A loud noise was heard, and part of the underground passage collapsed.
Fang Ping was hiding in a small pothole, motionless, like a lifeless stone.
"Buzz!"
Some rocks in the ground suddenly collapsed.
This is a high-level strong man who uses his mental power to investigate and destroy all suspicious targets.
Fang Ping still underestimated the strength of high-level experts. These experts had reached the level of mastery in controlling their mental power. After knowing the direction, they deliberately controlled it and only targeted the underground attacks. They had not reached the level of the whole city.
The level of burial.
The reason why he had escaped the mental pressure of the eighth-grade man before was because Fang Ping suddenly disappeared and lost his direction. The other party was afraid of accidentally hurting others, so he gave Fang Ping a chance.
Nowadays, several seventh-level experts are not afraid of accidentally hurting anyone. The only one wandering underground at the moment is Fang Ping.
Others, including low- and mid-level guards, have already evacuated.
Unable to find Fang Ping's specific whereabouts, these powerful men resorted to a sweeping investigation, even if it was extremely energy-consuming.
In the royal city, someone broke in and stole the fountain of life. In the end, they failed to kill the thief. Neither the king nor Liu Shen would go around lightly.
Fang Ping remained motionless. The coverage area of the seventh-level powerhouse was limited, and the royal city was huge. The aftermath of these mental powers could not do anything to him unless he happened to be in the center of the coverage.
At this moment, Fang Ping was not worried about these seventh-grade experts.
But...the countless crystal clear roots on the side of the body!
These roots seem to have lost their lives and are purely decorative.
However, Fang Ping has already felt that these roots are recovering.
Over in the hall, maybe the mental solidification barrier is about to be repaired.
Fang Ping didn't know how strong the Ninth Grade was and what power these roots had, but he knew that the Ninth Grade was definitely stronger than he imagined.
Especially this kind of tree demon that I don't understand at all.
Who knows, after the willow tree demon revives, these roots can detect his whereabouts?
Even if he can't, he can't even think about escaping anymore. The willow tree demon has dense roots underground. Even if his aura cannot be detected, there will always be vibrations when he digs a hole.
These roots are equivalent to the hair of the willow tree demon. If it moves near the hair, the vibration will definitely be sensed.
By then, even if there is no breath, Fang Ping can be found quickly.
"Time is running out, we must escape from the underground before the tree demon fully recovers!"
Fang Ping clearly understood this, otherwise, once the tree demon revived, he would have no way to escape.
"Keep running deeper underground!"
"It's still too shallow now!"
The key is that the deeper the hole is, the greater the pressure will be. Even if Fang Ping really goes deep into the ground, it is not impossible for him to be crushed to death.
Moreover, it is extremely difficult to move in the depths. If someone blocks you, it is difficult to escape.
But at this time, Fang Ping couldn't care so much anymore.
If it continues to operate on the surface, once the dryad revives, he will be dead.
When the nearby mental power exploration disappeared, Fang Ping did not hesitate, picked up the Ping Luan Dao and dug deep into the ground.
He had just dug for a while, and some of the rocks above shattered instantly, and a series of mental pressure came down instantly!
Fang Ping ignored it and used all his strength to dig deeper!
Digging through the veins, digging out rocks, and digging out water sources...
After digging dozens of meters deep, Fang Ping suddenly became a little surprised. There was actually a passage underground, a ready-made passage!
"Is this... a drainage pipe?"
Fang Ping was extremely surprised!
Deep underground in the royal city, there is actually a developed urban drainage system!
Not on the surface, but deep underground.
Perhaps because they were worried that the surface layer was too shallow and could easily be sneaked in to steal energy stones, or that the roots of the Willow Tree Demon were on the surface, the royal city set up the drainage system deep underground.
Anyway, for the cave masters, it is not too difficult to open a passage deep underground.
Fang Ping had been operating on the surface before, and he thought that the city in the cave had no drainage system at all.
But now, Fang Ping was really surprised.
"That's right, a city with millions of people and a pretty good environment, how could it not be without these!"
Fang Ping was unexpectedly surprised, but he was instantly surprised. The sky is the limit!
There are actually drainage channels extending in all directions deep underground. How can those guys find me now!
"God won't let me die!"
