Chapter 404 - 374: Skeleton Monarch

Chapter 404: Chapter 374: Skeleton Monarch

Li Qian was absolutely livid. If these four hadn’t recklessly barged in and dragged them into this disaster, they wouldn’t be in this mess.

The implications of being shot down were self-evident. Now, getting to Mo Yuan City would be like a pilgrimage fraught with countless trials.

Li Qian stormed over, but before he could say a word, Lu Tianjiao, who beat him to the punch, was already yelling, "What kind of driving was that!"

In reality, Lu Tianjiao knew full well that this had nothing to do with their driving. The other party’s hovercar had exploded mid-air; it was obviously an attack.

But he was so frustrated right now that he felt sick if he didn’t vent. So, as he cursed them out, his expression was also incredibly foul.

However, just as he stepped forward, before he could even get close, he was blocked by two people—the very two students who had given Li Qian a strange, world-weary impression.

’These two students look more like bodyguards for the two rich kids behind them,’ Li Qian thought. In fact, that was probably the case.

Being blocked, Lu Tianjiao, who was already in a victim mindset, instantly exploded. His temper flared. "What, you looking for a fight?"

The two male students didn’t speak, merely blocking Lu Tianjiao’s path in silence. This stance only infuriated him further.

’What’s this? Just sending a couple of flunkies to deal with me?’ Thinking this, Lu Tianjiao couldn’t help but clench his fists.

"Lu, calm down. Nobody wanted this to happen. The priority now is to figure out a way back to Mo Yuan City!" Li Qian had come over to confront them, but seeing Lu Tianjiao’s behavior, he immediately tried to talk him down.

Arguing now wouldn’t solve anything; it would only waste time and lower their chances of survival.

"Student Li Qian is right. Right now, our most urgent task is to find a way to survive," the black-haired young man from the duo said.

Hearing this, Li Qian looked over at him. "You know me?"

"First place in the new student challenge’s breeding competition. You raised a Sunbird with extremely high Potential. It’s hard not to know who you are," the black-haired young man said with natural grace, exuding an air of composure.

Seeing this, Li Qian already had his suspicions. ’Looks like this guy’s background isn’t simple. He’s almost certainly rich or influential.’

"Alright, let’s cut the chatter. The two of you are here, so you must be students in this archeology competition too," Li Qian said.

He had already automatically excluded the two who had blocked the way; their actions made it too obvious. They were 100% bodyguards.

"Right now, the most important thing for us is to find a way out of here."

After hearing Li Qian, the black-haired young man nodded. "My name is Li Kun, and this is my good friend, Ferich. Student Li Qian is right. The most important thing for us now is to resolve our current predicament."

"Resolve our current predicament? Easy for you to say. How are we supposed to do that? Don’t forget, there are hundreds of thousands of skeletons chasing us," Lu Tianjiao shot a glance at Li Kun, his voice dripping with disdain.

"Hundreds of thousands of skeletons?!" Upon hearing Lu Tianjiao, both Li Kun’s and Ferich’s expressions changed drastically, then turned rather strange.

Li Qian sensed something was off and asked, "What’s wrong?"

"It looks like the journey ahead is going to be extremely difficult for us!" Ferich said with a bitter smile.

Before Li Qian could ask for more details, he continued, revealing the actual situation. "We probably have a few hundred thousand Flame Corpses behind us, too."

Zhou Yuanhao had just walked over and heard this. He froze. "What the hell? Hundreds of thousands of Flame Corpses behind us, too? Looks like there’s no escape for us this time."

You couldn’t blame him for his despair. It was just... hundreds of thousands of skeletons and hundreds of thousands of Flame Corpses. If they converged, the resulting scene would be too "beautiful" for him to even imagine.

"Fuck!" Li Qian cursed subconsciously, then immediately summoned Qizai, leaped onto its back, and soared into the air.

From his high vantage point, Li Qian could see everything clearly. At an angle to the Skeleton Sea, another red tide was surging madly, sweeping toward their position.

Li Qian even saw what looked like black dots rapidly approaching on the horizon. Staring intently, he finally realized they seemed to be skeleton birds.

"Holy shit, they’re really trying to corner us and kill us!" Seeing the skeleton birds, Li Qian’s face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Just a moment ago, he was thinking he could ride Qizai to get out of here quickly. Now it seemed that path was blocked too.

"We have to move, now! If we don’t, it’ll be too late!" Li Qian shouted as he and Qizai dove down from the sky.

Having given the warning, he didn’t delay, immediately ordering Qizai to fly toward Mo Yuan City.

As for the others, he wasn’t worried at all. With their abilities, they could definitely keep up.

As it turned out, his guess was correct. Behind him, a group of Flying Pet Beasts took to the sky one after another. It was Bai Bingbing’s group of four, Dongning’s group of five, and Li Kun’s group of four.

By the way, Dongning was the name of the girl with the dreadlocks. She was also the core member of their archeology team.

Even those without Flying Pet Beasts could share a ride with someone else. Li Qian glanced back, his brow furrowing involuntarily.

Dongning’s group of five was badly injured, so even on their Flying Pet Beasts, they weren’t very fast.

Sooner or later, they would be overtaken by the flock of skeleton birds on the horizon. And although the Flame Corpses and skeletons on the ground couldn’t fly, they weren’t slow either.

If this kept up, the outcome would be the same. There was no telling who, if anyone, would make it out alive.

"Emperor Level Undead Pet Beast!" As the group fled and observed their surroundings, Yan Qiuyang suddenly shouted.

Yan Qiuyang was the muscular guy from Dongning’s group of five.

Hearing this, Li Qian subconsciously looked over, but after a quick scan, he couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary.

Confused, Li Qian shot a questioning glance directly at Yan Qiuyang.

Yan Qiuyang naturally understood Li Qian’s meaning and immediately explained, "My Beast Taming Talent is Energy Perception. Its range is far greater than an Energy Detection Watch. I’ve sensed it—an extremely terrifying Energy is lying dormant Underground."

The very next moment after his words fell, a BOOM rang out as a violent explosion sent dust flying everywhere.

Through the dust, a massive hole appeared on the ground not far from Li Qian. From this chasm, a giant skeleton fifty to sixty meters tall began to climb out.

"The Skeleton Monarch... Why is there a Skeleton Monarch here?!" Seeing this, Lu Tianjiao’s soul nearly fled his body, and beads of cold sweat instantly formed on his forehead.

’What kind of hellish scenario is this? Are they really trying to kill us, no matter what?!’