Seven zhang!

Five zhang!

At this point, the two had covered half the distance, still five zhang from the north gate. However, the poisonous smoke had already permeated the middle of the stone chamber. The emerald green smoke above pressed down heavily, forming ripples that resembled a giant vortex, threatening to suck the two into it.

Faster, faster!

Countless iron arrows rained down on the shield formed by Zi You. The intensity of the attack caused the shield surrounding the two to gradually become unstable, with faint signs of cracking appearing.

Ling noticed Zi You's unusual behavior and, looking at her slightly pale face, couldn't help but ask worriedly:

"What's wrong?"

"It's alright, hurry up and go, I can't hold on much longer..."

Zi You's weak voice came from behind. Without hesitation, Ling pulled Zi You into his arms and moved with lightning speed, like an arrow released from a bow.

One zhang!

break!

The shield that had been protecting the two could no longer withstand the repeated attacks of the iron arrows and finally shattered. At the same time, Zi You also fell into Ling's arms.

Ling took a deep breath, looked at the stone gate that was so close at hand, knelt down, held Zi You tightly with one hand, and used his long sword to quickly spin around, drawing a beautiful and sharp arc in the air!

With that leap, he covered a distance of ten feet, heading straight for the stone gate in front of him...

Just then!

Several iron arrows suddenly pierced straight towards his arm!

Zero swung his longsword with a backhand motion. The sound of the iron arrow striking the sword and the sound of the stone door being smashed open rang out at the same time. As the iron arrow landed, Zero was already standing steadily in another stone chamber, and the stone door behind him suddenly closed.

This is a stone chamber exactly the same as the previous one, without any difference. If it weren't for the fact that the bones on the ground were broken into pieces, Zero would almost think that he had returned to the previous space.

Zi You gently propped herself up, looked around, then looked at Ling, and finally fixed her gaze on Ling's hand that was still wrapped around her waist.

Feeling Zi You's gaze, Ling subconsciously released her hand and explained somewhat embarrassedly:

"Um...you fainted just now..."

"Um."

A curt reply.

"..."

An awkward atmosphere filled the air.

Zero suddenly thought of something, looked at Zi You, and said:

"By the way, how did you end up here?"

Could it be that they've also been caught in a quicksand vortex?

Zi You's purple eyes suddenly flickered, it was unclear whether they were directed at Zero or at herself.

“You’ve been gone for quite a while, and Ye Hao and the others were worried about you, so I came out to look for you.”

"oh oh."

Zero nodded, then asked in confusion:

"How did you find me? This should be the eighteenth floor underground..."

Zi You glared at him, somewhat annoyed.

"Have you forgotten the purple petal I gave you before?"

"That petal was formed from my spiritual power; I could use it to sense your location. That's how I found you here. But speaking of which, how did you end up in this ghostly place?"

Zero scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said:

"To be honest, I don't know how I got here. Ever since I entered the quicksand vortex, I've been underground. I haven't found the exit..."

"But I really owe you a lot just now. If you hadn't arrived in time, I would have been riddled with holes..."

Zero expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

Zi You, however, did not seem happy. She frowned and said:

"I'll rest for a bit. It should be safe here now, but who knows what might happen later, so be careful."

"good."

Ling nodded, his gaze falling on the north-facing door, lost in thought.

After a while.

Zi You raised her eyebrows high, walked to Zero's side, and said in a deep voice:

Are you ready?

Zero nodded and gripped the longsword in his hand tightly.

After a short rest, both of them had regained a lot of strength, and now, a new battle was about to begin!

Click! Click! Click...

As the two flew towards the north gate, at the same time, several square grooves appeared on the top of the wall, and countless gray shadows with a metallic sheen descended from the sky.

These are a group of bronze statues!

There were twenty bronze figures, each about the same size as a real person, and all parts of their bodies were made of metal, gleaming with a dazzling golden luster.

These bronze figures are not actually lifelike; in fact, they are stiff and look extremely rigid, which is quite comical.

But once they start moving, no one will associate them with comedy anymore...

The moment the bronze figure landed, it seemed to have a target and quickly converged on the two of them, blocking their path to the stone gate to the north.

At the same time, the light from the four luminous pearls on the ceiling suddenly went out, and the stone chamber suddenly became extremely dark, with only the dazzling light reflected from the bronze figure.

Zi You approached Ling and said in a deep voice:

"These bronze figures are a bit tricky to deal with, so be careful."

As soon as the words were spoken, several gusts of wind, carrying the unique smell of rust, struck towards Zero and Purple Nether. A flash of golden light was extremely dazzling in the pitch-black space.

Zi You instinctively dodged, twisted her body and flipped over, her hand enveloped in purple spiritual energy, and threw a punch at one of the spots reflecting golden light!

boom!

A metallic clanging sound echoed through the empty stone chamber, followed by a buzzing sound.

Zi You's spiritual fist collided with the bronze man's fist. The bronze man did not retreat at all, but Zi You subconsciously took several steps back, her finger bones slightly numb.

Good heavens!

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