Chapter 316: Cave Exploration (Part 2)

Zhao Yuxin wanted to voice her analysis, but before she could speak, Zhu Zhiquan pulled her behind him, for he had already heard footsteps coming from the depths of the passage.

He then drew out the Jingtian Pozhen Gun, while one hand also pressed against the hilt of the Five-Star Sword.

Gelina also flew out from Zhu Zhiquan's collar, hovering in mid-air, ready for battle at any moment.

Zhao Yuxin also retreated behind them, opened the Plant Transport Bag, and then three Durian Warriors crawled out of the bag, blocking the front of Zhu Zhiquan and Gelina while raising the Wrist Energy Shields in their hands.

Gradually, two one-eyed monkeys walked out from the depths of the cave, each holding a Stone Spear, with the tails behind them wrapped around their waists to secure the Stone Knives on their bodies.

Upon seeing Zhu Zhiquan and the others, the two one-eyed monkeys immediately became alert, and one of the monkeys turned around, preparing to call its companions out.

But at this moment, Zhu Zhiquan unleashed Hell Lament, stunning the two of them, then quickly stepped forward to slash their necks with the Five-Star Sword, before flicking it to shake off the bloodstains.

A slit appeared on the necks of the two one-eyed monkeys, and their heads slowly fell off.

Just as the heads were about to hit the ground, two Vines grew from the floor, not only catching the heads but also securing the headless corpses.

Zhu Zhiquan sheathed his sword and nodded slightly at Gelina.

Gelina also felt Zhu Zhiquan's praise, lowered her head shyly, and landed on Zhao Yuxin's shoulder.

Zhao Yuxin quickly led the three Durian Warriors to Zhu Zhiquan's side, then she made a shushing gesture to everyone and pulled Zhu Zhiquan's hand, quickly walking to the edge of a fork in the road.

This fork had a total of eight paths, and Zhao Yuxin closed her eyes to listen carefully to the vibrations in the air.

Soon, Zhao Yuxin heard the low growls and breathing of one-eyed monkeys coming from seven of the passages; judging by the frequency, they seemed to be talking to each other.

Zhao Yuxin's eyes narrowed as she looked at the passage from which no sound came, immediately retracted the Durian Warriors, and pulled Zhu Zhiquan's arm to walk in that direction.

As they entered that very quiet passage, they arrived at a dead end.

Subsequently, Zhao Yuxin turned to Zhu Zhiquan and whispered, "Ajiu, I judge that the number of monsters in the seven paths is between fifteen and twenty; among them, the second path from the left and the fourth path from the right have Material Boxes. How shall we proceed next?"

Zhu Zhiquan reached out to stroke Gelina's hair and said, "We killed their sentries, so they will definitely send more companions to investigate. Let's wait here for a while."

"Mm." Zhao Yuxin sat on the ground with a thud and listened with full concentration to the movements in the other paths.

Sure enough, the one-eyed monkeys in the passages of the two surrounding paths sent companions to investigate; a total of eight companions went to look for the original sentries.

Immediately, Zhao Yuxin told Zhu Zhiquan about this, and Zhu Zhiquan drew his Five-Star Sword and waved at Gelina, signaling her to follow him.

Gelina immediately flew to Zhu Zhiquan's shoulder and walked back the way they came with him.

Seeing that the two of them were about to leave her behind, Zhao Yuxin immediately followed and muttered in a low voice, "Ajiu, you guys are too unloyal! You don't even think about who helped you find this foothold!"

After hearing this, Zhu Zhiquan turned around and reached out a hand to Zhao Yuxin, and Zhao Yuxin looked at him extending his hand, making faces at him and saying, "Tsk tsk tsk~ It seems I misjudged you. I didn't expect that even though I've been so diligent, there isn't even a single apology."

Zhu Zhiquan had no choice but to give Zhao Yuxin a hug, and after whispering an apology in her ear, he pulled her along the original path.

Although Zhao Yuxin was dissatisfied with Zhu Zhiquan's perfunctory behavior, they were still inside the monster nest, so she chose not to lose her temper and decided to settle the score with him after the exploration was finished.

When they arrived at the original fork, those eight one-eyed monkeys had just come out of the paths.

Zhu Zhiquan and Gelina simultaneously mobilized their Magic Power and used their skills against the eight one-eyed monkeys.

Instantly, a sword aura and a spinning flower flew toward the group of one-eyed monkeys, and five heads were instantly severed. As these heads were about to hit the ground, Gelina summoned Thorns to catch their bodies and heads.

The remaining three one-eyed monkeys felt something sprayed behind them, so they turned around and saw their companions had been decapitated.

Just as they were about to cry out in alarm, Zhu Zhiquan had already bypassed their figures and chopped off their heads.

"Ugh~ Speaking of which, you guys are so fast, I didn't even have a chance to make a move!" Zhao Yuxin said, puffing out her cheeks in displeasure.

Zhu Zhiquan had Gelina pile up the corpses on the ground, while he turned to Zhao Yuxin and said, "Azhao, don't mess around. I still need your perception for what comes next."

"Hmph!" Zhao Yuxin turned around and said, "Is that how you coax a girl?"

Zhu Zhiquan walked to her side and coaxed, "Alright, alright, I'll buy you new clothes after we get out, how about that?"

Zhao Yuxin flicked Zhu Zhiquan's nose with her finger, "Just teasing you. By the way, what should we do with these corpses?"

Zhu Zhiquan looked back at the fork, "Is there any reaction from the other paths?"

Zhao Yuxin: "No reaction for the time being."

Zhu Zhiquan: "Good, let's first push these corpses to the place where we killed the sentries, then we will return to the path where we were hiding. If things go smoothly, we can wear them out."

Zhao Yuxin responded, then opened the Plant Transport Bag to release the Hook-Lock Tree Demon, and after ordering it to be responsible for the transport, she took Zhu Zhiquan and Gelina back to the dead-end path.

Just as the Hook-Lock Tree Demon finished clearing the corpses, the sounds of a large group of one-eyed monkeys came from two of the paths at the fork, and then the one-eyed monkeys in the other paths also began to howl along.

"Mm, it seems this group of monsters isn't as stupid as I imagined," Zhao Yuxin murmured while listening to the howls of the one-eyed monkeys, "Hook-Lock Tree Demon, come back quickly."

Hearing Zhao Yuxin's words, the Hook-Lock Tree Demon trotted to Zhao Yuxin's front and obediently let her retract it into the Plant Transport Bag.

Zhu Zhiquan also took the Landmine Pinecones out of the bag, scattered them in the other paths, and then led Zhao Yuxin and Gelina to run toward the dead end.

Soon, rhythmic footsteps came from the other paths, mixed with the gibberish sounds of the one-eyed monkeys.

Soon, the first one-eyed monkey stepped on the cap of a Landmine Pinecone, and an explosion occurred instantly. The sudden explosion made the one-eyed monkeys in the same path alert.

After hearing the explosion, the one-eyed monkeys in the other paths rushed to the explosion site one after another, resulting in more one-eyed monkeys stepping on Landmine Pinecones, causing heavy casualties among the one-eyed monkeys.

Even the players outside the cave heard the commotion and speculated whether Zhu Zhiquan and the others could really bring out the Purple Material Box.

And inside a dead end of the cave, Zhao Yuxin kissed Zhu Zhiquan heavily and praised, "Ajiu, you are so smart. This just let this bunch of monsters suffer a bit."

Zhu Zhiquan's face was expressionless, but his action of wiping the saliva off his face clearly exposed his true thoughts!