"I met Elder Ma at the entrance of the cave. At that time, I pretended to be someone who came to support him. Moreover, he clearly didn't recognize me, so I managed to sneak in. By the time he realized that something was wrong, it was already too late to chase after me," Yao Lei said with a smile.
"That's really good luck. If he was a little more careful, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to enter." Shi Xu couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
It could be said that if Elder Ma was a little more careful, Yao Lei wouldn't be able to enter at all. In that case, he wouldn't be able to activate the joint attack technique with them to deal with Elder Ma.
"Since Yao Lei is already here, let's go and cause trouble for Elder Ma!" Elder Wang immediately said.
"Okay!" The others replied in unison.
With their understanding of Elder Ma, they felt that their joint attack technique would definitely be able to take down Elder Ma.
Immediately, the group of people directly walked towards the entrance of the cave. Soon, they arrived at the passageway in front of the cave.
Hearing their voices, Elder Ma, who was guarding the entrance of the cave, couldn't help but ask curiously, "You actually dare to come here? Aren't you afraid that I will deal with you?"
As he spoke, Elder Ma directly rushed into the cave. The moment he entered, he saw Elder Wang and the others, including Zhou Yingxue and the other two.
The moment they saw him, Elder Wang and the other four immediately stood up without a word and took out their own ice talismans.
"You guys are going to use a joint attack technique? Was the person who just entered one of you?" Elder Ma couldn't help but frown.
At this moment, how could he not see through it?
Realizing this, he couldn't help but feel extremely regretful. If he didn't let the other party enter the cave as the last person, they wouldn't have dared to come over.
"That's right, I am the other person," Yao Lei said.
"Is that so? Then let me experience the joint attack technique of the five of you!" Elder Ma coldly said.
As his voice fell, he also took out his grade five ice talisman and immediately began to silently recite the rune terminology.
Opposite him, Elder Wang and the others also did the same.
Knowing that the cold energy released by the few of them was very powerful, Zhou Yingxue and the other two did not dare to stand too close and all of them hid far away.
In the next moment, waves of cold energy had already enveloped the passageway.
Once it was activated, Elder Ma's face immediately turned ugly. He realized that the other party's cold energy was much stronger than his.
The joint attack technique was indeed extraordinary. It was actually stronger than his own! Elder Ma exclaimed in his heart.
At this time, he could only brace himself and endure. Fortunately, the other party was only a little stronger than him and could not freeze him immediately.
He could definitely hold on for a while.
At this time, he could only hope that reinforcements would arrive in time. That way, he would be able to get out of this predicament. Because of this, he still had confidence.
But after a while, his confidence directly collapsed, because Yao Lei said, "Elder Ma, you should be waiting for your reinforcements, right? To tell you the truth, the two people you sent out have already been killed by me, they have no way of finding reinforcements."
"Impossible!" Elder Ma couldn't help shouting.
"Impossible? If not for that, do you think I would have been able to find this place so easily? "Yao Lei smiled indifferently.
Knowing that Yao Lei was right, Elder Ma immediately broke down.
Because of this collapse, the surrounding cold air took advantage of it, and in a short period of time, he was frozen to the point where he couldn't move.
Seeing that he was frozen, Elder Wang and the rest then removed the cold air, then used a special rope to tie his hands and feet.
Then, he asked, "Elder Ma, this time, who came to capture us?"
"Including me, there are a total of three experts who can activate Grade 5 Ice Talismans. The one leading them is Yang Family's Elder Liang," Elder Ma said honestly.
Three experts who could activate Grade 5 Ice Talismans? Hearing his words, Elder Wang and the rest couldn't help but look at each other.
They knew that if such experts surrounded them and Linlong, they would have no chance at all.
Then, Elder Wang said, "Let's first return to the passage to find the young master, then tell him about this."
"Then, what about this Elder Ma?" Shi Xu pointed at Elder Ma and asked.
"Elder Ma, huh? Keep him. He will be useful to the young master," Elder Wang said.
Hearing this, Elder Ma naturally heaved a sigh of relief. How could he have imagined that Elder Wang's so-called useful to him was that Linlong might let him consume something like the Mandate Pill?
