Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 103 - 79: Dodging

Chapter 103: Chapter 79: Dodging

The long tentacle was climbing all over the wall, seemingly probing the situation here.

"Don’t make any rash moves,"

Wu Xiaode whispered.

Bouts of camouflage mist radiated from his body, enveloping the team leader, Xiao Baihong, and Ying within it.

Ying glanced at the team leader.

The team leader nodded slightly, indicating they would follow Wu Xiaode’s lead.

—She had learned the purpose of this mist when confronting the gunmen.

It could render one invisible within it, undetectable to others.

Wu Xiaode pointed towards a distant corner of the wall.

The three of them understood.

They quietly moved, inching toward the corner of the wall, gradually distancing themselves from the tentacle.

After groping around for a while longer, the tentacle, finding no activity, lay still on the ground.

For a moment.

The tentacle slowly swelled up.

Whoosh—

It spewed out one monster after another from its tip.

Below, they had bodies of octopuses, scorpions, fierce beasts, but their upper bodies still maintained the appearance of humans.

"Prepare to explore this place, report immediately if you find living humans. Understood?"

"Yes!"

The monsters roared back.

In the corner, four pairs of eyes lit up.

—These were fallen humans!

They were weak, killing them would score points, and once they had enough, they could return to the real world.

Never did they expect to encounter such easy targets here.

Xiao Baihong whistled, laughing, "I take back what I said, looks like the gunman was the real smart one."

"He prepared an end for himself, but in the end, he didn’t get to use it," Ying said.

The team leader cast a discreet glance at Wu Xiaode.

Indeed.

If they were really buried in the tunnel, what would happen next?

The explosion and shaking would attract monsters, who would come down to investigate.

The vanguard would most likely not be the particularly powerful kind, given their size.

These fallen humans would have a high likelihood to be sent in first.

Then, the group would fight, each earning their chance to go back.

By the time everyone had left—

Even if one was still alive, they would immediately face the powerful monsters that came upon hearing the news.

Under such circumstances, there were few who could foresee this extent.

The gunman was rather capable.

But Wu Xiaode saw through him.

How fortunate.

"Little Wu, disperse the mist. Everyone, fight freely," the team leader commanded.

Swipe—

Two figures instantly shot out, charging into the midst of the fallen humans.

The team leader, holding a talisman, stood on the periphery, carefully watching the surroundings.

Wu Xiaode also stood to one side with his arms folded.

"Aren’t you going to kill a few first?" the team leader asked.

"No rush, let them do it. After all, I can take a bit more," Wu Xiaode replied.

The team leader smiled, whispered, "Let me bestow you with a bit of spell."

She placed a talisman on Wu Xiaode’s back.

Suddenly, two lines of ice crystal text emerged on the Book of the Dead:

"Attack speed further increased by ten percent."

"—Man, why are you always getting faster?"

Wu Xiaode’s eyebrow twitched, but he ignored the book.

About five minutes later.

Xiao Baihong, hands covered in blood, smiled as he flew down beside Wu Xiaode and the team leader, "Shall I head back first?"

"Go ahead."

"Thanks, team leader, Little Wu. I’ll treat you to a meal when I get back."

Having said that, he disappeared.

"You start now," Wu Xiaode gestured to the team leader.

"Really?" the team leader asked softly, looking into his eyes.

"I’m worried something stronger might show up soon," Wu Xiaode said.

—So he had thought of that layer, too.

"Alright," the team leader cheerfully replied.

She drew her snow-colored longbow from behind, nocked an arrow, and started to take down the monsters.

The fallen humans were nearly wiped out.

The few remaining monsters were frozen by the team leader’s talisman, unable to move an inch.

"Why not kill them?" Wu Xiaode asked, puzzled.

"I’m one short, kill one more and I can go back," Ying replied.

"I’m only a few short as well," said the team leader.

"So why aren’t you taking action?" Wu Xiaode inquired.

The team leader put away her bow, saying softly, "Staying alive is crucial, but we can’t leave our team’s primary combat member alone here."

Huh?

Her Highness the princess is quite considerate.

Wu Xiaode smiled.

—But I’m also just one kill away from going back.

Shall we go back together?

Yet, many mysteries of this place remained unsolved, and the 92026-type robot standing by had not made a move.

What if we wait a bit longer?

Wu Xiaode’s gaze met Ying’s.

Ying seemed to start to speak but hesitated.

Wu Xiaode, knowing what he meant, said, "It’s more dangerous with more people. You go first. If I have enough time, I’ll retrieve your brother’s body."

"I’ll stay with you," Ying declared.

Boom—

The ground suddenly began to shake.

A piercing howl traveled through the tunnel walls from afar.

All three of them shifted in color.

"Ying, when did you become so foolish? Sun is already dead, I do not allow anyone to return there—we cannot neglect our own lives," the team leader sternly said.

"But—"

"No buts! Those who are dead have died; you need to stay alive!"

Ying clenched his teeth, heaved a long sigh, and twisted off the head of the monster in his hand.

Just as his form was about to disappear, a tentacle suddenly stretched from above in the tunnel and pierced through his skull in one swift movement.

Everything happened too fast.

Ying didn’t even have the chance to scream before his head crashed to the ground.

His headless body, however, was transported away.

The sudden change of events was so unexpected that both the team leader and Wu Xiaode had no time to react.

—It was that huge demon blocking the door!

The color drained from the team leader’s face as she reached for the talisman instantly, but Wu Xiaode swiftly grabbed her hand.

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