75: Chapter 75 The Eternal Resting Palace 2

Luo Yuejian crouched down, wanting to see if she could deal with the trap mechanism beneath her feet.

Whether she successfully disarmed the trap or triggered it, either was better than just standing there.

Actually, she was a bit worried that standing in one place for too long would get her a system warning... The next time would mean a red card and being disqualified.

As Luo Yuejian thought this, she crouched down to look at her feet and was immediately amused by her own stupidity.

What she was stepping on wasn't some trap mechanism at all; it was clearly just a stone the size of a palm!

It was just that the surrounding environment was too dim, so she hadn't noticed anything ahead while walking, which led to this misunderstanding.

Luo Yuejian stood up, speechless, wondering why the system had warned her just for stepping on a stone.

It had made her truly believe she had triggered some trap, only for it to be a wasted excitement.

She couldn't help but complain, "Is that it?"

The viewers in the livestream room didn't know about Luo Yuejian's frustration; they were already laughing:

[Hahaha, as expected of Moon God, maxed out the taunt meter!]

[I'm dying of laughter, how does Moon God manage to act so cool so effortlessly?]

[This move, this move by Moon God is a real show-off. First, she never turned around, giving that monster no chance, and then she crouched down just as the monster was attacking in a rage. I'd call this Moon God playing monkey tricks.]

[Wait, how did she do that? It's one thing that this White-haired Beauty knew the thing making noise behind her might not be human, but how did she dodge the sneak attack from that monster?]

[Does she have eyes in the back of her head? That black thing didn't make a single sound.]

[Why do I feel like that human voice earlier was made by that black creature?]

[That's exactly it. Go to the livestream room of those two dead players and watch it in slow motion, you'll see. This thing relies on cutting off people's heads the moment they turn around, completely off guard.]

[So how exactly did Moon God discover there was a monster behind her? Can someone explain it to me?]

[Let me explain. Everyone must have noticed that Moon God suddenly stopped while walking forward, so she must have realized something was wrong then. I observed the surroundings frame by frame and finally found what was amiss.]

[Look carefully at the stone walls on both sides; there are murals carved on them, but because the surrounding environment is dim and the carvings are severely worn, it's hard to see clearly. However, when Moon God got up, she touched the stone wall with her hand. Given Moon God's intelligence, she would definitely have noticed the issue with the murals immediately.]

[I posted screenshots of the video on my homepage, you can take a look. Not far from where Moon God stopped, there are two consecutive murals depicting a person having their head cut off by a flying monster after turning around.]

[Moon God's observation skills are truly beyond reproach; she definitely discovered that something was wrong with the murals!]

[To be able to detect danger behind her from such a blurry mural, this White-haired Beauty really has some skills!]

[With Moon God's reaction time, as long as she realizes there is danger around, she can definitely dodge it. That is what you call skill.]

[Really, you can completely trust Moon God. This person's reaction time and observation skills are at a superhuman level.]

[Master level (thumbs up)]

[Follow, follow! I feel like this one is a big shot, she should be able to survive for a long time.]

...

As Luo Yuejian continued walking forward, she began to wonder where the other players had gone.

Apart from the player she had just encountered who inexplicably disappeared, she hadn't met a single other person.

And that Mr. Mask hadn't appeared either, which didn't fit the usual style of the Miracle Livestream Escape Game.

After walking for less than five minutes through a dark and deep corridor, a small bronze door suddenly appeared in front of her.

The bronze door looked dusty, covered in mottled rust, and was severely worn, appearing very ancient.

Luo Yuejian walked up and tried pushing it, but it wouldn't budge.

She guessed there must be a mechanism near the door, and finding it would surely take a lot of time.

However, the door didn't look very thick, and Luo Yuejian really couldn't be bothered to rack her brain over these mechanisms.

She currently had a "I'll just slack off, I'm invincible" feeling. After thinking for a second, she decisively decided to just force the door open.

But she definitely couldn't do it on her own.

Luo Yuejian immediately remembered the stone she had just stepped on, and decided right then to go back and get the stone to smash the door.

However, the moment she left the front of the door, a dozen arrows shot out simultaneously, targeting exactly where Luo Yuejian had been standing just moments before!

Luo Yuejian heard the commotion and turned back, immediately stunned by the sight before her.

Damn it, isn't this messing with her?

She had stood in front of the door for so long without a peep, but the moment she left, a volley of arrows fired, right?

Luo Yuejian was actually amused by the anger, thinking to herself that she didn't need to go back for any stone now; she might as well use these arrows to smash the door, at least that would be making good use of them.

She walked back to the starting point, wanting to pull the arrows out one by one. In her heart, she actually harbored a delusion: what if this mechanism could be triggered a second time? Then it could just take her out in one go.

After Luo Yuejian pulled the first arrow out of the ground, a surprising scene occurred.

That arrow let out a "whoosh" sound, flew upwards as if rewinding, and quickly returned to its original position, disappearing from sight.

And the small circular hole from which the arrow had shot out also disappeared into the darkness along with the arrow's retraction.

Luo Yuejian was greatly shocked.

Is this magic or what? How can a mechanism be recycled?

She leaned in to inspect it and reached out to feel around, only to discover that every arrow was tied to a taut, transparent thread above it.

The thread wasn't very thin, but because it was transparent and the environment of the Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep was so dark, it was impossible to spot with the naked eye.

Luo Yuejian estimated that this must be a mechanism retrieval device; the transparent thread would slowly retract due to its own elasticity until it pulled the arrow out of the dirt, and then it would quickly retract.

This must be a very time-consuming task, but because she had just pulled the arrows out directly, she had undoubtedly accelerated the retrieval of the arrows.

If that was the case... then if she helped by pulling back all the arrows in advance, couldn't this mechanism be used again?

Luo Yuejian pondered this, her eyes lighting up. Couldn't she then replicate the previous situation?

This time she definitely wouldn't run around!

Luo Yuejian felt some excitement, her movements nimble. In a few moments, she pulled all the arrows out and watched them return to their original positions.

She stood back in front of the gate excitedly, even deliberately following her previous path of movement to push the door, and waited patiently for the arrow mechanism to be triggered once more.

Her patience was rewarded with the bronze door in front of her slowly opening.

Luo Yuejian: ?