Chapter 336
Such excitement when we’ve just arrived… Wang Baole traveled swiftly, moving deeper into the crevice . He narrowed his eyes and kept on high alert against possible dangers around him . Everything had seemed so bizarre and out of this world since they had entered the cave . The appearance of the zombies had been too sudden and unexpected .
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It seems that most of the corpses are ancient corpses though… I didn’t see any Federation cultivators amongst them . That means… there’s a great chance that Lin Tianhao is still alive . Wang Baole concluded . Suddenly, he raised his right hand and slashed his blade towards the right . As soon as the blade fell, a hand and head that had just popped out from the wall were instantly chopped off .
There’s another thing . Since I entered the cave, the Dark Fire inside my body has stirred . The deeper I go, the livelier it gets… Wang Baole frowned as he fell into deep thought . Since he had entered the crevice, he had taken the opportunity to release the Dark Fire since there was no one around him . He wanted to see if it had any effect on the zombies .
He didn’t know why, but while the Dark Fire was able to exact damage on the zombies, the zombies, after being set aflame, had gone mad . Hunger appeared in their blank eyes, and they lunged at Wang Baole in a craze .
Wang Baole immediately hid his Dark Fire . He was shocked by what he had seen . He realized that the zombies must have something to do with the Dark Fire . Then, he recalled what Little Missy had said . As an early-stage Dark Art practitioner, he shouldn’t reveal the Dark Fire so recklessly .
Little Missy was right . The zombies went crazy as soon as I revealed the Dark Fire…
Wang Baole decided not to use the Dark Fire unless it was his last resort . He raced through the crevice and soon saw an exit .
The exit led back to the main tunnel . The cave only had that one tunnel . The various cracks on the walls might connect to other cracks, but their entrances and exits all led back to the main tunnel . The only difference was which part of the main tunnel they led to .
There were also crevices that grew narrower until they led to a dead-end packed with soil . In order to proceed, one would have to dig their way out .
Wang Baole was lucky . The crevice he had chosen didn’t require him to dig his way out . When he saw the opening, his eyes flashed . His mosquitoes appeared and raced towards the exit .
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Wang Baole immediately got a clear view of the outside world through the mosquitoes’ vision . Everything was quiet outside the opening of this crevice . There were no zombies, only a vast patch of blood-colored grass on the ground .
Wang Baole released a breath of relief . He didn’t lower his guard though . He turned and stared at the donkey behind him . It was staring at the leg of the corpse that Wang Baole had just chopped off with mixed feelings . It seemed to want to eat it but knew that it wouldn’t taste good .
“Eat, eat, eat . That’s all you know!” Wang Baole glared at the donkey then ignored it . He had realized that even though the donkey was at the third level of the True Breath realm, it seemed to be reaching a breakthrough . It had a strong sense of self-preservation . It had managed to keep up with Wang Baole during the chaotic battle earlier . Throughout the entire fight, Wang Baole hadn’t seen a single zombie manage to grab hold of it . It was clear that the donkey possessed some extraordinary gift that was beyond his understanding .
He decided to ignore the donkey . Wang Baole dashed out from the crevice and stepped back into the tunnel . He surveyed his surroundings immediately . The Dark Fire inside him stirred, and through the Dark Fire, he sensed the direction he should be going and was about to move .
It was at that moment that the blood-colored grass around them suddenly rustled . They seemed to undergo a sudden transformation, growing suddenly in a blink of an eye . Countless blades of Blood Grass sprouted from the ground and the walls . They were like tentacles reaching wildly for Wang Baole .
The path behind Wang Baole was the same . He was trapped . A glimmer flashed in his eyes . The Dharmic Armament in his hand shone, and he slashed .
With a thundering sweep of the blade, he slashed through a great number of them, but there were too many . They possessed an extraordinary resilience and corrosive properties . Despite Wang Baole’s coarse, thick skin, he still felt the burning agony of the grass blades touching his skin .
Their numbers posed a great challenge . He wouldn’t mind spending more time to fight his way back into the crevice . However, he would have to wade through the patch of Blood Grass . The grass was the greatest obstacle of all .
He threw everything at them . Lightning, Heated Burst, and everything else he knew, but they did little damage to the grass . He even tried his puppets, but those were useless too . The Blood Grass quickly wormed its way into the puppets and corroded them from the inside .
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His frustration grew as he slashed at the grass . An icy glint flashed in his eyes . He was about to release the Dark Fire when suddenly, within the crevice that was about to be sealed shut by the Blood Grass, the donkey’s gleeful cries rang out .
“Son!”
