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Yuki Keisuke was furious. He never expected that Bai Yujing, who seemed to be trapped, would turn the tables and instantly take out four of his men while seriously injuring two others. The unfortunate soul who was used as a shield by Bai Yujing and ended up getting shot by his own side was also counted among Bai Yujing's casualties.
At that moment, a guy named Lucky Person stepped forward and said, "President, that Bai Yujing is guarding the entrance now. We can't get out at all. We need to come up with a plan immediately!"
Yuki Keisuke shouted angrily, "Idiot, do you think I don't know that? Do I need you to tell me?"
"Yes, it's my fault for being foolish!"
Yuki Keisuke finally vented his pent-up frustration. He hated Bai Yujing for making him look bad, but being young and already the president of the Yoshiwara Society meant he had some skills; he wasn't just a second-generation heir. After thinking for a moment, Yuki Keisuke said, "Call immediately and have Shanxia's gang members come to assist us. We need to check the bottom of the cave. Those people went down yesterday and haven't come back up for so long; it's quite strange!"
Yuki Keisuke took the lead and, with the help of those around him, climbed down using a rope. As for the two injured men, after simple treatment and bandaging, Lucky Person tossed down two guns for them to wait for rescue above.
A drone buzzed overhead, annoying Yuki Keisuke. After firing several shots in frustration, he missed due to the distance and could only stew in anger.
"They've all gone down!" Li Hao said to Bai Yujing while looking at the images displayed on his phone.
Meili anxiously suggested from the side, "How about we call the police?"
"We can't call the police yet!" Bai Yujing immediately replied. He had some personal concerns he couldn't explain to Amiya Miri. If the police arrived, neither he nor his group would benefit from this situation. He still remembered the loss he suffered last time in Shuiyuan Village!
Beep! Beep! Beep! After waiting at the entrance for a long time, something on Li Hao's body started ringing. Bai Yujing quickly asked, "What’s making that noise?"
Li Hao pulled out an alarm device from his pocket. "Someone else is coming up! I installed this alarm when I followed you up earlier because I was worried someone might be trailing us!"
"How many people?" Bai Yujing wanted to know who was coming up besides this.
"I'll send the drone over to take a look!" Li Hao immediately began controlling the joystick.
As the drone turned towards the front of the temple, it revealed a group of armed members from the Yoshiwara Society rushing towards them. The two guys who had been trapped in the woods were also freed and were currently cursing loudly!
"Eight people!" Li Hao counted.
"This is troublesome!" Bai Yujing's expression darkened.
After considering it for a moment, he said to the two of them, "We should follow them down. We can't stay up here any longer. Besides, Tong Wei and his group went down yesterday without any results; we need to see what's going on!"
"Then what about Meili?" Li Hao asked.
Bai Yujing glanced at Amiya Miri. This was indeed troublesome, and they couldn't just leave her up there. Those from the Yoshiwara Society were not good people. At this moment, Amiya Miri mustered her courage and said, "I want to go down with you!"
Bai Yujing nodded, "Alright, but once we go down, you must follow my orders."
Bai Yujing led the two of them into the Mountain Valley. At the entrance, he fired a shot into the ground as a warning and shouted inside, "Throw your guns to the side!"
Inside the Mountain Valley, there were only two Injury Count left. They dared not confront Bai Yujing, but hesitated, fearing that once they surrendered their weapons, Bai Yujing would attack. Bai Yujing fired another shot, "Don't worry. You and your boss know we are not desperate criminals. As long as you throw out your guns, I guarantee I won't kill you!"
"I'll count to three. If you don't throw them out by then, I won't hold back. You don't think you two Injury Count can take me on, do you?" Bai Yujing threatened verbally. The two hiding inside considered for a moment and then threw their guns out. Bai Yujing immediately rushed in, aiming his automatic rifle at them.
"Li Hao, Meili, take their guns!" Bai Yujing controlled the two.
"Huh? We don't know how to use them!"
"Just hold them for now!"
After tying up the two, Bai Yujing didn't gag them. He checked the rope leading to the Deep Pit. After securing a safety clip and confirming everything was fine, the three of them began to climb down together.
"Don't be nervous. Just look at me and follow my lead; take it slow!" Bai Yujing noticed that Meili seemed a bit anxious. After all, below was an abyss that couldn't be seen, like a dark cave leading to hell—gloomy and terrifying.
As they descended with the rope, the light gradually dimmed, and the walls began to feel damp. There seemed to be heavy moisture in the air below, possibly indicating an underground water source. "Be careful not to slip. If you can't hold on any longer, just take a break!"
Though Bai Yujing spoke softly, his voice echoed continuously in the Deep Pit, overlapping like a loudspeaker.
"How much deeper is it? Are we there yet?" Li Hao complained with a long face; he had a fear of heights.
Meili was okay for now, but being a girl, her stamina was waning. Seeing her sweat dampening her temples made Bai Yujing worry she might not hold on much longer. "We should be almost there; just a little further down."
After descending another thirty or forty meters, Bai Yujing finally saw the bottom. The sunlight was dim but still allowed him to see clearly—a stretch of beach with a tall Wooden Rack standing on it, its top completely dark.
Li Hao and Amiya Miri also climbed down and looked around. Bai Yujing said, "This rack is probably used for lighting; it should have lamp oil on top. I wonder if it's still usable. This place seems to be used for sacrifices!"
"Offering sacrifices here? It feels a bit strange!" Li Hao felt that the place was eerie and somewhat frightening.
Bai Yujing smiled and said, "Meili should know that the gate we just passed through is the Torii. Here in Neon, the Torii is a passage to the divine realm, which means this should be a sacred place. Such a deep pit—ancient people greatly revered the forces of nature; perhaps they regarded it as the power of deities!"
Meili nodded, "Yes, Bai Yujing knows quite a bit about our history!"
Li Hao was unconvinced: "It's all useless knowledge. By the way, where are they?"
Bai Yujing looked to the side; a huge cliff had split open with a large crack. "They must have gone over there!"
"Wait a moment, I'll make some torches!" Bai Yujing climbed up to the structure and indeed found some oil at the top. He pulled out an old piece of clothing from his backpack, soaked it in the oil, and then took it out.
He divided it into three parts and gathered three pieces of dry wood from the surroundings, handing one to each person. "Since these aren't specially made, I don't know how long they will last. Let's use them sparingly. I'll light one first. Unfortunately, we weren't particularly well-prepared for this trip; it turns out you can't fight without preparation!"
As they walked forward from the beach, the bottom of the Deep Pit was all water. Fortunately, even in the deepest part, it didn't reach above their thighs, so they could wade through it.
"Hey! Do you think there might be something strange under this water?" Li Hao exclaimed with an eerie tone.
Meili, being a girl, immediately got scared as if there really was something lurking beneath the water. She looked down at her feet anxiously while Bai Yujing shot Li Hao a glare: "Stop talking nonsense; this is probably just rainwater that has accumulated. There's nothing down there!"
They lit their torches and moved toward the entrance of the crack! This place, which hadn't seen human presence for hundreds of years, had welcomed three waves of people in just two days.
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