248: Chapter 248 Treasure Land 18

This was different from the tremors Luo Yuejian felt when the Giant Doll appeared during that round of the Miracle Escape Live Stream Game, Doll Hide-and-Seek.

The tremors this time felt very fine and dense, as if a great number of things were running toward her direction all at once.

At this moment, Luo Yuejian seemed to sense something, and her gaze fell directly onto the holes at the base of the walls.

She had been wondering what those holes were for earlier, but now she vaguely understood—these holes seemed to have been left specifically for this moment!

Luo Yuejian felt a bit of anticipation; she had a faint feeling that what was coming this time was absolutely lethal and extremely dangerous, very likely capable of taking her out in one go!

In less than a moment, amidst Luo Yuejian's nervous and expectant gaze, something finally darted out from one of the holes!

Luo Yuejian looked closely and saw, to her surprise, that it was a mouse.

The mouse poked its head out from the hole, twitched its nose, and its whiskers trembled a few times. Immediately after, its beady black eyes locked onto Luo Yuejian.

For some unknown reason, however, the mouse did not charge directly at Luo Yuejian. Instead, it left the hole, paced around the entrance, and let out two "squeaks."

At this time, mouse heads began popping out one after another from the surrounding holes like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. A rough glance revealed there were at least a hundred of them!

However, this was far from over.

More and more mice swarmed out from the dark corners, squeezing and shoving each other as if driven by an invisible force.

The "squeak-squeak-squeak" sounds were dense and panic-inducing; judging by the noise, there were likely at least tens of thousands of mice here!

Their bodies were small and agile, and each possessed a pair of small, black eyes. At this moment, those eyes were staring fixedly at Luo Yuejian, revealing an eerie glint.

It was unclear if these mice hadn't eaten in a long time, but their eyes, as they looked at Luo Yuejian, seemed to flicker with extreme desire and greed for food. It was an expression of starvation to the extreme, as if they would throw themselves at Luo Yuejian in the next second and tear her to pieces.

If these mice really crawled in and charged at Luo Yuejian, she would likely be devoured completely by this swarm of frenzied mice within seconds, leaving not even a single bone behind.

If this were any other ordinary player, even if they weren't afraid of creatures like mice, they would likely be scared out of their wits and terrified to the core when faced with such a horrifying scene.

After all, with such a massive number of mice gathered here, there was absolutely no hope of escape left for anyone.

Yet, at this moment, a sense of ecstasy welled up in Luo Yuejian's heart.

She had only guessed there would be danger, but she hadn't expected such an exaggerated number of mice to be here.

"Damn, with so many mice, if they really rushed over, wouldn't they instantly take her out?"

If this were a more open space, even if Luo Yuejian couldn't kill so many mice, she could at least find a way to escape.

However, up until now, Luo Yuejian hadn't found the slightest way to leave this Secret Room.

Now, even if she wanted to leave through the opening above, it was too late. Firstly, Luo Yuejian couldn't find the mechanism to open the hatch, and secondly, even if she found the mechanism, she had no way to move those pottery jars in the corner over.

After all, that area was already packed with dense swarms of mice. If she dared to go over there now, Luo Yuejian had no doubt that those mice would immediately pounce on her and devour her completely.

"Sigh," Luo Yuejian sighed regretfully. "It seems she won't have the chance to escape death this time~"

Luo Yuejian chuckled inwardly, thinking that even if the slacker system's substitute player came online this time, there would absolutely be no way to turn the tide!

"This round, this round she was done for~"

Luo Yuejian was already happily preparing to welcome death. Meanwhile, in a corner she hadn't noticed, the oil lamps she had lit earlier were slowly melting due to the burning candle flames...

As time passed, more and more mice swarmed out from the holes, gathering in the corners. The ear-piercing squeaks rose and fell, so noisy that it made one want to frown.

Until a certain moment, the mice—which had been restless but, for some reason, only gathered at the corners without charging at Luo Yuejian—suddenly stopped their "squeak-squeak-squeak" once they reached a certain number.

Luo Yuejian's heart stirred; she subconsciously understood that this swarm of mice was finally ready to act.

Sure enough, the very instant this thought crossed her mind, the mice simultaneously charged in her direction.

However, at the very instant the mice charged forward, a raging wall of fire rose up with a "whoosh"!

It was a perfect square, directly surrounding the entire Secret Room.

Those mice clearly hadn't expected such a wall of fire to suddenly appear. Caught off guard, the few mice that charged first crashed headlong into the wall of fire!

In an instant, only a "crackling" sound was heard, and all the mice that had charged were instantly burned to ashes!

The smell of burning began to permeate the air. This scent, symbolizing death, immediately made the other mice's fur stand on end.

A sudden burst of "squeaks" that sounded like screams erupted, and all the mice began to flee backward frantically like a tide. They were incredibly fast, their escape speed far exceeding the speed at which they had arrived.

Almost in the blink of an eye, all the mice had vanished back inside the holes.

This was entirely due to the instinct of biological creatures to fear fire.

Moreover, the reward was simply not proportional to the cost. After all, there was only one prey, Luo Yuejian, ahead, but to charge through the wall of fire to capture her, the mice would absolutely have to pay a painful price.

Even these seemingly simple-minded mice could understand that such a harvest was completely not worth it.

Faced with such a scene, Luo Yuejian was completely plunged into a state of bewilderment.

"What was going on?" Luo Yuejian stared dumbfounded through the wall of fire as the mice scattered and fled. If it weren't for the fact that she was expressionless and couldn't make other expressions, her face would surely be quite a sight right now.

She cursed inwardly, "What the hell, where did this wall of fire that suddenly popped up around her come from?"

"This scene is getting a bit fantastical, isn't it?"