Later, Yao, standing beside him, also seemed to realize the importance of this mechanism.
Yao then swung his long sword, raising a gust of wind.
While this gust of wind wasn't particularly strong, it was enough to reveal the full face of the stone slab before them.
Indeed, on the side of the stone slab was something resembling a switch, which Zhou Niannian pushed without hesitation.
The rope instantly became taut, rising several meters high, and the few ropes that descended firmly secured the stone slab underground.
Before anyone could react, the stone slab emitted a heavy sound.
With a creaking noise accompanying the movement of the slab, the gears above the ropes began to turn.
The stone slab quickly ascended to a certain height.
Seeing this, Zhou Niannian was overjoyed and directly pulled Dai Xiaomei onto the stone slab.
The stone slab then slowly moved across the air towards the second level of the castle.
"Hurry up and get on, Jiang Fan, Gun Gun."
Jiang Fan and Gun Gun heard the sound from the stone slab behind them. They turned around and discovered that they had finally found the switch to leave this place.
Although the target direction was still the castle, if they could reach the second level of the castle, they might not be pursued by these monsters.
Given the nature of this pyramid, it was highly likely that once they successfully entered the castle, they could evade the monsters' pursuit.
Otherwise, no one could possibly fight these monsters here like this.
Just as Jiang Fan was about to board the stone slab, the monsters behind him went berserk and charged towards Jiang Fan and Gun Gun, seemingly trying to prevent them from getting on.
Since Gun Gun was already injured, Jiang Fan shouted to it,
"Gun Gun, hurry and get up first. I'll cover your retreat. You're injured, and they'll chase your bloodlust."
"I'll cover for you."
After saying this, Gun Gun looked at Jiang Fan, let out a whimpering sound, and ran towards the stone slab.
Fortunately, Gun Gun's speed was very fast, and its physical condition was incredible.
The monsters blocking its path couldn't even stop its progress; it simply pushed them aside.
Seeing Gun Gun approach the stone slab, Jiang Fan immediately began to retreat.
But at this moment, the giant dragons in the air, as if seeing everyone on the stone slab, stopped attacking them and instead charged towards Jiang Fan.
Instantly, all the monsters shifted their targets, preparing to kill Jiang Fan.
Jiang Fan hadn't expected that not only the ground monsters but also the aerial monsters were focusing their attacks on him.
His fire axe was already stained with green blood, emitting a foul odor.
But Jiang Fan couldn't care about that now. He held a dagger in his left hand and an axe in his right, frantically slashing at the group of monsters before him.
As the stone slab gradually rose, Zhou Niannian, standing beside them, stamped her feet anxiously, causing the slab to shake.
"Jiang Fan, hurry up and get on! If the stone slab rises too high, you won't be able to get on."
Jiang Fan was also extremely helpless. He wished he could hurry up and get on the stone slab, escaping to the castle with everyone else.
But now, this group of monsters didn't seem to agree with Jiang Fan's plan.
The monsters charged at Jiang Fan like a tide.
When Jiang Fan saw the monsters piled up like a mountain, he knew he couldn't hold them off any longer.
"Damn it, I can't stop them like this."
"It's fine one by one, but this group of monsters is attacking all at once, regardless of whether their own kind is being trampled to death."
The monsters at the bottom had long been crushed into mud by their own brethren, but these monsters didn't seem to care.
They piled on top of each other, forming a monstrous rolling mass that surged towards Jiang Fan.
Jiang Fan was startled by the spectacle before him.
Yao, on the stone slab platform, frowned upon seeing this, while Dai Xiaomei and Zhou Niannian were outright crying.
"Is Jiang Fan doomed? Our stone slab has risen so high now, he's finished."
Zhou Niannian said while crying, and Dai Xiaomei, also crying, comforted her.
Gun Gun, even more so, was eager to jump down from here to help Jiang Fan escape the predicament.
But at this moment, Yao, standing beside it, reached out and stopped Gun Gun.
"Jiang Fan will be fine. He is very strong and very smart. He will definitely find a way."
"Even if he can't hold off these monsters, you going down will lead to the same result. These monsters are like an overwhelming force; how could you possibly resist them?"
Hearing this, Gun Gun understood that it probably couldn't help much.
On the other side, Jiang Fan saw the stone slab platform continuously ascending and moving towards the castle via the pulley system.
Looking at the height, Jiang Fan knew that he could no longer reach it with his own legs.
For a moment, he was at a loss.
"Calm down, calm down. Think about what other ways there are to stop these monsters and board the stone slab platform."
Jiang Fan muttered to himself below, his axe temporarily resting as the monsters formed a large rolling mass.
However, looking at the situation, Jiang Fan knew very well that he couldn't stop for too long. These monsters would soon rush up, and the dragons in the sky would tear him to shreds.
Just then, Jiang Fan noticed the giant tornado on the side. Due to the sheer number of dragons, the hurricane they generated was continuously increasing the tornado's power, causing it to grow larger and larger, sweeping up all the sand and wind around.
"Since you want to do this, then perish by your own hands."
Jiang Fan charged towards the giant tornado without hesitation.
The monsters also seemed to have gone mad and charged towards Jiang Fan without any thought.
But they didn't expect that when Jiang Fan was only a stone's throw away from the tornado, he suddenly stopped, jamming his fire axe firmly into the ground.
Because the fire axe was incredibly sharp, Jiang Fan smashed it heavily into the ground, actually creating a slight groove. He then used his fire axe and a small knife to firmly grip this groove.