Mist surged.
The God and Demon Ruins were completely plunged into darkness.
Even inside the cave, the mist seeped in, leading to very low visibility; the bonfire looked like nothing more than a flickering red glow.
“Closer!” Li Bao’er, holding two daggers, munched on potato chips, and seeing the situation, she greeted the others.
The group huddled together.
All sorts of strange sounds continuously came from the mist outside the cave.
From time to time, there were also miserable screams and eerie, spine-chilling chewing sounds.
Ah!
A tragic scream came from not far away.
Afterward, energy fluctuations could be clearly felt, seemingly from a fight, followed by various expletives shouted in moments of emergency.
Shang Tianque’s daughter, Shang Qingzhu, holding her rice tray, looked up after hearing the scream.
“Judging by the sound, it seems to be the people that woman sent to kill me!”
“Shen Yu!” Bai Yulin called out.
The burly Shen Yu immediately squatted on the ground, pressing his hands to the earth. An earthy yellow light emanated from his body, and with his hands pressed against the ground, circles of concentric earthy yellow rings spread out in all directions from beneath his palms.
A few seconds later, Shen Yu’s expression changed, “Not good! Those people are coming this way; they want to lure those terrifying existences from the mist here!”
Li Bao’er crushed the potato chips and poured them into her mouth, then was the first to stand up, gripping her broadsword. “Grab your weapons!”
The others all took out their treasured artifacts, looking solemnly into the mist.
Shen Yu squatted on the ground, “They’re here!”
As he spoke, Shen Yu leaned forward, the ground rippled, and a thick earthen wall rose directly from the ground, blocking the cave entrance, attempting to keep everyone out.
Unexpectedly, a sharp, piercing sound came from the front, and the earthen wall instantly shattered into pieces.
A giant earthworm-like body directly pushed open the earthen wall, and behind the crack stood more than a dozen figures who looked rather disheveled.
Many of them were Beast Masters.
After these people blasted open the earthen wall, they rushed directly into the cave, attempting to occupy it.
Li Bao’er’s twin daggers erupted with sharp white light, crossing to strike, directly killing the person charging at the front. Bai Yulin roared, immediately switching to Hei Yulin’s berserk state. Shi Tailang picked up his wine gourd, took a big gulp, and activated his Drunken Fist mode.
Jiang Xiaocha launched a mental attack from the rear, and soft light emanated from Zhang Yaozu’s body, ready to heal his teammates at any moment.
Shang Qingzhu released a giant elephant and an unknown dark-gold ferocious bird, launching a fierce attack against the opponents.
The cave entrance was not very large, and with the cooperation of the few people, it was a situation where one man could hold off ten thousand.
In the mist, it was vaguely visible that more than ten people had arrived. The leader was a Cyclops. Seeing Li Bao’er and the others attack immediately, the Cyclops quickly shouted, “Don’t attack! We’re not here to fight you! We’re here to join forces with you! If these things in the mist kill all of us, we’re so close, you’ll be next! Don’t you understand the principle of ‘when the lips are gone, the teeth feel cold’!”
More than a dozen figures approached the cave entrance. A strong stench came from behind the mist, and vaguely, dozens of dense black shadows appeared, and it felt like more and more black shadows were coming, with an unknown number still behind the mist.
These black shadows were grotesque; some were reanimated corpses of people who had died there previously, and others were local indigenous creatures.
The leading existence was ugly, entirely humanoid, covered in dense scales, with a wide mouth and fangs, a green face, red hair, and a tall stature. His upper body was unclothed, his muscular physique exuded a primal aura, and he held a long spear in his hand.
Rakshasa!
Upon seeing the opponent, everyone in the cave’s pupils contracted. The reason was simple: the opponent’s combat power had even reached the eighth level.
Not only was he a local native, but his combat power was also extremely high.
However, the Rakshasa did not rush to attack after seeing Li Bao’er and the others.
He seemed very wary of the bonfire on the ground.
The leading Rakshasa’s gaze shifted, giving a look to the corpse behind him.
That corpse staggered forward, puckered its lips, and took a deep breath. Its belly visibly swelled, then it puckered its lips again and blew hard at the bonfire in the cave. The bonfire was blown, sparks flying, and it looked like it was about to be extinguished.
The Cyclops shouted, “Protect the bonfire!”
Even before the Cyclops spoke, Li Bao’er was already standing in front of the bonfire, using a single sword strike to split the oncoming wind, causing it to blow to both sides. Shen Yu once again built a thick earthen wall, but as soon as it was erected, it was pierced by the Rakshasa’s spear, shattering into a pile of broken stones.
