After Duan Jinyan and the leopard escaped, the situation at the scene became somewhat deadlocked.

We were in the dark and couldn't pinpoint their location for a while, let alone turn on our flashlights to chase after them.

In that brief moment of distraction, Song Laosan spoke again: "Have you noticed that the sound of the impact behind us has disappeared?"

Wei Shengnan's voice followed immediately: "Look to the right!"

I turned my gaze away from the flashlight in the distance and looked in the direction Wei Shengnan had indicated.

In the darkness on the right, a few green fireflies stood out, swaying constantly, accompanied by the cracking sound of stones splitting.

"Run! Run!"

I saw the spots of light appearing over there and knew that the monsters had found the exit, so I turned on my flashlight.

At this moment, Duan Jinyan and the leopard had already run more than twenty meters away, exceeding the accurate range of the pistol.

After our lights came on, instead of stopping their counterattack, the two of them took advantage of the improved lighting and sped away.

Give me the gun!

Qu Ruilin saw the two figures, dodged Song Laosan's pistol, and fired two shots in their direction.

"Bang! Bang!"

Amidst the clashing gunfire, Duan Jinyan and Hua Bao, who were some distance away, didn't hesitate at all. They rushed to the exit and jumped inside.

"Clang!"

At that moment, the sound of stone slabs cracking came from the right.

I shone my flashlight in that direction and saw that a stone slab embedded in the wall had been knocked over. Several monsters emitting a green glow rushed out from inside and were running wildly toward our location.

"Those monsters are real! Let's go!"

Seeing those green monsters attacking, I felt a chill run down my spine and ran faster towards the exit.

I can guess how terrifying this monster is, even without dealing with it, because Duan Jinyan would have to give it a wide berth. Now that Qu Ruilin has told me where Monkey and the others are being held, it's their freedom to continue fighting. With Duan Jinyan having escaped, there's no point in me going to risk my life with them.

After the four of us ran to the exit, I was the first to jump in, and then I started jumping down one level at a time.

The passage has more than a dozen steps, each more than a meter high, making it very inconvenient to go up or down. I jumped four or five steps in a row, and my ankles were already sore from the impact.

"Bang!"

Just then, a gunshot rang out from behind, followed by Song Laosan's voice: "The monster is here!"

I turned my head and saw a glowing monster rushing towards the entrance behind us.

The monster was a "human" that emitted a green light all over its body. It was naked, and most of the skin on its face had rotted away, revealing a green skull. The rotten parts of its skin also exposed the bones underneath.

At first glance, this thing looks like a glowing skull covered with a layer of black opaque paper, with light peeking out from the tattered paper.

The monster's face, now only half covered in withered skin, had a pair of shifty eyes staring at us, giving us an extremely unsettling feeling.

"roar!"

After a brief standoff, the monster let out a roar and charged directly into the passage.

"Bang bang bang!"

Qu Ruilin, who was in charge of covering the rear, saw the monster launch an attack and fired three shots at it in succession, but the monster's head only tilted back slightly after being hit by the bullets.

Upon seeing this, Wei Shengnan pulled a talisman from her pocket, cut her palm, and used her blood to smear it on the wall: "Run!"

"roar!"

The monster rushed into the passage and charged at the talisman like a madman, slamming its body against the wall.

Seeing this, Song Laosan's face lit up with joy: "Wei girl, how many talismans do you have left? Bring them all out!"

"That's not a talisman. It has a special chemical agent on it that can maximize the smell of blood when it comes into contact with blood, in order to attract and disturb some bloodthirsty beasts."

Wei Shengnan kept jumping down the steps without stopping: "I had prepared some, but I lost my backpack when crossing the underground river. I only have this one left to save my life! This stuff evaporates very quickly, so it probably won't last long. Everyone, let's go!"

With Wei Shengnan's talisman buying us some time, and with the monsters chasing us from behind, we all sped up our pace.

I hopped up and down the steps and was the first to get back into the passage below.

Looking up, the passage behind them was now completely blocked by those monsters, all of whom were attracted by Wei Shengnan's talisman and crowded together in the passage.

Suddenly, due to the overcrowding, the monsters tumbled down the stairs in an instant.

The monsters behind us, no longer held back by the talisman, charged towards us like wild horses, howling all the way.

Seeing this, I didn't hesitate at all and turned around to rush forward.

We entered the third gate through the tomb entrance in the mouth of the giant statue. When I got to this location, I found that Duan Jinyan and Hua Bao were moving a large rock, preparing to block the exit.

They actually wanted to block our escape route, using our lives to delay the monsters' pursuit.

"Bang! Bang!"

Seeing the two people's movements, I lay down on the ground and started frantically pulling the trigger through the crack in the rock.

As soon as the gunshot rang out, the two men immediately hid in my blind spot, and Duan Jinyan's voice came out immediately afterward: "Stay here and kill them. Only if they are dead will the news that we got the stuff not get out!"

The leopard replied quickly, "We can't delay any longer. They're easy to deal with, but it will be troublesome if what's inside comes out."

"Walk!"

Duan Jinyan didn't hesitate, and soon footsteps could be heard outside.

At this moment, Song Laosan and the others ran up from behind. Seeing my movements, he hurriedly urged, "Xiao Duan, why aren't you running? What are you dawdling about here for?"

"Duan Jinyan wants to kill us to silence us, so be careful!"

I was also wondering if Duan Jinyan's words were meant for me, and I was worried that he was lying in ambush outside. But when I heard the monster's roar from behind, I still gritted my teeth and rushed out.

The rock that Duan Jinyan and the leopard moved had already blocked half of the cave entrance. If I had arrived half a minute later and they had completely blocked the passage, I wouldn't have been able to exert any force from inside the tomb entrance, and it definitely wouldn't have been able to open it.

The moment I crawled out of the grave, I raised my gun and pointed it outside. Fortunately, Duan Jinyan and Hua Bao did not stop.

Qu Ruilin was the second to emerge from the passage, his eyes red, and asked, "Where did Duan Jinyan run off to?"

I reached out and pulled Wei Shengnan out of the cave, then grabbed Song Laosan's arm: "Save her first, then block this entrance! Once those monsters rush out, none of us will escape!"

"ah!!"

Just then, Song Laosan suddenly screamed, "That monster grabbed my leg!"