My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 240: Chapter 0240: The Cavern_1
 

Seven people were walking towards the cave, stopping about two hundred meters away from it.

The entrance to the forbidden area was a huge natural crevice split open in the middle of a massive rock, looking very imposing.

Several small blue-brick houses were built around the mouth of the cave, guarded by many people in strange attire.

In the air, a faint purple fog floated.

“Where are those two mercenary teams? Why haven’t they shown up yet?” Chen Xiao asked.

“They should be around here.”

After looking around, He Mengji pointed at the purple fog and said, “See that purple fog? It’s clearly poisonous. The Miaojiang people are the best at using poison. They wouldn’t act rashly without understanding this poison fog.”

“What do we do now? Can we only wait here?” Chen Xiao asked.

“Let’s observe the situation for now.”

The seven people lay in ambush in the woods.

Suddenly, a scream came from the western part of the forest, followed by non-stop screams intermixed with gunfire. Clearly, a battle had started there.

“You guys stay here, I’ll go check it out,” Ye Xiong said before running towards the direction of the screams.

“We’re coming too,” Angel Anleer followed behind him.

Ye Xiong rushed to the scene as fast as he could and was shocked by what he saw.

In the woods, bodies lay everywhere; upon counting, there were at least twenty to thirty people, all dismembered.

Arms and legs severed, heads decapitated, some even cut in half at the waist.

Looking at the limbs scattered throughout the woods, even Ye Xiong, accustomed to gruesome scenes, couldn’t help but be shocked.

He approached and examined a wound—

It was very smooth, not resembling cuts from knives or swords; rather, it appeared as if they were sliced by extremely fine steel wire moving at high velocity.

Many mercenaries had died without even drawing their guns. Whoever managed to kill so many people in such a short time was definitely not to be underestimated.

Who could possess such formidable skills?

Lost in thought, Ye Xiong suddenly heard a piercing scream from his own group’s direction.

“Not good!”

Ye Xiong ran back to the original spot, only to find it completely empty.

He Mengji, Thirteen, Chen Xiao, and Vermilion Bird had all vanished without a trace.

Ye Xiong surveyed the surroundings and found no bloodstains or signs of a struggle; the four had disappeared as if into thin air.

He took out his phone and tried calling Vermilion Bird and Chen Xiao, but unfortunately, there was no signal.

“What’s going on?”

Angel and An Le ran up from a distance, asking in wonder.

Ye Xiong’s gaze was sharp as a blade, landing coldly on the two women, causing them to instinctively step back out of fear.

“I warn you, your wife’s poison…” Angel began to say.

“Shut up, or I’ll kill you right now,” Ye Xiong interrupted harshly.

Angel and An Le didn’t dare say anything more.

Ye Xiong fell back into deep thought.

It couldn’t have been Angel and An Le; with their abilities, they couldn’t even beat Vermilion Bird, let alone kidnap four people.

Forget them, even Xia himself wasn’t sure he could subdue four people in such short order, and it’s worth noting that He Mengji, Thirteen, Vermilion Bird, and Chen Xiao were not ordinary people but experts.

After carefully inspecting the area again and seeing no blood on the ground, Ye Xiong finally breathed a sigh of relief, which indicated that they hadn’t been killed by the steel wire-wielding expert they had encountered.

They hadn’t even entered the forbidden area and found the Divine Beast yet, and now their teammates were missing. This infuriated Ye Xiong.

“What do we do now?” An Le asked.

“We need to find them first,” Ye Xiong replied.

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“This forest is so vast, and with no cell signal, how do we find our way?” Angel asked.

Ye Xiong gave them a glare, and the two women, seeing this, dared not speak any further.

While the three were hesitating, all four of the others returned.

“What happened?” Ye Xiong asked anxiously.

“Just now, several mysterious individuals launched a poison attack from this direction. We didn’t dare linger, so we pursued in retaliation, but it’s a pity we let them get away,” He Mengji explained.

“Did you see who they were?”

“No, the other party moved too quickly, and we only saw that they were dressed in strange attire, very likely Guardians of the forbidden land.”

“We split up in the chase, but after a long pursuit, we still couldn’t catch up,” Chen Xiao said.

“These people only know how to play tricks; in an upfront battle, I refuse to believe they could escape,” Vermilion Bird said indignantly.

“As long as everyone is safe, let’s figure out how to enter the forbidden land,” Ye Xiong suggested.

The group sat down to discuss their strategy.

Aside from Thirteen, everyone shared their opinions.

Thirteen was accustomed to this. In his eyes, aside from He Mengji, no one else was worthy of his Dharma Eye.

“We’ll split into two groups: one to distract the Miaojiang people, and another to enter the forbidden land,” Ye Xiong proposed.

“Given our current situation, that’s all we can do. But who goes into the forbidden land, and who distracts them?” Chen Xiao asked.

“I must enter the forbidden land, but we don’t know what’s inside. Meng Ji is clever; she’ll come with me. As for Thirteen, he should stay close to protect Meng Ji… Chen Xiao and Vermilion Bird can go and attract the attention of the cave entrance guardians,” Ye Xiong instructed.

“I’m the distraction?” Chen Xiao immediately showed his discontent.

“Inside the forbidden land, it will undoubtedly be more dangerous than outside. Are you sure you want to go in?” Ye Xiong retorted.

“Alright, God bless.”

Chen Xiao made the sign of the cross on his chest and left with Vermilion Bird.

The two rushed toward the forbidden land at top speed. Halfway there, they encountered the Guardians’ attack.

They split up and fled in different directions, drawing the attention of many.

“Go.”

At Ye Xiong’s command, just as they were about to storm the forbidden land, gunfire suddenly erupted.

A numerous group of gunmen emerged from within the woods, also assaulting the forbidden land. Their attire identified them as members of the Hunter Mercenary Group.

“Good timing. This increases our chances,” Ye Xiong said.

Ye Xiong, accompanied by He Mengji and Thirteen, moved swiftly towards the cave entrance. When they reached the area filled with purple mist, all three tightly held their breath, afraid to inhale the fog.

The entrance to the forbidden land was now in chaos; the Miaojiang people couldn’t hold them back, and already many had stormed inside.

Ye Xiong knocked out several Miaojiang people and led the two women through.

The twin sisters followed them closely from behind.

After passing through the cave entrance, there was a long, narrow canyon. Beyond the lengthy canyon was a cave system.

Light filtered down from above, so the cave was not very dark; however, the terrain was exceedingly complex. The internal pathways were intricate and perplexing, leaving them unsure of which way to proceed.

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Continuous arrows flew their way, and in an instant, four or five members of the Hunter Mercenary Group were slain.

A military-hatted man took up his gun and sprayed bullets towards the hiding Guardians, causing rocks to shatter and fly around the cave. The Guardians were eliminated.

Ye Xiong and his group stayed behind the Hunter Mercenary Group, letting them fight fiercely ahead, benefiting from their struggle.

If he made a move, he could quickly deal with those dozen or so men, but he chose not to, for he wanted to use them as cannon fodder.

The cave system was certainly not easy to navigate.

Both teams pressed on deeper into the cave system.

In that moment, suddenly, a sound akin to a wolf’s howl—a Beast Roar—emanated from within the cave.