Chapter 770: Chapter 217: Encounter with the Supreme at Road’s End (8K Words for Monthly Tickets)_5
He was now considered one person made out of four, walking as one, but the light beneath his feet moved more than four times faster!
This damned Quenching Road seemed to not allow anyone to pass by relying on others in this manner, and it actively intensified its difficulty.
But, to let Xu Shu put his family down and let them walk by themselves?
Xu Shu really didn’t dare.
And if they split up, they would definitely not be able to catch up.
These three family members at home, each and every one of them was an ordinary person, not to mention lacking any cultivation, they couldn’t even be considered "physically strong." Xu Shu didn’t believe at all that they could successfully pass the Quenching Road on their own.
In other words, the existence of people like Zhou Junjie, Zhou Shiyu, and Li Guoying on the Quenching Road, was destined to be in the group to be eliminated.
The Quenching Road directly turned into a tormenting journey!
But continuing like this didn’t seem to be a solution either, as the Quenching Road had obviously triggered some mechanism, actively troubling Xu Shu, making it increasingly difficult to step on the light with every step.
What to do?
Going on like this would only lead to the entire family perishing together.
But could they walk on their own?
Xu Shu swept his gaze across the three terrified family members, almost too scared to lift their heads amidst the surrounding darkness roaring angrily, and sighed.
With their level, they would probably fall the moment they hit the ground.
"There’s a method, I can only try..."
Xu Shu clenched his teeth and switched the title on top of his head—Chaser of Light!
In this darkness, he couldn’t help but think of trying to use his own light to compete against it.
Ding~~~
Xu Shu began to shine brightly, his eyes gradually filled with joy because it was effective.
The road ahead was illuminated, the darkness was driven dozens of meters away, even covering many people in front and behind him, benefiting several hundred nearby people!
This directly caused those things in the darkness to start screaming like mad, vaguely sounding like some sort of language of creatures, seemingly loudly accusing Xu Shu.
Many people were overjoyed, speeding up their journey.
There were also those who were almost swallowed by the darkness, they turned back to kowtow and thank Xu Shu, but as soon as they turned back, they fell off the Quenching Road.
Others, although they didn’t look back, felt relieved by this and stopped to rest on the spot; they also fell off.
"It’s effective! But can’t relax!"
Xu Shu’s heart immediately tensed up.
The problem of being pulled by darkness might be solved, but that was only half of it; the other half was that their resolve needed to be strong enough.
Seeing people continuously falling off, feeling the trembling of his family, and even sensing the slight warmth bursting from his neck.
Xu Shu felt the fear of his family members.
A moment later, he took a deep breath and started singing while walking:
"March forward! March forward! March forward together with hands joined!"
His singing was off-key, more like shouting than singing, resonating with overwhelming power.
Along with everyone around them, one by one, all were gradually infected, their spirits lifted high.
Forward!
Forward!!
Forward!!!
The endless darkness was shattered.
At some moment when his sense of time was nearly lost, a candle the size of a bean in front suddenly shone brightly.
Xu Shu suddenly felt a solidity under his feet.
In an instant, he saw the surrounding darkness swiftly receding.
Before his eyes, a vast expanse of yellowed plains was revealed.
Looking back now, the Quenching Road was out of sight, instead, under the moonlit mountains, wide fields spread, stars fell into the river, creating a magnificent scene.
—Of course, one must overlook the ghostly howls and wolf cries that occasionally rose.
"Where are the others?"
Xu Shu looked around and didn’t see the main group, but he did see a burly man appearing out of nowhere about fifty meters away.
It seemed likely that everyone’s landing points were slightly off after getting out.
He didn’t have time to think more and immediately led his family toward the east, judging the direction by the full moon in the western sky.
Actually, it wasn’t necessary to distinguish directions, as the east side was brightly lit, seemingly the entrance to a small town.
Walking less than a hundred meters, Xu Shu’s eyes lit up, and he saw not far ahead the entrance to the small town was a huge plaque building, perfectly pressing down within a very ordinary line.
The border line, finally reached.
Wuxin did not lie; after enduring most of the night, although challenging, they ultimately succeeded in breaking through the wilderness barrier and arrived within the border line of another Safe Zone.
When Xu Shu set off, he had chosen the east. Hence, without unexpected events, this place belonged to the Safe Zone on the eastern front, D9B3 Area.
The reason for choosing this direction was also well considered by Xu Shu.
Around D8B3 Area, to the west, D7B3 and to the north, D8B4, are Second-class Safe Zones, but the latter was about to downgrade; to the south is D8B2 Area, also a Third-class Safe Zone.
Only the east, the D9B3 front-line Safe Zone, nicknamed "Confucian Sage Home," was a First-class Safe Zone!
Xu Shu’s thought was, if he really couldn’t hold on and fell off the Quenching Road, landing in the wilderness,
Then being closest to a First-class Safe Zone would mean a higher chance of survival.
Of course, it turned out that this backup plan wasn’t needed because, relying on his own strength, he forcefully crossed the Quenching Road and reached his destination.
Yet, on the plaque at the entrance to the D9B3 Area within the small town, written clearly was a line of words that warmed the heart:
"Welcome to Hospitable Penglai!"
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(End of Volume Two)