Chapter 475: Chapter 465: Barrier Beast? An Old Acquaintance of the Iron-Eating Beast—A Reunion Marked by Change!

"Brother Shi? What happened?"

Little Groundhog quickly ran to the front of the Iron-Eating Beast, asking excitedly.

"Hahaha."

"I knew it, this is not all there is."

"So it was hidden here."

The Iron-Eating Beast gazed at the stone wall in front, laughing out loud.

Hearing this, Little Groundhog didn’t ask much, frowned slightly, and sensibly retreated a few hundred meters away, hiding behind a sturdy boulder and watching.

The Iron-Eating Beast stared intensely at the stone wall, waving its claws, launching a barrage of attacks at the wall.

Thud—

Thud—

Thud—

The entire stone wall began to tremble continuously, and particles of dust scattered down. Little Groundhog, accustomed to Brother Shi’s combat prowess, didn’t blink while watching.

Boom—

With a loud bang, a large hole was smashed into the stone wall, a full ten meters thick.

Behind the stone wall, a whole new world awaited!

Seeing this, Little Groundhog approached, stretching out its head to look into the dark cave.

"You wait here for me, there might be danger inside." The Iron-Eating Beast instructed Little Groundhog.

With that, the Iron-Eating Beast strode into the cave.

After it went far, the quietness of the surroundings made Little Groundhog feel uneasy, so it gritted its teeth and followed.

Seeing Little Groundhog had caught up, the Iron-Eating Beast frowned tightly and said, "Didn’t I tell you to wait outside?"

"I feel safer following Brother Shi."

"Don’t worry, Brother Shi. Although I’m not great at fighting, I’m top-notch at running away. If we encounter any danger, you won’t have to worry about me—I’ll fetch reinforcements immediately!"

There was truth in Little Groundhog’s words. Acting together was safer than splitting up.

The main thing is, it’s carrying a lot of treasure with it. If it lost it by accident, it wouldn’t be able to shoulder that burden alone!

Sticking close to Brother Shi, in case anything’s lost, at least there are two of them to take the blame!

"Alright, stay alert." The Iron-Eating Beast didn’t say much more.

....

Suddenly, a faint glow appeared in the pitch-black tunnel.

Looking closely, they saw fireflies emitting a green glow, lighting up their path. With the help of the glow, they finally could make out their surroundings.

The walls around the tunnel weren’t stone but cold iron.

Little Groundhog touched the iron wall, feeling shocked inside: "Brother Shi, is this Thousand Nether Iron?!"

Thousand Nether Iron was only a tier below Ancient Nether Iron and was a top-quality treasure.

The entire passageway, with walls made entirely of Thousand Nether Iron—isn’t that extravagantly excessive??

Faced with Little Groundhog’s shock, the Iron-Eating Beast was internally calm, its gaze firmly fixed ahead.

After progressing for about an hour, they didn’t know how far they’d gone.

Finally, they saw an exit.

Stepping out, the space suddenly widened.

This space wasn’t large, only the size of a plaza, with flooring, ceiling, and walls all crafted from Thousand Nether Iron, like an "iron-clad sphere," with the Iron-Eating Beast and Little Groundhog inside.

Hundreds of fireflies fluttered around, lighting up the entire area.

The Iron-Eating Beast looked straight ahead, and Little Groundhog followed its gaze.

Embedded on the iron wall directly in front was a massive stone gate, thirty meters tall and twenty meters wide, imposing and ancient.

Upon closer inspection, two small stone statues stood to either side of the stone gate.

These statues, only half a meter tall, had skin of dark green, wore gold masks, and held crescent staffs, resembling two Tomb Guardian Beasts.

But the contrast between these tiny statues and the enormous stone gate was striking.

The Iron-Eating Beast and Little Groundhog immediately noticed these small statues.

In the next moment.

Both small statues suddenly opened their eyes, blinking bewilderedly.

They exchanged glances.

The atmosphere quieted down instantly.

Suddenly, the small statues dropped their staffs and began wrestling, exclaiming:

"Who let you sleep?? The enemies have already found their way here!"

"What? Me sleep? You were asleep too, like a dead pig!"

"Weren’t you the one who suggested we take turns standing guard?!"

"So what if I was, it’s your turn this time, so I went to sleep!"

"Nonsense! It’s your turn!"

"Nonsense!"

"Nonsense!"

And so, like children fighting, they tugged at each other’s faces and pulled each other’s feet, making the scene comically awkward.

The Iron-Eating Beast and Little Groundhog stood in front, watching the small creatures silently for a long time.

After quite a while, Little Groundhog cautiously asked in a low voice, "Brother Shi, what are these two lumps?"

Upon hearing the keywords "lumps" and "what," the two small creatures immediately stopped fighting, synchronized their heads to glare at Little Groundhog.

In the next moment, they grabbed the crescent staffs from the ground, glaring angrily at Little Groundhog, "You rude, audacious, fluffy lump, what are you?"

"Audacious creature, you have no manners!"

Hearing this, Little Groundhog exploded instantly.

In front of the master, in front of Brother Shi, it was polite and gentle.

But who are you to insult me??

"You, with that poop-colored mask and ears as fat as drowned pigs."

"And you, glaring so widely, with a face like a misshapen fruit, holding a poop ladle. What, is your job to shovel poop?"

Little Groundhog retorted without mercy, spouting long and complicated sentences, leaving the two little creatures dumbfounded, even the Iron-Eating Beast was left stunned.

The Iron-Eating Beast tilted its head, looking at Little Groundhog, gulping in surprise at its honeyed words.

....

The two little creatures were dazed for a while before snapping back from the "elegant run-on sentences."

Their bodies were trembling with anger.

"You, you, you!" one of them stammered, pointing at Little Groundhog, its green face flushing red with rage.

Just when they were about to brew up another storm of insults.

The Iron-Eating Beast furrowed its brows, sizing up the little creatures, asking tentatively, "Barrier Beasts?"

Hearing this, the little creatures paused, turning their heads to the Iron-Eating Beast.

......

PS: Happy Valentine’s Day! Wish everyone to win the beauty (or handsome guy) of your dreams!

Feeling much better today, started writing immediately, finished and published it. Another Chapter will be out tonight.