336 Food Approaches... (1/2)

Such excitement when we've just arrived… Wang Baole traveled swiftly, moving deeper into the crevice. He narrowed his eyes and kept on high alert against possible dangers around him. Everything had seemed so bizarre and out of this world since they had entered the cave. The appearance of the zombies had been too sudden and unexpected.

It seems that most of the corpses are ancient corpses though… I didn't see any Federation cultivators amongst them. That means… there's a great chance that Lin Tianhao is still alive. Wang Baole concluded. Suddenly, he raised his right hand and slashed his blade towards the right. As soon as the blade fell, a hand and head that had just popped out from the wall were instantly chopped off.

There's another thing. Since I entered the cave, the Dark Fire inside my body has stirred. The deeper I go, the livelier it gets… Wang Baole frowned as he fell into deep thought. Since he had entered the crevice, he had taken the opportunity to release the Dark Fire since there was no one around him. He wanted to see if it had any effect on the zombies.

He didn't know why, but while the Dark Fire was able to exact damage on the zombies, the zombies, after being set aflame, had gone mad. Hunger appeared in their blank eyes, and they lunged at Wang Baole in a craze.

Wang Baole immediately hid his Dark Fire. He was shocked by what he had seen. He realized that the zombies must have something to do with the Dark Fire. Then, he recalled what Little Missy had said. As an early-stage Dark Art practitioner, he shouldn't reveal the Dark Fire so recklessly.

Little Missy was right. The zombies went crazy as soon as I revealed the Dark Fire…

Wang Baole decided not to use the Dark Fire unless it was his last resort. He raced through the crevice and soon saw an exit.

The exit led back to the main tunnel. The cave only had that one tunnel. The various cracks on the walls might connect to other cracks, but their entrances and exits all led back to the main tunnel. The only difference was which part of the main tunnel they led to.

There were also crevices that grew narrower until they led to a dead-end packed with soil. In order to proceed, one would have to dig their way out.

Wang Baole was lucky. The crevice he had chosen didn't require him to dig his way out. When he saw the opening, his eyes flashed. His mosquitoes appeared and raced towards the exit.

Wang Baole immediately got a clear view of the outside world through the mosquitoes' vision. Everything was quiet outside the opening of this crevice. There were no zombies, only a vast patch of blood-colored grass on the ground.

Wang Baole released a breath of relief. He didn't lower his guard though. He turned and stared at the donkey behind him. It was staring at the leg of the corpse that Wang Baole had just chopped off with mixed feelings. It seemed to want to eat it but knew that it wouldn't taste good.

”Eat, eat, eat. That's all you know!” Wang Baole glared at the donkey then ignored it. He had realized that even though the donkey was at the third level of the True Breath realm, it seemed to be reaching a breakthrough. It had a strong sense of self-preservation. It had managed to keep up with Wang Baole during the chaotic battle earlier. Throughout the entire fight, Wang Baole hadn't seen a single zombie manage to grab hold of it. It was clear that the donkey possessed some extraordinary gift that was beyond his understanding.

He decided to ignore the donkey. Wang Baole dashed out from the crevice and stepped back into the tunnel. He surveyed his surroundings immediately. The Dark Fire inside him stirred, and through the Dark Fire, he sensed the direction he should be going and was about to move.

It was at that moment that the blood-colored grass around them suddenly rustled. They seemed to undergo a sudden transformation, growing suddenly in a blink of an eye. Countless blades of Blood Grass sprouted from the ground and the walls. They were like tentacles reaching wildly for Wang Baole.

The path behind Wang Baole was the same. He was trapped. A glimmer flashed in his eyes. The Dharmic Armament in his hand shone, and he slashed.

With a thundering sweep of the blade, he slashed through a great number of them, but there were too many. They possessed an extraordinary resilience and corrosive properties. Despite Wang Baole's coarse, thick skin, he still felt the burning agony of the grass blades touching his skin.

Their numbers posed a great challenge. He wouldn't mind spending more time to fight his way back into the crevice. However, he would have to wade through the patch of Blood Grass. The grass was the greatest obstacle of all.

He threw everything at them. Lightning, Heated Burst, and everything else he knew, but they did little damage to the grass. He even tried his puppets, but those were useless too. The Blood Grass quickly wormed its way into the puppets and corroded them from the inside.

His frustration grew as he slashed at the grass. An icy glint flashed in his eyes. He was about to release the Dark Fire when suddenly, within the crevice that was about to be sealed shut by the Blood Grass, the donkey's gleeful cries rang out.

”Son!”

Wang Baole was startled when he heard that. He turned towards the crevice and saw the donkey. Its eyes shone with excitement as it snapped its mouth open and munched crazily at the Blood Grass.