78: Chapter 78 The Long Sleeping Palace 5

The oil lamps in the Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep were archaic and dignified in design; their bases were lotus-shaped and carved from bronze, supporting a small oil bowl filled halfway with grease that had solidified over time, which, when lit, emitted a faint scent of pine oil.

A flash of contemplation crossed the eyes of the Man in Black Turtleneck; he did not believe that the mysterious-looking White-haired Girl had asked him to take down the lamp just as a casual remark.

This woman had always been cold and aloof; she would never have spoken up unless she had discovered a clue.

Therefore... his gaze shifted to the other lamp, his eyes filled with a sense of inquiry.

At that moment, Luo Yuejian was pondering: this place was so dark that even with the lamps lit, they were still some distance from the hole below; how much eye strain would it cause to look for clues like this?

So, she thought, she might as well take the oil lamps down to provide light, which would make it easier for them to observe.

Normally, as long as the oil bowl was removed, the oil lamp could be taken down directly. However, for some reason, no matter how hard Luo Yuejian tried, she couldn't remove the lamp.

She felt a bit embarrassed herself, thinking, "Could it be that due to the passage of time, the lamp bowl and the base have stuck together?"

Thinking of this, she continued to struggle with the oil lamp in her hand while wanting to let others try to see if they could take down the lamp on the other side to provide light.

What she didn't know was that the few people nearby had already started to fall into deep thought.

After a moment of silence, the Leather Jacket Man was the first to step forward and take down the oil lamp.

Surprisingly, the moment the Leather Jacket Man took down the oil lamp, the one in Luo Yuejian's hand suddenly loosened, and it was immediately taken down by Luo Yuejian, who had been struggling with it all along.

At the same time, when both oil lamps were removed, there was a "click," and the small door below, which was less than a meter tall, opened on its own.

"So that's how it is." The Man in a Suit with a Rose suddenly realized, "These two lamps and that door form a mechanism together. Only when both lamps are removed at the same time can this door be opened."

"Interesting." He smiled with a meaningful expression, looking at Luo Yuejian: "Exactly how many games have you cleared?"

Luo Yuejian was a bit bewildered. Damn it, was this a joke? She just wanted to grab a lamp!

However, Luo Yuejian was no longer the same Luo Yuejian she once was. In any case, this door had to be opened sooner or later; the sooner it opened, the sooner she would encounter danger.

Luo Yuejian comforted herself inwardly. Hearing the question from the Man in a Suit with a Rose, she subconsciously held up three fingers, meaning she had already completed three games.

The Man in a Suit with a Rose smiled when he saw her gesture, assuming that Luo Yuejian was a veteran player in her third game. The reason was simple: he was also a veteran player currently in his third game.

Without further exchange, with the Man in Black Turtleneck leading the way, they bent down and, almost in a crawling posture, entered that narrow, low, and small hole one by one.

After moving forward for about ten meters, the passage inside was wide enough for Luo Yuejian to pass through standing upright, and it had also widened considerably. Occasionally, there were small niches on both sides, containing broken pottery and incomplete statues.

The deeper they went, the lower the temperature became, and a chill crept up their spines. In the distance, the faint sound of dripping water could be heard, "drip, drip," exceptionally clear in the silent passage.

Water.

The veteran players immediately realized that the presence of water meant there might be an Underground River nearby. Generally, in such cases, following the Underground River would always lead to an exit, so everyone became excited, and their pace quickened significantly.

Luo Yuejian, who was walking in the middle, was puzzled: why was the team walking faster and faster?

The passage they were currently walking through was terrifyingly long; they had been walking for nearly half an hour, and there was still no end in sight.

By this time, the players had all realized something was wrong. Even though the "drip" sound seemed to be right in their ears, and they thought they would see water after walking a bit further, they hadn't expected to still be trapped in this passage.

"Could we have encountered a ghost wall?" The Leather Jacket Man frowned. "Let's stop walking for now and discuss the situation."

Although the passage had become higher and a bit wider, it still wasn't wide enough for two people to walk side by side, so they remained in the order they had entered the passage: the Man in Black Turtleneck stood first, the Leather Jacket Man stood second, Luo Yuejian was third, and the Man in a Suit with a Rose was at the back.

Just then, the Leather Jacket Man in front said to stop, so Luo Yuejian stood still and subconsciously looked back.

With just that one look, cold sweat broke out on Luo Yuejian.

The Man in a Suit with a Rose was gone!

"Disappeared..."

Luo Yuejian's murmured voice could even be heard as a faint echo within the long, narrow passage, sounding like a female ghost, which startled the two people in front.

The Man in Black Turtleneck immediately asked: "What happened? What disappeared?"

The Leather Jacket Man was also somewhat nervous, frequently looking back. However, there was still Luo Yuejian between them and the back, so even if they looked back, they couldn't see anything.

Only then did Luo Yuejian panic and say: "The Man in a Suit with a Rose has disappeared."

"What?!"

"How is that possible?"

The Man in Black Turtleneck frowned tightly. How could that be? The Man in a Suit with a Rose was a veteran player who had obtained a prop; it was absolutely impossible for him to make such a low-level mistake as falling behind.

Could it be... that he encountered some danger?

This realization made both players somewhat nervous; on the contrary, Luo Yuejian became immediately excited after realizing that there might be danger behind her.

Great, she was standing last right now; if there was any danger, she would definitely be the first to drop dead!

Suddenly, Luo Yuejian was no longer afraid and didn't look back, fearing that if she accidentally looked back, she might scare away the danger behind her.

However, the Man in a Suit with a Rose behind them had only disappeared while they were moving. If they stood still and kept communicating with each other, perhaps that crisis would not appear.

Thinking of this, she said in a cold voice: "Keep moving."

With this one sentence, the two players in front were somewhat astonished. They didn't understand why Luo Yuejian was telling them to keep moving when they already knew that something was wrong.

However, out of respect for the wisdom Luo Yuejian had previously displayed, after hesitating for a moment, they eventually chose to continue moving forward.

Of course, their choice had another reason that was inconvenient to mention: the person at the end of the team now was none other than Luo Yuejian.

In this way, even if there really was danger, the person who disappeared would only be Luo Yuejian, and the two of them, on the contrary, would not be as much in danger.

Moreover, if Luo Yuejian also disappeared, then there would only be two people left in the team; perhaps with just one moment of inattention, the lucky winner of this game would be born.