"I know it’s cruel. But we have to be mindful of the time. If we kill Nefertari earlier, we could teleport back to the Trojan Room in time. Any serious injuries can be healed there. Otherwise, if we wait, we’ll only be left with a single path of death." Dantai was more willing to consider Old Soldier and Bi Yun as teammates than Chu Baichuan, who only cared about protecting his wife. He voiced his thoughts for their protection.
"Taking them along with such injuries will not only be burdensome but could also endanger them." Pang Meiqin supported Dantai’s suggestion.
"Stop dawdling and kill the queen now. Your Brother Lin won’t die just yet." The Old Soldier gasped for breath, portraying an impatient expression and waved Tang Zheng away, fearing it was causing him worry.
"Old Soldier, Bi Yun, hold on. I’ll be back to get you soon." Tang Zheng summoned the priest girl, Daylily, and was about to cast healing magic when Bi Yun stopped him.
"Don’t... waste... your energy. Save it for the BOSS battle." Xu Biyun spat out another mouthful of blood, as her lungs ached from talking.
Although Tang Zheng had anticipated that they wouldn’t allow him to heal them, hearing it from them directly still caused him pain.
"Stop talking." Qin Yan helped her wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth.
"Potion." Lin Weiguo and Xu Biyun handed out their remaining curse-removal potions.
"Let’s go." Without looking back, Tang Zheng began sprinting towards the temple entrance.
The newbies who did not have the right to voice their opinions could merely follow. The lack of care for Hu Xiaoyan’s injured leg left her feeling disheartened.
"Uncle, what if the clearance conditions are the same as in Endless Slaughter, and once the teleportation gate is activated, it has a time limit? What do we do then?" Lu Fan, who was sandwiched behind Tang Zheng asked worriedly, glancing back at Old Lin.
"We can only hope for the best." Tang Zheng glanced at Chu Baichuan, who was supporting his wife, and reminded him, "I don’t mind if you can’t contribute to the team. But we can’t spare anyone to look after you either."
"Understood." Ai Yixin nodded. She knew that Tang Zheng’s tolerance extended to her and her husband because of her pregnancy. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novelFirｅ.net
"Thank you." Chu Baichuan also knew that Tang Zheng had done enough.
Barely had the Trojan Squad rushed up the stairs when the earth began to shake again. At the entrance of the temple, four enormous stone statues entrenched into the rock walls suddenly came alive. They opened their eyes slowly and stood up.
With each step forward, the parts of the stone statues connected to the rock wall separated, and various pieces of stone and dust crumbled down.
Boom, the stone statue raised its right foot and stomped viciously towards Tang Zheng, who was leading the group.
"We can’t waste time, rush in." Tang Zheng roared, picking up Aima and tucking her under his arm. Leaning forward, he burst into speed again and dashed towards the entrance of the temple.
The entrance wasn’t high and given the size of the statues, there was no way they could enter. Recognizing this, Dantai and Qin Yan also broke into speed and managed to enter the temple before the four stone statues could advance.
Pang Meiqin, who had focused on enhancing her neural response speed, suddenly exploded into motion, successfully slipping past the colossal feet. On the other hand, Chu Baichuan, slowed down as he was supporting his wife and fell behind, becoming the last one in the group.
"Split up." Yu Manli possessed the Dragon’s Strength but lacked in speed. Upon seeing the stone statues, this was her only option: whoever gets chased is in bad luck.
Realizing she could not catch up with Tang Zheng and his group, and with the four stone statues blocking the way, Chen Hong slowed her pace slightly, allowing the other newbies to go first and divert the statues’ attention. She then proceeded to follow closely behind Yu Manli.
Chen Hong, the fallen star’s tactics worked. However, Yu Manli was a middle-aged woman, not as physically strong. Even with her abilities doubled by her Protective Clothing, she was now struggling. Instead of dodging an oncoming stomping foot, she swung a powerful, forceful punch towards it.
The eruption of the Dragon’s Strength engulfed Yu Manli’s entire arm in a red glow. Boom! The stone statue’s foot crackled with fractures before breaking apart with a crash.
Gasping for breath, Yu Manli managed to escape, followed closely by Chen Hong. Although a stone cut her head, causing blood to pour down her face, the thrilling sensation of escaping life made her almost moan in ecstasy.
Cai Nan had no choice but to take chances. Luckily her luck held, and she was able to escape unscathed.
For a moment, Xu Liangmao glanced at the butt of the female student. He wanted to shoot her and make her a cannon fodder to buy time, but he eventually couldn’t bring himself to do so. Although he too had managed to slip into the entrance, he hurt his foot in the process.
Seeing that all the newbies were safe, Hu Xiaoyan became agitated. Filled with distraction and limping due to her leg injury, she was stomped on by another stone statue after narrowly evading the first one.
Type, Hu Xiaoyan, who was struck by the giant foot of a stone statue, splattered like a burst balloon, with chunks of flesh and fresh blood spraying all around under the huge foot.
Feeling the splashes of warm blood on her face sent a shudder down Ai Yixin’s heart. As the stone statue’s foot moved away to trample her next, she saw the blood-streaked state of Hu Xiaoyan. Her bones had been crushed, leaving only a piece of skin covered by wind and sand.
"Die." Chu Baichuan had no time to worry about others anymore. Grasping a bullet, he activated his Seed Ability to the fullest, even entering a Burst Seed state out of concern for his wife’s safety.
The explosion of flames and intense heat roasted the stone statue, causing it to melt. When its foot landed, its softer legs gave way under the weight of the body, and it collapsed with a loud thud.
For a moment, endless explosions echoed around the entrance of the temple, as fire continued to roll, sending clouds of sand and dust scattering in all directions due to the scorching waves.