A series of small explosions rang in the air. Lin Sanjiu immediately grabbed the grand prize and retreated to the door. She had only been out for about ten seconds, but four to five battleships had already self-destructed. Fortunately, she was quite lucky. The warships had successfully intercepted the attacks from afar.
When Lin Sanjiu's gaze fell on the duoluozhongs that were charging toward them from the back of the door, their shrill cries pierced through the air and echoed in the square at the bottom of the City of Ants.
It seemed that they were originally sent out to search for someone. The only reason they could return so quickly was that the warden had placed a few duoluozhongs outside the entrance of the temple to monitor the situation.
"The two posthumans are still in the temple!"
A duoluozhong that looked no different from a human, but it had a long neck that stretched in front of it. It shrieked incessantly. Its voice sounded like an alarm, scaring the human residents into fleeing in all directions. They crawled into one cave after another along the ring road. They looked like a colony of frightened ants. The other duoluozhongs that rushed out in groups of twos and threes rushed toward the bottom of the square while shrieking and cackling strangely.
Lin Sanjiu looked at the number of duoluozhongs — no, she couldn't even look at the number of duoluozhongs that were charging at her from all directions. The duoluozhongs had already joined together to form a dense sea of dark green.
Lin Sanjiu's palms were sweating. She peeked through the gap of the door and looked at the pregnant woman who was still dangling in midair. "If I don't save her now, she might really die after giving birth..."
"Where is the warden?" a few voices rang out, "Where is the warden?"
The long-necked duoluozhong did not answer immediately. Its shrill, looping screech that sounded like an air raid siren finally stopped.
"The Temple Wardens were supposed to intercept the two posthumans in the Divine Temple." When it spoke again, its voice was even louder and clearer than before. Every corner of the plaza echoed with its voice, "... Now that they have come out, it means that the Temple Wardens may have died in there!"
Then, hundreds of thousands of duoluozhongs let out a cacophony of screeches at the same time. It was so loud that it shook everyone's eardrums and the ground. However, when Lin Sanjiu listened carefully, she could tell that something was wrong. They didn't sound angry. Instead, they sounded more excited than the others. Lin Sanjiu was taken aback. She exchanged a glance with her grand prize and saw that both of them were bewildered.
"Aha, looks like today is my lucky day —"
"Get out of my way! Where are the other two? "
The voices outside rose and fell one after the other, like a surging tide. Then, a voice came into their ears clearly.
"Kill them, and I'll be the Hall Custodian!"
"Damn it!" Lin Sanjiu cursed.
Escaping from hundreds and thousands of duoluozhongs was already a life-threatening task. Now that they were being encouraged, they were getting more and more excited. Lin Sanjiu and Lin Sanjiu could imagine how dangerous the situation would be.
Unfortunately, she didn't have much Higher Consciousness left. She couldn't put the pregnant woman down from the rack …
Lin Sanjiu watched as the duoluozhong closest to her suddenly stomped its foot and charged toward the Divine Temple. Knowing that she didn't have much time left, Lin Sanjiu gritted her teeth and pulled the door open.
"Sister!" Ji Shanqing was startled and immediately called out.
"I'll hold them off. You put the pregnant woman down as soon as possible," Lin Sanjiu said without turning her head, "... Don't worry, I won't let them attack you."
Without waiting for Ji Shanqing to respond, she had already stepped out of the door. Under the misty sky, she stood straight in front of the door with a whip in her hand. Almost in an instant, the battleships around her exploded one after another like fireworks, turning into clouds of smoke and sparks in the air.
"Come out!" Lin Sanjiu shouted behind her. Without wasting any time, she stomped her foot and dashed out like an arrow. She had been a target for a few seconds because she wanted to create an opportunity for her grand prize. Seeing that there were less than half of the battleships left, Lin Sanjiu activated her [Higher Consciousness Defense] and pounced on the duoluozhongs closest to her.
The [Tornado Whip] was filled with rage as it lashed out at the duoluozhongs. Caught off guard, the duoluozhongs were swept far away. Lin Sanjiu did not linger on the duoluozhongs. She did not even look at them. Instead, she turned around and lashed out with her whip again. This time, two to three duoluozhongs that were trying to attack her from behind were knocked away.
Among the surging duoluozhongs, many of them stopped when they saw Lin Sanjiu. These duoluozhongs were the ones that Lin Sanjiu was most wary of. Lin Sanjiu's adrenaline was running wild, and her nerves were stretched to the limit. She did not dare to slow down. Right now, Lin Sanjiu was like a flickering shadow that fluttered left and right in the square. It was difficult for the naked eye to catch her. However, if she slowed down, the duoluozhongs that were watching her would lock onto them. Then, both of them would be finished.
Even so, the fleet of battleships continued to self-destruct at a frightening speed around her. Lin Sanjiu's good luck had run out. She couldn't stop the attacks even after a few self-destructions. She managed to block a few attacks with her [Defense Through Higher Consciousness], but she still got hit.
