Chapter 929: Wang Pangzi

Moreover, Wang Kaixuan usually cares a great deal about his pride; if he weren't absolutely awestruck by Zhang Lin, he wouldn't be making such complaints or lamentations at this moment.

But there is no point in saying these things now; they must rely on themselves in the end. Only by relying on their own strength can they successfully walk out.

Zhang Lin can only tell them the methods, just like when he cracked that mechanism to obtain the three keys earlier; Zhang Lin explained the method very clearly.

And in the end, everything did indeed happen exactly as Zhang Lin said. But if they lacked the corresponding ability and couldn't obtain the keys and escape to safety within that short amount of time, wouldn't everything still end in failure?

Furthermore, the final message Zhang Lin sent back was very clear: there were no more mechanism traps left that needed to be cracked.

The key lies in the pollen of the Corpse-Fragrant Konjac; everything that follows is created by this thing!

Even if it were Wang Canghai's methods, they have already been reduced at this point.

So, even if Zhang Lin wanted to take charge, he has no reason to!

Regardless of whether anything happens later, Zhang Lin is a free man; he has the same right to make his own choices. In the end, it still comes down to that saying: helping you is a favor, not helping you is my duty.

And the reason Zhang Lin said these things is also because Yang Lu is his junior sister; others do not understand this relationship between senior brother and junior sister.

At first, Zhang Lin didn't really take it to heart, but upon reflection, he felt that having such a junior sister was not bad.

Yang Lu had already stopped in her tracks at this moment, and in the very next instant, she said: "Hu Bayi is right; when truly facing stressful danger, we can only rely on ourselves."

"Even if Mr. Zhang has the heart to help, he cannot come over and truly help us. We are already very grateful that Mr. Zhang could do all this; the Second Archaeological Team, including the authorities, owes him a massive favor."

Once these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, as did those officials watching the live stream.

Even if they didn't want to admit the point Yang Lu made, they had to.

If Zhang Lin hadn't been there, and hadn't continuously provided the corresponding guidance and explanations, they likely would have been wiped out when they encountered the first few mechanisms.

Including the First Archaeological Team in Wang Canghai's laboratory—when they entered the side chamber mechanisms, they couldn't even understand how to deal with those sea monkeys and the forbidden woman, let alone the way the dome exploded later; they couldn't figure it out themselves, let alone escape to safety!

Looking back at the Second Archaeological Team when they passed through the imaginary space, they encountered those foreigners in the grid; they were at their wit's end there, only able to blindly search for a direction.

And Zhang Lin had already drawn the route for them according to his own explanation, and then they were able to find the main hall of the Ancient City of Jingjue.

Otherwise, those mechanisms could not have been passed at all; this also reflects the value of Zhang Lin's existence, and it is a necessary value.

He is of absolute help to the First and Second Archaeological Teams; this is indisputable.

In the next moment, Yang Lu did not hesitate; she immediately turned her head and shone her flashlight into the distance. It was still pitch black there, while a faint purple light appeared behind her.

If it were anyone else telling her to turn back, Yang Lu would not have believed it!

Because everything before her eyes was right there; not walking toward the direction of the purple light, but instead taking the original path through that darkness, did not seem like the correct choice.

Yet, because these words were spoken by Zhang Lin, Yang Lu had to choose to trust!

Just as the others had not the slightest doubt, Wang Kaixuan did not dwell on the previous topic at this moment; he scratched his head and said: "Team Leader Yang, do you think Mr. Zhang meant that we saw some kind of mirage, that the direction leads forward, but in reality, we need to head backward?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Lu sighed and said: "Actually, I'm not clear on the specifics either. However, a mirage is the refraction of light; here, apart from the purple light it emits itself, there is no other light source, so it's impossible for it to be refracted over."

Even if Yang Lu didn't understand the specifics, she at least knew one thing: to become a mirage, there must at least be light refracted together.

In a situation with only a single point light source, how could this thing refract?

Moreover, the mirages that appear outside all stem from this point; he uses the light of the sky as a medium and then projects it through a certain refractive range of the atmosphere, which is how it transforms into the appearance of a mirage.

It is simply impossible here!

But facing Wang Kaixuan's question, Yang Lu did not try hard to deny it.

Because these things had already far exceeded her range of cognition; even if that situation really occurred and Zhang Lin just hadn't explained it, she wouldn't be the least bit surprised.

At present, the group had no other choice but to turn back and walk the path they had come from.

And in the barrage, the outlook for the path they were to take was not optimistic either; just as Yang Lu thought, if this matter hadn't been said by Zhang Lin, they would definitely have scoffed at it.

【Are you sure it's really right to go back?】

【Damn it! Where did you come from? You actually dare to question Mr. Zhang?!】

【I'm not questioning, just curious. This is a sealed space; even if there's a deviation, wouldn't a light appearing in front mean there shouldn't be any mirage?】

【Stop blabbering, just trust Mr. Zhang unconditionally.】

【Did you see the arrangements from before clearly? Do you have any concept of them?】

Once these words were spoken, the person who had just raised the question also fell silent. In fact, they had all formed a logical inertia: everything Zhang Lin said was correct, everything was true, and no one was allowed to question it.

And the facts proved exactly this point; everything Zhang Lin said had come to pass!

No matter how inconceivable it was and how the group couldn't accept it at first, later on, even those who had doubts in their hearts were slapped in the face by reality.

Under this premise, what was there left to question?

And at this moment, the Second Archaeological Team had only walked a few hundred steps when suddenly the entire space changed.

It was as if the cliff beside them was a cave itself; a mass of purple light enveloped them. They had been in a mountain cave, but the next moment, they were suddenly inside a tall mountain belly.

And they were enveloped within it; the range of a hundred meters in the distance was covered by purple light.

At the end of the purple light, a plant was growing there, and it was also the source of this purple light.

Upon seeing this plant, everyone instinctively gasped!

And at this time, Wang Kaixuan said in surprise: "I thought it was the Corpse-Fragrant Konjac; this looks like a big taro, right?"

Hearing the words "big taro," the originally tense group subconsciously stumbled in their steps!