Every one of the events that had unfolded today had been a walk along a tightrope. A single wrong choice would spell utter doom!
The good news was that the Space-Time Tunnel would be finished in another five minutes.
Zhang Ming felt as though he had used every last ounce of strength he had ever possessed. He was so drenched in sweat that he looked as if he had been hauled out of a water vat.
He and the Space-Time Worm dug like mad, without stopping for even a second!
He glanced back again. The Demon God [Mirror] really was only an imitation. It was slightly slower than him and would need an estimated twenty more minutes to finish digging its tunnel.
When the Demon God avatars in the Burial Realm discovered that Zhang Ming was digging faster, they were no fools. They immediately stopped waiting passively and began to act.
Streaks of rule-light entered the red field.
"Oh no, Demon Gods are attacking Zhang Ming!" The Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle tried to block the attacks with its little shield.
But it discovered that those streaks of light vanished like clay oxen sinking into the sea.
Everyone let out a long breath of relief. Though something had gone terribly wrong with the Demon God [Hope], it was still protecting the "Space-Time Worm" very well.
After attacking several times, those Demon God avatars gradually stopped again.
Every one of them was a wily old fox.
The energy radiating from the Demon God [Hope] was immense, serving as a terrifying deterrent.
They were unwilling to attack rashly. If they were injured too severely, other Demon Gods might well reap the rewards of their efforts.
Once Zhang Ming finished digging the tunnel, they could transition straight through.
That would be when the true all-out