Wang Baole was startled when he heard that . He turned towards the crevice and saw the donkey . Its eyes shone with excitement as it snapped its mouth open and munched crazily at the Blood Grass .
It can do that too? Wang Baole was stunned . Then he recalled how the donkey had resorted to eating flowers and grass when it had been starving in the academy .
Clearly, the taste of the Blood Grass was much more delicious than rotting flesh . It picked up its pace as it ate, and grew more excited as it ate . Within a short span of time, it decimated all the Blood Grass in the crevice . Then, it bounced out happily and saw the spread of food awaiting him . The donkey shook with excitement and joy . It bounced a few more times happily .
“Son! Son!”
Wang Baole was overjoyed as well . He kept an eye on the donkey’s frantic eating while slashing his way through the grass . However, he soon grew displeased . He realized that the donkey still had the energy to prance about while eating . He thought for a bit, then yelled suddenly .
“Scram, I won’t let you eat all these good stuff . I’m going to cut them all down!”
Wang Baole picked up his pace and began furiously slashing at the grass . His angry shout and actions instantly sent the donkey into a panic . Its eyes reddened . It stopped fooling around and, with even greater speed, started eating up all the Blood Grass around him . It seemed to have gotten the hang of it after a while . After taking a bit, it would suck the rest of the Blood Grass into its mouth, roots and all, then move on to the rest of the Blood Grass .
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The Blood Grass in the area soon diminished rapidly under the donkey’s frantic devouring . Wang Baole was very pleased . He shouted again .
“You’ve gone too far . There is still a lot of delicious Blood Grass ahead of us . I’m going to destroy all of them!” Wang Baole yelled furiously . He pretended that he was about to charge forward . The donkey saw that and grew even more frantic . It howled and dashed out with a burst of speed . It raced straight into the tunnel and entered the patch of Blood Grass before Wang Baole, munching madly at the grass as it advanced .
Wang Baole followed leisurely behind the donkey, yelling once in a while and swishing about with his saber, displaying mock displeasure .
Wang Baole made his way smoothly through the tunnel . At the same time, Blood Grass and zombies also made their appearances in other parts of the tunnel .
They only appeared when there were cultivators around . There were some casualties amongst the cultivators . However, as members of the rescue force, the cultivators possessed significant battle capabilities and experience . Despite their shock and terror, most of them were able to protect themselves . They didn’t suffer extensive injuries and were mainly trapped .
That persisted for a while… until then . In a part of the tunnel, a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator was surrounded by countless Blood Grass . A blood-colored silhouette appeared behind him soundlessly, without his notice .
It was a blurry figure, almost translucent . It inclined towards transparency most of the time, and its features were indistinct . From its height, it seemed to be a little boy .
As soon as he appeared, the zombies and Blood Grass around him shuddered faintly . They seemed to be terrified of the boy . The boy’s eyes were filled with a cold, merciless flame that seemed like it could freeze all life .
The boy stared coldly at the trapped cultivator before him . He moved suddenly and passed through the cultivator’s body .
The cultivator, who hadn’t noticed a single thing, suddenly trembled . The light in his eyes faded as his vitality vanished that instant, and he collapsed to the ground .
He never saw it coming . Until the moment of his death, he hadn’t seen the blood-colored boy who had passed through him and appeared before him . He didn’t see the white ball of flames that had appeared in the boy’s hand after he had passed through his body .
The boy flung the ball of fire into his mouth and licked his lips . He took a step and disappeared . When he reappeared, it was behind another cultivator who was trapped within a circle of zombies and fighting for his dear life . He didn’t pause . He passed through the cultivator, and the cultivator shuddered and died instantly . The boy swallowed the ball of fire . He disappeared again, then reappeared and killed again .
He wasn’t very powerful . In fact, he could be seen as weak . However, the cultivators were all unable to sense his presence . He seemed to possess a bizarre, natural ability that made everyone defenseless against him . He moved about like this was his home and killed a dozen men in this manner . The next time he reappeared, he saw before him a donkey munching at grass frantically and Wang Baole hollering at the donkey .
The boy frowned slightly when he saw Wang Baole . His nose twitched, and doubt appeared in his eyes . He pondered for a while and seemed unable to come to a conclusion . Frustration and annoyance began to color his eyes . He moved and dashed towards Wang Baole .
He was very, very fast . He passed the donkey, which was happily munching at the grass around him, in an instant . He ignored the donkey . It was then that…
Suddenly… the donkey’s nose twitched . It seemed to sense food drawing near . Not just food, but very, very delicious food… It opened its mouth wide instinctively and twisted its head towards the boy . With startling speed, it snapped its jaws shut and sank its teeth in!