How could I possibly be confined in a cage?

Chapter 126 The Tomb in the Mountains (3)

I searched high and low but couldn't find Ruika and his group, and I couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that they didn't take the same route as us?"

Guo Zixing leaned against the mountain wall and listened carefully for a while. "There's nothing here."

Zhang Xun was also leaning against the other side listening. When he saw us looking at him, he shook his head in disappointment, "No."

Is there some kind of secret mechanism here?

I shared my thoughts, and Guo Zixing agreed, saying, "Then let's search carefully and see if we can find any clues."

On the other side, Ruika and the others were plunged into despair.

"What the hell is this place?!"

They had fallen into a place they had never been before. It was pitch black all around, so dark that they couldn't see their own hands in front of their faces. Even when they turned on their flashlights in an emergency, they could only see about three meters ahead, and they couldn't see anything beyond that.

Although Li Daguo was the leader this time, he was not afraid at all and refused to lead the way. He threw the miner's lamp hat in his hand to Ruika and said in a trembling voice, "You come and find a way out."

Ruika glanced at him, but didn't say anything, obediently put on her hat and walked ahead.

"They seem to have fallen into an underground cave," Ruika thought to herself.

They've been walking for an hour now. Some of them are carrying pocket watches, but they still haven't seen the mountain wall at the end of the cave, nor have they seen a glimmer of light overhead. As they walk further and further away, they've even forgotten where they came from.

"How come this place is so big?" Li Daguo exclaimed.

One of the brothers cried out in fear, "Damn it, Li Daguo, you have to get me out of here today, or I'll make you regret it! What the hell is this place?"

Li Daguo spat out, "Pah! Isn't this the time for you to flatter me and ask me to introduce you to jobs? Digging up graves is never a good thing. Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate. Everyone should mind their own business."

"Damn it, I'm not working for you anymore, I want to go home, get us out of here now."

"Yes."

The unknown environment and the endless darkness gradually eroded people's hearts. They became more and more afraid and less and less willing to move forward. Li Daguo was gradually unable to control them.

Fear breeds anger and resistance. Those who can't break free can't take it anymore. "Damn it, Li Daguo, I'll fight you to the death! You're the one who ruined me!"

Before Li Daguo could even curse, he was punched in the back. He took a step forward and quickly turned to kick the man in the stomach.

"Are you crazy?" Li Daguo said angrily. He had tried his best to find work for people who had no work, and now that he had found work, they said he couldn't be the boss. These people really didn't know what was good for them.

The man fell to the ground and began to sob, “It’s all your fault! Who told you to take this job? I could have supported myself by farming at home.”

That's a bit much. He's lazy and good-for-nothing. Li Daguo didn't even intend to take him along in the first place; he insisted on coming. And now he's saying things like that.

Everyone tried to persuade him, saying that there were eight or nine of them, and as long as they focused on finding their way, they wouldn't have trouble getting out.

"Wait." Ruika gave the order, and everyone gradually fell silent.

Ruika had been leading them for a long time, so they obeyed instinctively.

Korui wasn't trying to break up the fight; he frowned seriously and said, "Shh, listen."

There was a rustling sound in the distance, as if some reptile was approaching them.

Thinking of the highly venomous snake from last time, they all tensed up.

Ruika thought more deeply than they did. In such a dark environment, even plants couldn't survive, so what kind of animals would live here?