After that, Lu Hao and his two companions encountered no more martial artists until they were almost out of the Meat Grinder, where they ran into a small rank-three squad. Its leader was a rank-three martial artist, while the others were rank one or two.
Lu Hao killed them all with a single slash. No Earth Cave martial artist of his rank could withstand even one strike from him now.
The advantage Earth Cave martial artists had was the dense energy where they lived. Even an ordinary person could reach rank one after spending enough time here.
This meant the Earth Cave had plenty of martial artists, but very few at the lower ranks had truly mastered their vital blood, and fewer still had mastered a trump card.
Once they left the Meat Grinder, another twenty kilometers north would bring them close to the village Qin Fengqing had mentioned.
All three had fought today, though, and had used up a fair amount of vital blood and mental strength, so they needed to recover first. Mental strength, in particular, was best restored through sleep when no external aids were available.
They headed roughly five kilometers northeast. This was not along the Earth Cave army's line of advance, so it was relatively safe.
"Come on, let's dig. We'll rest for half a day, then head to that village once our vital blood and mental strength have recovered," Qin Fengqing said, already beginning to dig where he stood.
His practiced movements made it obvious this was not his first time. Digging a hole was the best way to rest in the Earth Cave. The deeper the hole, the more thoroughly their vital blood would be concealed.
Lu Hao and Wang Jinyang exchanged a glance, then started digging beside him. Tunneling and digging pits