The blood-colored wind blew in their direction.
Large shadows rapidly charged towards them from afar.
They were monsters manifested from nothing but blood, each of which carried the unique characteristics of various races, which made them look like chimeras or mutated beasts.
ââall of them were subordinates arbitrarily created by the giant eyeball.
They collected various lifeforms for the giant eyeball and scoured the Pantheon ruins in search of the frozen corpse.
âWe need to hurry up and leave!â the blind nun urged them.
Fei Yue continuously tapped the void of space and loudly said: âEveryone should go first, there is so much scattered power of Fate right now that itâs a waste to not absorb some of it!â
Countless strands of black thread flew out of her hand and began to form a net above the dark riverbed.
Some sort of invisible force was gradually gathering within the net to give off a low vibrating noise.
âSuch vast power! My strength will greatly improve now!â Fei Yue exclaimed in joy.
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the blood monsters, then back at Fei Yue.
ââweâd definitely clash against those monsters if we donât leave right now.
But the power of Fate thatâs currently scattering in the void of space is the power that the Deity of Fate Lachesis had accumulated for countless years.
Itâs a wonder how much stronger Fei Yue would be able to grow after absorbing all of this power.
Come to think of itââ
If Lachesis was confident enough to show up at this exact moment in time, she had most likely believed that she would be able to defeat Reneedol by showing up now.
In that case, this power definitely cannot go to waste!
Gu Qing Shan drew his sword and asked: âFei Yue, how long do you need?â
âThree minutes! Give me just three minutes!â
Fei Yueâs hands turned into blurred images as she continued to tap the void of space and make the strands of thread that made up the net constantly vibrate.
Gu Qing Shan sighed.
âAlright, letâs prepare for combat, leave the retreat to meâ he told everyone.
Seeing how confident he was about this, everyone felt assured as well.
If there are no longer any concerns regarding retreat, we can go wild and buy time for Fei Yue!
The Ominous Demon Tower Master took off his coat to reveal a teddy bear tattoo on top of his chest and shouted: ă Iâll go first ă
He waved his muscular arms from afar.
Boom!
A resounding noise rang out in the distance.
A few hundred meters away, a claw exuding ferocious aura appeared out of nowhere and crushed the blood monsters to dust.
Xiao Die hurriedly said: âThis place is too narrow, control your strength, otherwise youâll draw that guyâs attention!â
The Ominous Demon Tower Master grunted, then shook his body a bit before pulling his presence back.
Gu Qing Shan was surprised: âWhy canât we act at full strength?â
ă ââ-If we show ourselves to be too powerful, that would draw the giant eyeballâs attention to send even more monsters towards us ăthe Ominous Demon Tower Master explained.
The blind nun followed up: âIf someone or some people remain unbeatable despite being surrounded by monsters, the giant eyeball might truly be interested in themâ
Gu Qing Shan nodded.
ââ-in that case, the giant eyeball would personally arrive.
Most likely, many of them had actually died like this.
Xiao Die sighed: âWeâve been relying on big sister blind nunâs premonitions in order to ensure that everyone isnât wiped outâ
Gu Qing Shan pondered: âIn that case, I suggest that everyone doesnât act at all, otherwise, it would be too dangerousâ
A sword appeared from the void of space and pointed at the underground river following his gaze.
Gu Qing Shan focused his thoughts and unleashed a sword seal.
The Chao Yin sword flew a few meters forward and turned into a beautiful arc in mid-air.
A few hundred meters awayââ
Obstacles began to appear below the blood monstersâ feet.
All the obstacles were created from water, but they were as hard as a rock and were incredibly sturdy.
At the same time, these obstacles werenât there to stop their advance but to trip them up.
The monsters lost their balance and began to fall one after another.
The Chao Yin sword continued to swing.
Pillars of water rose one after another from the riverbed to knock the fallen monsters into the air.
âCome!â
Gu Qing Shan reached out with both hands.
The Chao Yin sword flew back into his hand.
A large pillar of water abruptly manifested from the sidewall in front of the monsters, it looked almost like a large bat.
Gu Qing Shan lowered his body a bit and slowly pulled his sword back.
The large pillar of water swiftly followed the movement of his sword.
âGo!â
Gu Qing Shan shouted out loud and swung his sword forward while turning his body.
The large pillar of water swung forward as well to hit the blood monsters in the air.
Pahâââ-
The monsters were instantly sent flying in a straight line towards the far end of the underground river.
âThat should do the trick...â
Gu Qing Shan lowered his sword and sighed in relief.
ă They didnât seem to be hurt at all, only sent away ăthe Ominous Demon Tower Master cupped his hand above his eyes and looked into the distance.
