Chapter 2693: Blocking the Gate

Dark, deep. After walking into the pitch-black passage, Su Xiao felt the chaotic spatial fluctuations around him.

As if passing through a layer of ink-black water curtain, dim light gradually emerged from ahead. The air became turbid, as if it had already decayed. This was the deepest part of the Dark Prison.

Wisps of black energy drifted on Su Xiao's body. Moonlight shone down from above, and a blood-colored full moon hung in the sky. Around this blood moon, it seemed as if viscous fresh blood was oozing out and dripping downward.

The earth was gray-black, formed by intertwined tree roots. A throne over ten meters high stood a few hundred meters away. After Su Xiao saw the scene ahead clearly, he leaped backward with all his might, his body quickly submerging into the chaotic space behind him.

"Roar!"

Countless roars came, and dense running sounds appeared from ahead. A large group of dark demons with pitch-black skin and blood patterns all over their bodies rushed over.

A beam of light, pitch-black with a hint of red, blasted over with a boom, causing the spatial passage to twist. After a deafening explosion, everything calmed down.

In front of the broken Dark Prison Gate, a group of old hunters had just prepared to enter the spatial passage when they discovered Su Xiao leaping out from within.

"Bai Ye, what is this?"

Madam Xiang's eyes were full of confusion; she didn't understand why Su Xiao had returned.

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak. The reason he returned was simple: the Ancient God, plus a group of dark demons, were waiting on the other side to block the way. Soul, the Fat Clown, and other Ancient God believers were all there.

Fight through thorns and thistles? The Ancient God waiting in the deepest part? That didn't exist. The Ancient God was leading a group of believers to block the gate. If Su Xiao hadn't reacted fast enough, he would have been dragged there and besieged.

The Ancient God was not a final boss in a game that would always wait in the deepest part to be defeated. Although Ancient Gods were all ugly in their own new ways and were gods of few words, that didn't mean they lacked brains.

Currently, this Ancient God was very troublesome. It blocked the only entrance tightly. As long as the Array Realm wasn't destroyed, it was invincible.

One must know that this Ancient God was constantly recovering its strength. Every second that passed, it became stronger, so it could afford to drag things out.

For this situation, Su Xiao had long anticipated it, which was why he entered the spatial passage first, rather than letting Ignoring Bubu Wang scout first. Bubu could indeed blend into the environment, but when it passed through the spatial passage, it would inevitably create fluctuations. With Ignoring Bubu Wang's survivability, it would be blasted to death by the Ancient God in an instant.

To solve the current predicament, there was only one method: fill it with the lives of hunters.

In the Watcher Guild, there were 12,519 active hunters, including 2,480 newly promoted hunters, 9,762 senior hunters, 275 old hunters, and 2 God Hunters.

The old hunters who could be recalled had basically been recalled; they were the 160 old hunters present. The rest were either recovering from injuries or were too far from headquarters.

6,780 senior hunters and 1,058 newly promoted hunters had been recalled. These hunters were currently either in headquarters or waiting on the surrounding wasteland.

Unless it was a last resort, these hunters wouldn't be allowed to rush into the spatial passage, but judging by the current situation, there was no other choice.

"This time, I'll go."

Ta Balde unhooked the spiral sword from his back. He prepared to lead the charge.

Dense footsteps came from behind. Hunters of various attire and ages walked over. They lined up in four rows, standing behind Ta Balde. With the width of the spatial passage, rushing in four rows of hunters at once was the limit.

Low curses came. Some hunters were complaining about the Watcher Guild, while others were cursing the enemy. Did these hunters have the determination to face death? Not necessarily. Some of them couldn't even figure out why they had joined the Watcher Guild and become hunters. They weren't fearless of danger; they were just used to it.

"Charge with me!"

Ta Balde roared, his heavy footsteps entering the pitch-black spatial passage ahead.

Facts had proven that as long as someone took the lead, things were much easier to handle. Hunters were not a mob; they would complain and curse, but when it was time to charge, they were still quite reliable.

Hunters rushed into the spatial passage one by one, the rows behind quickly crowding forward. Just at this moment, half a corpse flew out from the spatial passage, hitting the wall on the side. After a loud noise, splashing blood stained the wall red.

