Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

Chapter 139 Trap in the Dark

"Mengmeng, Yichen, are you okay?" Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er stepped forward, worry written all over their faces.

"We are fine, we just let him get away." Chu Mengmeng shook her head with a hint of regret in her tone.

Xiao Yichen looked solemn as he briefly recounted what happened in the library. Finally, he said, "...I suspect that Xiao Yifeng's target is the barren mountain on the outskirts of the city. The secret of the Dark Portal may be hidden there."

"Desolate mountain? It's a notoriously dangerous place. It's said to have been an ancient battlefield, full of resentment. Later it was eroded by dark forces, making it even more dangerous." Su Mubai frowned, his tone carrying a hint of fear.

"No matter what, we have to go." Xiao Yichen said firmly, "Only by finding the 'Dark Portal' can we stop the invasion of dark forces and protect our city."

After returning to the base, Xiao Yichen reported the situation to other city guardians. They all decided to go to the barren mountains immediately to find out what was going on.

After careful preparation, the city guardian team set out, fully armed, with determination written all over their faces.

The barren mountain was just as desolate and terrifying as the rumors said, with jagged rocks and no grass growing. The air was filled with a rotten smell that made people shudder.

"Be careful, something is wrong here." Xiao Yichen warned in a low voice, while releasing his mental power to sense all the movements around him.

Everyone moved forward cautiously, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Suddenly, Su Mubai, who was walking in front, felt his feet slip and he fell down.

"Mu Bai!" Lin Wan'er exclaimed and hurried forward to check.

A huge hole appeared on the ground, which was bottomless and Su Mubai's figure disappeared into the darkness.

"This is a trap!" Xiao Yichen's face changed and he immediately realized that they had fallen into an ambush.

"What should we do? Should we go down?" Lin Wan'er asked anxiously.

"Go down! We must save Mu Bai!" Chu Mengmeng said without hesitation.

Xiao Yichen nodded, took out a rope from his backpack, fixed it to a huge rock next to him, and then slid down the rope first.

Chu Mengmeng and Lin Wan'er followed closely behind.

The pit was deep, and it took them a long time to descend to the bottom.

"Cough cough..."

As soon as I landed, I heard a faint cough.

"Mu Bai, is that you?" Lin Wan'er hurriedly looked in the direction of the voice and saw Su Mu Bai leaning against a rock, his face pale with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, obviously injured.

"I'm fine, it's just... ahem... this seems to be an ancient relic." Su Mubai struggled to stand up and pointed around.

With the faint light, everyone could see the surrounding environment clearly.

This is indeed an ancient relic. The walls are engraved with ancient texts and patterns, full of a mysterious atmosphere.

"These words... seem to be describing the origin of the 'Dark Portal'..." Chu Mengmeng muttered to herself as she carefully identified the words on the wall.

"So, we've found the right place?" Lin Wan'er's eyes lit up, with a hint of excitement in her tone.

"Maybe." Xiao Yichen did not relax his vigilance. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

The group continued to go deeper into the ruins, encountering various mechanisms and traps along the way, but they were all resolved one by one with their wisdom and courage.

Just as they were about to reach the core area of ​​the ruins, suddenly, a cold laugh echoed in the empty ruins.

"Hahahaha... Welcome to my territory, city guardians!"

A figure wearing a black robe with his face hidden under a hood slowly walked out of the darkness. It was Xiao Yifeng!

"Xiao Yifeng! You are here indeed!" Xiao Yichen's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice.

"Yes, it's me." Xiao Yifeng sneered, "I've been waiting for you here for a long time."

"What do you want to do?" Chu Mengmeng asked vigilantly.

"What? Of course, I'm giving you a big gift!" Xiao Yifeng said, forming a complicated hand seal with his hands. A powerful dark force surged out from his body and instantly enveloped the entire ruins.

"No! This is..." Xiao Yichen's face changed drastically, and he wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

Rumble!

The ruins began to shake violently, and countless sharp metal blades suddenly extended from the walls, blocking all exits.

"Hahaha... enjoy your last moments!" Xiao Yifeng laughed wildly, and his figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.

"Damn it! We are trapped!" Lin Wan'er said anxiously.

Chu Mengmeng and Su Mubai were also panicked. It was the first time they encountered such a dangerous situation.

