Roar!
"Help, help, aaah!"
"Run, aaah!"
Just then, a beast's roar and shrill screams suddenly came from the distance.
Immediately afterward, three streaks of white light shot into the sky in succession, then slowly faded away.
At the same time, the screams came to an abrupt stop.
Everyone immediately fell silent, poking their heads out to look. It was not far away—at most a quarter-hour's journey.
"Wiped out?"
"Four of them. They ran into an evil beast."
"We're already very close to the Netherflame Beast's nest. Could it be the Netherflame Beast?" Liu Shan said.
"Let's move closer and take a look." Great Gold Tooth nodded.
Ge Yanbing was once again the first to set off, turning into a string of afterimages as he vanished into the coniferous forest ahead.
The others hurried after him and found Ge Yanbing behind a huge boulder.
Ge Yanbing turned back and silently formed three words with his lips: Netherflame Beast!
The moment Great Gold Tooth heard that, his eyes lit up like a dog's peepers.
Everyone was delighted as well. The journey had gone poorly, but they had finally stumbled upon some good fortune here.
Qin He was also rather surprised. The Netherflame Beast dwelled within a Demon Cave that led straight to the netherworld. No one could predict just how dangerous it was inside.
Great Gold Tooth had also said along the way that if they could wait by the stump for a hare and catch the Netherflame Beast, they would be struck by immense luck.
If they could not wait for it, then they would have to enter the Demon Cave and take their chances—whatever they ran into, they ran into.
Yet... arriving early was not as good as arriving at just the right time. They had only just arrived; there