98: Chapter 98 The Eternal Resting Palace 25

After being tempered by a few rounds of games, Luo Yuejian had a rough idea of the game's patterns. Generally, whether it was clues or traps, they were hidden in the walls or floor tiles.

Luo Yuejian touched the wall, preparing to imitate the Man in the Suit and the Man in Black Turtleneck by tapping and knocking on it.

Her goal was, of course, to trigger some traps, but if she happened to find a clue, she had a way to deal with that too. When that happened, she would just pretend that she didn't want to share information with those two players, so she kept it to herself.

With her IQ, she certainly wouldn't be able to analyze any conclusions from the clues. Without those two players around to cause trouble, even if she found the clues, they would be useless, and she could at least waste some time.

Hehe, this was a guaranteed win without any losses.

As she thought this to herself, the moment her hand touched the wall, her expression changed instantly, and she quickly withdrew her hand.

Damn, why is this wall shedding dust?

She had a sort of Schrödinger's mysophobia; after withdrawing her hand, she stared at the layer of dust on her palm, feeling troubled.

After struggling with it for a while, Luo Yuejian finally decided to follow her heart and carelessly wiped the dust off her hands onto her clothes. Forget it, the state would refresh after the game ended anyway, so she might as well make herself comfortable for now.

Her progress here was zero, yet suddenly, a scream came from behind her.

Luo Yuejian was startled and turned back. Judging by the voice, the person who screamed was the Man in Black Turtleneck. Because the main hall was very large, she couldn't see what had happened from her position. By the time she ran over, some time had already passed since the scream.

The Man in the Suit had also run over. Upon seeing the state of the Man in Black Turtleneck, he couldn't help but take a step back and exclaim, "Your eyes! What happened to your eyes?"

Only then did Luo Yuejian see what the Man in Black Turtleneck looked like. His face was covered in blood, and blood was continuously seeping from his eyes. He looked incredibly miserable, making it unbearable to watch.

He clutched his eyes tightly with both hands in agony, his body trembling slightly from the intense pain. His voice became raspy and shaky due to the suffering: "That mural... I just leaned in to observe the content on the mural, when suddenly a gust of gray wind rushed towards my face and blew right into my eyes..."

Hearing the words of the Man in Black Turtleneck, the Man in the Suit couldn't help but step back another two paces, distancing himself from the wall. "What kind of weird thing is that? You get blown on and your eyes end up like this? Can you still see?"

Luo Yuejian was also greatly shocked, thinking to herself that she had just been very close to that mural too, so why hadn't she encountered this situation?

Could the Man in Black Turtleneck also be bound to some system? Why is he always the one involved whenever something goes wrong? She worked hard and courted death, yet nothing happened to her, but this guy always manages to stir up trouble.

Luo Yuejian even started to wonder if she could learn from the Man in Black Turtleneck—how exactly does one manage to get into trouble? Damn, this is a technical skill!

"I likely won't be able to see for the rest of this instance," the Man in Black Turtleneck said in a suppressed tone.

Although his physical state would refresh after the game ended, if he couldn't see, he probably wouldn't be able to survive and clear this game.

Now he could only rely on those two players, he thought, his heart feeling unusually heavy. Of the two players, the White-haired Girl was very capable but had deep schemes; she was clearly not someone to be trifled with.

The Man in the Suit had a chance for cooperation, but now that he was in a blinded state, given the Man in the Suit's previous actions, he probably wouldn't kindly help him. Instead, it was very likely that he would treat him as a discardable pawn to deal with the White-haired Girl.

Knowing that he would very likely not survive this round, the Man in Black Turtleneck felt a surge of ruthlessness in his heart. He gritted his teeth, a flash of cruelty and determination in his eyes, thinking: If you don't want me to live, then none of you will live either.

Enduring the intense pain, clutching his bleeding eyes, and showing no sign of what he was thinking on his face, he said with difficulty: "I just carefully recalled it; that gray wind was most likely a gray mist composed of countless tiny insects."

"I suspect that the craftsmen who built this main hall used these insects as dye. However, these insects are not dead; they are just in a state of temporary dormancy, waiting for an intruder to wake them up."

This was the Man in Black Turtleneck's speculation after recalling the gray wind once he discovered he couldn't see. He had seen this method of preventing tomb raiders when flipping through ancient texts, but he had never had the chance to witness it. Who could have thought he would fall victim to it directly in this game.

These insects were actually not lethal. If one was prepared and not as unlucky as him to have them drill directly into their eyes, it would at most cause respiratory problems.

But for the sake of his upcoming plan, he deliberately exaggerated the situation: "I think, as time passes, these insects might all wake up, and by then, I fear none of us will survive."

The Man in the Suit's expression changed instantly, and he frowned: "If that's the case, we must immediately find the clue for the thousand-leaf lotus and clear the level as soon as possible."

"I remember you saying before that the thousand-leaf lotus is often used in Buddhism as the lotus throne for the Buddha. And underneath the large Buddha statue carved here, there is also a lotus throne. Could that be the thousand-leaf lotus we need to find?"

The Man in Black Turtleneck said: "I haven't examined it specifically, so I can't confirm it, but that lotus throne is indeed possibly related to the thousand-leaf lotus. Help me over there to take a look."

The Man in the Suit nodded and walked up to support the Man in Black Turtleneck as they walked towards the large Buddha. From a close distance, they could only look up and see the lotus throne underneath the large Buddha statue.

Knowing that the Man in Black Turtleneck couldn't see, the Man in the Suit briefly described it to him: "The base of this lotus throne is nearly two meters high and carved from stone. I haven't had time to look at the top yet, I only glanced briefly at the stone platform below, and it sounds solid when knocked."

He hadn't had much time to conduct an investigation after arriving under the Buddha statue before he heard the scream of the Man in Black Turtleneck and rushed over to check the situation. Therefore, he didn't know the specific details about the Buddha statue side yet.

A glint flashed across the Man in the Suit's eyes as he supported the Man in Black Turtleneck, "Sigh, given your current situation, I can't just leave you alone down here..."

He seemed very conflicted, frowned and pondered for a while, then turned his head to look at Luo Yuejian and said: "It's not very convenient for me to support him; how about... you go up and see if there are any mechanisms on this lotus throne?"