168: The sudden attack of the blood-red thread

"Shut up if you don't have the ability. If you don't have the skills to save people, then talk less. If you end up saving a wolf, you won't even have a place to cry."

Meng Ziyi's face turned grim and unsightly after hearing Cai Xukun's words; after all, what that Tomb Robber had said before didn't sound like a joke.

"Do you know who they are? And why did Ye Bai refuse to help?"

Yang Mi looked at the camera and recounted the events to prevent the netizens from misunderstanding, specifically explaining why Ye Bai had knocked out the members of the Search and Rescue Team.

After Yang Mi finished her explanation, everyone finally understood.

Professor Wang looked at the Tomb Robber who had turned into a Dried Corpse, then glanced at the members of the Search and Rescue Team.

These people were clearly a pack of wolves; if they were saved, it might lead to trouble later.

Although he was a professor, he wasn't a bleeding heart. He had always disliked those who stole cultural relics with the intent to sell them.

He felt even less goodwill when it came to matters threatening personal safety.

The Security Team and the Camera Crew also felt that Ye Bai had done the right thing. After all, trying to use morality to hijack the Search and Rescue Team at a time like that was already unforgivable.

Not to mention they wanted to kill someone; that made it even more inexcusable.

Inside the Live Stream Room—

[Ahhh!! I think my Brother Ye Bai is just too awesome. His mind works so fast. As soldiers of the Search and Rescue Team, they can't refuse to save someone in need, so as long as they don't see it, they don't have to save them. This Blood Coffin appeared so eerily. If there's real danger and someone sacrificed themselves to save a Tomb Robber, that would be just... you know!]

[Exactly! The Search and Rescue Team is for helping people in need; it doesn't say they have to help aggressive people. At a time like that, he actually threatened my little Chaoyue. This person couldn't be saved. If he's dead, he's dead!!]

[I think Brother Ye Bai is the most clear-headed person in the world. Saving people is fine, but the premise is ensuring your own safety first. Besides, these people talk about killing this and killing that; who knows if their hands are already stained with blood?]

[Still better than those green tea b*tches. Damn Kun Kun, if you're so capable, why didn't you save him? You're quite skilled at standing there and accusing others. It's honestly nauseating to watch. I really don't understand why I used to think this guy was good. Was I blind back then?]

[Yes, yes, yes, you're absolutely right!!!]

The audience now found Cai Xukun's behavior even more incomprehensible. Why was there a celebrity like this?

Wasn't this person clearly out of his mind?

Of course, there were those even more out of their minds—themselves, for actually liking someone like Cai Xukun. What were they thinking back then? What was going through their heads?

Inside the forbidden area.

Yang Mi and Wu Jing woke up the members of the Search and Rescue Team.

When Captain Zhao and the others saw that the Tomb Robbers were all dead, they cast grateful looks toward Ye Bai.

But none of them dared to let down their guard now, as there was still a blood-red coffin sitting there.

"This outer coffin..."

"Watch out."

Before Captain Zhao could finish his sentence, Ye Bai suddenly spoke up.

The next moment!

Many of the red threads they had seen before appeared from inside the Blood Coffin.

These threads were like a spider web, appearing densely before everyone's eyes.

Then, the threads began to spread out in all directions.

The Camera Crew, carrying their equipment, fled first. After securing a safe position, they hid in the shadows to continue filming.

These were all things they had learned inside the forbidden area.

If they couldn't help when encountering danger, they could only hide behind the scenes.

Seeing the blood-red threads coming, Yang Mi, Reba, and Chaoyue all thought of the scene with the Tomb Robbers from before.

They would turn into Dried Corpses.

"Go!"

Yang Mi and Wu Jing were the first to react. Both turned to look at the celebrity team and shouted urgently.

Now was not the time for hesitation. They couldn't help, so they had to get out of the way first.

As Yang Mi and Wu Jing shouted in unison, Reba, Chaoyue, Meng Ziyi, and Bai Lu immediately turned and ran upon hearing them.

Cai Xukun, Zhang Dada, and the others did the same.

These were reactions honed in the forbidden area: when encountering danger, run first.

Ye Bai swept his gaze over them and was inwardly satisfied with their reactions.

At a time like this, self-preservation was the wise move; otherwise, they would all become burdens.

"Fire!"

Captain Zhao gave the order immediately, and the team members behind him raised their firearms and fired.

However, the bullets hitting the threads sounded like they were hitting metal.

There was no effect at all, and many bullets even missed their targets.

Meanwhile, the threads were already closing in on them.

Captain Zhao instinctively drew his Dagger and slashed at a thread. The thread was severed instantly, and blood even flowed from it.

But as soon as one thread was cut, another would follow immediately behind it.

As the number of threads increased, Captain Zhao was soon bound by them.

Thud!

Captain Zhao's legs were entangled by the threads, and he was tripped to the ground, letting out a muffled sound.

“Hmph!”

Captain Zhao only felt a sharp pain in his chest, and by the time he realized what was happening, he was already lying on the ground.

"Captain!"

When the team members saw this, they were about to step in to help, but unexpectedly, they were also tripped up by the threads.

He was being pulled by the threads toward the outer coffin.

The other team members were no better off. These threads were like a spider web, constantly increasing and becoming extremely dense.

Professor Wang and the Archaeological Team members tried to run out, but they didn't make it in time and were caught by the red threads.

Watching the threads approach, Ye Bai slowly drew his black gold ancient blade and slashed at the blood-red threads.

With a swing of the blade, unlike with Captain Zhao, the threads immediately retreated after being cut by the black gold ancient blade.

Ye Bai lunged toward Professor Wang and the others, cutting the threads on their bodies.

"Get back!"

After Ye Bai spoke, he went on to rescue the members of the Search and Rescue Team.

The next moment!

All those threads suddenly retreated back toward the outer coffin.

Captain Zhao and the others scrambled up from the ground, staring tensely at the outer coffin.

"Mr. Ye Bai, this..."

"What exactly are those thin threads? Why were our Daggers useless?"

Captain Zhao thought his Dagger had failed him; he completely couldn't believe his eyes.

But he also didn't understand why Ye Bai's blade could destroy those red threads.

"Sorcery."

Just as Ye Bai finished speaking, the sound of the coffin shaking was heard.

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

The coffin was shaking violently now, and a faint red liquid was flowing out from inside.

Seeing this scene, the bullet comments in the Live Stream Room were flashing by in unison.

[No! Holy crap! What's the situation? There's something in that outer coffin!]

[Nonsense, could it be like this if there was nothing in it?]