In the depths of the cave, even the power of magic could not completely dispel the darkness that had accumulated here over countless millions of years.
A sinister shadow flickered. An arrow like a venomous snake silently tore through the air, tracing a strange arc as it shot forth. Lin Qi, seated beside a magical ruby that glowed red and radiated heat, suddenly raised a hand and caught the strange arrow.
With a sharp sizzle, the arrow exploded, splattering Lin Qi's hand with pitch-black slime.
The highly corrosive venom made Lin Qi's skin hiss and smoke. With a cold sneer, Lin Qi wiped the slime from his hand onto the ground. The hard rock was immediately corroded into a hole the size of a human head. He gently patted Yun, who was seated beside him, and said in a low voice, "It seems we aren't far from the target. Archers this powerful have already appeared."
From the spot where the arrow had been fired came a dull sound of flesh being struck, followed by shrill screams. A great deal of blue-purple blood sprayed out. Heavy footsteps approached, and Day and Night, clad in heavy armor and carrying several twisted corpses, strode back.
Wolf heads, dog bodies, chicken claws—these were inferior offspring born from the crossbreeding of gnoll imps and some kind of Magic Beast. They stood barely three feet tall, with bizarre bows made of old black vines slung across their bodies. Quivers hung at their waists, filled with a dozen or so oddly shaped arrows.
They had been traveling through the passage for over a month. Relying on the endless sacrifice of cannon-fodder soldiers under Arthur's command, the army had found, with efficiency beyond everyone's imagination, a safe route that led directly to the Fourth Abyss. As for exactly