flstandardbreds Chapter 135: Exploring the Ruins and Facing Danger Again
Chapter 135: Exploring the Ruins and Facing Danger Again
Deep in the misty valley, an ancient relic stands quietly, like a sleeping giant waiting to be awakened.
Yan Yue and Nong Jin held hands and stepped cautiously into this mysterious area.
"It's... eerie and a bit creepy here..." Yan Yue rubbed his arms and muttered softly.
Nong Jin held her hand tightly and gave her a comforting look: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
The two walked along a winding path. The surrounding trees were of strange shapes, with unknown vines entwined on the branches, and the air was filled with a smell of decay.
"Be careful, there might be traps here." Yan Yue reminded.
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a "click" sound, and a stone slab under Yan Yue's feet suddenly collapsed. A sharp arrow shot out from the wall next to her and flew past her cheek.
"Oh shit! That was close!" Yan Yue exclaimed and quickly took a few steps back, his heart pounding.
Nong Jin was quick to pull her behind him and looked around cautiously: "It seems that this relic is indeed not simple..." He paused, a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "However, this little trick can't defeat me."
Yan Yue patted his chest and said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, you reacted quickly, otherwise I would have turned into a hedgehog..."
The two continued to move forward, becoming more cautious.
The interior of the ruins is dimly lit, and the walls are engraved with ancient runes, emitting a faint fluorescence.
"These runes... seem to have appeared somewhere before..." Yan Yue observed them carefully, frowning slightly.
Suddenly, she felt her feet go empty and she fell down...
"Yuer!" Nong Jin exclaimed and reached out to grab her, but only caught a piece of clothing.
"Jin...save me..." Yan Yue's voice came from below, becoming weaker and weaker.
Nong Jin's expression changed, and he jumped down without hesitation...
"What...is this place?" Yan Yue's voice rang out in the darkness.
Yan Yue felt like she had fallen into a bottomless pit, and the whistling wind in her ears made her dizzy.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" She closed her eyes tightly, ready to be smashed into pieces.
However, the expected pain did not come, and she felt herself falling into a warm embrace.
"Are you okay?" A familiar voice sounded in my ears, with a hint of worry.
Yan Yue opened her eyes and saw Nong Jin holding her, standing steadily on the ground.
"You scared me to death! Luckily you're very agile, otherwise I would have gone to see the King of Hell."
Nong Jin rubbed her hair lovingly: "Don't worry, with me here, the King of Hell won't dare to take you."
The two looked around and found themselves in a huge underground cave.
The top of the cave is inlaid with luminous pearls, which emit a soft light and illuminate the surrounding environment.
"This place... seems to be a tomb?" Yan Yue looked at the murals and coffins around him and couldn't help feeling a little creepy.
Nong Jin nodded and said, "It seems we have strayed into an ancient tomb. However, the owner of this tomb must be someone extraordinary." He pointed to a mural on the wall, which depicted a man in gorgeous clothes, wearing a golden crown and holding a sword, looking very majestic.
"Could this be the tomb of some ancient emperor?" Yan Yue guessed.
"It's very likely." Nong Jin said, walked to a mechanism and observed it carefully.
"This mechanism is so ingeniously designed that ordinary people simply cannot crack it."
"What should we do then?" Yan Yue was a little worried.
Nong Jin smiled slightly: "Don't worry, this little thing can't defeat me." As he spoke, he stretched out his fingers and fiddled with the mechanism gently a few times.
After a few "clicks", the mechanism was opened.
"Awesome!" Yan Yue couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, his eyes full of admiring little stars.
On the rest of the journey, they encountered many traps and mechanisms, but they were all easily broken by Nong Jin.
Yan Yue held his hand tightly, feeling extremely at ease.
During a thrilling moment of dodging a flying arrow, Yan Yue subconsciously threw herself into Nong Jin's arms, and the distance between the two was instantly shortened.
Nong Jin protected her behind him, feeling her soft body, and his heart beat faster.
After passing through numerous traps, they finally reached the deepest part of the tomb.
There was a huge golden coffin, the lid of which was carved with intricate patterns and emitted a dazzling light.
"Is this the tomb owner's coffin?" Yan Yue asked.
Nong Jin nodded and was about to go forward to check, when suddenly, the lid of the golden coffin slowly opened... "Wait..." Nong Jin grabbed Yan Yue, "It seems... something is wrong..."
The lid of the golden coffin slowly opened, and a cold breath blew in his face. Yan Yue couldn't help but shiver.
The coffin was empty, with only a bead emitting a faint blue light lying quietly in the center.
