Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Roger picked up a gas mask and placed it on his face firmly. Then he picked up a live duck that had been prepared beforehand, tied the safety rope around his waist, and entered first.

He held a high-power searchlight in his hand and slowly walked to the bottom of the stairs. Seeing that the duck was still alive and showed no signs of being poisoned, he carefully took off his gas mask.

The air inside the room was as fresh as the air outside.

Roger took out his walkie-talkie and said, “Everyone can come down now. There’s no need to wear gas masks. The air down there is fine, and it won’t cause any harm to your bodies.”

Roger was waiting for the follow-up team at the bottom of the stairs, and it did not take long for everyone to meet up safely.

In front of them was a passage that led to an unknown place. The two sides of the passage flickered with dim fire at regular intervals, making it even more mysterious.

The men in the team walked in front, holding searchlights to illuminate the path ahead for the people behind them.

Suddenly, Yu Yan’s scream came from the middle of the group. Yan Jiao, who was the closest to her, immediately reached for the dagger on her waist and looked around alertly.

Xue Dong, who was a little further away, rushed over and asked Yu Shu worriedly, “What’s wrong? What’s going on?”

Yu Yan only pointed in the direction of the torch on the wall with a trembling finger. She was so scared that she could not speak.

Yan Jiao slowly walked over, and when she saw what Yu Yan was pointing at, she heaved a sigh of relief.”It’s fine, it’s just a painting of a snake.”

“No, I just saw the snake’s head move. I..” Yu Yan immediately retorted loudly.

“How is that possible? How can the snake in the painting move? It must be because the light is too dim, and you saw things.” Su Qing rolled her eyes and responded.

“It’s true. I wasn’t seeing things. It really moved. What do I have to gain by lying?” Yu Yan turned around and shouted at Su Qing. Even her fear had dissipated.

“Alright, alright. Everyone, stop quarreling.” The good guy team leader, Luo Jie, stepped up to stop the fight. “Yu Yan, that snake painting is right under a torch. The flame of the torch is flickering because of the wind. That might have caused you to think that the snake in the painting had moved.”

Yu Yan wanted to argue, but when she saw Qi Zhao’s impatient look, she changed her tone. “I’m sorry. I might have been too excited and saw wrong.”

“Really, it’s a waste of everyone’s time.” Su Qing rolled his eyes at Yu Yan and moved closer to Yan Jiao.

Yu Yan was so angry that she wanted to give Su Qing a good scolding, but Qi Zhao’s presence held her back. She felt that it was Yan Jiao who had ordered Su Qing to do this, so she vented all her anger on Yan Jiao and cursed her in her heart.

“Let’s get a move on. The tunnel here is widening. We might be officially entering the ruins.” The old professor, who did not care about this farce, was ahead of them by the distance of five torches.

When they heard this news, everyone who had some reservations in their hearts, was now occupied by excitement and could not wait to rush forward.

As expected, the tunnel was getting wider and wider. Finally, a ray of light could be seen ahead.

When everyone saw this ray of light, they were like moths to a flame, desperately moving toward the light.

Ever since Yan Jiao, who was standing behind them, discovered that the walls of the tunnel were filled with life-like snake drawings, a strange feeling had been lingering in her heart. It was both familiar and strange, and this feeling made Yan Jiao extremely confused.

At the same time, she had the urge to run away at all costs. This was not the first time she had this feeling.

Just as she was struggling to decide whether to leave or move forward, Su Qing suddenly held her hand and led her forward.

A blinding light exploded in front of Yan Jiao’s eyes, and she closed her eyes instinctively. When she recovered and opened her eyes again, she was so shocked by the scene in front of her that the hairs on her neck stood up, and her body was covered in cold sweat.

In front of Yan Jiao was a hall made entirely of gold. The gold pillars in the hall had snakes wrapped around them, and the snakes were made of different materials and patterns. The heads of the snakes were all pointing in the same direction.

Yan Jiao looked in the direction of the snakes’ heads in disbelief. As expected, she saw a black python with blood-red eyes and a body as black as charcoal. It was coiled on a snow-white pillar and was looking at the crowd in the hall with an unruly expression.

Yan Jiao was so shocked that she unconsciously covered her mouth. Su Qing thought that Yan Jiao was shocked by the scene in front of her.

“Jiaojiao, are you also shocked by the gold and jewelry lying all over the place? I’m dumbfounded too.” Su Qing jumped around in excitement.

Yan Jiao was indeed surprised by the scene in front of her, but it was more of an unpleasant surprise than the reverse.

That’s because the scene in front of her was exactly the same as the dream she had a few days ago.

“I’ve dreamt of it before.” Yan Jiao whispered.