CHAPTER 425: CHAPTER 289: FLOODED BURROW, ESCAPE!

Chapter 289

"I believe what Miss Sui said, if we want to leave with the flowing water, the items we carry cannot be too heavy, otherwise they will sink into the water..." Professor Ye said and then smiled at Xiao Yu, "I just looked over these boxes, and they seem to have a certain sealing function. If we unlock them and take out the items inside, apart from some jewels, most artifacts will be damaged once submerged... So it is best to leave with the boxes, but unfortunately, we do not have many people, and our carrying capacity is limited. We can take at most two."

Although two boxes were not many, for archeological research, it was already a tremendous treasure. You see, when they excavate an ancient tomb, the amount that is preserved intact and undamaged is just so little, and that is from a complete ancient tomb. If the tomb has been visited by tomb robbers... haha~~

It is very possible all they would see is a row of "XXX was here" graffiti.

Therefore, Professor Ye was not greedy and was overjoyed. Previously, how could he have imagined he would see the real Ancient City of Loulan, take photos, and even obtain artifacts!

This adventure had already achieved its goal, except... many people had died.

A thought crossed Professor Ye’s mind, and his expression darkened.

Gong Jiu and the others, however, were still in high spirits.

They planned to select the most valuable treasure boxes to take with them, but how could they know what was inside those boxes...

Sui Yi did not expose the truth, letting them pick...

After a while.

"Are we all set?"

"Mhm."

Then Sui Yi led them to find the exit. The exit was not hard to find, even without Sui Yi’s knowledge of the underground structure, because Professor Ye and Ye Changan understood the direction of the airflow and the growth trend of the underwater plants on the walls, which could determine the flow of the water, thereby finding the exit...

All of these people were smart, and Sui Yi didn’t give too many instructions before leaving alone.

She needed to go back to the Divine Temple Tower and activate the mechanism.

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The Divine Temple Tower was on the other side, and Sui Yi was fast. She quickly ran half the distance and was not afraid of encountering Wei Feng and the others because her current strength made her fearless.

"According to the clue from the Gold Silk, the mechanism is actually within the Blood Jade Coffin itself. Just move the Blood Jade Coffin, and once it loses a certain weight, the mechanism will be triggered... I did not disturb the Blood Jade Coffin before because I took this into account. Now it seems I still have to disturb it..."

Sui Yi had also realized after her previous repeated explorations that there was indeed no other exit here. The only way out was to trigger the mechanism. Although she was reluctant, she had no choice...

Just as Sui Yi was silently apologizing in her heart...

Boom!

The entire cavern suddenly trembled... What was that sound? The turning of gears!

This is... not good!

Someone had tampered with the Blood Jade Coffin ahead of time!

Sui Yi’s face changed color, realizing that Gong Jiu and the others, who she thought would not have reached this point yet, were pulling boxes and looking for solid walls to hide behind. When the water rushed in through the entrance, they should not be directly hit, or even the strongest would be crushed to death by the water pressure...

"Hey, did anyone hear anything?" Gong Jiu suddenly asked.

"What?"

"It’s like... something is about to open..."

About to open?

Gong Jiu’s eyes flickered... his face instantly contorted.

"The switch has been opened!"

He immediately dropped the box in his hand and darted towards the walls...

Clank!

The round iron gate suddenly opened.

The water rushed in!

The force of the water was tremendous; in the blink of an eye, there was a loud crash as it surged violently into the cavern’s space...

Gong Jiu and the others finally realized why those boxes were all in such disorder. The inundation would have surely scattered the neatly placed boxes everywhere.

The person in charge of guarding the boxes must have been the strongest, and while Gong Jiu had just cast aside his box, Flower Demon, the strongest Han Gao, and Feng Sha were still carrying their boxes.

Watching the water pour in from both sides of the wall, it soon rebounded back, submerging their waists...

But now, they definitely couldn’t rush out because the exit was still being furiously filled with water, and exiting now meant certain death. They had to wait until the entire cavern was completely flooded and the current settled before swimming out.

"Not sure how long we’ll have to swim underwater, those who aren’t strong swimmers should not stray far..."

Xiao Yu and the others, thanks to Gong Jiu’s shouting, were cautious in time, hiding behind the side walls, watching their bodies quickly submerged up to their chests, all the while instructing each other to stay safe...

Compared to them, Sui Yi’s situation was a bit more critical, as there was no wall for her to hide behind in her area, only open space, and the water surged over in an instant, pressing towards her.

But with a slight tap of her feet, she leapt up, dodging the force of the water’s impact, and upon landing, she used her Inner Strength under her feet, gliding away and gripping a pillar ten meters away.

Waiting for the fierce currents to calm and the entire Underground Palace to be nearly fully submerged, she released the pillar underwater and swam toward the exit...

Occasionally, some boxes would drift by, but Sui Yi paid them no mind; her swimming speed was rapid, like a fish...

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"Let’s go!"

At this moment, Gong Jiu watched as Han Gao and Gen Fengsha were swimming out of the exit, with her bringing up the rear. Flower Demon’s strength was almost equal to hers, and she was a good swimmer, so carrying a box was not a hardship. Shen Di and the others, however, could not do the same, so she could not stay here. Underwater, they couldn’t speak, and after tapping Gong Jiu on the shoulder, she swam away without looking back...

Gong Jiu, alone...

