"You humans are all despicable, shameless, and untrustworthy. That human before deceived me. He looked just like you, with both psychic and shadow magic. But he actually used psychic magic to hide the dark thoughts in his heart." The voice of the big black panther echoed in Lu Shi's mind.
"You're talking about a man with glasses, right? He looks respectable, but he's full of bad intentions." Lu Shi covered her head, feeling that she had guessed who Black Panther was talking about.
"Yes, he said he would take me to see Xiaoya, but instead he led me into the ambush of the Netherworld Serpent."
"Alright. Wen Tianming is indeed very deceptive. But let me tell you. The 8th-tier magical beast that you're going to kill with me is that Netherworld Serpent. And I'll also take care of that bastard who lied to you."
After saying that, Lu Shi reached out her hand, preparing to tear off the lock on the cage.
"What are you doing?" the leader asked when he saw Lu Shi's actions.
"Yeah, just need to let this leopard out," Lu Shi replied nonchalantly. Seeing that she couldn't open the lock with her small arms and legs, she gave up and fired three Shadow Nails, knocking the lock off.
Just as the leader was about to step forward to stop Lu Shi from entering the cage, he heard his second uncle exclaim in surprise.
Where did the Kunlun Mirror go?
Upon hearing this, the leader hurriedly turned around, no longer caring what Lu Shi was trying to do.
Lu Shi on the other side ignored Xiao Jianjian, who was extremely smug in her consciousness space.
She entered the cage and first checked the chains. As soon as she reached out, she felt a strong light magic. It turned out that light magic was attached to the chains.
"Black Panther, bear the pain!" Lu Shi said softly, stroking the golden chains.
Call me the Dark King!
"Oh."
Lu Shi chuckled softly, offering no response. Phoenix flames enveloped her, and flames erupted from her right hand, quickly burning away the golden iron chains binding the Dark King's limbs.
Naturally, a lot of black hair was inevitably burned off, especially in the areas where it was locked up, leaving them completely bald.
The intense heat of the flames caused the Dark King's body to tremble even more violently.
Even as the chains burned through, the Dark King didn't utter a single cry of pain. As the four chains hit the ground, its body vanished from the cage and reappeared in the shadows at the edge of the cell.
Awooo...
The Dark King let out a long howl, which shook the cell and caused a lot of lime to fall from the walls.
"Alright, don't collapse this cell." Lu Shi also stepped out of the cage and called out in dissatisfaction.
"You...did you hide the Kunlun Mirror?" The leader seemed to have gone mad. He rushed towards Lu Shi, wanting to grab her by the collar and question her just like he had grabbed his second uncle.
Unfortunately, Lu Shi wasn't that second uncle. She gathered black magic in her hands, and if the leader took just one more step closer, he would see firsthand how the triangular nails would burst open on his face.
But it wasn't Lu Shi's turn to make a move yet.
A beastly roar echoed.
The leader was tackled by the Dark King.
Then, his throat was bitten tightly, and blood gushed out. The leader struggled a few times, then stopped moving.
The Dark King then released its grip, turning its head towards Lu Shi, with blood dripping from the corner of its mouth, making it look exceptionally terrifying.
Lu Shi was secretly alarmed, suppressing the urge to throw out the Shadow Nail, and waited for the Dark King's explanation.
Sure enough, the Dark King's voice rang in Lu Shi's consciousness.
"This person was also involved in the ambush against me. He's not a good person! If you don't believe me, I can take you to find his accomplices. By the way, not the one with glasses."
"Besides Wen Tianming, are there accomplices?"
"Hmm," Dark King responded, walking towards one side of the prison cell.
Then it raised its right paw, and a black sphere shot out from it, blasting a large hole in the wall and revealing a dark passage inside.
"It's a secret passage!" Zhang Qinglan suddenly exclaimed, "How can this place also lead to a secret passage?"
The others were also stunned.
Suddenly, three hyenas rushed in through the large hole. They abruptly entered the brightly lit cell, shaking their heads as if they hadn't yet adjusted.
The Dark King was the fastest to act.
With a single leap, it swatted them all dead with a single claw.
“Woman, this path leads to the surface, and that man’s accomplice is at the entrance of the passage. However, there are a great many monsters in the passage. I hope your shadow magic can keep up with me.”
