Chapter 985: Battle for the Tower (20)

Just when the tired mining slaves were leaning against the walls of the passage, intending to rest for a while, suddenly, a "rumbling" sound came from beneath the ground, which made all the demons immediately climb up from the ground, looking around in panic.

Batman, who was thinking, was also awakened, but he immediately realized the problem. He lowered his head, his gaze passing through layers of mountain bodies, looking at the magma sea at the very bottom of the mine.

"Someone is drawing magma! Someone is drawing magma!" The shuttle-snake demon elder shouted loudly: "This is an ancient fire magic that can make the magma surge with giant waves, or it can make the volcano erupt. Hurry! Hurry and leave here!"

And hearing the words "magma eruption," a concept immediately flashed in Batman's mind, which was "mountain body structure."

The mountain body structure of the mine is different from other mountain ranges. There are too many hollows in the mine, and hollows of various sizes are nested together, forming a complex spider web. This kind of terrain, used for street fighting, can be said to be unique.

But there is also a biggest problem, which is that once the main structure is destroyed, it will inevitably face a comprehensive collapse. Still the same sentence, under gravity, all things are equal. A mountain pressing down physically, no one should think about living.

Batman anticipated that he would have to face a tricky problem one day, which is magic, but he didn't expect this day to come so soon. He didn't expect that General Fuxin's reaction would be much faster than he imagined. The underground magma is indeed a good strategic target.

What made Batman feel surprised was that General Fuxin was actually willing to cut off his tail to survive. Under the production pressure given by Belial, he still dared to make such a big move, abandoning the entire Central Mine, just to deal with them.

But Batman knew that they had no room for hesitation now. They must immediately withdraw from here. Once the mountain body collapses, the consequences will be disastrous.

Fortunately, he had long ago sent people to survey the retreat route. Looking at the panicked demons in the mine tunnel, Batman jumped to a high place again and waved his hand to shout: "Everyone follow me! Let's withdraw first!"

The leadership mechanism he established before played a role. All the demons instinctively followed him and started to surge toward the passage.

Fortunately, the number of mining slaves was not too many, and they were not all concentrated together. The retreat route practiced before played a role. Although the slaves were slightly panicked, they still withdrew along the passage in an orderly manner under the leadership of some old miners with good memories.

The earthquake was getting more and more severe, so much so that even Batman, who had very good coordination, couldn't stabilize his body. Those demons with originally somewhat deformed bodies were almost unable to move forward.

They fell in the middle of the road, and no other demons went to see them, just burying their heads and running forward. But facing this scene, Batman felt a kind of indignation.

【Speaking of which, I have been using the source-switching app to read and follow up on books recently.】

He was not angry that no demons saved their companions, and he wouldn't expect demons of this race to have any kindness.

However, those fallen demons seemed to have accepted their fate just like that. They didn't ask anyone for help, didn't even try to stand up, just desperately fell on the spot, curled up their bodies, and felt the pain of the rocks falling from the ceiling hitting their bodies.

Batman grabbed a small demon who was stepped on the ground and threw him to the very front of the team. Immediately after, he picked up five or six small demons and lifted them to the upper-level passage to avoid them being flattened by other demons.

A troll with a very tall body fell because of the violent shaking of the mine tunnel and was just stuck in a rock crevice. The demons passing by ran past in a hurry, and no one pulled him. But Batman went against the flow of people, rushed over, grabbed his ankle, and pulled him out hard.

At this time, there were no demons in Batman's eyes, or rather, he regarded himself as a demon, regarded these demons as his own race and companions, regarded them as the people in the slums he once wanted to save but didn't know how to save.

He knew that a disaster like this was happening in Gotham. Those crazy citizens were constantly attacking their companions, the ground was full of huge broccoli, traffic couldn't operate, the mastermind was hiding behind the scenes planning a conspiracy. Under such a series of natural and man-made disasters, the situation at the bottom would only be more difficult than before.

Batman, full of thoughts, didn't delay his actions. He used all his strength to help up that troll and signaled him to run forward. The troll looked back at him, but still left with staggering steps.

Batman just intended to leave the passage when he heard another cry. He discovered that in the blind spot of his vision, there was still a smaller small demon cub that hadn't been thrown out and was smashed head and face by the falling rocks.

Batman didn't have any hesitation, rushed toward him, bent down and reached out, and picked up that small demon cub.

But at this time, a violent eruption sound came, firelight rose from behind Batman, and the entire mine collapsed with a bang.

Liu Jiao, who was thrown to the ground, supported his body with tentacles and emitted a miserable scream, then instinctively rushed toward the ruins.

Collapse is a continuous process, the smoke and dust didn't dissipate immediately, and the aftershocks on the ground made all the demons unable to stand firm. But at this time, the shuttle-snake demon elder shouted: "Hurry!! Dig the ruins open!! Those trolls, and lava demons, hurry over!!"

