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

Chapter 676 Da Da Da

The mountain demon's "esophagus" was wide and slippery, and with the mountain demon itself swaying, it was not easy for the group to walk through.

The four of them slowly walked uphill. Pei Xianjue asked about the group's situation, and Ling Feiran answered as they walked.

When Pei Xianjue learned that the fog had expanded further and that the quarantine zone might send a second team into the fog to search at any time, she became extremely anxious.

"We must leave here as soon as possible," Pei Xianjue said in a deep voice.

But things didn't go as planned; the passage led to a dead end.

I tried all the forks in the road, but couldn't find the exit.

Pei Xianjue was not giving up. She reached close to the end of the passage and pressed her hand down. It felt hard and rough. She lit a fire to see more clearly and found that the wall at the end of the passage was a darker color than the surrounding area, and it was damp and cold, like freshly hardened cement.

"The exit is blocked." Frustrated, Pei Xianjue drew the curved sword from his waist and stabbed it forcefully into the rock wall!
The blade had penetrated about a third of the way in.

Pei Xianjue was slightly taken aback, then overjoyed, "The outside is a hard shell, but the inside is soft, we can dig it open!"

Without hesitation, Pei Xianjue stabbed him several times!

The sharp blade was unsuitable as a digging tool. In her anxiety, she scraped it horizontally a few times and then reached in to dig out the mud and sand inside the hard shell. Her fingers quickly bled because the mud and sand contained stones, branches, and broken bones.

"Do you have a shovel in your bag?" Pei Xianjue turned to ask Huangfu Miaomiao.

“Who would bring a shovel out with them…” Huangfu Miaomiao muttered to herself, rummaging through her checkered backpack. “I have a hammer.”

Ling Feiran turned around and looked behind her, her brows furrowing slightly. "It seems like something is coming."

No sooner had he finished speaking than three mountain lice—one large and two small—scurried up from below, heading towards Pei Xianjue.

None of the lice they encountered along the way were aggressive, but the sudden appearance of these three, with such a clear purpose, made them wary.

Pei Xianjue stopped digging and looked at the mountain louse with a puzzled expression.

Ignoring Ling Feiran, Huangfu Miaomiao, and the others, the three mountain lice gathered around the spot where Pei Xianjue had dug. They first dug around with their forelegs, then scooped up the gravel and mud into their mouths, chewed a few times, and spat it out. They then smeared the gravel and mud, now covered in sticky saliva, back onto the rock face, working diligently as if they were repairing the damaged rock.

How could Pei Xianjue let them fill in the gaps?

She didn't want to stay there for even a second longer, fearing she would be devoured by the mountain demon. She drew her sword and stabbed, shouting, "Get out of my way!"

He plunged the knife into the carapace of one of the mountain louses!

There is a hollow tissue between the shell and the flesh, similar to the springs in a Simmons mattress. Pei Xianjue gripped the handle of the knife and continued to push downwards, finally piercing into the flesh.

The woodlice made rapid clicking sounds from its mouth, and its whole body quickly curled into a ball, just like a pill bug (woodlice).

The other two katydids also seemed startled, curling themselves into balls and making clicking noises from their mouths.

Da da da da——

Da da da da da——

Da da da da da da——

As if the mountain lice inside the cave had triggered some kind of signal, a clicking sound came from all directions!

Something was clearly wrong. Pei Xianjue was just about to warn everyone to be careful when suddenly he was thrown into the air by a force that sent him crashing straight into the rock wall above him!

With a thud, she immediately felt her forehead hit the ground, but before her body could even land, the world spun around her! The mountain demon's body began to churn violently!

Pei Xianjue covered her head and face, feeling as if she were in a washing machine, being agitated and impacted! Her body rolled uncontrollably downwards!

Bang!
She crashed heavily into the enormous composting chamber, her entire body engulfed in mountains of mud, sand, leaves, and rotting corpses, her nostrils filled with a damp, fishy stench—but thankfully, this rotting mixture acted as a shield during the frenzied impact, or she would have been smashed to pieces!

The jolt lasted for a full ten seconds. Pei Xianjue felt like his body was about to fall apart. When the mountain demon finally stopped and the cave returned to calm, Pei Xianjue lay on the ground for a long time, unable to get up.

Huangfu Miaomiao was in even worse condition, lying not far away with her face covered in blood, while Pashan had also fainted from the impact.

Because Ling Feiran transformed into her ghost form in time, she was least affected. In the dim light, she found the injured Pei Xianjue and Huangfu Miaomiao, and transformed back into human form to treat them.

"You have multiple fractures, so try not to move during treatment," Ling Feiran instructed.

Pei Xianjue was still relatively conscious. She turned her head and saw several mountain lice nearby unfolding their shells and slowly crawling away. She was extremely annoyed and gritted her teeth, saying, "They seem perfectly fine."

On the other side, Huangfu Miaomiao burst into tears of pain, howling, "What just happened?! You were tossing me around like a rag!"

Ling Feiran healed Pei Xianjue and then treated Huangfu Miaomiao. "The mountain demon suddenly reacted after we attacked the mountain louse. There may be restrictions in this place, so we can't hurt the mountain louse at will."

After a two-second pause, he said, "I'll go out and take a look later."

Who knows, something might have happened outside.

The mountain demon was still moving, but it had returned to its initial calm and rhythmic state, making one feel as if they were on a swaying ship.

Ling Feiran found Pashan in the cave of the composting room, healed her broken bones, and returned to being a ghost, passing through the rock layers to reach the outside world.

She saw the mist again, a thin layer about twenty meters high, below which were fields and forests shrouded in mist, and the huge rock monster was walking slowly in it, each step covering dozens of meters.

Where is the monster going?

Ling Feiran floated in the air, somewhat confused and unable to determine the mountain demon's destination. The night was too deep, and everything was hidden in the darkness.

"Ugh... Damn it..."

A voice came from below, and it sounded like Lin Pengpeng.

Ling Feiran was slightly taken aback and immediately looked down. Just then, the mountain demon raised one foot and stepped forward, and on that raised leg, a figure suddenly appeared!
Lin Pengpeng was actually on the mountain demon's lap! Her body swayed precariously, as if she would fall at any moment.

Ling Feiran was startled. The mountain demon slowly stepped forward, and Lin Pengpeng's figure disappeared beneath the mist.

Ling Feiran quickly sank down and found Lin Pengpeng, asking, "Why did you follow us? It's too dangerous."

Lin Pengpeng gripped the rock tightly with one hand and held a knife in the other, wedging herself in a crevice at a tricky angle to help stabilize her body, her face covered in sweat.

She didn't have time to explain her situation and asked Ling Feiran, "Have you found General Pei? Is she inside? Is she in danger?"

"Found her, she's safe for now." Ling Feiran thought for a moment, "Pengpeng, did the mountain demon suddenly move just now? Did you notice anything?"

Lin Pengpeng's eyes widened immediately, and she said excitedly, "That scared me! This monster was shaking like a louse, suddenly it wouldn't stop! Have you ever seen a drowning dog shake its fur? It's like that, its body shaking wildly back and forth! Luckily, the spot I was holding onto didn't move much, otherwise I would definitely have broken my bones!"

(End of this chapter)