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Jing Rui considered for a moment and felt that Quan Shaoqing was making sense.

"Then we’ll split up! I’ll go to the first cave!" Jing Rui said.

"Then I’ll take the third one!" Mi Xi said.

Danny Jay glanced at Gu Xiaoxi, clearly feeling unwelcome here, and so he turned to Mi Xi and said, "I’ll go with you."

Immediately, only Quan Shaoqing, Gu Xiaoxi, Tang Yisheng, Yun Xiao, and Ai Xiang were left.

Tang Yisheng was holding a torch.

Gu Xiaoxi gripped the dagger in her hand; it was a Divine Artifact that could kill even vampires outright. She figured it should be effortless to slay these armored soldiers.

Quan Shaoqing led the team forward, and Gu Xiaoxi controlled the dagger for her first stab.

Suddenly, the armored soldier was pierced, creating a hole, and in an instant, they crumbled away.

Quan Shaoqing knelt on the ground and observed these armored soldiers, saying with a heavy expression, "These are ancient armors, controlled by Evil Arts. As soon as the magic controlling them is shattered, they will instantly break apart."

"This place was once an ancient battlefield. Does that mean there’s an endless supply of these minions? Although they aren’t a threat, and their swords can be dodged, it would still be a headache if there were too many of them," Ai Xiang said.

"The numbers have decreased." Gu Xiaoxi pointed at the entrance, where six had come through the first time.

The second time, there were ten.

After Jing Rui and Mi Xi left, the number clearly returned to the original six.

The people in the other two caves also encountered six each.

Eventually, everyone gradually discovered a pattern.

Every minute, six would appear.

They had to quickly eliminate them and then rush forward.

Gu Xiaoxi’s dagger, along with Tang Yisheng’s fire.

Quan Shaoqing’s team gradually moved deeper into the cave.

As they ventured deeper, the chill of the place became even more penetrating.

The pitch-black space echoed with the dripping of water on rocks, creating a ticking sound.

Ai Xiang looked towards Yun Xiao, who was clearly frightened. Without thinking, he moved a little closer to her.

"No matter how frightening, it’s all man-made. As long as we stay alert, we’ll be fine," Ai Xiang said.

Yun Xiao hadn’t expected Ai Xiang to speak to her proactively, feeling flattered for a moment, and the fear that had made her hair stand on end disappeared.

"Yes!" she immediately gained confidence.

Gu Xiaoxi and Tang Yisheng walked at the very front, keeping Quan Shaoqing and the others protected behind them.

Any armored soldier they encountered must be destroyed to prevent Gu Feng from harming others.

...

At the same time, Yi Chentian opened his eyes and, seeing the pitch-black space in front of him, screamed in alarm.

"Is anyone there?"

His voice woke up Shao Changfeng, and those who had been abducted with him stared in horror at the darkness where one couldn’t see their own hand.

"Is that you talking, Yi Chentian?" Shao Changfeng asked.

"You too? Where are we?" Yi Chentian said, filled with dread.

"Help!" Sharon, who had been abducted, cried out in fear.

Meanwhile, Mi Luo, who was also tied up, had been silent all this time.

All of them were bound and hanging in the air, unable to touch the ground, and completely unable to help themselves.

Moreover, they all felt a chilling wind creeping up from beneath their feet, causing their scalp to tingle and goosebumps to cover their skin in layers.

...

Meanwhile, at the cave’s entrance, Gu Feng stood, sneering deviously, "Since you’ve gone in, don’t even think about coming back out. I want all of you to die in there."

As he spoke, he turned to his subordinates and said with a venomous tone, "Blow up the entrance. I want them trapped inside forever."

"Yes!" Two subordinates immediately brought out explosives and placed them at the entrance.

Gu Xiaoxi and the others had been walking through the corridor for five minutes when suddenly they heard a loud explosion, and the ground shook violently.

Everyone quickly gathered and prepared for any threat that might arise.

Some dirt fell but there was no sign of a collapse.

...

"This isn’t good, the entrance must have been sealed off," Mi Xi realized immediately, the ominous feeling inside growing stronger.

If Gu Feng had brought Mi Luo here, it was surely to lure them in and then ensnare them all at once!

The consequences were unthinkable.

Now that Mi Luo was inside, they had no choice but to rescue him.

If the entrance had been sealed off, even if they saved everyone, they wouldn’t be able to get out themselves.

