Chapter 774: The Eerie Passageway

Everyone wore a look of shock.

Then, they all performed the same action.

Rubbing their eyes...

They were all doubting their own eyes and brains.

Liu Zheng also furrowed his brows.

He was certain that just a moment ago, there was no passageway on this wall, not even a tiny crack. But now, it had suddenly appeared again?

Eerie!

Unlike the earth-shaking tremors from before, this passageway appeared suddenly, without even making a sound.

This was almost impossible to achieve.

He and Wu Zhen exchanged a look.

A flash of horror crossed both their eyes.

Someone?

Could it be that in this Tomb Cluster of Tuolei, someone is manipulating all of this?

This speculation was too terrifying.

Another passageway!

What to do?

People looked at one another.

Enter.

Or not enter?

At this moment, this passageway was like a cake that might be filled with deadly poison, placed in front of a group of people who had been hungry for a long time.

Eat.

Or not eat?

If they didn't eat, they might starve to death. If they didn't enter, they might be trapped here; the Liaodong army would soon appear outside, while inside, they would quickly face the predicament of lacking food and water.

Eat, and there was a possibility of being poisoned to death. Enter, and there was a possibility of ending up like the previous hundred people—entering, losing all traces, and their life or death remaining unknown!

All of a sudden, people began to hesitate.

"What the hell are we afraid of? We're going in!"

It was another group of Liangzhou soldiers.

Humans are naturally curious animals; rather than waiting and suffocating here, it was better to go in and take a look! To see what exactly was going on with this eerie passageway.

"This..."

Liu Zheng furrowed his brows.

This time, the person leading the way was none other than a deputy captain of his personal guard, named Zheng Qiu. Because Pei Qianyun was usually always by Liu Zheng's side, Zheng Qiu's presence was not very strong, but Liu Zheng knew he was a reliable person.

Because he was the younger cousin of Zheng Yue Ru.

The people of the Zheng Family were now basically all making a living following Liu Zheng and Zheng Yue Ru; Zheng Qiu was the same. He had always been diligent and conscientious, just to bring honor to his older sister and to make a name for himself!

"Young Master, let us go and take a look!"

Zheng Qiu knew what Liu Zheng wanted to say, but he insisted on going.

The hundred brothers of the personal guard were likewise unafraid.

"Fine, but you must be careful. If anything is wrong, withdraw immediately!"

Liu Zheng hesitated for a moment, but seeing the look in Zheng Qiu's eyes, he finally agreed.

Since the passageway had appeared, someone had to go. The meaning of this "tomb" was already very clear; it was like clearing a level in a game. If this level couldn't be passed, one would never be able to pass the next. Liu Zheng wasn't the type to force others, so since someone volunteered, he would let him go.

"Wait..."

Wu Zhen suddenly said, "My Lord, this commoner has an idea. First, have the previous hundred people slow their pace to determine if it is a matter of numbers or time... Then, have the last person hold a rope, with the other end on our side, so that even if something happens, we can leave a clue!"

Upon hearing this, everyone praised the idea.

Since they came to "raid the tomb," they certainly had ropes.

The Prince of Yong soon found a thick rope.

One hundred and one people prepared themselves in this way, with one person as a backup.

Zheng Qiu looked at the passageway before him and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He was elected by his brothers to be the last one to enter.

Which meant he was the hundredth person.

At this moment, the passageway looked ordinary, and no one knew where it would take them.

Stepping inside, the first brother became cautious.

Following Liu Zheng's instructions, he slowed his pace, with the hundred brothers following behind him.

Drip, drip.

There was groundwater seeping out in this passageway, dripping onto the ground as if it had existed in this very spot since ancient times. But everyone knew it had just appeared... It was this seamless fit that created a very eerie feeling in everyone's hearts.

Two...

Three...

Five...

Ten...

This time, the speed at which people entered was very slow.

By the time the fiftieth person entered, the time spent was already about the same as the last time.

But the passageway did not move.

Liu Zheng and Wu Zhen exchanged a glance once more.

It really was the number of people!

This was a passageway that could count the number of people!

Either... it was just as they had guessed, someone was manipulating things from behind the scenes!

But if it were manual manipulation, it wouldn't reveal such an obvious flaw to them.

Things...

were becoming more and more bizarre, more and more impossible to fathom.

Eighty people...

Ninety people...

Finally, it was time to step into the passageway.

He held a thick rope in his hand, the other end of which was in the hands of the people Liu Zheng had arranged.

Sure enough.

He had just stepped inside.

Rumble, rumble!

Another violent shaking!

"Hold onto the rope!"

Liu Zheng and the others were naturally affected too, but he still shouted loudly to warn Zheng Qiu.

Seeing this situation, Zheng Qiu had originally gone mad and wanted to turn and run, but suddenly he felt a powerful suction force that made it impossible for him to resist, pulling his entire body forward.

It was chaotic outside.

Inside the passageway, it was equally chaotic.

A powerful hurricane suddenly appeared, making it impossible for anyone to control themselves.

Zheng Qiu had also entered.

He gripped the rope in his hands tightly, letting the dust scour his eyes, but he kept his gaze fixed on the end of the passageway.

Following that.

His complexion changed drastically.

His pupils contracted sharply.

He had seen something extremely terrifying!

"Quick, quick, quick, pull him back!"

Liu Zheng roared at the top of his lungs.

A group of people pulled on the rope with all their might, but the suction force on the other side was simply too great!

Five people pulling on the rope still couldn't pull Zheng Qiu back!

Eight people!

Ten people!

Amidst the violent shaking, more and more people joined in.

Rumble!

Rumble!

Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, the passageway actually began to "walk" along the cave wall—that's right, it was walking. This caused the brothers who were holding onto the rope for dear life to be dragged along everywhere.

"Hold on!"

"Don't let go!"

"Get someone else over here!"

Amidst the flying dust, people shouted.

"Almost there!"

"It's moving!"

"Hold on!"

Finally, the rope felt like it was moving toward them! Zheng Qiu was pulled out a little...

Everyone was overjoyed.

They pulled with all their might again.

Boom!

Finally, Zheng Qiu was successfully pulled out by the rope.

But before the people could even cheer.

When they saw the state of Zheng Qiu, everyone's complexion changed drastically.

Zheng Qiu's head was gone!

And it was very clear that his head being gone had nothing to do with the pulling of the rope.

His head had been severed by some kind of sharp weapon!

At the scene, the sound of people gasping in cold air rose one after another.

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