They all remained vigilant, fearing they might see something terrifying.
The archaeological team member who had been badly frightened became even more nervous upon seeing this scene, tightly gripping the sleeve of the teammate beside him.
At this moment—
"Achoo..."
One of the team members couldn't help but sneeze.
"Ah..."
The already tense team member let out a sudden scream upon hearing the sound, his entire body trembling as he shivered and looked around.
With this cry—
Professor Lin's foot slipped, and he almost tumbled down the steps. He quickly turned to look at the team member behind him.
"What's wrong? Don't be nervous, there's no danger in here."
The archaeological team members behind him glared at this one.
"Sorry... I'm really scared."
The team member's voice was trembling.
"Don't be afraid. If you scare yourself like this, you'll scare us too. We'll end up scaring ourselves to death, won't we?"
Another team member chimed in to comfort him.
After a period of comforting, they continued their descent.
Inside the live stream—
"Damn, my heart skipped a beat just now. You scared me to death. It's true that scaring people can kill them."
"Who isn't? My heart has been pounding this whole time. Any little sound could have scared me half to death."
"Holy crap, you scared me to death, you scared me to death, it's so terrifying."
"I need to adjust my mood. This situation is not right. If this continues, I might scare myself to death..."
...
Inside the tomb—
The group adjusted their moods and continued forward.
The deeper they went, the more humid the air became.
Water droplets fell intermittently.
"Is there a pool ahead? Why is it so damp?"
Professor Lin casually wiped a water droplet from his face.
"The space inside is narrow, and there's not much air circulation. It's normal for the air to be so humid here,"
Old Tang said slowly after observing the space.
After walking for half an hour—
They saw a vast pond ahead. Water droplets fell intermittently, and the sound of dripping echoed across the silent water.
Under the light of the illumination lamps, the pond had a faint green hue, and the light reflected a soft green.
On the other side of the pond, there was only a stone wall, and nothing else could be seen.
"There's nothing on the other side of this pond, not even an entrance. How do we proceed?"
Captain Lin frowned, looking at the scene before him.
"Could the exit not be on the other side?"
The metaphysics professor, upon seeing the environment, thought of mechanisms.
Ancient tombs were filled with the most mechanisms. Perhaps there was something here.
"Why don't we look around for any mechanisms..."
Old Tang's gaze swept around at the suggestion.
The mercenaries and archaeological team members beside him also began to search.
The archaeological team member who had been so frightened by the princess cautiously touched the stone wall in front of him. He then walked to the edge of the pond, and a bold guess suddenly popped into his mind.
The stone wall was only so large. Looking around, it was all the same. To find a mechanism, one could only look to the other side, or perhaps in this water...
As the team member's gaze fell upon the bottomless pool, he suddenly saw a ghostly face emerge from the water. It was a woman's face.
Her face was covered in wounds, and maggots crawled on it. Her terrified expression was slowly turning into an evil smile.
Upon seeing this, the archaeological team member's already pale face turned even paler, far paler than the woman in the water.
His mouth hung open, unable to scream. He could only desperately pull at the clothes of the person beside him.
But the moment he tried to call out, the ghostly figure vanished instantly.
It was as if it had never appeared.
The teammate beside him felt him tugging at his pants and looked at him in confusion.
"What's wrong? Your face is even paler than before. What did you see?"
The teammate asked with some concern.
But the frightened team member stammered, unable to utter a word. He could only point at the water's surface with his finger.
"There's nothing on the water's surface. Did you see it wrong?"
The teammate glanced over and said in confusion.
"No... there's a female ghost in there."
The team member's legs were trembling, and he said urgently.
"What ghost? You're just overly stressed. Don't worry, it's fine. Don't be anxious."
Seeing this, the teammate tried to comfort him. However, seeing his teammate's anxious state, he looked towards the water's surface again.
This time, he wasn't mistaken. A shadow did appear in the water. It was a man, his face deathly pale, his lips a vivid red.
His eyes were wide with hatred, and he was slowly emerging from the bottom of the pond, a sinister smile playing on his lips.
"Holy shit..."
Upon seeing this, the teammate suddenly screamed out.
His legs also went weak, and he pulled his teammate back.
But this scream drew everyone's attention.
"What's wrong? Why are you screaming?"
Professor Lin walked up to the two team members and asked displeasedly.
"Professor... there's a ghost. There's a ghost in the water..."
The team member's face was grim, and he spoke anxiously, gesticulating wildly but failing to explain clearly.
Professor Lin heard this and looked towards the water's edge, but saw nothing.
Instead, Professor Lin's expression was not good.
"Old Lin, what's wrong? You didn't see anything, did you? You're looking at the pond like this? Are you afraid of water?"
The metaphysics professor, seeing Professor Lin's grim expression, hurried over and spoke.
"Look..."
Professor Lin pointed at the water's surface with a trembling finger, his voice quivering slightly.
"What's wrong? It's just water, isn't it?"
The metaphysics professor glanced over dismissively.
"No, there's no reflection. We have illumination lamps here. Where are our shadows? Why can't we see our reflections in the water?"
Professor Lin's gaze was fixed on the water's surface, and his voice was much heavier than before.
Upon hearing this, the metaphysics professor was struck with sudden enlightenment...
He moved closer to the water's edge and peered intently at the surface.
To confirm, he even took out his flashlight...
No reflection, no shadow...
What the hell was going on? Why was this happening?