I walk sideways in the game world

Chapter 214: Entering the Demon's Lair for the First Time and Encountering a Fierce Battle

Thick fog enveloped the abyss, like a monstrous beast with its bottomless maw gaping, waiting for its prey to fall into its trap. Ren Xiaoyao stood at the edge of the abyss, took a deep breath, and leaped in with resolute determination. Xia Lin and a group of righteous people followed closely behind, disappearing into the swirling mist.

The bottom of the abyss wasn't as rugged and precipitous as one might have imagined; instead, it was a flat, rocky expanse. A strong smell of blood mixed with a sickening stench of decay assaulted the air, nearly making one nauseous. As soon as everyone touched the ground, they felt a strong sense of oppression, as if invisible eyes were watching them from the shadows.

"Be careful!" Ren Xiaoyao shouted softly, and the long sword in his hand was unsheathed. The cold light illuminated a small area around him.

"Hehehe, you little rats of the righteous path, are you finally willing to show up at our doorstep?" Along with a sharp and piercing laugh, a ghostly figure in a black robe and with a haggard face walked out from behind a huge rock. It was none other than the Shadow Guardian, one of the four guardians of the evil path.

"Shadow Guardian!" Qingfeng Swordsman recognized the newcomer and shouted sternly, "The evil ways are wreaking havoc on the world. Today, we will enforce justice on behalf of Heaven and wipe out all of you evil demons!"

"Just a bunch of you trash?" The Shadow Guardian snorted disdainfully, forming seals with his hands and muttering, "Kill them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, countless evil minions in black tights emerged from behind the strange rocks around him. They all had ferocious faces and held all kinds of strange weapons in their hands. They rushed towards the crowd like a tide.

"Kill!" The righteous people roared in unison, drawing their weapons and fighting against the evil spirits. For a moment, the shouts of killing shook the sky, swords flashed, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

The shadow guardians moved with ghostly swiftness across the battlefield, each strike aiming directly at the vital points of the righteous, their moves ruthless and impossible to defend against. While the demonic minions weren't highly skilled, they were numerous and coordinated, effectively suppressing the righteous forces.

"Xiaoyao, be careful!" Xia Lin shouted, and the long whip in her hand flew like a snake, whipping away the two demon minions who tried to sneak attack Ren Xiaoyao.

Ren Xiaoyao was also caught in a tough battle at this moment. His swordsmanship was sharp and his moves were exquisite, but facing enemies around him that were several times larger than himself, he gradually felt a little tired.

Suddenly, a demonic minion holding two hooks laughed strangely, twisted his body strangely, and dodged Ren Xiaoyao's attack, and the two hooks went straight for his chest. Ren Xiaoyao was startled and wanted to dodge, but it was too late...

"Xiaoyao!"

"clang!"

At the critical moment, a silver spear shot out from the air, striking the demon's double hooks away like lightning. The figure of the Qingfeng Swordsman appeared at Ren Xiaoyao's side, his sword flashing like snow, and in an instant, he cut down two more demon minions.

"Brother Xiaoyao, are you okay?" Qingfeng Swordsman asked with concern.

Ren Xiaoyao shook his head, took a deep breath, and looked across the battlefield, frowning.

Many righteous individuals were bruised, their once fierce attacks slowing down. The techniques employed by the demonic minions were bizarre and unpredictable. Not only were their moves devious and vicious, but they also seemed to carry a strange, chilling aura capable of eroding the righteous individuals' internal strength. Many who were struck had a strange black coating on their wounds, and their movements became sluggish.

"Xiaoyao, these devilish brats' skills are incredibly strange!" A righteous person clutched his chest and stumbled back to Ren Xiaoyao's side, saying with a pale face, "My internal energy...my internal energy seems to be suppressed!"

Ren Xiaoyao's heart sank. This magic technique was indeed weird!

"Let me take a look!" Charlene's voice came from behind.

