Ming Yu could not suppress so many Gargoyle Rats and Jiang Qiling could not kill so many either. What was more, many people would be poisoned and turned into human rats.
The situation was not completely messed up yet. Once it did, they might not even be able to leave. If they were poisoned, everyone would be doomed.
"Run —"
Lu Li didn't hesitate. Many people here would die but there was nothing he could do.
If he stayed, he would die as well. If he had the ability, he might lend a hand.
Jiang Qiling's words made sense. Saving people was an act of kindness and not doing so was her duty. What was more, Lu Li and Ming Yu didn't have the ability yet.
Ming Yu sped up to the limit. The gravity here was strong. Even so, he was only as fast as a warrior of the Fate Wheel Realm outside.
"Squeak, squeak ~"
The Gargoyle Rats dashed towards the crowd from all directions. Soon, there came many miserable cries.
The weaker ones were approached by the Gargoyle Rats and soon, they were poisoned and turned into human rats. They made threatening gestures and dashed towards the crowd with a dark blue glow in their eyes.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh ~"
Many people didn't have the time to reach the entrance of the valley. They had to climb up the mountains.
Luckily, the mountains were not so steep. Gravity was strong but people could climb up easily.
"Ah ~"
After the cave of ghosts erupted, there was a strong suction force. Someone was climbing halfway up the mountain but he couldn't stand the suction force. He tumbled down and fell into the cave of ghosts with miserable cries …
Ming Yu was the fastest one here. He had already made it out of the valley.
Lu Li saw Jiang Qiling and the others who were fighting outside the valley. He shouted at once, "Jiang Qiling, come with me."
Ming Yu ran over. Jiang Hong nodded and said, "Lady Qi, go with Young Master Lu. We will cover you."
"I am not leaving!"
Jiang Qiling pouted and pulled a long face. She seemed to be still angry.
Lu Li just shouted at her which made her angry. She stared at Lu Li coldly and said, "Didn't you misjudge me?
Why do you still care about me?
What's more, I am powerful. Do I need you, a warrior of the Soul Pond Realm, to care about me? "
Miserable cries went on in the valley. Nobody knew how many people had died. Gargoyle Rats were making strange noises. No one knew when they would come out.
Under the Silver Golem Mask, Lu Li's eyes grew colder. He had no time to waste with Jiang Qiling. He shouted, "I will ask you one last time. Are you going or not?
If you don't leave, I won't care about you anymore. "
Jiang Qiling snorted. She turned around and said coldly, "Go away. I will not go with you."
"Go!"
Lu Li was not that despicable. He shouted and Ming Yu took him to the distance at once without any hesitation.
Jiang Qiling looked to where Lu Li left, stomped her feet and said, "Lu Li, you bastard."
"Miss, let's run!"
Jiang Hong grabbed Jiang Qiling with one hand and rushed to another direction with the others. Since Jiang Qiling didn't want to go with Lu Li, they had to bring her to Jiang Hao.
"Run, run ~"
A group of people rushed out of the valley and followed suit.
However, before the Gargoyle Rats outside could be suppressed, more Gargoyle Rats rushed out from the inside.
After a few of them were bitten by the Heavenly Ogre Rats, the group fell into chaos and could only scatter and flee for their lives.
The valley had already turned into hell, and those who had not escaped had all turned into ratmen.
Those ratmen were brandishing their claws and fangs, trying to find someone to attack.
There were more than 1000 escorts and passengers, but only seven or eight hundred at most could escape.
Also, there were Gargoyle Rats everywhere. Nobody could tell how many of the seven or eight hundred could survive.
"Bang!"
Lu Li crushed the jade talisman in his hand. He and Ming Yu had left the group and they could run into Gargoyle Rats at any time.
Ming Yu could deal with a few, but what if there were dozens or hundreds of them?
There were more than a hundred Gargoyle Rats in the valley. This place was no longer safe. Ming Yu dared not to stay any longer. He ran on.
"Squeak, squeak ~"
From the left came some strange noises. Then three black shadows rushed out from the purple haze. Ming Yu released his Bead of Life at once and shouted, "Force, suppress!"
The wind and clouds moved. A surge of energy came down. The Gargoyle Rats couldn't move anymore. Ming Yu took Lu Li with him and ran to the right.
The thing was …
The space here was stable. The coverage of Ming Yu's Force was weakened. When they were more than 300 feet away from the Gargoyle Rats, the rats could move again and chased after them.
"Swish, swish ~"
When the Gargoyle Rats got closer, Ming Yu used "Force" again. Then he unsheathed the silver sword on his back and hacked forward.
A streak of silver light whooshed across the sky and hit a Gargoyle Rat.
With a booming sound, the Gargoyle Rat was smashed away. Blood oozed out from its body. But after it rolled around for a bit, it dashed back again.
"So strong!"
Lu Li was shocked. He had an idea and asked Ming Yu to let him go.
With a white glare, Lu Li began to move around. In an instant, he was surrounded by human shadows. Lu Li had 100 clones so there were people everywhere.
"Let's go ~"
Lu Li rushed back to Ming Yu who rushed forward at once.
The three Gargoyle Rats were confused. They rushed towards Lu Li's shadow but missed their target.
The shadows disappeared one by one. By the time all 100 shadows disappeared, Ming Yu and Lu Li were more than a mile away. The three Gargoyle Rats could no longer keep track of them.
"Young Master, you have made great progress in your Apparition Skill. But … I think psychic power can detect the real body?"
Ming Yu exclaimed. It was already horrifying to have 100 clones. If psychic power couldn't detect the real body, then it would be a marvelous skill.
Lu Li forced a smile and said, "I haven't mastered it yet. I need more time."
They moved on. Lu Li put down marks along the way so that Yu Huashen could catch up with them.
After the time for one incense stick to burn, they ran into another group of Gargoyle Rats. This time, there were more than 10, not three.
Lu Li released his Apparition Skill at once and generated 100 clones. Ming Yu took Lu Li with him and they snuck behind a small hill.
The Gargoyle Rats couldn't tell the real body from the fake one. They all rushed towards the shadows. Lu Li and Ming Yu took the chance to run away.
Ming Yu was relieved to be able to escape this time. Luckily, he had Lu Li.
Otherwise, he would be exhausted even though he could use "Force" to suppress the Gargoyle Rats along the way.
More importantly, there would be more and more Gargoyle Rats. Ming Yu couldn't kill all of them and the result would be unpredictable.
Just like that, the two kept running. Due to the fact that they would run into Gargoyle Rats from time to time, they had to change directions many times. They had no idea where they were now. They could only choose which direction was safe.
Many times, the two tried to find a place to hide and wait for Yu Huashen and Little White to catch up. But after a while, more Gargoyle Rats came, which made them miserable.
"Ah ~"
"Run, run!"
From the distance came some miserable cries. The purple haze was so thick that the two couldn't see clearly. Ming Yu looked at Lu Li who said after some thoughts, "Let's go and have a look."
With Apparition Skill and Ming Yu's "Force", they could get rid of more than 100 Gargoyle Rats quickly. They wouldn't be in danger.
If they could, they would. Saving a life was better than building a seven-story pagoda.
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