Rise of the Otherworld.

The ground shook more violently, and everyone looked a bit awkward as they swayed. Zhang Hao struggled to steady himself, his eyes fixed on the cracking ground, his vigilance reaching its peak.

The woman stumbled and nearly fell, but Zhang Hao, quick-witted and quick-handed, grabbed her and grabbed her. "Be careful!" he shouted.

The black-robed man's staff nearly slipped from his grasp during the violent tremors. He gripped it tightly, his expression grim. "What the hell is going on? Is something even more terrifying about to unfold?" he muttered to himself.

The herbalist struggled to maintain his balance, a hint of panic in his eyes. "What should we do? Are we going to be trapped here?"

The old man frowned, his eyes filled with worry. "Don't panic, let's see what's going on first."

At this moment, a deep roar came from the bottomless crack. The sound seemed to come from hell, filled with endless anger and evil.

"Oh no, this sound..." The woman's face turned pale in an instant.

As the roar grew louder, a massive monster slowly rose from the crack. Its body was as massive as a small mountain, covered in hard scales that shimmered with an eerie light. Its eyes were like flaming fireballs, emitting a chilling aura.

"What kind of monster is this?" the herbalist cried out in horror.

Zhang Hao took a deep breath and tightened his grip on the sword. "No matter what it is, we must face it!" His voice was firm and powerful.

The monster opened its bloody mouth and spewed out a stream of black flames, rushing towards everyone.

"Get out of the way!" the old man shouted.

Everyone fled in all directions, and the black flames instantly turned the place where they had just stood into a scorched earth.

Zhang Hao flashed and rushed towards the monster, stabbing the monster's eyes with the sword in his hand. The monster sensed his attack and raised its claws to slap Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao turned in the air and avoided the monster's claws, but was also blown away by the strong airflow.

Seeing this, the woman cast a spell, and beams of light shot towards the monster. The monster's scales blocked most of the attack, but some of the light still left faint marks on its body.

The black-robed man was not to be outdone. He waved his staff and a powerful icicle flew towards the monster. The monster was hit by the icicle and its movements were slightly slowed down.

The herbalists took the opportunity to throw out some hidden weapons made of herbs. When the hidden weapons touched the monster's body, they made a "sizzling" sound and emitted a puff of green smoke.

The monster was enraged by the attacks of the crowd. It twisted its body wildly and kept spewing flames and venom from its mouth.

Under the attack of the monster, everyone dodged left and right, looking very embarrassed.

"This is not a solution. We must find its weakness!" Zhang Hao said loudly.

The old man observed the monster's movements and suddenly shouted, "Its scales are weaker on its belly!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attacks to the monster's belly.

With everyone's concerted efforts, the monster's abdomen was finally breached. It let out a desperate roar and fell down.

Everyone collapsed on the ground exhausted, gasping for breath.

"Finally... solved." The woman said weakly.

"But we can't relax yet. We don't know what's waiting for us ahead," said Zhang Hao.

Everyone rested for a while and continued to move forward...