freenovelworld Chapter 130: Treasure Hunter Revealed, a Turning Point Appears
Chapter 130: Treasure Hunter Revealed, a Turning Point Appears
Lei Yi pulled Dongfang Liuli along, following the faint spatial fluctuations as they sped along. The interior of the Spiritual Mine was complex and interconnected, and if Lei Yi hadn't already drawn a detailed map in his mind, they would have been lost long ago.
"It's just ahead." Lei Yi paused, pointed to a deep mine ahead, and said in a low voice.
Dongfang Liuli followed his gaze and saw a large amount of rubble piled up at the entrance of the mine, which was obviously blocked by someone on purpose.
"Be careful, I sense a dangerous aura." Dongfang Liuli frowned slightly and tightened the sword in her hand.
Lei Yi nodded and signaled Dongfang Liuli and Guard Luo to wait there. He then approached the mine cautiously, carefully observing the surrounding situation.
He discovered that the rubble blocking the mine did not collapse naturally, but was smashed by someone with great force. Judging from the traces of broken rubble, the person who did it was quite powerful.
"It seems that the mysterious treasure hunter is in there." Lei Yi thought to himself. He stretched out his hand and waved it. A gentle spiritual power pushed the rubble away, revealing a pitch-black cave entrance.
A rotten smell hit him in the face. Lei Yi held his breath and stepped into the mine.
The cave was pitch black, and one couldn't see one's hand in front of one's face. Lei Yi took out a night pearl from his storage bag. The soft light dispelled the darkness and illuminated the road ahead.
The mine was winding and Lei Yi walked for about an incense stick of time before finally arriving at a spacious cave.
In the center of the cave, there is a huge spirit stone vein, which exudes rich spiritual energy and is refreshing.
"Such rich spiritual energy! The quality of this mineral vein is even higher than what we discovered before!" Dongfang Liuli, who was hiding in the dark, couldn't help but exclaimed.
Lei Yi ignored her, his eyes fell on a pile of rubble next to the mine.
Those were the mining tools he had placed there before, but now they were broken into pieces. It was obvious that someone had done it on purpose.
"Hmph, are you finally willing to show up?" A sneer appeared on Lei Yi's lips. He pretended not to notice anything unusual, took out a new mining tool from the storage bag, and began to pretend to dig for spirit stones.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, a huge rock fell from the top of the cave and hit Lei Yi's head directly.
Lei Yi was prepared. He dodged the boulder easily with a flash of his body. At the same time, the spiritual power in his hand surged, smashing the boulder into pieces.
"Whoever is sneaking around there, get out here!" Lei Yi shouted angrily, his eyes like lightning scanning the surroundings of the cave.
However, there was silence in the cave, and no response.
"Hmph, a mere trifle." Lei Yi sneered. He knew that the other party must still be observing him in secret, so he pretended to relax his vigilance and continued to dig for spirit stones.
At this moment, a sound of fighting suddenly came from the depths of the cave, accompanied by Dongfang Liuli's screams.
"Oh no, Liuli is in danger!" Lei Yi's face changed. He threw down the tools in his hands and ran towards the direction where the fighting sound came from.
When he arrived, he found that Dongfang Liuli and Guard Luo had been surrounded by a group of men in black and were engaged in a fierce battle.
"Captain Song, Young Master Murong, what do you mean by this?" Dongfang Liuli asked angrily while fending off the attacks of the men in black.
"Hmph, what do you mean? Of course it's to silence the witness!" A cold voice came from behind the man in black. Captain Song and Young Master Murong walked out side by side with sinister smiles on their faces.
"It seems that a melee is going to break out here today." Lei Yi's eyes were cold, and a sharp murderous intent emanated from him, covering Captain Song and Young Master Murong.
"Lei Yi, you're here too?" Captain Song saw Lei Yi, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he sneered, "Why, you want to get a piece of the pie too? I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy it!"
"Just you clowns?" Lei Yi glanced at him with disdain, his eyes falling on the trapped Dongfang Liuli. "Liuli, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, be careful, these people were brought by Captain Song and Young Master Murong, they want to kill us to silence us!" Dongfang Liuli shouted anxiously.