Fang Ping was so happy that he didn't care about the smell inside the passage. He immediately found a side road and rushed in. He ran away first.
Not long after he left, several powerful leaders rushed down from the passage that had just been opened from above.
Several people entered the passage, all frowning slightly.
High-quality experts also have a strong sense of smell, and the pungent smell makes a few people uncomfortable.
However, a few people couldn't care less about this. One of them said in a low voice: "We have entered the underground passage!"
Now, it's really a bit troublesome.
These passages lead to all parts of the royal city, and even outside the city. When the city was built, because the roots of the Willow God covered the underground surface of the city, almost no one considered that someone would attack the city from underground.
Even if there is, it will be when Liu Shen dies.
Even if Liu Shen is dead, the city may not be able to be defended.
But now, Liu Shen is still alive.
The enemy did not invade the city through underground pipes, but penetrated the ground from inside the city and escaped through the passages.
Now, it’s hard to do!
Several people looked at each other, feeling a little helpless. They were fighting head-on. They could kill that cunning little thief with just one slap!
But now, the other party doesn't show up at all, and is even more cunning than a mine rat.
No matter how powerful you are, it's useless if you can't find anyone.
One of the commanders had a hot temper and smashed the passage on one side with one palm, causing it to collapse and shatter. He said angrily: "Then destroy all the passages and destroy them from the outside! Bury that thief underground!"
After burying Fang Ping, search inch by inch. If you have the ability, continue digging. If you dig deeper, the squeezing force underground will crush the opponent.
Even for high-level experts, it is not easy to dig all the way into the ground. The huge pressure increases as you go down, and in the end it can even crush these high-level ones.
As soon as these words came out, the others didn't speak.
To put it simply, if these passages are really destroyed and collapsed, a lot of the royal city will probably be destroyed.
The royal city does not belong to them, it belongs to King Liu and God Liu.
In order to catch a thief, destroying the royal city was more sin than merit.
"Keep searching!"
No one answered. Among the other people, one person said to continue searching, which also meant that he rejected the first person's point of view.
That man with a hot temper was just saying that he really destroyed the king's city. Even if the king comes back, even if he doesn't kill him, he won't be able to feel better.
Several commanders remained silent and continued to search along different passage directions.
I felt extremely depressed in my heart, even more depressed than yesterday when I was fighting against the strong men in the Resurrection Land.
Although yesterday was dangerous and the result was cruel, for the strong, fighting head-on, killing others or being killed by others, is acceptable.
Nowadays, a mine rat-like warrior who is weaker than them is keeping them busy, which is their shame.
If you have the guts, come out and fight!
Several strong men wanted to shout out. Even if they came out and killed them, they felt more relaxed than now. They were so frustrated!
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in the channel.
Fang Ping shook his head. At this moment, he was seriously injured, or rather seriously.
The most serious thing was that in the underground hall before, although the eighth-grade man failed to hit him with all his strength, the mental shock and the subsequent slap on the ground also shocked Fang Ping to a nervous breakdown. His internal organs were severely damaged and he almost exploded.
body.
Later, several seventh-grade men chased him, which made his injuries much worse.
"I almost tortured myself to death."
Fang Ping swallowed a life-returning pill. After saving Old Man Li, he only had 3 of the dozen or so life-returning pills left. These were the ones he kept specially to save his life.
After swallowing one, the injury did not improve at all.
Fang Ping was a little helpless. The injury was too serious, even worse than the last time he fought with Wang Jinyang. In desperation, he swallowed the remaining two pills, and then he felt that his internal organs no longer exploded.
"If I had known this, I would have taken the pill given by Chen Yunxi."
Fang Ping felt a little regretful now. It was just a few pills, so he just accepted them.
He's healed now. He was injured so badly that he even ran out of healing elixirs. If he gets injured again, he'll really be left to his own devices.
"But... I still have energy essence!"
Fang Ping felt happy in his heart. Although he could not fill the storage space before, now, it was mostly filled.
This is energy essence, and its effect is stronger than high-purity energy stones. It is not easy to heal injuries.
"But it can't be used now. The energy is too strong and can be easily sensed."
Fang Ping did not dare to use energy essence to heal his injuries now. After recovering a little, Fang Ping had a headache again. What should Old Man Li do?
