269: Chapter 269 Treasure Land 39

Because they had already realized that it seemed quite a few unknown creatures lived in this underground cave, and these creatures had discovered them and were ready to attack!

Without hesitation, the three players disregarded their previous cautious posture and immediately began to sprint in the direction they had come from.

Behind them, over a dozen creatures hidden in the darkness were also rushing towards them. The heavy thuds of their limbs hitting the ground made one feel a chill in their heart.

Running at the very front was the Doctor with a low ponytail. She was not the fastest runner among the three players, but she had the clearest memory of the route.

She clearly recorded which fork they entered every time, and had even mapped out a portion of the structure and layout of this Treasure Site in her mind.

Therefore, with her leading the way, they were indeed running back along the original path, and there were no instances of them running into other forks.

However, human running speed was ultimately no match for the group of eerie monsters pursuing them from behind.

The Plump Boss, who was running at the back, had a deep claw mark slashed across his back by the monster that had gotten closest to the players. The intense, stinging pain caused his facial muscles to twitch involuntarily, and he let out an involuntary wail.

Seeing that if he didn't do something, the next time the monster behind him pounced, it would be his death, the Plump Boss gritted his teeth, took a one-meter-high shield from his inventory, and stood it up behind him. It directly blocked the pursuit of the monster behind him.

Having just heard the Plump Boss's wail, the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket couldn't help but look back. Seeing this scene, he asked in astonishment, "You had an item that could block them, why didn't you take it out sooner?"

"This item can only last for one minute, stop talking and run!" the Plump Boss explained quickly with a pained expression.

Upon hearing this, the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket didn't dare to delay at all, holding his breath and continuing to sprint forward.

Running like this forever definitely wasn't a solution; after all, wanting to compete in stamina with those terrifying monsters was nothing more than a pipe dream.

"Take advantage of this time, we need to find a way to stop them, otherwise if we keep dragging this out, sooner or later we will run out of stamina and be caught by them." The Doctor with a low ponytail said while running, her brows tightly furrowed. She was already starting to run out of breath.

"Get into a Stone Room first, close the door, and then see if there's anything there to block the door!" the Plump Boss shouted from behind.

The three players rushed forward quickly. After running into the Stone Room ahead, they immediately closed the door and piled up the surrounding tables, bookshelves, and so on in front of the door.

The moment they pushed the bookshelf over, a violent sound of the door being struck came from outside. The entire long, narrow door began to vibrate violently.

The three players' expressions changed in unison. The Plump Boss and the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket immediately used all their strength to brace against the doorway, while the Doctor with a low ponytail continued to move other furniture and miscellaneous items that could be pushed over in the room.

The strength of those terrifying monsters outside was immense. Even with the door and various pieces of furniture acting as a barrier, and two adult males blocking the door, the door was still precarious, looking like it could be burst open at any moment.

At this moment, they had to be thankful that this door was very long and narrow. Precisely because of this, the monsters outside could only have one lead monster ramming the door, while the remaining ones assisted from behind.

Otherwise, if so many monsters had rammed the door all at once, I'm afraid it wouldn't have taken more than a few seconds for the players inside to completely fail to hold it.

Just like that, gritting their teeth, they held on for a few minutes, when the crashing sounds outside suddenly came to an abrupt halt.

A few roars came from outside the door, and subsequently, the commotion gradually disappeared.

Such sudden silence left the few players looking at each other, not knowing what exactly had happened outside.

The Plump Boss's expression remained serious. Because he had been scratched on the back by that monster earlier, his forehead was now oozing cold sweat, and there was no color in his face.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't relax, perhaps it's just a stalling tactic by those monsters, because if they continue to ram the door later, we cannot be unprepared."

The Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket nodded vigorously immediately, not daring to slack off in the slightest as he continued to brace against the door with all his might.

The Doctor with a low ponytail pondered for a moment and took an item out of her inventory. As soon as that item appeared, it startled the other two players present.

Because the item was actually a living thing; it was none other than a palm-sized gray mouse.

The Doctor with a low ponytail did not explain where this item came from. She simply crouched down and placed the gray mouse on the ground. The gray mouse circled around this Stone Room a few times, then found a tiny crack and squeezed through it.

Only then did the Doctor with a low ponytail say, "My item can help us monitor the situation outside."

As she spoke, some images seemed to flash through her eyes. Her brows relaxed, and she said to the other two players, "No need to be so nervous anymore, those monsters outside have indeed left."

Once these words were spoken, the Plump Boss and the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket immediately relaxed. The fatigue from being chased and fleeing just now, coupled with the exhaustion from blocking the door, suddenly surged up in that moment of relaxation.

They slumped onto the ground, gasping for air with heavy "huffing and puffing" sounds.

After catching his breath for a while, the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket sighed heavily, "What bad luck, I didn't expect to run into so many monsters. Fortunately, they didn't keep ramming the door, otherwise, I don't think we would have lasted much longer."

The Plump Boss also shook his head, frowned, and pondered for a moment, but then said, "Do you guys feel like those monsters we just encountered look a bit familiar?"

"Huh?" The Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket touched his hair. He had only been focused on running the whole way. Only when he looked back at the Plump Boss did he notice that those monsters were covered in black fur; he hadn't discovered anything else.

The Doctor with a low ponytail, however, responded quickly, "They look a lot like those mandrills outside, right?"

The Plump Boss nodded, "It seems I wasn't wrong. Aside from not having as many colors on their bodies, those monsters are about the same in size, build, and appearance as the mandrills in the forest outside."

The Doctor with a low ponytail saw it the same way. She had observed them more carefully than the Plump Boss, and was very certain of her judgment in her heart. At this moment, she said thoughtfully, "Perhaps it is because they have lived in the darkness for many years that they have all mutated."