Rumble!
As the earth shook, the underground lair swayed even more violently.
The ceiling began to crack, and the pillars began to collapse.
"An earthquake?!"
Qin Ran was startled.
He had not expected something like this to happen just before his return.
At the same time, he grew even more cautious.
Even with his current strength, he could not contend with a natural disaster, especially an earthquake in an underground lair like this.
Yet Qin Ran did not retreat.
Given his position at the bottom of the shaft, returning to the surface was out of the question. Even setting aside the distance up the shaft, the length of the corridor alone was enough to kill that idea.
He was fast, but he could not teleport.
No matter how quickly he ran, he could never outrun the collapse of the underground lair before him.
So...
Qin Ran picked up even more speed as he lunged toward the door.
Since he could not reach the surface, he might as well take a gamble and leave the dungeon world with more loot.
After all, there was little time left before his return.
Only about thirty seconds.
With his constitution, surviving thirty seconds would be easy even if he were buried.
Qin Ran's palm touched the door. With a push from his fingertips, the heavy door swung open.
A cramped bedroom appeared before him.
Aside from a bed, there was only a shelf resembling a bookcase, with a scattering of objects on it.
Everything was just as Qin Ran had guessed.
But there was something he had not expected-
Buzz!
A vibration sounded through the air.
Without even thinking, Qin Ran rolled, his extensive combat experience guiding him.
A gust of force brushed past the tips of his hair.
It was...
A tail!
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