Chapter 2945

Looking at the Second Archaeology Team, no one knew exactly what they would encounter ahead, but before that, Zhang Lin had already laid the groundwork by telling everyone to be extra careful about whatever was guarding the tomb.

Moreover, they still didn't know what that thing actually was. In fact, any smart person should have realized that the strangeness of the current situation came not only from Uncle Ming, but also from what Zhang Lin had said earlier about the tomb being guarded by hands.

Whether they entered the Ancient City of Jingjue, or later the Dragon Ridge Labyrinth or the Worm Valley, one thing was always the same — not long after going in, they would encounter those monsters guarding the tomb. That was commonplace.

But here, so far, nothing beyond the ordinary had appeared, apart from the Illusionary Realm itself.

In a place like this, sometimes the complete absence of anything strange is itself the strangest thing of all.

The members of the Second Archaeology Team had long realized this, which was why Yang Lu Si deliberately did not speed up her pace. But once Zhang Lin's order came down, Yang Lu Si understood she no longer needed to hesitate — she could simply follow Zhang Lin's instructions for what came next.

The group wandered through the city; it was not a straight path, so after twisting and turning this way and that, Uncle Ming finally stopped in front of a house and, without hesitation, was about to push the door open and go in. But at that moment, Peter directly stopped him.

Running here was one thing, but going in right now was a completely different matter.

If, once the other went in, a cold arrow shot out, or some other trap was triggered, and Uncle Ming died on the spot — based on that possibility, he had to stop him at the first instant.

But Uncle Ming had grown even more frenzied than before, and was almost so delirious he no longer recognized Peter. Struggling desperately against Peter's restraint, he finally opened his mouth and tried to bite Peter.

At that moment, Zhang Lin of New Moon Restaurant didn't let the others ask questions, but said on his own: "He's clearly in a poisoned state!"

Everyone was stunned. If anyone else had said such a thing at this point, they would have immediately challenged them — if you could already see Uncle Ming was poisoned, why didn't you say so earlier?

It wasn't that they cared about Uncle Ming's life. Because of what he had done before, everyone had already reached a consensus: someone like Uncle Ming would be better off dead sooner rather than later. His being alive was nothing but a disaster for the Second Archaeology Team.

But relatively speaking, Uncle Ming's poisoning making things worse could very well bring a corresponding crisis upon the Second Archaeology Team. Based on this, they had to suspect the motives of whoever had delayed revealing this matter.

But the one who said these words was precisely Zhang Lin, so they thought differently — it must be that Zhang Lin had already noticed Uncle Ming's poisoned state earlier.

This toxin only affected Uncle Ming personally and would not affect the Second Archaeology Team. Under this premise, he also wanted to use this method to teach Uncle Ming a lesson.

Whether Uncle Ming would actually be poisoned to death or not, Zhang Lin didn't care either way. At this point, everyone subconsciously nodded — they no longer needed to worry about the Second Archaeology Team. Whatever was inside this house was the clue they needed to obtain next.

Only by finding such clues could the group proceed better. And this time, they could all see Zhang Lin's purpose — it was simply to let the Second Archaeology Team figure out the most accurate truth on their own, which would only benefit, never harm, the team's subsequent journey.

Looking within the Second Archaeology Team, the others voluntarily spread out, letting Yang Lu Si take the front, while Wang Wang Kaixuan and Hu Hu Bayi flanked her on the left and right, with Shen Qiong on the other side.

Although Wang Wang Kaixuan wanted to lead the charge at this moment, just as he was about to speak, Yang Lu Si had already walked up to the door and kicked it open in one go.

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