Chapter 2384: Risking It All
The four of them also noticed the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast rapidly closing in behind, but apart from despair, they were already out of options.
In order to deal with this Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast, they had practically exhausted all their methods.
Now, they could only gamble by burning their Essence Blood to see if they could escape with their lives.
In the blink of an eye, the four of them simultaneously began burning their Essence Blood, fleeing for their lives.
After they ignited their Essence Blood, their speed indeed surged by thirty percent.
They actually managed to temporarily shake off the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast.
However, before the four could even breathe a sigh of relief, they suddenly heard a violent fluctuation from behind.
They turned their heads and saw that the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast had actually vanished.
The faces of the four changed.
Could it be that the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast had given up on chasing them?
Just as the four were filled with shock and doubt—
All of a sudden, from the earth beneath their feet came a low cracking sound.
The middle-aged man’s expression changed, and he reacted at once.
"Not good."
"This Ancient Beast knows the Earth Escape Skill, it’s coming from underground!"
As soon as his voice fell, the ground beneath the four of them suddenly split open.
The next instant, the enormous body of the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast leapt out.
At the same time, a massive blast of fierce green light spewed from its mouth.
"Scatter!"
The middle-aged man was utterly terrified and bellowed as he retreated backward.
The other three also hurriedly retreated.
But in the end, they were still a step too slow.
Boom!
The terrifying green light grazed their bodies and shot straight into the sky.
After being grazed, the four all coughed up blood and tumbled away.
Although they quickly managed to steady themselves, their injuries had worsened yet again.
At this point, they were already spent bows with no strength left.
They themselves knew their condition very well.
The middle-aged man’s eyes were filled with despair.
He stared at the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast and let out an angry roar.
"Fight!"
"Even if we die, we’ll drag this beast down with us!"
The middle-aged man immediately urged his Magic Treasure once more, ready to fight to the death.
The other three likewise made the same decision.
The Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast clearly saw through their intent.
A look of contempt flashed in its eyes.
Clearly, it did not take the four of them seriously.
At this moment, the scales on its body suddenly began to glow, waves of green light surging—obviously, the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast was about to make its move as well.
But just then—
Above the four of their heads—
The originally calm void suddenly began to twist without the slightest warning.
At the same time, an extremely powerful Spatial Force erupted abruptly.
The four and the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast were all startled by this bizarre scene.
They had yet to understand what was happening, but instinctively realized that this place was not safe.
They immediately tried to retreat at once.
Yet the Spatial Force in the void in an instant evolved into a fierce void storm.
At the same time, within the void storm, a Thunder Array appeared.
At this moment, the four of them, together with the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast, were all enveloped by this terrifying void storm.
No matter how desperately they struggled, they simply could not escape the sweep of the void storm.
Even the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast showed fear at this moment, struggling frantically.
But it was still to no avail.
As the void storm grew stronger and stronger, they could only feel their bodies on the verge of being torn apart.
In their panic, the four all unleashed their full potential, even at the cost of destroying their own Magic Treasures, stubbornly holding on within the void storm.
At last, the void storm only lasted for several dozen breaths. Then they saw Thunder Light flickering within the storm, and a figure actually appeared within it.
Seeing this, the four of them all revealed looks of shock.
What kind of existence was this person?
He could actually trigger such a violent void storm?
The Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast before them had yet to be dealt with, and in the blink of an eye an even more terrifying existence had appeared.
For them, they did not know whether this was fortune or misfortune.
But regardless of which, it was already meaningless.
They had no power to change anything, and could only do their utmost to protect themselves and await the verdict of fate.
At this moment, that figure finally became clear.
At the same time, the Thunder Array around him and that dreadful void storm both began to weaken until they vanished without a trace.
The middle-aged man with the broken leg had been filled with terror.
But when he finally saw that figure clearly, delight suddenly burst across his face.
"Senior?"
"Senior, are you an expert of the Human Race?"
"Be careful, there is a Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast here, its strength is extremely vicious."
Hearing this, the figure who had just appeared did not spare the Ancient Beast a glance at first, but instead looked toward the four of them.
"You are all of the Human Race?"
"What place is this?"
"How far is it from Fengyuan City?"
Hearing his questions, the middle-aged man immediately replied:
"Senior, this is the Wilderness about two million li west of Fengyuan City."
"Hahaha, good, excellent."
"I’ve finally returned!"
The man let out an excited laugh.
At this moment, in the distance, the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast looked at this newly arrived figure with a hint of dread in its eyes.
It could sense that this person’s Cultivation was not weak, his strength very high.
Thus, it did not rush to attack, instead sizing him up.
As if judging the exact strength of the newcomer.
After hearing the man’s laughter, the middle-aged man, who was very quick-witted, immediately said:
"Senior, if you intend to go to Fengyuan City, we four juniors can guide the way for you."
Hearing this, the man nodded.
"Very well."
Only then did he look toward the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast.
"You were being hunted by this Ancient Beast, correct?"
"This beast does have some ability."
"Since I’ve run into it, I’ll give you a hand."
At this time, the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast had been staring at him the whole time.
Although it could not understand the language of the Human Race, a flash of killing intent suddenly appeared in the man’s eyes when he looked at it.
The Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast immediately showed anger.
It opened its mouth wide, and a terrifying green light shot toward the figure in midair.
Yet the figure only gave a faint smile, and then a blinding streak of Thunder Light appeared behind him.
The Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast did not even have the slightest defense prepared.
That Thunder Light appeared directly above its head.
Boom!
The Thunder Light crashed down.
The head of the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast was pierced straight through by the Thunder Light.
The Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast did not even manage a scream before it was killed on the spot.
The next moment, the figure raised a hand and grabbed, and a green, fist-sized bead flew out from the Ancient Beast’s body and landed in his hand.
At this time, the four middle-aged men were already staring blankly.
They had never imagined that the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast which had hunted them to a dead end, with no way to heaven and no way to earth, would not even withstand a single move before this man.
One had to know that the strength of this Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast had already reached the level of the Void Refinement Realm Early Stage, perhaps even the Middle Stage.
Yet in front of this man, it was so utterly vulnerable.
"That will do, lead the way."
The man spoke as if he had done something utterly trivial.
Once the four recovered, the middle-aged man immediately bowed respectfully and asked:
"May I ask Senior’s honored surname and given name? Could you be an Elder of Fengyuan City?"