"Ah… it hurts… I was wrong!"
The stinging pain made Lin Chen groan and beg for mercy.
Mu Nujiao and Mu Ningxue then chose to let Lin Chen go. Facing the three's playful banter, everyone could only smile helplessly. No one chose to provoke Lin Chen, not even those incels who had once been interested in the two women, they remained silent.
After all, Lin Chen's strength was evident, and now they were outside the An Boundary, free from the academy's restrictions. No matter how much they might have secretly resented Lin Chen, they wouldn't choose to cross him at this moment.
"Fire Art - Scorch!"
Suddenly, Lin Chen stopped. A fiery star map lit up beneath his feet, and he cast it towards a spot not far away.
Although Lin Chen was busy flirting, his mental force had long since been released, constantly probing the surroundings and maintaining vigilance.
"Awooo…"
As several miserable cries rang out, everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
They saw several hunched, monstrous figures, their hands still clutching bone clubs stained with dried brown blood, but they were all lying on the ground, clearly having been eliminated by Lin Chen.
A chill ran down everyone's spines, and cold sweat beaded on their foreheads. So many people, yet not a single one had detected the Cave Demon Slaves.
If not for Lin Chen's intervention, everyone would likely have been ambushed by the Cave Demon Slaves today. Even if they miraculously survived, injuries would have been inevitable.
"Attention, something's happening!" Lin Chen shouted towards the front of the group.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhenghe, who was leading the way, also stopped and turned back to ask, "What's wrong?"
Before Lin Chen could speak, Jingjing, who was standing near the monsters, loudly said, "It's Cave Demon Slaves."
Lu Zhenghe heard this and dismissively said, "Just a few servant-level small demons, nothing to worry about. Let's keep moving forward!"
"A-meh!"
As soon as Lu Zhenghe's words fell, a straggler hiding in a side cave cried out, its voice exceptionally sharp, instantly echoing through the narrow tunnel!
Lu Zhenghe remained unconcerned. Just as he was about to continue forward, he suddenly noticed pairs of eerie blue lights appearing in the pitch-black parts of the tunnel.
At first, there were only a few pairs of eerie blue lights, but within a few seconds, these eerie blue lights dotted the darkness ahead, densely packed, making people's hair stand on end.
"Oh no, it's calling its companions!!" Someone cried out.
As sparse cries continued to sound, countless Cave Demon Slaves rushed towards them from both front and back, as if they had been instantly surrounded.
Song Xia and Zhao Manyan hurriedly cast their Light Arts again. The light that flew forward instantly illuminated a large section of the tunnel ahead, causing people to gasp in cold air. What was even more surprising was that the side wall caves, previously covered by black vines, were arranged in rows. If not for the Cave Demon Slaves themselves tearing open their camouflaged black vine curtains, everyone would have probably thought this was just a straight railway tunnel.
The number of Cave Demon Slaves was still increasing, seemingly about to fill the path ahead. Pairs of furious eerie blue eyes collectively shot out cold light, bone clubs sticky with blood clattered loudly, and their sharp, sheep-like cries filled the air.
In an instant, everyone was surrounded. Cave Demon Slaves appeared from all directions: front, back, left, and right.
"This is a Cave Demon Slaves' nest! All those white碎石 are bones shattered by these monsters!" Zhao Manyan finally reacted and said.
Everyone felt a shiver down their spines, thinking that they might soon become part of the white碎石 here years later.
"Ice Domain!"
Lin Chen let out a low shout and was the first to act. If he didn't, he would probably develop trypophobia.
"Freeze!"
As Lin Chen released his Ice magic, thick layers of ice quickly formed on both sides of the tunnel.
Mu Nujiao and Mu Ningxue also reacted, casting their magic one after another. The previous tension and fear all came from the unknown, and as the saying goes, the unknown is the most terrifying. Now that the enemy was clear, the two women also put away their nervousness and no longer hesitated.
Lin Chen shouted loudly towards the front, "Those up front, clear the way quickly!"
As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, a constantly rotating Taiji Diagram emerged beside him, and a silver-white longsword broke out of the diagram, its hilt suspended in Lin Chen's hand.
At this moment, Lin Chen also dared not be careless and hurriedly summoned the Two-Yin Sword. Although his magic was strong, it couldn't withstand the endless monsters constantly crashing into them. Such a large-scale freeze would certainly not be able to last for too long.
Everyone also snapped out of it at Lin Chen's shout and began to cast their magic.
Immediately, the pitch-black cave instantly brightened.
"The demons in front have been cleared! Everyone, hurry!"
After a barrage of dazzling, colorful magic blasted the Cave Demon Slaves in front, Lu Zhenghe loudly informed the people behind.
Lin Chen, protecting Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao, ran forward. After running for a long time, Lin Chen finally chose to retract the magic energy from both sides, and a large number of Cave Demon Slaves instantly reappeared.
Lin Chen looked back, and the dense swarm of Cave Demon Slaves made him itch to stay and farm monsters. To Lin Chen, these were all money.
The moment this thought appeared in his mind, Lin Chen still calmed down. If he were here alone, he could boldly and confidently kill. The Cave Demon Slaves' reproductive ability was incredibly strong. Who knew how many Cave Demon Slaves were hidden within the two-kilometer tunnel? It was undoubtedly a treasure trove for farming monsters.
But Lin Chen also had to protect Mu Nujiao and Mu Ningxue. He didn't want to cause extra trouble, nor did he want to be accused of lacking team spirit. In the end, Lin Chen still suppressed his inner impulse!
"Don't mind me, go first!"
The monsters behind were increasing, and the demons' running speed was much faster than humans. Lin Chen instructed the two women and immediately stopped, turned around, raised the Two-Yin Sword in his hand, and swung it towards the relentlessly pursuing Cave Demon Slaves.
In an instant, a huge fiery red sword light flew towards the Cave Demon Slaves. In a flash, scorching flames illuminated the cave behind, countless demons let out miserable cries, and countless remnant souls and a small number of complete Spirit were all absorbed by Lin Chen's Two-Yin Sword.
Lin Chen's lips curved slightly. With a wave of his hand, he collected the demon corpses scattered everywhere into the Spirit World, then without lingering, he turned and left.
As Lin Chen turned around, he found that Mu Nujiao and Mu Ningxue had not gone ahead, but were waiting for him in place.
Lin Chen said helplessly, "Didn't I tell you to go first!"
Mu Ningxue sneered, "If you don't go, how can we go?"
Mu Nujiao nodded lightly, seemingly agreeing with Mu Ningxue's words. Faced with the two women's concern, Lin Chen felt a warmth in his heart. He smiled and said, "Alright, let's go together!"
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