"Okay." Lu Yuan and Ye Ling'er nodded.
The three of them quickened their pace and ran towards the distance.
However, before they ran very far, they discovered that more and more vampire bats appeared in the surrounding woods.
These vampire bats, with bloodthirsty light shining in their eyes, rushed towards the three of them...
The densely packed vampire bats were like a black tide, covering the sky and the sun. The fishy smell assaults the nostrils, and the sharp screams are deafening, making people's hair tremble.
"Damn, so many!" Lu Yuan cursed secretly, drew out his long sword, and a faint golden light shone on the sword.
Zhao Yun looked solemn, and the silver gun in his hand danced into a silver light, shooting down the approaching vampire bats one by one.
Ye Ling'er hid behind the two of them, holding a dagger tightly in her hand, her face pale and trembling.
"Miss Ling'er, don't be afraid, we are here!" Lu Yuan comforted, even though he was a little scared in his heart. This thing is oozing at the sight of it, not to mention there are so many of them.
Ye Ling'er forced a smile, but the hand holding the dagger became harder.
The vampire bats were getting closer and closer, and the three of them were surrounded in the middle, with almost no room to dodge.
"Brother Yun, this is not the way to go. We have to find a way to break out!" Lu Yuan shouted while swinging his sword to kill the bat.
Zhao Yun said in a deep voice: "These beasts are afraid of fire. Do you have flint and fire damage on your body?"
Lu Yuan slapped his forehead, "Oh, how could I forget this!" He quickly took out the fire stick from his arms, blew it and lit a branch.
The flickering light of the fire dispelled some of the surrounding darkness and made the vampire bat hesitate a little.
"Run out now!" Zhao Yun shouted, his silver spear like a dragon, blazing a trail of blood.
Lu Yuan followed closely behind, waving burning branches to push back the approaching bats.
Ye Ling'er also mustered up the courage to follow the two of them and run as fast as she could.
The three of them rushed all the way and finally broke out of the bat encirclement.
However, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they found themselves at the edge of a cliff.
Below the cliff is a bottomless abyss, with gusty winds making people shudder.
"This is bad!" Lu Yuan looked ugly. There was a cliff in front of him and a bat behind him. This was a desperate situation!
Zhao Yun looked around, frowning.
Ye Ling'er was so frightened that she collapsed on the ground, her face turned pale, her lips were trembling and she was speechless.
"Don't be afraid, Miss Ling'er, we will definitely find a way out!" Lu Yuan comforted, although he didn't know for sure.
At this time, Zhao Yun suddenly pointed to the other side of the cliff and said: "Look, there seems to be a path there!"
Lu Yuan looked in the direction Zhao Yun pointed, and sure enough he saw a vague winding path on the cliff opposite.
"But... the cliff is so wide, how can we get across?" Lu Yuan asked.
Zhao Yun did not speak, but walked to the edge of the cliff and carefully observed the terrain.
Then, he walked to a big tree and slapped the trunk with his palm.
"Click!"
There was a loud noise and the tree broke.
Zhao Yun grabbed the broken tree trunk and swung it hard. The tree trunk was like a bridge, spanning both sides of the cliff.
"Quickly, get over there!" Zhao Yun shouted.
Lu Yuan and Ye Ling'er didn't dare to hesitate, and quickly ran up the tree trunk and ran towards the opposite side.
Just as they were about to reach the other side, the tree trunk suddenly broke.
"Ah!"
Ye Ling'er exclaimed, losing her balance and falling towards the abyss.
"Ling'er!"
Lu Yuan was shocked and stretched out his hand to grab Ye Ling'er, but his grasp was in vain. At the critical moment, Zhao Yun flew up and grabbed Ye Ling'er's arm.
"Hold on to me!" Zhao Yun said in a deep voice.
Ye Ling'er grabbed Zhao Yun's hand tightly, her face was pale and her whole body was shaking with fear.
Zhao Yun gritted his teeth and used all his strength to pull Ye Ling'er up.
The three of them reached the other side safely, but they were all frightened.
"Huh...huh..."
Ye Ling'er gasped for air, with a look of horror in her eyes.
Lu Yuan also had lingering fears. The scene just now was so thrilling.
"It's okay, Miss Ling'er." Zhao Yun comforted, "We are safe."
Ye Linger nodded and looked at Zhao Yun gratefully.
"Brother Yun, thank you." Lu Yuan also said.
Zhao Yun waved his hand and said: "You're welcome, let's think about how to get out of here first."
The three of them walked forward along the path. After walking for a short time, they came to a cave.
The entrance to the cave was covered with vines, blocking the entrance and making it difficult to see what was going on inside.
"Would you like to go in and take a look?" Lu Yuan asked.
"Go in and take a look, maybe there are any clues inside." Zhao Yun said.
The three of them pushed aside the vines and entered the cave.
It was so dark in the cave that I couldn't see my fingers.
Lu Yuan took out the fire stick from his arms, blew it and lit a branch.
The fire illuminated the cave, and the three of them could see clearly what was going on inside.
The cave is very spacious, the ground is covered with dead leaves, and there is a damp smell in the air.
Deep in the cave, there is a stone platform with a black box placed on the stone platform.
"What's that?" Ye Ling'er asked, pointing to the box.
"Go over and take a look." Zhao Yun said.
The three of them walked to the stone platform and looked at the box carefully.
The box is made of an unknown black metal, with a surface as smooth as a mirror, without any pattern decoration.
"This box looks weird." Lu Yuan said.
"Would you like to open it and take a look?" Ye Ling'er asked.
Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment and said, "It's better to be careful. There might be some mechanism in this box."
At this moment, a "rustling" sound suddenly came from the cave.
The three of them looked around cautiously, but found nothing...
The "rustling" sound got closer and closer, as if something was crawling on the ground. Lu Yuan held the torch and looked around cautiously. The swaying firelight reflected the strange-shaped rocks on the cave wall, like ghosts with teeth and claws, adding a bit of horror to the atmosphere.
Suddenly, a huge spider hung down from the ceiling of the cave. It was dark and furry, with eight eyes shining green, which was creepy. It fell to the ground and made a muffled sound, causing the ground to tremble slightly.
Ye Ling'er screamed in fright and hid behind Lu Yuan. Zhao Yun drew out his long sword and assumed a defensive posture.
Lu Yuan, however, looked calm and even yawned. "That's it? It's just a big spider, what's there to be afraid of?" His tone was full of disdain. Being invincible, he didn't take this spider seriously at all.
The spider seemed to feel Lu Yuan's contempt, neighed, and rushed towards Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan didn't even bother to dodge, he just casually stretched out a hand and pinched the spider's head.
With a "click", the spider's head was crushed, and green liquid splashed into Lu Yuan's hand.
Lu Yuan shook his hand in disgust, "It's so disgusting." (End of Chapter)