"Killing to silence the witness? How dare you!" The murderous intent in Lei Yi's eyes became even stronger. He had long known that Captain Song and Master Murong had ill intentions, but he had not expected them to be so cruel.
"Hmph, Lei Yi, don't be so arrogant. This is not your territory!" Young Master Murong snorted coldly and waved the folding fan in his hand. Dozens of men in black surrounded Lei Yi.
Lei Yi sneered and moved among the men in black like a ghost. Every time he made a move, one of the men in black would fall down.
When Captain Song saw this, his expression changed slightly. He didn't expect Lei Yi to be so powerful. It seemed that the previous rumors were true.
"Mr. Murong, let's join forces and kill this man first!" Captain Song said in a low voice.
Young Master Murong nodded, and the two of them looked at each other and attacked Lei Yi at the same time.
For a moment, the cave was filled with deafening shouts and cries of killing, and the fluctuations of spiritual energy were so raging that the surrounding stone walls were shaking.
While everyone was fighting fiercely, the mysterious treasure hunter hiding in the dark quietly retreated.
"Hmph, a bunch of idiots, just let you fight each other, I won't risk my life with you!" The mysterious treasure hunter sneered in his heart. He originally wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife, using Captain Song and Master Murong to get rid of Lei Yi, but he didn't expect that Lei Yi's strength was beyond his imagination. He didn't want to take the risk.
He carefully shuttled through the mine tunnel, wanting to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.
However, just as he was about to walk out of the mine, a dangerous aura suddenly locked onto him.
"Who is it?!" The mysterious treasure hunter's face changed drastically. He turned around suddenly, but found that there was no one behind him.
"Am I too nervous?" The mysterious treasure hunter wondered in his heart. Just when he relaxed his vigilance, a strong suction force suddenly came from under his feet.
"Not good!" The mysterious treasure hunter's face changed drastically. He wanted to struggle, but found that he could not move at all. He could only watch himself being sucked into a pitch-black hole.
"Damn, what the hell is this place?!" The mysterious treasure hunter was terrified. He struggled desperately, but to no avail.
And where he disappeared, a huge black shadow slowly emerged, with bloodthirsty light flashing in its scarlet eyes.
"Roar!" The black shadow let out a deafening roar, and the entire mine began to shake violently.
Everyone who was in the fierce battle was shocked by this sudden change.
"What kind of monster is that?!" Captain Song's face was pale and his eyes were full of fear.
"Oh no, it's the blood-eyed monster!" Young Master Murong exclaimed, his face looking extremely ugly.
The Blood Eyed Monster is an extremely ferocious monster with powerful strength and bloodthirsty nature. It is the nightmare of all explorers.
"Retreat quickly!" Lei Yi's face was solemn. He felt a powerful pressure emanating from the blood-eyed monster, which made him feel uneasy.
However, it's too late.
The blood-eyed monster opened its bloody mouth, and a foul smell rushed towards us...
A foul odor, accompanied by a deafening roar, the blood-eyed beast's massive body slammed into the crowd like a bulldozer, sending people and horses careening and causing screams to cascade. It wielded its sharp claws, each strike taking several lives. Blood stained the mine floor red, and the air was thick with the stench of blood.
"Run!" Faced with this horrific scene, the people who had originally hoped to fight for the spiritual mine completely lost their fighting spirit. They threw away their weapons and armor and fled for their lives. The pirates led by Captain Song were in even greater chaos, crying and shouting, wishing they had two more legs.
Only the leader of the Golden Blade Village remained standing, his eyes bloodshot, a look of greed and fear mingling on his face, making him appear particularly ferocious. "Everyone, charge! Kill this beast, and the spiritual mine will be ours!" He roared at the top of his lungs, trying to drive his men forward.
However, facing the blood-eyed monster that looked like a killing god, these desperate criminals could only tremble in fear. They cowered in fear, and some even threw down their weapons and knelt to beg for mercy.
Elsewhere, Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli stood back to back, working together to resist the attacks of the Blood Eyed Monster. The long sword in Lei Yi's hand turned into streams of light, and each swing accurately hit the Blood Eyed Monster's vital points. However, the monster had thick skin and flesh, and these attacks were just a tickle to it.
"This is not a solution. We must find a way to trap it!" Dongfang Liuli shouted anxiously while resisting the attack of the blood-eyed monster.
