Chapter 596: Danger 596
Su Yuanyuan armed herself properly, watching the other three do the same.
"You three wait for me."
The three of them watched as a girl dashed forward. Since this was a poison trap, there was no other danger. So Su Yuanyuan ran directly, but after running two laps back and forth, there was no reaction at all.
"It seems this is a one-time-use trap. That’s a bit better; we only have one set of protective suits left, but it’s enough."
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Wei Guangxiang walked over to the three skeletons, took a look, and got up. This wasn’t his junior uncle.
Because his left hand had six fingers. This was very distinctive.
"Let’s go, taking too long here is not beneficial for us."
They maintained their usual formation, moving much faster this time.
After walking about a hundred meters, suddenly a lot of spikes emerged from both sides of the walls.
Although it’s been hundreds of years already, they still couldn’t withstand it. The most annoying part was that there were spikes on three sides: top, left, and right.
When they retreated, the attacks stopped as well.
"Let’s take turns going in, the three of us. There’s bound to be a point when they’ll run out."
Zeng Yixin and Wei Guangxiang nodded in agreement.
They wouldn’t let Su Yuanyuan deal with this sort of thing. Mainly because the three of them were trained and physically agile.
Su Yuanyuan also thought Shao Hongming was right. This was indeed a solution, making the way back less troublesome.
Because the protective suits were made of plastic sheets, and they had already gotten damaged earlier, but they were better than nothing, so the three of them carefully took them off.
After all, they didn’t know what lay ahead.
After each entered three times, the spikes finally ran out.
But they still didn’t feel safe. So the three of them went in together.
There truly were no more spikes. At that point, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They cautiously passed this area. There was a thick layer on the ground. After passing it, they put on their protective suits again.
After walking again for about another hundred meters, Wei Guangxiang at the front suddenly stopped.
Someone seemed to have passed through before. Look at the spikes on the ground.
"Let’s remain cautious."
They passed through without incident. The four of them felt somewhat relieved.
The four of them saw a skeleton leaning against the wall.
Wei Guangxiang squatted in front, not getting up for a long time.
The three of them all knew he was here to find his uncle.
Wei Guangxiang stood up and shook his head at his three companions, "Not him."
It was hard to tell if he was disappointed or something else.
The four didn’t rest and continued moving forward. To be honest, this area was quite oppressive.
Su Yuanyuan suddenly took out some candies, sharing them with the three. Sometimes sweets can help people relax a bit. It also alleviates fatigue.
The three men hadn’t thought of this at all.
"I don’t know what the next trap will be. Could it be poison again? It’s probably a pattern, right?" Wei Guangxiang suddenly spoke.
None of the three replied; who could possibly know?
As they approached another hundred meters, the four of them were especially cautious. Carelessness wasn’t an option; the tension was too high. They feared nothing else but poison.
They understood inside. They were venturing in after hundreds of years; if it were hundreds of years ago, they probably wouldn’t have even passed the first hurdle.
Hundreds of years later, those spears and spikes were no longer as sharp, but one could imagine how sharp they might have been hundreds of years ago.
And the poison — back then, inhaling it would likely have meant no chance of recovery. Now, they barely managed to hold on.
What awaited them wasn’t poison but a net, though it had already failed. They passed through with no danger.
Shao Hongming even inspected, truly curious about these meticulous arrangements.
The four continued moving forward. Zeng Yixin suddenly turned back, "Su Yuanyuan, give me another candy."
Su Yuanyuan pulled out three more pieces, giving each of them one.
All four pondered what might come next.
There really was no way to guess now. But they became even more careful. They must be getting closer to the tomb chamber; the traps would only become more formidable.
"Actually, I think there’s still a long way to go. When I was little, I secretly looked at my ancestors’ records. My only impression was of winding lines, so I think we still have a long way to go.
We need to conserve our water and food, otherwise we might have trouble later on."
"Yeah. I brought a lot of candy, and we have two bottles of water,"
"You’re awesome," Shao Hongming said with a smile.
Women are probably much more meticulous than men in these aspects.
After a hundred meters, they passed peacefully. Su Yuanyuan thought this must be another failed mechanism.
This made them relax a bit inside. Initially, they were a bit timid, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Fortunately, it allowed them a chance to catch their breath.
"We’ve been walking for four hours now."
Hearing the time, they all became a bit anxious.
"Actually, Shao Hongming, you should have stayed outside. This way, if we don’t come out for a long time, you could send people in."
"I already arranged it. In ten hours, four more people will come in."
Shao Hongming had thought of this, so he made some arrangements.
"Zheng Xiaodong will definitely carry it out."
"But did you arrange for food and water?"
This question stumped Shao Hongming; he really hadn’t arranged for that.
They continued walking, when suddenly yellow and blue smoke appeared together.
It caught them off guard, but fortunately they were wearing protective suits.
Now, with experience, they just ducked their heads and ran, Shao Hongming grabbing Su Yuanyuan’s hand and pulling her along.
By the time they ran out, there was none of the dizziness or unconsciousness from the first time.
But each of them still drank an injectable antidote.
Except for Su Yuanyuan, who didn’t.
"According to the situation just now, there’s no longer the pattern from before. Now, we need to be even more careful," Wei Guangxiang said gravely.
The three nodded. Their earlier relaxation was gone. However, they didn’t leave but waited for the smoke to dissipate. This time Zeng Yixin went in; he also ran, made several passes, and no more drugs appeared.
The purpose for the four was to help clear these dangers, so when archaeologists came in, there wouldn’t be any problems.
They moved on. Half an hour later, some logs appeared — those rolling logs. But because of their age, while they looked terrifying, they were much less dangerous.
Until ten hours later, the four took a break. They had encountered poison twice more but nothing major happened.
Having been at it for ten hours, they decided to rest a bit.
Su Yuanyuan just felt exhausted, watching them eat, not eating a single bite.
"What’s wrong?" Shao Hongming was a bit worried about her.
"Tired."
Actually, this exhaustion was not just physical but also mental.