Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 248: Chapter 156: Corruption Link_3

Suddenly, a massive collision sound echoed from the gaps between the tentacles, with a shocking blast of air lifting the broken stones off the ground!

The two seemed to be of melee professions, although the tentacles blocked their view, Chu Xiu could sense their terrifying power output from the constantly cracking earth, likely not much less than his own.

But among the group, only the old man’s strength was formidable enough.

The remaining two General Tiers, however, were far behind the old man in strength. One was the captain of the Fang Team, who had clearly just entered the General Tier and lacked suitable equipment, not to mention that the newly acquired skills had not been practiced to a high level, at best reaching the level of a Blood Angel.

The other was a bodyguard from the research institute, who seemed to have been academically stable for too long. Although all skills were quite proficient, his combat instincts had become rusty, and his equipment did not even reach the average level for this tier.

Without the old man’s help, their output couldn’t keep up with the reproduction speed of the tentacles. The two could barely maneuver through with their speed, but the remaining Fierce Tiers couldn’t, leaving the two completely at a loss.

And it was this brief hesitation that made them miss the best chance to escape. Soon, countless tentacles intertwined, forming a completely sealed prison that trapped Xue Li and others inside!

There was not even time for them to be afraid, as waves of dense beast-like roars echoed around. Immediately, figures appeared outside the cage; through the gaps between the tentacles, they could see countless underground humans surrounding them in layers, so many that they seemed like an endless black tide.

They stood outside the cage, their eyes filled with bloodlust gazing coldly at everyone. Their expressions were a mix of indifference and hunger, as if looking at pigs and sheep awaiting slaughter.

This scene turned everyone’s faces pale.

The Fang Team captain seemed to realize something and shouted lowly, ”Fang Team, battle ready!”

Almost the moment his voice fell, the underground inhabitants outside the tentacle prison seemed to receive some command and began to charge madly toward the cage!

The tentacles split into countless mycelium upon contact with the corrupted residents’ bodies, allowing them to pass through effortlessly. They roared and screamed, sprinting and lunging from all directions!

”Bang!”

In the deafening noise, the corrupted residents collided with the small squad responsible for close combat on the outer layer. The ones in the front were almost instantly crushed with such massive force, shattering all their bones, splattering blood everywhere!

A burly man roared, slashing out with a giant sword emitting a blinding white sword qi, instantly slicing the dozens of underground humans in front of him into pieces. At the center of the battle array, the Spiritual Ability Profession raised a Holy Talisman, and with a low chant, an eye-catching spiritual light exploded like a meteor among the pushing and shoving underground humans!

The terrifying energy output instantly blew away hundreds of underground humans, with flesh and broken limbs raining down.

The Fang Team lived up to their reputation as an elite Awakened team; their profession combination was extremely perfect. Working together, they reaped a large number of underground humans, and shortly, the inside of the cage turned into a blood and flesh hell covered with severed limbs and fresh blood!

However, as strong as the Fang Team was, the number of underground humans was even greater!

Every time they blasted a gap with large-scale damage skills, it would be immediately filled by more underground humans!

These guys seemed endless, and their rock armor gave them far superior defense than the same tier creatures, requiring high-power skills to break, rapidly depleting the group’s energy!

Soon, they discovered that although these underground residents couldn’t harm them, the spattered dark green blood from their explosion could corrode their armor! The skin stung when touched, as if splashed with strong acid!

Even the air became polluted, so with every breath they took, some airborne blood was inhaled, corroding their tracheas and internal organs!

Everyone’s breathing became heavier, physical strength rapidly exhausting. This slow, painful torment showed despair and fear on every face.

”We can’t keep going like this! Raven, find the weak spot in this cage, and we’ll focus our strength to break through!” the Fang Team captain shouted lowly.

”Yes!”

A skinny boy in a black robe responded, then a large number of spiritual ravens flew out from under his robe, soaring into the sky.

He was the Fang Team’s scout. Each spiritual raven served as an eye, possessing high perception ability, even with spiritual vision skills, capable of detecting ghostly creatures.

But the more he looked, the more cold sweat covered his forehead.

The blockade of the tentacles wasn’t strictly tight; there were several weak spots available for breaching.

But when the ravens flew out, he discovered that every potential escape route was blocked by a large number of corrupted soldiers!

These corrupted soldiers seemed to have much higher intelligence, not participating directly in the encirclement but leisurely blocking any possible escape routes!

There were even several gigantic fusion mechas stationed around, with these formidable creatures comparable to General Tiers, leaving no chance for escape!

Despair was written all over Raven’s face.

His expression soon caught the attention of other team members.

As teammates who spent every day together, they clearly understood what it meant when Raven showed such an expression.

Despair rapidly spread and transmitted within the cage.

But just then, Raven seemed to have noticed something, letting out a soft ”huh.”

He observed that although those mechas were guarding nearby, the anti-aircraft guns on their backs were not aimed at them but pointed toward the sky.

Raven controlled the spiritual ravens to look upward, spotting a small black dot in his field of vision.

Initially startled, his eyes then sparkled with hopeful light, and he shouted excitedly:

”Dark Night Monarch! I see the Dark Night Monarch! He’s right above us!”