It's back.

It was the only thought on Ian's mind. He didn't know what Patton had done, and the latter had completely lost consciousness after saying his last sentence. The heavens and the earth seemed to be collapsing, and the entire stone pillar was shaking, and the top of the stone pillar was shaking.

One after another iron chains were torn apart, and they fell powerlessly into the abyss. Ian felt overwhelmed, high in the air, alone and helpless.

"Bang"!

A black shadow popped out of the darkness and slammed into the middle of the stone pillar, which trembled even more. Ian knew what it was, it was Gornis, the strongest ghost, frantically retaliating against the pillar that had trapped it for a thousand years.

Ian lit the last torch and leaned down. [Gornis] was less than twenty meters away from him, which was enough for the fire to reach. He had never seen such a monster before, madly biting the stone pillar, and the sharp fangs actually left deep indentations on the stone pillar.

It still has at least six or seven chains on its body. These chains connected more chains, spreading towards the rock walls in all directions, precisely to limit its movements. But Ian didn't think that these chains could really limit the strongest [ghost].

It was necessary to find a way to get out, before the pillar broke.

However, Ian really couldn't find a way out, and this was already a desperate situation. While he learned all the truth, he also cut off his retreat. Now, he doesn't know how far he is from the ground, and falling is undoubtedly his own death. And the chains he came from were broken by the crazy [Gornes].

What to do, what to do.

As the stone pillar swayed more and more, Ian became more and more anxious. The pillar didn't last long, and once it collapsed, he and Barton would have to fall into the abyss together.

At this moment, Barton suddenly woke up, struggled to raise his hand, pointed to the top of Ian's head, and said with difficulty: "That, over there." ”

Ian looked up and saw a rope hanging from the top of his head, leading to the rock wall above. About five or six meters away from them, there was a small hole, from which the rope extended, presumably the way Barton had come.

It's just that the climbing rope is at least three meters away from him, which is obviously a distance out of reach. He was about to ask Barton how to get up, but Barton fell into a coma again. The previous sentence didn't seem like the situation was getting better, but more like a flashback. He should be well aware of the situation of the two, so he pointed out the only way out for Ian.

A distance of three meters.

Ian took a deep breath, which was obviously unattainable for ordinary people. But for him, it was not impossible, he was able to do it half a year ago, and hunted Nathan, the Wind King, with it. But now he obviously can't compare with himself half a year ago, first of all, the failure of [Endless Life], resulting in wounds all over his body that have not healed, and some places are still bleeding.

The second is that he has taken too much [Dragon Blood No. 1], and the backlash brought by dragon blood has greatly destroyed his body and spirit.

Eventually, he couldn't remember how long it had been since he had eaten or drunk. It took what little strength he had to climb the chains, and with his nerves being tense all the time, he couldn't be at his best. In fact, it is already incredible that he can now stand, rather than completely lose his strength.

However, he had no choice.

The stone pillar shook more and more, and [Gornes] frantically "tore" the stone pillar, which had stood for thousands of years, collapsed little by little under the fangs of [Gornis]. In a few seconds, the pillar would collapse completely, and he would have no chance.

I can only bite the bullet.

Ian carried Barton on his back. In fact, he should have jumped twice first to see if he could do it, but neither time nor physical strength allowed it. What's more, if the failed attempt made Ian know his limits, it would be even more desperate.

In a desperate situation, there should be no limit for a hunter.

Ian placed the last torch on the ground, then took a few steps back, leaving room for a sprint, and stared at the rope.

"Whew. ”

He took a deep breath, let out a low sigh, and jerked forward. At this time, [Gornis] finally gnawed through the stone pillar, and the stone pillar slowly fell to one side, but the other side was briefly raised. Ian didn't know if it was psychological, he seemed to have found an opportunity, and the distance of the climbing rope was not as far as it looked.

He took a big stride and stepped on the edge of the stone pillar, and after about half a second, he jumped to his feet. The next moment, the thousand-year-old stone pillar collapsed, and the torch that Ian had left on the stone pillar also rolled down, and was extinguished by the broken earth almost instantly, causing Ian to lose his vision in the air.

Loud rockfalls and the roar of [Gornis] were heard.

Ian prayed inwardly, and in the darkness he reached out and grabbed forward.

Please.

Let me live.

He didn't dare to think about the probability of accurately grasping a slender climbing rope in the boundless darkness. All he could do was pray and reach out.

Thankfully, the heavens finally favored him. When his hand grasped the rope, the sense of happiness that had survived the catastrophe came to his face. It's just that before he had time to rejoice, the robe on his body that was used to bind Barton suddenly loosened, and the unconscious Barton slid straight down. Fortunately, Ian reacted quickly and grabbed Barton with his other hand in time and didn't let him fall.

So, he grabbed the rope with one hand or he would fall down, and with the other he grabbed Barton or he would fall. As a result, he couldn't climb up at all and could only be trapped in mid-air.

"Damn. Ian gritted his teeth and snorted, "Again. ”

As before, he grabbed the bamboo basket in one hand and Ivy in the other. That time he let go, Ivy died, and this time, he wouldn't let go no matter what.

"Ian. Barton said softly, "Let it go." ”

Ian didn't know when Barton woke up, and in the darkness, neither of them could see each other's faces.

"Less nonsense. Ian snorted, "Climb up there." ”

"You're a very kind fellow, it's not like your father. Barton chuckled, "Presumably inherited from your mother, but unfortunately I never had the chance to meet her." ”

"Can you-"

"But this time, there's a chance. ”

Ian felt a sharp pain in his palm, and he subconsciously let go, and Barton's hand slipped from his palm.

"No ——"

At this moment, the blood of Dragon Emperor Mussolini flowed in Ian's body again, and the scarlet pupils once again replaced the ordinary pair of black eyes. But Ian couldn't do anything, all he could do was see Barton through the darkness for the last time.

The expression of a smile and a safe death.

He was relieved.

Ian thought to himself.