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Chapter 1054 - Chapter 1054 Chapter 1056 Driving Away_1

Chapter 1054: Chapter 1056 Driving Away_1 Chapter 1054: Chapter 1056 Driving Away_1 That man was level 80, at the peak of second-tier strength, and yet he was easily killed in seconds by an ordinary Earth-splitting Beast. This just shows how formidable the strength of these Earth-splitting Beasts must be, and behind them, what kind of powerful being is able to control them?

“Damn Earth-splitting Beasts, how could we encounter them here!” Duo Tuo Luo’s face immediately turned ugly as he stood up and kicked at the campfire.

Countless burning pieces of wood flew in all directions, and suddenly the surroundings became dark.

“The sight of Earth-splitting Beasts is very weak; they mainly rely on the touch of their hind limbs to the ground to sense their targets. Without light, if we stay still, they won’t be able to detect our presence…” Duo Tuo Luo glanced at Song Jian and whispered.

A wry smile appeared on Song Jian’s face. By now, dozens of Earth-splitting Beasts had already charged into the camp, constantly casting fissure spells on the ground. Cracks spread across the camp like a spider web. Even if Song Jian and Duo Tuo Luo remained motionless, it probably wouldn’t be long before they were swallowed by these fissures.

After a moment, Duo Tuo Luo also realized this and his face grew even uglier, a look of despair flashing in his eyes.

Adventurers with Acceleration Skills began to rush out of the camp. Among them, two or three even Summoned flying mounts and fled into the sky.

Song Jian looked up and saw that those with flying mounts were the Count’s son Xi Lin and the middle-aged man armed with a lance who had always been guarding him.

These two looked down indifferently at the Earth-splitting Beasts rampaging in the camp, showing no intention of coming down to rescue the adventurers.

“Brother Song, it looks like we’re going to die here today…” Duo Tuo Luo looked up at Xi Lin and his companion, hatred burning in his eyes.

Duo Tuo Luo’s organization was just a minor force affiliated with the Count’s estate. They usually relied on the estate to survive and did its bidding, but in times of danger, the Count’s estate clearly wouldn’t care about them. In the eyes of those from the estate, Duo Tuo Luo and his small organization were nothing more than disposable dogs, easily replaced if lost. There were countless small forces in Fengming City that wanted to cling to the Count’s estate and would not lack people like Duo Tuo Luo.

An Earth-splitting Beast charged toward Duo Tuo Luo, who pulled out a palm-sized brass bell from his chest.

Watching the Earth-splitting Beast pounce toward him, Duo Tuo Luo gritted his teeth and flicked his finger against the bell.

Dong~

The brass bell trembled slightly, emitting a faint sound. Visible sound waves radiated out from the quivering bell, rushing toward the oncoming Earth-splitting Beast.

Puh!

Duo Tuo Luo spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his face suddenly turning deathly pale. Song Jian’s eyebrows raised, he could feel Duo Tuo Luo’s aura rapidly withering away. Within a few seconds, Duo Tuo Luo couldn’t even stand, and he sat down on the ground gasping for breath.

At this moment, Duo Tuo Luo’s Vitality Points had directly plummeted from full to only one-tenth remaining.

Boom!

The charging Earth-splitting Beast was hit by the kinetic force from the brass bell and was sent flying. A plume of dark red blood sprayed out, igniting into roaring flames mid-air. The Earth-splitting Beast’s blood had burned up completely before hitting the ground, leaving nothing behind.

“Song, Brother Song, this is all I can do. Take this chance and run…” Duo Tuo Luo said to Song Jian with a sorrowful look.

As for Duo Tuo Luo’s behavior, Song Jian was somewhat speechless; the fact that he was still desperately clinging to the bronze bell in his hand showed that Duo Tuo Luo wasn’t as simple and honest as he appeared to be.

However, the two of them didn’t have a deep relationship. Duo Tuo Luo’s actions were merely an attempt to get Song Jian to help him escape this place and save his own life, which was not entirely unjustifiable.