Lin Sanjiu guessed that the ability this time was a disruption and control type. Even though she did not slow down, she could not stop herself from turning around and dashing backward. As soon as her eyes fell on the grand prize, she raised her right hand that was holding the whip high.
At that moment, Ji Shanqing was climbing on a rack. He was trying to pull the chain that was tied to the woman's body. When he heard the sound, he turned around. His face turned pale with fright. He shouted, "Sis!" Just as the [Tornado Whip] was about to be activated, Lin Sanjiu quickly recalled the whip back into her card form.
"Behind you!" Before Ji Shanqing could take a deep breath, he raised his voice and shouted again.
Coincidentally, Lin Sanjiu felt the weight on her body lighten. The effect of the ability seemed to have reached its limit. She didn't have time to turn around, so she rolled on the ground. A shadow that was charging at her didn't stop in time and leaped over her. Before the duoluozhong could land on the ground, Lin Sanjiu leaped up and punched the back of its head. In an instant, the duoluozhong's brain and blood splattered everywhere. Thud! The duoluozhong fell to the ground.
Even though the whole process only lasted for a few seconds, another six or seven battleships had already exploded. Only a few battleships remained around Lin Sanjiu in such a short time.
Just as she turned around to face another wave of duoluozhongs, Lin Sanjiu couldn't hold back her anxiety. She shouted behind her, "Grand Prize, how much longer?"
"Almost there! Almost there! Give me one more minute! "
One minute. It was so long that it was almost hopeless.
With the help of the [Tornado Whip] and [Mosaic Censorship], Lin Sanjiu was unstoppable. Wherever she went, the broken limbs and flesh of the duoluozhongs would explode like a fountain. However, the battleships also self-destructed after four to five seconds.
Mrs. Manas immediately increased the intensity of her [Higher Consciousness Defense]. Her Higher Consciousness gushed out like a flood. Maintaining her high speed, Lin Sanjiu dashed left and right in the midst of the duoluozhongs. Like a meat grinder, she reaped the lives of countless duoluozhongs. In the blink of an eye, she was covered in wounds as if she had been sprayed with paint. Half of her body was already soaked in blood.
Lin Sanjiu summoned the [Weather Forecaster]. Immediately, a serious-looking woman in a suit appeared behind her. She didn't need to fight the duoluozhongs, nor would she be attacked. She ran back and forth behind Lin Sanjiu, her lips opening and closing rapidly. She couldn't stop talking for even a second. With the prediction of the duoluozhongs' abilities, Lin Sanjiu managed to hold on for a while longer.
"Sis, I'm done!" Lin Sanjiu's spirit was lifted when she heard her grand prize's voice. She immediately raised her head. Half of the pregnant woman on the rack had been unloaded. She was swaying unsteadily and was about to fall to the ground. Ji Shanqing was holding her by the last chain in his hand. Lin Sanjiu made up her mind. She used the whip to force the duoluozhongs around her to retreat. Then, she turned around and sprinted back, just in time to catch the falling pregnant woman.
"Run as fast as you can now!"
Mrs. Manas yelled in her mind. Lin Sanjiu didn't dare to waste any more time. She lifted the pregnant woman and lowered her shoulders. When she saw that the grand prize had caught up with her, she whipped her [Tornado Whip]. A gust of wind dragon that hovered between the heavens and the earth pounced forward and swept away any duoluozhong that dared to stand in its way. Lin Sanjiu didn't dare to waste any more time. She lifted the pregnant woman and lowered her shoulders. When she saw that the grand prize had caught up with her, she whipped her [Tornado Whip].
When the wind dragon broke through the duoluozhongs' encirclement, it tore apart countless bodies and destroyed half of the circular tunnel that was filled with caves. It opened up a path for the three of them. Together with the [Weather Forecaster], who was still mumbling nonstop, the three of them ran toward the direction with the fewest duoluozhongs.
Perhaps they were stunned by Lin Sanjiu's ferocious and bloodthirsty attacks, the duoluozhongs that had lost almost half of their members in just a few minutes slowed down their pace. Carrying the pregnant woman on her shoulder, Lin Sanjiu leaped through a few circular tunnels. She stepped over countless caves that were inhabited by humans, causing many people to cry out in alarm.
Perhaps the screams had awakened the woman. When Lin Sanjiu ducked into one of the caves to avoid the attack from behind, she heard a faint groan. Surprisingly, the pregnant woman had woken up.
"You're awake?" Lin Sanjiu gasped, "I can't put you down yet. Hold on a little longer —"
"Did you guys kill the warden?"
The woman was quick-witted. She only froze for two seconds before she reacted.
"Yes, we will bring you out of here now —"
"It's over," the pregnant woman muttered. Her face suddenly turned pale, "It's over. Once the warden is dead, Deva will come!"
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