Zongman: Don't move, Aisi, your family still owes me money

Ming gripped the samurai sword tightly in his hand and looked at the killer ants in front and behind with a serious expression.

At this time, everyone was surrounded by a large number of killer ants.

Even if they were LV1 advanced adventurers, it would not be easy for them to escape once surrounded by so many monsters.

"Wow, I'm sorry, Sakura, life... It's all my fault because I didn't shoot the killer ant, otherwise there wouldn't be so many of them... I'm sorry..."

Qiancao couldn't help but clench the longbow in her hand, her little hand trembling slightly, and tears kept dripping from her cheeks.

"No, if that's the case, then I'm the one making the judgment, so I'm also wrong."

Kashima, who was standing at the front, shook his head and glanced at Merlin.

"Merlin, we're going to break out, and we won't have time to photograph you, so you have to protect yourself."

The urgency of the situation was such that Kashima had no time to be polite. After saying this, he turned around and faced the group of killer ants rushing towards him.

"Okay, next, I'll lead the way, and all of you follow me!"

After saying this, Kashima clenched his axe and charged forward.

"Haaah——"

Shikashima roared, rushing in first, and with the axe in his hand, he repeatedly split the swarming killer ants in half.

But because there were too many killer ants, even if Kashima could kill one with one blow, the killer ants behind would immediately swarm up again.

And it wasn't just one or two, but five or six of them rushed over together.

Even if someone is there to help, the problem cannot be solved at all.

In addition, due to the life-threatening attacks, it is impossible to kill the killer ants in one hit like Kashima, so more time is wasted.

Chigusa, who was following behind the two of them, tried desperately to attack the killer ants with arrows, but the shell of the killer ants was very hard and just one arrow could not break the shell of the killer ants.

In less than half a minute, the momentum of the breakout slowed down.

But at this moment, Merlin, who was following at the end, took out a small bottle of red liquid from the big package behind him, and threw it towards the killer ants in front of Kashima.

"Click."

The glass bottle shattered, and the red liquid inside quickly turned into a terrifying flame that swept towards the killer ants in front.

The shrill and piercing cry echoed over the cave.

The shells of the killer ants in the front were burned into charcoal and they quickly retreated.

The killer ants behind were also frightened by the burning flames and did not dare to move forward immediately.

This sudden abnormal situation also shocked Kashima Kazumi who was in front.

"Flame? Wait, a demonic sword?"

Kashima stopped, a look of surprise on his face.

"Could this flame be magic?"

There was also a hint of surprise on Mingqiao's face.

At this moment, Merlin's shouting came from behind.

"Don't stop."

After hearing the shout, Kashima and Ming reacted immediately.

The crisis has not been resolved yet. If we stop suddenly, we will probably be surrounded by killer ants again.

"rush!"

Without any hesitation, Kashima gripped the axe tightly, chopped off the killer ants blocking his way, and rushed forward.

Ming also hurried to catch up, attracting the attention of the surrounding killer ants.

At this time, Chigusa was too anxious to catch up, and her foot hit a stone and she was about to fall to the ground.

You know, this fall will delay a lot of time, and then everyone may be surrounded by a large number of killer ants.

The person who turned around at this moment happened to see this scene, and his heroic face was full of tension and anxiety.

"Chigusa!"

"Ah, Ming-chan..." Chigusa's panicked and helpless voice echoed in the air.

But the next moment, her body was embraced by a hand.

It was Merlin who was following behind.

"Hold on tight."

After giving some instructions, Merlin hugged Chigusa and quickly chased after Kashima and the other two who were still alive.

After running for a distance, Merlin took out a bottle of red liquid and threw it at the killer ants chasing him.

The same flame burned and turned into a wall of fire, temporarily isolating the group of killer ants from pursuing them.

With the help of this wall of fire to delay time, everyone finally escaped to the passage on the eighth floor.

Chapter 7 Strong?

Inside the narrow cave, heavy breathing echoed in the air.

"Haah...haah..."

"Those killer ants didn't... chase us."

Shikama, exhausted and sitting on the ground, looked up at the narrow cave entrance with a serious expression on his face.

If the killer ants chased them, they would not be able to escape given their current position.

"I haven't seen it yet, Lady Sakura. I probably won't be chasing after me."

After observing the cave entrance for a while, Ming retreated back into the cave.

After hearing this, Kashima finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh... I thought I was really going to get killed this time."

Just as Kashima finished speaking, a sob echoed over the cave.

