Chapter 367 We must hold on!

"Stop them!"

"Squelch!"

"Squelch!"

"Squelch!"

Face-Splitters appeared one after another, throwing themselves forward to die in endless waves!

The more they fought, the more silent they became!

Because before their eyes, there were too many—at least a thousand of them, one stepping on another, layer upon layer, rushing forward wave after wave!

The glint of blades flickered in the dim light of the flashlights; every time it flashed, a head fell to the ground.

"They're coming from behind too!"

"Front, back, left, right... we're completely surrounded."

"We've fucking walked straight into the monster's nest."

The flashlight beams swayed in the darkness, illuminating pale, split faces!

And the terrified expressions of everyone present!

"There's no way out, Captain Song! The escape route is blocked too!"

"We're going to die... this time, we're really going to die..."

"Too many behind us! We can't hold them back!"

Song Mingzhao unleashed another blast of lightning, panting with exhaustion, but still directing them: "Don't break formation! Back to back!"

In the chaos, Jiang Boyuan and Earth Rat had been pushed to the center of the group.

Jiang Boyuan had already activated his Talent [Nano-Armor], the armor covering his entire body, with blue light seeping through the gaps.

He was in armored warrior form.

He spread the fingers of his right hand, and a layer of metal condensed into a blade.

"Squelch!"

"Squelch!"

As Jiang Boyuan slaughtered the Face-Splitters, he demanded: "What about your Talent! Can't you travel underground! Take me away!"

Earth Rat huddled in the crowd: "I'm already out of energy! Traveling requires time to recover energy! You can ask me to travel two meters, but two hundred meters is impossible!"

Jiang Boyuan cursed speechlessly: "Fucking useless!"

Earth Rat caught his breath and added hurriedly, "But I know a path! As long as we retreat to the area I excavated earlier, I know the structure there! As long as we get there, I have a way to keep them from following us!"

Song Mingzhao also pulled out a knife, lightning crackling across it, hacking away constantly!

"Then what the hell are you standing there for? Lead the way!"

Earth Rat gritted his teeth: "I can lead the way, but after we get out, you must let me go!"

"Fine! Lead the way, quickly!"

Song Mingzhao didn't hesitate at all!

The monsters before them were increasing in number, and the pressure was growing stronger!

For now, everyone could still rely on their weapons to decapitate them and maintain the path of retreat!

But in a moment...

It would be hard to say!

Earth Rat didn't say anything more; he kicked off with his short legs and started to lead the way: "Follow me!"

Song Mingzhao kicked away a monster that had pounced in front of him, turned, and waved his hand toward the fissure: "Whole squad, follow me!"

But they had only just retreated for a short while...

When they discovered that things were far from as simple as they had imagined!

Because a lightning-fast Face-Splitter rushed over, vaulting over Song Mingzhao, Jiang Boyuan, and the others!

It tackled a soldier straight to the ground!

Blood splattered everywhere!

"Old Li!"

Someone exclaimed, but immediately after, the monster that had just tackled Old Li turned and pounced at him!

"Bang!"

The next second!

Song Mingzhao reacted quickly, slashing with his blade, and purple lightning exploded!

But that monster twisted its waist in mid-air.

Its body rolled to the side, and the electric arc grazed its flank, scorching a small patch of skin and leaving a charred burn mark!

Song Mingzhao frowned: "It dodged it?"

This was the first time he had encountered a monster with such subjective initiative!

Song Mingzhao wanted to continue fighting, but the moment that Face-Splitter landed, it had already rolled into the swarm of monsters surging forward!

Once it merged in, it completely disappeared!

Just when Song Mingzhao thought that guy wouldn't dare approach for a while!

He looked up abruptly.

That gray-white figure was hanging on the ceiling, its four limbs gripping the rough rock face, head down, its split mouth facing the location of the squad below!

"?"

"Squelch!"

Another soldier was swallowed by the split mouth!

"Death wish!"

Song Mingzhao kicked off the ground violently, his whole body springing up from where he stood, blade lashing out!

"Clang!!!"

Lightning accompanied the clash of the blade tips!

But the Face-Splitter only paused slightly, managing to withstand the lightning!

It turned and retreated back into the monster swarm!

"Damn it!"

"Captain Song! They're surging up from behind!"

"Squelch!"

A team member didn't have time to dodge and was tackled to the ground; the monster pressed down on him, its split mouth biting into his neck!

"...We can't stop it! It's too fast!"

"That's the third one! Already the third one!"

Song Mingzhao gritted his teeth and roared at Earth Rat: "Where is that path you mentioned! How much longer!"

Earth Rat's voice trembled: "Almost there... almost there... as long as we exit this section of the main mine tunnel and turn that corner ahead, we'll be able to see it! But we can't move now! We're blocked off! We can't get out!"

Song Mingzhao slashed open a monster that pounced in front of him!

The blade got stuck in its shoulder blade, and he had to yank it twice before it came out, splashing liquid all over his face!

"That Face-Splitter from before is not in the same league as these!"

"If there's more than one in the monster swarm..."

Song Mingzhao murmured, but the words didn't come out; everyone knew the second half of the sentence would inevitably be total annihilation!

As he spoke,

Song Mingzhao pulled a coin from his personal backpack and flicked it into the air!

A light barrier instantly activated!

"Protect Earth Rat! Keep looking for the path!"

...

...

Song Xingmian was sprinting along the roads of New Capital City, her eyes red!

"How much further?"

"About three thousand meters."

Zhang Lieyang followed by her side: "At this speed, we can arrive in about ten minutes at most!"

Song Xingmian gritted her teeth: "Nothing must happen to them..."

Zhang Lieyang comforted her: "Miss Song, they have three SSS-rank Awakened, theoretically there shouldn't be any problems!"

Song Xingmian shook her head: "It's not enough; there are too many of those things! Even the firearms were sent back by them!"

The last message she received was a picture!

The picture wasn't very clear, the image was shaky, but one could still clearly see that surging mass of gray-white figures deep in the mine tunnel!

It was all split faces, split from forehead to chin, and shifting fangs!

She had slapped the position of captain onto her younger brother in front of everyone, thinking it was to train him, but she never expected...

Given his personality, if it weren't for this captain status, he would never have gone to the southern mine in his life!

He should have been living happily in the Living Area...

He should have...

Guilt and self-reproach made Song Xingmian almost suffocate!

"Mingzhao, please don't let anything happen to you!"

Song Xingmian rushed forward with a group of people, continuously teleporting items over!

"You must hold on!"