Without any hesitation, Elder Wang led the group out of the cavern.
After carefully inspecting the surroundings and confirming that there was no danger in the surroundings, they began to head toward the passage.
Not too long later, they walked into the passageway.
The passageway was extremely well-hidden, and they had disguised the entrance of the cavern a little, so they didn't have to worry about anyone finding their way here.
"Is this the passageway to the Northern Palace?" Shen Jun asked curiously as they walked.
"That's right, this is the passageway. However, for some reason, the first part of the passageway collapsed, and another passageway appeared. There's a fork in this passageway," Elder Wang replied.
Not too far away, they arrived at the fork in the passageway.
"After you all left, I ventured deeper into the passageway, but I saw a Grade 5 savage beast in the distance, so I quickly retreated."
"Is that so? Is that Grade 5 savage beast a Runic Beast?" Hall Master Xing asked.
"I don't know about that. After I saw it, I was afraid that it would come after me, so I immediately ran away. I didn't have the time to take a closer look at it," Yao Lei replied.
"There was only one, right?" Elder Wang asked.
"I only saw one," Yao Lei replied.
"I hope there was only one. If there were two or more, it would be troublesome," Elder Wang said.
After that, Elder Wang didn't immediately lead them into the passageway. Instead, he looked at Zhou Yingxue and the other two and asked, "Why did the three of you come to look for the young master? Is there something urgent?"
He had been wanting to ask this question for a long time, but it was only now that he asked.
Zhang Yue and Zhou Yingxue had already found out where Linlong was in the cavern, so they followed them here.
"We came here because Big Sister Zhou knows another way to leave the Subterranean Gallery," Zhang Yue immediately said to Zhou Yingxue.
Naturally, she was too embarrassed to reveal her motive.
Elder Wang couldn't help but ask, "Oh, Miss Zhou, you know another way to leave the Subterranean Gallery?"
He had always been worried about Linlong. Even if Linlong had mastered a Grade 5 Frost Talisman, it would still be difficult for him to leave the Subterranean Gallery. After all, the powerhouses of the academy would definitely be guarding the only exit.
"Yes, I know … but I'll have to tell Brother Lin about this method after I meet him," Zhou Yingxue said.
"That's not a problem." Elder Wang nodded.
Then, he said, "Alright, let's head into the passageway!"
After saying that, he led the group into the passageway. After walking for a while, they saw a ferocious beast.
Seeing that there was only one, they naturally heaved a sigh of relief.
After taking a closer look, they could tell that it was a rune beast.
Immediately, the five of them activated their Frost Talismans to deal with this ferocious beast. This ferocious beast's strength was about the same as the one they had encountered before, but because they were more familiar with joint attacks, they managed to take down this ferocious beast after a short while.
Then, they continued walking forward. After walking for a while, they saw a staircase leading up.
Looking at the staircase, Hall Master Xing couldn't help but say, "This should be the exit. I wonder if it leads directly to the northern palace."
"I hope so." Elder Wang nodded and immediately led the group up.
After walking out of the staircase, they found themselves in a very small stone house. There was only a stone table and two stone stools in the stone house. Other than that, there was nothing else.
Fortunately, there was a stone door in the stone house. After pushing the stone door open, they found themselves in a forest.
This situation caused them to frown. This meant that they were not in the northern palace. In fact, they didn't even know if this was the northern part of the Subterranean Gallery.
"Let's go out and take a look first," Elder Wang said.
After confirming that there was no danger in the surroundings, Elder Wang led the group out.
As soon as they came out, two ferocious beasts suddenly appeared in front of them.
Looking at the two ferocious beasts, they frowned. This was because they were two Class 4 ferocious beasts.
"Don't tell me we're still in the western part of the Subterranean Gallery?" Yang Sheng said gloomily.
Naturally, the others were also disappointed. If they were still in the western part, they would have wasted their time. Of course, the most important thing was that they had no idea how to find Linlong.
They could naturally go through the western part of the Subterranean Gallery, but the problem was that with their strength, there was no way they could pass through the dangerous forest and reach the northern palace.
Now, they could only deal with these two ferocious beasts first.
Immediately, they activated the Frost Talismans in their hands. In a short while, the two ferocious beasts were frozen on the spot.
