The deafening "phoenix cry" rang out. The Mongols on the surface, Shen Xiang, and the others all heard it loud and clear!
"Fall back!"
Sensing the Snake Mother's summons, Wu Yunfeng and the other Snake Corpses immediately retreated. The Snake Mother shared the princess's mind, so Chergen and Suri understood at once and followed them out of the fray.
"Stop them!"
They were clearly gathering their remaining forces to shut the doors and beat the dogs inside. Shen Xiang was deeply worried about whether Cao Jinxing could hold out alone down below.
"Don't worry."
Lei Zongliang watched the five Snake Corpses, Chergen, and Suri retreat into the underground passage beneath the Mahavira Hall and seal the entrance, utterly unruffled.
"You think a single iron door can stop us?"
He took out a Heavenly Thunder Bomb and hurled it over!
An explosion thundered instantly.
Flames shot skyward!
The Heavenly Thunder Bomb blasted a huge hole straight through the ground, exposing the pitch-black passage beneath the hall.
The Snake Corpses and the two Mongols had only just descended when someone blew the roof off above them!
Furious, Chergen drew his longbow into a full moon again, turning to aim an arrow at the opening, ready to fight them to the death!
"Forget them!"
Without stopping, Suri shouted, "Meet up with the princess first! There are plenty of passages underground. They don't know the way. If we have to, we can use the terrain to defend ourselves! Your Seven Beads in a Row Divine Archery will be even more powerful down below!"
Underground, his arrows would truly strike from the shadows. With Chergen's archery, they still had a fighting chance.
Chergen understood too. He lowered his bow and charged down.
The two spoke Mongolian, openly discussing their tactics. They had assumed those Han