With that thought in mind, Song Jian immediately hoisted Duo Tuo Luo onto his shoulders and charged towards the Scorching Gorge.

At this moment, the Sky-breaking Sword was still in the process of merging and couldn’t be used, so Song Jian took out a longsword of Dark Gold Quality from his bag and held it in his hand.

This was a decently attributed longsword that Song Jian had randomly selected from the armory before leaving the City of Hope, but whether he could fully execute the Thousand Swords Art with this sword, Song Jian was not sure.

To Song Jian’s surprise, the Earth-splitting Beasts, upon seeing him charging towards the Scorching Gorge, seemed to turn a blind eye, and even those that were blocking their path inexplicably moved aside.

Song Jian smoothly made his way out of the camp and into the Scorching Gorge. Looking back at the rampaging Earth-splitting Beasts in the camp, his brow immediately furrowed.

“These Earth-splitting Beasts seem to be intentionally driving us towards the Scorching Gorge…” Duo Tuo Luo, who was hoisted on Song Jian’s shoulder, also seemed to have noticed something wrong and couldn’t help but speak out.

“Strange. The Scorching Gorge was originally our destination, why can’t they even wait for one night?” Song Jian murmured to himself softly.

The adventurers following Count’s son, Xi Lin, were all shrewd individuals. Seeing Song Jian break free from the camp, their eyes lit up, with some even noticing the Earth-splitting Beasts making way for them, and they quickly dashed toward the Scorching Gorge with renewed vigor.

Xi Lin rode atop a large bird, her expression ugly as she watched the camp. Even though there were more Earth-splitting Beasts than adventurers, if these adventurers could unite and work together, repelling the beasts wouldn’t be a problem. She failed to see that there was someone behind these Earth-splitting Beasts pulling the strings.

“Useless, all useless! Can I capture the Three-tailed Fire Scorpion relying on them?” Xi Lin couldn’t help but curse loudly, then turned her head and glared at the middle-aged strong man holding a long spear beside her and loudly chided, “Tugu Man, are these the helpers you recruited for me? Do you really think they can be of any use?”

Tugu Man’s face was terribly somber. It was well known that among the group of adventurers he recruited, most were above level eighty. Facing a group of Earth-splitting Beasts around levels sixty or seventy, which included some bosses, they broke ranks and scattered at the slightest clash, utterly unable to put up a fight, which was simply unthinkable.

“Young Master, these people are just adventurers and haven’t been trained. When faced with danger, their first reaction is to dodge. They’re not the Count’s personal soldiers; they lack experience in coordinating with others…” Tugu Man explained in a low voice.

Xi Lin didn’t pay any heed to Tugu Man’s words and continued her tirade.

The adventurers below had already discovered that the Earth-splitting Beasts seemed to be herding them into the Scorching Gorge. Even some of the wounded still rushed toward the gorge, and shockingly, not a single beast obstructed those who broke through towards it. On the contrary, the adventurers who tried to flee in other directions found themselves surrounded by a horde of Earth-splitting Beasts relentlessly attacking them.

With thick hides and powerful attacks, even a second-tier strength peak fighter would hit their limit when facing seven or eight Earth-splitting Beasts simultaneously, and facing more than fifteen beasts would warrant a strategic retreat. Now, with over sixty beasts, the adventurers who tried to escape in different directions were easily cornered. In a short span of time, aside from those who were killed, all were driven into the Scorching Gorge.

“Young Master, they’ve all fled to the Scorching Gorge. Should we also follow?” Tugu Man asked in a low voice.

“Nonsense, otherwise why would we spend so much money coming here? Just to witness a complete rout?” Xi Lin gave Tugu Man a fierce glare and shouted loudly; then, steering the large bird she was riding, she flew towards the Scorching Gorge.

Watching Xi Lin’s retreating figure, Tugu Man’s mouth twisted into a sinister smile. He looked in the direction of a dense darkness, where nothing could be discerned, then mounted his flying mount and closely followed behind Xi Lin.

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