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The entrance was a dark, narrow passage. Everyone held torches and followed Belt, soon arriving at the second stone door.
The stone door in front of them looked quite heavy. Li Girl went up to push it, but unfortunately, it didn't budge at all.
At that moment, Belt took out a strange object from his bag.
Curious, Li Girl leaned over and asked, "What is this?"
Belt told her, "This is a special key for opening this kind of stone door."
With confidence, Belt inserted the key into the gap of the door, hooking onto the lever behind the stone door. He slowly pushed with force, and the lever stood up. Belt called for everyone to push hard, and surprisingly, the heavy stone door rumbled open.
Li Girl couldn't help but clap her hands and said, "Uncle Belt, I didn't expect you to be quite capable!"
After saying that, Li Girl wanted to sneak into the stone door but was pulled back by Kairuot, who admonished her, "Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
Belt also shouted, "Don't be impulsive; there should be many traps inside."
Kairuot turned his gaze to Belt and asked, "Uncle Belt, tell me the truth. You must have been here before, right?"
"I have indeed been here," Belt admitted without hesitation. "We heard that there were many treasures in the Loulan Ancient Tomb and invited some experienced tomb raiders to come and loot it. But it ended in failure. Even our most experienced old tomb raider lost his life inside. The mechanisms in the Loulan Ancient Tomb are too formidable... I managed to escape by luck, but I thought I would never think about the treasures in the Loulan Ancient Tomb again. However, fate is hard to defy; your arrival has reignited my hopes. But I have no greed; I just want to see if there really are treasures hidden inside the Loulan Ancient Tomb as legends say."
Li Girl said, "No wonder you are so enthusiastic; it turns out you came for the treasure."
"No, no..." Belt waved his hand and said, "I came here because we are all siblings of the Martians and should help each other."
Kairuot replied, "People die for wealth, birds die for food; it's human nature. You don't need to explain." He then asked Belt, "Have you been inside before?"
"No," Belt answered. "I was just their guide. When I heard the terrible screams coming from inside... I felt despair and didn't want the treasure anymore. So I didn't venture in. I hesitated and quietly returned."
Kairuot nodded skeptically and instructed everyone, "There must be many deadly traps inside this tomb. You all stay here and don't move around. Wait for me to go in and destroy all the traps. Only when I call you can you come in."
Li Girl, feeling uneasy, said, "Kairuot brother, please be careful!"
Kairuot nodded, gathered his internal energy, activated his protective shield, and turned to step inside.
As soon as Kairuot's feet touched the ground, a flurry of arrows shot toward him from all directions. If it weren't for his powerful internal energy shield protecting him, his body would have been pierced like a hedgehog. The ancient tomb was designed with almost no blind spots; arrows were shot from every corner.
Using his agile skills, Kairuot leaped and flipped through the tomb, quickly destroying the hidden crossbows set up within.
After surveying the area, Kairuot called for the others to come in. The three outside could no longer wait; upon hearing his call, they rushed inside. However, one hidden crossbow went unnoticed and happened to target Belt, who suddenly heard a "whoosh" as an arrow shot toward him.
Kairuot reacted faster than the crossbow; he immediately unleashed a Laser Beam that shattered the arrow into pieces. However, this frightened Belt so much that he collapsed to the ground, cold sweat pouring from his forehead as he muttered repeatedly, "That was close! That was close! Did you clean up all the hidden weapons? My life isn't worth much here."
He looked at the numerous skeletons along the path of the tomb and gasped, "Oh my gosh, so many people have died." He trembled all over and dared not move forward anymore. If it weren't for Bel Purewood stepping forward to pull him up, he would have really stayed there unwilling to move.
Kairuot reminded everyone, "Everyone be careful and watch your step; don't wander around."
The Belt was quite obedient, walking at the back, slowly and methodically following the path taken by the person in front.
At that moment, the one at the front, Kairuot, seemed to step on a trap and suddenly fell down. Fortunately, his Lightness Skill was remarkable; he leaped into the air and shouted, “Be careful, it’s a trap!”
Li Girl and Bel Purewood, who were following behind, stopped in their tracks and then lightly jumped over. However, this left Belt, who was trailing behind, dumbfounded, thinking: [I can’t use Lightness Skill, how do I get across?]
Just as he was pondering this, Kairuot leaped over from the air and said, “Hold on tight to me, I’ll take you across.”
Belt immediately hugged Kairuot tightly, allowing Kairuot to leap into the air.
In mid-air, Belt’s bag accidentally fell down. Instinctively, he tried to grab it with his other hand but unexpectedly slipped down along with it. He stepped onto a series of traps and was about to fall into one when Kairuot quickly pulled him back from the brink of death. After they landed together, Kairuot said, “You really want to throw your life away; you almost lost it for a bag.”
Belt seemed reluctant to part with his bag and said, “There are many treasures in my bag; it would be such a pity to lose it.”
Li Girl replied, “If you lose your life, what use are those treasures? You’re really a fool for valuing wealth over your life.”
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