I am destroying the protagonist in the fantasy world!

Lei Yi's toes seemed to touch something hard and cold.

He was startled, and before he could react, he heard the sound of a mechanism turning under his feet.

"Not good!" Lei Yi cried out inwardly and pulled Dongfang Liuli to roll on the ground.

Almost at the same time, countless sharp arrows shot out from all directions of the cave, making sharp sounds of breaking through the air, and interweaving into a web of death in the cave.

"Be careful!" Lei Yi protected Dongfang Liuli under him and used his body to block most of the arrows.

Arrows rained down like raindrops, hitting Lei Yi's back with a clanging sound. Although he was wearing armor, he could still feel the force of the arrows. Some arrows even penetrated the armor, leaving bloody marks on his body.

"How are you?" Dongfang Liuli asked anxiously, with a hint of trembling in her voice.

"I'm fine." Lei Yi gritted his teeth and said, "I'm glad you're okay."

The rain of arrows lasted for about a cup of tea before it stopped. Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli climbed up from the ground and looked at the arrows on the ground, feeling a pang of fear in their hearts.

"Why are there so many mechanisms in this cave?" Dongfang Liuli said with lingering fear.

"It seems we underestimated the danger of this cave." Lei Yi said in a deep voice, "We must be more careful."

In the cave, the flickering firelight illuminated the two men's bewildered figures. Lei Yi's body was covered in blood, and Dongfang Liuli's face was pale, but their eyes were remarkably firm.

"Roar!"

The white ape's roar came again, interrupting their thoughts.

"Be careful!" Lei Yi grabbed Dongfang Liuli and hid behind a huge rock.

The white ape seemed very familiar with traps and cleverly dodged the rain of arrows, continuing to charge towards Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli. Every step it took on the ground made a dull thud, shaking the entire cave.

"Damn it!" Lei Yi cursed in a low voice, and the long sword in his hand flashed with a cold light.

He knew that there was no way out now and he could only fight to the death!

Lei Yi took a deep breath, and mobilized the spiritual power in his body to the extreme. The long sword in his hand turned into a flash of lightning and slashed towards the white ape fiercely.

"Liuli, find an opportunity..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw Dongfang Liuli's face suddenly become extremely ugly.

"Lei Yi..." She pointed behind the white ape, her voice trembling, "Look..."

The white ape roared, its sharp fangs reflecting cold light in the firelight. Its huge body nimbly avoided the arrows shot from the stone wall and headed straight for Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli.

"Roar--!"

"Lei Yi..." Dongfang Liuli's voice trembled violently. She pointed behind the white ape, her face as pale as paper, "Look..."

Lei Yi didn't have time to think about it, and pulled Dongfang Liuli to a more secluded corner behind the boulder. But at this moment, bursts of shrill screams came from the depths of the cave, accompanied by the sounds of fighting with weapons and rolling stones, echoing in the empty cave.

"what--"

"who is it?!!"

"Damn it! There's a trap here!"

This voice... is Elder Qin! Lei Yi's heart tightened. Judging from the sound, they seemed to have fallen into a trap as well. It seemed that the trap in this cave was not designed just for him.

"It's Elder Qin and the others." Dongfang Liuli lowered her voice, a hint of fear and relief in her tone, "They're trapped too."

Lei Yi remained silent, only frowning slightly, his gaze fixed on the white ape. The beast seemed to know the mechanisms in the cave like the back of its hand, accurately predicting the direction of each arrow, dodging the attacks unscathed, and even exploiting gaps in the mechanisms to attack them.

"Roar!" The white ape roared again. It seemed impatient with Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli's hiding, and began to attack the boulder where they were frantically.

The boulder shook violently under the white ape's attack, shattered rocks falling continuously, and it looked like it was about to collapse. Lei Yi's mind raced. This was not a solution. He had to find a way out of this predicament.

While swinging his sword to block the white ape's attack, he carefully observed the surrounding environment and the firing patterns of those mechanical arrows. Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered something, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Liuli..." he whispered, with a hint of excitement in his tone, "I think I know how..."

Before he could finish his words, Dongfang Liuli suddenly covered his mouth with her hand, her beautiful eyes wide open, pointing behind him, her face full of horror.

"Be careful--"

"Be careful--" Dongfang Liuli's voice was as thin as a mosquito, but it was filled with unconcealable fear.

Lei Yi's heart trembled, and he immediately realized that danger was approaching. He didn't have time to look back, and instinctively dodged to the side, barely avoiding the attack of a dark shadow.

Looking closely, it turned out to be a giant python! It was covered in dark blue scales, as hard as cast steel. Its cold vertical pupils stared at Lei Yi intently, and its tongue flickered, making a hissing sound.

"Why are there so many monsters in this cave?!" Dongfang Liuli turned pale, obviously frightened by the sudden danger.

"Don't worry about it for now, let's leave here first!" Lei Yi made a quick decision, pulled Dongfang Liuli and ran away.

The python didn't seem to intend to let them go easily. Its huge body crawled on the ground at an extremely fast speed. In the blink of an eye, it caught up with them, opened its bloody mouth, and bit towards Lei Yi's back.

"You beast, you're looking for death!" A cold light flashed in Lei Yi's eyes, and he swung his sword with his backhand. The sharp sword energy drew a silver-white streak in the air and slashed fiercely on the python's head.

"clang--"

There was a resounding sound like the clanging of metal, and Lei Yi felt a tremendous force emanating from the sword, causing his palms to go numb and making it difficult for him to hold the sword. On the python's head, only a faint white mark remained, causing no substantial damage at all.

