1051: Chapter 1044: Running Wildly All the Way 1051: Chapter 1044: Running Wildly All the Way “How come whatever we mention appears?
Aren’t there too many Flame Scorpions?
Where on earth are these creatures coming from?” Cheng Dahhu had just said he could battle the Flame Scorpions for three hundred rounds, but upon seeing some thirty Flame Scorpions sprinting toward them, he found it very difficult to swallow.
Ye Chenfeng watched the approaching Flame Scorpions intently.
He felt that these scorpions were restless.
He conjectured, “The Flame Scorpion I just killed might have been a very important figure in this swarm.
They probably sensed the death of that scorpion, which is why they’re attacking us in groups.”
Ye Chenfeng knew it was not the time to delay.
They absolutely couldn’t confront the Flame Scorpions head-on.
Otherwise, they were undoubtedly doomed.
He immediately said, “We are faster than the Flame Scorpions.
Right now, this is the only advantage we can exploit.
We need to use the scorpions’ backs as stepping stones to enter the city gates before they can react and find a way to leave this underground place.”
“This plan of Chenfeng’s is reliable.
I think we should give it a try; otherwise, we’ll have no choice but to confront the swarm of Flame Scorpions directly,” Xiao Liyuan said in staunch agreement.
Lin Xinyi looked at each Flame Scorpion wielding its red pincers with disgust and said, “What are we waiting for?
Let’s get moving now!”
Ye Chenfeng took the lead and ran towards the scorpion tide.
As he neared them, his legs kicked fiercely against the ground, and his body leaped into the air, landing steadily on the back of a Flame Scorpion.
Before the scorpion could react, Ye Chenfeng leaped to another scorpion’s back, continuously closing in on the city gates.
After Ye Chenfeng made his move, Shen Mingxuan, Lin Xinyi, and the others immediately followed suit, mimicking Ye Chenfeng’s approach and quickly making their way toward the city gates.
Soon, they had charged past the scorpion tide and into the city.
Upon seeing Ye Chenfeng and the others stepping on their backs to cross over them, the thirty or so Flame Scorpions were thoroughly enraged.
They immediately turned direction and charged toward the city gates as well, boosting their speed significantly.
However, they were still not as fast as Ye Chenfeng and the others.
As Ye Chenfeng and the group’s figures were about to disappear from the Flame Scorpions’ sight, a deep sound emitted from the scorpions’ mouths.
Inside the city gates, as Ye Chenfeng and the others overlooked the ancient architectural style and continuously ran without stopping, it became clear this was no laughing matter if the Flame Scorpions caught up.
Listening to the low sounds coming from behind, Cheng Dahhu said, “Chenfeng, those Flame Scorpions definitely can’t catch up to us anymore; they seem to be angrily roaring.”
Ye Chenfeng slightly shook his head and said, “That’s not necessarily true.
This could also be the Flame Scorpions outside the city gates conveying some message.
There could be another group of Flame Scorpions inside these gates.”
“Chenfeng, don’t scare me.
If another batch of Flame Scorpions appears, we’ll be caught in a pincer attack.
Then we really won’t have any way to escape,” Cheng Dahhu said, trusting Ye Chenfeng’s judgment, his face immediately showing concern.
“Did you hear that?” Shen Mingxuan suddenly spoke.
A faint rumbling sound came from ahead, growing more distinct as time passed.
Ye Chenfeng stopped immediately and said, “Not good, I really guessed right.
There’s another group of Flame Scorpions in front of us, likely even larger than the group behind us.”
The more critical the situation, the more one must remain calm.
Ye Chenfeng scanned their surroundings.
After a silent five seconds, he quickly said, “We must immediately climb onto the roofs of these buildings.
We can use the same method we did outside the city gates to elude the Flame Scorpions, jumping from one rooftop to another to escape this city.”
Ye Chenfeng’s words brightened Shen Mingxuan and the others.
They had to admit, not only was Ye Chenfeng strong, but his intelligence and observational abilities also far surpassed theirs.
Under Ye Chenfeng’s lead, they quickly leapt onto the roof of a house.
Perhaps due to the age of the buildings, sounds of “Squeak!
Squeak!” came from the roof under their feet.
As soon as Ye Chenfeng and his group had just stepped on the rooftop, they encountered a group of fiery scorpions raging in anger.
This second wave contained over sixty Flame Scorpions that began to wildly ram the houses with their massive bodies upon noticing Ye Chenfeng and the others standing on the rooftops.
Given the toughness of the Flame Scorpions and the age-old buildings, how could the latter withstand such force?
Ye Chenfeng and his group soon felt the building they were standing on start to wobble dangerously.
Ye Chenfeng promptly said, “Let’s go!”
As his words fell, Ye Chenfeng called upon the Soul Force within him, and leaped from one rooftop to another, with Shen Mingxuan and Lin Xinyi tightly following behind.
About ten minutes later,
Ye Chenfeng’s group had completely lost the second batch of Flame Scorpions.
Nonetheless, they did not return to the ground to walk as they weren’t sure if a third batch of Flame Scorpions would appear.
It was not until they approached another gate that they finally exhaled in relief as they hadn’t encountered any more groups of Flame Scorpions along the way.
Upon leaping down from a house’s rooftop, Ye Chenfeng pushed open the corroded and old city gate to see a seemingly endless road ahead of them.
Shen Mingxuan said, “Chenfeng, it’s no solution to keep having the Flame Scorpions chase us, we can’t even rest peacefully.”
Ye Chenfeng nodded and took out two large barrels of gasoline from his Space Ring, originally reserved for a Hummer vehicle inside the ring.
Now, it was time to set the Flame Scorpions ablaze.
Even if the fire didn’t kill them, it should trap them within the city.
Seeing Ye Chenfeng retrieve the gasoline, Shen Mingxuan’s eyes brightened, “Chenfeng, are you planning to trap the Flame Scorpions within the city using fire?”
Ye Chenfeng replied, “The reason these scorpions are called ‘Flame Scorpions’ is probably because of the color on their bodies, so I believe they should also be afraid of flames.
Now, the only option we have is to set the entire city ablaze.”
Ye Chenfeng promptly splashed one barrel of gasoline on the city gates, and Cheng Dahhu helped to splash the other.
Then, Ye Chenfeng took out a lighter from his pocket, lit it, and threw it at the city gates.
With a loud “boom!”
The gates were instantly ignited, and the intense fire spread rapidly into the city, setting various buildings alight.
The rising flames fiercely heightened, increasing the surrounding temperature.
“I guess this fire can only temporarily contain the Flame Scorpions, let’s not linger here anymore and see if there’s an exit ahead?” Without further ado, Ye Chenfeng sprinted forward.
In this trip through the Land of Death, he had acquired numerous Hearts of the Desert and, unexpectedly, a Flame Scorpion’s shell.
For him, this journey to the Land of Death had reached its end.
Shen Mingxuan and Lin Xinyi exchanged a glance and immediately quickened their pace, sprinting ahead.
Since entering the Land of Death and encountering the Heavenly Alliance at Lake of Death, they had repeatedly faced life and death situations.
Their continued survival was all thanks to Ye Chenfeng, whose place in their hearts had been subtly evolving.
…(To be continued.
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