Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 1114 Jiao

"Are you sure this is the place?" The bearded man was named Hu Yong, while the other two, whom we'll call Lu Jia and Lu Yi, had a very low profile and usually stood behind Lu Tianheng in a protective posture.

An awkward expression appeared on Shi Jia's pale face. "Uh, I guess so. I was so focused on running away that I didn't remember it very clearly."

Lu Tianheng frowned. "A turbid beast just passed by here. Everyone be careful."

An unnatural look flashed in Shi Jia's eyes; he was the one who had lured that turbid beast.

“Okay, brother,” Hu Yong said, urging Shi Jia, “Hurry up, it’ll be dark soon. I don’t need to tell you how dangerous the nights are in the Black Zone.”

Shi Jia nodded, "I know."

However, he didn't think these four were afraid of the night in the Black Zone. Judging from their weathered faces and bloodthirsty aura, they must have been through countless battles in the Black Zone.

Shi Jia strained her eyes to look at the dense forest in front of her, trying to find familiar sights, but unfortunately, the thicket of bushes and thorns made it impossible to distinguish anything.

"careful!"

Caught off guard, Shi Jia was suddenly pulled backward, and at the same time a thick vine swept across the hem of his clothes. "Screech!" His clothes were instantly shortened.

"Yellow-rank mutated thorn bushes, everyone be careful." Lu Tianheng frowned. The group immediately pushed Shi Jia behind them.

Of the four, one was at the Blue Rank and three at the Green Rank, but they dared not be careless in the face of this Yellow Rank thorn bush.

"Sun Yu, are you sure you haven't misremembered?" Hu Yong asked Shi Jia as he dealt with the air raid on the thorn bushes.

"No, no." Shi Jia looked at the moving vines and felt a chill run down her spine.

"Then how did you get through this thicket of thorns?" Hu Yong questioned.

"I don't know either. When I left, these vines weren't there." Shi Jia's mind was buzzing, the lingering venom of the Green Spirit Snake affecting his thinking.

"No vines? Are you kidding me?" Hu Yong rolled his eyes. Everyone knows that the most terrifying thing in the Black Zone is not the turbid beasts, but the ubiquitous mutated plants, especially this mutated thorn vine.

This is something that even high-level beasts would instinctively avoid!
"No, I don't remember. I'm not joking." Shi Jia rubbed his forehead, as if he had forgotten something.

"you……"

"Hu Yong, shut up and deal with the thorn vines first!" Lu Tianheng shouted angrily, and Hu Yong could only concentrate on cutting the thorn vines.

In fact, all plants and animals in this world have the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm. The thorn vine is no exception. After attacking for a long time, it not only failed to get a piece of flesh, but also lost most of its own vines. So the thorn vine immediately ran away.

"Huff~ Huff~" Lu Tianheng and the others' chests heaved continuously.

"Do you want some water?" Shi Jia, who hadn't done any work from beginning to end, felt a little embarrassed and could only take out water from her mustard seed bag.

The group didn't drink his water, of course. They simply took out a blue bottle, tilted their heads back, and drank it down. Without resting, they immediately picked up the thorny vines.

Although it was just a yellow-grade thorn vine, its properties made it quite valuable. They had spent a long time painstakingly cutting it down; there was no way they would let it go. Of course, they had plenty of mustard seed pouches on them.

The group quickly packed up and set off again.

As they ventured deeper, they encountered more and more mutated plants, and the concentration of turbid air also increased. At first, they were able to handle things with ease, but later they gradually sustained more and more injuries.

Fortunately, we didn't encounter a single monstrous beast.

This surprised everyone, but also excited Lu Tianheng. Even with some people seriously injured, he still insisted on moving forward.

This is because it means that the treasures ahead might be beyond his expectations.

"Boom~"

With a loud bang, the earth suddenly shook, the trees swayed, and leaves with black veins fell from the trees.

Shi Jia reached out and caught a leaf, the thick, pungent odor emanating from it making him frown. How come he hadn't noticed it before?
"hold head high--"

"Boom——"

An overwhelming pressure swept over him. With a "thud," Shi Jia immediately knelt on the ground, his body pressed tightly against the earth, his breathing slowing down. He felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, rendering him unable to move.

