"Into the main hall!"
Ye Tian shouted and made his decision in an instant.
There was no way to fight under these circumstances. They could not even see a shadow of the enemy; staying where they were would only be stretching out their necks for slaughter.
"Go!"
The Scholar answered with only one word before turning and rushing toward the main hall. The others followed close behind, while Hong Ying hurried along with Ye Tian holding her hand.
The five survivors barged into a main hall even darker than the mountain rocks outside.
"It seems they haven't chased after us."
Still shaken, Hong Ying looked back. When she saw the red-furred monsters wandering about at the entrance to the main hall, too afraid to enter, she finally let out a breath.
Ye Tian and the others slowed as well. Though they still could not see anything, they turned back for another look.
Tian Yan's corpse had not yet gone cold. An invisible claw had merely pierced him once, leaving a hollow in his abdomen, and all life had drained from him.
"Legend says that monsters called Han Ba devour souls. They do not even need to use their mouths. So long as they touch someone, that person's soul will be sucked away."
The Scholar spoke, his back still chilled and his robes soaked through with cold sweat.
"Now that we're already inside, and those Han Ba don't dare follow us, should we wait here for them to leave, or continue investigating deeper within?"
Sha asked. Although one of his companions had died, there was not a trace of grief or sorrow on his face. Even Xuan Li, who had always bickered with Tian Yan, showed not the slightest sign that anything was amiss.
It was as though Tian Yan had