As the water level rose higher and higher, everyone was in a panic. Some even began to smash against the walls, hoping to break through or find a hidden door.
However, things did not seem to be going as well as they had hoped. After a few people were knocked unconscious from their attempts, the stone wall showed no reaction.
"Don't panic! Kill them! The mechanism is behind that old man," Ma Siye suddenly shouted, pointing at the disheveled old Taoist and Lu Fan.
The disheveled old Taoist had been standing there precisely to prevent the enemy from finding the mechanism. Lu Fan stood beside him because he had no other options and could only wait for an opportunity.
"Kill them!" Everyone around Ma Siye's side had bloodshot eyes. No one wanted to drown here. *Swish...* Over a dozen knives instantly pressed towards the disheveled old Taoist and Lu Fan.
"Kid! There are four brothers from the Ma family inside, plus Ma Jiu, that makes five Ma brothers. As long as we can kill them, we won't have died in vain!" the disheveled old Taoist suddenly said.
Lu Fan's heart trembled slightly. Looking at the utterly despicable old fellow, he hadn't expected him to make such a noble gesture at a critical moment.
"Old man! The Ma family has nine brothers. If five are dead, there are still four! So we can't die! Unless we eliminate all of them," Lu Fan said, rolling his eyes.
"You... How did you know our strength!" Ma Siye's eyes flickered. He had been the only one speaking throughout, so how did this disheveled old Taoist know that four brothers had come?
"Hmph! It seems Ma Jiu didn't leave you much information before he died! The inheritance left by Old Ancestor Tianji back then is in my hands. What you are truly looking for, besides treasure, isn't it the profound words of Tianji? Then come! Let's see if you have the ability to get it," the disheveled old Taoist suddenly said.
"Tch!" Lu Fan pouted. He knew the old fellow was trying to lure them away with this tactic, allowing himself to escape. But was it useful? The only useful thing was to seize the opportunity, while the water hadn't yet filled the place, to kill these dozen or so people.
"Kill them!" Ma Siye roared in anger, and his knife instantly slashed towards the disheveled old Taoist.
*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...* Following suit, the weapons in the hands of over a dozen people rained down on the two. At this moment, no one had time for pleasantries; only by killing the opponent could they have a chance to survive.
"Die..." Lu Fan's Falling Blossom Sword instantly drew a sapphire light, stabbing towards the two in front.
Previously, it was because the enemy had too many people, and none of them were weak. Now, most of them were rushing towards the disheveled old Taoist, with only two coming for him. How could Lu Fan not seize the opportunity? *Swish...* The precious sword instantly drew a strange arc and stabbed towards the two.
*Pfft...* One of them was slightly weaker and, moving slowly in the water, failed to dodge. He was instantly pierced through the thigh.
*Plop,* the man lost his footing and fell into the water.
*Swish...* Soon, the water around that person was stained red.
*Whoosh...* Another knife opportunistically slashed diagonally towards Lu Fan.
*Clang...* A dagger suddenly appeared in Lu Fan's other hand, blocking the opponent's knife. *Bang...* Lu Fan stomped his foot, splashing a wave of water into the opponent's face. While the man was dodging the splash, Lu Fan kicked out directly.
*Bang...* That guy was also kicked into the water.
*Clang, clang, clang...* Meanwhile, the disheveled old Taoist had already snatched a knife from one of the opponents and was desperately blocking in front of Ma Siye and the others. He had already taken another blow but did not dodge the spot.
*Swish...* Suddenly, Ma Siye slashed his knife towards the disheveled old Taoist's shoulder. The disheveled old Taoist met the attack with his own knife, and a spark immediately flew. However, Ma Siye's knife did not retract but pressed down firmly.
*Whoosh...* Another person beside him thrust a knife towards the disheveled old Taoist's chest.
The disheveled old Taoist's face turned ashen. If he couldn't retract his knife, he wouldn't be able to block the stab to his chest. If he retracted it, the falling knife above would cut him in half.
At this most critical moment, *whoosh...* a long sword suddenly flew over, directly piercing the back of the black-clothed man. It was Lu Fan's Falling Blossom Sword.
*Plop...* The man instantly fell into the water. *Splash...* A splash of blood-red water erupted.
"Lao Ba!" Ma Siye roared, his own brother, Ma Baye, had fallen.
"Kill him for me!" Ma Siye had completely lost his mind. He pointed at Lu Fan and roared.
Lu Fan no longer had a weapon in his hand. Seeing the opportunity, everyone else rushed towards Lu Fan.
"Hmph! I was stunned, almost forgetting that I still have a few good toys!" Lu Fan grinned slyly, and a delicate handgun suddenly appeared in his hand.
Although he had several handguns and two sniper rifles, Lu Fan usually dared not reveal these items. That's why he hadn't thought of using them to kill. Now that he was in a killing frenzy, Lu Fan suddenly remembered that he had so many professional killing tools. If he didn't use them now, should he wait to take them to the grave? If he died here, he wouldn't even have a coffin.
*Bang... Bang... Bang...* With a series of gunshots, several black-clothed men fell into the water. The water... was becoming redder and redder. *Swish...* Lu Fan switched to another handgun. At this moment, changing guns was easier than changing magazines.
"Kid! Even if you kill all of us, you'll still die here," Ma Siye's eyes were red, and his mouth twisted in a grimace. *Whoosh...* He suddenly charged towards the disheveled old Taoist, his knife furiously stabbing towards the disheveled old Taoist's chest.
The disheveled old Taoist was startled. This guy clearly intended to trade his life for theirs. *Swish...* The disheveled old Taoist quickly dodged to the side.
*Swish...* Ma Siye's knife happened to stab into the seam of the mechanism stone on the wall behind the disheveled old Taoist. Following this, Ma Siye shook his arm downwards, and *crack*, the tip of his knife broke off.
*Bang...* Lu Fan's bullet shot into Ma Siye's lower back.
*Pfft...* The disheveled old Taoist's knife chopped into Ma Siye's shoulder.
Ma Siye staggered and fell into the water with an unwilling look.
"It's over, the mechanism is jammed by the broken knife tip, and the stone can't pop out!" the disheveled old Taoist said dejectedly.
"Meaning, we can't stop the water flow, and we can't get out either!?" Lu Fan asked urgently.
"Yes, to prevent them from escaping, I destroyed the mechanisms for those few openings!" the disheveled old Taoist shrugged.
"Holy crap... You did that to prevent yourself from escaping!" Lu Fan exclaimed in exasperation.
"I also didn't expect you to come back! Alas!" the disheveled old Taoist spread his hands.
"Alright then, let's just sit here and wait to die!" Lu Fan also shrugged.
"Hahaha... Hahaha... What if you win? You'll still die here!" Suddenly, someone who had held their breath underwater for a long time burst into laughter.