Chapter 863 Thrilling Escape

The moment Zhang Meng and Qin Feng rushed out of the secret passage, there was a deafening explosion behind them, as if the entire underground castle was instantly disintegrated by this huge energy. The violent dark power swept over, the entire ground began to shake violently, and rocks fell from the ceiling.

"Wow! This explosion is more powerful than I thought!" Zhang Meng's eyes widened, his feet were like the wind, and he ran while shouting, "Run, run! If we are buried here, we will become stone sculptures!"

Qin Feng did not look back, holding the sword tightly, running quickly, his eyes fixed on the exit in front of him. Although the explosion behind him was getting closer and closer, he knew that if he paused for a moment, they would be completely buried in the ruins.

"Mengzi, speed up! The exit is just ahead!" Qin Feng shouted, and rushed towards the exit of the secret passage with Zhang Meng.

"Stop rushing me! My legs are almost broken from running!" Zhang Meng panted heavily and swung his giant axe, ready to chop off any falling rocks that blocked their way.

They rushed out of the narrow secret passage and came to a relatively open hall. However, the scene before them made them stop instantly.

"Why is there another hall?" Zhang Meng's eyes widened, his face full of confusion. "I thought the exit was just ahead, but it turns out to be in this damn place!"

Qin Feng also frowned and looked around. This hall was wider than before, and the walls were still engraved with ancient runes. However, unlike before, there seemed to be a stronger dark aura here.

"Something's wrong." Qin Feng whispered, looking around vigilantly, "This doesn't look like an exit, but rather... the final base of the Dark Cult."

"What?" Zhang Meng was stunned, then reacted, "You mean we ran into their base camp?"

"Very likely." Qin Feng nodded, his eyes calm, "The dark aura here is stronger than anywhere else, even stronger than the black shadow just now."

Zhang Meng said with a bitter face: "This is terrible. We have plunged into the enemy's lair. If I had known this would happen, I should have had a good meal first."

Even as they were talking, the dark runes around them suddenly began to glow, and a low incantation came from the depths of the hall, as if summoning some invisible power.

"This sound doesn't sound good." Zhang Meng tightly grasped the giant axe, his face full of vigilance, "Qin Feng, what should we do now?"

Qin Feng narrowed his eyes and made a quick judgment: "No matter what happens, we have to keep moving forward. This is our only way out."

"Okay, you have the final say." Zhang Meng took a deep breath and adjusted his mentality. "But if you encounter a monster like that again, you have to think of a countermeasure first. I am almost out of strength."

The two walked deeper into the hall. The light of the dark runes became brighter and brighter, and the sound of the spell became clearer, as if it was surrounding them from all directions. The dark breath in the air was almost suffocating, as if an invisible palm was slowly tightening.

"This feels terrible." Zhang Meng complained, frowning, "I can feel the dark power drilling into me."

Qin Feng didn't say anything, his eyes fixed on the stone platform in front of him. On the stone platform was a huge black crystal, with a strange red light flashing inside the crystal, which seemed to be the source of this dark power.

"This is their core." Qin Feng whispered, tightening his sword, "As long as we can destroy this crystal, all the dark forces will disappear."

"Then what are we waiting for? Smash it quickly!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Meng immediately cheered up, raised the giant axe and was about to rush forward.

"Wait!" Qin Feng grabbed Zhang Meng, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes, "The Dark Cult will not let us destroy it so easily. We must be careful, the crystal may hide some kind of trap."

Zhang Meng stopped and frowned, asking, "Then how do we destroy it? You can't ask me to stare it to pieces with my eyes, right?"

Qin Feng pondered for a moment, his eyes fell on the dark runes around the crystal again: "These runes may be used to protect the crystal. We must first crack the runes before we can truly destroy it."

"Runes again!" Zhang Meng shook his head helplessly. "Why do these black-robed monsters like to do these fancy things? Can't they just use brute force to solve the problem?"

"They rely on dark power, and these runes are the source of their power." Qin Feng explained, "We have to destroy these runes one by one, and then deal with the crystal."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zhang Meng gritted his teeth and raised his giant axe, "Let me try to cut a few runes first!"

After saying that, he chopped down at the nearest rune. The axe hit the rune accurately with great force, and sparks flew everywhere. The rune made a sharp sound, and then a crack appeared. The dark aura was obviously weakened a lot.

"Sure! We hit the right target this time!" Zhang Meng laughed excitedly, "If we get a few more, we can smash the crystal!"

Qin Feng nodded: "Go on, destroy other runes quickly!"

The two acted quickly, Qin Feng used his sword to cut off the dark aura on the runes, while Zhang Meng smashed the runes with his giant axe. As runes were destroyed one after another, the dark power around the crystal began to gradually weaken, and the red light became dimmer and dimmer.

"There's only one left!" Zhang Meng panted, looking very proud. "Once I finish chopping this one off, we can go back and have a drink to celebrate!"

However, just as he was about to chop off the last rune, suddenly, a dazzling red light emanated from inside the crystal, and then a powerful energy wave burst out from the crystal, and the entire hall was instantly shrouded in red light.

"Oh no!" Qin Feng immediately felt something was wrong and quickly took a few steps back, trying to avoid the impact of the energy wave.

Zhang Meng also realized the danger and quickly jumped away, but was still knocked back several steps by the aftermath of the energy wave.

"This thing actually has a self-protection mechanism?" Zhang Meng's eyes widened in disbelief, "This is too cunning!"

"This is the dark sect's trump card." Qin Feng said in a deep voice, tightening his sword. "They had long expected that we would come to destroy it, so they injected the dark counter-force into the crystal."

"Then what should we do?" Zhang Meng asked, "That thing is still glowing now, we dare not approach it rashly."

Qin Feng did not answer immediately, but calmly observed the changes in the crystal. As the red light continued to grow stronger, the crystal seemed to be gathering some more powerful force, as if it could explode at any time.

"We don't have much time." Qin Feng frowned and said, "If we don't destroy the crystal as soon as possible, the dark power will be completely out of control, and we won't be able to leave then."

"Then I'll try again!" Zhang Meng gritted his teeth, raised the giant axe, and prepared to attack again.

"Wait a minute, Mengzi!" Qin Feng suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him, his eyes fixed on the inside of the crystal, "I understand. The core of this crystal is not the dark rune, but the source of power inside. We must attack its inside to completely destroy it."

"Are you talking about the red light inside the crystal?" Zhang Meng blinked, "But how do I get in?"

"I have a way." Qin Feng said, then drew out his sword, and a powerful sword energy condensed on the blade.

"I will use my sword energy to penetrate the outer shell of the crystal, and you use your giant axe to strike with all your strength when it breaks, directly attacking its core." Qin Feng explained, "This requires our cooperation, and there can be no mistakes."

Zhang Meng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't make any mistakes!"