Who gave you permission to travel through time with Earth?

Chapter 16 "Exit"

"..."

"What...what are you looking at?!"

Fang Jin, however, did the exact opposite. His movements were even faster than before. Xu Rou had already been thrown into the room by him, and at the same time, her hands and feet were instantly engulfed by bright spots and flames, burning wildly!

He kicked the dog demon hard on the head! The fleshy mass on its cheek collapsed rapidly, a ring of air rippled out silently, and even the neck connecting the demon to the main body of the procession was torn apart!

The dog's head, as big as a small car, slammed against the wall. With a series of whimpers, half of its body was almost embedded in the wall, while Fang Jin's hands were already on its body!

The Star Eater's second authority was activated instantly, and then a large amount of lava, like fireworks, spewed out from his hands, burning the dog's head into the wall!

"Sizzle—!"

"roar……"

His growl abruptly ended as his neck, which was connected to the main body of the procession, was burned off. The remaining limbs scattered into dozens of flexible fleshy lines that retracted, significantly slowing down the procession's progress.

The scene inside the room was even more gruesome. One of the walls was scorched red-hot, and the softened sheet metal was stretched into the shape of a giant dog, with molten iron and blood dripping from the top...

Everything seemed so fast and natural that Fang Jin rolled into the room using the momentum, while the others were still reeling from what had just happened, their hearts filled with horror and fear.

Until the former slammed the iron gate shut tightly.

"Buzz—"

As the parade began, the entire room trembled more violently than ever before. Countless lightbulb-like eyes peered in through the windows, only to be swept along by the massive torrent and rushed forward.

Perhaps those in the front row had already sensed something, but because of the dog's death, those things became mere speculation, and speculation couldn't stop the entire team... unless they saw the blood and flesh of living people with their own eyes.

Without a doubt, Fang Jin was also unable to stop the entire parade. Even though he could kill three or four of these blood demons, it was obviously of no use to the overall situation.

...Therefore, he had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

"call--"

When the commotion outside completely subsided, Fang Jin finally relaxed his guard, exhaling white breath mixed with particles and sparks from his mouth and nose, and his body gradually went limp.

His hands were pierced by the sharp dog hair, leaving several bloody holes. Spotted blood poison seeped into his flesh, and the open wounds showed faint signs of activity.

Under the snowflake-like light, Lu silently stood up, his fair hand slowly reaching towards the latter's abdomen... then he took out the blood demon petal that had been used up quite a bit, tore it off, and stuffed it into the latter's mouth.

"(Chew) ...I thought you were going to take this opportunity to murder me..."

"Even eating human flesh wouldn't shut your mouth."

Lu Chen sneered and shut Fang Jin up, choking her speechless. Then he casually shoved another piece into Xu Rou's mouth... Her injuries had long since reached the point where treatment was absolutely necessary.

"Yes, I really dislike you. You arrogantly took on the role of team leader, only to find that someone in the team is far superior to you in both ability and organization. Anyone would be unhappy in that situation, right?"

"My family is quite well-off... that's a lie. My family is practically above the rest in the region. The education we receive is always from the perspective of a leader. As for me, I've really had a bad start."

It wasn't just a bad start; he essentially gave up his advantages and scored zero. His pride was crushed by the shadow of death and the mountain. Anyone else would probably have had their personality twisted.

"But am I just supposed to give up like this? Ha, I won't! Whether it's victory or death in the end, who knows the outcome if I don't struggle to the very end?"

...Only then did Fang Jin swallow the blood demon flesh. After all, he had been worried that Lu Chen might have accidentally poisoned it while making contact with it... Well, now he was relieved.

"And... I've already done it."

"Cough cough cough...!"

"Damn, I was just starting to admire your resolve, and you bastard, you're poisoning me while you're feeding me?"

Fang Jin almost choked on those words and immediately cursed out loud, but Lu Chen looked at him with a face full of doubt, half-kneeling on the ground while rolling up his sleeves to reveal the stone watch.

"...What on earth is going on with your filthy brain? How much of an effect would the toxins I brought from this planet have on creatures from other worlds? It's obvious that poison is out of the question."

"You haven't actually thought about it, have you?"

"That's not important..."

Lu Chen's gaze remained unwavering... at least that's how he convinced himself, before righteously and decisively skipping over the topic.

"What I want to say is that, even now, based on the information we have, we still cannot be sure whether the so-called exit is really on this floor."

"And even if it really exists, we know nothing about its quantity, distribution, or even whether it changes and flows according to time or other laws, and we have no chance to know."

"Therefore, we must find a sure-fire way to determine the exit. The probability of relying on luck is too low, and there is a high chance that all four hours will be wasted... We should take a gamble."

"How does the betting work?"

Zhou Tongtong said with great interest that this crazy girl couldn't stand boring work the most, and she was already tired of the repetitive work of exploring blocks.

"The march, the march of flesh and blood itself."

Lu Chen spoke with absolute certainty, his upbringing clearly evident at this moment; everyone instinctively listened to and believed him.

"Fang Jin has deciphered the attendance pattern and it has been recognized by the system. It is now certain that the Blood and Flesh Parade will appear and rest during the flashing lights."

"And before or after the lights stop flashing, they will continue on their way to work, and the parade will disappear from this floor in a very short time... In other words..."

"The place they eventually arrive at will inevitably have an 'exit,' no matter how it was hidden or flowed before that, or even disappeared again after the marching procession left...!"

"But at least during that period of time, it existed nonetheless, and we may be able to find its tail before it disappeared."

Fang Jin continued, "..." and as expected, received a fierce glare from Lu Chen, who calmly continued to ask,

"But how do we pinpoint the destination of the flesh-and-blood parade? They'll leave before the lights go out, and none of us have the ability to track them down given their speed and power."

"Moreover, the parade hadn't completely lost its vitality back then. If the tail end of the procession discovered the toys, they would have had the time to twist off the heads of a few dolls before going on duty."