Chapter 74

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"Come on, it's over here." Chu Yanyan was in front, quickly following her wind chime dragon.

The group hurried to catch up. Zhu Minglang used his spiritual energy to sense the demonic aura lingering nearby. He took large strides to catch up with the somewhat impatient Chu Yanyan, pulling her behind him and saying, "Be careful, they might be hiding in the bushes."

Chu Yanyan glanced around and noticed that the nearby grass was indeed dense, and the trees were low. If something were to ambush her from there, her throat could be bitten in an instant!

She stepped back a bit, whispered a thank you, and then stood among the others.

Zhu Minglang focused his spiritual energy in his eyes and scanned the surrounding low bushes. He discovered that the demonic aura had been lingering for a long time without dissipating, suggesting that the rat-faced creatures had stayed here for some time.

"It's a rat-faced creature, but it's dead!" At this moment, Jin Minjun's voice came from ahead.

Everyone immediately followed, and before Zhu Minglang could stop them, they had already passed through the dense low bushes ahead.

"Something's not right; the demonic aura hasn't dissipated... They're here!" Zhu Minglang immediately realized this.

He extended his palm, immediately gathering his spiritual energy in his palm. Black patterns rapidly appeared, forming a large black gate connecting to the spiritual realm.

"Hisss!!!"

A low growl sounded from the dense bushes less than five meters away. A fierce, sharp-faced creature darted out, followed by grayish-red, dirty fur. Its size was like that of an adult dog, but its speed was much faster, and its sharp, slender claws were like short daggers!

"Crafty beasts." Zhu Minglang sneered.

Summoning the Dark Cang Fierce Dragon would not be a problem, but his throat might be bitten.

Zhu Minglang planned to sidestep and create some distance before summoning the Dark Cang Fierce Dragon. At this moment, the Divine Green Holy Dragon, which had been by his side, let out an angry cry.

"Yee!!!"

Thorny vines suddenly grew explosively from the ground. The short thorns, which were originally less than an inch long, instantly transformed into vine tips. When the rat-faced creature was less than a meter away from Zhu Minglang, the thorns pierced through its body!

From the ground up, the thorns formed a spiky lotus, impaling the rat-faced creature in mid-air, piercing through various parts of its body...

Blood oozed from the fierce, sharp face, and its long claws scratched the air, just a little short of reaching Zhu Minglang. The rat-faced creature never expected the thorns beneath it to be a deadly trap!

Zhu Minglang stepped back, looking at the Divine Green Holy Dragon flying around him with some surprise.

How could its forest magic be so much stronger than Nan Ye's green giant dragon?!

"Hisss hisss hisss!!!"

A series of low growls suddenly sounded from the denser bushes ahead. Zhu Minglang had no time to think and ran with Xia Qingzhuo toward the direction of the growls!

No one had time to summon their dragon beasts, and these rat-faced creatures were hidden in the dense bushes. Even walking past them, it was hard to notice their presence!

Zhu Minglang had almost been ambushed by these crafty creatures just now!

In the wild, a dragon tamer must never be careless. After all, dragon tamers are still very vulnerable and can be killed before they have a chance to summon their dragon beasts!

However, if a powerful dragon is summoned from the start, its strong aura is hard to conceal, which could scare away the target they are hunting...

Sometimes, small demons are more troublesome than big ones!

"Black Fang!"

While running forward, Zhu Minglang summoned the Dark Cang Fierce Dragon.

There were too many obstacles ahead, and many vines and thorns. Zhu Minglang couldn't see where his teammates had run to.

The Dark Cang Fierce Dragon burst out from the spiritual realm, finding itself in a dense forest. Despite its large and powerful form, it could only see some grayish-red figures darting through the gaps in the bushes, unable to clearly see what they were.

"Yee yee yee~~~~~~~"

Xia Qingzhuo flew in front of Zhu Minglang. As it passed, the low bushes and vines parted like trained guards, allowing Zhu Minglang to see Chu Yanyan. Two rat-faced creatures were right behind her!

The wind chime dragon stirred up a strong wind, but the trees obstructed it, forming a weak vortex that only briefly lifted the rat-faced creatures. Chu Yanyan, who had not expected to fall into the trap of the rat-faced creatures, had a pale face and didn't know where to hide.

"Roar roar!!!"

The Dark Cang Fierce Dragon's chest and abdomen swelled, and it suddenly roared in Chu Yanyan's direction.

Grass and trees shattered, and the ground split. The two rat-faced creatures that tried to sneak up on Chu Yanyan from behind didn't have time to react and were torn apart, blood splattering everywhere!

Chu Yanyan turned around, her face pale with fear. She hadn't realized there were two more behind her.

"Come to me." Zhu Minglang ran toward Chu Yanyan, and she hurriedly ran to him.

"Yee yee yee~~~~~~~~~~"

The Divine Green Holy Dragon let out a series of calls. Its vertical pupils glowed with an unpredictable light, and suddenly, several large vine hands appeared in the chaotic forest, sweeping through the grass like green-brown pythons!

"Screech screech screech!!!"

Screams echoed as several rat-faced creatures that had surrounded them from another direction were slammed away by the vine hands, crashing into tree trunks, their bones shattered!

"Good job." Zhu Minglang praised.

"Zhu junior, they stepped into a void. Ahead is a chasm covered with vines and ferns!" Chu Yanyan said hurriedly.

As she spoke, a loud noise came from behind.

Zhu Minglang turned around and saw the large Dark Cang Fierce Dragon, as if it had stepped into a trap, suddenly falling. It tried to grab nearby vines and branches, but they couldn't support its weight.

"The area is full of chasms; don't summon large dragons!" Zhu Minglang's face changed.

Considering that Bai Qi's magic was large-scale and could easily harm others in obscured areas, Zhu Minglang chose to summon the Dark Cang Fierce Dragon, which could crush everything in close combat. However, this low forest was not as simple as it looked, with many areas being hollow beneath the ground!

Jin Minjun and the other seniors and juniors must have fallen when they summoned their dragon beasts. Hopefully, it wasn't too deep, or it would be dangerous!

"Black Fang, are you okay!" Zhu Minglang shouted down into the large hole created by Black Fang's fall.

"Ooh ooh~~~~~~~~~" A response came from below. It seemed that Black Fang's tough skin and strong bones were fine, but it was having trouble climbing out, as the surrounding vines couldn't support it.

"Go find the others, protect them, and let Bai Qi deal with the rat-faced creatures above!" Zhu Minglang shouted to Black Fang.

"Ooh ooh!" The Dark Cang Fierce Dragon wasn't afraid of these small rat-faced creatures, but the environment was not friendly. It could crash through rocks, but the intertwined vines and thorns were truly disgusting, too flexible!

It dared to crash through rocks, but the intertwined vines and thorns were truly disgusting, too flexible!