Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife

However, before everyone could take a breath, Zhao Feng's shout made everyone alert again.

"Fuck, look around, we are surrounded!"

When everyone heard Zhao Feng's cry, they were startled and looked around hurriedly. I saw densely packed small worm monsters appearing all around. Although they were not as big as the one that had just been defeated, they were numerous in number. Their eyes were flashing with strange blue light, and they made a "hissing" sound from their mouths. It was slowly approaching everyone.

Zhang Shi held Lao Duan tightly and said in a deep voice: "Don't panic, everyone. Get closer first, back to back, and form a defensive circle." Everyone quickly followed the instructions. Huo Xiuxiu stood in the circle, and the bell in her hand shook again, trying to use magic to block these little ones. Attack of monsters. Ge Dalong kept condensing ice picks and shot them at the approaching monsters. The ice picks pierced the monster's body and splashed a piece of black mucus. However, these little monsters did not seem to be afraid of pain and kept coming one after another.

Zhao Feng got up from the ground. Although he was injured, he still managed to lift the giant axe, stood on one side of the defense circle, and shouted: "Don't be afraid of how many come, I will fight them today!"

Zhang Shi was paying attention to the monsters around him while thinking about countermeasures. He found that although these little monsters moved more flexibly, they seemed to be driven by some kind of force to attack in an organized manner. There seemed to be a vague connection between them, as if they shared some kind of consciousness.

"Miss Huo, is there any way you can interfere with the connection between them?" Zhang Shi asked loudly. Huo Xiuxiu frowned, shook her head and said, "I'll try, but I can't guarantee success." After saying that, the frequency of the bell in her hand suddenly increased, and invisible sound waves spread towards the monster group.

However, these sound waves seemed to only have a short-term impact on some monsters, and their attack rhythm only stagnated slightly before returning to its original state.

Ge Dalong looked at the approaching monsters and felt anxious: "This is not the way to go. We have to think of a more effective way to break out."

Zhang Shi's heart moved, remembering that the diamond-shaped core had just absorbed the energy of the big monster and might be able to use it again. He took out the diamond-shaped core again and slowly poured the remaining power in his body into it. The diamond-shaped core shimmers with light, gradually exuding a powerful attraction.

The surrounding little monsters seemed to be affected by this attraction. Some monsters began to move slowly, and their bodies moved involuntarily in the direction of the rhombus core.

"Now, let's break out in the less attractive direction!" Zhang Shi shouted. Everyone took advantage of the chaos among the monsters and fought bravely in one direction. Zhao Feng waved his giant ax and opened a path ahead. Every swing could repel a group of monsters. Ge Dalong assisted from the side, using ice picks to attack monsters that tried to sneak attack from the side. Huo Xiuxiu used a cyclone from behind to block the chasing monsters and protect everyone's backs.

After a hard fight, everyone finally broke out of the circle surrounded by the little monster. But everyone knows that the road ahead is still full of unknown dangers, and their strength is constantly being consumed.

Huo Xiuxiu dispersed the fog and saw a small mountain. There was a cave at the foot of the mountain, not far from them.

"Go to that cave to rest for a while and regain your strength before moving on."

Everyone dragged their tired bodies and walked slowly towards the cave. Along the way, everyone was cautious and alert to whether new dangers would suddenly appear.

After entering the cave, Zhang Shi took the lead in setting up some simple early warning devices near the cave entrance to prevent monsters from sneaking attacks. Huo Xiuxiu cast a weak barrier spell in the cave to block everyone's breath and minimize the possibility of being noticed by the outside world.

Ge Dalong supported the injured Zhao Feng and found a relatively flat place for him to sit down. Zhao Feng's face was slightly pale, but his eyes were still firm. He endured the pain and said: "This small injury is nothing. Don't worry about me. Recovering your strength as soon as possible is the key."

Huo Xiuxiu took out some healing herbs and elixirs from the package she carried with her, handed them to Ge Dalong, and asked him to treat Zhao Feng's wounds. He sat aside, closed his eyes and rested, trying to recover the mana he had just consumed.

