Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife.

Zhang Shi was shocked and quickly took a few steps back, holding the Old Duan in his hand across in front of him, looking vigilantly at the Centaur who had fallen into a violent state again.

"What's going on? Why are they controlled again?" Zhao Feng shouted loudly, and clenched the giant axe in his hand again.

Huo Xiuxiu frowned. She carefully observed the centaurs' condition and said, "It seems that the power controlling them is very strong. It was only temporarily lifted for a moment, and now it's back in effect."

Ge Dalong formed seals with his hands, preparing to launch another attack: "No matter what, we must subdue them first. This is too dangerous!"

Zhang Shi took a deep breath, his eyes becoming determined. "Everyone, be careful and try not to hurt them. We need to find a way to completely remove this controlling force."

With that, Zhang Shi flashed and charged towards one of the centaurs. His speed was incredible, and the blade in his hand carried a sharp momentum, attempting to strike the centaur's head with the flat of the blade again, incapacitating it. However, this time the centaurs seemed to be on guard, nimbly dodging Zhang Shi's attacks while brandishing their spears and launching a fierce counterattack.

Seeing this, Zhao Feng roared and charged at the other centaur from the side, his great axe raised high and slashing down with a whirring sound. The centaur blocked the blow with its spear, but the immense force forced it back a few steps, but it quickly regained its balance and lunged at Zhao Feng again.

Huo Xiuxiu kept shaking the bell, sending out sound waves in an attempt to disrupt the Centaur's movements and thinking. However, this time, the sound waves didn't seem to be very effective. The Centaur only paused for a moment before continuing to attack the crowd.

Ge Dalong condensed more ice cones and shot them at the Centaur. The ice cones were as dense as raindrops. The Centaur had to distract himself to dodge the ice cones, and the rhythm of the attack also slowed down a little.

Zhang Shi seized this opportunity and charged at the centaur again, his eyes focused, searching for a flaw. Suddenly, he noticed the centaur's steps stumble as it dodged the icicles. With a sudden thought, he seized the opportunity, lunging forward and striking the centaur's leg with the flat of his blade. The centaur's legs gave way, nearly collapsing, but it stubbornly held on, thrusting its spear towards Zhang Shi.

Zhang Shi dodged the spear attack by moving sideways, then quickly circled behind the centaur and struck the centaur hard on the back of the head with the hilt of his knife. This time, the centaur finally gave up, his vision went dark, and he fell to the ground.

Meanwhile, Zhao Feng was gradually gaining the upper hand in a fierce clash with another centaur. He used the weight of his great axe and his own strength to repeatedly attack the centaur's weak points. Finally, with a fierce attack, the centaur's spear was knocked away. Zhao Feng seized the opportunity to strike the centaur in the head with the flat of his axe, knocking it unconscious.

The crowd gathered around again, looking at the two unconscious centaurs on the ground, all of them were panting.

"What should we do? They are under such tight control, how can we completely remove the control?" Zhao Feng asked, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Huo Xiuxiu squatted down and carefully examined the centaur's body and the broken pendant. "This pendant seems to be the key to control, but it's broken. Perhaps we need to find the source of control to truly break their control."

Zhang Shi thought for a moment and said, "No matter what, we can't take them with us. Let's leave them here for now. Whether they live or die depends entirely on their luck."

Everyone nodded silently, they knew that Zhang Shi's decision was the most sensible choice at the moment.

"Then let's go and find the three-headed monster as soon as possible. Maybe we can get some useful information from it." Zhang Shi said, leading the way to the other side of the dragon's body.

Along the way, everyone was silent, and the atmosphere was somewhat heavy. They climbed carefully on the dragon's skeleton, alert to the dangers that might appear around them.

Finally, before dark, the group finally reached the top of the dragon's spine. Zhang Shi looked to the other side and found through the fog that there was a faint glow of fire on the opposite side, and he could vaguely see the outlines of some buildings.

Zhang Shi narrowed his eyes slightly, a glimmer of hope welling up in his heart: "It seems there are traces of civilization on the other side. Perhaps we can find clues to leave the foggy area there, or figure out the truth behind all this."

Zhao Feng clenched his giant axe and said excitedly, "Who cares? Having some light is good. It's better than wandering around in this godforsaken place. Maybe we can even find out where the crystal ball is."

