Chapter 54: The Great Escape of the Fugitive

  As for the existence of the Beetle King, the two ultimately did not delve deeper into it.

  As the gate of "Insect in Anger" opens and the hidden exit on the right side is activated, Hu Si Ming and Yan Shao Ou start sprinting desperately. Along the severely damaged corridor due to the earthquake, the two people put aside all other distractions in their minds and launch a charge towards achieving a perfect evaluation.

  Almost simultaneously, the Beetle King sealed on the left side fully awakened from his slumber.

  Finding itself locked in the stone room, the pride of being an ancient monster immediately enraged it. It flapped its wings and let out a strange hissing sound, then swung its sharp forelimbs like scimitars, easily cutting through the bars as if they were vegetables. After trampling the broken bars into shape with a heavy foot, it noticed the smell left by humans and discovered two people desperately sprinting towards the ground.

  Subconsciously, it vented its inner anger on the two people and followed them into the hidden exit.

  Its body, weighing several tons, was really intimidating when it ran. Every step it took made the ground shake like an aftershock. Some sections of the stone slabs had been damaged in the earthquake and could not withstand its weight, being trampled into countless pieces on the spot. As its speed gradually increased, this ancient monster turned into a fully loaded tank, rampaging through the passageway. A relatively narrow section of the stone wall hiding the exit was even crushed to dust by its body!

  Such a monster is really too frightening.

  Hú Sī Míng was almost in doubt, even if all the teaching assistants from the entrance examination came, they couldn't resist it. Only sophomores or even juniors could possibly kill this guy.

  Realizing this, the two of them ran even more desperately.

  However, as the last level of the unified exam, how could they let them escape so easily? As soon as they turned a corner along the hidden exit, the two of them stepped on the spider webs that covered the path. These white or light yellow spider webs had amazing elasticity and adhesion. If you accidentally stepped on them, you would be stuck for three seconds, and only after the effect disappeared could you struggle free.

  With a terrifying ancient monster like the Beetle King chasing after you, stopping for three seconds is basically waiting for death!

  Hú Sī Míng reacted extremely quickly, discovering that he couldn't break free by force, and immediately swung his sword to cut off the threads. However, these strange spider silk had an unimaginable elasticity. Not only were they not destroyed, but even his weapon was stuck together with them. In a state of anxiety, Hú Sī Míng suddenly had an epiphany and activated his innate ability.

  Scorching flames immediately adhered to the iron sword.

  The spider silk is not afraid of ordinary attacks, but its biggest weakness is fire. When it was swept by Hu Si Ming's ice and fire dual-attribute long sword, those annoying spider silks immediately turned into a ball of flames and disappeared.

  Hou Si Ming, who had regained his freedom, didn't even bother to look back and immediately rushed to the side of Yan Shao Ou to help him burn away those spider threads, before continuing to run for their lives.

  This hidden exit seems to have been abandoned for too long, and has become a spider's nest. The hundred-meter-long tunnel leading to the surface is not only filled with annoying cobwebs, but also with large numbers of harmless spiders. These spiders are almost powerless and non-toxic, but their bodies are relatively large. Scared by the sudden influx of humans and flames, these spiders crawled all over the tunnel, severely hindering the speed of the two people.

  In just a few short seconds, the Beetle King had already caught up from behind.

  Its speed was at least several times faster than a newborn. The key is that its super-large body made it impossible for spider silk to stick to it, and ordinary spiders that dared to block the way were directly trampled into meat sauce. This kind of recklessness allowed it to quickly chase after the two people's backs by five meters. For an instant, the two even sensed the vigorous swinging of its scythe-like forelimbs and the foul-smelling breath sprayed from its mouth.

  "So fast!"

  So quickly caught up, Yan Shao was startled. He followed Hu Si Ming closely as he ran forward, and summoned a water element to try to slow it down slightly.

  But it's all in vain!

  A water element with a life value of up to 225 points was pierced by the sharp forelimbs of the Beetle King, and it directly transformed into the original magical water, scattering on the ground.

  The entire process was just one strike, truly a real quick kill!

  Although it is still unclear what the upper limit of this guy's attack power is, it doesn't matter anymore. Three hundred or one thousand, anyway, absolutely one hit can instantly kill two people. In the face of such intimidation, Hu Siming and Yan Shao'ou have already used their utmost strength to run at their maximum speed.

