Bang bang bang!
The Space Rabbit smirked, feeling incredibly satisfied.
"You just wait!"
The Necromancer Archmage extended its withered right hand and declared, "I will return!"
Instantly, a strange light appeared on its body, then faded.
Bang!
The Space Rabbit's carrot swung again, but it missed.
The blood-colored cloak fluttered down limply, its interior devoid of any life.
"Trying to escape?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, showing no surprise.
At that moment, hundreds of meters away, the ground suddenly trembled, and a withered green head emerged.
"Want to kill me? Not in this lifetime!"
It cackled, but its expression froze as it tried to break free.
Surrounding it were five Huskies, all staring with glowing red eyes.
An ominous premonition struck immediately!
The five Huskies grinned wickedly in unison and unleashed their skills!
Boom boom boom boom boom boom!
A skin-crawling roar erupted.
The Necromancer Archmage's fate was sealed…
"Dropping equipment!"
Chen Shu approached the large pit dug by the Huskies and picked up a green bead and a red cluster of light.
"This… this is it?!"
Fu Ning's eyes were still filled with disbelief. Even he couldn't defeat the Necromancer Archmage, yet Chen Shu had resolved the situation so easily.
"Of course!"
Chen Shu walked over with his contracted spirit beasts and said, "It was only slightly stronger than you."
"…"
Fu Ning's mouth twitched, but he quickly regained his composure. There was no time to banter with Chen Shu.
"Let's save the others first!"
"Okay!"
Chen Shu blinked and brought them back to the vicinity of the survival point.
Only scattered undead creatures remained. Sensing the demise of the Necromancer Archmage, all the fierce beasts panicked and fled into the distance.
Fu Ning, along with his contracted spirit beasts, began rescuing the other survivors.
Chen Shu also ordered the Huskies and the Space Rabbit to clear the battlefield.
"Chen Pi, can you help save him?"
At this moment, Da Li gently placed down the old man in the black robe, his eyes filled with concern.
"This is the culinary genius, Xin Qing?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, quickly guessing the old man's identity.
He crouched down to examine the elder's condition but soon sighed with helplessness.
"He cannot be saved."
"Don't the little sprites have the power of resurrection?"
"Resurrection requires the person to still have a breath of life…"
Chen Shu shook his head and said, "Even a god couldn't save him in his current state…"
Although he didn't want to disappoint Da Li, Chen Shu could only speak the truth.
"Is that so…"
Da Li lowered his head, his eyes filled with regret.
Though they had known each other for a short time, it felt like meeting old friends after many years. They got along exceptionally well, especially regarding their shared philosophy on culinary arts.
For a moment, they felt they had met too late.
But unfortunately, just as these two mavericks of the culinary world met, an accident occurred…
"Alas, Old Xin was just unlucky…"
Da Li sighed, accepting reality and no longer dwelling on it.
Half a day passed quickly.
Fu Ning arrived with the remaining survivors, numbering only about ten thousand, a heavy toll.
They looked at the ruins before them, falling into deep silence.
Countless people mourned the ruins, their eyes filled with profound sorrow.
Chen Shu remained silent, not disturbing the scene.
After a while, Fu Ning approached Chen Shu, glanced at the old man on the ground, and asked, "Master Xin?"
"…"
Chen Shu shook his head, indicating he couldn't save him.
He then asked, with confusion, "Minister Fu Ning, how did your survival point get targeted by altar creatures? By all rights, it shouldn't have been exposed?"
"Alas…"
Fu Ning shook his head and said, "The [Altar of Death] is ambitious and wishes to annex the Seven Northern Spirit Kingdoms, so naturally, they wouldn't let us, the original inhabitants, off the hook."
"Besides that, I suspect the Shark Emperor's forces were also targeted?"
"…"
Chen Shu nodded. Even without his instigation, the golden dragonfish and others would have been driven out.
"They could find your survival point?"
"It is rumored that the Beast Emperors within the altars can communicate with lost souls. It's likely that's how they found us…"
Fu Ning sighed, his eyes filled with immense hatred and deep helplessness.
Chen Shu asked, "What are your plans now?"
"We have no choice but to leave the Seven Northern Spirit Kingdoms. We cannot stay here any longer."
Fu Ning gazed into the distance and murmured, "But the other territories are the Shark Emperor's domain, and we will be found sooner or later…"
At this moment, humanity seemed to be in a precarious position.
If scattered humans still had room to survive, then concentrated major powers would face annihilation at any moment.
"…"
Chen Shu remained silent for a moment before saying, "I can help you."
"Hm?"
Fu Ning was slightly startled, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
"Let's leave this place first."
Chen Shu smiled slightly and said, "Although it's not absolutely safe, it's highly likely we won't have any major issues."
Fu Ning nodded, choosing to trust Chen Shu.
Time passed gradually.
Fu Ning and the others did not leave but fired signal flares, awaiting the return of other survivors.
Chen Shu took the opportunity to go to the spatial passage. The shadow creature had already disappeared.
Clearly, the demise of the Necromancer Archmage had instilled fear in them, leading to a temporary retreat.
A day later,
"We are preparing to leave!"
Fu Ning looked at his remaining compatriots and sighed,
"The dead cannot be brought back to life. All we can do is live well, otherwise, their sacrifice will have been in vain…"
He tried to ignite their will to survive, not wanting them to fall into despair.
An hour later,
The group majestically departed from this异空间 (otherworldly dimension).
Perhaps due to the demise of the Necromancer Archmage, or the influence of the golden dragonfish, no altar beasts were encountered in the outside world.
The group successfully left the Seven Northern Spirit Kingdoms without incident.
Although unwilling to leave their homeland, they had no choice but to accept it.
Another half a day later,
The group arrived in an 异空间 (otherworldly dimension) beneath a nearby sea area.
Because it was a normal-grade 异空间 (otherworldly dimension), the fierce beasts within were not even qualified to be cannon fodder. Within the Shark Emperor's vast influence, it was not conspicuous at all.
"Chen Shu, the Shark Emperor will find this place sooner or later, right?"
Fu Ning's eyes held a hint of worry, a lingering shadow from the attack by the [Altar of Death].
"No need to worry!"
Chen Shu looked at the pleasant 异空间 (otherworldly dimension) and said calmly, "I will close the spatial passage!"
"Close it?"
Fu Ning was slightly taken aback, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Chen Shu smiled without speaking, then took out a bottle of gray potion, but the energy within was even more potent!
It was the enhanced explosive potion!
Besides its more terrifying explosive power, it had a special effect: it could cause spatial instability, thereby destroying the 异空间 (otherworldly dimension)'s passage.
However, it was only applicable to low-grade 异空间 (otherworldly dimension)s, and if higher-level spatial creatures intervened, they could forcibly open the passage.
Chen Shu had used it a few times before, such as closing the entrance to the Sakura Country in the Ice Fire Forest…
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