She was seen waving her long whip to drive back the demon minions who tried to approach her, while she was quickly moving among the wounded to heal them.

"Their internal energy has been corroded by a cold and gloomy aura. My internal energy can only temporarily suppress the spread of the injuries," Xia Lin frowned, a hint of worry in her tone, "Xiaoyao, you have to be careful!"

Ren Xiaoyao nodded and turned his gaze back to the battlefield. He knew that this battle had just begun.

"Hehehe, you little rats of the righteous path, today I'll let you witness the power of my demonic sect!" The voice of the Shadow Guardian echoed in the abyss like a night owl, "Kill them all! Leave no one alive!"

When the evil minions heard the order, their attack became more fierce, like a black tide, rushing towards the righteous people in wave after wave.

Ren Xiaoyao brandished his sword, desperately resisting the attacks of the demonic minions, but his heart grew heavier. If this continued, they would sooner or later be exhausted and fall into a desperate situation.

Suddenly, he saw the leader of the Righteous Path standing on a huge rock, forming seals with his hands and muttering something. Rays of golden light emanated from him, dispelling the surrounding demonic energy.

"Disciples of the righteous path, listen up and form the 'Tian Gang Beidou Formation'!" The voice of the righteous leader echoed in the abyss like a huge bell.

Upon hearing the leader's order, the righteous disciples quickly changed their formation and stood in specific positions. Their true energy connected with each other, forming a golden light curtain to block the evil minions out.

"Tian Gang Bei Dou Formation, rise!"

Seven beams of light shot up into the sky and transformed into seven huge golden lightsabers, emitting sharp sword energy, which completely dispelled the surrounding evil spirits.

However, the demon minions were like ghosts, their figures were erratic, they moved freely in the formation, and were able to cleverly avoid the attacks of the lightsaber.

"These devilish creatures can actually ignore the formation?!" a righteous disciple exclaimed.

The leader of the righteous sect frowned, having also noticed this problem. While the Tiangang Beidou Formation was powerful, it required the perfect coordination of the seven individuals' true energy to unleash its full potential. However, these demonic minions were like leeches, constantly interfering with the formation's operation, significantly diminishing its effectiveness.

"I'll deal with the Shadow Protector, you guys try to hold these minions back!" Qingfeng Swordsman growled, his figure transformed into a ray of white light, and rushed towards the direction of the Shadow Protector.

However, before he could get far, an enchanting figure blocked his way.

"Hehehe, young man, you are quite handsome. Why don't you stay and play with your sister?" The Scorpion Witch giggled, and the scorpion whip in her hand coiled towards the Qingfeng Swordsman like a spirit snake.

The Qingfeng Swordsman didn't dare to be careless and swung his sword to block. The scorpion whip was highly poisonous, and if it hit him, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Your opponent is me!" Seeing this, Ren Xiaoyao immediately swung his sword forward, wanting to lend a hand to Qingfeng Swordsman.

However, the Shadow Protector was prepared. He snorted coldly, and black energy surged in his hand, turning into a black lightning, striking towards Ren Xiaoyao.

"Xiaoyao, be careful!" Xia Lin exclaimed and wanted to go forward to help, but she was entangled by the surrounding demon minions and could not escape.

Ren Xiaoyao was startled and quickly raised his sword to block.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, Ren Xiaoyao felt an overwhelming force coming at him. The sword in his hand flew out of his hand, and he was blown away and fell heavily to the ground, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

When the righteous people saw this, they were shocked and surrounded them.

"Hehehe, Ren Xiaoyao, your death has come!" The Shadow Protector grinned and walked step by step towards Ren Xiaoyao who was lying on the ground.

The demon minions also let out strange laughs, slowly narrowing the encirclement, with bloodthirsty gleams in their eyes.

"Xiaoyao..." Xia Lin called out anxiously, wanting to rush to Ren Xiaoyao's side, but was firmly blocked by the demonic minions. She despairingly realized that she was powerless...