This Gu Feng really was crafty, actually managing to find such a dangerous place.

"Danny Jay, we might really not make it out. Is it worth it joining in the excitement?" Mi Xi’s figure flashed dodging the attack from the armored soldiers.

Danny Jay cast a circle of magic, controlling another armored soldier, and laughed, "What’s not worth it? Young Master Quan of the Quan Family, Jing Rui, the captain of the International Alliance’s Special Forces, and you, who has no ordinary identity. Even if we die, it would be glorious."

"Don’t try to fool me!" Mi Xi snorted coldly, then said, "Your purpose for coming isn’t just to join in the fun, right?"

A noble duke who was also a great mage, possessing the highest authority and ability, need not take such a risk.

"If I said, it’s for a woman, would you believe me?" Danny Jay said with a smile.

"If it’s for someone else, I’d believe you, but if it’s for Gu Xiaoxi, I don’t believe you," Mi Xi said indifferently.

The two talked and rushed towards the depths of the cave, holding torches.

No matter what, Mi Xi had to save Mi Luo.

Danny Jay raised his head and laughed three times, "Why do you say that?"

"Because you’re not the type to joke with your life for the sake of your daughter." Mi Xi said expressionlessly.

"You understand me so well?" Danny Jay asked with a smile.

With a light laugh, Mi Xi said, "I don’t just understand you, I can also read faces. You, always wandering through a sea of flowers, are destined to be lonely for life."

"I’m your teammate right now, aren’t you afraid I’ll fight you to the death with words like that?" Danny Jay couldn’t laugh at this.

"I’m speaking the truth!" Mi Xi said, still without expression.

"Seeing you act like a fortune-teller, can you predict whether we’ll get out today?" asked Danny Jay.

"I only read faces, not fortunes!" Mi Xi couldn’t be bothered with him.

As the two were conversing.

"Roar!" A loud cry suddenly stopped them in their tracks.

Then came another deafening sound.

Danny Jay covered his ears, as if his brain might split open in an instant.

At the same time, they saw a stone monster emerge from the cave, shaking the ground as it walked.

...

"My God, what kind of monster is this?" Gu Xiaoxi screamed. At the same time, all three teams encountered such stone monsters.

Its body was made up of stones, and its two bloody eyes seemed to be flowing with blood.

"Everyone be careful, it has quite a strong sonic attack force," Quan Shaoqing said gravely. He held a heavy weapon in his hand and struck at the stone monster.

A burst of electric light mixed with the explosive power of flames hit it, and everyone heard a tremendous boom.

Instantly, sand flew and gravel scattered, blinding people’s eyes.

But when everyone looked up again.

The stone monster was still there, only missing an arm.

Gu Xiaoxi followed right after Quan Shaoqing and immediately followed up with a stab.

This time the stone monster seemed not to fear her dagger at all.

With one chop, it knocked off only chest stones.

Its surging body still charged at them.

"Let’s retreat back into the smaller passage," Quan Shaoqing ordered immediately after observing the terrain. The deeper they went in, the larger the space became, and the bigger the monsters that emerged.

Unable to solve it now, they could only retreat and think of another plan.

Once again, Gu Xiaoxi felt a sense of reassurance when Quan Shaoqing took her hand.

In such dangerous moments, that he could think of her every step of the way was moving to her.

However, if Gu Feng could control so many armored troops and even this stone monster, it was enough to show.

His witchcraft was already extremely powerful.

He was already very difficult to deal with.

Retreating back into the small passage, Quan Shaoqing looked at the walls around them and felt very heavy-hearted.

To retreat was not right, nor was it to advance.

What should they do?

"No matter what, we must rescue people," Ai Xiang said, touching the wound on her face, her tone firm.

"What I’m worried about is not here, but those left outside. Now that Gu Feng is out there, if he takes advantage of us rescuing people to harm others..." Quan Shaoqing’s dark eyes flashed with a trace of killing intent.

Gu Xiaoxi continued, "Gu Feng is capable of that! He brought everyone together just for revenge. Moreover, he kills without batting an eye."

Back on the ship at Dream Island, she had been captured by his witchcraft, and at that time, she didn’t even have the power to resist.

As Gu Xiaoxi mentioned this, everyone’s faces turned solemn.

If they came in to rescue people and Gu Feng killed their companions left in the village, it would be a huge mistake on their part.