Chapter 1015

They were not buried in the main hall at the very beginning; if they had been buried here, no one would have been willing to accept it.

Zhang Lin did not want to see such a thing happen either.

After receiving the news, Archaeology Team Two also checked the time and knew there were less than two minutes before what Zhang Lin had described would happen.

At this moment, everyone was on full alert!

And through what Zhang Lin had said, Yang Lu finally reacted when she saw the last image.

It was indeed just as Zhang Lin had said: once the book was dropped on the ground, what was destined to happen would happen; there was simply no escaping it.

The question was what exactly would happen. The so-called heavens collapsing and the earth sinking—did it mean the entire dome would come crashing down?

Wang Kaixuan instinctively swallowed at this moment, then said, "Captain Yang, why don't we try throwing the book on the ground first?"

Yang Lu gave a helpless smile and said, "You didn't catch the key point. Mr. Zhang has already made it clear that the so-called book falling to the ground is merely a psychological suggestion; what is meant to happen will happen eventually."

"So there's no rush at this moment; whether the book falls to the ground or not doesn't matter."

Yang Lu had precisely understood that underlying meaning, which was why she reacted this way now. If throwing the book on the ground could directly solve the problem, or in other words, find the exit—

Zhang Lin would have had no need to say what followed. The key was that while part of a prophet's words might come true, most of it was like a fortune-teller's—born of psychological suggestion, with no practical meaning whatsoever.

Under this premise, there was naturally no need to make such a choice.

Yang Lu understood that the only thing to do now was to wait quietly, waiting for that moment to arrive.

The so-called heavens collapsing and the earth sinking—they had to go through it. After going through all of it, they would smoothly find the Jingjue Queen's coffin.

The viewers in the bullet comments, hearing Zhang Lin's current words, felt deeply puzzled, just like the audience at the Crescent Moon Restaurant, except they did not speak up to ask.

【Does Mr. Zhang mean someone will point out the direction when the time comes?】

【Logically speaking, that should be right.】

【But how is that possible? If the heavens really collapse and the whole face caves in a moment, who could point out the direction?】

【Could it be that Mr. Zhang means everything happens by chance and opportunity, and cannot be forced?】

【That would be way too laissez-faire, wouldn't it?】

【Stop the pointless chatter, there's less than a minute left. Let's see how things go before we talk.】

Many people in the bullet comments knew that, no matter what they discussed, it was meaningless for what was about to happen.

The key was how Archaeology Team Two would choose. Zhang Lin had said his piece, and from here on everyone could only quietly watch how the situation changed; there was no other choice.

Under this premise, they could only wait along with everyone else!

And at this moment, the four members of Archaeology Team Two were already poised to act. Wang Kaixuan had dragged Young Master Zhao, who was still conscious amid his madness, over.

He still chose not to knock him out. In Wang Kaixuan's view, this might be the extreme situation Yang Lu had mentioned at the start. If Young Master Zhao were knocked out now—

He would lose even the ability to flee. Even if the direction were pointed out, he might well make other choices and end up buried here.

No one wanted to see that outcome, which was why this choice was made now.

All four held their breath and concentrated. They could only stand in the center now, because only there was an equal distance to every entrance.

That way they could make the fastest choice at the critical moment.

Yang Lu maintained an even rhythm, basically checking her watch every fifteen seconds. She knew that once this moment arrived, the change it brought would absolutely shock everyone.

At that time, she absolutely could not show any nervousness; she had to focus on observing the situation on site.

Time passed quickly; less than ten seconds remained!

And suddenly Young Master Zhao began struggling like a madman, no longer cursing, just shouting nonstop.

Wang Kaixuan instinctively wanted to knock him out, but thinking of what Yang Lu had just said, he did not do it, and could only keep restraining him.

But Wang Kaixuan ultimately underestimated the strength of a madman.

A person lost to madness cares about nothing else; he will only wantonly destroy, even using his teeth to bite to death whatever enemy he perceives.

Once someone has gone mad, no logic can be applied.

Young Master Zhao struggled violently, and in that brief instant—the very moment the dome came crashing down—he actually broke free of Wang Kaixuan's grip.

Although he was still bound by ropes, that did not stop his whole body from lunging forward, as if desperately trying to crash toward one direction, because they were standing right in the center.

The next moment, Young Master Zhao leapt with all his might and crashed straight into the prophet's mummified corpse. It was at this very instant that the dome began to tremble ceaselessly—far more violently than the trembling in the main hall before.

Basically, after about a dozen seconds, the entire dome would collapse directly.

At this point Wang Kaixuan no longer had the heart to curse Young Master Zhao; he could only think about what to do with the situation before them.

They had to find a direction right now. If they didn't escape quickly, the only outcome would be being buried here.

Now the members of Archaeology Team Two, including the people inside the Crescent Moon Restaurant and those watching the livestream, all understood what Zhang Lin meant by the heavens collapsing and the earth sinking.

It really was a fitting description: the entire mountain would collapse and they would be buried within it.

Just as they had anticipated before, if this place caved in, there would correspondingly be no seawater rushing in, because this was inside a mountain.

Underground, in the Taklamakan!

Being buried alive was the only outcome; there would be no second way out. This was also why some had previously imagined whether Archaeology Team Two might find an exit the way Archaeology Team One did.

That is, blow up some dome and escape to safety.

It had to be said that he had gone crazy listening to Zhang Lin's storytelling and watching Archaeology Team One's situation. If everything could be resolved that way, Zhang Lin wouldn't need to say anything more.