We Might All Die Here

Miao He let out a bitter laugh. What could she do? Everyone who had made it this far was a formidable expert.

Wasn’t it just a pipe dream for her to try and snatch anything?

Still, she had another plan—wait until nightfall.

She needed to gauge the guards' strength. If they were powerful enough, she could swipe the formation bracelets off the corpses.

She believed she had what it took to survive.

Boom!

The guard descended from the sky once more, swinging its massive axe down at the crowd.

Thud!

A crater erupted in the sandy ground as everyone scattered.

Ren Sangsang, a mid-level cleaner, drew a dagger from her person and darted forward like a shadow, lunging at the guard.

Swish!

She dodged the axe’s sweep and drove her dagger straight into the guard’s neck before retreating swiftly, her movements crisp and precise.

Yet the guard remained unfazed, gripping its axe and slashing horizontally at Ren Sangsang.

“What the hell?”

Ren Sangsang’s eyes widened in disbelief as a dark hue slowly spread across the guard’s neck.

The dagger slipped free and clattered to the ground, and the wound on the guard’s neck sealed itself instantly.

The others scattered, fleeing into the surrounding buildings.

Among them, a robed figure in black slipped into the same structure where Xu Mu stood.

“Hello there,” Xu Mu greeted with a faint smile.

Swish!

Without warning, the robed figure lunged at Xu Mu.

Fang Chu, standing nearby, reacted instantly, swinging his firewood axe with full force.

The robed figure caught the blade barehanded.

Crack!

Beneath the robe, a pale, slender hand emerged—clearly a woman’s.

But now, a faint blue aura shimmered over her fingers.

“I’ve got things to do. See you later.”

Wang Fugui bolted out of the building, heading for another structure.

He had no intention of getting tangled in a fight that wasn’t his business.

At that moment, the robed figure tensed, scanning her surroundings before suddenly flipping backward to retreat.

Even so, the hood of her robe was sliced open.

Her face remained hidden, but a red earring—or rather, a sword tassel—was exposed.

Xu Mu’s figure materialized beside her. “Liang Yi! You’ve got some nerve, attacking me?”

The woman was none other than Liang Yi from the Eternal Life Research Institute.

Liang Yi spun around, staring at Xu Mu with shock in her eyes.

She had nearly fallen for it—this man possessed a stealth technique.

“Fang Chu! I’ve done my research. There’s no record of you in our Eternal Life Research Institute!”

Liang Yi pulled off her hood, revealing a delicate, heart-shaped face.

But her cold, predatory gaze was that of a beast locking onto its prey.

“Who the hell are you? How do you know so much about our institute?” she pressed.

“Because I was once part of it,” Xu Mu replied calmly.

“Bullshit! Someone like you is a threat to our core interests. You have to die!”

A short sword appeared in Liang Yi’s hand as she lunged at Xu Mu.

Fang Chu couldn’t just stand by. Xu Mu had gotten involved with this woman because of him.

Even though he’d fought her before and knew her strength was unfathomable, he had no choice but to fight. Otherwise, his master might rise from his grave just to scold him.

“First Form of Firewood Chopping—Mountain Splitter!”

Fang Chu flashed in front of Liang Yi, gripping his axe with both hands and bringing it down in a vertical slash.

Liang Yi took a slight step back, easily dodging Chen Xuan's attack range. But suddenly, her eyes widened.

On Chen Xuan's firewood knife, there was a golden electric current at this moment.

As he swung the knife down forcefully, a golden electric arc as thick as half a meter burst out from his firewood knife, extremely powerful.

Crack!

Most of the buildings in front were shattered by the impact. Liang Yi was sent flying uncontrollably.

She crashed into a building dozens of meters away.

The stone wall cracked, and Liang Yi's body landed inside the building.

Seeing this, Xu Mu couldn't help but exclaimed, "Damn! Lao Chen, you're so awesome!"

"Just so-so. This is just the firewood - cutting skill taught by my master."

Chen Xuan waved his hand with a smile.

"Firewood - cutting skill? It does seem quite ordinary."

Liang Yi's figure emerged from the opposite building. Her hair was a bit messy at this time, and there was some blood at the corner of her mouth, but she still looked beautiful.

At this time, little blue glows appeared on her body.

As more and more qi was released, many of the blue glows had connected into a single piece.

Boom!

The ground beneath her feet shook violently, and Liang Yi instantly appeared in front of Chen Xuan.

"Second form of firewood - cutting: Tree - shaving!"

Chen Xuan tightly grasped the firewood knife with one hand and quickly flashed to Liang Yi's side.

Just as Liang Yi was about to launch an attack, she found that Chen Xuan had appeared behind her.

He was extremely fast at this time, constantly swinging the firewood knife in his hand. His speed was so fast that the after - images of his arms could be seen.

He really treated Liang Yi like a piece of wood, constantly chopping at the weak spots.

Liang Yi held a short sword to defend herself, but for a moment, she couldn't keep up with Chen Xuan's movements.

Just then, Liang Yi widened her eyes and flew back again.

Swish!

A slit appeared in the black robe around her waist. She reached out and touched it, only to find her palm covered in blood.

"Shameless!"

Liang Yi roared at Xu Mu. "You're just a bastard who only knows how to sneak attack!"

"I learned it from you, like using poison."

Xu Mu spun the dagger in his hand with a smile. Last time, Jiang Huihui should have been poisoned by her.

Hearing this, Liang Yi turned pale with fright and quickly fled into the distance.

"Brother Mu, is there poison on your dagger?"

Chen Xuan asked with a smile.

"No, I was just scaring her. But there will be poison on it soon."

Last time, in order to deal with Yun Wu, Xu Mu used spring - night grass to refine two enhanced - version pills. He used one, and there was still one left.

He planned to use it here in case of need.

While Chen Xuan and Miao He were observing outside the building, Xu Mu opened his storage space, put the pill into a mineral water bottle.

In just a few seconds, the pill was completely dissolved.

He put a dagger into the mineral water bottle to soak it, and then closed the storage space.

Now this dagger was extremely powerful.

Just then, Xu Mu suddenly noticed that the sky had suddenly darkened. He went outside the building to observe.

He found that it wasn't the clouds covering the sky; it was really getting dark.

"What's going on! Is it already dark now?"

Xu Mu took out his phone to check the time.

"This is a formation. How could it be the same as the outside world?"

Miao He looked at Xu Mu. "It's getting dark. The real killing is about to start."

In just a few minutes, it was completely dark in front of them.

It had reached the point where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

"Brother Mu, are you still there?"

Chen Xuan took out his phone and turned on the flashlight.

"I'm here."

Xu Mu's eyes were blinded by the darkness, but his perception could clearly detect the two people in front of him.

"Damn! Brother Mu, your face!"

Chen Xuan suddenly exclaimed.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Mu touched his own face but didn't find anything wrong.

"You now look like a fierce ghost, with two horns on your head and a mouth full of fangs," Chen Xuan said as he approached Miao He with a light in his hand. "You're the same!"

Xu Mu withdrew his perception and checked Chen Xuan by the light. Then he said with a smile, "You look like this too. This formation is interesting."

"Xu Mu, something bad has happened. We might all die here," Miao He said in a low voice.