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After stopping, Song Xia held the map and said to the group behind her, "I've looked at the map. This tunnel is two kilometers long. Judging from the frequency of demons we encountered earlier, it's very likely that demons are nesting in this tunnel. I suggest we climb over this mountain directly and not deal with unknown species and quantities of creatures in a dark cave."
"I think you're being too cautious. Who cares what's inside? Let's just kill our way through. This tunnel is two kilometers long, so climbing over this entire mountain would waste an unknown amount of time," Lu Zhenghe interjected at the appropriate moment.
And everyone was clearly not interested in taking a detour... Moreover, in their opinion, there hadn't been any tough opponents so far, so there shouldn't be any big problems in this tunnel either.
Liao Mingxuan from Imperial Capital Academy also spoke, "I agree to go straight through here. If we take a detour, no one can be sure that we won't encounter other demons..."
Song Xia looked at the people from Mingzhu Academy and, seeing that none of them wanted to take a detour, she could only nod in agreement, "Alright, then we'll go through. But who will go first?"
Lu Zhenghe summoned his War General Demon Wolf and said, "I'll do it."
Summoned beasts have strong vitality, so it was obviously most suitable for them to scout ahead.
"The person at the very back also needs to be strong enough and can't be a summoned beast. In an emergency, they wouldn't be able to react rationally immediately," Lu Zhenghe continued after summoning his demon wolf.
Song Xia said, "Then I'll go last."
However, the moment she spoke, Xu Dalong from Imperial Capital Academy, as if to show off or perhaps to curry favor, said, "How can we let a girl do something so dangerous? I'll go last."
Song Xia didn't say anything. After all, although Xu Dalong wasn't pleasing to the eye, he mainly cultivated Earth magic. In a crisis, he could provide protection to everyone.
Then, Lu Zhenghe's demon wolf, along with Shen Mingxiao and Liao Mingxuan, led the way, with Xu Dalong at the very back. Everyone else walked in the middle.
After entering the cave, Zhao Manyan and Song Xia, both of whom possessed light magic skills, controlled orbs of light to float above their heads and illuminate the path ahead... The cave had clearly not seen sunlight for a long time. Zhao Manyan and Song Xia had to cast a new light spell every ten meters, partly for illumination and partly to dispel the foul air in the cave.
Whether the foul air here was poisonous or not, inhaling it was certainly not good. It was a mix of odors released by damp poisonous plants, demon feces, and miasma that had accumulated from years of poor ventilation...
"Is there anything ahead?"
"Nothing, it's just strange that there seem to be some scattered white broken stones here."
"Probably left over from previous construction, let's keep going."
Every few minutes, Song Xia would ask a question, clearly still very vigilant.
Unlike Song Xia's caution, Tang Miao had been completely relaxed throughout the journey.
Looking at Mu Nujiao beside him, dressed in a tight long-sleeved shirt that beautifully accentuated her bust, her natural fragrance was especially alluring in this narrow space, and even her exhaled breath seemed to possess a special seductive charm.
Earlier in an apartment, Tang Miao had also been quite rogue. But what kind of place was this? The wilderness, infested with demons! At a time like this, Tang Miao still had the audacity to flirt with her, which made Mu Nujiao extremely helpless: "Can't you be more vigilant? This is the wilderness!"
Tang Miao, unconcerned, patted his chest and said, "What's there to be afraid of? Even if danger comes, I'll keep you safe. All you need to do is stay by my side on this journey."
Mu Nujiao was a little shy, but she had to admit that in the wilderness, having Tang Miao by her side made her feel quite safe. After all, his strength was evident. His firepower alone was enough to match the entire team.
However, despite feeling safe internally, Mu Nujiao didn't want to give Tang Miao an excuse to take advantage, so she softly said, "Who needs your protection~"
Tang Miao shrugged and added, "Jiaojiao, as a girl, you need to learn to find a shoulder to lean on. While others might not offer much security, I can give you absolute security."
"Pfft..."
Seeing Tang Miao about to reach out and embrace her after speaking, Mu Nujiao quickly jogged away.
She knew Tang Miao's intentions very well. Did he really think she was Ai Tutu? Saying a few sweet words and then wanting to take advantage? No way!
Tang Miao shrugged after his arm found nothing but air... Indeed, if it had been Ai Tutu just now, she would probably already be in his arms. What a pity! The silly rabbit wasn't here, and Mu Nujiao was quite cunning.
"Ice Spread!"
Just then, Tang Miao suddenly unleashed his Ice magic, and the direction of the impact was precisely towards Mu Nujiao!
Mu Nujiao was stunned when she felt Tang Miao release his magic... She even started wondering if Tang Miao would take her to the back later...?
"Crack..."
"..."
"Crack..."
While Mu Nujiao was lost in her thoughts, she suddenly heard the sound of ice cracking.
Only then did she realize that Tang Miao's attack just now was not directed at her! She turned around and saw several hunched figures, holding bone clubs stained with dried brown blood, falling to the ground. They seemed to be dead already... But, thinking of Tang Miao's magic attack just now... that meant they were alive before she ran over...
"Jiaojiao, come here."
After dealing with a few imps, Tang Miao called out and then looked at the people ahead, saying, "Attention, something's happening!"
Hearing this, Lu Zhenghe, who was leading the way, stopped and turned back, confused, "What's wrong?"
"They're Cave Demon Slaves!!" Before Tang Miao could respond, Jingjing, who had walked to where Tang Miao had dealt with the monsters, immediately recognized what kind of monsters they were.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhenghe, who was in front, said dismissively, "Just a few servant-level minor demons, nothing to worry about. Let's keep moving forward!"
"A-Mieh!"
The moment Lu Zhenghe's words fell, the Cave Demon Slave hiding in the side cave saw its companions brutally killed and immediately let out a sharp cry.
The cry easily echoed through the narrow tunnel. It was unclear if it was a roar of anger or a cry of fear, but in any case, the creature didn't dare to jump out again.
Lu Zhenghe remained unconcerned. After all, they were just a few servant-level minor demons, nothing to be afraid of.
But just as he was about to continue forward, he suddenly noticed pairs of eerie blue lights appearing in the dark ahead of the tunnel.
Initially, there were only a few pairs of eerie blue lights. A few seconds later, these eerie blue lights dotted the darkness ahead, densely packed, making people's hair stand on end!
"Not good! It's calling its companions!" Peng Liang, not far behind Lu Zhenghe, exclaimed when he saw the group of Cave Demon Slaves...