Zhang Shi sat near the entrance of the cave, paying attention to the movements outside and thinking about the battle he had just experienced. The giant worm monster and the many small monsters that appeared later were no accident. They all seemed to be guarding a certain secret or area. And they should be not far from their target location now, but what kind of difficulties and obstacles will be waiting for them ahead?

After a while, Ge Dalong stood up and said softly: "Zhao Feng's injury is temporarily stable. As long as he rests for a period of time, he should be able to regain his mobility."

Zhang Shi nodded slightly and said: "Everyone, take the time to rest. We will set off again in an hour. During this period, I will stay here. If anything happens, I will notify everyone as soon as possible."

Everyone began to close their eyes and rest, and the cave became quiet for a while, except for the occasional slight breathing sound. Time passed slowly, and an hour passed quickly.

Zhao Feng opened his eyes first and moved his body. He felt that his injury was much better. He stood up, picked up the giant ax and said, "I'm fine now. We can move on."

Everyone also got up, packed their things, and prepared to leave the cave. Zhang Shi disarmed the early warning device at the entrance of the cave, Huo Xiuxiu removed the enchantment spell, and everyone walked out of the cave cautiously, not noticing a pair of eyes on the top of the mountain that had been watching them.

Just after leaving the cave, a stronger mysterious atmosphere came to us. Huo Xiuxiu said with a firm look: "The target should be not far ahead. Everyone should be alert and be careful."

The crowd continued to move forward along the mountain road. Soon, a strange scene appeared in front of them. In the valley shrouded in thick fog, various strange lights flickered faintly, and there seemed to be some vague figures shaking in the light.

"What is that?" Ge Dalong asked in surprise.

Zhang Shi frowned and said: "I don't know, but it's definitely not simple. Let's get closer and see the situation, but don't act rashly."

The crowd slowly approached the valley, and as the distance shortened, they gradually saw those vague figures clearly. It turned out to be some translucent ghost-like creatures, they were floating in the valley, and sometimes they made strange calls.

"Don't alarm them, see if there is any other way to go around." Huo Xiuxiu whispered.

However, just as everyone was trying to find a way to bypass the ghost, a ghost seemed to have sensed their presence and suddenly floated towards them. Then, more ghosts turned around and rushed towards the crowd.

"Oh no, we've been discovered! Get ready for battle!" Zhang Shi shouted, holding the old Duan tightly, and rushed towards the ghosts first. Everyone also reacted, each using their own skills to prepare for the new challenge. Zhao Feng swung the giant axe and chopped at the approaching ghost, but the giant axe went straight through the ghost without causing any substantial damage.

"These ghosts are illusory, and ordinary attacks are useless against them!" Zhao Feng shouted.

Huo Xiuxiu heard it and shook the bell in her hand again, and a golden sound wave spread towards the ghost group. Wherever the sound wave went, the ghosts' figures were briefly distorted, but soon returned to normal and continued to approach the crowd.

Seeing this, Ge Dalong's heart moved, and he condensed a special ice cone, which flashed with blue light. He aimed at a ghost and threw the ice cone with force. After the ice cone hit the ghost, a thick layer of ice instantly formed on the ghost's body, and its movements became slow.

"Use spiritual attacks to restrict them!" Ge Dalong shouted.

Everyone was inspired and changed their attack methods. Zhang Shi used Shadow Slash to attack the ghost remotely. He waved Lao Duan, and every swing could hit the ghost and cause a crack on the ghost.

Huo Xiuxiu increased the shaking of the bell, and the sound waves cooperated with the spiritual attacks of everyone, gradually suppressing the ghost group.

But there were too many ghosts, and they kept coming from all directions, and everyone gradually became a little powerless.

At this moment, Zhang Shi suddenly found a huge stone platform deep in the valley, and there seemed to be a crystal ball emitting powerful energy fluctuations on the stone platform. He had a strong premonition in his heart that this crystal ball might be the key to solving the crisis at hand.

"Everyone rush to the stone platform deep in the valley, there may be a way there!" Zhang Shi shouted.

Hearing this, everyone rushed towards the stone platform with all their strength. Under the siege of many ghosts, they moved forward with difficulty. Every step was full of hardship and danger, but there was no sign of retreat in their eyes.