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Chapter 540 - 540 Crush all 297 (4000)_2

Chapter 540: Crush all 297 (4000)_2 Chapter 540: Crush all 297 (4000)_2 However, the location was quite remote, effectively in the northwestern part of the first layer of the Akaba Ruins, far off the intended route. Casio had no choice but to temporarily let them go, the Southern Dipper secret teachings were the priority.

Firstly, acquiring the Southern Dipper Sonic Serpent Fist from the fifth layer was the most important, as for other things, they were just icing on the cake, items that could be substituted.

Two hours after entering the ruins.

Clang!

Casio bent a metal spear protruding from the cave wall with one punch, darting his hand out and grabbing the handle. He yanked forcefully, causing the entire channel wall to crack. The long metal device inside was pulled down and twisted inch by inch into a twisted doughnut by his hands.

It was rolled into an iron ball and thrown away.

“We should now be in the relatively dangerous area of the first level. From three minutes ago to now, we’ve encountered five traps in a row,” Casio recalled the map in his mind. The information did not specifically specify the dangerous locations. It just generally annotated some areas or a single narrow corridor with traps or exotic species.

“Move.”

The three walked around the corner and advanced hundreds of meters further. At a turning point, a steep upward slope suddenly appeared in front of them.

Casio’s eyelids twitched, seemingly guessing something. Sure enough, a heavy boulder started rolling down from the top of the slope. Friction against the tunnel, it made a rumbling noise.

The boulder accelerated down the slope, rolling faster and faster.

It came down mercilessly with almost ten tons of crushing force.

Bang!

An air wave exploded in the air. A two-meter-tall blond strongman held up the boulder with both hands and instantly absorbed all its kinetic energy.

Cloth waves rolled over his body like sea waves, his powerful aura surged out. Casio forcibly held it up with his arms, which were like two rock white marble pillars. He took a slight breath with his steel-built body, then the man surprisingly progressed upwards against the force.

Pushing the boulder, he headed towards the top of the slope.

The movement got faster and faster, and his walking turned into running. Behind Casio, Feng Liusi and the others followed.

The three persons and the boulder fiercely ground down the tunnel ahead.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh … whoosh whoosh whoosh …

As the boulder passed by, a large number of small holes suddenly cracked open on the walls on both sides. The mechanism operated, and deadly crossbow arrows were violently shot out like a downpour, no less lethal than bullets. Arrowheads hit the stone, making a continuous clinking sound.

The surface of the stone ball was covered with golden sparks, moving slowly forward. A third of the tunnel distance was passed, and the corners of the ground piled up witn no less than ten thousand arrows, all of their arrowheads rendered useless.

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

A series of teeth-grating metallic bending sounds rang out.

It was the sharp ground spikes that sprung from the tunnel floor all of a sudden. The spikes were all black, with the thickness of a baby’s arm at the root. The force of their ejection was fierce, if it were a normal person, they would undoubtedly be penetrated. Neither feet nor buttocks could be spared, resulting in a tragic death.

But, now the ground spikes were against a nearly ten ton boulder.

It was quite awkward, they could not push it up. On the contrary, it was forcefully run over along the way, just like a road roller flattening the ground.

The straight steel spikes were instantly bent to the point that they couldn’t be bent any further.

Some of them were even bent to ninety degrees, tightly adhering to the ground.

Others, which were more fragile, directly snapped off from the root.

Casio proceeded without any expression. Just his arm muscles were contracting and relaxing, the veins bouncing, and he was unleashing the frightening strength of his body.

The boulder steadfastly rolled over, and there was another crisp cracking sound from the walls on both sides and the ground, which was obviously the mechanism having failed.

Only after passing through this dangerous tunnel, did Casio nod in approval, the boulder was useful at times.

Moreover, pushing was not as taxing as lifting, he did not have to be in a state of explosive strength all the way, he could run with the ball by applying a few thousand pounds of force to his arms. Unexpectedly, there was a sense of contentment.

The standard dimensions of the Akaba Ruins’ channels were relatively fixed, this boulder was in a perfectly suitable diameter, it wouldn’t be too small or get stuck.

