368: Chapter 368 Escape Operation

Over the next week, several more people died because they could not hold out any longer, or because they were unwilling to wait for a slow death and moved around, leading to their demise.

The Golden Flame Molten Toad was originally a Tier 7 creature, and after its corruption, no one knew its true strength.

Everyone was unaware of the Golden Flame Molten Toad's behavioral logic; perhaps this particular Golden Flame Molten Toad was simply toying with them.

However, as the Power of Corruption within the ruins grew increasingly dense, they knew that waiting like this was clearly unrealistic.

Therefore, they used their Spiritual Power to communicate, discussing countermeasures.

However, most people held a pessimistic attitude.

Facing a Tier 7 Corruptor, escaping had become nothing more than a pipe dream.

At this moment, Nie Ning was hiding behind a small gully, looking at the dozen or so puppet dolls in front of him with a face full of reluctance.

These were all his hard work, the initial versions created for the benefit of all humanity.

But no matter how unwilling he was, he had no choice but to abandon these puppets now.

After all, when facing such a Corruptor, there was absolutely no possibility of escaping through conventional means; he could only find a way to use the puppets to lure the Golden Flame Molten Toad away.

Naturally, Nie Ning could not do this himself, and it was not yet time to use Xiao Guang.

It was a pity that the ground beneath these ruins was magma, and the Power of Corruption had already permeated it; otherwise, he could have dug a tunnel to escape.

At this moment, Nie Ning unconsciously looked at his left hand; for some reason, it had turned gray.

He did not feel like he was being eroded, but the slightly trembling Malice Perception signaled that this was not a good thing.

However, time was tight, and he had been too naive before; the Power of Corruption in the ruins was getting thicker, and if they did not leave quickly, the probability of being corrupted was very high.

"What is wrong with you?" Xiao Guang, who looked slightly pale, came to Nie Ning's side and asked.

Nie Ning shook his head and naturally hid his left hand in his sleeve.

In reality, the reason his left hand had changed was because he had absorbed too much Power of Corruption recently.

Xiao Guang looked at Nie Ning with some suspicion.

Seeing this, Nie Ning hurriedly changed the subject: "I always feel like this place is strange. It looks like we need to act quickly."

"Then let's hurry. It is better than staying here forever," Xiao Guang nodded and replied.

Faced with the current situation, she had also prepared herself to die; lingering on in this way was too agonizing for her.

If not for Nie Ning stopping her, perhaps she would have already rushed out.

The human and the fox did not waste time, controlling the puppet dolls to prepare for the operation.

'Boom, boom, boom...' Suddenly, bursts of explosions rang out.

Nie Ning originally thought someone could not hold on, but listening to the increasingly frequent explosions and the increasingly intense screams, he vaguely felt something was wrong.

There seemed to be a few too many people...

Thinking of this, Nie Ning mustered his courage, lifted his head, and peered through a gap in the gully.

At some point, some strangers had appeared in the field—or rather, a portion of the group he had lured away earlier.

After all, the people who had come here were not just these hundred.

Nie Ning did not know where the rest of the people had gone, or why they were only appearing now.

It was precisely this group that was fighting the Golden Flame Molten Toad.

Of course, the outcome was obvious.

Facing the absolute power of the Golden Flame Molten Toad, which had not even shown its full strength, just that blurry tongue was enough to deter the Transcendents in the field.

Not long after, the newcomers also joined the game of "Red Light, Green Light."

And before the explosions stopped, Nie Ning hurriedly retracted his head.

Because the Golden Flame Molten Toad's vision was sharper than imagined—a point Nie Ning had already tested.

Even if he just drilled a hole in the rock wall to look through, he could be discovered by the Golden Flame Molten Toad; for this, Nie Ning had already lost three puppet dolls.

"Damn it, Mullsen, you lied to us! This is a trap!" Just then, someone activated a wide-area mental network, and the voice naturally entered Nie Ning's mind.

"I did not lie to you. You did not believe me and insisted on coming in," Mullsen replied, feeling very angry and helpless about this.

He had already escaped, but he had been dragged back by this group of star-chasers who had popped up halfway.

Honestly, he knew this place was dangerous, but he did not know it would be this perilous.

He had originally found the treasure in a nearby underground cave, and it was only because of the sacrifice of two companions that he had learned of the danger here.

"You guys are the ones who deserve to die! This is the treasure you were talking about?!" At this moment, an exasperated, silvery female voice suddenly appeared.

"Blanche, you bitch!" The voice of Amelia, who had not spoken for a long time, rang out.

Blanche mocked with a voice full of disdain: "So it is you, Amelia. How is your ex-boyfriend?"

"You..." Just as Amelia was about to start cursing, someone hurriedly stepped in to stop her.

"The most important thing now is to leave this place. If you want to argue, wait until we can get out alive."

As the words fell, seeing that the two no longer spoke, the others could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

To them, sometimes women were scarier than monsters, because no one knew what kind of actions they might suddenly take.

In the time that followed, compared to the silent and hopeless first batch of Transcendents, the newcomers appeared much more active, chattering away as they discussed escape strategies.

But these words fell on the ears of the first batch of Transcendents as absurd and laughable.

Because they had already tried many methods, but no one could escape the Golden Flame Molten Toad's field of vision; any small movement would lead to a devastating blow.

This was the reason everyone had been trapped all along.

If they could move, wanting to escape would actually be a very simple matter.

Just as everyone was discussing countermeasures, Nie Ning had returned to the Land of Artifact Refinement, which was also the place where he had previously forged the god-forbidden ring.

And not far to the front left of where the human and the fox were, was exactly where the people from Yishi Mansion were located.

As a person who repaid kindness, he naturally would not easily give up on these people.

No matter what, he had to at least try.

If it really did not work out, then he could only wait until the future to avenge them.

Looking at the opening above, Nie Ning walked a bit further forward.

After walking to the position of the Yishi Mansion group, Nie Ning sent a signal to the people of Yishi Mansion; this was something they had already agreed upon.

In fact, other people had also contacted Nie Ning, but Nie Ning never spoke to them.

After all, they had almost killed him before; even though he was prepared to die on the path to becoming stronger, he could not possibly go back to save those people now.

Besides, he would need those people to help later.

As for who could escape, that would depend on their luck.

'Boom!' Just then, an explosion rang out.

Not far from the Golden Flame Molten Toad, a large crater was blasted into the ground, and among the scattered gravel were some sharp silver metal spikes.