  The aftershock occurred again at this time.

  Perhaps due to the impending collapse, this aftershock's tremors were exceptionally strong, and the damage it caused to the mausoleum was extremely evident. At this point, the underground third layer had almost completely collapsed, with a large amount of groundwater rushing in, nearly submerging the mausoleum. Even the hidden exit closest to the ground surface suffered severe damage. Large boulders accompanied by choking dust fell from the sky, just like the previously triggered falling rock mechanism.

  Hu Si Ming and Yan Shao Ou had to divide their attention upwards to avoid being hit by falling rocks.

  But the Beetle King is not afraid!

  Its thick, grey-green outer shell has an amazing defensive power. A boulder that could smash a hole in the ground would land on its back like a tickle. This guy didn't even notice the top of his head, even when two people were frantically chasing him.

  "Damn it."

  Just as its scythe-like forelimbs were only one meter away from the backs of the two men, Hu Siming cursed loudly and had to use the whirlpool card that he had been saving for a rainy day.

  A faint purple glow flashed, and the card created a magical whirlpool under the feet of the Beetle King. At the moment it took effect, Hu Si Ming was really worried whether the whirlpool could take effect on such a powerful monster. But the card, which was said to be from the principal's hand, did not disappoint him. The Beetle King, although an ancient monster, still had a certain gap in strength compared to Lord-level magical beasts and heroes, and was forcibly held in place by the whirlpool.

  Two seconds that can save lives!

  Hu Si Ming swung the iron sword in his hand, which was burning with flames, and burned down the spider web that blocked their way again. He followed Yan Shao into the last section of the passage. At the end of the passage, they could see dazzling sunlight, undoubtedly, there was the exit back to the ground. As long as they passed through this final sixty-meter distance, the two would win!

  Yan Shao also saw hope and couldn't help but sprint forward with all his might.

  However, the Beetle King was enraged by being trapped in its own magical vortex. As an ancient monster, how could it not have any skills? Seeing the two of them dash out more than ten meters in the blink of an eye, it flapped its wings violently, and its two scythe-like forelimbs crashed into the stone slab on the ground with a loud bang, then forcefully heaved forward!

  "Landmine!"

  A string of piercing, starting from its forelimb, instantly spread out in all directions. Hu Sui and Yan Shao Ou were completely unprepared, or even if they had prepared, it was too late to dodge, and the sharp thorns that suddenly emerged from the ground directly threw them into the air. Due to their zero basic magic resistance, the two suffered full damage from the earth thorn attack, and their blood volume instantly decreased by 150 points!

  The damage is astonishing, but still within their tolerance. The real killer is the 1.5-second stun that comes with the ground spike!

  This brief moment is really too crucial.

  Husiming used the Dark Moon series card to create a whirlpool, and after struggling for two seconds, it was wasted. By the time the dizziness of the two ended, the Beetle King had also escaped from the whirlpool and chased up again.

  This time, neither of them had any countermeasures.

  "We can't escape!"

  Although there was less than fifty meters left, Yan Shao knew this point clearly in his heart. Just as the Beetle King behind him raised its scythe-like forelimbs again, he gritted his teeth and made a stunning decision - to abandon his escape and turn around to run back!

  Yan Shaoye's astonishing move left the Beetle King stunned, and his scythe-like forelegs also stabbed into the ground. Seizing this opportunity, he flashed to the Beetle King's left side, let out a loud shout, and ran back along the way he came. Apparently, Yan Shaoye was using himself as bait to help Hu Shiming gain time!

  As the Beetle King's attack power, being chased by it, as long as one person is hit, both of them will die. It was hard to get here, if they fell at the last step and missed the perfect evaluation, it would be a pity. So, Yan Shao Ou used his own death to exchange for the team's chance to achieve a perfect evaluation!

  His decisiveness earned Hu Si Ming an extra second.

  The Beetle King had no choice but to turn around and take a step back, using his scythe-like forelimbs to pierce Xian Shao's chest and kill him. Only then did he turn around and continue the chase. At this point, Hu Si Ming was only thirty meters away from the exit leading to the surface!