Chapter 576

A moment later, the torches finally arrived nearby. 【Web】

Borrowing these lights, Han Li saw things a little further away.

The area nearby was white, with piles of fish and shrimp everywhere, covering the ground nearby in a thick layer. And he and the woman were exactly on top of a higher pile.

Further away, it was still pitch black, and he couldn't see anything clearly, only knowing that this place seemed very vast, and he didn't see any walls or the like appear.

The men stopped about twenty or thirty zhang away from Han Li.

They rapidly placed their leather bags on the ground, and then, except for one person standing guard and vigilantly patrolling the surroundings, the others buried their heads and frantically stuffed the fish and shrimp into the bags.

Seeing this situation, Han Li was a bit surprised.

The woman on his body couldn't help but let out a soft cry of surprise, but because the sound was too low to be heard, she wasn't discovered by the men. Han Li subconsciously looked at the woman's face.

As a result, in the faint red light, a beautiful and sweet face was vaguely revealed in the darkness.

The woman immediately discovered Han Li's presumptuous act of looking at her. A flush seemed to rise on her face, and after twisting her neck slightly, her face hid back into the darkness, leaving only a pair of bright eyes slightly filled with shyness, shining brightly.

Seeing this, Han Li couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

This woman was also quite interesting; when they couldn't see each other's faces, she appeared straightforward and a bit headstrong. But now that she could see the other party, she immediately became timid and easily embarrassed.

The fierce feeling she had given him earlier vanished completely.

Just at this moment, a cry of alarm came from afar.

"It's bad, retreat quickly, Fire-Scaled Beasts are coming up." The man on guard suddenly turned his head and roared lowly at the others.

Immediately, those men who were stuffing fish threw all the bags onto their backs and ran frantically in another direction. Only two torches stuck in the ground, flickering uncertainly, were left behind.

Almost at the same time, several long hisses came from the darkness in the distance, as if something had discovered these people. Then, the sound of heavy objects landing "peng" "peng" arrived rapidly.

Several crimson, zhang-long figures shot out from the darkness, and after another flash, they vanished.

And in this short instant, Han Li saw these so-called "Fire-Scaled Beasts" clearly; they were a type of ferocious monster with leopard heads and red scales, baring their fangs and revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, appearing extremely fierce.

In the blink of an eye, peace returned here.

Han Li exhaled a long breath; the monsters hadn't discovered the two of them, which was the greatest of fortunes in misfortune.

After waiting for another short while, Han Li gently clenched his fists, then scooped the woman on his chest into his arms and slowly stood up.

His body had finally returned to normal, and he could move freely.

"You... put me down, I'm almost better too." The woman said in a low, blushing voice in Han Li's arms.

"If you aren't afraid of being stained by this fishy smell, I don't mind." Han Li looked at the woman and said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the woman looked down at the fish and shrimp rolling around on the ground, a look of hesitation appeared on her face, and she finally wisely said nothing more.

And at this moment, Han Li jumped lightly while holding the woman, leaped off the fish pile, and walked toward the torches.

Although he didn't know what kind of ghost place this was, if there really wasn't a trace of light, it would probably be quite troublesome.

Lowering his body slightly, Han Li reached out and pulled up a torch, looked around, and then pondered with a contemplative expression.

"Put me down. I can move now." A moment later, the woman in his arms said in a blushing, small voice.

Hearing this, Han Li let go without a word, and the woman landed lightly on the ground. After tidying her dress slightly, she picked up the other torch and also began to examine the surroundings.

And Han Li, at this moment, suddenly lifted his legs and walked with large strides in the direction the men had come from.

"Where are you going?" Seeing this, the woman was startled and hurriedly asked.

"I don't want to wait for those monsters to return, so naturally, I have to find a safe place first." Han Li said without looking back.

Upon hearing that the monsters might return, the woman revealed a look of fear and, after hesitating slightly, hurriedly chased after him, following behind Han Li.

Seeing this, Han Li didn't say anything and walked on his own in the front.