Now, if he really wanted to leave, he would rush forward along the passage and eventually get out of the royal city.
But if he leaves, Old Man Li will probably be dead.
The royal city is now closed, and they are still arresting him. They probably don't care about others, but once they can't find him, Old Man Li will be found sooner or later.
"If I had known earlier, it would be better to leave it outside the city and be eaten by monsters than to stay in the city."
"You have to go back!"
Fang Ping looked above his head, where was the inn?
If we could dig a hole directly to the inn, then it would be better to escape to the underground drainage pipe in time and we might be able to escape.
But now I am running dizzy, who still remembers where the inn is.
"The inn is in the south, and the energy concentration in the south is lower...forget it, it's hard to judge underground now, and the difference is not big."
"The inn belongs to the outer city... There are more ordinary people in the outer city and more sewage is produced. Maybe we can judge from this point."
Fang Ping walked along the drainage pipe and carefully began to observe.
Fortunately, the inner and outer cities of the royal city are not the central city. The inner city is not in the center of the city, otherwise it would be difficult to find.
The inner city of the royal city is considered the north city, and the other directions are the outer city.
There is no reason for underground pipes to drain water into the city. It must be drained outward. Along the direction of drainage, it should be possible to separate the inner and outer cities.
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Ten minutes later.
Fang Ping carefully dug his head out of the ground. There was an underground drainage pipe, so naturally there was a drainage outlet, which saved him from having to dig a hole himself.
At this moment, residents are no longer prohibited from leaving the city.
In a city with millions of people, no one is allowed to go out at all, which will interfere with the operation of the entire royal city.
After Fang Ping entered the underground passage, several commanders felt that the probability of arresting anyone was low. Although there were still high-level patrols in the sky at this moment, they were not as strict as before.
In the city, a large number of warriors are conducting investigations and searches, so there is a greater chance of pretending.
At this moment, everyone in the royal city had not considered that Fang Ping would bring people in to do such a big thing. Under normal circumstances, if there were accomplices, they would have caused chaos when Fang Ping was just arrested.
When the arrest was first made, there was no big chaos, so it was unlikely that there were accomplices.
Fang Ping turned his head slightly. There were many people in the city at the moment and the footsteps were noisy. Even this little noise would not be noticed.
I looked around and it seemed like I had been here before when I entered the city, but I wasn't very familiar with it.
However, Fang Ping soon became familiar with it!
A shop that exchanges energy stones!
Before entering the city, Fang Ping was most impressed by these shops!
"This is... the inn is about 1,500 meters northeast..."
Fang Ping immediately had an idea in his mind. With the landmark building there, it would be much easier to find a place.
With the idea in mind, Fang Ping continued to dive, and soon returned to the underground passage, walking along the northeast pipe.
Not long after Fang Ping left, countless crystal clear roots began to wander along the passage he had just gone up.
In the city, the crown of the huge willow tree moved slightly.
At this moment, the fountain of life has been sealed.
The tree crown moved slightly, and in the blink of an eye, several commanders seemed to have received the message, including the eighth-level expert, who instantly appeared where Fang Ping had just emerged.
"He came up!!"
Venerable Feng checked and found that there were traces of people passing through the underground drainage outlet. Venerable Feng looked coldly and said quickly: "Why didn't he run away?"
Deep underground, several commanders have given up on arresting them. Why doesn't the other party escape?
Running along the drainage pipe and all the way out of the city, the sky is so vast that it is almost impossible to find a guy without any breath.
While speaking, Venerable Feng quickly passed through the passage regardless of the mess, and others followed suit.
Entering the underground, Venerable Feng looked around and frowned: "He didn't leave, which means there is still something he wants in the city... Let the giant willow guards be sent out immediately for a strict investigation! The patron saint has recovered, but outside
City, the power of the patron saint cannot be extended here, so it may not be possible to kill him.
Pay attention to any movement, and if you find any movement, shoot and kill!"
Although the Willow Tree Demon is powerful, its main trunk is at least 10 miles away from here.
Although its root system has spread here, it is too far away from the main trunk. The root system may still have power. It can kill some weak ones, but it may not be possible for strong ones.
Although the thief does not have the strength of a leader, judging from the speed at which he can dig holes, he is not too weak. Lord Feng feels that he is unlikely to be killed.