So, Casio played with the ball for another half an hour.

During the journey, they encountered many traps, but all were successfully cleared.

The surface of the boulder was pitted with occasional signs of corrosion. However, its overall structure remained intact and could still be used.

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The first floor of the Akaba Ruins, a relatively dangerous area. In a dark corner, a demonic dog hovers above the ground. It measures one and a half meters in height, with robust muscles that resemble chunks of granite. It boasts three heads on its upper body, drooling saliva and revealing monstrous tusks as long as daggers. Its lower body emits a strange smoke, and its limbs appear in a bizarre ethereal state.

The black fog three-headed dog wanders aimlessly in this area.

Any object trying to intrude would be ruthlessly torn apart. These three-headed dogs possess a strong physique, bloodthirsty desire to attack, and a crazed determination to not rest until the intruders are killed.

“Rumble, rumble, rumble……” “Rumble, rumble, rumble……”

The ground of the surrounding area suddenly began to shake. Dust fell from the walls, much like when a train passes over tracks.

The black fog three-headed dog instantly sensed the intruder. It swiftly turned its body, its six blood-red pupils fixed on the corner position.

The mist around its body surged, and a dangerous aura dispersed in all directions. Raising its three heads, the dog let out an excited howl like a hunter sighting its prey: “Awoooo…GA!”

In the dark corner, a massive shadow suddenly thunderously rushed by, practically filling all the space in the tunnel. Its speed was frighteningly rapid, with the corner ahead leading to a decline.

The black fog three-headed dog was crushed to death without even activating its battle mode. Its entire form, like a water bag, was instantly exploded by the boulder of about ten tonnes charging over. With a “splat,” it turned into a swirl of black fog, merging with air and shadow.

As the boulder passed, a puddle of black ashes stuck to the ground.

The three men briskly passed through the dim tunnel.

Casio looked up, somewhat perplexed, and asked, “Did you guys hear anything just now? Was it a foreign beast from far away?”

“It seemed like it, I heard a wolf howl, no… a dog howling…”

Feng Liusi pondered for a moment.

“What wolf’s howl, clearly it was a duck, I heard a ‘gah’,” Sheng Feinan disagreed, expressing his own opinion.

“Nevermind, just be careful hereafter. This area is marked as a relatively dangerous zone with exotic species activity on the map. The first exotic species we encountered, we don’t know how dangerous it will be. We can’t afford to be careless now, we have to give it our all if necessary!”

Casio looked at Feng Liusi and the others with a solemn gaze.

“Hmm.”

The trio all looked somewhat cautious, naturally forming an aura around their bodies to prep against any possible attacks. However, until they left the area, they did not encounter any exotic species’ ambush.

Three and half hours after entering the Akaba Ruins.

A subtle rumble resonated as Casio shook his arms. The battered boulder furiously flew across the entire tunnel, violently colliding with the frenzied wooden rhino charging towards it. With a “bang,” the weather-worn stone ball finally exploded under the heavy weight.

The explosion filled half of the tunnel with clouds of stone dust.

At the entrance of the tunnel, a powerful figure dashed into the stone mist like an arrow, striking the rhino that had already been grievously wounded with more speed than the boulder. The rhino was sent flying, heavily crashing into the end of the tunnel.

A minute passed. Casio crouched at the corner. A wooden rhino was ripped apart on the ground. Instead of flesh, there was green vegetation inside its body. This enormous creature wasn’t an animal but an unusual plant creature.

“It’s getting stranger… the Oyon Civilization…”

He slowly stood up, his eyes flickering, murmuring to himself.

Four hours after entering the Akaba Ruins.

Casio and his companions came to a halt at the end of one corridor, looking ahead. It surprisingly led to a large cave wall that opened up into a wide, cylindrical cavity about the size of a basketball court.

The entire cave wall was grayish-white featuring oval passages leading in different directions, densely packed, making it feel eerily like a beehive or ant nest.

This was the starting point of our route, and also an important transfer station in the Akaba Ruins. There were steps on the cave wall, and at the bottom, there was a fountain.

Not only would this fountain spew water, but it would occasionally spit out bugs.

These bugs are called holy beetles!