"Over here! Hurry, come this way!"
Before Zhong Baiye could figure out whose voice it was, he saw the Electro Apostle suddenly emerge ahead of them.
He and Shenhe had no choice but to follow the voice's instructions, taking Zhiqiong with them as they ran toward its source.
The Electro Apostle behind them seemed not to have heard the voice. It kept teleporting, appearing in front of Zhong Baiye and the others a moment later no matter which way they ran.
Following the voice, Zhong Baiye and Shenhe reached a pitch-black cave entrance.
"Get inside! Hurry!"
Seeing the Electro Apostle's portal already forming beside them, Zhong Baiye and Shenhe glanced at the dark cave entrance and had no choice but to dive in.
The instant they entered, a violent explosion erupted at the entrance.
The blast buried the entire opening. Had Zhong Baiye and Shenhe not reacted quickly, they might have been buried beneath it.
Outside, the Electro Apostle looked at the completely blocked entrance and abandoned the idea of pursuing them.
Not only would pursuing the group require clearing the entrance, but more importantly, it had to return to guard the hall. There was no need to bother with Zhong Baiye and the others.
And so, the Electro Apostle summoned a portal and vanished from the cave entrance.
Inside the cave, Zhong Baiye and the others looked at the buried exit behind them, all feeling uneasy.
They had escaped the Electro Apostle this way, but they had no idea where they were, and whatever lay ahead was unknown.
Before they could decide what to do next, that familiar voice reached their ears again.
"Hurry in! I'm waiting for you in here!"
Zhong Baiye had calmed down by now. The voice sounded very familiar, but before he could remember who