Several commanders took the order one after another, dispersed, and listened carefully to the movement.
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"Here, it should be almost done."
Fang Ping looked up and saw that the location of the inn was almost there.
As for whether it was the location of the small courtyard where he lived, it was too precise and he couldn't estimate it.
"Go up first and then talk."
There is also a drainage outlet here. It is unlikely that you can enter the inn directly. It may be outside the inn.
But Fang Ping didn't care, it was better than digging a hole by himself, and Fang Ping wasn't stupid. After so long, the willow tree demon might have freed up his hands.
The drilling noise is so loud, what should I do if it is sensed?
Fang Ping quickly climbed up along the drainage pipe. After climbing for a while, Fang Ping seemed to feel something, and his expression suddenly changed.
There seemed to be something crawling around the drainage pipe.
Fang Ping instantly stopped climbing and instead consumed his energy and blood to float in the air.
"Is it a tree root? Is it so sensitive?"
The sound of his crawling was not loud. The reason why he did not fly into the air was because the drainage channel was too narrow and it was difficult to fly into the air. It was not as easy as climbing up.
There was a little sweat on Fang Ping's forehead, but he didn't care anymore and went up first!
Thinking of this, Fang Ping struggled to float upwards. He was only at the fourth level, so it was still difficult to fly into the air without the help of strength.
Soon, Fang Ping floated to the drainage outlet above.
At this moment, the auras of many Taoist warriors appeared above, and there were more neat footsteps.
"Has it been discovered?"
"Martial law has begun again!"
Fang Ping was a little helpless, what should he do now? As long as he entered the inn, he would definitely be discovered.
Although Old Man Li was severely injured, he still had weak energy and blood. He was not conspicuous in the city, but once he went underground, he would be extremely conspicuous!
If you run with Old Man Li, the danger will greatly increase.
The energy barrier cannot cover Old Man Li.
"I wonder if it can be stuffed into the storage space? It probably won't work..."
Fang Ping had tried it before, stuffing living creatures into it, but it didn't work at all. Killing it was no problem.
If you want to stuff Old Man Li in, you have to kill him first.
But if I don't take people away now, given the current situation, I might be found soon.
"I faced several seventh- and eighth-grade people, and maybe even a ninth-grade person... I really went too far this time."
Fang Ping's eyes flashed with venom, he didn't care about it anymore!
The next moment, Fang Ping opened the drain and instantly appeared on the street. Opposite was the inn. His sudden appearance was still a bit conspicuous.
But Fang Ping did not dare to open a passage again, as it would be too easy to be discovered.
When a clay figure suddenly appears on the street, it is extremely noticeable.
Just as Fang Ping appeared, someone shouted loudly. Soon, some armored warriors nearby rushed over quickly, and a powerful aura also flew over from the sky.
Fang Ping didn't waste any time, jumped up, walked directly into the inn, and saw the small courtyard where he lived at a glance.
He rushed into the small courtyard quickly, and the meatball was still there in the corner.
Fang Ping grabbed the meat ball, and outside, the seventh-grade aura was approaching.
Fang Ping didn't care to go back the way he came, he grabbed the meat ball and drilled into the passage opened under the bed.
The tree roots that had been motionless before, this time, shot towards him as soon as he got out.
Fang Ping also expected it, punched out with a punch, and continued to sneak down without even looking.
The tree roots were knocked back, and the next moment, countless roots continued to shoot through. Fang Ping blocked a few of them, but the others were like magic weapons, instantly piercing Fang Ping's back with countless bloody holes, and his bones were all broken.
Penetrated!
The tempered bones are like tofu cubes at this moment.
The attack power of the roots is not too strong, but its sharpness is beyond imagination!
A large amount of blood spurted out.
Fang Ping's face instantly turned pale, "Old Li Tou, this time it's over, I can only take a gamble on whether you can do it or not!"
After saying that, a large amount of energy essence appeared out of thin air and directly wrapped the meat ball.
"It's better for you to die than for the two of us to be cut into skewers. If you regain some strength, you can kill a few of them!"
Fang Ping roared, no matter how many wounds were made on his body, at least he wouldn't die now until he entered the underground drainage channel.
While using energy essence to treat Old Man Li, Fang Ping also drank the energy essence crazily. It would be better to survive than to be killed.