103: Chapter 103 The Eternal Resting Palace 30

His smile was calm—a deathly, tranquil calm. This sent shivers down the spine of the Man in the Suit, who could not understand how the Man in Black Turtleneck could still smile at a time like this.

A sudden, ominous premonition rose in the heart of the Man in the Suit. Suspecting that this guy was just giving up and planning to drag others down with him, he dared not approach the Man in Black Turtleneck any further, fearing he might encounter some danger.

He stood cautiously in place, watching the Man in Black Turtleneck vigilantly, and asked, "So calm—could it be that you still have some trump card up your sleeve?"

The Man in Black Turtleneck smiled slightly. He did not speak, but simply straightened his hand, which was dripping with blood due to Corrosion, and extended it over the river. Blood dripped down, falling into the water.

A strange scene unfolded.

After that drop of blood fell into the river, it seemed to be imbued with magic upon entering the water, suddenly emitting a ghostly light.

The originally murky water rippled under the reflection of this fluorescent green blood, forming circles as if it had come to life.

Luo Yuejian widened her eyes, thinking to herself, "666." She wondered if the Man in Black Turtleneck's blood had some miraculous effect, or if any blood dripped into this river would produce such a result.

"What is that?" The Man in the Suit was also startled, somewhat incredulous. "You never said that the water..."

The Man in Black Turtleneck sneered, "You wanted to kill me and that woman; did you really think I would tell you everything?"

Knowing now that he was doomed to die, he had nothing left to fear and blurted out the entire plan he and the Man in the Suit had conspired to push Luo Yuejian into the river.

Long ago, the Man in Black Turtleneck had realized through the murals in the tunnels, which were filled with many forks, that the water in the Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep was problematic.

He used this secret as a bargaining chip to exchange for the life-saving petal from the Man in the Suit, and they agreed to work together to find a way to get rid of Luo Yuejian.

However, when informing the Man in the Suit, the Man in Black Turtleneck held back, saying only that the water source in the Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep was dangerous and that falling into it meant certain death, without mentioning that the river had other functions.

This gave the Man in Black Turtleneck some room for initiative, even though he was blind.

When he saw the river back then, the Man in the Suit immediately recalled the secret the Man in Black Turtleneck had mentioned.

The Man in Black Turtleneck was already blind at the time, but he could still feel the character for "water" that the Man in the Suit wrote in his palm.

He immediately understood the Man in the Suit's intention: he wanted to use this river to get rid of Luo Yuejian.

But at the same time, he also knew clearly that if Luo Yuejian were truly killed by their scheme, the Man in the Suit would definitely turn on him without hesitation and kill him as well.

The Man in Black Turtleneck smiled slightly, "Am I right?"

As he spoke, the face of the Man in the Suit became increasingly pale. He instinctively glanced at Luo Yuejian and quickly stepped a few paces away from her.

This woman was truly unfathomable to him, so he had a natural vigilance toward Luo Yuejian, fearing that she might attack him right now and leave him dead on the spot.

However, Luo Yuejian's reaction was very strange.

Her cold face showed no displeasure at all. She listened calmly to the narration of the Man in Black Turtleneck, and even when she heard him mention that the Man in the Suit had planned to team up with him to get rid of her, there was not the slightest ripple on her face.

It was not until the Man in Black Turtleneck stopped talking that Luo Yuejian seemed to find it interesting, a flicker of amusement passing through her eyes.

"Why didn't you do it?"

She did not care at all about the conspiracy between the Man in Black Turtleneck and the Man in the Suit; she was actually quite interested in their plan and somewhat expectant.

The Man in the Suit felt a chill in his heart, realizing that this was Luo Yuejian's way of showing she didn't care about the two of them teaming up at all.

He felt a bit nervous, wondering if this was because Luo Yuejian was truly exceptionally powerful, or if she was just too confident in herself.

Judging by Luo Yuejian's previous performance, it was very likely the former...

At this moment, Luo Yuejian was truly looking forward to it. She thought to herself, "Why didn't these two guys take action? If only they had tried to attack me, I would have shown them what it means to try and die."

She swore that she would absolutely not resist first!

What a pity... Luo Yuejian sighed inwardly, "What a great opportunity..."

The surroundings fell into a deathly silence; no one spoke again.

The Man in Black Turtleneck withdrew his gaze. Through his blurry vision, he could vaguely watch the fluorescent blood spreading in the water, gradually dissolving completely until the previous glow was no longer visible.

He sighed and muttered to himself, "It seems it's not enough... Since that's the case, you two can be buried with me..."

Before the words had even faded, in the astonished and somewhat horrified gaze of Luo Yuejian and the Man in the Suit, he took two steps forward as if to commit suicide, and threw himself straight into the water!

"What the f*ck?!" The Man in the Suit couldn't help but curse, completely unable to understand the situation before him.

Luo Yuejian was also completely stunned. She looked at the water in horror, completely unable to understand why the Man in Black Turtleneck had suddenly committed suicide.

After the Man in Black Turtleneck fell into the water, he splashed a huge spray and submerged completely into the river.

Human survival instinct made him struggle desperately after choking on the water, but he was like someone who couldn't swim; the more he struggled, the deeper and faster he sank, until he finally disappeared completely into the river, without causing even a ripple.

The next second, a terrifying scene occurred! A fluorescent green light began to emanate from the spot where the Man in Black Turtleneck had disappeared, just like when his blood had dripped into the water before, only this time the area was larger, and the speed of diffusion was extremely fast.

Almost in the blink of an eye, half of the river's water had been stained fluorescent green.

Luo Yuejian exclaimed inwardly, "Does the Man in Black Turtleneck have that much blood?"

At this point, anyone who wasn't a fool could realize that something was wrong.

I'm afraid that once the entire river starts to glow, the real crisis will arrive!