Taking the opportunity of traveling through books

The secret is hidden deep in the mist

"Run!" I shouted, and the oppressive feeling almost crushed me.

Hao Yang held my hand tightly and we ran towards the depths of the fog. However, no matter how fast we ran, we could not escape the suffocating oppression.

Low roars came from the fog, like the low roars of ancient beasts, which hurt my eardrums.

We stood back to back, looking around vigilantly. The spiritual power in our hands fluctuated, but it seemed to be suppressed by this strange fog, making it difficult to exert its full power.

I felt my strength being devoured bit by bit by the fog. Every breath became difficult, and my lungs felt heavy as if they were filled with lead.

"Yao'er, we can't go on like this!" Hao Yang's voice trembled slightly. The thick fog was obviously weakening our strength. If we continue like this, we will be exhausted to death here.

"We have to find a way to leave!"

I clenched my teeth and tried to stay calm.

escape?

Where to escape?

The fog seemed endless, and we were like mice trapped in a cage, unable to find the way out.

Hao Yang is right. If we continue like this, we will surely die.

I took a deep breath and suppressed the fear in my heart.

Instead of running around aimlessly, it’s better to take the initiative!

I suddenly turned my head to look in the direction where the roar came from, and a bold idea emerged in my mind.

"Let's go over there!" I pointed in the direction where the roar came from, my tone firm.

Hao Yang was obviously stunned for a moment. He looked at me with surprise in his eyes.

"Yao'er, are you crazy? That's..."

"Believe me!" I interrupted him, with a determined look in my eyes.

Hao Yang didn't say anything else. He held my hand tightly and walked with me towards the direction of the roar.

As we went deeper, the fog seemed to grow thicker and the roaring became clearer and clearer. It was a creepy, low whine, as if coming from the depths of hell.

I felt sweat on Hao Yang's palms and his breathing became rapid, but he still held my hand tightly without any hesitation.

At this moment, I suddenly felt something strange on the ground beneath my feet...

"Wait," I grabbed Hao Yang, "Look..."

The ground beneath his feet was no longer moist soil, but hard stone slabs engraved with strange runes, emitting a faint green light.

These runes...

I seem to have seen it somewhere!

I squatted down and looked at the runes carefully, and a familiar feeling came over me.

"These runes..." I muttered to myself, trying to search for relevant memories in my mind.

"Yao'er, look!" Hao Yang pointed to a giant tree not far away, with a hint of excitement in his tone.

“There’s one on that tree too!”

I looked in the direction of Hao Yang's finger, and sure enough, the trunk of the giant tree was also engraved with the same runes, but the light of these runes was brighter, as if they contained some powerful power.

"These runes... I seem to have seen them in a book..." I tried hard to recall, frowning.

Hao Yang took out the notebook and pen he carried with him and began to carefully draw the runes. His expression was focused and serious.

"Be careful!" I suddenly felt a strong evil aura coming towards me, and I pulled Hao Yang behind me.

"Roar--" A deafening roar sounded and the ground shook violently.

A huge monster crawled out from the ground. It was covered with spikes and emitted a disgusting stench. Its scarlet eyes stared at us and it let out low roars.

It waved its huge claws and pounced on me.

I dodged sideways, gathered my spiritual power in my palm, and struck the monster hard in the chest.

With a loud "bang", the monster was knocked back a few steps by my attack, but its skin was thick and my attack did not cause much damage to it.

The monster roared angrily and pounced on me again.

Hao Yang attacked the monster's eyes from the side, trying to distract it.

The monster let out a painful howl and suddenly turned to look at Hao Yang, his eyes full of murderous intent.

"Hao Yang, be careful!" I shouted anxiously.

Just as the monster was about to attack Hao Yang, I concentrated all my strength on my fingertips...

……

Stab the monster's vitals fiercely.

I felt a tingling pain at my fingertips, and then a powerful force flowed through my fingertips into the monster's body.

The monster let out a shrill scream, its huge body trembled violently, then it fell to the ground with a bang and disappeared without a trace in a puff of black smoke.

I staggered and almost fell, but Hao Yang quickly caught me.

"Yao'er, are you okay?" he asked with concern, a hint of fear in his voice.

I shook my head, took a deep breath, and tried to calm my pounding heart.

"I'm fine." I leaned in his arms, feeling his strong heartbeat, and the warmth of surviving the disaster flowed between us.

I smelled the faint scent of grass on him, mixed with the smell of sweat, and I felt inexplicably at ease.

Suddenly, an old voice broke the brief silence.

"You did a great job, young men."

We turned around suddenly and saw a mysterious old man in a gray robe appear behind us.

His hair and beard were all white, his face was covered with wrinkles, and his deep eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.

"Who are you?" I asked warily.

The old man smiled slightly and did not answer my question. Instead, he said meaningfully: "This monster is just a cover. The real danger is still to come."

My heart sank suddenly and an ominous premonition came over me.

Hao Yang also held my hand tightly and looked at the old man vigilantly.

The old man turned around and walked towards the depths of the fog. His figure was looming in the fog, as if he would disappear at any time.

"Come with me, young men, I will take you somewhere."

I hesitated and looked at Hao Yang.

Hao Yang gave me a firm look and motioned me to follow the old man.

I took a deep breath, held Hao Yang's hand tightly, followed the old man, and walked into the depths of the fog...

The old man stopped in front of a huge rock, reached out and pressed lightly on the rock. The rock slowly moved to both sides, revealing a pitch-black hole.

A cold breath rushed out from the cave entrance, and I couldn't help but shiver.

"Go in," the old man said, "the truth is inside."

I……