The Heartbeat of the Cruel Elves

However, this was not enough. The deafening roar of the dragon and the screams of the dark elves behind them reminded them that they were not fast enough!

So, the hopeful smiles they had shown when they saw the crystal cave immediately disappeared, and overflowing fear once again climbed up their pale faces. They trembled all over, and continued to run towards the cave entrance breathlessly.

Li Yin has been paying close attention to Du Feiya's movements behind him.

He was afraid that this kind elf princess was just trying to be brave in order to avoid dragging him down, but until now, Li Yin found that she was still only seven or eight meters away from him and did not fall behind. Only then did he believe what she had just said, that she was not only an excellent wizard, but also a strong warrior.

You know, his mistress, Princess Cassia, is stronger and more agile than the average female dark elves. Along the way, they have surpassed many dark elves who were originally ahead of them and left them far behind. Even Myrcella, who was originally far ahead, is now just beside them. However, Dufiya has never been left behind, and her physical strength is evident.

As for Li Yin, his speed was much faster than that. However, he was unwilling to abandon his mistress, and even more unwilling to abandon his friend, so he kept the same pace as Cassia. In his heart, not only did he not have any thoughts of escaping first, but on the contrary, once Du Feiya behind him showed any signs of exhaustion, he would immediately sprint back, help her up and run away together.

However, if he did this, he would inevitably face Cassia's questioning again afterwards... Thinking of this, he felt a slight headache.

But that was after the fact. The most important thing now was to survive, to survive with his only friend in this underground world. As for other things, they could be discussed later. So he quickly put aside his slight worry about Cassia.

From the sky far behind him, the roar of a giant dragon could be heard again, followed by the sudden wailing of the dark elves. Li Yin's heart tightened.

The giant dragon had slaughtered all the dark elves in the lost city, and was also chasing the remaining dark elves all the way here.

If there weren't enough dark elves behind them, and if the dragon didn't regard them as enemies at all, but just casually indulged its killing desire like treating prey without a careful battle plan, the dragon would probably have already caught up to them and blocked their way - with its speed, it could have easily done that.

Therefore, they had to hurry up, and faster - if the dragon realized that they were approaching their escape destination, it would be disastrous!

More than a minute later, the dark elves at the front of the army had rushed into the entrance of the crystal tunnel.

Rein and Cassia were already at the upper part of the slope, and the tunnel was within reach.

At this moment, the giant dragon in the distance suddenly let out an unusually loud roar. What was different about this roar was that it did not start from high to low, nor was it followed by the screams of the dark elves on the ground. Instead, it started from far away and quickly grew larger, shaking their bones to the point of numbness.

However, what was more shocking was not Li Yin's body, but his heart. Oh no! He immediately realized that the dragon had already noticed the situation here, gave up hunting and fighting in the rear, and was attacking this side quickly.

He turned his head and saw a huge, sparkling figure in the air, like a crystal mine, rapidly enlarging in his sight.

"Hurry!" He shouted anxiously at Du Feiya behind him.

"It's not too late," he said to himself in a panic, "As long as we hurry, it's not too late!"

The dragon's senses were too dull, or it was too obsessed with hunting the nearest deserters. In short, based on the speed of its flight that Li Yin had just observed, it would take some time for it to reach here, and they were only a dozen steps away from the crystal cave entrance. As long as they maintained this speed, they could get into the tunnel before the dragon attacked!

However, the oppressive feeling brought by the dragon was too strong. Therefore, even though he realized that he was not completely desperate, he still couldn't help but tremble with fear at its roar and approach.

But, anyway - Li Yin quickly urged his legs to move, while silently saying in his heart: "It's not too late, as long as we hurry, we will definitely make it in time!"

However, at this moment, a roar like a huge bell suddenly sounded again in the distant air behind him.

This roar did not have the effect of amplifying rapidly - it seemed that the dragon stopped its forward momentum in an instant. But then, amid this earth-shattering roar, a loud "boom" suddenly came from the air above Li Yin's head.

The sound passed over his head at high speed like a sharp arrow, and its momentum was more powerful than a tsunami. Li Yin looked up and was shocked to find that the air above his head was slightly distorted in an instant, like the waves on the sea after a storm.

Chapter 164 Burial

That was not just a sound - Li Yin's heart trembled, it was more like a huge entity that cut through the sky and just passed by here.

The next moment, before he could think about it, a more violent bang suddenly came from the front. At the same time, a strong shock suddenly hit Li Yin's feet, making him numb all over, and he was unstable and almost fell down.

When he finally managed to steady himself, he suddenly heard a creepy creaking and crackling sound coming from the quiet air in front of him. Li Yin raised his head and looked forward, and his heart was immediately filled with shock.

I saw a huge pit suddenly appearing on the huge rock above the crystal tunnel in front, as if it was hit by a cannonball. Along the edge of the pit, spider-web-like cracks continued to spread in all directions.

At the same time, at the top of the tunnel, the inverted crystals and stalactites were shaking, and sporadic pieces of debris fell from them from time to time.

Seeing this scene, the fleeing dark elves felt their hair stand on end.

