Chapter 1792 - 2094: Du Yunzhi (3)
Right now, apart from Ling Chen and the others dealing with the Guardians emerging from the passage, only Du Yunzhi stands before the stone door.
With the addition of Chen Younian and the other two, Du Yunzhi, who was alone, was immediately suppressed. Although Du Yunzhi’s Secret Technique was powerful, facing two experts surpassing the Heavenly List realm, she was utterly unable to cope.
At this moment, while fighting in the back, Ling Gengqiu turned around, glanced at the battle before the stone door, and immediately ordered Ling Chen and Chen Junfeng to retreat.
Soon, while fighting and retreating, the three reached the stone door of the tomb.
"Lock them all in here." Someone shouted, and everyone immediately responded, guarding at the stone door, blocking Du Yunzhi and the other Guardians inside, preventing them from coming out. Meanwhile, Ling Chen and the others quickly ran outside the stone door, picked up the chains on the ground, and pulled with force.
Quickly, with the movement of the chains, the heavy stone door slowly closed. The smaller the door opening became, the harder the attacks, and the easier the defense.
"He Honggang!" Suddenly, Du Yunzhi shouted loudly from inside the door: "What you’re doing is no good, once the elders awaken, you will suffer a terrible fate."
But at this moment, no one took her words seriously.
As the stone door closed completely, Du Yunzhi and the group of Guardians were trapped inside the tomb. They couldn’t afford to rest and hurriedly retraced their path back. The place where they entered wasn’t far from the tomb group, and with all their might, the group soon reached the location of the fan.
Ling Chen, familiarly, cut off the power, waited for the fan to stop running, and everyone crawled through consecutively. However, just as Ling Chen was about to go up, suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded behind.
Oh no!
Ling Chen cursed silently, quickly turned to look back, and immediately saw a tall figure appear before him. Before he could react, that person’s hand had already locked around his throat. In a panic, Ling Chen didn’t think at all and simply swung his fist towards the person’s face.
But before the fist could land, a formidable force surged like a tide from the person, striking him.
Poof!
Under intense pain, he sensed a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of blood spewed out. Before he could recover, the person’s arm suddenly flung him, and his body flew out, crashing heavily against the wall.
Watching that tall figure approach again, Ling Chen bitterly smiled inwardly. It’s over! It looks like his life is about to end here. He couldn’t understand where Ling Gengqiu and the others had gone; no one was coming to save him, presumably, they didn’t know he was in trouble.
"Stop!"
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded. Ling Chen looked up, only to see Du Yunzhi arriving with a group of Guardians from behind.
"Don’t kill him yet; imprison him."
Upon hearing Du Yunzhi’s words, that person immediately retracted his steps and stood quietly to the side.
Thank goodness, it seems his life may be extended a bit longer. Ling Chen smiled, only feeling the pain in his chest gradually spreading throughout his body. In a short while, his head sank, and he collapsed onto the ground.
Meanwhile, to the east of Qiu Nanshan, He Honggang led the group, finally escaping to the cave entrance. After catching his breath, He Honggang glanced at everyone and asked, "Is everyone alright?"
"We’re fine."
"Huh? Where’s Ling Chen?" Chen Junfeng scanned around; everyone was there except for Ling Chen.
He Honggang frowned and asked, "Did you not see him when you came out?"
Chen Qinghua shook his head and said, "We were only focused on following you closely, not paying attention behind. But he seemed to be last; could he have been caught by those people?"
"I’ll go take a look." After speaking, Ling Gengqiu immediately dashed back along the route.
"Wait!" He Honggang hurriedly called Ling Gengqiu, saying, "I advise you not to go back. Ling Chen hasn’t come out for a long time; he must have fallen into their hands and his life in danger. Even if you go back, it would be useless. Also, you should have heard Du Yunzhi’s words earlier; once the elders awaken, we might face significant trouble."
Upon hearing this, Chen Younian asked, "What elders are you talking about? We didn’t encounter them earlier."
"Didn’t you see Du Yunzhi’s change just now? Before coming, I told you that the Guardian tribe has many secrets, such as the power Du Yunzhi just used. That power wasn’t improved through side paths but borrowed from a mysterious power. I’ve researched this tribe for a long time, and to this day, I still don’t know where this mysterious power comes from. But, as far as I know, the elders of the Guardian tribe possess similar abilities. However, most of the time, they remain in a dormant state using a special method, similar to India’s yoga techniques. When the Guardian tribe faces danger, those elders awaken."
"So that’s how it is."
"No!" Ling Gengqiu said solemnly, "I can’t leave Ling Chen behind." Saying this, he disregarded He Honggang’s advice and directly set off along the original route back. Chen Junfeng didn’t hesitate, immediately following him. Since they came as three, they should leave as three.
"Let them be." As Ling Gengqiu’s figure disappeared into the passage, Chen Younian said indifferently, "Since they choose to seek death, let them. We should leave first."
He Honggang nodded.
However, just as everyone was preparing to leave, suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded from behind.
Everyone turned around and saw Ling Gengqiu rushing back from behind, carrying Chen Junfeng.
Seeing this, He Honggang and the others were stunned for a moment. What’s going on? Ling Gengqiu and Chen Junfeng had just left, how did they get back so soon? And judging from Chen Junfeng’s appearance, he seemed seriously injured, his face pale.
"Go, hurry up!"
As soon as Ling Gengqiu finished speaking, everyone immediately saw a tall figure appear behind him.
That tall figure seemed to be moving slowly, but the speed was actually fast, reaching behind Ling Gengqiu in an instant. Upon seeing him, He Honggang hesitated for a moment, then lightly tapped with his toes, and directly charged forward, throwing a punch at the tall figure.
Faced with his attack, the tall figure had no intention of stopping.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, He Honggang’s punch solidly hit the opponent. However, that figure didn’t fall, nor did it retreat; it stood still, unmoving.
Impossible... He Honggang was shocked, his face full of surprise. Although he didn’t use all his power with that punch, he used seventy to eighty percent of his Power, yet the opponent was completely unscathed.
At this moment, not only was He Honggang stunned, but the others, including Chen Younian, were also dumbfounded. Is this person even human? So resilient to hits.