"Don't be afraid!"

A hunter with a twisted expression roared. Although he shouted like this, he was the most panicked of everyone present.

A total of 7,838 hunters rushed into the spatial passage. This was just the first batch. Su Xiao took Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, Baja, and 80 old hunters and also rushed into the spatial passage. As for Madam Xiang and the last 80 old hunters, they were the last batch.

Just after passing through the chaotic spatial fluctuations, Su Xiao heard screams and roars coming from ahead. The terrain ahead was very open, and thousands of hunters were fighting in a melee with hundreds of dark demons.

Don't think the number of dark demons was small; they were all individuals baptized by the power of the Ancient God, with combat power stronger than senior hunters, let alone against newly promoted hunters.

Beams of light, pitch-black with a hint of red, attacked from ahead. The Ancient God was still sitting on the throne, but above it were a dozen giant eyeballs. These giant eyeballs had tree roots growing on their exterior, and pupils constantly shot out beams of light. What was even more troublesome was that these beams could split, almost covering the ground.

Ta Balde was in the crowd, and several dark demon corpses were already lying near him. After seeing Su Xiao arrive, Ta Balde rushed over. His task was to escort Madam Xiang, not to kill dark demons here.

"Bai Ye, I'll leave this to you."

Ta Balde strode past Su Xiao.

"Pumpkin head, don't get lost this time."

Baja, on Amu's shoulder, shouted. Hearing this, Ta Balde, who was rushing forward, nodded heavily.

Madam Xiang and 80 old hunters walked out of the spatial passage. Even at this time, Madam Xiang still walked gracefully. In terms of temperament, few women could compare to Madam Xiang.

"The air in the Dark Prison is really bad, eeya~"

Madam Xiang's temperament had just been revealed when she was picked up by Ta Balde and carried on his back. Ta Balde hadn't run a few steps before his full-body armor made Madam Xiang suffer.

Ta Balde, who had been single until now, didn't care what Madam Xiang's temperament was like; he just wanted to take Madam Xiang to the vicinity of the "Array Realm" sub-structure as soon as possible.

Previously, the Dark Prison had been sealed. By common sense, Su Xiao couldn't have known where the "Array Realm" sub-structure was, but he did know, and he had even seen it with his own eyes through photos. Bennie had made the greatest contribution to this; Bennie had been lurking in the Dark Prison and played a key role at the critical moment.

On the throne, the Ancient God shifted its gaze, looking at Ta Balde and the group of old hunters rushing into the distance. After seeing the direction these people were running, it raised its right arm wrapped in exoskeleton and pointed remotely at Ta Balde in the distance.

Bang!

A muffled sound came from beside Ta Balde. He had already lunged forward in a rolling posture. He wouldn't fall for the same move twice.

The Ancient God on the throne overlooked everything. The tree roots under its feet surged, and the next moment, it appeared in front of Ta Balde, looking down at him with no emotional fluctuations in its eyes. This wasn't the Ancient God's own spatial ability, but the ability of the throne.

Ta Balde stopped abruptly. Facing the Ancient God in front of him, who was four meters tall and covered in exoskeleton, he could sense that his life might end here. His body was very heavy now, but if he didn't use most of the energy in his body to protect Madam Xiang, Madam Xiang would die in an instant.

Madam Xiang had no qualifications to face the Ancient God directly. Even looking at the Ancient God could cause her death, even if she was an artificial Son of the World; the gap in strength was too large.

All the old hunters behind Ta Balde were motionless. It wasn't that they didn't want to move, but an invisible aura was suppressing them. Being able to stand was already quite good.

Just as a dark red blood ray was about to pierce into Ta Balde's helmet, a sound of wind breaking attacked.

Dong!

Su Xiao, who had appeared suddenly, kicked the Ancient God directly. Just as he kicked to within two meters of the Ancient God's side, a sharp-angled barrier appeared, blocking his kick.

An impact spread, and the invisible force field around them shattered. Ta Balde turned into a blur and disappeared from where he was.

Su Xiao leaped back a few steps, distancing himself from the Ancient God. With his long blade pointing diagonally at the ground, his battle with the Ancient God had begun. ===== CHAPTER 2694 =====