Chapter 248 - Chapter 248: Chapter 234 Retreat (1/2)
Chapter 248: Chapter 234 Retreat
At this moment…
They continued onward.
Suddenly.
Elder Qin at the front stopped.
Those following him also halted their steps.
Ahead, densely packed, a vast sea of red—Redflame Devouring Spirit Ants swarmed the area.
Among these Redflame Devouring Spirit Ants, there were even three that were larger than the one they had encountered earlier.
Moreover, two of the ants had remnants of torn clothing dangling from their mouths.
Clearly.
Some cultivators had already met their demise at their jaws.
At this time, Elder Qin at the forefront had a grave expression on his face.
He watched the Redflame Devouring Spirit Ants ahead.
As they spotted the ants,
the ants had also discovered them.
With a shrill scream, the ants charged toward the crowd as if responding to a battle horn.
The entire army of Devouring Spirit Ants surged forward like a crimson tide, overwhelming the whole cave.
“You all retreat first, I’ll hold them off…”
Elder Qin’s eyebrows were tightly knitted as he turned back and roared at the crowd.
Seeing this, no one dared to delay.
Even disciples from the Qingyuan Sword Sect, like Senior Han, were no exception.
As the group began to withdraw, Elder Qin made his move.
He produced a Magical Treasure resembling a Glazed Jade Bead, which emitted a hazy purple light illuminating the path ahead.
The range of this purple light wasn’t very wide, but it was formidable.
The Redflame Devouring Spirit Ants that rushed into the purple light immediately turned into ash.
Only the larger ones could endure for a while before dying.
From the looks of it.
This Magical Treasure could only annihilate the weaker Redflame Devouring Spirit Ants.
It would likely have no effect on the three ants larger than millstones.
And it was at this moment that Elder Qin charged forward.
……
After Elder Qin charged off, the others also retreated.
Although…
There were still many Redflame Devouring Spirit Ants behind them, the threat they posed was significantly smaller compared to the more formidable ones.
Quickly.
The group retreated to their starting point, the location of Lin Jing’s previous abode.
It was then that they heard the sound of something tearing through the air behind them.
Hearing this sound, the group turned back to look.
Several were even ready with their Magical Treasures.
But shortly after.
The group let down their guard.
It turned out to be Elder Qin who had caught up from behind.
Elder Qin’s clothes were slightly disheveled with specks of fresh red staining them, and even the corner of his mouth bore a trace of blood.
It was evident that Elder Qin was injured.
“Let’s go, follow me…”
Upon seeing the group, Elder Qin didn’t waste any words.
He abruptly passed the others and took the lead.
With Elder Qin leading the way, everyone felt significantly more at ease.
Because among them,
only Elder Qin was a Golden Core Stage cultivator.
Without him, if they encountered Redflame Devouring Spirit Ants as large as millstones again, likely none would survive.
On the road, the crowd followed closely behind Elder Qin, speeding onwards.
Suddenly, Senior Han stayed always near Lin Jing,
for fear of his falling behind.
There was one other person who constantly paid attention to Lin Jing.
That, of course, was Liu Yiyuan.
Seeing Han Jing’s concern for Lin Jing,
he pondered a great deal.
His speculations about Lin Jing also grew considerably.
Perhaps due to the current situation, Liu Yiyuan didn’t take any action.
He just followed the group with his head down, like an unnoticed presence.
……
After that,
the group followed Elder Qin to other passages.
However…
The situation in these tunnels was even less optimistic.
And also,
as so much time had passed, even more Redflame Devouring Spirit Ants had emerged.