I was being pulled along and running wildly, but the noise behind me was getting louder and louder.
Yue Xiaoyan's face became paler and paler. She realized belatedly what had caused Lu Cai to run so fast!
Lu Cai in front also had a serious look on his face. The scorpion group was faster than them. If they kept running like this, they would be caught up sooner or later.
Is the only option left to fight hard?
But whether or not this fight can win is still a matter of debate...
Lu Cai suddenly stopped. There was another method, but the chance of success was only 50%—
Yue Xiaoyan didn't expect that she would stop suddenly and almost bumped into Lu Cai. The rustling sound behind her became louder.
"What's wrong?" Yue Xiaoyan asked anxiously.
Lu Cai turned around, raised his hand and emitted a few beams of light, then cast his gaze on the stone wall beside him.
The light drifted toward the passage behind them, stopped near the scorpion group, and slowly spread out, forming a thick, translucent barrier.
It is not enough to just spread out a barrier. A strand of red thread emerges from the barrier, which quickly replicates itself and erects another barrier.
This process was repeated until a total of five barrier walls were erected. The energy reached its limit and the replication was stopped.
When the swarm of black scorpions crashed into the first barrier like a gushing tide, Lu Cai's right arm trembled slightly.
If she was alone, Lu Cai could still confront the scorpion group regardless of the consequences. Even if she faced them head-on, she was confident that she could defeat them.
But with Yue Xiaoyan around, the situation becomes much more troublesome.
After all, Yue Xiaoyan wasn't invulnerable like her. To Lu Cai, having a swarm of scorpions crawling over his body was just a bit disgusting.
Thinking of this, Lu Cai clenched his fists, at least to ensure Yue Xiaoyan's safety!
Thinking of this, she raised her hand and punched the stone wall.
The rocks rustled, shedding a few shards of lime. Red Silk slipped through the cracks in the rocks, desperately drilling deeper into the stone wall. Since this cave was a trap, forcing its way through would make the maze no longer a maze.
Lu Cai did not stop and continued to punch the stone wall hard!
"Lu Cai..." Yue Xiaoyan's voice trembled slightly, but she tried to keep it steady. "It seems there is also a group of scorpions ahead..."
Lu Cai heard it too. Where did it come from? He hadn't spotted any scorpions when exploring the area earlier, and now, just a short while later, a large group has arrived. Judging by the noise, they must be very close...
organ......
A mechanism was activated, transferring the scorpion groups from elsewhere to their side, and outflanking them from both sides!
He fixed his eyes on the stone wall in front of him. The supernatural energy in the cracks of the stone wall had begun to copy and erode the data of the stone wall. Coupled with Lu Cai's continuous punches, the stone wall began to loosen.
Yue Xiaoyan set her eyes on the stone wall: "You concentrate on breaking the wall, I will block the scorpion group in front!" She waved her whisk and began to sing softly. Her singing was clear and pleasant, like the sound of nature.
A streak of emerald green fire flashed across the sky and landed on the ground in front of them. In an instant, it rushed to the top of the cave. There seemed to be a gust of wind, blowing the green flame forward, and it went all the way down, as if it would set the whole field on fire.
The thick green sparks hit the scorpions, and the scorpions were burned black and dry by the fire, with a faint aroma of crispy barbecue wafting in the air.
Yue Xiaoyan couldn't stand grilled insects. Even stir-fried cicada pupae, often praised as a delicacy, made her sick. The hot air wafted towards her, carrying with it a sticky, thick smell of burning insects. She couldn't suppress it, and a dry heave escaped her lips.
At the same time, a rumbling sound of an empty stomach was heard beside him.
Lu Cai: “…”
Yue Xiaoyan glared at the thin girl beside her, her face full of disbelief.
Lu Cai felt a little embarrassed. It was really not her fault. The roasted scorpion was so fragrant... Were the scorpions here considered mutants? Would eating them be harmful to the body?
My thoughts wandered a bit for a moment.
Of course Yue Xiaoyan understood the meaning in her expression and suddenly found it a little funny. Only Lu Cai could think about eating in such a situation.
Lu Cai only thought about it for a short while, and her attention was quickly brought back. She struck the stone wall with all her might.
The heavy impact from outside, coupled with the structural damage from within, finally broke off the wall, revealing a small hole half a man's height. The broken stones fell towards the other side with a rustling sound, stirring up a hollow crash.
Lu Cai quickly squatted down and crawled into the cave. There was also a dim fluorescent light on the cave ceiling, shining down. She looked into the deep ravine in front of her and could vaguely hear the sound of gravel hitting the stone wall.
This place was a bottomless abyss, the thick darkness like a curtain obscuring her vision, preventing her from seeing clearly. She had originally considered giving up her supernatural powers to investigate, but then she realized that her current situation was hopeless. Even if the abyss was dangerous, they had no choice but to enter.
She raised her head and looked across. There was an extremely narrow walkway against the stone wall at the other end, but there was no place to run up on this side, and no place to steady her body on the other side. No matter what she did, it would be a dead end.
Lu Cai thought about it. He felt that the narrow path on the other side was big enough for him to step half of his foot down, so he could still try. If he failed to hold on and fell, Lu Cai felt that he had thick skin and flesh, and could use his special powers to block and cushion the blow. As long as he could protect Yue Xiaoyan, there was a high probability that no one would be killed.
She retracted her head and looked at Yue Xiaoyan behind her: "Look, can you jump over this narrow path?" Lu Cai made way and let Yue Xiaoyan make her own judgment.
