The sandstone cavern, which had offered a brief and cooling sanctuary, was no longer a refuge.
At this moment, as the thunderous voice of the Lamia commander reverberated through the sandstone walls, Zhu Ziyan emerged from the dim recesses of the cave.
Her feline ears were pinned flat against her hair, and her fingers flicked with a sharp, agitated rhythm.
Her face was pale, reflecting the absolute terror of someone who is only at the Foundation Establishment realm facing a regional apocalypse.
"They found us?! So quickly?!" Ziyan's voice was a frantic whisper, her eyes darting toward the cracks in the ceiling where sand began to pour in like a countdown timer.
Huo Yue didn't look back at her; her eyes were fixed on the tunnel leading out.
She felt Xiao Mei slither back into the safety of her sleeve, the small Rainbow-Scaled Divine Serpent sensing the murderous intent radiating from outside.