After killing the two ferocious beasts, Elder Wang said, "Let's go forward and take a look."
Although it looked like they were still in the western part of the Subterranean Gallery, he felt that they had to explore ahead no matter what.
After walking for a while, another two ferocious beasts appeared in front of them. Looking at these two ferocious beasts, everyone's faces lit up with joy. This was because these two ferocious beasts were clearly Class 5.
This meant that they were probably in the northern part of the Subterranean Gallery. Since it was another fork, it should not be far from Linlong.
Just as they were rejoicing, the two ferocious beasts charged straight at them.
Thinking of something, Elder Wang hurriedly said, "Run, run back to the stone house!"
If it was only one Class 5 ferocious beast, they should still be able to handle it. However, there were two of them. How could they possibly handle them?
Therefore, Elder Wang, who realized the danger, hurriedly shouted those words.
The others also realized this point and immediately turned around and ran in the direction of the stone house.
They rushed into the stone house one after another. However, Yao Lei, who was the last to rush in, was grabbed by one of the ferocious beasts.
This grab was extremely dangerous. It directly fractured Yao Lei's right hand, causing him to scream in pain.
Fortunately, Yao Lei still rushed into the stone house and closed the stone door when the ferocious beast was about to follow him in.
This stone door was extremely sturdy. No matter how hard the two ferocious beasts tried, they could not break in.
After trying for a while, the two ferocious beasts gave up.
At this time, Yao Lei had already consumed a top-grade healing pill and began to meditate on the ground to heal.
Knowing that Yao Lei would not be able to recover anytime soon, everyone's brows furrowed. This was because they would not be able to fully activate the power of the joint attack technique.
Seeing that it was quiet outside, Elder Wang said, "The two ferocious beasts should have left. I'll go out and scout to see where they are."
"Then, Elder Wang, be careful," everyone said.
They knew that it was best for Elder Wang, who was the strongest among them, to go out alone. This way, even if they encountered danger, it would not be like what happened just now.
Immediately, Elder Wang carefully pushed the door open. After making sure that there were no ferocious beasts outside, he walked out.
After going out, Elder Wang chose to walk forward to the left. The reason why he chose this was because according to the location of the secret passage below, the direction that Linlong went out should be this way.
After walking for a while, Elder Wang did not find any ferocious beasts. Then, he looked forward and his face immediately lit up. This was because there was clearly a palace with an extremely large chest not far away.
Come to think of it, this must be the northern palace. They were walking in the right direction, but because the passage was not the original passage, they walked out of the palace. Elder Wang analyzed in his heart.
Then, he frowned again because there was a fifth-level ferocious beast in front of him and the palace. Although it was only one, with their strength, they could not deal with it at all.
Perhaps it would leave after a while, Elder Wang thought to himself.
Because of this, he hid in place and waited.
However, what made his expression turn ugly was that the blue fox in front of him had no intention of leaving at all.
After looking for a while, he found the reason. This was because there was a hole in the ground, which was clearly the blue fox's nest.
It seemed that no matter what, he had to get rid of this blue fox. Otherwise, he and the others would not be able to go over at all.
With this thought in mind, Elder Wang returned to the stone house.
When they saw that Elder Wang had returned, everyone heaved a sigh of relief and asked, "Elder Wang, how was it?"
Although Elder Wang did not go out for a long time, they were still worried that something might have happened to him.
Elder Wang immediately explained the situation that he saw.
"In other words, we do not know where the two ferocious beasts just now went and the only one blocking us is the blue fox? As long as we kill it or chase it away, we will be able to enter the palace? "After a moment of joy, Shen Jun asked.
"That's right." Elder Wang nodded.
"However, Yao Lei is injured. We can't do anything to a fifth-level ferocious beast." Shi Xu smiled bitterly.
"Indeed, we can't do anything to a fifth-level ferocious beast." Yang Sheng agreed.
"Then we can only wait and see when the blue fox will leave." Elder Wang said helplessly.
This was the only way.
At this moment, Zhou Yingxue, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke up. "I might be able to help."
"En, could it be that Miss Zhou has already learned the combined attack technique?" Everyone couldn't help but ask.
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