The cave entrance... is about to collapse! This thought flashed through their minds at the same time.

No one cared about what means the dragon had used to cause such astonishing destruction. At this moment, they only had one thought in their minds:

We must hurry and rush in before the cave entrance collapses.

Otherwise, if they were completely blocked by the collapsed rubble, there would be no chance of survival and they would become toys for the dragon to hunt!

So, in an instant, all the exhausted dark elves squeezed out the last bit of strength from their bodies that were already on the verge of collapse, tried their best, quickened their pace, and ran towards the swaying and trembling crystal cave entrance.

In the blink of an eye, two more dark elves successfully entered the cave entrance and disappeared into the deep darkness inside. However, when the third dark elf just reached the cave entrance, the rubble falling from the top of the cave suddenly intensified and fell like rain. A shaking crystal fell from the cave ceiling and pierced her head directly. She only had time to let out a scream that stopped abruptly before she fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, many dark elves turned pale. But no elf stopped because they might die if they moved forward, but if they stopped where they were, they would definitely die.

There was another loud "crack" and the dark elves were terrified to see that above the tunnel, on the cracking rock, an unusually large crack suddenly appeared! The crack was like a mad python, rapidly crawling to the other side of the stone wall.

Seeing this scene, many dark elves lost their courage and rushed forward at an even faster pace.

Among the group of people anxiously rushing forward, suddenly, one figure was particularly eye-catching - he suddenly burst out with a speed that was completely different from before, leaped out, and almost in an instant surpassed all the dark elves in front of him and appeared at the entrance of the tunnel.

"Li Yin--" Cassia, who was running desperately, suddenly looked up at the familiar figure who had been by her side just now but suddenly appeared in the distance, with a slightly stunned expression.

Li Yin's speed was extraordinary, and she had always known this since she bought him in the slave market.

But despite this, he did not abandon her. When all the soldiers were panicking and fleeing in all directions, he was the one who held her hand and wanted her to run away with him. Even if she insisted on her own way and tried to use magic to stop the elves from fleeing, he did not abandon her, but waited until she faced the reality before pulling her along to run away. Even just now, during the long journey, he had countless opportunities to abandon her and run away alone. If he did that, he would definitely be able to surpass any dark elf and enter the tunnel first... But he still didn't do that...

Therefore, I never imagined the possibility of being abandoned by him.

But why...he did this now?

Cassia looked at the familiar figure at the tunnel entrance in surprise, her eyes flickering.

That’s right—immediately, the corners of her mouth trembled and a cold smile flashed across her face.

In fact, it was enough. As a servant, he had persisted long enough, even longer than most of her subordinates. His loyalty also far exceeded theirs.

In that case, she shouldn't have expected too much from him.

This last glimmer of hope can be regarded as a reward for his loyal service to me all along.

Cassia looked up again and gazed towards the entrance of the crystal cave.

The shaking of the ground and the rock became more and more violent. With a loud bang, the shocking crack above the tunnel was completely broken through, and a huge piece of rock crashed down from the top of the tunnel.

This scene made Cassia's heart suddenly chill. Such a huge rock mass almost meant that the tunnel would be completely blocked, which also meant that their way to survive would be cut off!

However, soon after, in complete despair, a strange thought suddenly emerged in her cold consciousness.

Li Yin's choice was correct, she suddenly thought. If he still stayed with her now, the final result would be nothing more than being buried with her.

He has always been a clever servant who knows how to serve his master loyally and how to protect himself skillfully.

The cold smile on her lips suddenly bloomed.

In that case, as a servant who is about to regain his freedom, you should just live well - Li Yin.

It was just that… a slight ripple vibrated from the depths of her soul, causing her heart, which had already been frozen like an icy lake, to become even colder… She had clearly thought so, so why…

Is there still an indescribable sense of loss in your heart?

She raised her eyes for the last time and looked towards the entrance of the crystal cave. Her empty eyes had no focus at all, because what she was looking for was a target that was no longer there and did not need any focus.

but……

Her confused pupils suddenly trembled violently!

The figure that she thought was no longer there did not disappear.

He still stood there, motionless, illuminated by the deep light of the crystal.

And above his head, there was a huge rock weighing more than a thousand pounds falling down with a loud bang.

"Li Yin!" In astonishment, a familiar scream suddenly came from behind her.

It was the voice of Princess Dufiya - she quickly recognized the owner of the voice, and realized the deep anxiety and worry contained in the voice, but she had no time to investigate it in detail. She just stared at the familiar figure in front of her with wide eyes, shocked, puzzled, and even a little panicked.

Then, her pupils trembled more violently.

As she stared in astonishment, the figure that seemed so familiar suddenly became less familiar.

Li Yin's figure was expanding and growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, his body had grown to twice its original size. Then, he raised his arms, which were as thick as tree trunks, over his head and directly pressed against the huge rock that was about to fall.

The huge rock paused for a moment—and then crashed down again!

Li Yin's figure shrank. Cassia's heart suddenly tightened.