"Don't panic, I'll find a way!" Xiao Yichen forced himself to calm down, his brain working rapidly, looking for a way to escape. In the darkness, Xiao Yifeng's voice seemed to come from the depths of hell, with a gloomy chill. He waved his hand violently, and the core area of ​​the ruins was suddenly shrouded by a thick dark force, like a huge mouth of the abyss, ready to swallow them up.

"Be careful!" Xiao Yichen grabbed Chu Mengmeng and protected her behind him.

As soon as he finished speaking, countless black blades attacked from all directions, as dense as a storm. Xiao Yichen waved the long sword in his hand, the sword light flashed, and blocked the blades one by one. Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er stood back to back, tacitly cooperating to resist the invasion of the dark power.

However, this is just the beginning.

With a deafening roar, a huge figure slowly walked out of the darkness. It was covered with black scales, exuding a disgusting stench, and its scarlet eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light.

"The leader of the dark creatures!" Su Mubai exclaimed, his face suddenly turned pale.

The dark creature leader roared, waving its huge claws and rushing towards them. Its power was amazing and its speed was extremely fast. Xiao Yichen and others could not dodge at all and could only bite the bullet and fight.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, Xiao Yichen was slapped away by the dark creature's leader's claw, and hit the wall heavily, spurting out a mouthful of blood.

"Yi Chen!" Chu Mengmeng exclaimed and wanted to go forward to check, but was pulled back by Lin Wan'er.

"Mengmeng, you can't go over there, it's too dangerous!" Lin Wan'er said anxiously.

Chu Mengmeng bit her lip, her eyes reddened. She knew that she was weak and could not help much, but she could not watch Xiao Yichen get hurt.

At this moment, Xiao Yifeng attacked again. He muttered something, and a more powerful dark force emerged, controlling the mechanisms in the ruins and launching a more violent attack on the city guardian team.

"Hahaha...just become sacrifices to the dark forces!" Xiao Yifeng laughed wildly, his eyes full of madness and complacency.

Facing the joint attack of Xiao Yifeng and the leader of the dark creatures, the city guardian team fell into an unprecedented crisis. They were trapped in a confined space with nowhere to escape, and could only try their best to resist the violent attack.

During the fierce battle, Chu Mengmeng keenly noticed that the leader of the dark creatures seemed to obey Xiao Yifeng's orders and acted completely according to his instructions. This discovery made her feel an inexplicable fear: Could it be that Xiao Yifeng had found a way to control the dark creatures?

If this is true, the consequences will be disastrous!

Chu Mengmeng was in a state of confusion. Xiao Yifeng could actually control the leader of the dark creatures. This made her feel a chill running from the soles of her feet straight to her heart. She secretly pulled Xiao Yichen's sleeve and whispered, "Yichen, look, Xiao Yifeng seems to be controlling that monster!"

Xiao Yichen frowned, his eyes fixed on the dark creature leader's every move. He said in a deep voice: "I noticed it too. The situation is not good."

"Has he found a way to control the dark creatures?" Chu Mengmeng's voice trembled slightly, and her tone was full of worry.

"We can't rule out this possibility," Xiao Yichen said solemnly, "If this is true, then things will be troublesome."

At this moment, the sound of fighting came from Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er, accompanied by painful groans. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen's hearts tightened, and they hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er being besieged by a group of hideous dark creatures.

"Mu Bai! Wan'er!" Chu Mengmeng exclaimed and wanted to rush over to help, but was stopped by Xiao Yichen.

"Don't be impulsive!" Xiao Yichen growled, "You'll only die in vain if you go over like this!"

Chu Mengmeng watched Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er being cornered by the dark creatures, feeling extremely anxious but helpless. She knew that she was weak and rushing forward would only drag them down.

Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er stood back to back, trying to resist the attack of the dark creature. However, two fists are no match for four hands, not to mention that the opponent is an extremely ferocious dark creature. Soon, Su Mubai's arm was cut by the claws of a dark creature, and blood instantly dyed his sleeves red.

"Mu Bai!" Lin Wan'er exclaimed, and hurried forward to bandage his wound, but was ambushed by another dark creature, which grabbed her back with one claw, and blood immediately gushed out.

"Wan'er!" Su Mubai's eyes were bloodshot and he roared. He tried his best to repel the dark creature in front of him, then rushed to Lin Wan'er and protected her behind him.

