Lingshan and the others nodded in unison, maintaining their defensive formation as they moved forward. Compared to staying in one spot, this was still a little risky, but compared to the possibility of them sitting on the ground and waiting for death, this risk was worth it.
As soon as they started moving, the Goumang that had been clinging to Lin Yi all this while suddenly became a lot more intense. While it was still very careful to avoid a direct confrontation, it was clearly putting in more effort in its attacks, as if trying to stop the group from moving forward.
"Interesting!" Lin Yi narrowed his eyes at the strange reaction.
"Boss, what did you find?" Chentian asked.
"If I'm not wrong, this reaction proves two things," Lin Yi said thoughtfully.
"What two things?" The others were confused.
"First, there's a high chance that they have reinforcements of the same species. Otherwise, there's no reason for them to keep bothering us. If they're the only two left, they should know that they can't do anything to us. Continuing wouldn't do them any good, and they might even get themselves killed," Lin Yi analyzed.
This analysis was based on the premise that the Goumang had to have enough intelligence, or it wouldn't be possible if they were just driven by their animal instincts. Of course, from what they'd seen, the latter was very unlikely.
"Yes, it's very possible," The others nodded in agreement.
"Second, we need to be even more careful from now on- we might run into even greater danger ahead, something even more ferocious than these Goumangs," Lin Yi said solemnly.
"What do you mean?" The others didn't understand.
"Think about it- if there aren't any other powerful beings ahead, do you think we'd be able to shake off the Goumang with our speed?" Lin Yi asked.
"Impossible." The others shook their heads. They were walking on the ground, after all, and their speed wasn't fast at all. Goumang, on the other hand, was flying in the air. It was a piece of cake for it to keep an eye on them.
"If that's the case, why would they be so nervous? They could've gotten a Goumang to follow us unhurriedly and wait for their reinforcements to arrive before attacking. There's only one reason why it's trying so hard to hinder our advance. Once we advance a certain distance, we'll no longer be under their control, "Lin Yi said indifferently.
"That means that if we go any further, we won't be in their territory anymore, but in the territory of another existence!" Chentian realized.
"Yes, yes, and that existence must be extremely strong, at least on par with these Goumang, maybe even stronger!" Yu Bing nodded.
"Ugh …" Lingshan couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Doesn't that mean we've gone out of the wolf's den into the tiger's den?"
"That is true. Trials are always like this. There are dangers everywhere. Everyone will slowly get used to it," comforted Lin Yi with a smile.
"But big brother Lin Yi, aren't you nervous at all? If it's something even stronger than these Goumang, wouldn't it be more dangerous for us to keep going? "Ziyu couldn't help but ask.
"In theory, yes." Lin Yi nodded, "But we have to go forward if we want to go to the river of consciousness. No matter how dangerous it is, we have to muster up our courage and go through it. We can't just give up halfway and become deserters, can we?"
"I don't want to be a deserter!" Ziyu shook her head, and the others had the same attitude. Since they'd decided to participate in this trial, they'd already prepared themselves to die. If they couldn't even handle this, how were they supposed to be able to hold their own in the future? How were they supposed to be Lin Yi's true helpers?
"Alright, let's continue then." Lin Yi nodded, pleased. He wouldn't force anyone, and it wasn't a big deal if someone wanted to back out now. It was human nature, and he wouldn't hesitate to send them back to the teleportation formation with the others before setting off again.
The group continued forward, and Goumang's attacks became more and more intense, but it didn't stop them at all. After all, it didn't dare to attack them head-on, or Lin Yi's killing intent would be enough to send it on its way.
After a while, Lin Yi's eyelid twitched. "I sensed the location of the third Goumang."
From the beginning, he had only been able to sense two Goumangs within the range of his perception. He was unable to lock onto the third one's location. Although he couldn't eliminate the possibility of it using some special means to hide, he could now confirm that it was chasing from behind. Furthermore, there was another big guy behind it!
"Where is it?" The group asked.
"Right behind us, and it brought an even stronger one. It doesn't look friendly." Lin Yi frowned. Before he could do anything else, the Goumang that had been harassing them from the start suddenly charged at them. It was coming at them fiercely, finally coming at them head-on.
A cloud of green gas came at them from a tricky angle this time, and it was much closer than before. If Lin Yi dodged to the side like before, the people behind him would be caught in the crossfire, but if he didn't, who knew what would happen to him if he got in contact with it? It wouldn't be a good ending, that's for sure.
"Careful, Lin Yi bro!" Ziyu and the others warned.
But Lin Yi wasn't panicking at all. Instead, he had a long-awaited smile on his face. With his strength, no one below the golden core stage could pose a real threat to him. If that Goumang kept harassing them like this, he really wouldn't be able to do anything. But now that it was coming at him head-on, how many lives did it have?
Accompanied by a deep dragon roar, the five-elemental killing aura immediately attacked. In the blink of an eye, it met the terrifying green poisonous gas head-on. In the end, the green poisonous gas collapsed upon contact, unable to withstand a single blow. Then, the Goumang was taken care of as well. The human-faced head was penetrated by the five-elemental killing aura, leaving a huge bloody hole as it collapsed to the ground.
In front of the killing intent of the five elements, the green poison gas was just child's play. Dodging it carefully would save one's life, but fighting it head-on was suicide.
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