Heavy breathing filled the air, and in the next instant, Hu Yong and Lu Yi knelt on one knee, but they tried their best to straighten their backs and resist the overwhelming pressure.

Lu Tianheng, who was struggling to breathe, became increasingly excited. "Quick, I can hear it! It's very, very close to us!" "Master, the beasts ahead are probably no weaker than blue-rank beasts." Logically speaking, this is only the middle perimeter of the Black Zone, and there are still at least twenty kilometers to go before the inner perimeter. There shouldn't be any blue-rank or higher beasts here.

"With our strength, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape unscathed," Lu Jia advised.

Lu Tianheng frowned unhappily. "You want to leave?"

“No, Master, my mission is to protect you, so I will not leave,” Lu Jia said immediately. He was the only one of the four of them who was of the Blue Rank.

"In that case, listen to me!" Lu Tianheng said, leaving no room for refusal.

"Yes!" Lu Jia sighed inwardly.

Lu Tianheng turned to look at Hu Yong and Lu Yi, who were kneeling on the ground, and frowned. Finally, his gaze fell on Shi Jia, who was lying face down on the ground. "Lu Yi, take Sun Yu with you."

Lu Yi's face was deathly pale. He gritted his teeth, struggled to his feet, and hoisted Shi Jia onto his shoulder.

"Hu Yong, you wait here," Lu Tianheng said.

"No, brother, I want to go too." Hu Yong struggled to get up.

Lu Tianheng said nothing more, while Lu Jia immediately walked ahead of the others, heading towards the center of the oppressive aura.

With a "splash," the enormous tail slammed heavily against the water's surface, sending a water column dozens of feet high into the air. A dragon leaped out of the lake once more, carrying ice spikes as it attacked Lady Lanxin and the others.

This dragon was enormous, over thirty meters long and as thick as seven or eight people could encircle it. When it emerged from the water, it blotted out the sky.

"Oh!"

A complex, azure array lit up, blocking the attack of the blue-tier dragon. Beneath the array, Lady Lanxin was channeling spiritual energy into it, holding a paintbrush in one hand.

Of the other four subordinates, two were already seriously injured and unconscious, while the remaining two were pointing a firearm at the dragon.

"Bang!" Aqui pulled the trigger, and the blue spirit crystal bullet hit the dragon's eye squarely.

"Roar—" The dragon roared angrily, and Lady Lanxin's formation was affected by the strong sound waves, causing ripples to appear. Then the ripples grew larger, and the lines of the formation became distorted.

Boom! The formation collapsed.

"Pfft~" Madam Lanxin suffered a backlash and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Madam!" Aquilina exclaimed in surprise.

"Hurry!" Madam Lanxin exclaimed. "This dragon didn't just advance to the blue rank; it's about to advance to the purple rank! We can't handle it!"

Upon hearing this, A-Kui immediately picked up Madam Lanxin and left without looking back.

Another subordinate reacted a step slower and hurriedly followed, but the enraged dragon was already close in.

"Ah! Madam, save me!"

"Quickly!" Madam Lanxin's expression changed drastically.

Aqui didn't speak; his legs almost left afterimages as he ran.

"We're here! We're here! Hiss! Heavens! It's the legendary dragon!" Lu Tianheng stared excitedly at the terrifying dragon, which was as big as a small mountain, completely mesmerized.

"Master, be careful!" Lu Jia's expression changed drastically. Ignoring Lu Tianheng's wishes, he grabbed Lu Tianheng, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and ran away.

Hu Yong and Lu Yi, who were following behind, hadn't even reacted yet when they felt the sky suddenly turn black, and then their heads hit something sharp, and they lost consciousness.

"Roar—" the dragon roared angrily, wanting to devour the annoying two-legged beast, but the dense forest was full of thorns, unless it could swallow the thorns.

"hold head high--"

Hearing the unwilling roar, Madam Lanxin breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lu Jia and Lu Tianheng not far away, "Who are you? How did you end up at Longyuan Lake?"

Under the pressure of the blue-tier aura, Lu Tianheng dared not lie and honestly told everything.

Madam Lanxin's gaze was intense. "So, the Spirit Melting Grass is on you?"