Chapter 773: One Hundred People

"Damn it!"

Quite a few people were terrified.

Liu Zheng and the others, because they were walking at the back, were not among those one hundred people.

So when all of this happened, they were still in this grotto space, watching it all unfold.

And so.

A mysterious thing happened.

The violent shaking made it almost impossible for them to even stand, and a great deal of dust fell from above, inevitably getting into people's eyes and causing them to lose their vision instantly. At a time like this, saving those people was almost impossible; even self-preservation was difficult.

It was unknown how much time had passed.

The violent shaking finally stopped.

Only then did they rub their eyes and look; that passageway was gone!

"What?"

Everyone exclaimed in shock.

Including Xie Ming, who was in another grotto at this moment.

Before coming down, so many people naturally had to be separated. After experiencing Xie Fang being imprisoned by Qiao Yuan, Xie Ming had naturally become much more obedient. Whatever Liu Zheng arranged, he would do.

But being the Eleventh Prince after all, he still brought a group of people himself and chose another direction to enter this grotto.

Fortunately.

The grotto he arrived at was clearly the residence where the emperor stayed!

It was magnificent and opulent, also filled with various murals.

But compared to the one on Liu Zheng's side, it had many more jade beds, tables and chairs, screens, palace lanterns, and night-luminescent pearls that looked extremely luxurious.

Although Xie Ming was not old, he was much stronger in intellect than Xie Fang.

On his side, he had also arranged for two tomb-raiding "experts," and likewise used the lives of soldiers to test out a path of survival, then came down, and told others that nothing here was allowed to be touched! However, he still searched this grotto thoroughly.

He wanted to find the Imperial Jade Seal!

He knew that they had already entered the Tomb Cluster, so this Imperial Jade Seal could very likely appear anywhere.

Not to mention this was the emperor's living quarters?

But regrettably, although they did find quite a few treasures here, and even picked some up without any incidents occurring—meaning they could take the treasures away—they never found anything like the Imperial Jade Seal.

"Hahahaha, we're rich!"

"These are good things!"

"Quick, quick, pack them up!"

Xie Ming watched these tomb raiders calmly as they packed up the gold, silver, jewelry, and antique paintings, and he did not stop them. Because he knew he still had to rely on these few people to clear the path for him.

A prince's vision was still quite high.

And so.

When he wanted to lead them to other grottos, the same thing happened.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"This..."

"Where is the passageway?"

"Where did it go? What about those people?"

One hundred people, along with the passageway, had just suddenly disappeared!

The eeriness of the situation, added to the current environment and atmosphere.

Caused the fear in many people's hearts to spread uncontrollably.

Liu Zheng turned his head to look at Wu Zhen.

Wu Zhen was also frowning tightly.

It seemed they had been too optimistic before, thinking there were very few mechanisms here; now it appeared... which of these imperial tombs was ever simple? The more precious the tomb, the more traps and mechanisms there would be!

"What do we do now?"

"Where should we go?"

"Where is the passageway? Where is the passageway?"

"We aren't going to die here, are we?"

The group of people was incomparably desperate.

Liu Zheng shouted angrily, and only then did the whole scene calm down.

"Mr. Wu?"

Liu Zheng took a deep breath.

In his past life, he had watched many of those tomb-raiding stories and thought them incredibly exciting, but when truly encountering such a situation, anyone who experienced it would know how terrified they were... At this moment, more and more people had come down, and this vast space was already overcrowded, with nearly several thousand people squeezed in!

But at this time, these people were standing where they were, not daring to move at all.

Fearing that they might accidentally trigger a mechanism and lead to the annihilation of the entire army.

Wu Zhen was also silent.

The anti-theft systems for these ancient tombs had always been varied and diverse. Almost every emperor began considering his mausoleum as soon as he ascended the throne, which meant that back when Tuolei was at the peak of his power, they could fully gather the world's skilled craftsmen to serve his mausoleum, which naturally included these anti-theft systems.

For an anti-theft system to reach certain levels meant it was successful.

The first was being unable to find it. Tuolei's tomb, logically speaking, must have had a successful choice of location. For so many years, everyone had been searching, but no one expected it to be at the border of Qingzhou and Liaodong, in a place known as "Wangchuan."

The second was being unable to open it. If it weren't for Liu Zheng's determination to blast the mountain, this Tomb Cluster would certainly not have been exposed. Over so many years, the landscape must have changed, making this tomb even more hidden.

The third was being unable to take anything away. This "unable to take away" meant, firstly, that after entering, you might not even be able to take your own life back out. Secondly, it meant that the treasures hidden inside were simply things you could not take away.

The first stage and the second stage, Liu Zheng and his people had already broken through.

Now I must think of a Method to break through this third stage!

It cannot be taken away!

"Everyone, do not panic. Calm down first and find a place to rest!"

The Prince of Yong sensed a change in the atmosphere at the scene; an air of despair was beginning to spread, and things certainly could not continue like this. In such an enclosed space, people easily succumb to mental instability, or even mutual slaughter.

Before his eyes, there were nearly five thousand people in total!

Yet, surprisingly, it was relatively not that crowded within this space.

Upon hearing this, the crowd hurriedly suppressed the nervousness in their hearts and, following the instructions of the generals, found places to sit down.

But despite this, the scene still became clamorous.

Many people began to grumble.

Wu Zhen frowned and said, "Why is it one hundred people that trigger the mechanism?"

The others also looked at each other in dismay.

That's right.

Since it is a mechanism, it could perfectly well be triggered by a single person.

After all, generally speaking, those who come to tomb-raid do not have large armies. At most, there are a few dozen people, and that is already considered a large gang operation. Why would it not block those tomb-raiding gangs, yet stipulate one hundred people?

Then the question arises.

Is the triggering of this passage mechanism due to the number of people, or time?

Of course, time is also a possibility.

How long after the first person enters does it trigger?

Perhaps it just happened to be one hundred people?

This possibility exists.

But... exactly one hundred?

Could it really be such a coincidence?

This number was like a curse, swirling in people's minds.

Unable to be shaken off.

Just at this moment.

Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "Look!"

Everyone looked toward the sound.

On the cave wall over there, at some unknown time, another passage had appeared!

Everyone was completely bewildered.

It clearly wasn't there just a moment ago!

And this passage was obviously not in the same direction as the one that had just disappeared!

Which is to say...

Another new passage had appeared!

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