Under the impact of the tidal wave of corpses, everyone was quickly scattered.
No one could look out for anyone else, fighting desperately amidst the horde of corpses, with any carelessness resulting in getting submerged by the group of corpses.
Before the corpses pounced, Chen Guan had already summoned Yanzhi, while Warring States was withdrawn.
Warring States, being only at level eight, had no chance of surviving this kind of battle, and letting it out wouldn’t help, only to court death.
Even with the Spirit of the Cheerleaders’ blessing, it was no use. Warring States’ own combat talent and ability weren’t strong, and its clever dog brain had no space to maneuver under such circumstances.
The enormous body of the Yanzhi Rabbit blocked in front, cleaving everything with a Pig-killing Saber, forcibly holding off the first wave of the corpse attack.
Chen Guan stood behind it, dealing with the ordinary corpses surrounding from the rear.
In just a moment, he heard a scream not far away. Judging by the sound, it should have been Gongsun Zhuo, probably already not making it.
There was simply no time or energy to care about others’ situations. Chen Guan wasn’t even as strong as Gongsun Zhuo. Being able to persist until now was mainly due to the Yanzhi Rabbit bearing the brunt of the initial impact, along with the credit of the Undying Stealth Killing Skill.
With Chen Guan’s level and power, he could never withstand the swarm of corpses without using the Blood Hand Seal secret skill to barely kill ordinary corpses.
Typically, after using a secret skill, primordial energy consumption was rapid, requiring time for recovery before continuing to use skills.
Under these circumstances, there’s likely no time to wait for primordial energy recovery before getting killed by the corpse horde.
The Undying Stealth Killing Skill, however, could sustain combat with combat. Chen Guan slapped down a Blood Hand Seal, killing an ordinary corpse, and the primordial energy stolen by the Undying Stealth Killing Skill allowed his energy to be instantly restored, even with some surplus, almost enabling infinite use of the Blood Hand Seal secret skill, forcibly withstanding the corpse’s onslaught.
Chen Guan’s hands seemed bloodied, swollen larger than usual, continuously slapping out Blood Hand Seals. Each palm struck a corpse, leaving a blood-colored sunken palm print on their heads, resulting in their deaths.
Anyone else using a different secret technique of the same level would likely struggle to survive like Chen Guan in such circumstances, even with the Yanzhi Rabbit.
Chen Guan fought fiercely, killing countless corpses, while feeling an endless stream of primordial energy pouring into his body, unexpectedly raising his level to six in a short time.
Not caring about others, Chen Guan ordered the Yanzhi Rabbit to break through in one direction, hoping to break out of the encirclement of corpses. Unfortunately, there were too many corpses, and no matter how the Yanzhi Rabbit rampaged, it felt like being stuck in a quagmire, unable to charge out.
Ji Nanhong and the others were also trapped in a tough battle. Fortunately, the strength of the elite team was top-notch, and Ji Nanhong’s strength was no less than that of the Yanzhi Rabbit, perhaps even surpassing it.
Yet still, they couldn’t break out, caught in intense combat.
Ji Nanhong, riding the Ghost-headed Horse with a spear in hand, slew left and swept right, like a War God descending to earth. It was unknown how many corpses fell under her spear.
She fought while glancing around, initially just observing her team members’ situations, finding them all fighting and temporarily not in life-threatening danger. When her gaze unintentionally swept past Yanzhi Rabbit and Qin Ziyu, her eyes showed slight surprise.
Qin Ziyu’s Purple and Cyan Qi Profound Skill was too famous and had too distinct features. Ji Nanhong recognized his origins at a glance, also amazed at Qin Ziyu’s strength.
Qin Ziyu was evidently a newcomer. All newcomers arrived on the same day, meaning he’d been here for just about ten days, yet had such strength—it was truly astonishing.
The combat power of the Yanzhi Rabbit also caught Ji Nanhong’s attention.
As for Chen Guan, Ji Nanhong only gave him a glance before disregarding him.
In her view, Chen Guan’s abilities were clearly far inferior to Yanzhi Rabbit and Qin Ziyu. He survived only under the protection of Yanzhi Rabbit, with death being just a matter of time. A man close to death wasn’t worth noticing.
Retracting her gaze, Ji Nanhong pondered how to lead the team out of the corpse encirclement.
Initially, they ventured deep into the Corpse Rot Forest, intending to slay the King of Corpse within. Given the elite team’s strength and cooperation, they originally thought they could retreat even if they couldn’t win.
Who knew that midway, the Corpse King used some unknown means, causing a massive number of ordinary and mutated corpses, even the Corpse Rot Forest’s lord, to crawl from the ground in the cleared Corpse Rot Forest.
In this situation, killing the Corpse King was impossible. They had wanted to retreat but didn’t expect a large number of corpses to also appear outside the Corpse Rot Forest, completely blocking their retreat.
Now they were in a dilemma, and to this point, they still hadn’t seen the Corpse King’s figure, not knowing its whereabouts.
Ji Nanhong knew the Corpse King must be secretly watching them; otherwise, the corpse horde wouldn’t be so organized in trapping them. Escaping today seemed extremely difficult and could also be thwarted by the Corpse King.
"We must first force the Corpse King out, then decide on the breakout direction. Otherwise, doom awaits today." With this thought, Ji Nanhong’s eyes filled with killing intent. Gripping the Red Tassel Spear tightly, her face radiated a rosy glow, with her originally powerful aura growing even more ferocious.
With spear like a dragon, Ji Nanhong, alone on horseback, fought madly. Wherever she went, corpses fell like wheat being harvested, carving out a bloody path in one direction.
"What a formidable woman!" Ji Nanhong stirred the battlefield single-handedly, causing turmoil in the corpse horde, even catching Chen Guan’s attention to her rampant charge through the battlefield.
Watching Ji Nanhong charging in a direction, Chen Guan’s heart stirred: "Even with the elite team’s strong capabilities, escaping today seems hopeless. Ji Nanhong intends to use her strength to break through and escape alone."
When disaster strikes, everyone takes flight for themselves. Chen Guan felt this wasn’t an issue. After all, if they were destined to die, letting one escape was better than complete annihilation.
"Ji Nanhong charging that way, it must be the direction most likely to break out alive." With this thought, Chen Guan quickly ordered the Yanzhi Rabbit to change direction and follow where Ji Nanhong was charging.
Since that side was most likely to break out, with Ji Nanhong leading the charge and drawing away most of the high-level corpses, Chen Guan naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity, wanting to follow and break out.
He couldn’t know that Ji Nanhong wasn’t intending to escape alone but to draw out the Corpse King.
"Chen Guan, hold on. You can do it. You’re the most resilient and enduring man in the world. You can hold out until you break through the corpse group." Chen Guan tried using the Spirit of the Cheerleaders to boost himself, hoping to sustain his strength a bit longer.
Primordial energy could be stolen back with the Undying Stealth Killing Skill, but physical stamina wasn’t as easily restored. Prolonged fighting left the body increasingly fatigued, and when utterly exhausted, no amount of primordial energy would help.