After walking for over a hundred zhang, there were no more fish or shrimp on the ground; instead, his feet stepped onto a type of soft, black sandy soil.

But after walking only a few steps on it, Han Li stopped, used the torch to shine on the ground, and revealed some clear footprints.

They were exactly the footprints left by the men when they walked over.

The woman behind him, caught off guard, almost bumped into Han Li's back and couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"What happened?" she asked in a murmur.

Han Li didn't answer, but suddenly squatted down, reached out to grab a handful of the sandy soil from the ground, sniffed it under his nose, and then revealed a strange expression on his face.

"A very strong smell of blood; this is not a good place!" Han Li said this expressionlessly, then continued forward along the men's footprints.

Hearing this, the woman was startled and didn't dare to stay far from Han Li's side.

The two of them, one after the other, walked for a full meal's time before finally discovering a faint blue light emanating not far away.

Han Li narrowed his eyes to look a few times, then quickened his pace.

As a result, after walking closer, he discovered that in the pitch-black place ahead, there was an exit flashing with blue light out of thin air; although it was only a zhang in size, it was more than enough for one person to pass through.

Seeing this, the two were greatly encouraged and hurriedly walked over.

In the blink of an eye, the two arrived at the exit. One after the other, they drilled out. But as soon as Han Li poked his head out, a flash of white light appeared before his eyes, and seven or eight blades and swords as white as jade were simultaneously held against his neck. A cold voice reached his ears.

"Who are you people, and where are A-Hu and the others? Are you guys new fellows from outside?" This voice was somewhat hoarse, but it made Han Li's heart stir upon hearing it.

At this moment, over twenty young men and women surrounded him, everyone holding strange weapons flashing with white light, wearing the same strange green clothes as the men from earlier, staring at Han Li with various expressions.

And the person who questioned him was a lean, middle-aged man in his forties, staring at Han Li with strange eyes.

As for the sweet woman who had followed him out, she was surrounded by several others on the other side, not daring to move a bit.

"I think we should be the new fellows you speak of! However, do outsiders often enter here?" Han Li touched his nose and said with a bitter smile.

"I could guess that even if you didn't say it. Only people from outside would dress in such strange attire. However, meeting us can be considered your good luck. After all, most outsiders become food for the Yin Beasts before they even figure out what's going on here." The middle-aged man heard Han Li's words, his expression softened slightly, but his voice remained cold.

Then he waved his hand, and those men and women all retracted their white blades and swords.

Han Li touched his neck, then looked at those weapons, revealing a look of surprise.

Just now, through skin contact, he had sensed astonishing heat from these weapons. It was as if these blades and swords were all burning hot irons, which was truly strange.

At the same time, Han Li also swept his gaze around. Only then did he discover that he was in front of a small stone mountain, having been in the belly of this stone mountain just now. And in the distance, what met his eyes was a vast desert of deep yellow, and he didn't know how vast it was.

Looking up at the sky, he was even more shocked.

He saw that the sky was pitch black, filled with dark clouds like ink, and he couldn't see any end to it. In the dark clouds, several deep blue lightning bolts kept jumping and bouncing, illuminating this place into a pale blue color. It appeared extremely eerie.

Before Han Li could finish looking, the lean man opposite him furrowed his brows and asked:

"When you came out, did you see any other people? Those people are our companions!"

"I saw a few, but they seemed to be chased by some monsters and ran off in another direction." Han Li didn't hesitate and answered immediately.

"Monsters! What kind of monsters?" The lean man became nervous upon hearing this and couldn't help but grip the weapon in his hand tightly.

"I heard those people call them Fire-Scaled Beasts."

"Fire-Scaled Beasts! That's fine then. A-Hu and the others should have no problem dealing with these Yin Beasts. However, for the sake of safety, Fan Li, take a few people to the nearest exit and provide some support." The lean man relaxed and ordered in an orderly fashion.

Immediately, a black man like an iron tower left hurriedly with several men and women without a word.

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