Ge Dalong looked around vigilantly and warned, "Everyone, be careful. This place is full of strange things. Who knows what's going on on the other side? Maybe those flames and buildings are another trap."

Huo Xiuxiu nodded gently, the bell in her hand swaying slightly. "Ge Dalong is right. We can't let our guard down. I'll go ahead and scout the way to see if there's any danger."

Zhang Shi was about to intervene when Huo Xiuxiu dodged and drifted off. Zhang Shi sighed helplessly and followed closely behind with Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong, maintaining a high level of vigilance.

As they approached, the outlines of the buildings became clearer and clearer. It was a complex of ancient and dilapidated buildings, with moss and vines crawling on the walls. Some of the buildings were even half-collapsed, looking like they had been abandoned for a long time.

Huo Xiuxiu stopped in front of a relatively intact building. She carefully observed the surrounding environment and found some strange footprints and traces of fighting on the ground.

"Something seems to have happened here." Huo Xiuxiu said softly, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Zhang Shi walked forward and squatted down to examine the footprints. "These footprints vary in size and shape. They don't look like they were left by humans. Could they be those monsters?"

Zhao Feng looked around and suddenly pointed to a corner not far away and said, "Look, there seems to be something glowing over there!"

Everyone looked in the direction Zhao Feng pointed, and saw a faintly glowing object half-hidden under rocks in the rubble.

Zhang Shi walked over carefully and removed the stone, revealing something that looked like a crystal fragment. The fragment was crystal clear, emitting a faint blue light, and seemed to contain some mysterious runes.

"What is this?" Zhang Shi picked up the fragment and looked at it carefully.

Huo Xiuxiu took the fragment, closed her eyes, and felt the fluctuations of its spiritual energy. "This should be the fragment of some powerful magical item. Perhaps it is related to the secrets of this foggy area. Let's take it with us. Maybe it will be useful in the future."

At this moment, a low roar came from the depths of the building complex, and the sound seemed particularly eerie and terrifying in the silent night.

"Oh no, there's danger!" Zhang Shi shouted loudly. Everyone immediately gripped their weapons, stood back to back, formed a defensive circle, and looked around vigilantly.

I saw a huge black monster slowly walking out of the darkness. Its body seemed to be made of smoke, and its specific shape could not be seen clearly. Only a pair of blood-red eyes were flashing strangely in the darkness.

"What the hell is this thing?" Zhao Feng's voice trembled slightly, and he was obviously frightened by the appearance of this monster.

Ge Dalong took a deep breath and gathered his magic power: "No matter what it is, prepare to fight!"

Huo Xiuxiu swung the bell, trying to use sound waves to disrupt the monster's movements. However, the monster seemed immune to sound waves and opened its bloody mouth, spewing a black mist towards everyone.

Zhang Shi quickly waved Lao Duan to split the fog: "Everyone be careful, don't get hit by this fog!"

During the fierce confrontation, Zhang Shi discovered that the monster's movements seemed to be restricted in some way. Its movement speed was not fast, and its attack method was relatively simple.

"Could its weakness be in the head?" Zhang Shi had an idea and chopped towards the monster's head.

Lao Duan chopped the monster's head, making a dull sound. The monster's body trembled slightly, but it was not seriously injured.

"No, this kind of attack will not be very effective." Zhang Shi frowned and thought about how to deal with it.

Seeing this, Zhao Feng shouted loudly and swung his axe fiercely at the monster's legs. This time, the monster's legs were hit, and its body staggered, almost falling to the ground.

"Right now, everyone attack its legs together!" Zhang Shi shouted.

Upon hearing this, everyone attacked the monster's legs. With everyone's concerted efforts, the monster's legs finally gave out and it collapsed.

Taking advantage of the moment the monster fell, Zhang Shi rushed forward and fiercely plunged Lao Duan into the monster's head. The monster let out a shrill scream, and its body gradually dissipated, turning into a cloud of black smoke and disappearing.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground exhausted.

"How many dangers are waiting for us in this damn place?" Zhao Feng complained.

Zhang Shi stood up and dusted himself off. "No matter how many dangers there are, we must persevere. Let's rest for a while. Once we've recovered our strength, we'll continue exploring this place. We must find a way to leave."