"Such hard scales!" Lei Yi was secretly shocked. The python's defense was far beyond his imagination.

"Lei Yi, look!" Dongfang Liuli suddenly pointed ahead and shouted.

Lei Yi looked up and saw a huge stone door not far from them. It was carved with intricate patterns and seemed to be the entrance to the depths of the cave.

"Let's go there!" Lei Yi didn't hesitate at all, pulling Dongfang Liuli and running towards the stone gate.

Along the way, mechanical arrows were continuously shot out, and white apes and giant pythons were chasing them relentlessly. Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli were in danger all around, but they never gave up hope.

"Lei Yi, have you noticed that the firing of these arrows seems to be in a regular pattern?" Dongfang Liuli suddenly spoke while dodging the attacks and observing the surrounding environment.

Lei Yi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He had already noticed this. Although these arrows were shot at extremely high speeds and at tricky angles, they did not seem to be without any pattern.

"Liuli, you attract the white ape's attention, and I will try to find a way to crack the mechanism!" Lei Yi made a quick decision.

"Okay, be careful!" Dongfang Liuli agreed immediately without any hesitation.

She took a deep breath, swung the long whip in her hand, and attacked the white ape like a snake emerging from a cave. The white ape was distracted by her and temporarily gave up chasing Lei Yi, instead engaging in a fight with Dongfang Liuli.

Lei Yi took this opportunity to carefully observe the surrounding environment and the firing patterns of those mechanical arrows. Soon, he discovered some clues.

These mechanical arrows seem to be controlled by certain mechanisms hidden on the stone walls, and these mechanisms are connected to some stones on the ground.

"So that's it!" Lei Yi suddenly realized, and based on his own inference, he immediately began to try to destroy the stones connected to the mechanism.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

As the stones were shattered by Lei Yi, the originally dense rain of arrows gradually became sparse, and finally stopped completely.

"Success!" Dongfang Liuli showed a hint of joy on her face when she saw this. She seized the opportunity, forced the white ape back with a whip, and then quickly returned to Lei Yi.

"Let's go!" Lei Yi pulled Dongfang Liuli and ran towards the stone gate.

However, at this moment, a roar suddenly came from the depths of the cave:

"who is it?!"

That roar was like thunderclapping from the sky, reverberating in the empty cave, causing eardrums to ache. Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli both felt their hearts sink, a bad premonition welling up in their hearts.

"Oh no, we've been discovered!" Dongfang Liuli's face was solemn, and the hand holding the whip trembled slightly.

"It seems our previous speculation was correct. This cave does indeed hold a hidden secret!" Lei Yi's face remained calm, but a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes. He knew that anyone capable of such a powerful roar was no ordinary person.

"Roar!" The white ape seemed to have also felt the powerful pressure contained in the roar, and became restless and uttered a series of low growls.

"Don't worry about it for now, let's go!" Lei Yi made a quick decision, pulled Dongfang Liuli and rushed towards the stone gate.

However, before they could get close to the stone gate, an old figure appeared in front of the stone gate, blocking their way.

"Want to leave? Not that easy!" The person who came was Elder Qin. He stared at Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli with a sinister look, and a cruel sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Elder Qin? Why are you here?" Dongfang Liuli was shocked and asked in a lost voice.

"Why can't I stay here?" Elder Qin snorted coldly, "You two youngsters, daring to trespass into the forbidden area, are simply courting death!"

"Forbidden area?" Lei Yi frowned slightly, and his doubts grew even more.

"Hmph, it doesn't hurt to tell you," Elder Qin sneered, "This cave is where my sect's founder went into seclusion. It's full of traps and dangers. If you know what's good for you, just surrender. Perhaps I can spare your lives!"

"A place of retreat?" Lei Yi's mind stirred, and he suddenly remembered some rumors he had read in ancient books. It was said that hundreds of years ago, a brilliant formation master appeared on the Tianyuan Continent. The formations he set up were difficult to break even for powerful cultivators.

"It seems that the mechanisms and traps in this cave were the work of that formation master." Lei Yi thought to himself.

"Stop talking nonsense and prepare to die!" Elder Qin was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and took action directly.

He formed seals with his hands and muttered something. A powerful pressure emanated from him, instantly enveloping the entire cave.

"Oh no, he's going to take action!" Dongfang Liuli's face changed and he quickly reminded.

Lei Yi also felt the powerful pressure emanating from Elder Qin, and said to himself, "Not good."

"Liuli, protect yourself, I will deal with him!" Lei Yi protected Dongfang Liuli behind him and said in a deep voice.

"Lei Yi, you..." Dongfang Liuli wanted to say something but was interrupted by Lei Yi.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Lei Yi gave her a reassuring look, then turned to face Elder Qin with a fighting spirit in his eyes.

"Hmph, you're asking for your own death!" Elder Qin saw this, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, he snorted coldly, and was about to take action.

However, at this moment, a loud "boom" sound suddenly came from the depths of the cave, as if something was collapsing.

"What's going on?!" Elder Qin's face changed, and he turned to look deep into the cave, his eyes full of surprise and doubt.

Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli were also shocked by this sudden change. They looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.

"Oh no, something is coming!" Suddenly, Lei Yi's face changed drastically and he exclaimed.

Dongfang Liuli heard this and followed Lei Yi's gaze. Deep in the cave, she saw a huge black shadow slowly moving towards them, accompanied by bursts of creepy roars...