These people, at the very least, are of the Elite Template, with many Enhanced Elites and even Warrior Templates among them.
Bai Puâs five thousand plus Life Value appears sturdy, and he possesses the Volcanoâs Face Mystical Arts Shield Skills.
However, itâs important to know that the Volcanoâs Face requires a continuous consumption of Fighting Qi to replenish Shield Value. Once the Fighting Qi is depleted, amidst the crowd of so many Advanced Elites and Enhanced Elites, he could die at any moment!
Even Bai Pu is in such a dire state, let alone Oshana and Tom.
In just the brief instant it took to Replenish Qi, unable to deflect the Fighting Qi Saber, Oshanaâs Radiant Demon-Repelling Barrier and Tomâs Harmony Wind Guardian Magic Shield shattered simultaneously.
Oshana, being closer to Guide Tano, in her effort to save Tano, was struck twice consecutively by the following Curved Sabers, causing over eight hundred points of Life Value damage!
As an Enhanced Warrior, Oshana has around 8500 points of Life Value, with a fixed 20-point Damage Reduction.
But what good is that? Under the onslaught of saber-like rain of Fighting Qi Sabers, it only means dying a bit more slowly.
"Come to me."
In such a dangerous situation, Bai Pu, being the Tank, naturally had to step forward.
He took out the Dark Gold Tower Shield, and the Blood River Territory suddenly unfolded!
Tom, Oshana, and Tano immediately felt their bodies lighten and swiftly ran behind Bai Pu.
A Volcano Shield rapidly unfolded over Bai Puâs body surface, with the Dark Gold Tower Shield positioned at the front.
Each strike of the Fighting Qi Saber that hit the surface of the Dark Gold Tower Shield was deflected away, with Bai Pu sustaining minimal damage.
Suddenly, the Volcano Shield vanished, explosive energy attached itself to Bai Puâs right-hand Great Sword, forming a Sword Qi seven to eight meters long.
Swoosh!
Bai Pu swung the sword with his right hand, unleashing a blood-colored Fighting Qi Slash that flew horizontally! The Red Sand Defense Army underlings positioned at the forefront were slashed down forcibly.
The Red Sand underlings in front of the Fighting Qi Slash retreated in panic, causing chaos, and the rain-like Fighting Qi Sabers temporarily ceased.
"Retreat, enter the ruins."
Bai Pu said in a deep voice.
"Itâs still the Blood Moonâ"
Tanoâs protest was abruptly interrupted by Tomâphysically interrupted, that is.
Tom delivered a hand chop to Tanoâs neck, knocking him out, and then carried Tano towards the entrance of the underground passage.
This underground passage was a spiraling, stair-like tunnel, ancient and old.
Oshana had already jumped into the passage first, followed by Tom carrying Tano, with Bai Pu bringing up the rear.
Bai Pu clearly saw the Fighting Qi Slash he unleashed was being firmly halted by a large hand after slicing through the first row of Red Sand Defense Army underlings.
The large hand felt vast, like a boundless desert.
Then, as the hand clenched, a strong Fighting Qi Wave spread out, effortlessly crushing and extinguishing Bai Puâs Fighting Qi Slash.
Bai Puâs eye twitched as he saw the owner of the hand, a two-meter-tall, tower-like man with black skin. A red ribbon floated around his neck.
Deep red Combat Power Value: 506!
...
Watching Bai Pu and the others disappear into the ruins tunnel, a group of Red Sand Defense Army leaders gathered around that giant man with the red ribbon tied around his neck for discussion.
"Leader Balagan! The intruders have entered the ancestral tomb, I request to pursue them!" said one leader.
The two-meter giant named Balagan shook his head, "Itâs the Blood Moon now, the ancestral tomb holds great danger, the more people, the greater the danger."
"Those thieves will surely be punished by the enraged ancestors, left without a complete corpse."
"Indeed, under the Blood Moon, they have almost no chance of survival."
"Leader Balagan, is that correct?"
The Defense Army leaders discussed among themselves, with one looking at Balagan expectantly, hoping to hear a confirmation from him.
Yet Balagan shook his head again, "These people are not weak, and thereâs even a traitor guiding their way. Although there is over a 90% chance they will die, there is still a slight chance they might escape."
"So what should we do?"
"Let us leaders go and hunt them down!"
Emotions ran high.
However, Balagan displayed a subtle smile, shaking his head, "No need... A few outsiders will help us hunt down these thieves."
"Are you referring to the adventurers who recently came to our tribe?"
"Outsiders entering the ancestral tomb, that might not be appropriate, right?"
"Where are they? I didnât see them."
The leaders murmured among themselves, and someone even directly questioned Balagan.
"Firstly, those outsiders helped our tribe retrieve the lost idol, they have earned their merit and are trustworthy.
"Secondly, they have already gone inside... You just didnât notice."
Balagan, arms crossed, displayed a confident expression, "Letâs go! With those outsidersâ assistance, those thieves and traitors will certainly get what they deserve."
Red Sand Defense Army soldiers left in twos and threes.
This "militia" has such an organization system, impersonating bandits in normal times to rob passing merchants, and forming into squads during wartime, preparing their own weapons for battle.
...
Bai Pu and the others followed the spiral ruins passage all the way to the underground.
Ahead was a corridor, where proceeding revealed this corridor was built upside down.
The "ground" Bai Pu and the others walked on appeared as an arched indentation, while the "ceiling" above them was neatly square.
Clearly, a thousand years ago, the floor should have been the corridorâs ceiling, and the ceiling should have been the corridorâs floor.
Until Prismatic Saint Dragon King Aurielâs Super Earthquake Technique overturned the world, lifting the entire city along with its underground stone foundation, and having it crash down as a meteor, resulting in the inversion seen here.
Also serving as evidence is the Magic Lamp on the corridorâs side wall, with the lamp base facing upwards and bulb downwards.
Itâs unknown how far Red Sand Kingdomâs Magic Technology has progressed. Here, after a thousand years, the Magic Lamps still emit a faint light. The metal of the lamp base hasnât rusted and, with the dust brushed away, still retains its sheen.
Understandably, with the city uprooted and then crashing from the sky, the corridorâs ceiling and floor largely intact illustrate Red Sand Kingdomâs might.
Tap, tap, tap.
Footsteps echoed in the corridor, and soon everyone entered a spacious hall.
Underfoot was the original ceiling, and delicate magic chandeliers, like art pieces, emitted soft white light beneath Bai Puâs feet.
All around, various overturned tables and chairs were strewn about, fallen from the "ceiling" at the moment the world overturned.
"There are three passages ahead, each ending in a closed door... Which one should we take?" Oshana looked at Tom.