When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Chapter 276 The Sudden Crack

Zhu Chongjiu led everyone, each with a beast bone torch, out into the darkness of the cave.

Due to the properties of animal bone torches.

Nearly twenty lit animal bone torches can illuminate a distance of at least 100 meters in radius.

This is even when everyone is gathered together.

If everyone spreads out, illuminating several hundred meters won't be a problem.

As soon as Zhu Chongjiu and his group stepped out of the cave, the bright torches attracted the nearby monsters.

“Everyone be careful.

Judging from the sounds, there were about five or six demonic beasts approaching us at the same time.

No matter how many come, at least two or three should be left alive.

"Don't kill them all."

After Zhu Chongjiu gave his orders to the crowd, the figures of the demonic beasts slowly appeared in the firelight.

Because Zhu Chongjiu's side had more people and greater influence.

After spotting them, the monsters did not swarm them.

Instead, they were slowly approaching while constantly observing them.

They wanted to find their weaknesses so that they could strike a fatal blow.

After looking at the demonic beasts that had already appeared around them, Zhu Chongjiu spoke to the crowd again;

"Xiao Jin, you lead the thirteen bodyguards to hold one back."

Murong Yu, you and Little Black Bear, and Little Lei and Little Tu.

The group of you should work together to hold one back.

"I'll take care of the remaining three quickly."

After saying this to everyone, Zhu Chongjiu darted forward and rushed towards the nearest monster.

Just as he rushed out, something else occurred to him.

He then shouted to the crowd behind him, "If any more demonic beasts are found to be joining the ranks..."

Then immediately kill the monster in front of you.

We can't let these tigers grow bigger and bigger!

After everyone replied "Yes" to Zhu Chongjiu, they all followed his instructions.

They charged toward the monster closest to their team.

Because everyone was fighting with torches in their hands.

Therefore, even in the pitch-black night, as long as you react quickly, you will not be harmed by any monsters.

After all, it was a case of outnumbered forces fighting a cornered beast!

Less than three minutes later, just as Zhu Chongjiu had finished off the three demonic beasts...

More monsters attacked the light in the darkness.

Then Zhu Chongjiu resumed his battles with the demonic beasts.

As time slowly passed, about fifteen minutes went by.

Those fifteen minutes felt like an eternity to everyone.

Amidst the battle, the roars of the monstrous beast echoed.

There was also the light of animal bone torches.

The number of demonic beasts attacking Zhu Chongjiu's direction was increasing.

By this time, several of the people had already sustained injuries and were bleeding.

Zhu Chongjiu witnessed this scene.

While trying his best to quickly kill the monsters, he encouraged everyone, saying, "Hang in there, everyone."

According to my calculations, it will be dawn in less than ten minutes.

Let's all hang in there a little longer.

Those of you who are injured, please stop engaging in close combat with the monsters.

What happened to the hidden weapons that were previously made by polishing animal bones?

They're all being used now.

Are they keeping them to breed?

Just follow the method I taught you before!

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's remote command once again, the wounded men retreated to the rear of the main battlefield.

After those people took off their clothes, it was revealed that inside were hidden weapon pouches made of demon beast hides.

They took out all sorts of hidden weapons.

There are needle-shaped ones, knife-shaped ones, non-standard shapes, and so on...!

They were all made from the bones of demonic beasts.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...!

A series of whistling sounds, barely audible to the naked ear, rang out.

All that could be seen were those monsters, whether they were leaping, running, or wandering back and forth.

At this moment, they were hit by different hidden weapons in different places on their bodies.

Some monsters with good angles and who knew how to cooperate were even killed instantly by hidden weapons.

Some of the hidden weapons struck the monsters in places that were neither painful nor itchy.

Seeing this, Xiao Jin said angrily, "Ninth Brother told you to use it, not to cause trouble."

Make sure you're aiming carefully before you shoot.

Save your bullets!

After a while, nearly thirty demonic beasts had gathered around Zhu Chongjiu and his companions.

Zhu Chongjiu was all alone, currently engaged in a fierce battle with six or seven demonic beasts.

The crowd watched as the battle grew increasingly difficult.

The number of injured is also increasing.

Even Xiao Hei and Xiong Da had been scratched by the monsters.

The skin was torn open, but thankfully no bones were broken.

Seeing this, Zhu Chongjiu thought to himself, "If these monsters don't retreat in another minute or two, then everyone will have to retreat back into the cave."

Otherwise, death would have occurred.

He thought it in his mind and said it out loud at the same time.

"Everyone, retreat towards the cave entrance while fighting."

If we hold out for a minute or two and those monsters don't leave, we'll have to retreat.

By taking advantage of the cave entrance's limitations, I can keep those monsters outside the cave.

They dragged it out until dawn.

Seeing that Zhu Chongjiu had given the order again, everyone replied somewhat unwillingly, "Brother Jiu, we can hold on a little longer."

If we retreat into the cave now, all our previous efforts will have been in vain.

