Chapter 335: Scarlet Blood Bat (1/2)

As they all had awakened, they were feeling much more relaxed, but no one dared to lower their guards.

If they did lower their guards, it was obvious that they would not know how they had died, especially now that they were preparing to enter the narrow mountain passage.

While Xue Wei was completely unaware of what might wait for them within the narrow passage, Gu Yan had a slight idea, but he was not going to share his experiences with Xue Wei and his friends.

Initially, he had also entered without knowing anything, and he knew that the majority would die within. Even some of his comrades were likely to lose their lives through this advance, but when they got through the passage, they could start gathering items and treasures, herbs, and ores.

These people likely had some secrets as well, and many manuals, treasures, and resources on their bodies and in their storage treasures, so getting them would be no small harvest at all.

Unfortunately, things rarely went according to plan. Xue Wei was not just going to watch while they plotted against him, he too had already begun plotting against them also.

This narrow passage would be the perfect place to fight off against Gu Yan.

The reason was simple. Although they might be able to defeat Gu Yan in a battle, he was, after all, an Ordinary Saint.

A strength that was way above their own, so if they wanted to stand a chance, they had to wait for a chaotic encounter, a time when a lot of deaths were happening around them, and then they should be able to turn the situation around.

Xue Wei smiled slightly as he, Lin Xiao, Bai Tianyi, and Hei Gou went to the front of the group. Instead of arguing with Gu Yan about walking at the front, he might as well just take the task and take the position as the front guard.

Luoluo was placed behind them. Although she could burst out with the most damage, she was also the one they had to look after the most. She had to store energy, and this energy was not only stored for fighting but also to allow her to grow bigger.

If they ended up in a true life and death situation that could not be resolved by Xue Wei, Lin Xiao, Hei Gou, and Bai Tianyi working together, then they would ask for her help, but only in the last moments before death. They were too worried about her otherwise.

Luoluo understood their worries, and while she was feeling slightly lost by the fact that she could not fight side by side with them, she was even more determined to grow up fast so that she could fight alongside her brothers.

The others were unaware of the reason that they had put Luoluo behind them. They had no idea of her real strength, nor did they know of her identity as a spirit.

To them, all they saw was that her cultivation base could not be easily seen through, and while some thought it was a unique method she had trained, others just assumed that she was a mortal who had survived up until now because the others of the group had saved her.

They were unaware of how many originally had been in Xue Wei's group. If they had known that they were as many now as when they began the journey, they would have failed to believe it.

Their group, which seemed many times stronger, had already lost a lot of members, so how could their small group not also have casualties?

Xue Wei had long since known that their entire group being alive still was an oddity and that no one would believe him if he said anything. Not to mention they were not on friendly terms, so there was no way he would share information with them.

”Okay, everyone focus!” Gu Yan called out, his usually arrogant voice was strained, and his hands were clenched. Although he was an Ordinary Saint, he only had slightly better chance of survival than the others, and thus he was also feeling how his palms were getting sweaty.

Inner Might: Sword Style!

Xue Wei summoned a sword in his hand that he could hold onto while diving into the passage.

As they entered, they found that it was completely dark. The two towering mountains on either side were blocking out all light, and a dense feeling of death and disaster was spreading from the passage.

Xue Wei was tensed. All his senses were heightened to their limits, and his eyes were continually sweeping his surroundings.

His spiritual energy was incapable of sensing anything, but he knew instinctively that this place was the most dangerous one they had encountered so far.

”They are coming soon,” Gu Yan muttered as he too clenched the hold on the two-handed axe he held in his hands.

Xue Wei did not bother asking what he was referring to, as he knew he would get no answer, but he had already received the info he needed. Something was within this passage, and it was coming for them.

All of a sudden, he heard a very loud screech sounding, and when one sounded, thousands of screeches suddenly rung out throughout the entire passage.

What happened next made Xue Wei snicker. Thousands upon thousands of Scarlet Blood Bats came flying towards them; their eyes were utterly red from the bloodlust they felt.

But when Xue Wei saw that it was Scarlet Blood Bats, he relaxed completely. Scarlet Blood Bats were Fierce Beasts. They were of a high tier and were almost impossible for ordinary Primordial Beasts to control, but it was possible for a few of them with extremely pure bloodlines.

However he was not a Primordial Beast, he was a Sovereign Beast, and a mere Fierce Beast was an ant in front of him.