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

Chapter 679 The Fog Is Getting Thicker
Pei Xianjue is still Pei Xianjue. The methods she used were not wrong. Many people in power are even more ruthless than Pei Xianjue. But Lin Pengpeng can't let it go no matter what.

Lin Pengpeng herself couldn't explain why.

Why the bitterness? Why the sorrow?
Was it because you suddenly discovered a flaw in the person you idolized? Was it because you felt you had been deceived and were therefore angry? Or was it because what you believed was actually an illusion?
It's like falling in love one-sidedly, and then experiencing heartbreak one-sidedly.

Lin Pengpeng continued chiseling away at the mud and sand below, and heard intermittent voices coming from the other side of the rock strata.

The sound is so clear because they're probably almost through.

"As long as we can get through this crisis, I'll be considered someone with military merit, and there will be fewer and fewer voices questioning me in the future..."

Lin Pengpeng worked hard, chiseling at the rock strata, thinking: General Pei, did you lead us to fight the contaminated creature for military merit? Or wasn't it for the peace of the quarantine zone?

She realized she was getting a little stuck in her own thoughts, but she couldn't stop thinking about it.

Her ideal was flawed, so she couldn't help but question every single character.

The human-faced crow hopped a few steps closer and lightly pecked the back of her hand, signaling her to hurry up.

Lin Pengpeng pursed her lips and continued digging. With a snap, the tip of the knife pierced a small hole.

She paused for a moment, then raised her hands to support herself above the cave entrance, leaned her body back slightly, and then raised her right foot and kicked hard into the cave entrance!
With a loud thud, the last obstacle was kicked aside, and Lin Pengpeng kicked and kicked again, clearing away all the stones at the edge.

Fresh air rushed into the mountain demon's body, causing subtle changes in temperature and humidity, which startled all the mountain lice living inside the mountain demon!
"Yay! We're saved!" Huangfu Miaomiao cheered from inside.

The rustling sounds of crawling came from all directions.

Ling Feiran pulled Pashan up and pushed him towards the cave entrance, saying, "Let's get out of here quickly before the mountain lice come."

Huangfu Miaomiao was the first to climb out of the cave, followed by Pei Xianjue, then Pashan, and Ling Feiran stayed behind last.

As she climbed into the cave, she looked back inside and saw countless lice surrounding the entrance, rapidly swallowing and spitting out mud and sand to fill it, as if they were terrified of the outside air.

Ling Feiran guessed that the mountain lice was afraid of the fog that would weaken it. With this in mind, the reason why the mountain demon kept walking became clear—it couldn't fight against the fog, so it chose to stay away and go to a place without fog to recuperate.

As everyone climbed out of the cave, Pei Xianjue praised Lin Pengpeng highly.

Lin Pengpeng had mixed feelings; receiving recognition from her idol didn't bring her the joy she had imagined.

The mountain demon was still moving slowly, like a Titan walking between heaven and earth.

Ling Feiran said, "There are two problems now. The fog is about 20 to 30 meters high. The mountain demon is taller than the fog, so everyone will not be affected by the fog. But once we climb down, we have to consider the possibility that the fog will harm our bodies."

“What’s the other question?” Pei Xianjue asked.

"After reaching the ground, which direction should we go?" Ling Feiran hesitated for a moment before saying, "Following the mountain demon's footprints should allow us to return to the place where we got separated from the team, or we can continue forward. As long as we leave the area contaminated by the maze, our cell phones will regain signal, and we can contact the quarantine zone for rescue."

Pei Xianjue made a decision: "Let's go back and rejoin everyone as soon as possible. Besides, there are braziers and the remains of the prophet in the Chaos maze that can suppress the fog. If we go forward, we don't know how far we'll have to go before we leave the contaminated area."

“Alright, let’s head back then.” Ling Feiran nodded.

Huangfu Miaomiao took out a rope from her backpack, tied one end to a protruding rock, and the other end to her waist.

