Boom!
The mine tunnel collapsed again, and the dust that burst out engulfed Lin Hao and Hundred-household Commander He.
But Lin Hao soon rushed out of the dust, carrying Hundred-household Commander He by the collar of his armor.
Compared with the filthy, dust-covered commander, Lin Hao looked much cleaner thanks to his human shield.
Looking at the men locked in a bitter struggle ahead, Lin Hao also scanned their surroundings.
While he and Hundred-household Commander He had been destroying the second tunnel, the men outside had been copied by Shadow Fiends one after another as they cleared out the eerie miners.
The copies had crawled out of the miners' shadows alongside them.
Before force gathering, each Shadow Fiend copied its counterpart's strength almost exactly. Combined with their surprise attacks and the miners throwing themselves into the battle without fear of death, they were formidable.
Even though the men were all accomplished Hidden Force experts, they were now in grave danger!
However, Lin Hao saw no sign of Chai Xuan among them. It was precisely because they were missing one accomplished Hidden Force opponent that the men had held out. Under cover of arrows from above the pit, they stood between Lin Hao's group and the scaffolding.
They seemed to be doing their best to buy time for Lin Hao and the commander to return.
"Well done."
With a casual swing, Lin Hao tossed the dust-choked, coughing commander forward. His baton swept out again, its shadows instantly engulfing the Shadow Fiend copies of several experts, including Qin Yu.
The baton seemed to split into afterimages in midair. Accompanied by a piercing whistle, a single blow scattered them all into ink-black smoke that dissipated before the men's eyes!
The accomplished Hidden Force experts watched the shadows that had fought them to a