"Oh my god, this is it?" Yan Yue complained, "I worked so hard to get through so many levels, and all I got is a bead? Not even a burial object. This tomb owner is too stingy!"
Nong Jin ignored her complaints, staring at the bead with a frown.
"This bead... is a little weird."
Before he could finish his words, the cave suddenly shook violently, and rocks above his head fell down.
"Fuck, are you serious?" Yan Yue grabbed Nong Jin's arm, "Is it going to collapse?"
The vibration became more and more violent, and a huge monster slowly rose from the shadow under the golden coffin.
It looks like a giant python, covered with hard scales, and its scarlet eyes emit a fierce light.
"What the hell! What the hell is this?" Yan Yue exclaimed and subconsciously hid behind Nong Jin.
"It's a magical beast guarding a treasure." Nong Jin's face was solemn as he protected Yan Yue behind him. "It seems that this bead is not so easy to get."
The monster let out a deafening roar, opened its bloody mouth, and pounced towards the two.
Nong Jin drew his sword and went forward to meet him.
The sword flashed and collided with the monster's claws, making a harsh sound of metal clashing.
Yan Yue was not idle either. She took a deep breath, mobilized the spiritual power in her body, and launched a series of fierce attacks at the monster.
"You little brat, you dare to scare your aunt? I'll beat you into a pulp!"
Warcraft has thick skin and flesh, and ordinary attacks have no effect on it.
Yan Yue and Nong Jin worked in perfect harmony, dodging the monster's attacks while looking for its weaknesses.
"The scales on its abdomen are relatively weak!" Yan Yue spotted the monster's weakness with his sharp eyes and reminded Nong Jin loudly.
Nong Jin understood what he meant, and when the time was right, he stabbed the monster in the belly with his sword.
The monster let out a painful roar, and its huge body twisted violently.
Yan Yue took the opportunity to release powerful spiritual power and hit the monster's wound hard.
The monster fell to the ground in pain, struggled a few times, and then became motionless.
"Done!" Yan Yue clapped his hands, looking very proud.
Nong Jin walked over to the bead and was about to reach out to take it when suddenly, a complex pattern appeared on the ground, emitting a dazzling light...
"Wait..." Nong Jin grabbed Yan Yue, "This thing... seems to have activated some mechanism again..."
After the dazzling light, the pattern on the ground gradually dimmed, replaced by a bottomless vortex that emitted a heart-pounding chill.
"Oh my god! What the hell is this?" Yan Yue couldn't help but curse, and subconsciously hid behind Nong Jin. "Is the tomb owner playing infinite nesting dolls? Can we still properly hunt for treasure?"
Nong Jin frowned, staring intently at the vortex, and said in a deep voice, "It seems that this bead is just a decoy, the real treasure is still below."
"No way, we're still going down?" Yan Yue said with a bitter face, "Isn't this another den of demon beasts? I feel like my old waist is about to break from all this torture."
"What are you afraid of? I'm here." Nong Jin rubbed Yan Yue's head, with a hint of pampering in his tone, "Don't forget, your husband is the Immortal Emperor. A mere magical beast is nothing to be afraid of."
"Tsk, you just know how to brag." Yan Yue said this, but a warm feeling surged in his heart.
With him around, even the most dangerous places seemed less scary.
The two looked at each other, took a deep breath, and jumped into the whirlpool.
The feeling of weightlessness from falling rapidly made Yan Yue scream out in surprise. She held Nong Jin's hand tightly and felt like her heart was about to jump out.
I don’t know how long it took, but the feeling of falling finally stopped.
The two landed steadily on a flat ground.
It was pitch black all around and I couldn't see my fingers.
"I can't see anything..." Yan Yue muttered softly, took out a night pearl from the storage bag, and illuminated the surrounding environment.
This is a huge underground space. The walls are engraved with ancient runes, emitting a faint fluorescence.
In the center of the space, there is a magnificent golden palace floating, like a fairyland.
"Oh my god, this is the real treasure!" Yan Yue's eyes widened. This is too extravagant!
"Be careful, there must be some traps here." Nong Jin reminded.
The two approached the palace cautiously, and suddenly, the runes on the wall lit up, emitting a dazzling light.
"Not good!" Nong Jin's face changed, "Retreat quickly!"
However, it was too late.
Golden beams of light shot out from the runes, trapping the two of them.
"This is getting serious..." Yan Yue laughed bitterly, looking at the dense beams of light in front of him, and said helplessly, "This mechanism is too abnormal, how can we break it?"
Nong Jin carefully observed the runes around him, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "These runes... seem to be some kind of formation..."
Before he finished speaking, the palace gate slowly opened and an old voice came from inside: "Welcome to my palace..."