However, they were surrounded by the dark creatures and could not escape. At this critical moment, a golden light flashed, and a huge golden barrier appeared around Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er, isolating them from the dark creatures.

"It's Mengmeng!" Su Mubai shouted in surprise.

Chu Mengmeng's face was pale, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat. It was obvious that she had forced the power in her body. She gritted her teeth and struggled to support the golden barrier to prevent the dark creatures from breaking through.

"Mengmeng, hold on!" Xiao Yichen shouted loudly while resisting the attack of the dark creature leader, "I have found the exit, we will leave here soon!"

However, at this moment, the leader of the dark creatures suddenly let out a deafening roar, and the entire ruins began to tremble violently. Stones from above kept falling, and cracks appeared on the ground, as if it would collapse at any time.

"Oh no, it's going to collapse!" Xiao Yichen's face changed drastically, and he shouted anxiously, "Mengmeng, take them away from here quickly!"

Chu Mengmeng also knew that the situation was critical, but she had exhausted her strength and could not take Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er away. At this moment, she felt a powerful force surging from her body. This force was full of violent and destructive aura, which made her feel fear and uneasiness.

"This is..." Chu Mengmeng looked at her hands in horror, her eyes full of confusion and helplessness.

"Mengmeng, don't be afraid, believe in yourself!" Xiao Yichen's voice sounded in his ears, firm and powerful, "This is the power you are born with, you can control it!"

Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She knew that now was not the time to hesitate, and she had to make a choice. Either she would watch Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er die here, or she would release this forbidden power, but this might cost her a heavy price...

Chu Mengmeng looked at the crumbling ruins in front of her, and listened to the painful groans of Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er. She felt a conflict between her conscience and her desires. The power of the taboo was like a sleeping beast. Once awakened, the consequences would be disastrous. But if not, all of them would be buried here.

"Mengmeng, believe me!" Xiao Yichen's voice was like a flash of lightning in the dark night, illuminating the confusion in Chu Mengmeng's heart. His deep eyes were full of trust and encouragement, and even more of a determination to face death.

"I... I'll try!" Chu Mengmeng bit her lower lip, her eyes gradually becoming firm. She took a deep breath, suppressed all her fear and anxiety in her heart, and began to try to guide the violent power.

Following Chu Mengmeng's thoughts, a terrifying energy wave burst out from her body, and the air around her became distorted. The golden light suddenly surged, illuminating the entire ruins like daylight.

"Roar!"

The dark creature leader felt this powerful force and let out a terrified roar. It seemed to be aware of the danger and wanted to escape, but was tightly entangled by Xiao Yichen.

"Yi Chen, be careful!" Chu Mengmeng was extremely anxious when she saw this scene.

"Don't worry about me, hurry!" Xiao Yichen shouted, and the sword in his hand burst out with dazzling silver light, forcing back the leader of the dark creatures.

Chu Mengmeng no longer hesitated, she concentrated all her strength between her hands, forming a huge golden ball of light. The ball of light exuded a breath of destruction, like a sun that was about to explode.

"Go to hell!" Chu Mengmeng roared and smashed the ball of light hard at the leader of the dark creatures.

There was a loud bang that shook the entire ruins violently. The golden ball of light exploded, turning into countless golden lights, swallowing up all the dark creatures around it.

"what!"

The leader of the dark creatures let out a shrill scream, and its body was torn into pieces by the golden light, turning into countless fragments and dissipating into the air.

Xiao Yifeng was also blown away by this powerful force, spitting blood, his face as pale as paper. He looked at Chu Mengmeng in horror, his eyes full of disbelief.

"This...how is this possible..."

Chu Mengmeng ignored Xiao Yifeng. She staggered back a few steps, her face pale, with a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth. Using the forbidden power was too much of a burden for her, and she was exhausted at the moment.

"Mengmeng!" Xiao Yichen rushed to Chu Mengmeng and supported her.

"I'm fine..." Chu Mengmeng shook her head weakly, but the surging blood in her body made her unable to help but spit out another mouthful of blood.

"Let's go quickly, this place is going to collapse!" Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er also walked over, supporting each other. Although their injuries were serious, they were lucky to have saved their lives.

Xiao Yichen nodded, picked up Chu Mengmeng, and ran towards the exit of the ruins with Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er.

However, just as they were about to escape, an even more terrifying aura awakened from the depths of the ruins...