Crack!
A faint sound rang out. Zhan Tiancheng's body stiffened, and delight flickered in his eyes.
The body Ji Changming had used to block the view also couldn't help but flash with delight. He scanned the area, but the warriors in the cage were shivering from the cold, and none of them noticed what was happening here.
Ji Changming turned back and whispered:
"How is it?"
Zhan Tiancheng suppressed his excitement and gave a slight nod. "It's open!"
Ji Changming glanced around and whispered, "We can move now. We'll get everyone out in a moment!"
Zhan Tiancheng's gaze swept over the others, hesitation in his eyes. "Once they get out, I'm afraid none of them will survive."
Ji Changming said quietly:
"They'll either die or become slaves. If they can escape, that's their good fortune!"
Zhan Tiancheng's gaze hardened. He gripped the steel bars, and Ji Changming reached out too. They didn't dare use their inner energy, so they could only rely on their physical strength. They had to work together to have any chance of bending the bars.
Both of them were Pre-Heaven Realm powerhouses. The moment they exerted their strength, the steel bars began to groan and bend.
Though the sound was faint, the cage was only thirty or forty square meters across. It was hard for anyone inside not to hear it.
Even the weakest person here was a Grandmaster Realm warrior. They were shackled, but they were still Grandmasters.
Quite a few people turned to look, their eyes filled with confusion. Most of the others didn't react at all; they seemed almost numb.
"Shh!"
Ji Changming gestured to everyone, and that single shush jolted them all awake.
Everyone immediately looked over. The eyes of those who had been confused lit up, and quite a few began