The incredibly hard ground was already showing fine cracks, which were spreading and expanding at a visible speed, looking as if it could completely collapse and be breached by the horde of unknown creatures at any moment.

Fortunately, the incredibly sturdy light shield stubbornly held the line, relentlessly repelling the enemy's attacks time and time again, but the energy consumed in doing so was enormous.

"Coo coo~" "Squeak squeak!" The commotion underground had clearly startled the two little ones from their deep sleep.

They opened their eyes groggily, and after sensing the unusual atmosphere around them, they ran towards Jiang An's direction without hesitation.

When they reached Jiang An's side, the two little ones' fur stood on end, their eyes warily fixed on their feet, their sharp claws and teeth gleaming coldly, ready to face the impending battle.

At this moment, Jiang An stared intently at the violently trembling ground, her face turning extremely grim. She knew the situation was urgent and she could no longer afford to sit idly by and wait for death.

So, she made a quick decision and gave the order to Xiaozhi, who was standing next to her: "Xiaozhi, immediately open the light barrier in the area that is most severely attacked. Remember, only open one corner. Make sure there is enough space for an animal to get in!" Jiang An's tone was firm and decisive, revealing an unquestionable determination.

Although the current situation was extremely serious, her mind worked quickly, and she came up with a solution in the blink of an eye.

[Ash, command received, executing operation...]

As Ash's calm response came, the light barrier in that corner seemed to be drawn by an invisible force and began to slowly shrink.

Soon, a huge gap appeared in the light shield, like a gaping maw waiting for its prey to walk into its trap.

The moment the gap appeared, a surging torrent of air burst forth like a wild horse, accompanied by a series of deep and terrifying roars.

The force contained in this airflow was so great that it was almost impossible for people to open their eyes.

Immediately afterwards, a loud "bang" was heard, and the floor at the gap was suddenly launched out like a cannonball.

At the same time, a dark shadow swept in with a howling wind.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a huge, ferocious beast.

It lunged at the crowd with its claws outstretched, spewing a foul stench that made people nauseous.

However, when such a ferocious enemy appeared before him, Jiang An's eyes showed no fear whatsoever.

She gripped the knife hilt tightly with her right hand, and in a flash, she unleashed astonishing speed and power.

With a swift, decisive motion, a chilling glint of light flashed across the air.

Before the beast could even react, Jiang An's longsword flashed like lightning and slashed fiercely at it.

But something unexpected happened. The scene that was expected to split the beast in two did not occur. Instead, the Fulong Blade got stuck after it cut into the beast's body!

Jiang An's expression changed drastically, and a feeling of disbelief welled up in his heart.

You should know that the Dragon-Subduing Blade in her hand has always been invincible, but today it suffered a Waterloo here - it only managed to cut through the outer layer of fur, and could not go any further when it touched the beast bone.

After a brief moment of shock, Jiang An gritted his teeth and used all his strength to try to draw his long sword.

With a furious shout of "Open for me!" a deafening roar resounded, as if the entire space itself trembled.

Finally, after Jiang An exerted all his strength, the incomparably fierce beast collapsed to the ground and died.

In an instant, crimson blood splattered everywhere like a fountain, splashing all over the ground and quickly pooling into a shocking bloodstain.

This unidentified beast had thick limbs and long fur. Strangely, its fur was bluish-green all over, resembling a wolf but not quite, only somewhat similar in size.

Looking at the mangled corpse before him, Jiang An remained on edge, not daring to relax even for a moment.

Although it only took her a little more effort and time to kill this beast, it was enough to show how difficult it was to deal with.

If it weren't for the light shield blocking them, they would have swarmed in and overwhelmed Jiang An long ago.

However, the energy of the light shield is limited, so a swift victory is necessary.

However, at this moment, Jiang An had no time to think too much, because in the next instant, another beast, even larger and more ferocious, charged in through the gap...

"Mommy, Little Mouse and I can fight too, and we can hold a gap!" Little Turtle's childish yet incredibly determined voice suddenly rang out deep in her mind.

The little turtle was lying on the ground, listening to the constant commotion coming from underground.

Watching ferocious beasts rush out of the gap one after another, while he could only watch helplessly, unable to help at all, made the little turtle extremely anxious. He wished he could rush forward immediately and fight those hateful creatures to the death.

“Okay!” Upon hearing the little turtle’s eager request to fight, Jiang An agreed without hesitation.

She quickly glanced at the two little ones beside her, then turned to Ash and decisively gave the order: "Ash, immediately open another gap in the southeast corner that is about the same size as the first one!"

The location Jiang An designated was some distance from the first gap, so if any unexpected situation occurred there, she could still get there in time to provide support from her current position.

More importantly, this place is relatively open, so even if a fierce battle were to take place here, the potential losses to our side could be minimized.

At this moment, Jiang An's battleground is actually in the large living room inside this safe house.

Although there were a few simple pieces of furniture and some odds and ends placed there before, she had already hurriedly stuffed them all into the backpack on her back before the battle even began.

[Ash received! Master!]

Time slips away like sand in an hourglass, drop by drop.

After a long and tense period, the battle inside the safe house finally came to an end.

Jiang An stared wide-eyed at the two huge gaps in front of him. A very long time had passed, but not a single ferocious beast had rushed out of the dark gaps.

Her tense nerves gradually relaxed, and her exhausted body seemed to have had its last bit of strength drained away.

Jiang An slowly sat down on the dusty ground, panting heavily as if trying to replenish all the oxygen he had consumed in the fierce battle.

Sweat trickled down her forehead, soaking the strands of hair in front of her.

Then, she laboriously raised her hand and took out a small, exquisite white porcelain bottle from the storage ring on her finger.

Upon opening the bottle, a faint medicinal fragrance wafted out.