Chapter 88 – The Same Words

“ROAR!”

A deafening roar came from behind.

It made the faces of the fleeing Gaoshan Club members grow even paler.

The fear of death was like an invisible hand, tightly squeezing their hearts.

Even though their lungs ached as if scorched by fire,

they didn’t dare slow their pace.

They feared that if they slowed even slightly, the Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon behind them would tear them to shreds or turn them into stone statues.

“Damn it! Why did it turn out like this!”

Luo Han ran frantically, gasping for breath, wailing miserably in his heart.

His pale face was already twisted with terror.

No one could have imagined that the cave holding the dragon egg also contained a second Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon.

Before they could even revel in their success at obtaining the dragon egg, the terrifying dragon that burst out suddenly slaughtered them in a river of blood.

There was no time to react—more than half the team died in an instant.

Even Xu Bing, the strongest among them, lasted less than a minute against the Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon before turning into a stone statue, forever left in the cave.

Only then did Luo Han truly understand how powerful and fearsome the Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon was.

And because of that, he found it all the more unbelievable that Lin Ze could deal with one.

“Luo… Luo-ge, what do we do? If we keep running, they’ll catch up soon!”

“Think of something, quick!”

“I… I don’t want to die!”

The remaining Gaoshan Club members shouted in panic.

Luo Han’s eyes twitched violently.

Just then, they charged into Grey-Blood Valley.

Looking up, they could already see Lin Ze and the others.

As well as the Spirit of the Earth and another Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon locked in fierce battle.

Seeing this, Luo Han’s gaze flickered for a moment before he quickened his pace and rushed toward Lin Ze’s group.

The companions behind him were stunned for a moment, then quickly caught on and followed Luo Han’s lead.

Clearly,

they were trying the same trick again—diverting the disaster onto others.

Recovering from their shock, Lin Ze, Liu Man, and the others immediately noticed what the Gaoshan Club members were doing.

The girls instantly wore expressions of shock and fury.

“Those bastards, they’re trying to harm us again!”

Liu Man gnashed her teeth in anger.

A cold light flashed in Gu Lengyan’s eyes, and she was about to act.

But Lin Ze was faster than her.

He raised his palm toward Luo Han and the others charging toward him. Invisible Soul Power gathered at his palm, condensing and compressing into a shockwave that swept outward.

Soul Power Impact!

Boom!

Luo Han and the others never expected Lin Ze to strike without hesitation.

Caught completely off guard, they were hit head-on.

Although Lin Ze’s Soul Power Impact was only Level 1, and they had Soul Power protection so they weren’t injured,

they were still knocked back several steps by the force.

And in that moment of delay,

the Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon behind them had already roared and caught up, its sharp claws tearing through the air in a vicious swipe.

With a piercing sonic boom, the few remaining Pet Beasts were instantly shredded into pieces, blood splattering everywhere.

Then,

the Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon whipped its tail.

Its thick, pillar-like tail swept through the air and slammed heavily into the Gaoshan Club members.

A direct strike from a Tier 6 Pet Beast—even a Silver Beast Tamer couldn’t withstand it,

let alone a few Bronze Beast Tamers.

Before they could even let out a scream, the Soul Power protection on the Gaoshan Club members’ bodies shattered instantly.

The terrifying force carried by the dragon’s tail struck them without any obstruction.

In that split second,

they were sent flying through the air.

And while still mid-air, a dense, spine-chilling series of bone-cracking sounds came from within their bodies.

Before it even landed, it was already dead beyond dead.

Luo Han, however, seemed to have used some kind of Wonder Item, barely managing to withstand the blow.

But even so, his entire body was sent flying far away, crashing heavily into the hard mountain wall.

Boom!

Broken stones scattered in all directions, dust filling the air.

When the dust finally settled, everyone looked closely and saw Luo Han lying amidst the rubble, drenched in blood.

A sharp stone shard as long as an arm was embedded squarely in the center of his abdomen.

Blood gushed out like a fountain.

In an instant, it pooled into a puddle of blood on the ground.

Luo Han’s eyes were wide open, clearly with more breath leaving him than entering.

“Roar!”

After dealing with the Gaoshan Club members, the Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon was still burning with fury, roaring incessantly.

The next moment.

It turned its gaze toward Lin Ze and the others.

Seeing this, Liu Man, Song Ting, and the others’ faces instantly turned deathly pale.

A single Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon was already nearly too much for them to handle—they’d only managed to hold their ground thanks to Lin Ze.

If another one joined in now, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But knowing that was one thing; Liu Man and the other girls were utterly helpless against their current predicament.

Run?

If they could have run, they would have escaped long ago.

Fight?

Their strongest combat power, the Spirit of the Earth, was tied up in battle and couldn’t break free.

With only the remaining Tier 5 Pet Beasts, they were no match for the Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon.

At that thought, bitter expressions involuntarily crept onto the girls’ faces.

They’d finally turned a corner and were about to escape Grey-Blood Valley.

Only to have another Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon appear out of nowhere.

Truly, when luck hits rock bottom, even drinking water gets stuck in your teeth.

“It looks like our luck really has hit rock bottom.”

Liu Man smiled bitterly at the others.

Song Ting and Gu Lengyan’s pretty faces were slightly pale, their lips pressed tightly together.

“But this time, you all should listen to me.”

Liu Man shook the Thousand-Layered Bell in her hand, her expression gradually turning resolute.

The girl once again brought up her earlier decision.

“I’ll hold it off—you all take the chance to leave.”

Seeing that Song Ting wanted to say something more, Liu Man immediately cut her off.

“At the end of the day, if I hadn’t suggested coming to the Stone-Condensing Secret Realm, none of you would have run into this!”

“Let me make up for my mistake!”

Song Ting frowned. “This was a decision we all made together—it’s not just your fault!”

Gu Lengyan and Guo Xinyi nodded in unison.

Even at a time like this, they didn’t shirk responsibility or blame each other.

“Hey…”

Just then, Lin Ze’s calm voice suddenly rang out, interrupting the girls’ argument.

“Things aren’t actually that bad yet.”

The same words—Lin Ze had spoken them not long ago.

Now that he said them again, it left the girls frozen in place.

They all looked at Lin Ze, their gazes landing on his composed, calm face, and a single thought simultaneously flashed through their minds.

“Junior…”

Liu Man couldn’t help but swallow, asking with a strange expression:

“Don’t tell me you have a way to deal with that mother dragon?”

The other three girls immediately widened their eyes, staring intently at Lin Ze.

Although Lin Ze had surprised them many times before.

Even such a rare occurrence as having his Pet Beast evolve to Tier 6 mid-battle had happened.

Still, they hadn’t dared to hope that Lin Ze could Turn the Tide once again.

After all… Lin Ze couldn’t possibly make another Pet Beast evolve mid-battle too, could he?

How could something like that be possible?

And indeed, it wasn’t.

The Ice Blue Tear was not yet in hand, so Lin Ze naturally couldn’t let Xiao Xue evolve at this moment.

But even without doing that, he still had a way to resolve the situation before him.

Under the girls’ confused and bewildered gazes, Lin Ze flipped his wrist, and a card appeared in his palm.

The Burst Card!