jdhmnovel Chapter 569 Forced to Become a Sacrifice
Chapter 569 Forced to Become a Sacrifice
Only after it was covered did he ask the question that had been bothering him: "When Shenlong Valley collapsed, Xu Zhe and I managed to snatch a treasure map inside during the chaos."
Somehow the news got leaked, and then people from all walks of life pressured me to find the treasure map's teleportation point.
Those were the people who were teleported into this Heavenly Fire Realm. Look, there are over 20,000 of them; they all came together.
"So how did you guys get in? Did you also have a treasure map?"
Fu Tingyu's eyebrows twitched, then he gave a wry smile: "We don't know what happened either."
I was just wandering around an unnamed island when I suddenly fainted. When I woke up... I pointed around, the meaning of which was self-evident.
"An island? We weren't on an island back then! It was a plaza in an ancient ruin!" Yi Qinglin scratched his head. "Never mind, let's not talk about how we got here."
You all better run!
After understanding, Xiao Jukeng put his hands on his hips, indignantly asking, "What do you mean? I've been categorized as cannon fodder right from the start?"
Host, besides you and your group,
Everyone present was a Golden Core Realm expert; to be precise, apart from a few of you, all five hundred of these cannon fodder were Foundation Establishment Realm experts.
Damn! This is a classic case of the strong bullying the weak!
Da Bai no longer dared to be arrogant. It grabbed Mu Zhen's neck tightly with its paws and finally understood why its strength had been suppressed so severely.
There is absolutely no cultivation level above the Golden Core Realm allowed here.
Long Yuan also figured out the general idea: the five hundred people were forcibly divided into five teams.
They were placed in the second group, while the people in the first group were being forced by a large number of people to head towards the Heavenly Fire Gate.
Therefore, the cannon fodder team must be in groups of one hundred.
"If we leave, what will happen to you?"
If there aren't enough people (less than a hundred) and they anger the other side, wouldn't these people have no chance of survival?
Yi Qinglin's smile was numb, with a hint of resignation to his impending death.
They must have already fought fiercely with others, and now all that's left is despair.
"Whether you stay or not, we're all going to die. Get out of here!"
Xu Zhe urged, "Everyone, cover you and escape in that direction!" His eyes glanced at a dead tree on the left.
Behind that tree is a pile of rubble. If you move the stones aside, you'll see a small hole.
He had already explored that place; a hidden river lay deep within the cave.
Whether the villagers can swim to the other side of the river, and whether there is greater danger on the other side of the underground river, remains unknown.
Oh well! Let fate decide.
Mu Zhen frowned slightly. Why did it seem like these people had no intention of resisting at all?
The hundreds of people all looked dejected, as if they had lost their parents.
Has she already resigned herself to her fate?
Huangfu Zique pulled Mu Zhen to Emperor Tianhuang's side, looked at the withered tree, and asked, "Should we run away?"
But all of these people were trying their best to shield them with their bodies.
They even deliberately gathered around the dead tree so that they could escape in full view of everyone.
Three or four hundred people, judging from their clothes and appearance, they should not be from the same faction.
They don't know any of these people, so why...?
"Why did you save us?" Huangfu Zique was puzzled. Why didn't these people escape along that path themselves?
Yi Qinglin tapped the stone slab where Fu Tingyu was sitting and said enviously, "Because no one knows you came from the Realm of Rejuvenation."
Although I don't know where the Realm of Rejuvenation is, judging from your current state...
I guess it's a place that shrinks people.
If we run, everyone else will follow.
After all, we're all from different worlds, so who would be willing to help anyone else?
But you're different. They all think you're really little kids. If you run away...
Wouldn't these people feel a little better? Stop talking, it'll be too late if we don't run now! After saying that, he started shoving Huangfu Zique and Mu Yunfei, who were standing at the front.
They're willing to sacrifice as many as possible; those people on the field have gone mad for the treasure, even coming up with the vicious plan to sacrifice hundreds of lives.
That's absolutely inhumane.
"Ahhh!"
The agonizing screams made Yi Qinglin tremble violently.
Together with those around them who had been chosen as sacrifices, they looked in horror toward the Heavenly Fire Gate.
Thousands of meters above the ground, the airships were parked, and the Heavenly Gate in the very center was like a passageway to another dimension.
Flames blazed around the Heavenly Gate, and a thin red barrier covered the wide gate opening.
The barrier seemed harmless, as if it could be broken with a single poke.
But as soon as anyone gets close, their flesh and blood will be burned to ashes.
In the end, they turned into skeletons and fell like raindrops.
Near the Heavenly Gate, several priest-like figures were performing a blessing dance on a flying boat.
As for the other nearly ten thousand Golden Core cultivators, they all looked on with anticipation, hoping that using human lives to fill the gaps could really destroy that red barrier.
It was only at this moment that Mu Zhen truly understood what Yi Qinglin meant.
It turns out they really are sending everyone to their deaths.
Seeing people who were alive and well just a moment ago turn into skeletons scattered on the ground the next second, it would be a lie to say that you are not terrified at all.
Fu Tingyu's fake smile vanished instantly. He stepped forward, firmly blocking Mu Zhen and Di Tianhuang, and silently pulled the trigger.
He tilted his head slightly and ordered the two people behind him, "Leave half of the grenades behind, you two go!" His tone left no room for refusal.
He was determined to stay with Yi Qinglin and the others, no matter what, to see if he could find a way out for them.
Emperor Tianhuang's gaze was gloomy, and he showed no intention of leaving.
Mu Zhen coldly surveyed the Golden Core cultivators above and below, and when someone glanced over, they wore a gloating expression.
This is really annoying!
They don't know each other, so why should someone in the Foundation Establishment stage become their stepping stone?
"Is there any way to escape this predicament?" Emperor Tianhuang asked Zhuoyin.
Zhuoyin slowly shook its head. Besides being good at divination, it could also find someone who was not the chosen one to possess, but the highest cultivation level present was only at the Golden Core stage.
Since they don't come from the same force, it seems that no matter who it possesses, it can't solve the predicament.
When the fiftieth person was thrown onto the Heavenly Gate, the scene erupted in cheers.
Of course, only the Golden Core cultivators were jubilant.
"Heavens, this is truly the aura of an Imperial artifact. It's so strong, how many Imperial artifacts must be emanating from it?"
"A rough estimate suggests at least a hundred pieces!"
"Wait... there seems to be an even more powerful aura. Could it be the legendary Dao artifact?"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! These hundred people aren't enough to fill the stomachs of the Heavenly Fire Sect. Get the second team to catch up!"
Now people finally gave the four hundred men on the ground a second glance, though they were all urging them to their deaths.
Yi Qinglin swallowed hard. Resist? He had already tried to resist with all his might, but it was futile. At the same time, he still had a sliver of wishful thinking.
Maybe when it's my turn, I'll be able to break through the Heavenly Gate? Then I won't have to die.
"What do they mean? Does Tianmen eat human flesh?" Long Yuan gripped his pistol tightly, his sharp eyes glancing sideways at Yi Qinglin.