CHAPTER 846: CHAPTER 822: THE DOORWAY

Jiang Xiaoxiao dodged an attack from a red bat beast. This kind of red bat beast was as big as an eagle, with extremely large wings when spread out.

Red eyes, sharp claws, and especially a pair of bloodsucking mouths, ready to suck blood when given the chance.

Jiang Xiaoxiao slashed one down with a single strike, and a red Crystal Stone fell.

The Red Flame Battlefield probably hadn’t seen humans for a long time, and the monsters here were starving, leading to the demon beasts being extremely hostile to humans.

As the saying goes, enemies meet with particularly red eyes, and as soon as they faced each other, an intense battle broke out.

Lu Fengming’s side was almost entirely comprised of S-level warriors. Although many were only twice-strengthened S-level warriors, they were still incredibly fierce.

However, there were nearly hundreds of bat beasts. Though their power seemed not to be on the same level, they were numerous and attacked swiftly.

Especially since they all saw something. Those bat beasts, strong and ferocious in their eyes, were sliced like watermelons by Doctor Jiang in a single stroke, without any ability to retaliate!

The others were eager to try as well.

Knives rose and fell, and suddenly the bat beasts became trivial opponents.

Especially when Captain Lu and the others directly tore open a path through the bat beasts, the whole team wasn’t actually surrounded.

Liu Jian’s group sent Monkey, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Liu specifically to collect the Crystal Stones on the ground.

Red Crystal Stones covered the ground, and the specialized Crystal Stone collectors from other teams joined in as well.

Seeing that Sister Youli and her group had disappeared without a trace, Lu Fengming asked Monkey.

"Where is Doctor Jiang?"

"She’s gone. Our Doctor Jiang said you guys were too slow, so she went on ahead. Told you to catch up, and if you get separated by then, you’re on your own." Monkey picked up a Crystal Stone from the ground.

Such good things, not even a little bit comparable to the quality of Crystal Stones outside.

But Doctor Jiang said not to take them, so that’s that.

If word got out, the team leader would probably feel heartbroken.

Indeed! Doctor Jiang could get such good Dragon Crystals, these aren’t even worth her attention.

Jiang Xiaoxiao moved forward, with No. 9 rambling on.

"This is a branch of the Red Flame Battlefield. No. 10 must be heading towards the volcano here due to the thick fire attribute air, which No. 10 loves. Wait!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao and her group suddenly stumbled upon a palace.

It couldn’t really be called a palace, more like remnants of walls!

Half the walls had collapsed, with red walls complementing the red soil and stones here.

Just a bit desolate.

A barren place, a palace looking grand yet desolate.

Liu Jian sensed something was off.

"Captain Lu, maybe we should send a few people to scout first, who knows what’s weird here?"

Xiao Qi, Xiao Ba, and Monkey went together.

They watched them push open half a door and walk in.

Not a peep for half an hour.

Jiang Xiaoxiao suddenly perked up, "Not good, they’re back!"

"Their return isn’t... what the hell is this..."

Captain Liu wanted to say their return was no problem, only to see a long stream of monsters following the three of them out.

Monkey ran quickly, yelling.

"Run, run, this is a monster lair."

Hearing this, Liu Jian and Captain Lu freaked out.

A monster lair.

Thinking about it made their scalps tingle.

Run!

They then dashed out two miles.

Everyone was catching their breath, hands on knees, but Liu Jian didn’t forget to check the headcount.

"Is everyone here? Check if your teammates are present!"

Monkey raised his hand shakily.

"Monkey! What are you pretending for? Who’s missing? Who’s missing? Who the hell dares to mess up now, I absolutely won’t go back for him, risking so many lives for one person? Dream on.

You all remember this, it’ll be the same in the future, whoever dares to fall behind must fend for themselves, don’t expect others to sacrifice themselves for you."

Liu Jian cursed fiercely in anger, getting furious that the first time at the Flame Battlefield they faced someone falling behind, it was a slap in the face.

Then Monkey reluctantly spoke up.

"Captain! Doctor Jiang and Sister Youli are missing."

"What? Who’s missing? Say it again?"

Monkey raised his voice in difficulty, "Doctor Jiang and Sister Youli are missing. It’s just the two of them now."

Liu Jian and Captain Lu exchanged glances, then yelled back.

"Go back immediately, anyone who falls behind, I’ll fire them instantly, Doctor Jiang, Doctor Jiang, nothing can happen to you."

Liu Jian was nearly going insane.

Same with Captain Lu, wishing he had six legs right now.

Why couldn’t they be faster?

They lacked experience, couldn’t help it.

They were usually responsible for combat formations, who conducts a bodyguard formation casually?

No wonder they were in a mess.

Returning to the previous palace.

Then a scene before them made the blood rush to their heads.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was watching the palace entrance without blinking, her gaze flickering slightly.

At first seeing so many S-level demon beasts, she was very nervous, even if her combat power had increased many times over, she alone couldn’t possibly be a match for those demon beasts.

But she soon discovered that the group of demon beasts had no intention of rushing out of the palace.

Barely reaching the palace entrance, the deep red door at the entrance seemed like a barrier.

The demon beasts would never cross it.

Jiang Xiaoxiao cautiously approached, but the demon beasts immediately became restless, baring fangs and claws to tear Jiang Xiaoxiao apart.

But when Jiang Xiaoxiao stepped back, those demon beasts emanated ferocity, yet refused to step out.

After a dangerously reckless test.

Jiang Xiaoxiao had a clever idea.

"Sister Youli, stand at the door. Remember, don’t cross the line."

Jiang Xiaoxiao’s words left Youli feeling heavy-hearted.

This was essentially making her the bait, which was an immense pressure.

Standing by the entrance.

One step away from that threshold.

The S-level ferocious beasts in front of her made her legs quiver.

The beasts inside the threshold focused solely on attacking Youli, making her their primary target, and Jiang Xiaoxiao relaxed upon witnessing this.

The beasts appearing to be restrained by the palace’s silence.

The demon beasts were indeed strong, but Jiang Xiaoxiao was no pushover, swiftly attacking from the outside, while the beasts just focused on Youli, leaving their attacks futile.

But Jiang Xiaoxiao’s attack power was still too weak. Mainly, even an S-level person couldn’t quickly eliminate the opponents, leading the battle into a stalemate.

When Captain Lu and Captain Liu arrived, they witnessed this bizarre scene.

Youli stood there, as still as a statue at the entrance, faced by a horde of S-level demon beasts.

And Jiang Xiaoxiao was hacking away in the back.

Hearing their movements.

Seeing Monkey cry out hysterically upon spotting Jiang Xiaoxiao.

"Doctor Jiang! Finally found you."

Unless Jiang Xiaoxiao was deaf, there was no not knowing they had arrived.

"Good that you’re here, get to work, remember not to step past the door, those demon beasts can’t come out, if we go in, it might be different."

Captain Lu, Captain Liu, and everyone immediately jumped into action.

With various attack techniques unleashed, they watched as the beasts inside the threshold fell one by one.

The only pity was that they couldn’t retrieve any Crystal Stones, all of them dropping inside the threshold.