Chapter 1191
A Simple Life: Let's Hurry Up and End the World!
"Escape! Escape!"
The Jilong roared, ignoring the soreness from the beams of light fired from its claws, and forcefully deflected several rockets. Glancing out of the corner of its eye at Aliponta's panicked and helpless appearance, it pushed and shoved him, dragging him frantically towards the tunnel deep inside the anthill—they were no match for Cui Ming, and only by running away could they have a sliver of hope.
But as soon as they took two steps, the soil beneath their feet suddenly loosened, and a sharp whooshing sound rang out instantly. Countless dense metal spikes shot out from the ground, gleaming with a cold light, and pierced straight towards their limbs! The spikes were extremely sharp, and their tips were coated with dark venom. It was clear that Cui Ming had arranged them in advance, specifically targeting the limbs of large monsters. Once pierced, they would be seriously injured at best, and at worst, lose their ability to move.
"Holy crap! It's a trap!"
The Jilong man froze in fright, instinctively leaping up and staggering to the side, but it was too late. Sharp spikes grazed its hind leg, tearing a long gash in which dark green blood gushed out instantly. The intense pain made it groan involuntarily.
Aliponta was terrified, its massive body frantically retreating. Its hard shell scraped against the spikes, leaving white marks and sparks flying. The pain made it tremble, and tears welled up in its eyes again. It thought it was over, but the next second, a "click" sound came from the rock walls on both sides. Dozens of thick alloy rope nets shot out from the rock walls, their meshes fine and their ropes wrapped with barbs, tightly enveloping them—these nets were specially designed for the size of large monsters. Once entangled, there was no way to escape; the barbs would only dig deeper and deeper into them.
Aliponta, in a panic, rammed his massive head against the rock wall, trying to break through the rope net. But the rock wall, reinforced by Cui Ming, remained unmoved, only making him dizzy. The Jilong man, enduring the excruciating pain in his hind legs, fired his beam of light again, burning a hole in an oncoming rope net. He then dragged Aliponta towards the hole, shouting, "Quick! Get through! That cunning Cui Ming has set up so many traps!"
As soon as they rushed through the rope net, the rock wall above them suddenly began to loosen, and countless boulders the size of millstones rolled down the rock wall with a whistling sound, shaking the ground and blocking their retreat and sealing off the side paths—this was Cui Ming's series of traps, giving them no chance to turn around or go back, leaving them no choice but to go down one path and obediently walk into the dead end he had set up.
Aliponta desperately ducked, huge boulders grazing its back as they crashed down, cracking the ground and sending shards of rock flying into its wounds, causing it to nearly cry out in pain. Several more cracks appeared on its hard shell. The Jilong wasn't faring much better; its front paws were struck by falling rubble, sending sharp pains through its bones. The power of its light was also greatly reduced, allowing it to barely protect itself and Aliponta's vitals as it stumbled forward.
But Cui Ming's ruthlessness goes far beyond that.
The next second, the ground beneath their feet suddenly collapsed, revealing a bottomless pit. The pit walls were covered with sharp barbs, and a faint black smoke rose from the bottom, emitting a pungent toxic odor—if one fell in, even if they weren't killed by the barbs, they would be suffocated by the poisonous gas. The Jilong reacted extremely quickly, grabbing Aliponta's claws with all their might, forcibly stopping their advance. Their bodies hung precariously on the edge of the pit, dark green blood dripping from their claws and sizzling as it fell into the pit, instantly corroded by the poisonous gas.
Just when they thought they could finally catch their breath, countless streams of venom suddenly spewed from the rock walls on both sides of the trap pit. The venom landed on the ground and instantly corroded small pits. Aliponta was so frightened that it jumped back and accidentally bumped into the rock wall behind it. Suddenly, several electrified metal spikes sprang out from the rock wall and pierced straight into its shell. The electric current instantly spread throughout its body, causing it to convulse and tremble uncontrollably, unable to even stand up straight.
These traps, each designed to exploit the weaknesses of the large monsters, were all extremely insidious and omnipresent, leaving no blind spots. Clearly, Cui Ming had thoroughly researched the anthill's terrain and laid them in advance, waiting for the monsters to walk right into his trap. However, these two were, after all, survivors of Cui Ming's massacre of the extradimensional beings and Aliponta.
Having witnessed Cui Ming's ruthlessness and survived countless life-or-death escapes, they had long since honed their survival skills. The Jilong people, enduring excruciating pain, mustered their remaining strength and unleashed a powerful beam of light, blasting open the rock wall ahead and creating a temporary escape route. Aliponta, gritting his teeth and enduring the electric current and the agony of his wounds, exerted tremendous force with his massive body, pushing against the venom and rubble, dragging the Jilong people forward with all his might. Even as his outer shell was corroded and pierced, even as he was covered in wounds and bleeding profusely, he dared not pause for a moment.
Along the way, they dodged countless venoms, avoided countless barbs, withstood the impact of electric currents, and escaped the attacks of falling rocks. Their bodies were covered in wounds, and blood stained their bodies. Every step they took was accompanied by intense pain, and every breath felt like swallowing scalding sand.
Although he was injured, he managed to escape.
They mustered all their strength, broke through the last trap set by Cui Ming, broke free from the constraints of the earth, and ran wildly along the temporarily blasted passage until they finally saw the light ahead—the direction of the ground.
The two stumbled out of the passage, falling to the ground, covered in wounds, barely breathing, and too weak to move. Sunlight shone on them, dispelling the chill and fear of the underground. They looked at each other's injured bodies, their eyes filled with relief at surviving the ordeal, and a barely perceptible lingering fear.
They escaped to the ground.
The Jilong man lay on the ground, panting heavily, blood still flowing from the wounds on his hind legs and front paws. His voice was so weak it was almost inaudible: "Finally, we escaped! That treacherous Cui Ming was terrifying!"
Aliponta lay on the ground, tears still welling in its enormous eyes. Its shell was cracked, and its muscles twitched slightly from the lingering electric current. It nodded gently, filled with relief—thankfully, they had survived once again. But it also knew that Cui Ming wouldn't let them go so easily; this escape was far from over.
Of course, the humans were completely dumbfounded.
Holy crap! How did these two things pop out of the ground?!
Is the world finally going to end? (End of Chapter)