"How could they not work?"
Zhou Liangchen was alarmed and uncertain. He turned to someone on his right. "Liangqiu, try yours."
That was his younger clansman, Zhou Liangqiu.
Hearing this, he took the token hidden in his sleeve into his hand without the slightest hesitation.
Then his expression changed drastically. "The runes on the token won't activate. We can't get out!"
The blood instantly drained from everyone's faces.
Previously, they had relied, first, on having an expert like Chu Xisheng with them-if the sky fell, someone tall would hold it up-and second, on having their tokens, which would let them leave the secret realm at any time. Their lives were still safeguarded.
That was why they had managed to remain calm even with beasts watching them from all sides.
But now that this last path to survival had been cut off, they could not help panicking.
Zhou Liangchen's heart likewise sank slightly, and a chill spread through his entire body.
Today, their entire party might well be wiped out!
Chu Xisheng went completely numb.
They couldn't get out? How could they not get out?
He had always thought he could advance or retreat freely, that he had a way out. But now someone was telling him these tokens were useless.
So for these past thirty minutes, he had actually been walking along the edge of death?
Fortunately, the acting skills Chu Xisheng had honed over the past few months allowed him to maintain his expression.
He was growing ever more practiced at pretending to be an expert.
Nor could he afford to be afraid. Once he showed any sign of fear, these demonic beasts would surely be unable to restrain their appetites.
"Enough!" Coming back to himself, Chu Xisheng drew a deep breath and gazed into the distance with cold,