Yan Kuan and the other four froze, then realized that the countdown had already begun the moment the Binding Ring was activated.
"Then let's hurry up and go, what are we waiting for?"
Wang Bin looked at Lin Ye anxiously.
They had already figured out that this Binding Ring was cast around Lin Ye.
Although they didn't know why Lin Ye seemed to be in a bad state, he could still wink at Chen Bugu, so he should be fine.
Lin Ye looked at Chen Bugu, who nodded.
Thus, Snow Mystic Antelope started running forward.
The Binding Ring indeed moved with it, and everyone quickly followed.
Time was tight, and Chen Bugu naturally knew that.
In fact, the reason Chen Bugu didn't rush to act in the first few seconds after the Binding Ring was activated was not only because he was answering Yan Kuan's question, but also because he needed time to observe the Binding Ring.
In his previous life, he had seen many Binding Rings, from small ones used to wrap a key to large ones used to guard an entire city. Different Binding Rings often had different rules.
The Binding Ring's information showed that this 6-meter-diameter hemispherical energy barrier could block any Black Iron Grade attack, and internal attacks could not reach the outside.
This meant that the Binding Ring could be used to isolate energy and living beings.
Yan Kuan's touch just now had already confirmed this.
So, a crucial point was, were items also isolated?
Probably not!
Chen Bugu noticed that the Binding Ring naturally covered a car as it moved, instead of pushing it away.
That meant that items could be transferred both inside and outside the Binding Ring.
Chen Bugu thought as he ran.
Unconsciously, the people in the team had already stopped.
He looked up and saw that, sure enough, five Scarlet Hounds had already arrived and surrounded them.
Bai Ting had already raised his hands, and electric arcs constantly jumped between his fingers. As soon as he sensed danger, he would immediately strike.
"Roar!"
Three Scarlet Hounds roared and pounced forward simultaneously.
A golden light flashed in Bai Ting's pupils, and the Thunder Sprite ability was activated. Three finger-thick electric lights shot out, attacking the three Scarlet Hounds.
Yan Kuan's Earth Element was also ready to be activated at any time. If the situation went wrong, he would immediately create another "turtle shell" to surround everyone.
Chen Bugu did not offer a reminder.
In fact, he completely trusted the Binding Ring's ability.
In the apocalypse, the description of items had never been wrong. If it said it could block any Black Iron Grade attack, then it could.
At this moment, Chen Bugu's attention was instead on the two women behind him. He was very curious about what abilities they had awakened.
He saw a blue light flash in one of the women's eyes.
Blue?
Magic-type ability?
"Zzzz..."
"Ow~"
At this moment, Bai Ting's electric light hit the Binding Ring and instantly shattered into countless electric arcs, dissipating.
The three Scarlet Hounds felt as if they had hit an iron wall, instantly felt pain, and after falling to the ground, they all retreated two steps.
Yan Kuan and Wang Bin simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Ting looked at the dissipating electric arcs, enlightened, walked to the Binding Ring, and touched the place where he had just attacked.
"Creatures and energy cannot penetrate."
"But the car doesn't become an obstacle during forward movement, which means objects can pass through. It's truly magical."
Chen Bugu listened to Bai Ting muttering to himself, and couldn't help but sigh that this person was still so sharp.
"What is the limit of this Binding Ring's power?"
Bai Ting turned to look at Chen Bugu.
"According to the item's description, any Black Iron Grade attack can be blocked."
"What is Black Iron Grade?"
This time, facing Bai Ting's question, Chen Bugu just shook his head.
Black Iron Grade was clearly a level, but who defined and set this level?
Chen Bugu didn't know this either.
"Let's run at full speed now, there's not much time left."
After Chen Bugu finished speaking, Snow Mystic Antelope also received Lin Ye's command and started trotting again.
The others followed quickly upon seeing this.
"Bang!"
A Fireball flew rapidly, accurately hitting the side of the Binding Ring.
Chen Bugu and his group did not stop, but all turned their heads to look.
It was Fireball!
Sure enough, among these five Scarlet Hounds, there was a mutated one.
