On both sides of the spacious area outside the Ore pit, there were piles of Ore, which Lin Ping used to conceal his figure.
In the open area ahead, there were two patrol teams made up of overseers.
They were in groups of three, holding torches in their left hands and knives in their right, constantly patrolling back and forth, crisscrossing each other.
Lin Ping crouched low, hiding in the shadow of the last pile of Ore on the left, patiently waiting for an opportunity.
“Charge!”
As the two patrol teams reached the middle and intersected, his figure shot out like an arrow from a bowstring, heading towards the steep mountain wall on the left.
“Who?”
His figure had only just darted out a few feet when he was discovered by the patrol team.
However, this was already within Lin Ping's expectations.
There was no way around it; in such an open area, it was impossible not to be discovered, so what he had to do was to be discovered as late as possible, and then it would be a true race against time.
“Beep.....beep.....”
Sharp whistle sounds rang out from the patrol team.
Immediately following, the overseers' living quarters responded with whistles, and many burly and rough overseers poured out.
Lin Ping did not stop his steps and continued to rush forward.
......
At the same time.
When the patrol team discovered Lin Ping, and the sharp whistle sounds pierced the silence of the night.
It also woke up many miners inside the Ore pit from their deep sleep.
Some rubbed their eyes groggily, unsure of what had happened.
But some seemed to have caught the scent of an opportunity.
They hastily picked up their picks and rushed towards the main Ore pit, and those who were groggy, although they didn't know what had happened, also followed the crowd and surged out.
When the crowd saw that the overseer guarding the Ore pit was dead, they immediately had a guess, and then seeing the many overseers outside in a chaotic mess, seemingly chasing someone, the many miners immediately understood.
Someone was trying to escape.
Many miners, covered in black, dressed in rags, and with faces covered in Ore dust, crowded at the entrance of the Ore pit.
Some had numb eyes, as if none of this had anything to do with them.
Others had eyes flickering with excitement, as if they had caught the scent of a rare and great opportunity that had never appeared before.
Yun Lingyu, standing at the edge of the Ore pit exit, saw Lin Ping in the distance, and a look of relief appeared on his face.
“Kid, I hope you can escape successfully!”
After muttering to himself, he suddenly raised the pickaxe in his hand and shouted with a raised arm.
“Brothers of the mine, the opportunity has come! Kill those dog-faced blood-sucking overseers and let us all escape this dark Ore pit!”
This deafening roar suddenly erupted in the silent and numb crowd.
It was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing the entire lake to boil and churn.
“Kill the dog-faced overseers! Let's escape together!”
A burly man with bulging muscles, carrying a pickaxe, was the first to push through the crowd, rushing forward with determined eyes.
“Brothers, the situation is chaotic, let's go.”
As the burly man rushed out, those in the crowd whose eyes had already been flickering with excitement also picked up their picks and rushed out, shouting loudly.
It was as if, at this moment, their Bloodline, which had long withered, once again burst forth with new hot blood.
“Kill! Kill! Kill.....”
They shouted, picked up their picks, and rushed forward, ready to carve a bloody path and seize an opportunity for renewed freedom.
And Yun Lingyu, after glancing at the distant mountain wall, also showed a determined look in his eyes, picked up his pickaxe, and limped into the surging crowd.
The remaining people stood outside the Ore pit, watching more and more people roar and rush out, and their originally numb eyes slowly gained a glimmer of light.
Now the entire mine was in chaos because someone had killed the guarding overseer, and most of the overseers were attracted by the person who had first escaped. This was definitely the best escape opportunity, at least on the surface, and perhaps if they missed this one, there would be no more chances.
Staying here would lead to death sooner or later; fighting their way out might allow them to live.
After realizing this point.
The remaining miners also picked up their picks and joined the riot.
A great chaos began to unfold at the mine, even the ground began to tremble slightly.
Shouts of killing and roars intertwined, making people's eardrums ache.
......
“Oh, a bandit?”
A burly figure emerged from the shadows, blocking Lin Ping's path.
Lin Ping remembered this overseer with a ferocious scar on his right eyebrow, who was the broad-mouthed fellow who had thrown the flatbread at him like trash in the Ore pit earlier.
“Haha.....”
The other party laughed wildly as he rushed towards him, “This old man is really lucky. I got up to pee and actually ran into you, you dog.”
“I deserve the credit!”
Seeing this.
Lin Ping's heart began to beat violently, his body's Bloodline surged, and he coldly shouted, “Those who block me die.”
His steps were swift, and he charged directly at the overseer. As the Soaring Cloud Step was fully utilized, his speed was like an unbridled wild horse, his figure bringing up a fierce gust of wind.
Forward, with one surge of Qi, this is the mine! Retreat means only death; only by killing the opponent can he reach that steep mountain wall on the left!
Seeing this, the overseer's face instantly twisted into a ferocious grin, his thick flesh distorted like a devil.
“Die for me!”
He swung his long knife violently, pouncing towards Lin Ping.
Whoosh.....
Just then, a low whistle suddenly sounded.
The overseer's eyes suddenly bulged, and in shock, he blocked his face with the knife in his hand.
“Clang!”
A sound of metal clashing echoed, and a small stone scraped against the white blade, spitting out a string of sparks as it flew towards his face.
“Pfft—”
A string of blood splattered out, and a bloody mark appeared on the overseer's right cheek.
The overseer wiped the wound on his right cheek, licked the bloody, pungent fresh blood from his finger, and just like a wolf smelling blood, he became even more frenzied.
He stared with a pair of crimson eyes, took a step, and swung his long knife violently. A cold glint flashed, drawing a chilling arc in the air, wrapped in the sound of rushing wind, and chopped down towards Lin Ping's head, intending to split the opponent in half with his strongest strike, only then could he vent the anger in his heart at this moment.
Whoosh.....
A low whistle sounded again.
“Pfft”
Blood bloomed.
“Ah——”
The overseer howled with a pale face, a wound appeared on the back of his right hand, and blood spurted out.
The piercing pain made him unable to hold the knife in his hand any longer.
With a clang, the long knife fell to the ground, bouncing a few times.
At this moment, the originally extremely fierce overseer's face instantly showed a look of terror that should not have appeared.....
“Die for me!”
Lin Ping, who was already close to the overseer, suddenly roared and swung his arm.
The pickaxe in his hand, like an extension of his limb, carried a sharp whistling sound, tearing through the dull air, and struck at the overseer's chest like a lightning-fast stab.
That's right, at this moment, Lin Ping was treating the opponent as a large piece of Ore.