* Rumble! *
Just as Xia Fan saved the map, he heard a loud explosion. The explosion didn't come from outside, but from inside the Demon Palace. It wasn't far from him.
What happened?
The people in the room were startled and quickly rushed out to the corridor outside. They saw that the soldiers who stayed outside were also dumbfounded as they looked towards the direction of the explosion.
A few kilometers away, there was a red flame. That was Christie's scouting area. After Xia Fan entered the room to check the mural, Christie didn't stop and continued to scout ahead.
In the blink of an eye, Christie was limping back. He was in a sorry state. There were a few holes in his combat suit, and blood splattered everywhere. He sprayed hemostatic on his wounds as he ran.
* Swoosh! *
Xia Fan dashed forward and used his speed to bring Christie back.
"Damn it, the Skeleton Legion has mutated into an explosive legion!" Christie cursed, disregarding his identity as the young master of the Demon Slayer Family.
"The Skeleton Legion is scarlet. Apart from the bone swords that are white, they look like they're covered in blood. I was curious, so I used a shrinking spell to get closer. In the end, I was discovered. Three Skeleton Legions exploded at the same time. Not only did they destroy the path ahead, but they also almost killed me!" Christie said hatefully. "Let's go back. This path is blocked."
The crowd was shocked. The Skeleton Legion was the most basic combat unit of the Demon Race. It was equivalent to the human army. Now that they had mutated, the power of the explosion could hurt the elite warrior Christie?
One had to know that there were tens of thousands of Skeleton Legions in the Demon Palace. If they all had such powerful combat strength, they would be a fatal threat to Xia Fan and the others.
"I'll go take a look," Xia Fan said.
With just a burst of speed, Xia Fan rushed a few kilometers to the place where Christie was attacked. The corridor collapsed, and the ceiling made of alloy and rock fell, blocking the way forward.
A sound came from the ruins. Then, a hand pushed away the rock, revealing a red head and half a body. It was the Skeleton Legion. After the corridor collapsed, the rest of the Skeleton Legion tried to dig through the ruins to get closer to the humans.
In Ye Futian's memory, the Skeleton Army was pitch-black, as if they were made of steel. But now, they were red, as red as blood. Their eyes shone with a cruel light. When they saw Xia Fan, they bared their teeth, as if they wanted to grab him. Unfortunately, half of their bodies were stuck in the ruins, so they could not break free.
* Rumble! *
A member of the Skeleton Army exploded. This time, Xia Fan could see it clearly. It was as if someone had stuffed explosives into their bodies. The explosion had started at the chest and quickly spread to the rest of the body. A 120-kilogram Skeleton Army soldier was equivalent to a 120-kilogram bomb.
With another explosion, the corridor collapsed again. The air was filled with a large amount of dust. After a short pause, the Skeleton Army began to dig again. They seemed to have gone mad. They wanted to get close to Xia Fan and blow him up.
"This is the self-destructive ability of the Skeleton Legion," Sedrolai said in Xia Fan's mind. Sadrolai said in Xia Fan's mind, "That b * stard Harry Cain invented this technology. The Bone Legion used to be made up of ordinary Demon soldiers, but Harry Cain injected them with a virus and made them kill each other."
"Only those who successfully killed their own kind could continue to live. Their weapons were bone swords, and the bone swords were the spines pulled out from their opponents' backs.
"Some of them killed their wives or daughters after receiving the injection. Then, they pulled out their daughters' spines and used them as weapons to report to Harry Cain. They became his most loyal servants.
"When the tragedy happened, we, the traditional conservatives, tried to stop it, but the virus spread too fast. In just one night, the demons lost most of their people. Only the Skeleton Legion was left under Harry Cain's control.
"That was the final break between us. What Harry Cain did infuriated the three Legendary leaders. So, Ji Feng, Hei Yu, and the Purgatory Guardian declared war on Harry Cain. You know what happened. That was the last time the three Legendary leaders fought side by side. Not long after, they either died or went missing."
Sedrolai's voice was low and sorrowful. It was obvious that the sudden mutation of the Skeleton Legion had triggered the painful memories of the past.
Xia Fan had a feeling that the fact that Cedrolai knew so much about the Demon Race and had such a powerful ability meant that he had some sort of connection with the three Legendary rank experts of the Demon Race. When he talked about the three Legendary rank experts, he was like an old man reminiscing about his good friends when he was young.
