Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 727: Chapter 690: Showing One’s Fangs and Brandishing One’s Claws

As they discovered the Beastmen skeletons, Rocky and his companions also realized something else, danger was present as well!

So many Beastmen dying in the same place must mean there was enormous danger here!

Therefore, from then on, the four of them banded together, cautiously looking around.

“Watch your step, there could be beetles crawling out from underground.”

While gripping the Magic Fang Scythe tightly, Rocky reminded them, not forgetting the battle they had faced previously.

“Chief He Nan, are you sure you’ve never seen those kinds of demons before?”

“Positive.”

Turning to look at Liliya, Chief He Nan, holding a War Hammer, reiterated.

This wasn’t the first time Liliya and Rocky had asked him the same question. Right after the previous battle had ended, they had discussed it and concluded that none of them recognized what the beetles emerging from underground were, which was very strange. It was somewhat excusable for Liliya and Rocky to not recognize the beetles, but it was odd if Dusa and He Nan did not as well, given that one was the daughter of a Demon Hunter and the other was a Beastman living on the surface. Both should have an extensive knowledge of most demons.

But the reality was that neither Dusa nor He Nan recognized what the beetles were.

“In any case, be careful of the ground, and don’t let the green slime that those beetles spew get on you. We’re still not sure whether it can corrode armor.”

Glancing at her feet, Liliya cautiously warned, the green slime spat by the beetles they had encountered before was something to be wary of, so they had to be careful.

But just then, right after Liliya had finished speaking, the entire cave began to shake!

The violent shaking came abruptly and was extremely intense. It felt like a massive earthquake had occurred, causing Rocky and the others to become unsteady on their feet.

“What’s happening?!”

“I don’t know!”

“No one let their guard down!”

The violent shaking made everyone sense that something was terribly wrong. As they struggled to steady themselves, they became even more vigilant of their surroundings. However, due to the darkness in the cave, the four of them could only rely on the lights provided by their armor to barely make out what was around. No, actually only three of them, as Chief He Nan’s Armor was so outdated it had no lighting equipment.

In this situation, three beams of light moved back and forth in the cave, barely dispelling the darkness but appearing frustratingly inadequate.

Thankfully, after continuing for a while, the violent shaking slowly subsided and eventually stopped altogether.

“Phew…”

Feeling the shaking completely disappear, Dusa, who had her Mana Bow fully drawn, released a long breath of relief. To be honest, she was quite excited at the start of the mission since this was the first time Rocky was taking her on such an important and dangerous task. But now, after arriving in this eerie cave, she was finding it much less fun.

“That was… so frightening… phew…”

Putting down the Mana Bow in her hand, Dusa turned to look at Liliya and then stuck out her little tongue.

But just as Dusa had let out a sigh of relief, the wall behind her suddenly exploded, and a tentacle-like root instantly stretched out from the wall, wrapping itself around Dusa!

The sudden danger left Dusa with no time to react, she only managed to let out a cry of alarm before feeling herself getting pulled backwards by the tentacle!

“Catch me!”

Fortunately, in that instant, Liliya’s quick reflexes kicked in as she grabbed Dusa’s arm, trying to pull her back.

But it was to no avail; the tentacle’s strength was clearly much greater than that of the Void Magic Armor. Liliya, who had grabbed Dusa, only struggled for a moment before admitting defeat. Not only did she fail to rescue Dusa, but she herself was also dragged towards the wall.

However, in that critical moment, a cold light suddenly flashed behind Dusa, and right after, both Dusa and Liliya tumbled to the ground. They quickly looked up to see Rocky holding the Magic Fang Scythe in front of the wall—it was clear he had cut off the tentacle with the scythe.

At the same time, Chief He Nan let out a roar of fury. When everyone turned towards him, they discovered that he too had been ensnared by a tentacle that had emerged from the wall!

But Chief He Nan, after all, was a Beastman and, moreover, the Chief of the Beastmen. After being caught by the tentacle, he didn’t struggle recklessly but instead swung the War Hammer in his hands in a circle while being pulled towards the wall. As he got close, he brought down the hammer with a thud, snapping the tentacle that had ensnared him!

“Protect Dusa! She’s not suited for dealing with these tentacles!”

After picking up Liliya, Rocky, while speaking, swept the Magic Fang Scythe horizontally across the wall. The sharp scythe drew a gash on the wall, and in the blink of an eye, three clouds of blood mist spurted out from the earth of the wall—it was obvious that the tentacles inside had been severed before they could even emerge.

“Run inside! There are more and more of these things!”

At this time, Chief He Nan also yelled, and five more tentacles emerged from the opposite wall!

These tentacles stretched out from the wall, waving and lashing as if they were claws. Some aimed to ensnare Chief He Nan while others whipped at him like lashes. Fortunately, Chief He Nan’s own strength was strong enough, and he was also clad in the fourth-generation Armor, which allowed him to barely fend off all the tentacles.

But this was only temporary because, as he said, there were more and more tentacles stretching out from the walls, not only the wall he was facing, but also the wall in front of Rocky now sprouted five or six tentacles.

Although compared to the War Hammer, the razor-sharp Magic Fang Scythe was more suited for this type of combat, the tentacles that stretched out from the wall couldn’t get close to Rocky, whether they tried to ensnare him or to lash at him. They were severed by the sharp scythe as soon as they began to wave. Yet, these things seemed as if they could regenerate endlessly, even if the scythe could instantly cut off all the tentacles, they would stretch out again the next second, even more numerous than before!

So, Chief He Nan was right—they had to run!

In such a confined space, the four of them simply couldn’t withstand the attack of so many tentacles. Perhaps they could manage for now, but even a single mistake could result in their complete demise here.

“Listen to him! Go!”

Hearing Chief He Nan’s roar, Rocky immediately made a judgment, shouted at Liliya and Dusa, and with that, the two of them hesitated no more, their Armors accelerating toward the cave’s interior in an instant.

“You move fast too! I’ll cover the rear!”

As Liliya and Dusa rushed into the cave, Rocky called out to Chief He Nan.