Lei Yi naturally understood this principle. While fighting, he observed the surrounding environment, trying to find a breakthrough. Suddenly, his eyes focused on a hidden cave entrance not far away. "Liuli, cover me!"
After saying this, Lei Yi stopped fighting and, seizing a chance, he dashed towards the cave entrance. Seeing this, the Blood Eyed Monster immediately gave up attacking Dongfang Liuli and roared as it chased after Lei Yi.
At this time, the mysterious treasure hunter trapped in the mechanism was getting anxious. He tried various methods but still could not break the exquisite mechanism.
"Damn, what the hell is this place!" He cursed under his breath, and at this moment, he heard the sounds of fighting and the roar of the blood-eyed monster coming from the distance.
"Did someone break in? Who is it? Could it be..." The mysterious treasure hunter was shocked, and a terrible thought came to his mind.
At this moment, Lei Yi's figure appeared at the entrance of the cave. A sneer appeared on his lips, and he walked towards the mysterious treasure hunter step by step. With every step he took, the pressure around him increased.
"You... who are you? What do you want to do?" the mysterious treasure hunter asked in horror, with a hint of trembling in his voice.
"You don't need to care who I am. You just need to know that I already know your identity." Lei Yi said, slowly stretching out his hand to take off the veil on the face of the mysterious treasure hunter.
At that moment, the entire mine suddenly began to shake violently. Rocks began to fall overhead, as if an earthquake had struck. Just as Lei Yi's fingers were about to touch the mysterious treasure hunter's face cloth, the entire mine suddenly began to shake violently as if by an invisible giant hand. Rocks rained down overhead, and dust flew into the air, casting an even darker, more chaotic atmosphere.
"What's going on?!" Lei Yi was startled, quickly withdrawing his hand and nimbly dodging the falling rocks. The mysterious treasure hunter was also panicked by this sudden change. Trapped in the mechanism, unable to move, he could only watch helplessly as huge rocks fell from above, emitting a deafening roar.
"Young Master!" Guard Luo's anxious shouts came from outside the cave, accompanied by bursts of earth-shaking noises, which made people terrified.
"Oh no! The mine is about to collapse!" Dongfang Liuli steadied himself and shouted at Lei Yi, "We must get out of here as soon as possible!"
Lei Yi naturally understood the urgency of the situation. He cast a deep glance at the mysterious treasure hunter trapped in the trap, a fierce glint in his eyes. But at this moment, saving his own life was paramount; he couldn't risk his own life for an unknown person.
"Let's go!" Lei Yi made a quick decision, grabbed Dongfang Liuli's hand, turned around and ran back the way they came.
The entire mine was shaking violently, and debris kept falling overhead, as if the end of the world had arrived. Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli struggled to avoid the narrow mine tunnel, their ears filled with deafening roars and people's terrified shouts.
"Ah--" A scream was heard. Lei Yi looked back and saw that the leader of the Jindao Village was hit by a falling rock and was pinned underneath. His blood dyed the surrounding rubble red. It was obvious that he was no longer alive.
Lei Yi's heart trembled, and he dared not stop. He pulled Dongfang Liuli and rushed forward with all his strength.
At this moment, the shaking of the mine suddenly stopped, the falling rocks stopped, and everything seemed to have returned to calm. Only the dust in the air and the faint groans coming from afar reminded people that what had just happened was not an illusion.
Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli stopped panting, looked at each other, and saw the relief of surviving the disaster in each other's eyes.
"We have to go back and check on that guy..." Lei Yi took a deep breath, calmed his violently heaving chest, and said in a deep voice.
Dongfang Liuli nodded, and without any hesitation, the two turned and walked towards the place where the mysterious treasure hunter was trapped.
In the dim light, the mysterious treasure hunter was still trapped in the mechanism, but his face was paler than before, and his eyes were full of fear and despair.
"Now, can you speak?" Lei Yi walked up to him and asked in a cold tone, "Who are you? What is your purpose in coming here?"
The mysterious treasure hunter raised his head, his eyes flickered, and his lips moved, but no sound came out.
"It seems you're not going to take my toast, so you'll have to drink the wine instead." A cold light flashed in Lei Yi's eyes, and a sharp stream of true energy gathered in his hands...