Chapter 34

Due to Lu Li's bravery, Hong Laoliu Yi, and a group of peak Xuanwu Realm fighters' fierce battle, the pack of wolves in the canyon kept charging forward but were unable to break through the defense line.

The bodies of the wolves piled up like mountains within the canyon, forming a natural defense line that slowed down the wolves' running speed, making the defense much easier.

Of course, the casualties on Liu Yi's side were also very severe, with only less than thirty people left out of the original forty to fifty. Apart from Liu Yi, who was a treasure in herself, and Lu Li, everyone was injured, even the experienced Hong Lao was wounded.

Fortunately, the situation outside had already stabilized, with the wolf pack reduced by more than half. The wolf king, under the encirclement of Elder Cai and a group of peak Xuanwu Realm martial artists, was already covered in wounds and could die at any moment.

"There are several defense lines ahead in the canyon, with the strong ones from each family gathered there. How did this wolf king slip over here?"

While launching a fierce attack, Elder Cai looked toward the canyon in confusion. There were many defense lines in this Cold Cloud Mountain, and their position was the outermost line, responsible only for clearing the lowest-level mystic beasts. Otherwise, they wouldn't have just assigned one Divine Sea Realm martial artist to sit here.

The several defense lines ahead were all manned by strong fighters, specifically responsible for killing powerful mystic beasts. They had been stationed here for a long time, and this was the first time they encountered a peak second-stage wolf king. So Elder Cai was a bit worried. Could it be that the defense lines had been breached?

"Whoo! Whoo!"

At this moment, two earth-shattering roars echoed from within the canyon, the roars reverberating for a long time. Upon hearing the roars, Elder Cai trembled and immediately shouted loudly, "Miss, run quickly, two more wolf kings are coming!"

Swish! Swish! Swish!

All the Liu family martial artists' faces changed drastically. One wolf king had almost wiped them out, and now two more wolf kings were coming? Who could withstand them? If they didn't run, they would all die here.

"There's a problem, a big problem!"

Liu Yi and Hong Lao exchanged a glance, both of their eyes filled with anger. There were several defense lines in the canyon, with many strong fighters stationed there. Even if the defense lines were breached, there should have been a warning. But from the appearance of the first wolf king to the arrival of the two more, there had been no news at all.

This could only mean two things: either all the strong fighters at the front defense lines were dead, or—someone had deliberately let the three wolf kings through.

"Retreat!"

Regardless of which situation it was, Liu Yi and her group had no other choice but to flee, hoping to save as many as possible.

"Run..."

Lu Li didn't hesitate either. By his calculations, he had already killed over a hundred Iron Spine Wolves, completing his mission. If he didn't run now, he would only be waiting for death.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Hong Lao led three peak Xuanwu Realm fighters to escort Liu Yi out of the canyon, with Lu Li closely following. It was better to stay under the protection of the strongest, and Liu Yi's guards were definitely the strongest. Elder Cai might even come to protect her, making it the safest to stay by her side.

The Liu family guards outside scattered in all directions. As Liu Yi and Lu Li and the others just ran out of the canyon, two huge Iron Spine Wolves led a group of Iron Spine Wolves charging out from a distance.

"Miss, you go first, I'll hold them back!"

Elder Cai roared, smashing the first wolf king away and bravely facing the other two. He knew very well that if he didn't hold back the two wolf kings for a moment, none of the Liu family martial artists would escape.

"Elder Cai, take care!"

Liu Yi shouted in sorrow, leading Hong Lao and the others to the left mountain range. The path was actually to the south, but the left side had no path, making it very difficult to walk. However, if they went south, they would die even faster. How could they possibly outrun the Iron Spine Wolf King?

Sure enough!

The wolf pack charged straight ahead, and the Liu family martial artists who fled south were quickly overwhelmed by the wolf pack, with cries of pain echoing one after another. The night was dim, and Liu Yi and the others didn't dare to look more, plunging into the vast mountains.

Liu Yi's choice was correct. The mountain path was difficult to walk, but it was much safer. In the eyes of the Iron Spine Wolves, all humans were the same, and they wouldn't choose the harder path to chase them.

The night was dark, and the mountains were full of thorns and poisonous spines. Apart from Liu Yi, the other seven or eight people were in great distress. But no one dared to stop. With so many wolves, they would soon spread over a hundred miles, and with their wounds still bleeding, the wolves would follow the blood trail and continue to hunt them.

"Blood trail?"

Hong Lao thought of this and quickly distributed healing medicines to stop the bleeding. He glanced at Lu Li, who was following behind, and also handed him two healing medicines.

Lu Li had already taken two healing medicines earlier, and his wounds had already scabbed over. However, he had been scratched a few more times, so he took only one of the healing medicines.

A moment later, he quietly looked at the beast tooth hidden in his collar, which indeed emitted a faint white light, and his wounds quickly healed, completely scabbing over after running for several miles.

"Find a cave nearby, we need to hide. We can't outrun the wolf pack at night."

After traveling a few more miles, Hong Lao said solemnly. Liu Yi thought it made sense. The wolves' vision was not affected at night, and their noses were very sensitive. If they didn't hide, the wolf pack might catch up quickly.

The group immediately dispersed to search for a cave. Not long after, a martial artist's deep voice came from the southwest, "This way!"

Everyone followed the sound and found a cave, which was narrow and deep, extending to an unknown place.

"I'll scout ahead, you find a boulder to block the cave entrance."

Hong Lao, experienced, entered the cave with his battle saber, while the others searched for a boulder nearby. Lu Li found a boulder that three people could barely encircle on the left side of the cave entrance. He tied the Tianlin Saber to his back and carried the boulder over.

"This boulder is good."

The boulder Lu Li brought back was enough to block the cave entrance. Liu Yi nodded slightly, and everyone waited at the entrance for Hong Lao's report.

"Whoo! Whoo!"

Before Hong Lao came out, a series of wolf howls echoed from a distance, getting closer and closer, clearly heading this way.

"Inside, Lu Li, block the entrance!"

Seeing the situation, Liu Yi bit her lip and ordered everyone to enter the cave. Lu Li dragged the boulder to block the entrance and then swung the Tianlin Saber to cut down many pieces of rock, completely blocking the entrance.

"Phew... Phew..."

The group sat at the entrance, panting heavily. With the entrance blocked, there was no light inside, making it pitch black and terrifying.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Suddenly, a series of muffled sounds came from inside the cave. Everyone's faces changed drastically, and they rushed into the cave, only to see Hong Lao being thrown back, shouting from a distance, "There's a mystic beast in the cave, stone rats. We're in big trouble..."

Squeak! Squeak!

Countless squeaks came from inside the cave. It was too dark to see clearly, but they could hear the strange sounds and the muffled running sounds.

"Release your mystic power!"

A Liu family martial artist shouted, and everyone activated their mystic power, using the faint light to look into the distance. One glance made their hearts even heavier. The cave was filled with large rats, swarming like a pack of wolves.

The large rats were grayish-white, each as big as a head, with sharp fangs reflecting a cold light. They stretched endlessly, and no one knew how many there were.

Stone rats!

These were the lowest-level first-stage mystic beasts, attacking only with their sharp fangs. However, their defense was extremely tough, with their grayish-white fur being very slippery, making it hard to hit them.

If it were under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be a problem. The stone rats were not fast, and everyone could easily escape. Now, with the wolf pack outside, they had no way to escape. If there were too many stone rats or a rat king appeared, things would get very serious...