But his huge body was not completely swallowed up. The descending rock stopped in an instant, and its lower part collided with Li Yin's head, making a loud bang. Then, Li Yin bent his knees slightly and stood at the entrance of the tunnel. He used his hands and head to force the huge rock to stay in the air.

"Li Yin!" Cassia screamed.

She was responded with a distorted voice full of pain: "Run..."

His lips moved, and he struggled to squeeze out these two words from his throat. Blood gushed down from the junction of his head and the boulder, instantly dyeing his entire face and most of his body blood red. Countless broken stones and crystals fell like rain, piercing his huge body, adding countless shocking wounds to him, causing him to tremble uncontrollably in the severe pain.

Cassia came back to her senses from the shock. She hesitated for only a moment before she jumped up, gritted her teeth, and quickly approached the cave entrance at the fastest speed she could ever reach, then passed by Li Yin's huge body.

After landing deeper in the tunnel, she immediately turned around, looked anxiously at the tunnel entrance, and called out loudly, "Li Yin, come here quickly!"

Li Yin's body was shaking under the crashing rubble. After hearing Cassia's call, he did not turn around immediately, but still had his back to her, his huge body twitching and shaking under the pressure of the huge rock.

The anxious and worried expression on Cassia's face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a pale look.

She suddenly understood why Li Yin still had his back to her, and why he did not obey her order this time.

Because he can't do it!

It took all his strength to hold on to that huge rock, and there was no way for him to escape in that situation!

"Li Yin!" Cassia thought for a moment, and then a hint of determination flashed across her snow-white face. She turned around and rushed back to the tunnel entrance, while one hand tightly grasped the holy emblem on her neck.

She would heal him, she could also give him strength, she had many spells to help him. As long as they worked together, they would be able to -

There was a loud bang, and an extremely violent impact suddenly came from the rock above their heads, and then the whole world suddenly began to spin. Cassia opened her eyes wide and watched Li Yin's body suddenly dwindle in an instant, and then disappeared in the whistling rocks and chaotic rain of debris.

She lost her balance and fell to the ground.

When she supported herself on the ground with her hands that were scratched by the gravel and climbed up with difficulty, and looked forward again, she was slightly stunned.

The cave entrance and the familiar figure had disappeared, and all that lay before her was a rock wall made up of countless rubble and soil.

"Li Yin?" Cassia was stunned for a moment, then called out softly in disbelief.

The towering stone walls stood silently, without a trace of echo.

She was stunned for a while, then rushed to the rock wall, stretched out her hands, and grappled in the cracks of the gravel. Her five fingers were stretched out, bent like eagle claws, her cheeks were tense, and a low sound like a beast burst out from her bitten lips.

"Bang!" A piece of gravel flew out from the rock wall under her strong grab and rake and fell to the ground. At the same time, the sound of mud and sand falling came from the place where the stone broke.

Her hand suspended in the air twitched, and trickles of bright red blood gradually seeped out from the snow-white fingers covered with mud and sand.

"Li Yin!" Her lips moved and she called out again in pain, this time louder than the last time.

But the only response she got was the towering rock wall.

She leaned forward and dug her fingers into the rock wall again.

"your Highness!"

Just then, a shout suddenly came from behind.

In fact, Cassia did not hear the shout at first. It was not until Myrcella hugged her from behind, pulled her off the rock wall and dragged her back that she realized that she was not the only elf here.

"Give it up!" she heard Myrcella say loudly in her ear. "He is dead."

Cassia's head buzzed and she didn't know what was going on. When she came to her senses, she had already broken free from Myrcella's restraints and felt a burning pain on the back of her right hand.

"Nonsense!" she heard herself yelling in great anger.

Meanwhile, Myrcella, across from her, slumped to the ground, one hand covering her cheek.

"I'm not talking nonsense," Myrcella said in a trembling voice, frightened and unwilling, "Princess, didn't you see it?"

"He has been buried under that pile of rocks. Is it possible for a guy like this to survive?"

Cassia felt a chill in her heart, and at the same time, a rush of blood rushed up. She felt a buzzing in her head, and her chest was extremely stuffy. She had a strong urge to vomit.

"You..." She shook her body and managed to keep her balance. "You are talking nonsense. Which eye did you see..."

"I don't." Seeing her expression, Myrcella knew that she had actually believed that the unfortunate slave had no physical body, but she just couldn't accept it psychologically. So she gradually gained some courage and comforted her earnestly:

"He was just a slave. What's the big deal if he dies?"

"Your Highness, the most urgent thing is that you should take care of your body!"

After saying that, she gave Cassia a sullen, flattering smile. She thought that her analysis was calm and wise, with a clear distinction between the important and the unimportant, and that Cassia would definitely find it very pleasing to the ear, and then suddenly wake up and follow her to escape from here.

But unexpectedly, before she could finish her words, Cassia's eyebrows were raised, her eyes were wide open, and she raised her foot and kicked her hard in the chest. She was originally knocked to the ground and her blood was still boiling. She was kicked several meters away.

This kick was so powerful that Myrcella felt her sternum was about to break. She wailed in mid-air and almost fainted.

Chapter 165 Escape