As I moved my feet back, the aroma of roasted scorpions became stronger and stronger.
Lu Cai rubbed his stomach, hesitated, and looked back.
The emerald green flames were still burning vigorously, but the number of scorpions was really too large. Several charred black scorpions jumped out of the flames and rolled several times in the swirling dust.
She wondered if there were any scorpion barbecue skewers in the community; she was really craving them.
Cai Lu on this side was immersed in the crispy aroma of the roasted scorpion, while Yue Xiaoyan on the other side had already retracted her head.
"It should be fine." Yue Xiaoyan's eyes were bright, and it was obvious that she was very confident.
Lu Cai nodded: "Then let's go over there—"
"Wait a minute!" Yue Xiaoyan quickly raised her hand to stop him, "I'll make some preparations--"
Lu Cai took another half step back, watching Yue Xiaoyan's movements thoughtfully. The girl in the Taoist robe closed her eyes, the whisk resting on her arm. She clasped her hands together, her face expressionless.
She spoke slowly, neither singing a hymn nor chanting an incantation. The strange humming sound filled the narrow area.
Lu Cai always felt that this tune was very familiar. After thinking about it for a long time, he felt that this was the sentence that the Taoist Banxian recited when performing a ritual.
The fire behind him showed signs of being extinguished, and Lu Cai also sensed that three layers of the red barrier had been broken.
"Alright—" Yue Xiaoyan's forehead was covered in sweat, and her face turned three shades paler. She smiled at Lu Cai, lowered her head, and went into the cave.
Lu Cai waited for her to move, but saw her backswing disappear at the entrance of the cave. He tensed for a moment, but no sound of falling or screaming came from inside, so Lu Cai remained calm.
Lu Cai lowered his head and entered the cave. He was startled to see a bridge made of light green fluorescent light.
Can Yue Xiaoyan's spell actually build a bridge?
As if she could see what she was thinking, Yue Xiaoyan smiled and raised the bamboo stick in her hand: "A good stick for overcoming difficulties, a prop for high-altitude escape!" She was a little proud.
Seeing her smile, Lu Cai narrowed his eyes and ran onto the light green fluorescent bridge. After a few steps, Lu Cai immediately thought about the game's deceptive nature and became cautious. He asked a few more questions, "Does this high-altitude escape have a time limit?"
Yue Xiaoyan opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, a loud noise erupted from the entrance, half a person's height behind her. She took two steps toward the entrance, waved her whisk, and the bridge leading to the entrance was swept away.
A swarm of black scorpions suddenly rushed into the entrance and fell down in a rush.
Lu Cai looked carefully and found that the scorpions that had been squeezed out of the cave were trying desperately to shrink back. However, the cave entrance was too small, and the scorpions on the other side were not afraid and were still rushing towards this side.
"Is there something on this stone wall?" Yue Xiaoyan also noticed the abnormality of the scorpions. The black scorpions in the outermost circle kept squeezing back. When their legs touched the stone wall, they would twitch and then fall down.
Lu Cai looked at the cave and sniffed it gently. There was no stench of rotting insects soaked in water. Not only that, there was also a fragrance of wood floating in the air.
"Let's go first...be careful..." Lu Cai produced a bunch of thin threads in his hand, and continuously injected supernatural energy into the thin threads in his palm.
Yue Xiaoyan did divination facing two roads, and the result showed that the left side was slightly lucky and the right side was very unlucky.
After pondering for a while, Lu Cai chose the most unlucky option.
Their goal is to clear the level. The more dangerous it is, the more critical the level is. A big threat is good, maybe the boss is just ahead!
Lu Cai gave Yue Xiaoyan some advice, telling her to run away when in danger and not to try to be a hero.
Yue Xiaoyan knew she was about to face danger, but she remained calm. She consoled herself by telling herself that this wasn't a side storyline, and she still had three resurrection cards. Even if she died here, she might be resurrected in the community realm after 24 hours.
If this is the final battle lair, Yue Xiaoyan believes that Lu Cai will be able to pass it in less than 24 hours!
Realizing what she was thinking, Yue Xiaoyan quickly covered her cheeks. She was horrified to find that since following Lu Cai, her thoughts had become more and more dull!
He doesn't make any progress every day and just wants to follow Lu Cai to pick up points!
She has fallen!
Lu Cai walked ahead, unaware of the turbulent thoughts of the little girl behind him, and vaguely felt that he had forgotten something. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't remember it, so he simply shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
They walked on the light green fluorescent bridge, with twinkling lights above their heads. The surroundings were so quiet that there was not even the sound of the wind.
There was a foreshadowing of "great misfortune", so Lu Cai did not dare to let his guard down. The fragrance of the trees in the air became stronger and stronger, blocking his nose and making him feel suffocated.
Yue Xiaoyan covered her nose and gradually felt a little annoyed: "This fragrance--" Before she could finish her words, the bridge under her feet suddenly disappeared. She didn't even have time to scream and fell straight down.
After tumbling in the air, Yue Xiaoyan felt an arm wrapped around her abdomen. She faced the dark abyss with her limbs hanging down, looking terrified.
Lu Cai held a very thin red silk thread in his right hand, one end of which was nailed into the cliff wall. He held Yue Xiaoyan's waist with his left hand and pushed his feet against the cliff to steady his body, preventing the two of them from bumping into the sharp and uneven broken rocks.
She finally remembered what she had forgotten! Lu Cai's face was gloomy. He had just asked about the validity period of that prop!
Because of the influx of scorpions, she actually forgot such an important thing!
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