Chapter 1130: Chapter 1130: Human Pyramid

The Endless Abyss in the underground palace seemed to be much easier to pass than those legendary dangerous places of similar renown in the Upper World.

This abyss was constructed by the Supreme Lord from remote ages through substantial effort. These warriors even saw this underground palace as a trial, where they could obtain golden opportunities and precious treasures. It was a means for testing themselves, and finding their measures.

However, only now did they realize that they had seriously miscalculated.

Anyone who was not careful in this abyss would immediately be killed!

After the warrior was ripped into pieces, his broken limbs fell down above everyone's heads. As they descended relatively slower than those alive warriors, the warriors were constantly below the bloody shower which followed them.

“Another one!” a fighter screamed with a note of fear in his voice.

Just as the voice rang out, the crowd heard a whistling sound coming from below, heading straight for them. It grew in intensity as the noise drew near.

However, Zen was on the left side of the abyss at this time, and the diamond-shaped ice crystal was only the size of a person. So it seemed that he would not get hit by the diamond-shaped ice crystal.

There were dozens of warriors falling down in the abyss at the same time, and the diamond-shaped ice crystals were rising at a much faster speed. Even if they noticed the diamond-shaped ice crystals, it would not be easy to dodge them during their descent. There was little room for them to maneuver.

Previously, as they were passing through the Blade Mountain Trap, they had maintained a careful distance from the walls of the abyss. When several giant blades appeared, they would nimbly adjust their positions by pushing the abyss walls. But now there were ice spikes growing on the walls, so this method was obviously no longer suitable as the walls had become like a giant cheese grater and would shred anyone who came too close to them.

The assault of these diamond-shaped ice crystals were like the uncertain coming of a death god, killing indiscriminately. The fate of most martial artists in the abyss could now only depend on their good luck or bad luck.

“Whoosh!”

In almost the blink of an eye, the diamond-shaped ice crystal shot toward Freya at an extremely fast speed. She instantly froze in place as she saw death hurtling towards her.

Seeing the diamond-shaped ice crystal shooting towards her, Freya's face paled. She tried her best to avoid the fast approaching death object, but she was unable to fly into the air, and had no way to gain the momentum to change her position. The difficulty of avoiding it was simply too great. She watched helplessly as it approached.

At the last second, she almost twisted her waist into a bow, but was still unable to avoid the diamond-shaped ice crystal.

'That human girl is going to die!' the other warriors all thought.

Freya had almost stopped breathing as she stared at the diamond-shaped ice crystal with a look of sheer despair on her face. As what she had already seen before, the only result she could achieve was to freeze, and turn into ice scraps after being hit by the diamond-shaped ice crystal.

Because the speed was simply too fast, she didn't have the time to crumb the divine texture to return to the entrance of the underground palace.

At this moment, a black ray of light shot overhead at an even faster speed. Before the diamond-shaped ice crystal struck Freya, the black ray of light had already struck the diamond-shaped ice crystal.

“Clank! Clank! Clank...”

The black light had hit and instantly shattered the diamond-shaped ice crystal, showering Freya with its icy remains.

When the diamond-shaped ice crystal exploded, it had released strong cold energy. After Freya passed through that layer of cold energy, her entire body was snow-white, as if she had been covered in a layer of frost. Icicles even hung from her clothes and hair.

She subconsciously turned her head to look at Zen, who was holding onto a long bow. He fell backward in the air, with his chest facing upwards. The bow in his hand was still vibrating, as that black light had been the arrow that Zen had shot when she was in danger.

Although she had been in despair just now, she had still clung to one belief for salvation. At this time, only Zen could save her. However, an apologetic look appeared on her face all of a sudden. She felt ashamed of needing Zen's protection constantly in the underground palace.

She hadn't wanted to cause trouble for Zen in the first place, but she'd been bothering him all the way up, since they'd entered the underground palace. So she felt so sorry now.

As Zen saw the apologetic look in Freya's eyes, he only smiled, and with a flick of his finger, a red pill shot towards Freya. Zen had collected a lot of pills in his space ring. That was a Heating Pill, which was able to catalyze one's life vitality and emit a great amount of heat, although it was not a high level pill. Freya practiced the cultivation method of the ice attribute, but the cold energy emitted from the diamond-shaped ice crystal had still been too much for her to take. Her body was shaking heavily from the chill, and she gratefully accepted the Heating Pill.

Although the cold energy of this diamond-shaped ice crystal was terrifying and its speed was difficult to dodge, it was only an ice crystal after all. As long as one didn't come into contact with it, you could easily survive it by shattering it in advance. It was simply a matter of avoiding the ice, and remaining alert. 𝖗Àℕ∅βƐŜ

Everyone had already gotten ready again for the approaching diamond-shaped ice crystals. Some of the human warriors pulled out a row of flying knifes in their hands. As for the warriors of the Demon Night, they all took out their bows.

“Shoop! Shoop!”

