Holding Their Own Space, the Family Returns to the Apocalypse

145: How did you manage to save this woman?She threw something hard toward the top of the cave and quickly used the Earth Evasion Technique to make her escape.

Before Ai Yue could run ten meters, she heard a muffled, thunderous roar behind her.

Half an hour ago, shortly after Ai Yue vanished into the ground, two figures rushed to the spot where she had disappeared.

It was Cheng Siyu and Gu Xitian.

”Sister Siyu, did you see that? Was that woman who just disappeared here Ai Yue?” Gu Xitian asked, her face full of shock.

Cheng Siyu was expressionless, making it impossible to read her emotions, but a flash of jealousy flickered in the depths of her eyes.

Today, the two had planned to visit the Trading Center, but they unexpectedly spotted a woman who looked like Ai Yue.

Gu Xitian wasn’t entirely sure if it was her, but Cheng Siyu recognized Ai Yue at a glance. Even if Ai Yue turned to ash, she would still know her!

This was because Ai Yue was the first woman to ever make her feel jealous, so she paid extra attention to her.

Thus, the moment she recognized Ai Yue, she pulled Gu Xitian along to follow her, wanting to see what she was doing out here alone.

She had seen it clearly just now; right here, Ai Yue had vanished in a flash, and a small mound of earth had risen where she disappeared.

”Sister Siyu, is... is this a trace left by the Earth Evasion Technique?”

”Correct!”

One of the Ability Warriors under Gu Xiheng had the Earth Evasion Technique as his Superpower. Both of them had seen that warrior demonstrate it before; after using the ability, it left behind a small mound of soft earth.

”I didn’t expect a woman like Ai Yue to know the Earth Evasion Technique. She really hides it deep!” Cheng Siyu said in a cold tone.

”Yeah, that wretched woman!” Gu Xitian said, gritting her teeth as she punched the ground.

”But what is this bitch doing in a godforsaken place like this? And she even went underground?” Gu Xitian sat on the ground regardless of her image, rubbing her legs as she spoke crossly.

Cheng Siyu thought for a moment, then sneered and said disdainfully, ”She’s probably out of money and went underground to kill a few Ancient Centipedes so she can afford to eat!”

”Exactly, that must be it. Hey, Sister Siyu, let’s wait here. When she comes out, we’ll ambush her. It would be best if we could leave her here forever to feed the centipedes!”

Gu Xitian’s eyes darted around as she spoke insidiously.

Cheng Siyu hesitated for a moment, but thinking of Gu Xiheng’s attitude toward Ai Yue, she immediately felt that Gu Xitian’s words made sense. Hardening her resolve, she decided she must ensure Ai Yue never returned.

Just then, a muffled, thunderous sound echoed from deep underground, giving them both a start.

”This couldn’t be that bitch Ai Yue’s doing, could it? How did she make such a huge commotion? She’s not using explosives underground, is she?” Gu Xitian cursed as she moved away from the small mound Ai Yue had left behind.

Cheng Siyu ignored Gu Xitian’s words and said with a solemn face, ”It looks like we can’t wait here to deal with Ai Yue. We must leave immediately!”

As she spoke, she grabbed Gu Xitian’s hand to leave.

”Why? Don’t worry, the place where the loud noise happened is far from the surface; it won’t affect us. I’m not called a geology expert for nothing; this little bit of movement is fine.”

Gu Xitian said somewhat arrogantly.

”I know, but I’m not afraid of the ground collapsing. I’m afraid this noise will attract Devil Frogs. One would be manageable, but if even two more show up, the two of us won’t be able to fight them off.”

Gu Xitian turned pale with fright upon hearing her analysis. She grabbed Cheng Siyu’s hand back and sped up. ”Then let’s go! We’re very far from the base, let’s get back quickly.”

The two of them rushed toward the base as fast as they could, but the situation they feared most still happened: a small group of Devil Frogs, about eight or nine of them, quickly gave chase.

Soon, the two were caught. A Devil Frog’s long tongue shot toward Gu Xitian, who rolled on the spot to dodge the fatal blow.

Cheng Siyu immediately blocked the way in front of Gu Xitian and said sharply, ”Use your invisibility and go back for reinforcements!”

”No, I won’t leave you here alone, Sister!”

”Be good! We can’t beat them. Only if you escape back will I have a glimmer of hope! Go on! Hurry!”

At this moment, Gu Xitian’s hatred for Ai Yue had reached its peak. If they hadn’t followed her, how could they have ended up here?

If she hadn’t made such a huge commotion underground, how could so many Devil Frogs have been attracted?

This was all Ai Yue’s fault!

Gu Xitian clenched her teeth and said with a sob, ”Sister Siyu, you must wait for me to come back and save you!”

With that, she vanished from sight, slipped through the gaps between the Devil Frogs, and ran toward the base with all her might.

Cheng Siyu was left alone to struggle. Her Superpower was originally very powerful, but unfortunately, except for their right eyes, the Devil Frogs were immune to Superpowers across their entire bodies.

She had no way to deal damage to several Devil Frogs, so she could only focus on stalling for time.

Underground, Ai Yue was happily collecting transparent stones. In a short time, she had already gathered over seven hundred.

Ai Yue was very satisfied. As she was about to reach a thousand transparent stones, she noticed that the paralysis on the Devil Frogs was about to wear off. She realized it was time for her to leave.

Ai Yue wasn’t greedy; feeling she had enough, she immediately stopped and left.

Ai Yue followed the direction she came from and headed all the way up.

On the surface, Cheng Siyu was already covered in wounds and filled with despair. She felt she really wouldn’t make it through this time. Her eyes were full of resentment; she hadn’t even married Gu Xiheng yet, so how could she be willing to die?

But she really couldn’t hold on any longer. The Superpower within her body was completely exhausted, and her physical energy was nearly depleted.

Cheng Siyu was supporting herself entirely by willpower, but she could only last for a few more dozen seconds.

Just as she was about to give up, a person suddenly emerged from the ground between her and the Devil Frogs.

It was Ai Yue.

She had just drilled out from underground and hadn’t yet figured out the situation when she was attacked by a Devil Frog.

Ai Yue backhandedly sliced off the tongue attacking her and grumbled unhappily, ”What’s going on? How unlucky, how did I end up in a pack of Devil Frogs?”

She completely failed to notice Cheng Siyu behind her.

These few Devil Frogs were a piece of cake for Ai Yue. In no time at all, only one was left. She was planning to keep this one, knock it unconscious, and take its right eye.

At that moment, she finally noticed Cheng Siyu.

Cheng Siyu was lying on the ground like a tattered ragdoll. If it weren’t for her eyes moving, Ai Yue would have thought she was already dead.

Ai Yue had no way to take the eyeball in front of Cheng Siyu, so she simply didn’t bother with the trouble.

She killed the last Devil Frog with one sword strike and walked up to Cheng Siyu with a murderous aura.

What kind of luck was this? How did she end up saving this double-dealing woman, Cheng Siyu? Truly bad luck!

Looking at the murderous-looking Ai Yue, Cheng Siyu couldn’t help but move backward.

”Don’t worry, I won’t kill you, but I won’t save you either. Who told you to repeatedly oppose me! You can just stay here and leave it to fate. If you’re accidentally eaten by a Devil Frog, you can only blame your own bad luck.”

Ai Yue crouched down and tilted Cheng Siyu’s chin as she spoke.