As the Cave Demon Slaves appeared, the screams still didn't stop. It was unclear how many Cave Demon Slaves were here, but from the current situation, there must be a considerable number!
Song Xia and Zhao Manyan hurriedly cast Light Spells again. The light flying forward instantly illuminated a large section of the tunnel ahead, causing people to gasp. What was striking was that the side wall caves, previously covered by black vines, were now arranged in rows. If the Cave Demon Slaves hadn't torn open their camouflaged black vine curtains themselves, everyone would have probably thought this was a straight railway tunnel.
At the same time, Cave Demon Slaves appeared from all directions: front, back, left, and right.
"This is a damn nest of Cave Demon Slaves! Those white gravel (crushed stones) are all bones that these monsters smashed to pieces!" Zhao Manyan finally realized.
At this moment, with his life threatened, all his so-called gentlemanly demeanor was instantly thrown aside. His mouth was full of "colorful language!"
"Ice Spread!"
Seeing the situation around them, Tang Miao quickly took action. While these Cave Demon Slaves might not be much of a threat out in the open, in this narrow tunnel, they posed a deadly danger.
This was because, although their team could kill some of them with magic, if the Cave Demon Slaves got mixed into the group, they would not only be unable to kill these creatures but might also end up harming each other.
"Freeze!"
As Tang Miao acted, a thick layer of ice quickly covered the walls.
And Xu Dalong, who was at the very back, also cast a barrier to defend.
"Those in front, clear the way quickly!"
Freezing both sides consumed a considerable amount of magic power. After the freezing was complete on both sides, Tang Miao shouted loudly.
After all, such a large-area freeze could only last for a few minutes at most.
While everyone was shocked by the ice walls on both sides, they heard Tang Miao's loud shout, and then the continuous thumping sounds of the Cave Demon Slaves inside the walls, which quickly brought them back to their senses.
The few output mages in front simultaneously attacked to clear out the small monsters. Although there were many in front, they had no resistance against the bombardment of intermediate-level magic. The most important thing was that the left, right, and back were all blocked, so they only needed to carve a path forward!
After the monsters in front were scattered by a wave of bombardment, Lu Zhenghe commanded his Warrior-level wolf-type summoned beast to charge forward, then looked back at Tang Miao and the others, shouting, "The front is clear, let's go!"
After Tang Miao withdrew his magic, he pulled Mu Nujiao, who was protecting him, and ran forward. As Tang Miao's magic energy receded, a large number of Cave Demon Slaves on both sides continuously smashed through the walls and emerged.
These Servant-level demon beasts could be wiped out in large numbers with a single casual strike from Tang Miao. However, these creatures, demon beasts, had an incredibly powerful reproductive ability.
No one knew how many Cave Demon Slaves were in this mountain cave... Although Tang Miao could kill them, the path was still very long, and constantly fighting here would not only yield no benefits but could also lead to exhaustion and death.
So, even though he knew the opponents were weak, he still chose to flee.
There was a reason why demon beasts were stronger than humans... They had powerful bodies and no mana limitations, practically able to output as long as they were alive. Therefore, no matter how strong humans were, they were still humans. This was also why humans dared not reclaim territories when large numbers of demon beasts resided there.
"Crash..."
Mu Nujiao, running with Tang Miao, saw the nearby wall collapse and quickly shouted, "Be careful...!"
"Lightning Seal!"
"Rumble..."
Before Mu Nujiao could finish saying "Be careful," Tang Miao launched a Lightning Seal, striking down several Cave Demon Slaves.
Just as they dealt with the ones in front, a large group of Cave Demon Slaves chased after them from behind. Tang Miao, who was holding Mu Nujiao's hand, tightened his grip slightly,
and then pulled her into his arms. With a quick turn and a push off his toes, he used space magic to create a significant distance.
"Purple Firmament! Lightning Seal! Fury Strike!"
"Boom~!"
At the same time, the star-orbits connected, and lightning struck the ground.
However, this attack did not cause much damage to the Cave Demon Slaves, only killing a few, while a large number of them continued to charge forward.
Mu Nujiao, held tightly, looked at the scene before her with some confusion.
"Purple Firmament! Thunderbolt! Yaksha!"
At this moment, Tang Miao finished drawing his star map, and then unleashed the second-level intermediate-tier lightning magic.
"Zzzzt..."
After the lightning struck the first few Cave Demon Slaves, it spread like an electric current, directly piercing through dozens behind them... "Boom~!"
A thunderous explosion echoed from behind, instantly reducing possibly over a hundred Cave Demon Slaves to ashes.
Tang Miao paused for ten seconds, collecting the remnant souls into his Qilin Jade, then immediately caught up with the advancing team.
"Earth mages, use Earth Wave!" Seeing Tang Miao running over with Mu Nujiao in his arms, Lu Zhenghe shouted.
Xu Dalong and Luo Song were very obedient and quickly cast the Earth Wave spell, making the ground beneath their feet ripple forward like a torrent. This allowed everyone to accelerate collectively while running.
The two-kilometer tunnel was foul-smelling and dirty, with fermented animal carcasses and uncleaned feces everywhere. With a large wave of pursuers behind them, no one paid attention to these issues anymore, rushing forward along the railway tunnel without stopping... Along the way, the Shadow-Patterned Violent Wolf cleared the path in front, and everyone also divided tasks to deal with the demon beasts appearing on the left and right, until they saw the light, then they finally breathed a sigh of relief!
When they reached the cave entrance, Tang Miao saw Mo Fan at the back and knew without a doubt that the guy was collecting remnant souls. He didn't try to snatch them from him, turning and running out, as he had already acquired quite a few on his way.
Rushing from the darkness into a sunlit area, their eyes couldn't open for a while, but the moment they bathed in the warm light, they felt as comfortable as being in a bathtub!
"Count the numbers, count the numbers." Lu Zhenghe seemed to have led teams before, and the moment he rushed out of the tunnel, he didn't relax.
"Everyone on our side is here!" Liao Mingxuan quickly counted the eight people from their academy.
Song Xia also quickly counted, and when she reached eight, her face immediately changed. She said in a panic, "We're missing..."
Before Song Xia could finish speaking, Tang Miao said calmly, "Mo Fan is covering the rear. Don't worry, that kid is tough; he won't die."
Indeed, less than a minute later, Mo Fan's figure emerged from the cave. It seemed this guy was born to attract hatred; even if he wasn't that outstanding, Luo Song and Shen Mingxiao, who disliked him, still managed to ostracize him...