Waiting for Sui Yi!

This was agreed upon from the start.

On the other side...

Xiao Yu and Ye Changan stayed behind.

Gong Jiu looked at them, speechlessly making a gesture that said they were idiots.

Xiao Yu’s lips curved into a smirk, while Ye Changan just smiled.

It was understandable for Xiao Yu... a military person always values relationships, but Ye Changan... even Old Man Ye had agreed!

Gong Jiu felt a sourness in her heart, damn it, wasn’t it just one adventure with Sui Yi, and now this deep sentiment? I’ve been through a lot with her too... err... twice?

Gong Jiu felt annoyed but also worriedly looked towards where the water was flowing in...

Where was Sui Yi? Why hadn’t she come yet?

On the other side, Flower Demon and others who had swum out of the cavern through an exit were still desperately following the direction of the water flow...

Occasionally looking back, hoping to see Gong Jiu and the others catch up...

Finally... they saw someone!

Damn!

It was Wei Feng and his team!

Those bastards came out from another exit!

Following them..

Speaking of which, Wei Feng and his team didn’t take a single box.

That’s true, they didn’t enter the grand hall before.. Although later the rushing water swept many boxes into the river, the current was too rapid, and the boxes were moving as fast as the water. Only those with a death wish would go after the boxes, and even when the water calmed down later, the boxes had all been flushed to the other side in one breath..

Who knew when the mechanism would seal again, weighing their options, the four of them had no choice but to leave.

No boxes, no problem, after all.. they can be stolen!

Fight!

In the blink of an eye, the fight broke out!

How strong Wei Feng is, and without the burden of the boxes, he looked like he could kill Flower Demon and the others..

Whoosh!

Flower Demon directly threw away the box in her hand, letting it plummet rapidly downwards..

The faces of Wei Feng and the others changed, damn, this woman is really ruthless!

Seeing this, Han Gao and Gen Fengsha were also very efficient..

It doesn’t matter if we can’t beat them, if the items are gone, nobody gets them!

If you’ve got the guts, go down and chase them!

Wei Feng didn’t chase, he wasn’t stupid, he knew how fast the box was falling, and even if someone could catch up, getting back up wouldn’t be easy, with an eighty to ninety percent chance of dying below.

So, kill these people?

The cold light of Wei Feng’s blade flickered when he was about to strike.. Flower Demon suddenly shone with realization in her eyes.

She took notice, her body suddenly turning..

She saw Gong Jiu and the other three.. plus two more people.

A man, tall and thin, Flower Demon knew at a glance it was Zhang Wei, but she didn’t know when this guy had followed them in, and there was also a woman...

Sui Yi!

Xiao Yu along with Gong Jiu and the man were pulling a chain, on which were connected five boxes!

Without saying, it’s clear who was behind this!

Wei Feng secretly cursed, but could only helplessly depart. Wu Gu, unwilling to give up, wished he could charge up and die together with Gong Jiu and the others, when suddenly..

Gurgle~~

Bubbles spilled from Wu Gu’s mouth..

Those in the water tasted a hint of blood.

Blood?

They hadn’t landed a blow on anyone just now..

Gurgle gurgle~~

Wu Gu rolled his eyes, his body writhing.. Tear!

Suddenly, his whole body seemed to tear apart..

A Blood Hand... surged up!

Heading straight for the nearest Liang Qing!

Not good!

Wei Feng promptly pulled Liang Qing aside, narrowly avoiding it..

Meanwhile, Flower Demon and Han Gao’s sides were also approached by several blood-red Blood Hands..

It was the flesh-body giant flower!

Sui Yi’s eyes were sharp as an eagle, spotting the flesh-colored giant flower lurking not far away through the dark water. Her heart suddenly tightened, realizing she had forgotten such a dangerous existence.

Whoosh!

Sui Yi swam out agilely like a fish, Demon Que in hand slicing, severing the Blood Hands that bound Flower Demon and the others, and dashed towards the flesh-colored giant flower.

Seemingly aware of Sui Yi’s threat, or maybe out of fear, the flesh-colored giant flower retracted all its Blood Hands when it saw her coming, grabbing them all toward Sui Yi.

With horizontal and vertical slashes, the Blood Hands were chopped off one after another, and soon Sui Yi was up close...

Raising Demon Que..

The giant mouth of the flesh-colored flower suddenly closed with a gurgle.

You think you can’t be killed this way? Or?

Sui Yi’s eyes turned cold, about to thrust down her sword..

The giant mouth suddenly opened wide!

A mass of blood-red liquid sprayed out..

Not good, poison!

Sui Yi couldn’t dodge in time, the poison immediately infiltrated the water, and she breathed some of it in...

Deadly poison, absolutely deadly!

She’s hit!

The flesh-colored mouth was overjoyed, just about to bind and swallow Sui Yi..

A flash of cold light, stab!

A sword fiercely pierced its gaping maw.

As soon as Demon Que entered its mouth..

Hiss hiss hiss, like going mad, it began sucking blood, Sui Yi watched as the scarlet on Demon Que deepened..

Boom!

It felt as if something passed through the hilt of Demon Que directly into her head..

In a daze, someone caught her from behind..

Forcing herself to hold onto a thread of consciousness, Sui Yi pulled Demon Que out from the nearly limp giant meat flower’s mouth, waved her hand, and headed upward! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)