Fortunately, he dodged in time. Jiang Fan's back was only grazed, narrowly avoiding being cut in half.
However, Jiang Fan had already realized that he absolutely could not escape from here alive. After all, in the current situation, to walk out alive would require very powerful help. With his own strength, he could at best kill one of them, and whether he could survive himself was a mere phantom.
Without hesitation, Jiang Fan advanced towards the creature in front of him. He then slashed at the beetle's pincer, only to find that his strike had caused no substantial damage.
At this point, Jiang Fan realized that the defense of these creatures was far too strong. He could only dodge from the side.
Because the enemies were too numerous, Jiang Fan was hit from time to time, sent flying along with his weapon.
Jiang Fan was spitting blood, unable to withstand the powerful damage. Just then, the beetle in front of him attacked again. Jiang Fan no longer had the strength to escape. Seeing the pincer charging towards his waist, he realized he might die.
At that moment, the beetle's pincer suddenly dropped. Half of it transformed into a sharp blade and pierced Jiang Fan's left side. Jiang Fan was unharmed. Then, with another strike, the beetle's bones clattered to the ground.
"Why did you come out alone? You're being utterly reckless. What a dangerous thing this is. Fortunately, I arrived in time; otherwise, just imagine the consequences."
After saying this, Jiang Fan turned around and saw Dai Xiao Mei. Dai Xiao Mei's arm was bleeding from exerting too much force, not from any attack, yet she was bleeding profusely. Jiang Fan was extremely worried.
"Why are you here too? Your injuries aren't much less severe than mine."
After saying this, Yao, standing nearby, smiled faintly and said to Jiang Fan.
"We're both in the same boat; neither of us is in a position to criticize the other."
"Since we're both facing death anyway, let's put up a good fight. I'm curious to see just how strong they really are."
After saying this, Jiang Fan forced a smile and stood up.
"What else can we do? We can only fight. Come on, let's see how fierce these beasts are."
With that, Jiang Fan brandished his fire axe with a fighting stance. Yao also braced herself for death. The two of them simultaneously swung their weapons and charged forward.
"I'll take care of those two near death. You go deal with that beetle. Be careful; he's very powerful. I only managed to sever its tail; its body is unaffected."
Yao nodded upon hearing this and charged forward. Jiang Fan, meanwhile, faced a beetle and a centipede. Since the centipede's lethality wasn't great, it could only attack Jiang Fan by wriggling its body.
However, the beetle's pincer had also been knocked off by Jiang Fan, so Jiang Fan was easily handling two opponents. Yao, facing a pangolin alone, wouldn't have too much trouble either. Despite her injuries, it wasn't a critical issue.
The two fought fiercely in mid-air. The beetle was quickly disarmed by Yao. The centipede was already dead. Due to the beetle's high armor, Jiang Fan couldn't kill it quickly.
However, to affect Jiang Fan, this small beetle was unlikely to do much.
Both were bleeding profusely, and the ground was rapidly spreading with blood. They were both losing a tremendous amount of blood.
Yet, they felt no pressure, as fighting was not an issue for them.
In the final moments, Jiang Fan lunged towards the beetle and severed its leg with a swift cut. The leg immediately fell to the ground.
Jiang Fan wouldn't give it a chance to recover. He used his axe to clamp onto its head and then yanked, killing it instantly.
Yao, on the other side, also swung her sword, slicing off a portion of the beetle's armor. She then thrust her other sword into its body, causing it to fall to the ground.
"Are you not dead yet? I refuse to believe you can survive this."
With that, a heavy body plummeted to the ground. Yao sheathed her sword. Jiang Fan slowly wiped the blood from his axe and put it in his backpack.
"Arrogant. Now that my reinforcements have arrived, what can you possibly do against me? This is absolute power."
Having achieved victory, Jiang Fan smiled calmly. For him, killing these creatures had been impossible, but with Yao's help, it was a different story. After all, Yao had used her full capabilities to assist him; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to.
To be able to fight alongside Jiang Fan despite such severe injuries required considerable psychological fortitude. Otherwise, she would never have dared to do such a thing.
"You kid, fighting by yourself, and you didn't even consider that I was here."
"If you ever fight alone again, I won't bother with you. You're being too much."
Jiang Fan burst into laughter, clearly unconcerned by the matter. However, Yao's timely arrival to rescue him was indeed fortunate.
"Alright, alright, it's not that big of a deal. Everything's fine now. Let's head back. I bet they're all scared to death by now. Zhou Nian Nian was here earlier, which is why we ran into such trouble."
With that, the two returned together to the opening.