The corpse behind, which was blowing air, inhaled and exhaled again like a bellows.
“Form up!” Li Bao’er calmly uttered a low command.
Several members of the Ninth Division took out their zhilian devices and pressed them to the ground. The zhilian devices emitted lasers that connected to form a protective shield, enclosing the group and the bonfire inside.
The Cyclops and his group also wanted to squeeze into the protective shield. Li Bao’er gave them a cold look and shouted in a sweet voice, “No entry!”
Seeing this, the Cyclops and his group gritted their teeth. “Now we have a common enemy! We should unite against the outside! We are all people of the Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace’s wife, and the Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace is also your Sky Shield Academy’s mentor; we can be considered family! Is it necessary for you to be so defensive against us at this time?”
Shi Tailang, tipsy, sneered, “Family? Family coming to kill the daughter of your Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace?”
The Cyclops led his people to push hard into the cave. “Everyone, if we all die, how long do you think you can last? There’s still a long time until dawn; can you last until dawn? Yes, we were indeed instructed by the wife to kill Miss previously, but now is a different time. I promise you now, as long as we cooperate and overcome this difficulty, we will shake hands and make peace. We will no longer act against Miss. If we break this agreement, let me be devoured by these reanimated corpses, how about that!”
Li Bao’er frowned, “Give up half the space, let them in, block the cave entrance, and protect the bonfire!”
The group immediately complied, shrinking the protective shield to leave just enough space for the Cyclops and his people to enter.
After the Cyclops and his group entered, they immediately activated their energy to condense a protective shield, and a fire was also lit inside their protective shield.
The Rakshasa tilted his head, his eyes filled with brutality, but he seemed to be very afraid of the firelight.
His gaze shifted, and the reanimated corpses behind him immediately launched an attack, attempting to destroy the protective shield.
The opponent had high cultivation and a large number of people; the protective shield did not last long before cracks began to appear.
Finally, after a huge tremor, both protective shields shattered consecutively.
The Cyclops’s face was pale, and Li Bao’er remained calm, “Take out the teleportation talismans, prepare to leave!”
The others also gritted their teeth and took out their teleportation talismans. Whether they succeeded or not was no longer important.
Survival was paramount.
The Cyclops and his group’s expressions changed dramatically; none of them had teleportation talismans. After exchanging glances, they were already prepared to snatch the talismans.
The Rakshasa’s wide mouth split into a ferocious grin, and he ordered his people to rush forward and clear the bonfire first.
Suddenly, roars came from a distance.
The Rakshasa abruptly turned his head and looked in one direction.
He glared fiercely at Li Bao’er’s group, then led his people to rush in the direction of the roars.
This sudden departure left Li Bao’er and her group bewildered.
The Cyclops and his group were likewise confused.
Watching the Rakshasa lead his team away, they were all stunned.
But very quickly, the group’s gaze turned to Shang Qingzhu. The Cyclops exchanged glances with his companions to his left and right, “Kill Shang Qingzhu, and seize the teleportation talismans!”
The group exchanged glances and nodded.
Li Bao’er held her twin daggers. “Shen Yu, block the cave entrance, and take everyone underground. Let’s change locations!”
Shen Yu pressed his hands to the ground, and the earthy yellow light reappeared.
After confirming that the Rakshasa had led his people away, the Cyclops twisted his neck and grinned, “Everyone, why are you in such a hurry to leave!”
“What, are you going back on your word?” Shi Tailang looked coldly at the Cyclops and his group.
The Cyclops grinned with a puzzled look, “What going back on my word? What did I say?”
His dozen or so subordinates blocked the cave entrance and surrounded Li Bao’er’s group, smiling at Shang Qingzhu.
“Miss, don’t blame us for being merciless. After all, we made a military pledge! If you don’t die, we won’t have an easy time when we go out! As for the rest of you, this is our Ten Thousand Beasts Palace’s family matter. I don’t think you need to interfere, do you? Of course, if you insist on interfering, then we can only kill all of you! To nip a few geniuses from the Ninth Division in the bud—that would be quite exciting to brag about after we get out, ha ha ha! I’ll give you ten seconds to think it over. We have sixteen people, and you only have a few. The advantage is mine! I advise you to be sensible. Ten, nine, eight, seven…”
Shen Yu suddenly said, “Xin Ge seems to be here!”
The Cyclops sneered, “Damn it, at a time like this, you’re still making such jokes. Are you talking about that Fang Xin? I heard he’s quite good among your new students, but at this critical juncture, with so many reanimated corpses and other terrifying existences outside, him coming here? Did a donkey kick your brain?”
But no sooner had he spoken than a voice suddenly came, “Why can’t I come over!”
