SCT-Novel #166 - It’s you I’m waiting for!
#166 - It’s you I’m waiting for!
“Does this mean the door is open?”
“It means we can go in, right?”
Xu Chengxian immediately perked up.
He didn't expect to wake up at such a good time.
“Then why aren't you moving?” he couldn't help but ask, puzzled.
Now that the door was open, why was Yunzi still sitting there?
“No rush,” Ling Yunzi said.
However, despite saying that, he still stood up and took a few steps forward.
But just as he stood up and took a few steps, he heard the sound of wind behind him.
Whoosh—whoosh—
“Hmm?”
Xu Chengxian was feeling strange, wondering why he was being so inconsistent.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw several demonic figures darting out diagonally.
“Haha!”
“The door is open!”
“Hurry!”
In order to rush in faster, they even transformed into their original forms. All of them were towering behemoths, riding the wind and heading straight for the gate with a booming sound.
Then, Xu Chengxian heard Ling Yunzi let out a cold laugh.
“Hmph.”
Bang!
A monster tens of feet tall suddenly sprang up from the swamp, bringing with it a stream of blue-green mud, and bit at the great demons.
“Roar!”
The attacked great demon let out a terrified roar.
He had not expected an ambush outside the light barrier of the defense formation. Moreover, his protective demonic clouds and the gale he was riding were actually broken through by the monster.
His demonic body was directly bitten!
How could things in this swamp not be poisonous?
He was immediately injected with poison and dragged into the pond with great force!
Bang! Bang!
Unwilling, angry roars and struggles erupted, and the bursting demon power splashed up several streams of water, soaring into the sky.
But with the faint figures swimming in the mud, it was clear that he was facing a siege.
It was likely to be a close call.
“Not good!”
“Careful!”
The other great demons reacted, but it was already too late.
Almost simultaneously, several shadows emerged from the swamp beneath them, swiftly heading straight for them!
“Roar!”
Rumble!
In an instant, the great demons became prey.
In just a few breaths, the calm swamp became a hunting ground.
“Whoa!”
This unexpected battle opened Xu Chengxian's eyes.
“Good家伙, they're fighting before they even enter the door?”
Not only were they injured, but there would probably be casualties.
“What are those?” he couldn't help but ask about the demon beasts that dared to attack the great demons. Their bodies seemed to have many segments and many feet.
Were they centipedes, millipedes, or house centipedes?
“They are centipedes and woodlice,” Ling Yunzi said.
Centipedes are centipedes, and woodlice are also called sowbugs.
This swamp in front of the gate is the territory of these two groups.
“Strange, the feeling they give me is a bit like the sea beasts in the Endless Sea,” Xu Chengxian said.
“Your feeling is correct,” Ling Yunzi said. “These demon beasts are contaminated by the aura of the dragon corpse in the imperial tomb, and their bloodlines are soaked in the chaotic aura, so they are also called tomb beasts.”
He was quite surprised by Xu Chengxian's keen perception.
Here, divine sense cannot be fully released, and perception is greatly weakened. Otherwise, these great demons would not be so easily attacked.
“They don't seem very powerful either,” Xu Chengxian added.
“That's natural,” Ling Yunzi said. “If they were, they would have attacked and killed us long ago, instead of hiding and ambushing us.”
You should know that they have been waiting here for a day and a night.
At least he and Lingxiao arrived here a day and a night ago, and the other great demons would have arrived even earlier.
The mist blocks the cultivators' divine sense, but these tomb beasts, born here, have their own set of skills for hunting blood food. They must have sensed the aura of outsiders, which is why they happened to appear on this inevitable path.
“You knew this all along?”
“This place opens once every ten years.”
So the human race has heard of it.
“Then can't we walk around sideways inside?” Xu Chengxian asked happily.
“It's not that easy,” Ling Yunzi shook his head.
Knowing is only limited to knowing.
Just like before, when he and Lingxiao came out of the teleportation array, they were surprised that it was dark outside.
Logically speaking, it was just sunrise when they set off, and it only takes a cup of tea to reach the Northern Region using the teleportation array.
When they went further, they realized that the sunlight near the teleportation array was blocked by a magic weapon.
The purpose was to block the mist, and more importantly, to prevent the sunlight from shining on the mist and forming a mirage.
When you first come out of the teleportation array, your soul will be momentarily distracted due to the teleportation. If you encounter a maze at this time, it is easy to suffer.
And they didn't know these things beforehand.
It wasn't until they saw the light barrier of the imperial tomb's defense formation and compared it with the information they had, verifying each other, that they found this gate after a long detour.
“I understand, it means the details are not clear,” Xu Chengxian said optimistically, “It's okay, won't it be fine if we are careful?”
Anyway, in his opinion, this is considered to have mastered the opportunity.
So there is a lot to be done!
“Are there many treasures in the imperial tomb?”
“Of course.”
“Ha! Fortunately, the skin I shed is big enough!”
No matter how much there is, it should be able to fit!
“……”
Ling Yunzi's face was expressionless, and Xu Chengxian interpreted it as: whatever makes you happy.
He grinned and didn't care, and then asked: “Can we go now?”
Just as the two were talking, the battle in the swamp in front of the gate was quite fierce, and then another wave of great demons couldn't sit still, took the opportunity to fly up, and rushed towards the imperial tomb.
The sooner you go over, the sooner you can start treasure hunting and find the key to enter the secret realm.
Or, set up traps earlier to plot against other demons.
In short, there are not a few who want to strike first.
It's just that half of them were dragged in when they passed over the battlefield.
There were tomb beasts attacking them, as well as the great demons who had been attacked before.
One of the great demons even shouted: “Kill these swamp beasts together! Otherwise, no one should think about going in!”
The great demons who were forced to get involved were of course very angry, but they were still somewhat decisive.
After all, those who can endure until the second wave to set off are mostly not acting on impulse. If they can't break free immediately, they will kill the tomb beasts. They didn't attack the great demons who were pulling them.
The power of a single tomb beast is far inferior to them.
So, the battle should be over soon.
If you don't leave now, you may become a public enemy.
Except for a few lucky ones who escaped this fight and disappeared into the gate. Almost all of the remaining dozen great demons were injured and poisoned.
Even now, it is difficult to say whether some great demons will join forces to injure them first.
Otherwise, retreat and wait for these great demons to enter before we enter?
Although this is very cowardly, it seems safer.
“No,” Ling Yunzi shook his head, “Bloodshed will only attract bigger trouble.”
Although there are many of these tomb beasts in front of you, their strength is not very strong.
The guys with strong combat power will show up in a while and then eat everything.
So, we have to go quickly.
“Then what about us?”
“It doesn't matter. His Majesty and I have our own wonderful plan.”
“What wonderful plan?” Xu Chengxian asked curiously.
Whoosh—
At this time, a figure in front soared up on a cloud of demon energy and rapidly approached the gate.
The great demons who were fighting the tomb beasts were just about to attack and drag him down when they suddenly heard a loud shout in their ears.
Then, they saw another figure waving a horsetail whisk in his hand, directly attacking the former.
“I've been waiting for you!”
“Don't run! Take this!”