Chapter 142: Seeing Hope, But Not Entirely

Silence.

Whether it was the demons, the demonic beasts, the group led by Xie Xiaoxiao hiding in the shadows, or even the members of Team B who had only just arrived, everyone fell into silence at this moment.

They had thought Ye Lin was going to pull off something grand, but they hadn't expected Ye Lin to pull off something so crude.

Such a clumsy provocation was truly an eyesore.

But it had to be said, sometimes the simplest methods are the most effective.

Realizing they had been played, the demons instantly erupted in fury; the leader of the demons looked somewhat similar to a human, only he stood three meters tall, and the muscles on his body were like granite, sunken into an eerie grey-white color.

"Ten of you, follow me to deal with this guy; the rest of you continue to blockade the exit. If there is any movement, notify me immediately. This is likely what the humans call a 'luring the tiger away from the mountain' tactic."

Norris spoke in a deep voice; he possessed one-quarter royal bloodline and was extremely powerful.

As soon as he finished speaking, Norris led ten demons and a group of demonic beasts to surround and kill Ye Lin. Even knowing it was likely a trap, they still chose to take the bait—such was the temptation brought by a divine artifact.

Ye Lin did not try to be a hero; he turned and ran, with Norris leading the demons in hot pursuit.

"He succeeded! He drew away nearly half of the demons! Quick, let's go help him!" The class-changers of Team A, hiding in the shadows, were overjoyed at the sight.

Xie Xiaoxiao wanted to go support Ye Lin, but she looked at the exit and saw there were still over a dozen demons left, and she immediately hesitated.

"Wait a moment!"

Xie Xiaoxiao called out to the others; she gritted her teeth, as if she had made a major decision.

"There are still over a dozen demons at the exit, and our mission isn't finished yet! Team B has a large number of severely wounded, and breaking out definitely won't be as easy for them as it is for us; the number of demons is still too high!"

"We must draw away more demons. Therefore, Team A must split into two groups: one group to support Ye Mushuang, and one group to head to the exit to draw away another batch of demons..."

Xie Xiaoxiao was halfway through her sentence when she was suddenly interrupted.

"Little girl, look quickly, who is that?"

A man with blind eyes and a face covered in knife scars rushed directly toward the dozen demons at the exit like a moth to a flame; such behavior was pure suicide!

"You demonic bastards, don't underestimate the bonds between us humans, you jerks! My compatriots, you must carry my share and live on well!"

The scar-faced man shouted and charged straight into the center of the demons.

Immediately after, his body began to collide and expand like a balloon, swelling into a large sphere within a few breaths.

"Run, it's a forbidden self-destruction spell!" The demons finally realized what the scar-faced man was about to do, and they were terrified out of their wits.

But it was already too late!

Boom!

Accompanied by a flash of intense light, the man was blown to pieces, leaving no corpse behind. A giant starfish appeared in mid-air, followed immediately by a violent, deafening explosion!

The surrounding demonic beasts and demons did not fare well either; the power of this self-destruction was terrifying, comparable to the full-force strike of a level 70 powerhouse.

Anyone who was close by, whether demon or demonic beast, was killed by the blast.

After the explosion, the ground was covered in severed limbs and broken arms; of the dozen or so demons, no more than five were still standing, and all five were wounded.

"Madman! How can there be such a madman among humans!" The demons were trembling with fear. After rushing up, he didn't say a word, didn't use any skills, and just self-destructed—who wouldn't be afraid of such a lunatic!

"Not good!"

In the distance, Norris had almost surrounded Ye Lin, but upon hearing such a terrifying explosion, he immediately realized something was wrong. No longer caring about Ye Lin, he took all the demons and began to rush back.

The group led by Xie Xiaoxiao was stunned at first, then filled with wild joy.

"It worked! Only five demons are left, and they're all wounded; Team B can definitely break out now!"

"Whenever there is despair, heroes who disregard life and death always emerge among humans. Sigh, I am ashamed of my own inferiority!"

"It's just a pity for this iron-willed hero! To die just like that, and we don't even know his name!"

The group discussed among themselves, all feeling regret for the man who had just self-destructed. Although they didn't know where he had come from, he had truly saved everyone.

Xie Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, then turned and chased in the direction of Ye Lin.

"You all break out and go first, I'm going to support Ye Mushuang!"

The members of Team A looked at Xie Xiaoxiao's departing back; they looked at each other, then smiled with great understanding.

"Little girl, what kind of joke are you making! There's no such thing as us breaking out first; you're the captain, and we go wherever the captain goes!"

"Exactly! We haven't even exerted any effort yet!"

Seeing everyone unanimously decide to continue following her, Xie Xiaoxiao felt an indescribable sense of being moved.

She cast aside the distractions in her heart and rushed desperately toward the direction where Ye Lin was.

"Ye Mushuang... you must stay alive!" Xie Xiaoxiao was incredibly worried.

At the same time, the members of Team B also saw a glimmer of hope for survival.

"Damn! Some idiot went and died together with the demons!"

"There are only five demons left; the opportunity is here, let's charge!"

"That's right, a few demons like that definitely can't stop us, charge!"

The class-changers of Team B had long since abandoned the severely wounded, so they charged at high speed, reaching the exit almost instantly.

At this moment, the demons and demonic beasts were left in a daze by the self-destruction of Ye Lin's clone; facing this fresh force, they naturally had no ability to resist and were instantly swept aside.

Seeing the exit right before their eyes, everyone became excited.

"Hahahaha! We survived! Thanks to us dumping all those wounded burdens, and even more thanks to that silly girl and that idiot who just self-destructed!"

"Isn't that right! I would never be such an idiot, but I hope there are as many such idiots in the world as possible, so that I can live a long life!"

"Brother, haven't you heard the saying that the good die young and the wicked live for a thousand years? It's only right for good people to go die! Hahahaha!"

Everyone in Team B rushed excitedly toward the exit; as long as they rushed out of this secret realm, they would survive! As for the life or death of others, what did that have to do with them?

The matter of supporting Team A had long been cast to the back of their minds by all of them.

But just then, a dark shadow suddenly blocked their path. It was a gaunt man, his face covered in twisted, hideous scars; his appearance was incomparably ugly, the type that would give you nightmares just by looking at him.

The man raised his hand toward the excited members of Team B, and then a terrifying power rose from beneath the ground.

"Forbidden Spell—Wall of Sighs!"