Xiao Jin shook his injured arm and said, "Yes, Ninth Brother."

If I retreat back into the cave, wouldn't all my injuries have been for nothing?

"Being injured is better than dying!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongjiu angrily cursed Xiao Jin!

However, just as everyone was debating whether or not to retreat back into the cave, something unexpected happened!

Then they saw the increasingly large number of demonic beasts suddenly stop all at once.

Then he looked up at the sky!

Then everyone saw the ground beneath the feet of those monsters suddenly and silently crack open.

This scene caused more than just the monsters to stop.

Even Zhu Chongjiu and his group were stunned.

In the blink of an eye, the cracks widened to about two meters.

The demonic beasts then abandoned their attack on Zhu Chongjiu and his companions.

They all quickly ran into the crack.

Seeing this, Zhu Chongjiu, realizing what was happening, shouted, "Everyone, follow me!"

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's shout, everyone quickly moved closer to him.

As the number of monsters increased, everyone was eventually brought together as a unified group.

So it only took a moment for everyone to gravitate towards him.

A moment later, led by Zhu Chongjiu, the group held hands and followed the monsters into the nearest crevice.

When Zhu Chongjiu and his group entered the crevice, they were about ten meters away.

Everyone saw the cracks above their heads rapidly healing.

After the cracks in the ground completely healed, the group was plunged back into boundless darkness.

Fortunately, there were still less than ten animal bone torches that had not been destroyed in the previous battle.

Looking at the cracks that kept extending into the ground in front of me, and the rocks and soil behind me that were constantly healing.

All Zhu Chongjiu and his companions could do now was to keep a close watch on the few demonic beasts that were running downwards.

At this moment, the demonic beasts paid no attention to the people following behind them.

They were only focused on running deeper into the ground.

Even without the demon beasts saying anything, Zhu Chongjiu and the others already knew.

If they run too slowly, then none of them, whether they are monsters or humans, will be able to escape.

This day next year will be the anniversary of their death.

But there's one good thing: they weren't abandoned in the wilderness; at least they were buried.

They continued running like this for about half an hour.

One of the thirteen bodyguards in the group suddenly said, "Ninth Brother, I can't go on."

Can't run anymore.

Are you going to leave me alone...?!

Before the man could finish speaking, Xiao Jin ran to his side, picked him up, and continued running forward.

"As your leader, how could I just stand by and watch you be buried alive?"

If I remember correctly, you just took a claw for me!

After saying that, Xiao Jin ignored the man's resistance and ordered him to stay obediently on his back.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Chongjiu addressed the crowd, saying, "Our explosive power and reaction speed are stronger than those of those demonic beasts."

However, our endurance is not as strong as those monsters.

Especially after just finishing an exceptionally arduous battle.

Xiao Hei, Xiong Da, Xiao Tu, and Xiao Lei, you guys are less injured and have better stamina than them.

When you see someone giving up, learn from Xiao Jin.

You have to carry them all on your back.

"Our Ancient God Alliance has never abandoned its brothers."

As soon as Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, the four boys he had named, before any of them could say they couldn't hold on any longer...

They carried the four most seriously injured people on their backs.

Another twenty minutes passed.

Xiao Jin, whose whole body was soaked in sweat, said to Zhu Chongjiu, "Brother Jiu, have we been running for almost an hour?"

Where is this crack taking us?

If I keep running like this, my lungs are going to explode!

Fortunately, the person being carried by several people had rested on their backs for half a day.

After recovering considerably, he started running again on his own.

This made things much easier for the kids.

After carefully observing the demonic beasts ahead, Zhu Chongjiu said to the group, "We should be there soon."

Now, not only are we about to give up, but those monsters are also starting to lose their composure.

In fact, Zhu Chongjiu was thinking at this moment, what if it really came down to a last resort?

Then the only option is to gather everyone into one's own dantian.

Why did you store it in your dantian from the very beginning?

Because his dantian had never been deliberately exposed to anyone, except when it was forcibly discovered.

This is my last trump card, and also my biggest secret.

Just like the Thirteen Protectors, they might have more or less learned something from everyone's snippets of conversation.

Knowing Zhu Chongjiu's dantian.

But what is the dantian?

Where is the dantian?

What is the function of the dantian?

They certainly know nothing about these things.

As the old saying goes, people don't think about things they've never seen before.

His dantian is something that has never appeared in this universe before.

Even if you tell it to someone, everyone will interpret it differently.

Everyone's understanding is different.

Just as Zhu Chongjiu was lost in thought, the several demonic beasts running ahead suddenly disappeared from everyone's sight.

However, before everyone could figure out what was going on...

Following in the footsteps of those demonic beasts, the crowd also followed in their footsteps.

Zhu Chongjiu and his group only felt a blur before their eyes, and then they began to fall downwards as if in freefall.

At the same time, Zhu Chongjiu's exclamation rang out!

Not only Zhu Chongjiu, but also the crowd gasped in surprise after Zhu Chongjiu.

They all started ringing one after another!