C168 Scum

He was mere feet from the exit, yet the Earth Flame at his back had already begun to scorch his flesh. "I must make it out alive!"

Ye Chen bellowed, his voice echoing through the cavern. Chu Xiaomei, though cradled in his arms, was visibly tense. Suddenly, she felt the Earth Flame receding, while the passage ahead seemed to constrict in a bizarre fashion.

"What's happening?" she murmured