39: Chapter 39 The food is so bad it's disgusting!

At the Thunder Roar Altar.

The hundreds of beasts drawn by the aggro had followed Zhao Zixuan and his group, roaring as they charged into the narrow cave exit.

On the vast altar, only the BOSS, Thunder Roar Berserk, which hadn't managed to squeeze into the cave yet, remained, along with a dozen clumsy monsters that failed to keep up with the main horde.

"Roar?"

Thunder Roar Berserk was just preparing to follow its minions to hunt down Lei Zhen and the others when it suddenly sensed movement behind it.

It spun around abruptly, a flicker of confusion flashing in its scarlet bovine eyes, followed by even more violent rage.

Those were new intruders!

"Roar—!!!"

Thunder Roar Berserk scraped its front hooves fiercely against the ground, spraying two streams of scorching thunder-breath from its nostrils, and the broken horn on its head began to condense a terrifying purple-black lightning glow once more.

The dozen or so remaining monsters also turned their heads, baring their fangs at Chen Xi and his group.

However, facing the oppressive aura exuded by Thunder Roar Berserk, Chen Xi didn't even bother to take a defensive stance.

He stood with his hands in his pockets, looking up at the long health bar above the BOSS's head.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."

Chen Xi shook his head, a look of undisguised disdain on his face:

"Those three so-called top-ten teams are nothing special."

"They've been fighting for so long, with all kinds of flashy skill effects flying everywhere."

"And after grinding for all this time, this BOSS still has four-fifths of its health left?"

"How pathetic!"

After saying this, Chen Xi's eyes sharpened.

The lazy aura on him vanished instantly, replaced by visible coldness and decisiveness.

He didn't look back and shouted in a deep voice:

"Mu Rou!"

"Here!"

Li Murou had long been impatient.

Having been baptized by the Frost Dragons Lair, she had absolute confidence in her current positioning and strength.

Without needing extra instructions, she understood perfectly, pulling out her electronic keyboard, her ten fingers flying, instantly landing on the black and white keys.

"Quiet down for this girl...!"

Li Murou shouted delicately, magic power surging at her fingertips.

Zheng—!

A musical note carrying a heart-stopping sense of lag instantly exploded toward Thunder Roar Berserk.

"Sorrowful Elegy!"

Thunder Roar Berserk, which had been roaring and preparing to pounce, along with the dozen or so small monsters around it, suddenly paused.

The violent lightning glow on their bodies dimmed instantly, and their raised claws became incredibly heavy.

Their movements, which had been fast as lightning, visibly slowed down by more than half!

Even the violently jumping thunder elements in the air seemed to become lazy and sluggish within this sorrowful melody.

"Roar..."

Thunder Roar Berserk let out a terrified low roar.

It tried desperately to break free from this restraint, but that invisible pressure was like a maggot on the bone, making it unable to move an inch.

"Not enough!"

Chen Xi's eyes burned like torches as he ordered again:

"Continue! Give me full rhythm!"

"Xiao Xiao! Prepare to enter!"

"Received!"

Su Xiaoxiao's cold figure instantly turned into a blue stream of light, leaping up to stand beside Li Murou, standing shoulder to shoulder with her.

She slammed her magic staff against the ground, and a terrifying magical fluctuation condensed crazily around her.

On the other side, Li Murou did not stop for a moment.

Her eyes became incredibly focused:

"Stop... for me!"

As she pressed a set of chords heavily on the keys.

Buzz—!!!

The second "Sorrowful Elegy" slammed hard into the depths of every monster's soul present!

In an instant, the world went quiet.

Thunder Roar Berserk, which had been struggling slowly, remained frozen in mid-air, maintaining the posture of its raised front hooves.

That look of rage still remained in its scarlet eyeballs, but it couldn't even rotate them now.

The dozen or so small monsters around it were like sculptures, maintaining various ferocious pouncing postures, frozen in place.

The entire Thunder Roar Altar, including the dust dancing in the sky, the arcs of electricity jumping in the air...

Everything, absolutely everything, stood still!

It was at this moment that Su Xiaoxiao's chanting reached its end.

Her long dark blue hair moved without wind, and the complex magic circle under her feet lit up with dazzling white light, illuminating the dim underground altar like daylight.

Su Xiaoxiao looked up, her ice-blue eyes reflecting the huge body of Thunder Roar Berserk, and a cold arc curved at the corner of her mouth.

"Accept judgment!"

"Sovereign Judgment · Sword of Apocalypse!!!"

Boom!!!

...

Meanwhile.

On the outskirts of the Thunder Ruins, in the dense forest leading to the valley.

"Huff... huff..."

Lei Zhen carried that heavy, dead-weight greatsword, running until his lungs felt like they were about to explode.

While sprinting wildly, he looked back at the beast horde following closely like a black tsunami, his face looking worse than if he had eaten excrement.

Beside him, although Zhao Zixuan had lost his previous elegance and his glasses were crooked, he was a strategist after all and still managed to maintain some rationality.

"Ahead! Run another kilometer forward and there's a recessed echo valley!"

"The terrain there is special, with a narrow entrance, only a crack! When the time comes, listen to my command, and we will all hide in the crevices of the valley."

"Although these monsters are numerous, they have low intelligence! Once they lose their target, they will naturally disperse and won't keep chasing us relentlessly!"

"Still have to run another kilometer!?"

Lin Ya had completely lost her previous arrogance by now; her elegant purple mage robe was torn to shreds by branches, and her face was covered in mud.

While panting heavily, she gritted her teeth and said:

"Damn it! Damn it! It's all that man's fault! Once I catch my breath, I'm going to slaughter their trashy team!"

"My third challenge! Don't tell me I'm going to fail again!"

Zhao Zixuan looked back at the beast horde behind them, a glint of sharpness flashing in his eyes:

"Don't worry, I observed this area just now; besides us, there don't seem to be any other powerful teams."

"Once we break the aggro of the beast horde, we'll rest for a bit, then change direction and fight our way back to try again!"

"As long as the BOSS is still there, it's just a waste of a little more time. The final winner will still be us!"

"Fine! I'll listen to you!"

Lei Zhen roared, accelerating under his feet.

During the conversation, the three battered teams had already passed through the dense forest they came from.

The view suddenly opened up, revealing a plain filled with rugged rocks.

And on the right side of the plain, between two large mountains.

Indeed, there was an extremely hidden crevice valley.

Zhao Zixuan's eyes lit up, pointing at the crevice and shouting:

"Quick! Everyone hide inside!"