"I'll go first, I'll go first!" she said eagerly.

Ling Feiran looked at Pei Xianjue.

Pei Xianjue waved her hand, "You guys go down first. My card ability allows me to go down directly without ropes." When activating their skill, Blade Dancers can briefly ignore the terrain and walk on steep walls, just like dancers performing a series of difficult moves.

Ling Feiran doesn't need a rope either; in her ghost form, she floats around, unaffected by the terrain.

Lin Pengpeng told Huangfu Miaomiao and Pashan to go down first, while she stayed on the mountain demon's back to guard the rope and prevent the knot from coming loose.

Pasan's eyes darted left and right, giving him a somewhat shifty look.

Knowing that now was not the right time to escape, he did not cause any trouble. Instead, he obediently followed behind Huangfu Miaomiao, holding the rope and slowly sliding down to the ground.

The surrounding fog was unsettling.

Fortunately, the fog was thin, so it didn't immediately weaken anyone.

As soon as they landed, they immediately moved away from the mountain demon to avoid being trampled by its enormous feet.

"I'll go inform Lin Pengpeng." After Ling Feiran finished speaking, her ghostly body flew upwards and disappeared into the mist.

She sensed that something was wrong with Lin Pengpeng; she seemed quieter than usual, but she didn't have time to ask any more questions right now. Perhaps Lin Pengpeng was just too tired.

Ling Feiran flew back onto the mountain demon's back and said to Lin Pengpeng, "Everyone has landed. You can go down now. I'll keep an eye on the knots."

"Okay." Lin Pengpeng nodded, gripped the rope with both hands, and slid down.

Thanks to the uneven rocks all over the mountain demon's body, which are perfect for tying a rope, Ling Feiran believes that unless there is external damage, this rope is enough to support everyone going up and down.

But being careful, she still kept an eye on the rope to prevent the mountain lice from crawling out and gnawing on it. No one can predict these things, so it's always better to be cautious.

My vision became even more blurred.

Is the night getting darker?
Ling Feiran looked up into the distance, her eyes slightly narrowed, a dangerous aura carried on the wind.

Ling Feiran suddenly shouted downwards, "Speed ​​up! The fog is getting thicker, something is coming this way!"

Lin Pengpeng's heart tightened, and she immediately accelerated her descent. The rope rubbed against her palms, and the skin on her palms burned with pain.

"Faster!" Ling Feiran floated down and urged again.

With over ten meters to go, Lin Pengpeng continued rappelling. Unable to wait for a safe landing, she gritted her teeth and jumped in the last few meters! Her body tumbled several times due to inertia, and before she could stop, Pei Xianjue and Huangfu Miaomiao had already helped her up on either arm—

"Run! Run this way!" Huangfu Miaomiao exclaimed in alarm, having just used her Omniscient Eye. "Chaos is here!"

Lin Pengpeng's expression changed drastically, and she immediately ran away with Pei Xianjue and Huangfu Miaomiao!

Pasan couldn't understand their language, but seeing how they were all on high alert, he knew danger was approaching, so he ran as fast as he could behind them!
"It's too late!" Ling Feiran rushed forward and shouted, "Everyone lie down!!!"

Lin Pengpeng, Pei Xianjue, and Huangfu Miaomiao all lunged forward, trying to bury their bodies in the grass.

Pasan, unaware of what was going on, did as instructed, but was a beat too slow. As he lay down, his scalp tingled with cold, and he felt a chill rush over his head!
The thin fog in front of us suddenly thickened! Visibility was less than five meters!
Pashan felt all his strength drain away, and that familiar feeling of weakness washed over him again. The good news was that the thick fog only lasted for two seconds before thinning again.

Because Chaos's target is not him, nor them, but the corrupt giant mountain demon!

　I will definitely make the female lead appear tomorrow, I promise!
　　(End of this chapter)