Nie Li and Xiao Yu followed the staircase down. The steps were covered with mud and moss and the obscure darkness gave off a cramped claustrophobic sensation. The chilling aura blew throughout the passage.
Xiao Yu walked in front, taking slow and measured steps.
Nie Li could tell that Xiao Yu was being extremely cautious. With every step he took, he’d examine his surroundings; therefore, they managed to avoid all the nearby traps.
The inscription patterns earlier also contained many traps to mislead people. Only those with extraordinary comprehension of inscription patterns could see through the trick with a glance. Xiao Yu’s current level was already pretty good. With his capabilities, ordinary traps wouldn’t be able to harm him.
After walking for roughly half an hour, the two of them realised that they had absolutely no idea where they were.
The gloomy death aura was even denser around here. There were also bones strewn around on the steps they stood on. They carelessly walked over them, causing crackling sounds as they shattered the bones into fragments under their feet.
Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded and one ugly creature after another appeared from thin air, crawled up the surrounding walls, and pounced towards Nie Li and Xiao Yu.
The creatures were emitting rotten auras from their bodies. They had sinister appearances with four spider-like limbs and stuck on the walls in a similar fashion.
“These are Ghouls! Beware of the poison on their body!” Nie Li reminded Xiao Yu.
Staring at these creatures, Xiao Yu’s brows slightly knitted with an expression of loathing. He opened his right hand slightly and a shield of light appeared from nowhere, enveloping him. The shield pulsed with lightning. When the Ghouls came in contact with the shield, they exploded into green paste.
The Ghouls were incapable of breaking though Xiao Yu’s shield.
Watching Xiao Yu take action, Nie Li smiled bitterly. This guy really does have mysophobia. To think he actually used a Lightning Divine Guardian Rock just to keep these Ghouls from getting too close to himself!
Xiao Yu didn’t say a word as he continued moving down the steps, towards the end of the staircase not far below.
Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound came from behind. This was the aura of several Demigod ranks!
Sensing them, Xiao Yu hurriedly said, “Quick, we have to go!”
The Demigod rank experts had followed them in!
Xiao Yu skimmed in the front, while Nie Li followed behind.
Right after they started running, several of the traps were triggered. A hail of arrows were aimed in their direction.
*Ding!* *Ding!* *Ding!*
The arrows bounced off the shield and fell onto the ground.
So the arrows were also incapable of breaking through Xiao Yu’s light shield.
However, the duration of the light shield was also very limited. Xiao Yu was trying to use it to buy time and gain some distance.
As they frantically ran, the space at the end of the passage suddenly twisted.
“Not good!” Nie Li said when he sensed the space twisting. He immediately reached out to pull Xiao Yu back.
However, he was a step too late as Xiao Yu dived straight into it. Nie Li pondered for a brief moment. Although Xiao Yu was a somewhat unpleasant, he wasn’t all that bad. Doing something like just watching someone die just wasn’t Nie Li’s style. He managed to grab onto the end of Xiao Yu’s clothes and tumbled in after him.
The two of them seemed to have fallen into a bottomless abyss as the falling sensation continued.
“What’s going on?” Xiao Yu tried to open his eyes but couldn’t because of the twisted space.
Nie Li’s right hand tightly gripped Xiao Yu’s clothes to prevent himself from losing him. However, the space distortion was too powerful and Nie Li’s right hand was gradually losing strength.
*Riiiiiiiiiiippp!*
Nie Li tore a scrap of cloth from Xiao Yu’s clothes. Just when the two of them were about to fall separately, Nie Li managed to force his eyes open and grasped Xiao Yu’s collar with his left hand. He then hooked his right around Xiao Yu’s waist.
Xiao Yu sensed himself freefalling and wanted to stop himself, but there was nothing he could do. He felt someone pulling at his clothes and realised that it should be Nie Li. Then, suddenly, with a large tearing sound, a large piece of cloth tore from his waist.
This was followed by someone gripping his collar and hooking his waist. A heavy body pressed on him as he struggled.
Nie Li furrowed his brows for a brief moment. What was Xiao Yu doing? Nie Li was trying to save him, but Xiao Yu was unable to tell what’s right and wrong!
Sensing that Xiao Yu was about to break free, Nie Li coldly snorted and said in a furious tone, “Don’t move, do you want to die?”
Hearing Nie Li’s angry growl, Xiao Yu stopped.
Nie Li furrowed his brows and continued to feel the surrounding space twist and tear. Just where were they falling towards? In this realm, the Law of Death permeates all space. Suddenly, Nie Li had an idea and moved accor