Chapter 315: Chapter 315 You go first_1
Just as the fierce battle raged within the cave.
On a mountain peak a thousand meters away, a man stood against the wind.
Clothed in a robe, with a longsword on his back, his long hair flowing, his face was stern.
He was none other than Fenglai Venerable, the second-ranked expert of the Pangu Sect.
Ye Fei, in clearing out the people ambushed in the eastern and southern directions, as well as those fifteen death warriors, displayed formidable strength—all of which Fenglai Venerable witnessed.
Ye Fei’s strength caused his brows to furrow.
"Indeed, the Sect Master is wise to have me observe in secret and assist at the right moment when Diku Venerable encounters trouble. It seems this young man surnamed Ye might truly become a major threat to our Pangu Sect in the future."
"Such a hidden danger cannot be left unchecked. He must be eliminated! It’s time for me to act."
With this thought, a cold light suddenly shot from Fenglai Venerable’s eyes, and he leapt down from the towering peak.
Several kilometers from this peak, on an even higher mountain, another person stood.
This person wore a black scarf, obscuring their face.
Upon seeing Fenglai Venerable leap down, they too bent forward and raced down, moving as if on flat ground on the lofty mountain, heading straight for where Fenglai Venerable had descended.
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Inside the cave.
After being stunned for a moment, Diku Venerable suddenly burst into loud laughter.
"Ha ha ha ha! Ye Fei, I must admit, you are very strong. But do you think you’ve won with that? You are too naive!"
"Take a good look at what I’ve prepared for you!"
Ye Fei glanced sideways.
Behind the dozens of Pangu Sect followers holding long knives and short spears, huge shields had suddenly appeared.
Each shield was over two meters tall and more than a meter wide, extremely hard and thick.
Behind each shield stood two strong men, one pushing the heavy shield, the other holding a long spear ready to thrust at any time.
These shields formed a large formation in four directions, and it had already started to slowly push towards the center.
Seeing this, the followers hurriedly took cover behind the shields, helping to push forward.
As they pushed, the strong men shouted loudly.
"Hu Ha! Kill!"
"Hu Ha! Kill!"
Their momentum was earth-shattering.
Long Wei, Hu Meng, Bao Ji, and Lang Nue, upon seeing this, showed no fear but instead a look of ridicule.
"Old monster, you aren’t actually planning to counter our powerful firepower with such primitive methods, are you? Ridiculous!"
"And who exactly is the ridiculous one?"
Diku Venerable laughed sinisterly again.
That laughter made Ye Fei almost feel as though he could see the smug, despicable face behind the Venerable’s strange mask.
"Something’s wrong!"
"Quick, check the detectors, the air around us seems off."
Ye Fei suddenly felt an abnormal breath.
Although colorless and odorless, it made Ye Fei’s sensory cells continuously release danger signals.
Bao Ji looked down and saw the detector at his waist starting to sound an alarm.
The screen showed that the levels of gaseous alkanes in the surrounding air were severely excessive.
"Squad leader! Look!"
Long Wei saw it and his face suddenly changed.
An excessive concentration of gaseous alkanes meant that they absolutely could not fire at will in the upcoming battle.
If a gun were discharged accidentally, there would be an extremely high risk of triggering a massive explosion in the nearly enclosed cave.
By then, everyone present, would be blown to the sky!
But if unable to fire, relying solely on close-quarters combat to confront this invincible shield formation, they had no chance of winning either!
Seeing the troubled expressions of Long Wei, Hu Meng, Bao Ji, and Lang Nue, Diku Venerable’s voice grew even more smug.
"How about that? My ’mutual destruction’ tactic is powerful, isn’t it?"
"Despicable!!"
Long Wei angrily rebuked.
However, this only brought about an even more arrogant laughter from Diku Venerable.
At this moment, Ye Fei also let out a faint smile.
"Do you really think you have the right to go ’mutual destruction’ with me? I could kill you without even using a knife, believe it or not?"
The surrounding shield formation had already fully assembled, and was about to push forward to within ten meters.
And it was in this moment that Ye Fei spoke these words.
To Diku Venerable, this was nothing more than bravado from someone facing death, meaningless.
Therefore, he did not take it to heart at all.
Long Wei, Hu Meng, Bao Ji, and Lang Nue, on hearing this, were infuriated beyond measure.
"I say, Ye Fei, what time do you think it is, and you’re still talking big? If you have the skills, fly up and finish him off now!"
"Exactly, from then till now, we haven’t seen you kill a single person, but your trash talking is loud enough. How could I have risked my life for someone like you, I regret it so much!"
"Seriously, if it weren’t for the captain’s sake, I would have shot you dead a long time ago!"
Hu Meng, Bao Ji, and Lang Nue, under their frustration, were cursing non-stop.
Although Long Wei was displeased, he knew well that as a soldier, he must obey orders as his duty.
Before arriving, the captain had ordered that, even at the risk of death, they must protect Ye Fei’s safety.
He couldn’t possibly let anything happen to Ye Fei!
"Hu ha! Hu ha! Kill!"
At this moment, the shield formation was only less than five meters away, and a life-and-death struggle was imminent.
Long Wei murmured, "Mr. Ye, when the fight starts, don’t worry about anything."
"We’ll blast an opening at the back, and you take the opportunity to retreat quickly! Do you understand?"
No sooner had he spoken than Ye Fei understood their intention.
They were prepared to sacrifice themselves to get him out of danger.
Even the other three, Hu Meng, Bao Ji, and Lang Nue, who had quite the complaints against him, did not voice any objections.
This touched Ye Fei deeply.
But he didn’t accept their suggestion, instead, he laughed aloud, "I, Ye Fei, appreciate my brothers’ intentions, but since we came here together, naturally we should leave together."
"Why do you have to be such a sissy!"
Hu Meng was so agitated his face turned red.
"If you’re told to go first, just go! Listen to the platoon leader!"
Bao Ji added, "Although I’m pissed about this decision too, but since you’re the weakest, then it’s only right for us, the stronger ones, to protect you."
Lang Nue: "Ditto."
At this point, the four of them were ready to face death.
They knew all too well that they couldn’t defeat this shield formation with just their blades.
Instead of all dying here, it was better to ensure Ye Fei’s survival, not to betray the captain’s trust.
As for themselves, when the time came, triggering the gas ethene and taking down with them as many enemies as they could, seemed a fair deal!
Unfortunately, Ye Fei had no intention of listening to them.
Far from it, he gave a bitter smile, "When have I ever become so weak that I need your protection."
While speaking, he picked up a bent and damaged sword from the ground with a smile.
