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Mark tried hard to help Albert up, but Albert groaned in pain, grabbed Mark's arm, and shook his head weakly.

"Go... cough cough... leave me alone..." He clenched his teeth, his face became paler, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, wetting the broken hair at his temples.

"The light of the portal is getting weaker and weaker. It will be too late if we don't leave now!"

Albert endured the severe pain and pushed Mark hard, "Hurry! I don't want... cough cough... I don't want us to die here... The world still needs you!" He panted rapidly, and his broken ribs pierced his lungs like a sharp knife.

Mark looked at Albert's painful appearance, and his heart was full of reluctance and worry. He gritted his teeth and finally made a decision. "Don't say anymore. If it weren't for you, I would have died thousands of years ago. I must take you with me."

He lifted Albert up and moved towards the portal step by step with difficulty. The surrounding stone walls continued to collapse, and the rubble fell like raindrops. The black substance on Mark's body turned into a barrier, blocking the broken bodies outside. "Bang bang"

The impact of the rubble knocked out one dent after another in the barrier. Mark maintained the repair of the barrier while helping Albert move forward.

Albert gritted his teeth, endured the severe pain, and followed Mark's steps. He felt his consciousness becoming more and more blurred, and everything in front of him became hazy.

He tightly grasped Mark's shoulders and said with his last bit of strength: "Hurry... hurry up..."

The light of the portal became dimmer and dimmer, and the sound of the tomb collapsing became louder and louder. There were rubbles falling from the top of his head, and the ground began to shake violently.

Mark felt a huge suction coming from the portal. He quickened his pace and pushed Albert into the portal with all his strength. He jumped in as well.

The light of the portal flashed and then disappeared. The sound of the tomb collapsing also stopped, leaving only dust and ruins.

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Mark felt dizzy and then fell heavily to the ground. He struggled to get up, looked around with a dusty face, and found that he and Albert were in a desolate Gobi Desert.

The wind and sand were howling, rolling up the yellow sand all over the sky, and the sky and the earth were dim. Albert lay motionless beside him, his face pale and his breath weak.

"Albert!" Mark shouted anxiously, reaching out to feel Albert's breath, fortunately, he was still breathing. Mark stood up and carefully observed the surrounding environment.

There was no grass on the Gobi Desert, only a few scattered boulders stood in the wind and sand, like silent giants, guarding this desolate land. In the distance, the rolling sand dunes were like surging waves, constantly changing their shapes under the blowing of the wind and sand.

"Cough cough..." Albert coughed twice and slowly opened his eyes. He looked around in confusion, then looked at Mark, and asked weakly: "Where... are we?"

"We are out." Mark helped Albert up and let him lean on him.

"This is... a Gobi desert." He looked around, with a hint of uncertainty in his tone.

Albert struggled to sit up, took a deep breath, and felt a sharp pain in his chest, which made him frown.

"Ahem... it seems... we are lucky..." he whispered, his voice hoarse.

Just then, a sharp voice came from the front: "Hehehe... you are lucky, I will send you to see God!"

Mark and Albert looked up at the same time, only to see a short figure standing not far in front of them. The figure was hunched over, with gray-green skin, pointed ears and a long nose. It was the goblin they had seen in the crypt before.

At this moment, it was staring at them with a gloomy face, with greed in its eyes. A layer of light golden mist was wrapped around the goblin's body, like a burning flame, constantly jumping. A powerful energy wave emanated from the mist, causing the surrounding air to become distorted.

"You... you can speak human language?" Mark asked in surprise, with a hint of vigilance in his tone.

The goblin grinned and revealed a sinister smile: "Hehehe... I have to thank you for breaking the seal of Eric, the old immortal, so that I can successfully find the energy of the holy stone. Now that I have absorbed the energy of the holy stone fragments, he will definitely reward me!"