âHm, weâre only trying to buy time, so I didnât want to take any risksâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
Everyone nodded.
âââthere was truly no need to fight at all; because every blood monster that was killed would cause everyone to feel anxious, wondering if the giant eyeball would happen to feel interested and come to check the situation.
For the sake of buying time, this could be considered the best solution.
âWhen did you learn baseball?â Xiao Die crossed her arms and asked.
âIâve always liked all types of ball gamesââ after the Apocalypses are over, Iâll probably go play ball every once in a whileâ Gu Qing Shan shrugged.
While they talked, the black threads around them had returned and entered Fei Yueâs hand.
She opened her eyes and gave Gu Qing Shan a grateful look.
âA lot of it had scattered, but Iâve managed to retain quite a large portion of the power. Right now, I just need a place to sit down and slowly convert it into my own powerâ she told him.
âThen letâs goââ touch any part of my body with your hands, Iâll take you to a secret roomâ Gu Qing Shan told them.
ă Secret room? ăthe Ominous Demon Tower Master felt interested and put his hand on Gu Qing Shanâs shoulder.
âIs it safe?â Xiao Die asked.
âAt the moment, itâs the safest place without a doubtâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
Xiao Die then approached and placed her hand on his back.
The blind nun then put her hand on Gu Qing Shanâs other shoulder.
Boss raised his dog tail and put it around Gu Qing Shanâs leg.
Fei Yue looked a bit and said: âThereâs no place for me at allâ
Gu Qing Shan replied: âThereâs still a lot of places on my body, just touch any location at all, you only need to stay in physical contact with meâ
âNo, Iâm personally afraid of teleportationâ Fei Yue firmly told him.
âThen what now?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âI need to at least feel safe about itâ
After saying so, Fei Yue put both hands on his chest and leaned in.
Everyone else: â...â
âOi, so youâve already decided?â Xiao Die silently sent her voice.
âYup, Iâve realized that youâre right, a man like this is the cream of the crop, I canât let this chance passâ Fei Yue replied.
Xiao Dieâs lips curved into a smirk.
Fei Yue maintained a solemn expression and said: âGu Qing Shan, letâs hurry up. That monster could arrive at any moment, it isnât safe here!â
âAhââ sureâââ
A mass of white fog manifested from the void of space to envelop Gu Qing Shan and slowly everyone around him as well.
Instantly, they all disappeared inside the white fog.
The secret room.
Everyone reappeared.
âWhere is this?â Xiao Die asked.
âThe secret room of the Protection Deity, it contains the strongest defenses, as well as a unique doorââ- there is no place inside the Pantheon ruins thatâs safer than this oneâ Gu Qing Shan explained.
He moved the ring on his finger to release a large number of gems that covered everyoneâs feet, which continued to rise until the gems reached their knees.
âThe gems are here to maintain the defensesâ Gu Qing Shan explained.
The blind nun walked around the secret room a bit, then delightfully said: âHm... I can feel it, this place is truly very safeâ
Fei Yue said nothing and immediately sat down in a corner, slowly closing her eyes to convert the power of Fate into her own.
âEveryone rest up a bit, the situation is very urgent right now, so I need to head to the Wraith realm for a bitâ Gu Qing Shan said.
He took out a bunch of canned energy drinks and handed them to everyone.
âWhat are you thinking of doing?â Xiao Die took a sip and asked.
âReneedol had already been pushed into a corner, Iâm afraid that she might go berserk and destroy certain thingsââ so I need to hurry and retrieve something firstâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
âSo youâre going to steal something?â Xiao Die asked.
âNo, that thing didnât belong to her in the first place, so Iâm merely taking it backâ Gu Qing Shan corrected her.
ââ-the Tomb of Myriad Beastsâ issue had only been postponed, the real solution to the problem is still the sword.
So I need to retrieve the Delimitation Divine Sword!
Now that Reneedol is busy trying to avoid destruction, thereâs a possibility that she doesnât pay much attention to this sword, so I might be able to take it away.
Not to mention, since the ultimate Apocalypse is coming, this would be the final chance for me to retrieve the Delimitation Divine Sword.
ââLin is also there, so I need to take this chance to save her.
âIâll come with youâ Boss said.
âAlright, Iâll feel a bit more assured with you helping meâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
The black dog turned into a mass of black flames and entered Gu Qing Shanâs body.
âHow about I come with you as wellâââ you take care of the stealing and leave the fighting to meâ Xiao Die suggested.
âNoâ the blind nun stopped her.
âOnly the two of them would have a chance of returning, there will be issues if you go as wellââ- I can already foresee a bit of troubleâ
Xiao Die could only give up.
Gu Qing Shan nodded to everyone and entered the white fog, once again disappearing.