Chapter 1748: Leaving This Place

As she spoke, a flash of white light surged, and the woman vanished without a trace. Immediately, a beam of intense light flashed, and the woman reappeared before them.

The woman held a key in her hand. "This is the key to open that secret room." Then she handed the key to Zhao Yang. "You should hurry and find that secret room." With another flash of white light, the woman vanished without a trace. Zhao Yang and Wang Peng exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in the other's eyes.

They had not expected that this woman would actually help them.

However, they did not hesitate, immediately walking to the mechanism in front of them, preparing to open it.

The mechanism was successfully opened, and the door to the secret room slowly opened.

They entered the secret room and found a huge treasure chest inside.

But before they could get close to the treasure chest, suddenly the entire secret room became pitch black.

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng felt their bodies sucked in by a powerful force, and then they appeared in an unfamiliar place.

This place looked extremely eerie, with towering giant trees all around reaching into the clouds.

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in the other's eyes.

They knew that this world still held many unknowns waiting for them to explore.

They also knew they had to be careful, because there were certainly some dangers present here.

They looked around and discovered some strange lights emanating from a distance.

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng immediately walked toward the direction of the light.

As they ventured deeper into this forest, they discovered some huge shadows constantly shifting around.

Zhao Yang frowned slightly. "What are these things?"

Wang Peng frowned. "They look like some huge monsters."

Zhao Yang was slightly surprised. "Really?"

Wang Peng nodded. "Yes, they look very terrifying."

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng immediately became alert and cautiously continued forward.

But before they could take further action, suddenly a terrifying roar came from the depths of the woods. Then a huge shadow lunged at Zhao Yang and Wang Peng.

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng felt their bodies flipped to the ground by a powerful force, and then they lost consciousness.

Not knowing how much time had passed, Zhao Yang slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on a bed, while Wang Peng was sitting by the bedside taking care of him.

Zhao Yang felt warmth in his heart. "Wang Peng, where are we?" The young man tightly gripped that piece of paper, his eyes filled with tears of gratitude. "Thank you, I will."

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng left the small dark room and returned to the hotel.

They did not leave this city immediately, because they knew the matter of the hypnotist had not been fully resolved.

The next day, Zhao Yang and Wang Peng learned through local news that the hypnotist had been arrested by the police and sent to a psychiatric hospital.

That young man was also rescued and was taken away by his family.

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng did not stay long, because they knew there were even more important matters waiting for them to handle.

Leaving this city, Zhao Yang and Wang Peng continued forward and arrived at a remote village.

The scenery here was beautiful, the air fresh, completely unlike a place where demons would exist.

But Zhao Yang felt something was wrong; it seemed a very strong energy fluctuation was hidden here.

He and Wang Peng searched everywhere and finally discovered an ancient temple.

This temple looked somewhat gloomy and terrifying, giving people a chilling sensation.

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng entered the temple and found a statue of a deity enshrined inside.

This statue emitted an eerie light all over its body, looking extremely strange.

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng discovered that this energy fluctuation was emanating from this statue.

They tried to approach the statue, but an invisible force stopped them from the outside.

Zhao Yang frowned tightly. "It seems a huge secret is hidden within this temple."

Wang Peng took a deep breath. "I sense a very strong aura of danger; we should leave this place quickly."

Just as Zhao Yang and Wang Peng were preparing to leave, the light on the statue suddenly became even more intense.

Then, the statue cracked open from the middle, and a glowing elf flew out from within.

This elf had a pair of wings and looked extremely beautiful.

It gently flapped its wings and landed before Zhao Yang and Wang Peng.

It bowed slightly to the two. "Hello, I am the guardian elf of this temple. Thank you for discovering the unusual nature of this place."

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng exchanged a glance, both seeing the look of surprise in the other's eyes. "You are the guardian elf? Then do you know what happened here?"

The guardian elf nodded. "I know. This place was originally the homeland of my people, but a group of demons invaded this place and killed all my people."

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng both felt extremely shocked. "Demons? Why did they want to invade here?"

The guardian elf looked sorrowful. "To obtain greater power, they wanted to use the mysterious power inside this temple to strengthen their own strength."

Zhao Yang frowned tightly. "How did you escape their pursuit?"

The guardian elf smiled slightly. "I am skilled in concealment and escape, so they did not discover my existence."

Zhao Yang took a deep breath. "In that case, let us join hands to eliminate all those demons."

The guardian elf shook its head. "Although I possess great power, I am only one person and cannot possibly fight against tens of millions of demon soldiers. I advise you to leave as soon as possible."

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng both fell silent; they all understood that the guardian elf's power alone was simply insufficient to fight against those tens of millions of demon soldiers.

But abandoning this place would also be extremely difficult. Zhao Yang sighed. "Let us not talk about this matter for now. Can you tell us information about that temple? Or do you have any way to leave this temple?"

"We do not know how to leave this temple either, but I know there is a path behind the temple. If you pass through this path, you should be able to leave."

After hearing this, Zhao Yang and Wang Peng were very excited and immediately followed the guardian elf to the back of the temple.

Indeed, there was truly a path behind this temple. Moreover, this path was not too narrow, barely wide enough to allow three people to walk side by side.

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng walked along this path straight ahead, and gradually, they arrived at an extremely vast square.

Zhao Yang looked around. "Is this the legendary altar?"

"Yes, a ceremony is held here every five hundred years, and we do not know the content of each ceremony." The guardian spirit looked at the huge round platform before them, a look of confusion on her face. "In theory, we should be waiting here for the demons, but they have not appeared. I suspect they have already left."

Zhao Yang nodded. "Then what should we do now? We cannot stay here forever, can we?"

The guardian spirit sighed. "In fact, we have no choice now. We can only wait for this day to come."

Zhao Yang and Wang Peng exchanged a glance, not knowing how to decide.

"By the way, what is your name?" Zhao Yang asked.

The guardian spirit said, "My name is Hilda. And yours?"

Zhao Yang smiled. "My name is Zhao Yang. And yours?"

"My name is Wang Peng."

"Hilda, we plan to rest here for a few days," Zhao Yang said.

"How long do you want to stay here?" Hilda was somewhat worried as she looked at Zhao Yang and Wang Peng. "This place is extremely dangerous. I suggest you leave as soon as possible."