A pair of bright red cat eyes stared at Yun Ao closely, revealing a complex emotion in the eyes, as if examining him, and as if waiting for his next reaction. To be honest, it was Xiaoyi who made the decision on his own, and Qingyao did not let it do it at all. It was Xiaoyi who was afraid that Yun Ao would die, so he made the move himself. Now he did not know if he had disrupted Qingyao's plan. He hoped that the man in front of him would be more powerful and take the initiative to bear Qingyao's abnormal firepower so that he would not be beaten too badly. However, seeing the cautious Yun Ao in front of him, Xiaoyi felt that it was better to rely on himself than on him. Thinking of this, Xiaoyi disappeared in a flash.
Yun Ao and others were staring at the mysterious cat with full vigilance, but in the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace like a ghost, leaving only an empty ground, as if it had never appeared there.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and a buzz of discussion broke out among the crowd.
"How come the cat just disappeared like that?"
"Is it because its owner is nearby that he was called back?"
Various speculations arose one after another, and everyone's face was filled with confusion and anxiety.
As everyone was discussing, an elder stood up with a serious expression. He glanced around and said loudly, "Everyone, don't panic. The most urgent thing is to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible. Let's continue to move towards the exit."
After hearing the elder's words, although everyone still had doubts in their hearts, they also felt that there was no other way at the moment, so they supported each other, dragged their tired and scarred bodies, and struggled forward towards the exit in their memories.
Along the way, everyone was cautious and kept an eye on the surroundings, fearing that any unknown danger would suddenly strike.
After finally reaching the cave entrance, everyone just breathed a sigh of relief, but saw that the first few disciples were suddenly bounced back by an invisible barrier the moment they touched the cave entrance, and fell heavily to the ground.
Seeing this, everyone was horrified, but they still held on to hope and tried several more times. Some used magic weapons to attack the barrier, and some tried to find the weak points of the barrier. However, the barrier was like a solid wall of iron and steel, and it did not move at all. Everyone's hope was completely shattered, and despair quietly spread among the crowd.
Yun Ao leaned weakly against the cave wall and slowly sat down. The long sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. He looked at the cave entrance that was so close yet unreachable, his eyes empty.
The fellow disciples around him followed suit, collapsing to the ground one after another, their heavy breathing filling the small space.
Everyone's faces were filled with fatigue and helplessness, the wounds on their bodies were still aching, and their robes had long been soaked in blood and stuck to their bodies.
For a moment, no one spoke, only silence spread in the air, as if even time had stopped because of this desperate scene.
After a long time, a senior brother broke the silence. He frowned and said, "We can't just sit there and wait for death. We need to think of another way." After hearing this, everyone cheered up and started discussing.
Someone suggested working together to perform an ancient method to break the formation. However, after everyone exhausted their spiritual power and tried, the barrier still did not respond. Others said that using a specific combination of magic weapons might find a breakthrough, but the result was still futile.
Every failure is like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's heart hard, making the already little hope even slimmer.
As time passed, everyone's voices gradually faded, and finally, a deathly silence fell. Yun Ao closed his eyes and took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner turmoil. He knew he had to calm down, but fatigue and pain continued to erode his will like a tide.
In this dim cave, everyone can only rest and recuperate temporarily, waiting for a turning point that may appear at an unknown time. However, the indestructible barrier, like the shackles of fate, tightly locks their way to survival.
Yun Ao and the others were trapped near the cave entrance. They had no idea how much time had passed. They could only watch the sky outside the cave turn from bright to dark, dark to bright over and over again, as if it was fate's ruthless mockery.
Every dawn brought not hope but deeper despair. The barrier at the entrance of the cave was like a natural moat. No matter how they struggled or attacked, it was always as solid as a rock and did not move at all.
On the contrary, as everyone made desperate joint attacks again and again, this originally gloomy and mysterious cave began to crumble under the shock of powerful force.
Stones on the wall fell off, cracks spread like spider webs, and the whole space was filled with a choking smell of dust.
Finally, after everyone attacked with all their might, the cave could no longer withstand such torment and collapsed.
In an instant, the earth shook, sand and rocks flew, and the originally quiet cave turned into a chaotic ruin in an instant. A large number of unknown creatures rushed out from every corner. They were either reptiles with strange bodies or birds with dim eyes emitting dim light. They rushed towards the cave entrance with their fangs and claws bared, as if fleeing from this dark place that was about to be buried.
Yun Ao and others looked at the creatures that were coming like a tide, but they no longer had the strength to resist.
Their bodies had already reached their limit, their spiritual energy was depleted, their wounds were festering, and they were exhausted both physically and mentally.
They could only watch the creatures approaching, their hearts filled with helplessness and despair. In the end, they all collapsed to the ground, slowly closed their eyes, gave up resistance, and waited for the unknown fate to decide. Perhaps they would be torn and devoured by these creatures, or perhaps they would be buried under the endless ruins. The shadow of death had never loomed over them so clearly and heavily.
Everyone's hearts were tense as they closed their eyes, waiting for the moment of death to come, but they still did not hear the imagined horrific screams and the roar of the cave continuing to collapse.
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