304: Chapter 305 It's alright! We can still save face!

An Ke and his group advanced in a grand procession.

The firelight cast a red glow over An Ke, the animals, and the wildmen.

Until they reached the bottom of the slope, there were almost no glowing stones on the dome cave walls.

They could only rely on torches for light.

With over twenty wildmen each holding a torch, they were able to illuminate the surrounding area.

Everyone stepped on the ground covered in withered leaves, making a "sha-sha-sha" sound.

An Ke frowned slightly and quickly reminded the wildmen holding torches.

"Everyone, be careful not to let the torches touch these withered leaves."

Once a fire started, the blaze would be unimaginable.

The wildmen nodded one after another:

"Chief, we will be careful."

"I've been paying attention the whole time."

"If this catches fire, the consequences would be unthinkable!"

"We would have no choice but to run back then."

Even without An Ke's reminder, the wildmen knew to be wary of igniting the withered leaves.

"Each of these trees looks like a person standing there, watching us."

Gas Can lay on a wolf's back, looking around in fear.

"Gas Can, can you stop scaring yourself?" Little Bun said crossly.

Originally it wasn't afraid, but after being told by the Little Tiger, it started to feel scared too.

The "sha-sha" sound underfoot felt like the whispers of monsters.

"Puppy friend, where are those dirty things?"

Old Crocodile asked Er Ha.

But the other party kept his head down the whole time, eyes constantly darting around, not hearing Old Crocodile's words.

Only when Old Crocodile spoke again did Er Ha snap out of it.

"Ah? You, what did you just say?" Er Ha was startled.

Old Crocodile laughed immediately, "Puppy friend, are you afraid?"

Er Ha immediately stood upright: "this king is not afraid!"

"The word 'fear' has never existed in this king's vocabulary!"

Just as he finished speaking, a "pu-pu-pu" sound suddenly appeared all around.

At the same time, dark shadows appeared in the void all around.

Some appeared on tree branches, others on the cave walls.

As they appeared, they also let out "ya-ya-ya-ya~~!" cries.

"Holy crap!?"

Er Ha's fur bristled all over, "New dirty things?"

All around, the animals and wildmen also looked around in alarm.

There were so many dark shadows that they almost covered the entire sky above them.

Because there were so many, their cries turned into piercing sound waves.

This made the ears of the other creatures around very uncomfortable, including An Ke.

However, aside from his ears hurting, An Ke's heart was exceptionally calm.

Because Spider Foresight had not been triggered, indicating that the other party had no ill intent.

Moreover, through the firelight, An Ke could vaguely distinguish what those dark shadows were.

So he tried giving an order, "Shut up!"

Instantly, the piercing and annoying cries disappeared, and the dark shadows all shut their mouths.

There was only the "pu-pu" sound of their wings as they flew.

Good!

An Ke was completely relieved now.

Being able to be influenced by Natural Affinity meant that the other party was an animal.

As the wildmen shone the firelight over, the dark shadows in mid-air revealed their true forms.

It was a swarm of bats.

"Giao! So they're just bats! Almost scared me to death," A Giao grumbled.

"It was mainly their cries; I was feeling dizzy just now." Tiger Mom shook her head.

Leopard Mom didn't understand: "Aren't there too many bats here?"

"Such a number is actually normal for bats," An Ke laughed.

Bats like dark environments and usually roost in caves.

And they always stay in large groups.

Unless they are giant Fruit bats, which prefer to be alone.

"Psh! This Muscle Man thought I saw some dirty things," Jingang said crossly.

"Could these be the dirty things Er Ha was talking about?" Three Hairs suggested.

So Old Crocodile asked Er Ha: "Puppy friend, could these be the dirty things you were talking about?"

However, An Ke's group saw Er Ha lying on the ground at this moment, holding his head and shivering.

He was even muttering, "You can't see me, you can't see me..."

An Ke's group was beyond speechless.

What happened to not being afraid?

"This dog is even more cowardly than this Little Mouse!" Three Hairs said disdainfully.

Everyone questioned the other wolves.

They received a negative response.

"These bats are not the dirty things we spoke of."

"Those dirty things are much larger than these little bats."

"The place where they are is still further ahead."

"..."

"Then let's keep moving," An Ke said without hesitation.

And as An Ke's group continued their journey, the bats surrounded them.

They seemed to be dancing gracefully.

Meanwhile, Above the Moon.

The screen on the robot's face showed a dumbfounded expression.

This group was made of Vampire bats, which specifically lived on blood.

And they didn't even launch an attack on the Dragon Country Contestants?

Were they recruited too?

"It's fine, it's fine~"

The robot kept comforting itself with a childish mechanical voice.

It tried its best to calm down.

"There are even fiercer Carnivorous insects further back."

"Even if the Dragon Country Contestant doesn't trigger the Hidden creatures, some of the s-rank instance's face can still be saved."

Naturally, the robot could also see the bullet comments in the live broadcast room.

Regarding people in the live broadcast room saying the s-rank instance didn't seem like an s-rank instance, the robot felt a bit upset.

It knew An Ke was formidable, but it hadn't expected him to be this powerful.

Not only was his ability to make friends strong, but he was also exceptionally clever.

If it were anyone else, could they be as relaxed as him?

That's why the robot had been looking forward to An Ke arriving here.

Watching him suffer a setback would at least restore some of the s-rank instance's dignity.

"I just hope those insects are a bit more effective," the robot muttered.

"Hehe! If An Ke and the others can trigger the Hidden creatures, that would be even better."

When that time comes, maybe only An Ke alone will be able to escape.

Inside the s-rank instance.

"Puppy friend, you really are cowardly!" Old Crocodile laughed.

"You can't see me, you can't see me..." Little Tiger mimicked Er Ha's earlier behavior.

Er Ha's face turned red.

"Once you see those dirty things, you might be even more afraid than this king."

Er Ha was actually quite brave, which could be seen from his previous "King of Posturing" aura.

It was just that those dirty things were truly terrifying; it had nothing to do with courage.

"Wahahaha!"

Old Crocodile laughed mercilessly.

"Don't worry! I, Old Crocodile, am a proper man!"

But just then.

Er Ha seemed to see something terrifying and began to shiver all over again.

His fur could be seen standing up one by one to the naked eye.

Old Crocodile couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "What? Still acting for me, Old Crocodile?"

"Let me tell you, I, Old Crocodile, won't be fooled."

After saying that, Old Crocodile casually looked in the direction Er Ha was staring.

"Holy sh*t?!"

He let out a cry of terror, then with a quick stride, ran behind Sister-in-law Crocodile.

Shivering!

Sister-in-law Crocodile immediately started cursing: "You dead ghost, what are you doing?"

"Do you believe This mother will use a Death Roll on you?"

"D-dear one, l-look over there..."