As soon as I put it on, I met a sickly man

"Xiaoxuan!" Ding Chen stretched out his hand, but only grabbed nothing.

The shock wave of the explosion blew him away and hit him hard against the rock wall. His eyes went dark and he almost fainted.

He struggled to get up, the dusty air choked him and made him cough, and everything in front of him was blurred.

"Xiaoxuan! Where are you?" he shouted hoarsely, his voice echoing in the collapsed passage.

The underground passage collapsed at an extremely fast speed, huge rocks fell like raindrops, and the ground shook violently.

General Lin roared angrily and used his arms to try to push away a huge fallen rock to protect the people behind him, but the rock did not move at all and instead pushed him back several steps.

Yingfeng's body was as fast as lightning, shuttling between the fallen rocks, trying to find another exit, but he found that there was only solid rock around and no passage.

"The exit is blocked!" Yingfeng's voice was filled with a hint of despair.

Ah Hu squatted on the ground holding his head, shouting in fear: "Are we all going to die here?"

In the small space, the air became thinner and thinner, and the dust made it difficult for everyone to breathe.

A feeling of despair began to spread, and accusations against each other continued.

"It's all your fault! If you hadn't attacked the Earth Spirit Envoy, we wouldn't have ended up like this!" A villager pointed at Ding Chen and roared.

Ding Chen gritted his teeth and did not refute.

He knew that now was not the time to argue, the most urgent thing was to find a way to escape.

He tried to calm himself down and looked around, trying to find a glimmer of hope.

Where is Xiaoxuan?

How is she?

This thought pierced his heart like a needle.

He must find her!

Just when everyone was in despair, Master Qinglian sat cross-legged, made seals with his hands, and muttered something.

A faint green light emanated from his body, and a strange energy wave spread out in all directions...

"Perhaps..." He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze set on an inconspicuous rock deep in the passage, "There's still a glimmer of hope..."

Mr. Qinglian sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, muttering to himself.

A pale blue light circulated around him, and a strange energy wave spread out, trying to sense the location of the escape route.

However, there seemed to be some mysterious power deep underground that interfered with his spells, and progress was unusually slow.

The boulders continued to fall, the space in the passage became smaller and smaller, and everyone's hope was gradually eroded.

"Layman, how long will it take?" General Lin asked anxiously, his burly body covered with dust and scars.

Qinglian Lay Buddhist frowned, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead: "The magnetic field underground is disordered, and my magic is suppressed. I'm afraid..."

Before he could finish his words, a deafening roar suddenly came from the depths of the passage, followed by a huge black shadow rushing out from the darkness.

It was a creature that looked like a giant lizard, covered with hard scales and gleaming with a metallic luster.

It opened its bloody mouth, revealing its sharp fangs, and pounced towards everyone.

"Be careful!" Ding Chen shouted, pushed Ah Hu away, drew his sword and rushed forward.

General Lin and Yingfeng also immediately joined the battle. The three of them joined forces to fight a desperate battle with the monster.

The monitor's attacks are incredibly swift, its claws and teeth capable of tearing through rock, let alone flesh and blood, with ease.

Ding Chen's sword blade only left a shallow mark on its scales, and the giant lizard's counterattack cracked his palm, and he almost couldn't hold the sword in his hand.

General Lin and Yingfeng were not in much better condition. They had multiple injuries and their clothes were stained with blood.

"This beast is too thick-skinned!" General Lin roared, his face covered in sweat and blood.

Yingfeng said nothing, and the dagger in his hand was like a poisonous snake, constantly looking for the giant lizard's weakness.

However, the monster's defense was amazing, and their attacks could hardly cause any substantial damage.

The boulders continued to fall, the space in the passage became smaller and smaller, and the range of movement of the people became increasingly restricted.

They had to avoid falling rocks while fighting with the ferocious monitor lizard, and the situation was very critical.

At this moment, Ding Chen suddenly discovered that the giant lizard seemed to be afraid of the green light released by Master Qinglian, and would subconsciously avoid it every time it approached.

His heart moved, and a bold idea came to his mind...

"Master, use your magic to trap it!" Ding Chen shouted.

Upon hearing this, Qinglian Lay Buddhist immediately understood. He clasped his palms together and chanted a spell. Green light instantly surged, forming a huge light shield that trapped the giant lizard...

"This... this light shield can't last long!" said Mr. Qinglian with a pale face.

Ding Chen looked back at Ah Hu, whose half body was crushed by the falling rocks, and his eyes were stern.

Ding Chen took a deep breath and shouted to everyone, "Everyone follow me!" He rushed towards the giant lizard trapped by the green light, waving the long sword in his hand and piercing the giant lizard's eyes.

General Lin and Yingfeng followed closely behind, and the three of them worked together to force the giant lizard into a corner.

At this moment, a figure rushed out from the pile of rocks on the other side. It was Xiaoxuan!

She held a smoking cloth bag in her hand, and a pungent smell filled the air.

"This is animal-repellent grass, which I prepared earlier!" Xiaoxuan shouted.

When the giant lizard smelled the scent, it immediately let out a shrill roar and struggled frantically, causing the green light shield to shake violently.

In panic, it slammed into a huge rock deep in the passage.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, a small hole was knocked open in the boulder, and a ray of light came in from outside.

"Exit!" everyone shouted in surprise.

Ding Chen grabbed Xiaoxuan's hand and said, "Let's go!" He crawled towards the small entrance first, and Xiaoxuan followed closely behind.

General Lin, Yingfeng, Ah Hu and Mr. Qinglian also followed, and everyone scrambled to climb out.

After climbing out of the underground passage, everyone discovered that the world outside had undergone tremendous changes.

The originally peaceful and tranquil village was now shrouded in a strange fog, and an unsettling atmosphere permeated the air.

Ding Chen held Xiaoxuan's hand tightly, feeling the warmth of her palm, and felt a little relieved.

He looked around, his brow furrowed.

"This..." General Lin muttered to himself as he looked at the twisted trees and the river flashing with strange light in the distance, "What's going on?"

Xiaoxuan's gaze fell on a stone tablet at the entrance of the village. The stone tablet was engraved with some ancient words and emitted a faint red light.

She walked forward and carefully read the words, her expression gradually becoming solemn.

"These words..." Xiaoxuan raised her head and looked at Ding Chen, her eyes filled with worry. "It seems like an ancient prophecy..."

Before she finished her words, a sharp whistle suddenly came from the distance, piercing the silent night sky...

Ding Chen pulled Xiaoxuan behind him and looked vigilantly in the direction where the sound came from.

He gripped the sword tightly in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Be careful!"