The boulder was roaring towards them. The weak magician tried to build an ice wall before the boulder arrived, but before the ice wall could be formed, it was broken by the rolling boulder, and ice chips flew everywhere.
Faced with a boulder that was dozens of times taller than himself, Androno did not flinch, and his outstretched hands did not tremble at all. Everyone's life was hanging by a thread, and when the boulder touched Androno's arms, everyone's heart was in their throat.
"Ahhhhhh—" Andno shouted, and the rolling boulder was unexpectedly held and stopped rotating, but it did not stop completely. The powerful impact caused the triangle formed by the adventurers to move backwards on the slope.
If the entire team makes the slightest mistake, the boulder will roll again and crush everyone completely.
Yang Yu and Bai Jin stood in the last row. Yang Yu pushed forward with his hand without a shield and released the interception with his hand backwards. He used the illusory shield transformed by [Intercept] to alleviate the obstacles. He also instructed Bai Jin, who was completely powerless beside him, to use magic to clear as many obstacles as possible behind him.
With the concerted efforts of everyone, the boulder finally stopped.
No one breathed a sigh of relief, especially Androno. He looked at the boulder in front of him with a blurred vision, and said with his remaining consciousness:
"Here, I'll carry it first, you guys move aside first, and then I'll let go."
No one objected. One by one, they loosened their hands and stood in the woods away from the boulder. Seeing that no one was left behind him, Androno fell backwards powerlessly and lay in front of the boulder.
Before leaving, several magicians left traces of magic on Androno. As soon as Androno fell, they hurriedly used magic to move Androno away from the danger zone. Several priests rushed up to him instantly and used the power of holy light to heal him.
No one had expected that such a scene would occur not long after the rescue operation began.
No one spoke, but each of them knew that this rescue operation was likely to be dangerous. Many of them turned pale and began to retreat.
"That's enough. We've already encountered such a danger at the beginning. Who knows what kind of dangers are waiting for us later!"
Once the first discordant voice is heard, other voices will be given inexplicable courage, and one after another they will emerge like mushrooms after rain to express their dissatisfaction.
"There is definitely something in this forest that we cannot handle."
"Yes, the best strategy now is to go back and regroup, and gather top combat forces."
A sad mood spread among the team. There were people who complained, were dissatisfied, and wanted to back down, and naturally there were also people who held different opinions.
"I object! Without our rescue, the captured adventurers will surely meet with misfortune."
"I object too. The fact that they would use such a huge rock just proves that they are not strong enough and are trying to wipe us out with such a trick. We should take advantage of their plan failure and rush forward to destroy them in one fell swoop and rescue the captured adventurers."
"Who knows they don't have a backup plan? It's absolutely impossible for the goblins to make such a huge stone. If we rely on our own ideas, it will only send the team to die in vain. Besides, they are so strong that the captured adventurers may have already..."
"Are you going to watch someone die without helping?"
"I didn't say we should just watch someone die. I was saying we should do what we can!"
A conflict broke out within the adventure group. Yang Yu rubbed his shoulders and decided not to get involved. He calmly expressed his guess without reservation.
"I think you should stop arguing. It looks like you can't retreat now even if you really want to."
"What did you say?"
The two quarreling parties looked at Yang Yu at the same time. Yang Yu randomly called a free priest to heal him and then said:
"Rather than saying that the other side had been prepared for our rescue, it's better to say that they captured those people to lure us to come and rescue them."
"Why are you so sure!"
Yang Yu did not answer their questions, but just looked at the treetops. "Perhaps, up to now, our every move has been noticed by them. As the saying goes, if you survive a disaster, there will be a follow-up attack. Perhaps there are groups of goblins lying in ambush on our way back, and there are also groups of goblins coming to siege us. Escape in a panic will only fall into their trap. The best way now is to meet the enemy on the spot and wait for reinforcements."
Reinforcements? Is there really such a thing
Many people showed puzzled expressions.
"Didn't you all listen carefully to Anderno's speech this morning? The reason we are here is because the application for the high-level adventurer operation has not been approved."
"But, how long do we have to wait?"
"It shouldn't take long." Andeno's voice was extremely weak. The short treatment brought him back to consciousness. "I asked Master Terra to monitor our actions. If something like this happens, the union will definitely speed up the approval process and recall high-level adventurers."
"With something this big happening, even if surveillance is blocked, those high-level adventurers will come here to check the situation around this boulder." Yang Yu continued on behalf of Anderno, "Perhaps they decided to turn this place into a second trap to deal with those high-level adventurers."
Before Yang Yu could finish his words, several scouts who had jumped back onto the trees interrupted him.
"A lot of the tree canopy was jumping, as if something was coming over."
A horn sounded, and everyone was in doubt. A sense of uneasiness rose in their hearts. The scouts continued to observe, and a few sharp-eyed scouts keenly noticed the green skin that almost blended into the tree canopy.
"It's goblins! A large number of goblins are coming towards us! There are at least 500 of them, and they are coming from all directions."
When everyone heard the news, they were panicked and didn't know what to do. This was five times the number of goblins in the entire adventure group. Now the strongest fighters in the entire adventure group and several adventurers in the front were in a state of extreme fatigue. While receiving treatment from the priests, they were simply unable to resist so many goblins.
"Am I right?" Yang Yu smiled indifferently. "This is just the team that is chasing us. They are probably not very strong. Now they think we are exhausted and will not dare to fight. They will just turn around and run away. But what I want to say is that if we run away, we will definitely die. If we fight together and wait for Anderno to recover, maybe we still have a chance of survival. What do you think, everyone, fight or flee?"
You've said this already, how can you still escape
The two factions that had just been arguing immediately shook hands and made peace, and took up their weapons.
“Great look!”
Sweeping away everyone's attributes, Yang Yu stood in front of the team. Other warriors, swordsmen, and boxers followed his example and formed a tough front row, surrounding the tired wounded. Magicians and priests gathered in the back, adjusting their positions according to the formation to facilitate treatment and concentrated fire. Thieves waited in the trees for an opportunity, ready to cut in at any time.
People who had just known each other for less than a day united together and formed a whole when faced with life threats.
(End of this chapter)