"Wow... I'm sorry, if it wasn't me..."

"I'm sorry Sakura... I'm sorry for my life... I'm sorry Mr. Mei, I'm so useless, it's me..."

Chigusa hugged her legs and curled up in a ball, hiding in the corner. Tears kept dripping from her cheeks, and she kept repeating words of apology.

At this time, Kashima and Ming didn't know how to comfort her.

After all, they were able to escape from the gates of hell before, which could almost be described as luck.

And if Merlin hadn't pulled her out in time, oh no, if he hadn't hugged Chigusa, she might have died there.

Just when the atmosphere was extremely depressing, Merlin suddenly stood up and walked in front of Chigusa.

"Ah, May...Mr."

Chigusa subconsciously raised her head and looked at Merlin, her eyes hidden under her bangs revealed, filled with tears and sadness.

And the next moment, Merlin stretched out his hands and forcibly interrupted Chigusa's crying.

It's just the position of this hand...

"ah."

"what?"

"what!"

Three different exclamations echoed over the cave.

Chigusa's cute face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ming, who was not far away, also had a blush on her face. She covered her cheeks with her hands and looked at the scene in front of her through the gaps between her fingertips.

"Ah, Mei...Mrs. Mei, you...you...you...you are not restrained."

Kashima glared at Merlin angrily: "Merlin, what are you doing taking advantage of the chaos?"

However, before he finished speaking, Merlin had already withdrawn his hand and sat down at the entrance of the cave.

The cave became quiet again, but the previous gloomy atmosphere was gone.

The sadness on Chigusa's little face has been replaced by the shyness of a young girl. She buried her little head in her knees and didn't dare to lift it up.

Ming, who was sitting not far away, covered her flushed cheeks with her hands, her eyes moving back and forth between Chigusa and Merlin, and no one knew what she was imagining in her mind.

At this time, Kashima, who was sitting at the entrance of the cave, calmed down immediately after his initial anger and understood the meaning behind Merlin's previous behavior.

"I'm sorry, Merlin, I misunderstood you just now."

"And thank you. If it weren't for you, we would have died."

As Kashima spoke, he couldn't help but lower his head towards Merlin. Compared with his life, face and dignity were insignificant.

"Thank you? Well, I only did it for myself."

Merlin shrugged his shoulders and answered calmly. After all, he still needed Kashima and the others to take him to the next few floors. Helping them now would be like helping himself.

After hearing this, Kashima smiled.

"You are really not frank at all."

Kashima waved his hand and asked about another matter.

"By the way, what was that red liquid you threw earlier? It could actually suddenly burst into flames like that."

Kashima asked with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Just as Kashima finished asking the question, another curious voice sounded.

"I'm also very curious about this, Master Mei. The bottle you used earlier wasn't a magic sword, so how did it produce the effect of a magic sword?"

Ming also came over, his heroic face full of curiosity, and his eyes were fixed on Merlin.

Even Chigusa raised her hand and whispered.

"Um... I'm also quite curious. Is that a magic item, Mr. Mei?"

The three people present all expressed their strong curiosity about the bottle of red liquid that Merlin had used earlier.

"It's just a fire bottle, not a magic item."

Merlin waved his hand and took out a bottle from the package behind him.

The red liquid in the bottle was exactly the same as what Kashima and the others had seen before.

"That's it. What's the liquid in here?"

Kashima couldn't help but reach out and take it from Merlin, observing it curiously.

"A mixture of liquid and hellhound blood. With just a little bit of strong impact, it will explode and produce flames."

Merlin explained slowly.

"What, hellhound blood? Wait, a little more impact?"

After hearing this, Kashima's face turned extremely ugly, his forehead was covered with sweat from nervousness, and he stood there stiffly, not daring to move.

"If I shake it a little now, won't it explode?"

"Sakura-sama, if it would explode with just a slight shake, then it should have exploded halfway through our journey."

The explanation of fate also made the color on Kashima's face gradually return.

"Haah, you almost scared me to death. Okay, you should hold this dangerous thing yourself, Merlin."

Kashima breathed a long sigh of relief, and after he finished speaking, he quickly returned the flame bottle to Merlin and moved back.

"Could it be...a bottle?"

At this time, a tentative question came from behind.

It's Chigusa.

"Chigusa? You mean, the bottle? Ah, the flames appeared after the bottle shattered earlier."

Ming nodded repeatedly and immediately recalled what happened not long ago.