"Bang!"
A thick, cylindrical tongue shot out from the magma at an astonishing speed, instantly wrapping around the Hellbird Dragon that was flying at high speed.
"Croak!"
The Hellbird Dragon shrieked in horror. However, its cry only lasted for a moment.
Pa!
The tongue curled up, wrapping around the Hellbird Dragon. In an instant, it was dragged into the surging magma, disappearing without a trace.
Everyone couldn't help but suck in a mouthful of cold air. When they looked down into the magma, they were blinded by the surging heatwaves, unable to see anything.
What kind of life form was that? A 4th rank Hellbird Dragon that could easily break through the sound barrier had actually been swept down by a single tongue! It didn't even have the slightest chance to resist!
Everyone felt their scalps turn numb. Lying on the cliff, they felt as though they were in someone else's plate, ready to dig in at any moment!
Everyone was so shocked that they crouched on the mountain wall, not daring to move. Then, they heard a series of soft 'puff puff puff' sounds coming from the lava below. The tens of meters wide lava river suddenly surged, as if there was a giant creature swimming in it, slowly moving away from here.
Everyone was sweating profusely.
They felt that the terrifying life form had definitely discovered them. However, perhaps it was because they were too small a target and weren't even enough to fill the gaps between its teeth, causing the terrifying life form beneath the magma to be too lazy to make a move, allowing everyone to escape this calamity.
"Go go go! Fuck, I don't want to stay here a second longer!"
Sister Hong urged. Everyone immediately used their hands and feet. With their lives at stake, they used all of their strength to crawl into the cave with great difficulty. Only when their feet touched the ground did everyone heave a sigh of relief.
Thinking back to the terrifying life form within the magma, everyone felt their scalps turn numb. They had no idea what level it was at, but that unknown bird beast had been unable to put up any resistance. They had assumed that they would only encounter 4th rank Evil Demon Creatures in the 2nd layer after avoiding Margaret. However, the life form in the magma had far exceeded that.
There were crouching tigers and hidden dragons in this terrifying place. It was impossible to predict exactly what kind of great terror was hidden within these unpredictable regions. Outside, the magma surged as heatwaves soared into the sky. However, this cave was unexpectedly cool and refreshing. Even the dark matter and demonic aura in the air had decreased significantly.
Such an environment made everyone feel slightly more at ease. With the weakening of the dark matter, there might not be any more powerful dimensional life forms appearing here.
Moving forward, the cave passage was frighteningly quiet. He could feel that the terrain of the entire passage was a downward slope, and some places were even particularly steep. It felt like the passage was constantly extending downwards into the belly of the mountain.
The first half of the cave was still alright, but the second half was filled with all sorts of miasma. It was pungent, and the amount of oxygen they could breathe was getting thinner and thinner. Fortunately, everyone's endurance was pretty good, and they could more or less hold their breaths. Otherwise, they might not even be able to walk out of the cave alive. The strongest among them was Sister Hong, who possessed an unimaginable detection ability. Basically, all the monsters they encountered along the way were discovered by her, allowing everyone to avoid them as much as possible. Without her, it would be impossible to imagine what would happen.
After walking for about a dozen miles, the cave began to widen. It became wider and higher, and it no longer looked like a cave. It was as if they had arrived at a different world. The further they walked, the wider it became.
Roar!
All of a sudden, a terrifying beast's roar rang out from the depths of the cave, reverberating through the vast mountain walls, causing everyone's hearts to palpitate.
"Everyone, be careful." If they were to really encounter something in this passageway, there would be no way to avoid it. Retreating was also not too possible. After all, this was the only shortcut they knew of. If they retreated and continued to charge through the entire second layer of the cursed lands, god knows what other terrifying things they would encounter.
At this moment, Sister Hong had completely lost her image. "That sound sounds a little like a Cerberus. Hopefully, it's not a three-headed one …"
Although the sound sounded extremely far away, it was still getting closer.
From afar, everyone could smell a foul stench wafting through the air. It was coming from the exit of the gigantic cave, where countless skeletons were piled up on the ground, forming quite a few nests.
"This is the exit of the passageway. That person mentioned that this place is rather safe. Looks like things have changed with the passage of time, and this place has become the nest of these Cerberus," said Sister Hong, who had just returned.
However, the size of the nest wasn't too big. Although there were many nests piled up with skeletons, the majority of them were only 1 to 2 metres long. There was only a slightly bigger one that wasn't even 4 metres long.
"It shouldn't be a three-headed Cerberus." Gong Yi breathed a sigh of relief. Cerberus could be considered as one of the weaker life forms in the second layer of the cursed lands. Even at their fully matured three-headed state, they were merely peak 4th rank dimensional life forms. However, that was already the limit of their species. The majority of Cerberus only had two or even one head, ranging from 3rd to 4th rank. "If we head left from here, we'll be able to enter the 3rd layer. The life forms here have a considerable boundary, and they won't cross over easily. As long as we enter the 3rd layer, we'll be safe."
Was it safe? Bitter smiles appeared on everyone's faces. That might be the case. However, they didn't know what awaited them at the back. This was truly a difficult path to walk.
At this moment, the Cerberus wasn't in its nest, with the beast's roar coming from outside the cave. Everyone followed along the side of the cave and slowly approached the entrance. Outside the gigantic cave was a vast, open area that appeared to be a plain.
A pack of Cerberus was lying not far from the entrance.
There were 2 of them that were exceedingly large. One of them had a smooth neck. Although it only had one head, it was 3 metres long. Its body was massive, appearing no different from an adult. The other one was slightly larger than it, and had two heads. Its eyes were flickering with fiery light as it lay lazily on the ground, enjoying the comfort brought about by the high temperatures. It was the king of this small pack, while the one-headed Cerberus should be a female.
Other than these 2 adult Cerberus, the majority of the rest were still immature cubs. Although they appeared to be the size of a pony, their limbs were exceedingly powerful. Dark hellish flames rose from their eyes and limbs, appearing as though they were burning. They were currently surrounding a few small Evil Demons, playing with them and learning how to hunt.
Those few small Evil Demons had already been tormented to the point of being riddled with injuries. Faced against stronger and higher levelled life forms, these exceptionally ferocious fellows in the outer regions of the cursed lands were akin to eggplants that had been hit by frost. They simply didn't dare to fight, and could only think about escaping. Occasionally, they would charge out of the encirclement of these inexperienced cubs, only to be immediately smacked back by the one-headed Cerberus that was guarding by the side. The Cerberus possessed incomparable strength, causing the small Evil Demons to vomit blood and lose half of their lives.
Gong Yi shot a glance at everyone, before making a few hand gestures, indicating for everyone to not alarm the fellows guarding the cave entrance, before stealthily slipping away from the mountain wall beside the cave entrance.
After interacting with each other for over a dozen days, everyone had already formed a certain level of tacit understanding. With a single glance, everyone understood Gong Yi's hand gestures, causing them to nod their heads. Holding their breaths, they tiptoed along the mountain wall and slowly walked out.
Indeed, the concealment of their auras was effective, as they were unexpectedly not discovered. Just as they were about to escape from the other party's line of sight, one of the small Evil Demons that had been surrounded suddenly started to cry out. It pointed with all its might towards the direction where Wang Zhong and the rest were hiding. From its angle, it was able to see the movements of this group of humans.
Suddenly, the 2 large Cerberus realised something, before turning their heads around.
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