"We're finished!"
"These green-skinned beasts are everywhere! What do we do?"
"We can't leave." Cang Xu panted heavily. The old man's face had lost all composure.
Watching the Green-skinned Lizards multiply around them, the Exploration Team fell into despair. Many cried out in anguish.
"This is impossible!"
"Lord Cang Xu, didn't you say these Green-skinned Lizards went out to forage at dawn?!"
"That was exactly why we chose this chance to break out."
"The lizards ahead of us were the main hunting force. But they came back too early."
"There's no point saying that now. We can retreat, go back to the Underground Cave!"
"We can't retreat. Rather than that, we might as well risk charging forward."
"Have you gone mad? The Green-skinned Lizards ahead are the strongest in the pack. Otherwise, why would they be the ones hunting?"
Cang Xu fell silent.
Zi Di gritted her teeth. "Let's climb this sand dune first."
With that, she set off first.
Though they were trapped in a desperate situation, their instinct to survive drove everyone to follow Zi Di.
The Exploration Team climbed the dune, while the Green-skinned Lizards chased after them.
Whenever the Green-skinned Lizards drew close, Zi Di threw out a packet of powder, scattering it into a thick green smoke that blocked the lizards.
Though the green smoke kept spreading and quickly thinning until it could no longer hinder the lizards, the interference still allowed the Exploration Team to reach the top of the dune.
Then everyone grew even more desperate.
From their higher position, they could see everything clearly.
The dune was surrounded by densely packed Green-skinned Lizards, numbering two or three thousand.
The vast majority were ordinary beasts. The lizards guarding the nest were mostly old, weak, sick, or injured. The most elite were the ones