It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 669 Mountain Demon
"What's going on?!" many team members exclaimed.

Huangfu Miaomiao was so frightened that she lay on the ground. The stone pillar swayed during the earthquake and was in danger of tilting and collapsing at any moment.

"Is Chaos about to go berserk?" Huangfu Miaomiao exclaimed in panic. "This is too fast! Usually, dungeon bosses only go berserk when they're about to die!"

Pei Xianjue was about to lose her balance as the platform swayed. She gritted her teeth, decisively abandoned the platform, and ran to the downward-extending steps, gripping the iron chains tightly with both hands!

"Grab the chains! Prevent a fall!" Pei Xianjue shouted.

The shaking became even more violent, it was like the earth was shaking violently.

Pei Xianjue turned her head with difficulty and found that the figure in the fog was getting bigger and bigger. It was already huge just now, but now it was almost like a skyscraper rising from the ground!

That thing was ridiculously large; no wonder the dungeon boss was too shocked to attack the player.

"What is that thing?! Take a look!" Pei Xianjue shouted at Huangfu Miaomiao.

Huangfu Miaomiao lay on the ground, not daring to raise her head. Her fingers were digging into the stone bricks until they were almost bleeding, and she was afraid that the shock would throw her away at any moment.

Rumbling--

Rumbling--

Finally, after a brief respite, Huangfu Miaomiao hurriedly got up to look for the iron chain. When she looked up, she saw the huge figure break through the thick fog and enter the altar!
The two stone pillars, as fragile as thin bamboo beneath the giant, were crushed and collapsed! Even the remains on the pillars were buried in the instant of the collapse!

Huangfu Miaomiao stared at the bright red Boss symbol above the giant's head, her face turning deathly pale. She stammered, shouting, "Run...everyone, everyone run!!! It's the Maze Boss, the Corrupted Giant Mountain Demon! Everyone run!!!"

Amid Huangfu Miaomiao's shouts, the mountain demon moved toward the altar once more! Its fists were massive and solid layers of rock, destroying another stone pillar with a mere touch!
Fortunately, the stone pillar destroyed by the mountain demon was unguarded and no team members were injured.

Worse still, the altar was guarded by the remains of a prophet, and now three sets of remains have been destroyed, with thick fog constantly pouring into the altar from the outside!

If we wait until the dense fog completely fills this area, the scattered team members will get lost in the fog!

"Retreat!" Pei Xianjue roared. "Everyone, listen up! Move towards Group 1 along the chains, led by Pigeon, and retreat to the safe house as quickly as possible!"

She was filled with such hatred that her heart was practically bleeding. The perfect opportunity to kill Chaos had just been right in front of her, but then this unexpected obstacle had to appear at the crucial moment! How hateful!
Her achievements! Her victories! Her glory!

It's all gone!

The mist billowed, and the Radiant Altar gradually lost its light due to the damage, attracting a large number of Soul Eaters as if summoned.

All team members rushed down the stone steps, relying on the iron chains wrapped around the stone pillars to determine their direction. Teammates with the light attribute released holy light to prevent the team from becoming weak, while sharp screech echoed within the altar, accompanied by the sounds of fierce fighting, each sound terrifying!

Chaos kept spewing out black mist!
The mountain demon, enraged, destroyed the altar!

Pei Xianjue quickly returned to the ground and anxiously counted the number of team members. She thought that it would be good if the maze boss could fight to the death, so that she could reap the benefits.

But reality is so cruel. Pei Xianjue suddenly felt a gust of wind whistling past her head. She hurriedly looked up and saw the giant spray squid named Chaos fly away in a flash!
It actually ran away!
Pei Xianjue was so angry she gritted her teeth!
The earth trembled! The Giant Spirit Mountain Demon is coming!

Its body is huge and heavy, so it moves very slowly, but even so, it can cover a distance of nearly fifty meters in one step!

Pei Xianjue's team was slightly delayed by their regrouping, and the mountain demon had already closed in on them. "Run!!!" Pei Xianjue led his team forward with all their might, wishing they could sprout wings immediately!

The ground beneath their feet cracked inch by inch under the mountain demon's hammer blows!
The once solid ground now undulates like waves!
Many team members fell down, got up and kept running, with no time to check if they were injured.

Pei Xianjue was suddenly horrified to discover that there were no pigeons in the group!
Pigeons are the team's compass; without them, everyone would be lost in the fog! Even if there are members with the Light attribute in the team, their energy will eventually run out if they fail to find the statue in time!
"Pigeons! Pigeons!!!" Pei Xianjue grabbed a team member at random. "Has anyone seen pigeons?!"

"Xiaoyu! Help me, please!!!"

Pei Xianjue heard Huangfu Miaomiao's voice. She looked around but didn't see anyone.

"They're down there!" Lin Pengpeng reacted quickly, grabbing Huangfu Miaomiao who was about to fall into the crevice in the ground, while Huangfu Miaomiao was holding onto a pigeon.

Lin Pengpeng couldn't pull two people away by herself, and shouted anxiously, "Come help me!"

Pei Xianjue rushed over in a hurry, and several team members nearby also came forward to help. But then, a giant hand of the mountain demon slammed down like Mount Tai!

Close at hand!

With a loud crash, the half-meter-wide crack widened further! The ground where Pei Xianjue and his team were standing began to tilt and collapse towards the crack!

Lin Pengpeng's body fell uncontrollably downwards. Her expression changed drastically, and she drew the knife from her waist and plunged it into the ground.

But it still didn't work! The soil was too loose and couldn't support the weight of three people at all!
Just as the three were about to fall into the crevice, Pei Xianjue's steps suddenly changed, becoming light and rhythmic, as if she were dancing as she rushed into the crevice—

Not only did she not fall, but she defied the law of universal gravitation and walked rapidly along the almost vertical crevice! Then she grabbed the pigeon at the bottom and threw it up with force!

"Catch it!!!" Pei Xianjue shouted.

The team members above reached out and caught the pigeons. Lin Pengpeng stopped falling because the burden was lighter. Pei Xianjue grabbed Huangfu Miaomiao's arm and prepared to throw Huangfu Miaomiao up as well, just like before.

Just then, a rustling sound came from underground, getting closer and closer to the surface!
Pei Xianjue looked down and his breath caught in his throat!
Before she could make any further moves, swarms of lice surged out from the ground like thousands upon thousands of woodlice, engulfing everyone!

Pei Xianjue was also submerged.

Her vision was completely black, and her mouth and nose were filled with the stench of earth. In the last second of her remaining consciousness, she struggled to locate the walkie-talkie: "Go...go to the safe zone!"

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The safe zone in this maze is the clock tower located near the second statue.

The safe zone is usually absolutely safe, but now with the addition of the Mountain Demon as a variable, everything has become uncontrollable.

After losing contact with Pei Xianjue, Shenmu, as the vice-captain, temporarily took over the team, arranged for the members to heal and rest, and attempted to contact Pei Xianjue.

But no matter how many times the team members called, only intermittent static came from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

Time slowly passed, and after about half an hour, even the static on the other end of the walkie-talkie disappeared, leaving only deathly silence.

Lin Pengpeng could no longer control her emotions and squatted on the ground, crying.