402: Regret Month Summary

As soon as the Ghost Fire Skeletons saw Chen Tianming and his group, they lunged forward, attempting to drain Chen Tianming's flesh and blood.

"Brother Chen, dodge quickly! Do not fight head-on."

Wu Wenlong shouted in a hurry.

He knew how formidable those things called Ghost Fire Skeletons were, as they had been entangled by them for quite a while earlier.

Chen Tianming shook his head, his expression serious as he said, "We have no way to dodge; their target was us from the very beginning!"

"We cannot sit here and wait for death, otherwise, we will all perish here."

Zhou Xun's eyes flashed with a red glint. Damn it, these things were not to be trifled with; even one or two of them were extremely troublesome.

Previously, they had only managed to evade these Ghost Fire Skeletons through some tricks, but unexpectedly, the ones that came this time were even more focused, locking onto them completely.

"Fine, let's fight our way out," Wu Wenlong said, gritting his teeth.

Zhou Xun drew his longsword, and flashes of silver light scattered everywhere as he struck out a dozen times in an instant.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

"Crack, crack, crack."

Waves of energy impact caused violent explosions in mid-air, blooming like fireworks and illuminating the area.

Zhou Xun said coldly, "Everyone, be careful. These Ghost Fire Skeletons are extremely difficult to deal with."

"Brother Chen, you lead the way in front, and I will cover you from behind. If we keep dragging this out, we will sooner or later be drained dry here!"

Seeing that Chen Tianming and Zhou Xun had been fighting in the front the whole time, Wu Wenlong hurriedly said.

He was afraid of being attacked from behind, as he would not be able to provide timely rescue then.

Chen Tianming said, "Fine."

"Whoosh!"

Chen Tianming took the lead and charged forward, followed closely by Zhou Xun and Wu Wenlong.

"Bang, bang, bang."

As the Ghost Fire Skeletons attacked, Chen Tianming and the others parried the strikes with their swords.

However, because Wu Wenlong's strength was limited, he was struck once or twice and immediately vomited blood.

Seeing this, Chen Tianming hurriedly ran towards Wu Wenlong.

Chen Tianming did not want Wu Wenlong to fall into danger.

But at this moment, a Ghost Fire Skeleton shot towards Chen Tianming, and Chen Tianming hurriedly swung his butcher knife to slash at it.

"Clang."

The Ghost Fire Skeleton blocked Chen Tianming's attack and continued to rush towards him.

"Crack, crack, crack."

While fighting the Ghost Fire Skeleton, Chen Tianming looked back.

Wu Wenlong's injuries were quite serious, and he could no longer hold on, vomiting blood continuously.

Just as it seemed Wu Wenlong was about to perish here, Buddhist chants suddenly arose all around.

Yue Xiaojie held a Buddhist scripture and chanted, and then a stream of white holy Buddhist fire surged out from his body.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

The white Buddhist fire transformed into waves of heat, enveloping the Ghost Fire Skeletons.

"Ah..."

A scream rang out in the space. The Ghost Fire Skeleton's head was burned away, and the black robe on its body was burned to shreds.

At this moment, Chen Tianming, Wu Wenlong, and the others saw the sight inside.

They saw a black shadow lying on the ground, rolling around continuously.

The black shadow suddenly let out a shrill scream.

"Let's go."

After dealing with these Ghost Fire Skeletons, Yue Xiaojie calmly put away the Buddhist scripture in his hand.

"Thank you."

Wu Wenlong bowed awkwardly in Yue Xiaojie's direction.

He did not expect that the person who saved him in the end would be Yue Xiaojie; the item the other party brought out was definitely a spirit artifact of secret treasure level.

"Don't misunderstand; I didn't save you, but rather because our team cannot afford to lose anyone for the time being!"

Hearing Yue Xiaojie's words clearly, Wu Wenlong subconsciously cast his gaze onto Chen Tianming.

"Thank you."

He knew that it was more or less because of Chen Tianming and Zhou Xun that he was able to survive.

In fact, when he chose to cover the rear just now, he had considered taking a gamble.

He used this action to make Zhou Xun and Chen Tianming look at him with new eyes; after all, he had lost the vast majority of his combat power, making him the best candidate to be an abandoned pawn.

Zhou Xun and Chen Tianming did not choose to abandon him, which is why Yue Xiaojie extended a helping hand.

"Just don't die, that's all."

Zhou Xun did not have much qualification to say too many comforting words, nor did he have any way to make guarantees to Wu Wenlong.

Chen Tianming simply had no interest in doing so.

At this moment, these people had not only consumed most of their spiritual energy but were also, more or less, injured.

The only one who seemed relaxed and at ease was probably just Chen Tianming.

"Damn it, how long is this going to go on? I always feel like this place is like a maze; either there are hidden arrows that are hard to guard against, or there are poisonous insects!"

Wu Wenlong spoke with complaints while simultaneously observing the expressions of everyone.

The current situation was actually quite easy to guess; ever since that man in black disappeared, the difficulties they faced had become increasingly numerous.

This undoubtedly indicated that the mechanisms, poisonous insects, and Ghost Fire Skeletons they encountered were all orchestrated by the man in black; the other party possessed partial control over this palace!

The reason it was only partial control was because they hadn't encountered the eerie tree branches or the black shadows that possessed consciousness.

"Continuing like this is indeed not a solution. Whenever we want to adjust our breathing, a bunch of mechanisms or these poisonous insects pop up. Although they are not difficult to deal with, the quantity is huge, and the spiritual energy consumed is even greater."

Zhou Xun said indifferently, his gaze falling on Chen Tianming.

"We must find a way to get out. Brother Chen, are you able to identify the mechanisms here?"

"There are indeed many formations here, but they are not for causing one to lose their way; rather, they are for operating these mechanisms. I suspect that the man in black is likely manipulating these formations from the shadows, which allows the mechanisms to appear at any time."

Hearing that Chen Tianming had actually sensed this early on but had not mentioned it, Yue Xiaojie felt somewhat dissatisfied.

"Since you knew these formations could control the mechanisms, why didn't you break them? Could it be that you intended to wear us out to death before taking action!"

Yue Xiaojie pressed him word by word, his brows filled with sharp solemnity.

"You have misunderstood. The reason I didn't say anything was not to conceal information, but because these formations are interconnected. Every time they appear, it is not a complete formation. If I cannot obtain a complete formation, how can I break it? Saying it would only have made you happy for nothing!"

This was a rare explanation from Chen Tianming, and it also made Yue Xiaojie's previous interrogation seem so ridiculous.

Even knowing this answer, Yue Xiaojie remained dissatisfied. Among so many people, only Chen Tianming had an exceptional understanding of formations, while Zhou Xun only had a half-baked understanding.

Since even Zhou Xun couldn't perceive it, he naturally had no way to refute these words of Chen Tianming.

"In other words, we are completely helpless against this and can only let the other party toy with us here?"

Yue Xiaojie felt some regret at this moment; he hadn't let Uncle Zhang and Chen Tianming join forces to take down the man in black, which had left them in such a passive position.

At that time, Chen Tianming possessed secret treasures, and combined with Uncle Zhang's strength and the secret treasures in his own hands, taking down the man in black would not have been a problem; it was just that he had hesitated.