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I briefly explained the situation to the Mud Man.
"Are you saying that these Stone Pillars form a formation?"
I nodded in response.
Fat Ma spoke up, "Old Sun, didn't you say you had a solution?" After Fat Ma said this, everyone turned their gaze toward me.
"I have some ideas, but I'm still in the speculative stage."
The formation in the Tomb is quite complex; one wrong step could lead to total failure.
"What method do you have?" the Mud Man asked.
"This formation might be related to the Bronze Fish, and based on my understanding of the Bronze Fish, we should perhaps follow the direction of the 'fish scales.'"
As the saying goes, a dragon has its reverse scale, and the similarities between fish and dragons are precisely this.
After I said this, they were momentarily taken aback and did not grasp the meaning of my words.
Zhang Tong asked, "What do you mean by 'fish scales'?"
"The fish scales I refer to are the patterns on the Stone Pillars; each Stone Pillar has intricate designs." I explained.
After speaking, I led them to look at the nearest Stone Pillar. The intricate patterns were right before our eyes. Upon closer inspection, one could see that these complex designs were actually quite organized.
With careful observation, it became apparent that there were flowing patterns resembling scales among these intricate designs, and they appeared quite vivid.
When Zhang Tong saw these carvings, she was somewhat surprised. Her professional instinct made her want to reach out and touch them. Just as her hand was about to make contact, I quickly stopped her.
"This touch might cost you half your life."
Zhang Tong was startled by my words and quickly withdrew her hand. However, her eyes remained fixed on the intricate patterns, and she exclaimed, "Some ancient craftsmanship is truly beautiful."
Only someone like her, a graduate in archaeology, could express such sentiments. If it were Fat Ma, he would dismiss these damn patterns as worthless nonsense.
"Have you all seen clearly?"
They nodded almost in unison, even the four or five Eerie Figures who had appeared abruptly also nodded instinctively.
"Let's head back and discuss this."
One by one, they moved to a spot two or three meters away from the Training Ground.
I let them have some rations first to recharge their energy.
Although I sensed something was off, I couldn't be a hundred percent sure. Given the dangers Fat Ma and I had encountered before, if we entered and I misjudged the situation, someone would definitely get hurt.
I needed to make that clear.
Fat Ma was already impatient; despite his injured leg, he managed to support himself with the other leg.
"Are you all ready?"
"Ready."
"Then let's go."
Due to his recent leg injury, Fat Ma had difficulty moving, so one of the quieter Eerie Figures helped him walk at the back.
From the start, Fat Ma kept murmuring in that person's ear.
I was naturally the pathfinder this time, with the Mud Man closely following behind me, and then came Zhang Tong, sandwiched between the other four.
We continued along the route that Fat Ma and I had retreated from earlier, and this time I paid special attention to the intricate patterns interspersed with fish scales.
As I looked ahead, I reached the area where we had previously stopped, and I finally felt confident that my assumptions were likely correct.
The direction of those fish scales was unmistakable.
With a sense of certainty building within me, my courage began to swell.
Taking a step forward, I turned back and said, "I haven't walked this path below, so everyone be careful." After saying that, I continued to move ahead.
I focused intently on the patterns of the Stone Pillars, not daring to let my guard down for a moment as I navigated around four or five of them.
When I looked up, I could see the scene across from me becoming clearer; the building on the opposite side was gradually coming into focus.
I noticed my heart began to race uncontrollably.
I moved forward again, and the others closely followed my pace, not daring to miss a single step.
Everyone was exceptionally cautious.
Finally, I arrived next to the last Stone Pillar.
The building before me was now completely visible; it was a structure made of bricks and wood, standing at least seven or eight meters tall. A part of it rose above the height of the Training Ground, obscured from view so that its upper portion was hidden.
Standing here, I couldn't see the entire facade of this building at all.
I was deeply shocked; such a structure could rise from underground like this.
Seeing me stop, the Mud Man asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong."
I snapped back to reality and stepped over the last Stone Pillar. Just when I thought I could finally breathe a sigh of relief, as soon as my foot landed on the ground at the edge of the Training Ground, a deafening roar erupted.
"Damn, something's going to happen!"
I hurriedly jumped up, with the Mud Man following closely behind. Next was Zhang Tong.
I shouted for the people behind to hurry up.
The Stone Pillars in the arena began to rotate rapidly. Once Zhang Tong made it up, the four others followed quickly, and they all rushed out of the Training Ground, followed by Fat Ma.
At that moment, I was taken aback by an astonishing sight; the person who had been supporting Fat Ma suddenly lifted him up effortlessly.
The size difference between the two was truly surprising.
I shook my head to clear my thoughts and quickly led everyone toward the building. However, we hadn't taken more than a couple of steps when a loud crash echoed from behind. Unable to resist, I turned back for a glance and saw the Training Ground collapsing.
Bright blades emerged from within, making my heart race with fear.
Suddenly...
"Run!" I shouted urgently.
All the blades on the Stone Pillars were hurtling toward us.
Feeling the chill from behind, everyone glanced back and was instantly terrified, their souls nearly leaving their bodies.
It seemed we could all hear the sound of blades slicing through the air, and a wave of murderous intent enveloped us.
I struggled to keep up due to my previous injury, quickly falling behind. Seeing this, the Mud Man grabbed me and took off running.
With that person's help, Fat Ma was also running surprisingly fast, and the other four were even quicker.
Zhang Tong was putting in a lot of effort as well.
Behind us, the sound of blades striking the ground echoed, accompanied by the relentless pursuit that seemed to close in within seconds. Fortunately, the building we were heading for wasn't too far away.
Just a few meters ahead.
Finally, I spotted several thick pillars and urged everyone to hide behind them quickly.
As soon as I ducked behind one of the pillars, several blades struck it with a sharp sound.
We all took cover behind two of the sturdy pillars.
Everyone was panting heavily, and the crisp cracking sounds of blades embedding into the pillars continued to ring out.
I caught my breath, still feeling a lingering fear. If those blades had hit us, we would have been pierced like a sieve, and worse yet, they were likely coated with poison.
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