Chapter 1219 - 1218: Facing Head-On

Chapter 1219: Chapter 1218: Facing Head-On

Luo Yirui saw that there were people hiding inside. He was startled, but when he saw clearly that it was two teenage boys, he hurriedly squeezed in, because from the beehive came the sound of the door being smashed open.

Luo Yirui shut the little iron door, and it went pitch-black inside. He lowered his voice and said, "Don’t make a sound."

The two of them naturally didn’t dare make a sound. They had thought they’d been discovered, but it turned out the one coming in was actually a person, and someone they’d seen before. They both immediately let out a breath of relief.

These two boys should be from the team that had taken the elevator earlier. They were probably scattered afterwards, and the two of them, not knowing what was going on, ran here and hid in this spot. No one knew how long they’d been hiding here.

Before long, waves of bestial roars came from outside. Luo Yirui felt the two boys beside him trembling violently, and he even heard their teeth chattering. Startled, he reached out and pinched one of their jaws, and the sound vanished into nothing.

The little iron door was not soundproof. The Vertical Pupils’ hearing and vision were both extremely sharp. If they were discovered because of this, trapped here in this sluice chamber, they would truly have nowhere to run, neither to heaven nor earth.

The thunderous pounding footsteps quickly passed by. Luo Yirui didn’t rush out; if any had fallen behind, it would be trouble. He only cracked the little door open a sliver, and sure enough saw two Vertical Pupils wandering outside that hadn’t kept up with the main pack.

For Luo Yirui, dealing with two Vertical Pupils was no longer a problem now. He couldn’t afford to waste any more time. He was just about to push open the iron door and go out when his clothes were grabbed. Glancing back in the light filtering through the crack, he saw the boy shaking his head at him, his face full of terror.

Luo Yirui knew they already had severe psychological trauma. Being butchered that brutally would leave an indelible scar on anyone, and their fear of the Vertical Pupils would only multiply.

This was different from their own team. Their team had almost no casualties and had instead escaped from the Vertical Pupils’ encirclement and pursuit, which had undoubtedly given them a great deal of courage and confidence.

Morale is sometimes extremely important.

Luo Yirui signaled him to hold the line, gesturing that he would be fine, but the two boys clung to him for dear life, because once he went out, they would be exposed as well.

Luo Yirui was quite speechless. Although he understood that they’d been scared out of their wits, at a time like this, even delaying him a single minute was highly unfavorable.

Just as the three of them were at an impasse, the beam of light coming through the gap in the little iron door vanished.

Rather than saying it vanished, it was more accurate to say it was blocked. The three of them looked over simultaneously and saw, right in that crack, a wide-open Vertical Pupil staring at them, radiating an unspeakable eerie horror.

The two boys behind Luo Yirui were so terrified they nearly fainted. They could already picture the bloody scene in the elevator playing out again, and this time they probably wouldn’t be able to escape.

Since they’d been discovered, it was in a way easier to deal with. Luo Yirui slammed the little iron door open, ramming straight into that Vertical Pupil and knocking it staggering.

Luo Yirui seized the opportunity to rush out, hands moving without pause. Two pre-made Paralysis Talismans flicked from his fingers at the same time, both landing on the two Vertical Pupils, and their movements instantly became sluggish.

Luo Yirui sprang up, his fist slamming squarely into the Vertical Pupil’s brow. A piercing, bizarre sizzling sound rang out, and a mass of shadow abruptly shot out. Luo Yirui lashed out with a kick, booting that shadow hard into the wall.

The shadowy mass smashed into the wall with great force, shuddered twice, and dissolved into nothing.

This whole sequence of movements was fluid and practiced. Without agile reflexes and a well-coordinated body, there was no way to string the actions together so seamlessly. If he’d been even a little slower at any point, facing a Vertical Pupil head-on, he could easily have taken a heavy loss.