Accompanied by two whistling sounds, two more diamond-shaped ice crystals shot out from the bottom of the abyss! Their frigid shapes were quickly approaching.

However, this time, just as the two diamond-shaped ice crystals appeared, two crisp sounds also rang out. A green light and a purple light shot towards the diamond-shaped ice crystals at the same time. The accuracy was unmistakable.

“Clank! Clank!”

Following the two crisp sounds, the two diamond-shaped ice crystals instantly exploded and shattered outward into streaks of cold air before disappearing from everyone's sight.

The archers were now two women of the Demon Night.

Although the many warriors were competitors in this abyss, everyone could only go further by working together. When faced with the threat of the diamond-shaped ice crystals, enemies had to become friends, and fight for a common goal - survival.

As they were continuing to fall, all the warriors had now understood this principle. Facing those diamond-shaped ice crystals, they didn't hold back their strength anymore. Every one of the warriors was now accepting the responsibility for destroying the dangerous diamond-shaped ice crystals.

Whenever the diamond-shaped ice crystals flew over, someone would always take the initiative to smash them into pieces. The ones who contributed the most were not humans, but those from the Demon Night. Although the warriors of the Demon Night were good at different kinds of weapons, the most common weapon they used was a bow and arrows. Almost everyone of their warriors was equipped with a longbow. Hence, they had a reputation for proficiency in shooting which was unmatched among their human and ogre counterparts.

At the beginning, there was only one or two diamond-shaped ice crystals, but soon, the number of these dangerous hazards began to increase exponentially. Surviving the gauntlet of the rising diamond-shaped ice crystals was becoming even more dangerous now.

Three, four…

six, seven...

At the same time, more and more diamond-shaped ice crystals appeared and the pressure became greater and greater. More people began to work together. The sounds of explosions echoed throughout the abyss for a time as the diamond-shaped ice crystals were exploded through archery and teamwork.

This situation continued for almost an hour, and the expressions of the warriors became more and more serious. At the same time, the number of diamond-shaped ice crystals that shot up had already reached twenty, and if there was even the slightest mistake, someone would be killed. If the number of diamond-shaped ice crystals reached a certain point, the result wouldn't be hard to guess. Everyone in the abyss would be faced with an inevitably disastrous consequence.

“Buzzzzz…”

Some warriors had already foreseen this. They shattered the purple specks of light and activated the divine texture, choosing to withdraw and return to the entrance of the underground palace.

It would be too late to withdraw by the time that the warriors found it was beyond their ability to handle. The opportunities and treasures in the abyss were indeed attractive, but their lives were still the most important aspect of consideration.

The fewer people there were, the greater the pressure would be. After all, there were still so many diamond-shaped ice crystals to deal with; and with fewer archers to take out the diamond-shaped ice crystals, the task was becoming impossible.

When the first person chose to retreat, the other warriors' minds immediately wavered. Very soon, the second and third warriors also activated their divine textures, transforming into a beam of purple light as they shot upwards. The tide of abandonment increased as more warriors chose to leave the fight.

However, many warriors still chose to stay.

Some chose to fight with all their might, while others chose to protect themselves. There was no right or wrong decision to be made. This was about survival.

Zen understood, however, that he could not give up. The competition in the Upper World was certainly more brutal than that in the Lower World and the path he chose to walk on was far more difficult than that of an ordinary warrior. If he gave up on this small challenge, how could he continue on his tough path. Besides, he was doing it not only for himself but also for Lavender. There would be too much to be lost, if he abandoned the task now.

“Freya, adjust your position and try to maintain a straight line with me,” Zen instructed.

Freya nodded. She, of course, clearly understood Zen's arrangement.

Now everyone was falling. She then adjusted her position and kept herself above Zen's head. It was as if Zen was standing in front of her, shielding her from harm.

When the other warriors saw Zen's arrangement, they saw the wisdom of this move and their minds changed as they followed suit. Therefore, a rather comical scene appeared. Almost all of the warriors began to adjust their positions and moved towards Freya's position. They were all trying to shelter themselves behind Zen now.

Not only the human warriors, but also the ones of the Demon Night and the ogres, were also coming, one after the other. They formed a straight line, as if they were a living pyramid, during the rapid descent.

Looking at the neatly arranged pyramid above his head, a helpless smile appeared on Zen's face. He couldn't blame these guys for taking advantage of the situation. Arranged like this, they would indeed avoid a lot of trouble. There was safety to be secured in this pattern. All Zen needed to do was to break the diamond-shaped ice crystals that had shot up from the bottom.

Therefore, with Zen as the leader and apex, this pyramid formed by humans, ogres and Demon Night members continued plummeting downwards at top speed.

After about an hour, the number of diamond-shaped ice crystals began to decrease. Although the surrounding cold energy was still high and copious, the temperature had also increased by quite a bit. Things were definitely looking up for them.

It seemed that they had passed through this round of trial. However, just as everyone's mood was slightly released and tensions faded, a soft laughter suddenly rang out.