Unlike the other Scarlet Hounds, it had dark red markings on its back, and whenever it cast Fireball, those dark red markings would briefly light up.
At this moment, this Scarlet Hound stood on the roof of an SUV, its red markings on its back flashing.
Immediately after, it opened its mouth, and a human-head-sized Fireball gradually appeared in the air, growing from small to large.
"Don't look, hurry up and run!"
Chen Bugu reminded everyone to keep rushing forward.
Realizing that this mutated creature controlled Fireball, Chen Bugu actually breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Fireball was just the most basic fire skill. If this mutated creature had mastered other abilities, it would only be more difficult to deal with.
"How much time do we have left?"
The woman in the black T-shirt followed closely behind Chen Bugu and asked.
"1 minute 24 seconds."
Before Chen Bugu could speak, Bai Ting looked down at his watch and reported the time.
From the moment Chen Bugu said 2 minutes 50 seconds, Bai Ting had silently noted the time.
"Then why are we... in such a hurry?"
The woman in the black T-shirt looked at the Horizontal Cave less than 20 meters away and asked in confusion.
"Because we can't let those monsters follow us into the Horizontal Cave."
Chen Bugu said, slowing down his pace.
They had already reached the entrance of the Horizontal Cave.
However, the Scarlet Hounds were still circling behind them, eyeing them menacingly, and even the mutated one chose to follow them closely after several unsuccessful Fireball attacks.
"How much longer?"
Chen Bugu also asked Bai Ting directly.
"1 minute 05 seconds."
"Okay, now listen to me!"
Chen Bugu silently carried Lin Ye down from Snow Mystic Antelope's back.
He wanted to use this last minute to make some preparations.
The Horizontal Cave was 5 meters wide and 4 meters high. At this moment, the Binding Ring happened to block the Horizontal Cave.
"Rock Barrier is your ability, right? From now on, you only have one minute. Quickly use Rock Barrier to seal this Horizontal Cave entrance!" Chen Bugu looked at Yan Kuan and said.
"Wang Bin, you carry Teacher Lin. He's completely paralyzed. This is the price of the Binding Ring."
"Later, when the Binding Ring is removed, you take Teacher Lin and run to the storage room."
"The others can judge for yourselves. If your abilities can help, stay. If not, leave."
Saying this, Chen Bugu also pointed to the location of the storage room.
"Teacher Lin, after the Binding Ring disappears, please give Snow Mystic Antelope the command to run outside. Let it escape for its life. We need it to buy us time so we can seal the Horizontal Cave's top."
Lin Ye blinked, indicating that he understood.
Yes, the Horizontal Cave was 4 meters high, but the highest point of the Binding Ring was only 3 meters high.
Yan Kuan's Rock Barrier could not extend beyond the Binding Ring, so the top 1 meter of the Horizontal Cave had to wait until the Binding Ring disappeared before it could be sealed.
Yan Kuan extended his hands, and a stone wall rose from the ground, but the stone wall could not continue to grow once it reached the edge of the Binding Ring.
In desperation, Wang Bin had to carry Lin Ye, causing the Binding Ring to change accordingly, cooperating with Yan Kuan to create this 5-meter-wide, 3-meter-high stone wall.
"This stone wall is already so high, isn't it enough?"
A bead of sweat as big as a bean dripped from Yan Kuan's forehead.
"Not enough. I don't want to bet on that monster's jumping ability."
In Chen Bugu's impression, many monsters could easily leap over a height of more than 3 meters, not to mention there were so many cars outside that could be used as stepping stones.
"How much longer?"
"15 seconds."
At this moment, the stone wall had already been erected, and Snow Mystic Antelope was standing on the other side of the stone wall.
It was abandoned.
The moment the Binding Ring shattered, if no one was outside to attract attention, and the five Scarlet Hounds leaped up at once, they were destined to fail.
To be safe, Chen Bugu had to keep another trick up his sleeve.
He looked up at the tunnel ceiling.
He shouted loudly.
"Liu Shifu! Throw down the weapon!"