34: Chapter 34 teaches them a lesson

"Teaching them a lesson?"

Chen Xi's lips curled up:

"If I recall correctly, the Thunder Roar Altar where this Thunder Roar Berserk is located is actually a semi-enclosed terrain."

He crouched down, picked up a piece of gravel, and drew a simple map on the ground:

"One side of the altar connects to the cave behind the thunder-struck forest we saw earlier, which is the so-called main entrance. The reason those three teams are blocking that spot is because that path is relatively flat, and the monster distribution is moderate. As long as they clear the obstacles along the way, they can face the BOSS directly."

Speaking up to this point, the pebble in Chen Xi's hand tapped heavily on the other side of the map:

"But actually, there is another path to the altar."

"On the back of the altar, there is a cliff. And to reach that cliff, one must pass through an extremely dense, primeval black forest."

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the simple map on the ground, thoughtful:

"A cliff? Since there is a path, why don't those three teams go guard that side?"

"Good question."

Chen Xi stood up, dusted off his hands, and a playful smile curled at the corners of his mouth:

"Because that path is a dead end for the vast majority of teams."

"In that primeval black forest, the density of monsters is extremely high! Moreover, the terrain inside is narrow, making it extremely easy to be surrounded by monsters."

"This is a Nightmare-grade dungeon, and the monsters' attributes are inherently abnormal. For an average team, even those three so-called elite teams, if they wanted to clear out all the monsters in that forest, I'm afraid that before they even reached the edge of the cliff, their mental energy and supplies would already be completely exhausted."

"By then, let alone fighting the BOSS, just being able to walk onto the altar alive would be a problem."

"Therefore, normal people wouldn't choose to take that back path, so those three teams naturally have no need to send people to guard a ghost gate that no one dares to take."

Hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao's ice-blue eyes suddenly lit up; she already understood what Chen Xi meant.

"So that's it!"

Su Xiaoxiao looked at Chen Xi, her tone carrying a hint of irrepressible excitement:

"Dense groups of monsters, narrow terrain... For other teams with conventional setups, these are indeed insurmountable chasms."

"But for our team, which possesses infinite crowd control and infinite AOE burst damage..."

Li Murou also reacted at this moment; she excitedly took over the conversation, her big eyes sparkling:

"It's actually an experience ATM!!"

"Exactly!"

The more Li Murou spoke, the more excited she became, unable to help but wave her small fist:

"The more monsters there are, the happier we are! As long as I pin them down, Sister Xiaoxiao lands one big ultimate, and our experience bar will just take off!"

"Captain Chen, you are really smart! So you brought us here to hog all the rewards!"

Watching the two girls' excited expressions, Chen Xi shook his head mysteriously:

"Just an experience ATM? That's thinking too small."

He turned around, his gaze piercing through the layers of mist, as if he had already seen that black forest about to boil over.

"Given our strength, clearing out these monsters really isn't much of a problem."

"However, don't forget that those three teams earlier were very arrogant, daring to monopolize the area in front of me and even telling us to get lost."

Chen Xi's voice gradually turned cold, carrying a chilling intensity that made one's heart palpitate:

"Monopolizing behavior like that is very lacking in character."

"Since they won't let us use the main entrance, we'll go in through the back door. And not only will we go in, but we have to teach them a proper lesson."

Su Xiaoxiao watched Chen Xi's calculating expression, her heart stirred, and she asked curiously:

"Are you thinking...?"

"What am I thinking of doing?"

Chen Xi's lips curled up, revealing that signature smile that made enemies tremble:

"Since the monsters in that forest are so numerous and so enthusiastic... why don't we be good people and help introduce them to those three teams?"

"From the cliff, let's pack up all those monsters, bring them to the altar, and give them as a generous welcome gift to those guys who are currently fighting the BOSS!"

"I think when hundreds of monsters suddenly descend from the sky and appear behind them, the scene will definitely be very spectacular."

Hearing this crazy plan, Li Murou and Su Xiaoxiao both involuntarily gasped.

Luring monsters... this is just too vicious!

But it's also so satisfying!

Just thinking about those few people with their noses in the air, being chased by countless monsters until they were running for their lives, Li Murou couldn't help but want to laugh out loud.

"Follow me!"

Chen Xi waved his hand, no longer hesitating in the slightest:

"Let me teach them a proper lesson! The theme of this class is—acting cocky comes with a price!"

...

The three of them bypassed the rugged mountain road and soon arrived at the edge of the primeval black forest that Chen Xi had spoken of.

The massive black tree canopies blotted out the sky and sun, blocking almost all light. The air was filled with a nauseating scent of decay, as well as violent thunder elements several times denser than outside.

"Zzz... zzz..."

Before even entering, one could hear the dense sound of electric currents and the low growls of beasts coming from deep within the forest, making one's scalp tingle.

"Are you ready?"

Chen Xi stood at the forest entrance and looked back at the two women.

Li Murou took a deep breath, clutched her electronic keyboard tightly to her chest, and nodded solemnly:

"Ready!"

Su Xiaoxiao held her magic staff, cold light flowing over it:

"We can act at any time."

"Good."

A flash of brilliance burst into Chen Xi's eyes, and he shouted in a low voice:

"Mu Rou, start pulling monsters! Make as much noise as possible! We want everything in this forest to know—we have arrived!"

"Received!"

Li Murou gave a delicate shout, and like a small deer in the woods, she instantly charged into the forest.

Su Xiaoxiao and Chen Xi followed closely behind, the three figures quickly moving through the black forest toward the location of the altar.

Roar—!!!

Howl—!!!

The originally silent and eerie black forest instantly exploded into chaos!

Countless scarlet eyes lit up in the darkness, followed immediately by the sound of running that shook the earth.

"They're coming!"

Chen Xi laughed out loud, turned around, and ran deeper into the forest:

"Run! Run towards the cliff! Don't stop!"

Behind them, dozens of pitch-black Dark Thunder Demon Wolves wreathed in lightning surged out from the bushes.

Following closely were the massive Thunderstorm Giant Bears, and even Lightning Pythons coiled in the trees...

In the blink of an eye, the number of monsters following behind them went from dozens to hundreds, and it was still increasing crazily like a snowball rolling!

"My god!"

Li Murou was running wildly while glancing back, so scared that she almost dropped her instrument.

She saw a pitch-black mass behind her, entirely composed of all kinds of monsters; the scene was simply even more terrifying than a zombie siege.

"Captain Chen! There are too many monsters! They're about to catch up!"

"Don't be afraid! Apply slow effects to them!"

Chen Xi commanded without even turning his head:

"Xiao Xiao! If any fast assassin-type monsters get in our faces, blast them back with skills! Don't kill them, just knock them back! We need to bring them to the altar alive!"

"Understood!"

Su Xiaoxiao was also flushed with excitement at this moment.

This feeling of dancing on the tip of a blade was much more stimulating than the step-by-step playstyle she had in "Night Curtain"!

"Ice Ball!"

While running, Su Xiaoxiao cast small spells behind her, not aiming to kill the monsters, but only to delay the pace of the monster pursuit.

Li Murou wasn't idle either, occasionally hitting the monsters behind them with a Sorrowful Sound Wave to prevent any close-range monsters from harming the three of them.

Thus, an extremely bizarre scene appeared in the depths of the Thunder Ruins.

Three people were running wildly in front, followed by a massive, mighty army of three or four hundred terrifying monsters!

This huge group was like a black dragon, charging recklessly through the forest, with trees collapsing and the earth trembling wherever they passed.

And their direction was pointed straight at the altar below the cliff, where thunder roared!