Rift: Countdown to Doomsday

Chapter 231 New Challenges

At the edge of the barren desert, Lin Xuan stood in front of a ruin with a solemn expression. This was a once prosperous city, but now only broken walls and ruins remained. There was a sense of sadness in the air.

"Are we really going in?" Su Wan'er frowned, a hint of worry in her voice.

Lin Xuan nodded. "This is our only choice. According to intelligence, there is an ancient power hidden here that may be able to help us fight against the Dark Lord."

Wang Yang crossed his arms, looking a little impatient. "Is the information reliable? We have already lost too much time."

"The information was obtained from a reliable source," Zhao Linger said firmly, "We must believe it."

"Okay, let's go in." Lin Xuan took a deep breath and walked into the depths of the ruins.

The ruins were completely silent, with only the sound of wind and the occasional sound of gravel falling to the ground. Lin Xuan and his group moved forward cautiously, and every step was filled with unknown dangers.

"Did you hear it?" Su Wan'er suddenly stopped and listened attentively.

"What's that sound?" Li Hao asked nervously.

"It sounds like... the roar of some creature." Su Wan'er's expression became more solemn.

"Everyone, be careful and alert." Lin Xuan said in a low voice, holding the weapon tightly in his hand.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew up, and several huge sand beasts rushed out of the ruins, their eyes flashing red, and they pounced fiercely on Lin Xuan and others.

"Fight!" Lin Xuan shouted and took the lead to rush towards the sand beast.

Wang Yang brandished his sword and chopped at a sand beast head-on, "These beasts! Let me show you my power!"

Su Wan'er used her spear to accurately stab another sand beast's vital point, "Don't be careless, these guys are not ordinary beasts!"

Zhao Linger stood at the back of the team and quickly chanted a spell. Rays of magical light hit the sand beast, buying a lot of time for Lin Xuan and others.

The battle was extremely fierce, and the number of sand beasts far exceeded expectations. Lin Xuan swung his sword and kept killing the sand beasts that rushed towards him, but he gradually felt exhausted.

"Ling'er, we need stronger support!" Lin Xuan said, panting.

Zhao Linger nodded and chanted the spell again. A bolt of lightning descended from the sky and directly hit the largest sand beast. The sand beast let out a terrible roar and then fell to the ground.

"Well done, Ling'er!" Lin Xuan praised, and at the same time cut off the head of another sand beast with a sword.

After a fierce battle, the sand beasts were finally wiped out. Lin Xuan and his group were panting, but they knew that this was just the beginning of the challenge.

"Everyone, take a break. We need to recover our strength." Lin Xuan said, his eyes still scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

"It was a tough battle." Wang Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I hope the road ahead won't be even harder."

"Don't take it lightly." Su Wan'er warned, "We haven't reached our target location yet."

After a short rest, Lin Xuan led the team to move forward. The atmosphere deep in the ruins was even more eerie, with a low humming sound faintly heard all around, making people shudder.

"There is an entrance ahead." Zhao Linger pointed to a dark hole not far away, "That should be the passage leading underground."

"Let's go, and be careful." Lin Xuan nodded and led the way into the cave.

The cave was dark, with only the faint light from the torches in our hands. The passage was narrow and winding, as if it stretched endlessly. Everyone held their breath and walked carefully.

"Do you smell it?" Su Wan'er suddenly asked, "There is a strange smell."

"It's the smell of decay." Li Hao frowned and said, "This may have been the nest of some creature."

As he was speaking, a slight sound came from the front, as if some creature was moving.

"Stop, something's happening!" Lin Xuan ordered in a low voice, and everyone immediately stopped and held their breath.

Soon, a huge poisonous spider crawled out from the darkness, its eyes flashing coldly, staring straight at Lin Xuan and others.

"Prepare for battle!" Lin Xuan gave an order and everyone quickly entered combat status.

The poisonous spider hissed and pounced on Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan quickly dodged and swung his sword at the spider's legs. The poisonous spider screamed in pain and its movements became more violent.

"Ling'er, focus on attacking its eyes!" Lin Xuan commanded.

Zhao Linger immediately cast a spell, and a beam of light shot directly into the poisonous spider's eyes. The poisonous spider shook its body in pain, and its movements became slow.

"Good opportunity, attack!" Lin Xuan shouted, and everyone rushed forward together and completely defeated the poisonous spider.

"Finally solved." Wang Yang breathed a sigh of relief, "This place is really dangerous everywhere."

"We must find that power as soon as possible." Lin Xuan said firmly, "Otherwise, we may not be able to get out of this ruin."

Continuing forward, they finally came to a spacious underground hall. In the center of the hall was a huge stone tablet engraved with ancient runes.

"This is the power we are looking for." Zhao Linger said excitedly.

"But how do we activate it?" Su Wan'er asked.

Lin Xuan walked to the stone tablet and observed the runes carefully. "These runes seem to be an ancient language. Let me try."

He placed his hand on the stone tablet, closed his eyes, and began to chant a spell. The runes on the stone tablet gradually lit up, and a dazzling light shot out from the stone tablet, covering Lin Xuan.

"Success!" Li Hao said in surprise.

Lin Xuan felt a powerful force surge into his body. He opened his eyes, with a determined light flashing in them. "We have the power to fight against the Dark Lord. Now, let's go back and prepare for the final battle."

Everyone looked at each other with hope and determination in their eyes. New challenges were waiting ahead, but they were no longer afraid because they had the strength and faith to overcome everything.