Xia Fan didn't have time to listen to his story. He turned back. The exploding Skeleton Legion was much more dangerous than before. Even if he was surrounded by them, he would be blown to pieces.
"The path ahead is blocked. According to the smell, the other paths aren't looking good either. The best thing to do is to shrink down and find a safe exit along the ventilation pipe. That way, we can avoid a direct confrontation with the mutated Skeleton Legion," Xia Fan said. "According to my judgment, Stanley is very vengeful. He thinks it's too easy for us to blow up the palace. That's why he wants to use the Skeleton Legion to kill us one by one before destroying this place. If we can hold on, we might have a chance to escape." Christie was stunned.
"It's not that I don't want to help, but my ability isn't limitless. I can't use it continuously in a short period of time. I can only control my body size now, but I can't shrink you guys too." Christy was stunned.
Xia Fan frowned. Everything came with a price. The more powerful and rare a superpower was, the more restrictions it had. For example, his own speed consumed a lot of energy. Normal people would not be able to withstand the huge consumption of energy that came with high speed.
Fortunately, Xia Fan grew up with Level 9 energy crystals and inherited his family's strong physique. So when he ran at high speed, his stamina wasn't a problem.
"It's not difficult. I'll go. Even if those guys self-destruct, they can't hurt me," Fo You said casually.
"No. Your War Buddha's Golden Light is said to be indestructible, but if it explodes continuously, you won't be able to withstand it. After all, it's thousands of Skeleton Legion. Each of them has the ability to self-destruct. It's fine to blow you up once or twice, but you'll die if they blow you up a hundred times," Xia Fan said.
Everyone fell silent. The best way to deal with explosions was to use a shield. Although Fo You was a good human shield, he was alone and couldn't withstand the impact of continuous explosions.
At this time, Nicai suddenly stood up with Jia Yuntian's shoulder. She pointed to herself and said, "I can do it. Xia Fan has speed, and Fo You has the War Buddha's Golden Light. If I add my Divine Wings, I should be able to withstand a large-scale explosion."
Xia Fan raised his head and looked at the beautiful face. Indeed, Nicai also had a protective superpower. The combination of the War Buddha's Golden Light and the Divine Wings could provide a double shield. Coupled with his speed, he might be able to fight his way out of the encirclement of the Skeleton Legion.
"Nicai, you're hurt."
Jia Yuntian, who rarely spoke, couldn't help but try to persuade Nicai. It was extremely dangerous to break through the encirclement of the Skeleton Legion, and he didn't want Nicai to take the risk.
"We can try. Add my Raging Flame Legion." Dongfang He unexpectedly said, "I can summon the Raging Flame Legion and let Xia Fan control it. Anyway, they're a group of stone people without souls or life. Let them charge in front, no matter how many of them die."
"Dongfang He, are you crazy!?" Jia Yuntian looked at his old rival in surprise.
"I'm not crazy." Dongfang He said calmly, "I want to protect Nicai more than you do, but according to the current situation, if we don't take a little risk, everyone will die. Nicai is my woman, and I believe she will be as brave as I am."
Alas, this chauvinistic young master …
Xia Fan was speechless. Dongfang He was born a prince, so he took everything for granted. The woman he wanted must be his, and his woman must be as brave and fearless as him.
Originally, everyone was moved by Nicai's bravery at the critical moment. But after hearing Dongfang He's words, it seemed that the reason why Nicai was brave was not because of herself, but because she was Dongfang He's woman. As long as one had a relationship with Dongfang He, even a dog of the Dongfang family must be a brave and fearless dog.
"Humph, this world doesn't revolve around you. It will exist with or without you." Fo You was also a young master, so he directly spoke his mind, which made Dongfang He's face turn livid. He felt that his dignity had been offended.
Xia Fan twitched his nose hard, and then said without giving them any face, "Shut up, all of you. Is it interesting to talk about these things now?"
"There's not much time left. Christie can't use the Shrinking Spell. The three roads in front of us are all surrounded by the Skeleton Legion. Only by killing a way out quickly can we have a chance to escape. We must decide whether to take the risk or not."
Nicai took a deep breath and then nodded hard. "I'm fine. After replenishing some strength and medicine, my injury is much better. I can use the Divine Wings."
Fo You shrugged his shoulders indifferently. "You know, I hate using my brain the most. You can decide this kind of thing."
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