel walked forward without waiting.

IceQueen looked at his back for a moment before gesturing to the others. "Follow him."

The group moved reluctantly at first, stepping over broken stone and crushed remains while glancing at the ceiling as if it might fall again. ChaosCleric kept looking at Gabriel from behind, his expression showing that he could not decide whether this made him feel safer or more afraid.

’I wonder how they are faring.’

As they advanced deeper into the tomb, Gabriel quietly spread his perception outward, threading it through stone, side passages, and shifting layers of qi. The tomb resisted him, and the dense energy made his senses less smooth than usual, but his perception was still high enough to push through the interference.

The passages around them twisted in his senses like several paths crossing and separating at different points. He found Olympus first, moving with decent stability. The Holy Church was farther away, guarded by their own aura. Several Tianlan groups were spread across other routes, and most of them were advancing faster than the outsiders.

Finally, he found Sophie’s group.

For a brief second, his expression eased.

Sophie was still standing, Ragnarok99 was moving, and the others were alive.

But the next moment, his senses touched something ahead of them, something very powerful, resting beyond a bend in their path with a pressure far above the undead ChaosKnight had just faced.

Gabriel stopped walking, a frown appearing on his face as he muttered in a low tone,

"That is not good."