Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era-Chapter 339 - 188: The Disappearance of Li Zhan

At the same moment that Chu Xiu was in deep pursuit, Zhang Qingshan and two others were also engaged in battle with the surrounding hordes of corrupted creatures.

Although the main target of the Calamity was Chu Xiu, it couldn’t precisely control the corrupted residents born later with low Abyssal power content, and could only give simple commands.

Thus, a large number of corrupted residents were still surrounding the three of them.

"Get away!"

Zhang Qingshan’s Dragon Soul surged out, shattering the corrupted creatures rushing at him. Su Jinyu also summoned a great number of Rune Pillars for support, while Guan Ke had six Floating Cannons behind her outputting energy at their maximum, relentlessly blasting the rocks clogging the passage.

The hardness of the deep mountain rocks, unimaginable to ordinary people, under the massive pressure of the entire mountain’s gravity, had been compressed into an extremely solid and stable form. A rock the size of a water tank would require hundreds or thousands of armor-piercing bullets to destroy if fired upon with a heavy machine gun.

And the three of them had to, in a short time and amidst countless corrupted creatures’ interference, forcibly clear a blocked passage of over a hundred meters long completely sealed by tough mountain rock!

This was no small challenge, even for General Tier Awakened individuals.

Fortunately, the three had high Professions and Talents, and through coordinated efforts, they finally broke through the sealed path after nearly ten minutes of struggle.

When the air flowed through the opening, the three of them displayed expressions of having narrowly escaped disaster.

"We finally got out!"

Guan Ke’s face showed unconcealed excitement mixed with profound lingering fear.

The scene of countless corrupted creatures descending from the sky had left her a great psychological shadow. She wasn’t like Zhang Qingshan, a Close Combat Profession who could physically withstand corrupt creatures’ attacks. Being swarmed by this many corrupt creatures would truly have been deadly for her!

"But the Dark Night Monarch is still inside."

Zhang Qingshan turned to look at the dark passage behind him. No more corrupted creatures were pursuing, but from the depths of the passage, the roars of corrupted creatures could still be heard, though much quieter than before.

"Has the battle ended, and has the Dark Night Monarch’s Ghostly Legion been nearly wiped out?" Zhang Qingshan’s expression was somewhat grim.

"Damn it, who cares about him? That guy tried to get himself killed and almost dragged us down!" Guan Ke spat with resentment, "We better hurry up and get out of here."

"You can’t say that," Zhang Qingshan shook his head. "As a Civilization Envoy, the Dark Night Monarch is of significant value to Huaxia."

Guan Ke looked incredulous, "You’re still thinking about this? We’ve done enough, do you seriously want to go back in and rescue him?"

"We common folks should just look after ourselves, we have no business worrying about the country or humanity."

Guan Ke spoke with confidence. She had risked her entire painstakingly built Mechanical Legion to help Chu Xiu.

Even though she did gain quite a bit, she could still say she had a clear conscience.

However, Zhang Qingshan continued to stroke his chin, gazing at the passageway behind them. After a long pause, he suddenly said, "Do you think it’s possible that the Dark Night Monarch actually let us out on purpose so we could seek help?"

Guan Ke was taken aback by his words.

Zhang Qingshan continued, "Didn’t you notice that while those corrupted creatures did attack us, their overall desire to attack wasn’t strong? Only the nearest corrupted creatures came, and most of them were drawn to the Dark Night Monarch."

"I guess he realized that the Calamity’s target was him, so he let us escape to seek help. He didn’t show it because he didn’t want the Calamity to notice, increasing our chances of breaking through!"

These words deepened Guan Ke’s confusion.

After some time, she said, "You mean... we should thank him for drawing the fire away from us? Wait a minute, now that I think about it, he did give me a communication artifact earlier. Could it be that he anticipated this scenario and prepared an escape plan in advance?"

Guan Ke’s expression was incredulous.

Zhang Qingshan nodded earnestly, "It’s possible. I don’t believe that someone with the Dark Night Monarch’s strength is just a brute as he appears."

"Hiss—"

Guan Ke took a deep breath at his words, falling into thought.

She found Zhang Qingshan’s guess far-fetched, yet it didn’t seem entirely impossible.

On some level, she too couldn’t believe that the Dark Night Monarch had a reckless gambler’s personality.

Aside, Su Jinyu: ...

Watching the two seriously contemplate, she was at a loss. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Foolish kids, he was simply using you as bait.

While the Dark Night Monarch certainly wasn’t a mindless gambler, neither was he the all-knowing strategist they were imagining. She knew Chu Xiu had a tendency to set traps for others.

"In any case, what we need to do now is quickly contact some King Tier seniors and get them here for support as soon as possible."

Zhang Qingshan didn’t dwell any further.

In fact, as soon as they were surrounded by the corrupted creatures, Guan Ke didn’t hesitate to send out a distress signal despite Chu Xiu’s objections.

But although their locator device showed each other’s positions, the underground base was so complex that it wasn’t easy for the Kings to find their way there.

She glanced at the locator; Qin Xiang was already nearby, but the other three Kings didn’t seem particularly concerned about Chu Xiu’s survival, thus their speed was slow.