The demons with strong bodies ran in the front, so they had already left the mine very far. And these demons who were very close to the mine mostly had defects, which is to say, many of them had been helped by Batman, so they could escape.

Everyone was panicked, but when the shuttle-snake demon elder shouted, they all rushed up and started digging the stones.

This group of mining slaves didn't have the ability to fight, but opening mountains and digging stones was their old profession. Even facing the intense aftershocks, the lava demons swung their fists, and the giant stone demons lifted rock fragments. Not long after, they dug Batman out.

"My god!! This human must be crazy!! Why did he rush back in?... Wait a second! He's out! Who is that? Isn't that Da Bo from the lower levels? He didn't run out just now??"

Batman climbed out with a gray face. Liu Jiao screamed again: "Your leg! Your leg is bleeding!! And your back, my god, the previous wound has also collapsed!!!"

Batman looked back and only saw a full view of blood. He had anticipated this, so he just sighed. At this time, a small demon rushed over staggeringly, staring at Batman with big eyes.

Batman handed the cub in his arms to him and sat on the spot to pant and recover his physical strength.

He knew he would be injured, but he also discovered long ago that in Hell, perhaps because his soul activity was very high, he had stronger recovery ability than in the real world.

The whip he took from the miner before, if it were in the normal world, would have been infected and inflamed by now. But after three or four days, the surface of the wound had healed. If it weren't for being hit again this time, I'm afraid this deep wound would have healed in two days.

Therefore, Batman didn't worry about his own injuries. But at this time, the shuttle-snake demon elder swam over quickly and looked at Batman.

Then, he curled up his snake tail and prostrated his body on the ground, bowing to Batman.

Batman just wanted to turn his head when he saw the mysterious tattoo patterns on the shuttle-snake demon elder starting to flash with weak light.

The light became brighter and brighter until it covered his entire body.

The surrounding shuttle-snake demons suddenly emitted sad cries. Before Batman reacted to what was going on, that kind of light transferred to him.

The soul started to emit warmth, the wounds healed at a very fast speed, and the soul that had originally become dim because of hard work and blood loss became bright again.

In such light, Batman heard the distant and desolate voice of the shuttle-snake demon elder:

"In the inheritance of the snake demons, I have seen the history of this Barren Continent for thousands of years, from the great existence sowing the seeds of life here, to the rise of heroes and the chaos of smoke..."

"The snake demon clan has not met a wise master. If you want to do far more than this, if you can achieve something more magnificent than them..."

"Then go and teach them, teach every one of our descendants, what is true fairness, justice, and... freedom." ===== CHAPTER 986 =====

Batman was not some hot-headed greenhorn. When he rushed over, he had already anticipated that the mine would collapse. Therefore, he held the small demon cub and rolled to the side, arriving beneath two thick logs. These two logs happened to overlap to form a sturdy corner, protecting him and the small demon cub in his arms.

Batman crawled out, covered in dust and dirt. Six-Foot shouted again: "Your leg! Your leg is bleeding!! And your back, my god, your previous wounds have also burst open!!!"

Batman looked back and saw only a scene of bloody carnage. He had expected this, so he merely sighed. At this moment, a small demon rushed over, wobbling, and stared at Batman with its large eyes.

Batman handed the cub in his arms to him and sat where he was, gasping for breath to recover his strength.

He had known he would get hurt, but he had also long since discovered that in Hell, perhaps because his soul activity was very high, he possessed a stronger recovery ability than he did in the real world.

The whip lash he had received from the foreman earlier—if this were in the normal world, it would have been infected and inflamed by now. But after three or four days, the surface of the wound had already healed. If it weren't for getting hit again this time, he was afraid that in less than two more days, this deep wound would have fully recovered.

Therefore, Batman was not worried about the injuries on his body. However, at this moment, the Elder of the Shuttle Snake Demons slithered over quickly and took a look at Batman.

Then, he curled up his snake tail, prostrated his body on the ground, and bowed down to Batman.

Batman had just wanted to turn his head when he saw the mysterious tattoo patterns on the Shuttle Snake Demon Elder's body begin to flicker with a faint light.

The light grew brighter and brighter until it enveloped his entire body.

The surrounding Shuttle Snake Demons suddenly let out mournful cries. Before Batman could react to what was happening, that light transferred onto him.

His soul began to radiate warmth, his wounds healed at an extremely rapid speed, and his soul, which had been gradually dimming due to overexertion and blood loss, became bright once again.

Amidst this light, Batman heard the Shuttle Snake Demon Elder's distant and desolate voice:

"In the inheritance of the Snake Demons, I have seen the history of this barren land over ten thousand years, from the moment that Great Existence sowed the seeds of life here, to the rise of heroes and the chaos of war..."

"The Snake Demon clan has never met a wise master. If you wish to do far more than this, if you can achieve something even greater than them..."

"Then go and teach them, teach every one of our descendants, what exactly is true fairness, justice, and... freedom."