"Okay, wait a few seconds." Lu Shi waved her hand.
Then, she turned to Zhang Qinglan and Huang Junya and said, "You two, stay in this cell and take good care of Uncle Huang."
He then said to Huang Shixuan and the other two, "You three, behave yourselves and wait for rescue. The reinforcements from J City should have arrived by now. I hope you don't do anything foolish! Otherwise..."
As he spoke, a lightning spear landed in front of the three of them, splitting the ground open and creating a crack.
The three of them nodded repeatedly in fright.
After giving his instructions, Lu Shi waved to the Dark King and said casually, "It's all arranged. Now it's our turn to shine."
The Dark King let out a satisfied roar and vanished from the spot in a flash.
Lu Shi waved to Zhang Qinglan and then disappeared from the spot.
Inside the cell, only a few people remained, staring at each other blankly.
This happened right after the man and the beast left the cell.
The area above the large hole that the Dark King had cleaved open shook, and then stones fell, sealing the hole back up.
...
Outside the cell was an incredibly wide passageway that spiraled upwards.
A faint light shone down from above the passage. After Lu Shi used Shadow Cloak to fly out of the cell, she waved her hand to block the large hole, and then followed the Dark King towards the top of the passage.
Two dark figures moved through the shadows cast by the dim light at the cave entrance.
They were surrounded by countless hyenas running along the spiral passageway.
Occasionally, a few flying monsters would quickly fly across the middle of the passage and fly directly above it.
Lu Shi quietly moved to the edge of the passage and looked down. The bottom was unfathomable, but the spiral passages below were also full of running hyenas, which looked quite spectacular.
"Did all the hyenas in the entire Monster Forest come here? Could it be that the secret passage below leads to that side?" Lu Shi asked, puzzled.
“Master, there are very strong spatial magic fluctuations below; there should be a very powerful teleportation array,” Little Scissors explained, swaying slightly.
"The Huang family deserves to die. They were guarding such an important teleportation array, yet they colluded with the Shadow Demon Society and magical beasts. So many people died in N County and the fortress this time. They are all sinners against humanity," Lu Shi cursed inwardly as she walked.
“Master, the world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all for gain.”
"Wow, how come you've suddenly become so cultured?"
“That’s right. When I woke up this time, I remembered some of my past experiences. Among them was the ancient world.”
"Alright, you can tell me stories slowly later. But right now, it seems like we're nearing our peak."
From below, the exit appears as just a tiny dot of light from a distance; only when you get closer can you truly appreciate how enormous it is.
"Master, are you really going out to fight the Netherworld Serpent? Actually, staying in the shadows is a better choice!" Little Scissors suddenly advised.
“Actually, since I transmigrated, I’ve been wavering. When faced with danger, my first reaction is always to think about self-preservation and escape. But this time, I saw Zhang Qinglan’s experience.” Lu Shi’s voice was somewhat low.
She continued, "He just asked me if I would keep running as long as it meant I could stay alive. He didn't want to survive by running anymore. I asked myself the same question. What would I do if I saw someone I care about in danger?"
“Master, it seems like you don’t care about anyone here,” Little Scissors couldn’t help but interrupt.
"I mean, what if? For example, what would I do if you were to rush out and self-destruct with the enemy?" Lu Shi explained, looking exasperated.
"Don't worry, Master. Little Scissors will never self-destruct. If we encounter danger, at worst you die and I'll just continue sleeping," Little Scissors said nonchalantly.
"Hmm, it seems you really are a bit silly. Talking to you is like casting pearls before swine." Lu Shi was speechless, but she said it with certainty:
"Therefore, I must become stronger. I will not let what I care about be in danger."
"With my invincible cheat code, I will surely make this world follow my will."
"My current strength is insufficient, so I will improve."
"Zhang Qinglan said before that I would run to wherever there was danger. Only I know the truth. When I switch souls and go crazy, that's when I'm truly in danger."
"Since I transmigrated, I've only done it three times, but those were also the times when my strength improved the most."
"Therefore, I will not back down this time when faced with danger."
"Little Scissors, get ready. I might go completely mad when I face that ugly snake."
"Let's go together and cut off Wen Tianming's and the Netherworld Serpent's heads!"
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