"What's going on!"
"What's the situation? Why did my torch go out?"
"Light it up, quickly!"
Noisy shouts suddenly came from ahead.
This instantly turned the previously tense atmosphere into anxiety.
Liu Shao and the other two in the middle also saw their expressions change.
After all, since a moment ago, Master Hu beside him had been continuously dissuading Liu Shao from proceeding, wanting them to leave this place quickly!
Saying they should go back, regroup, and then come back again.
However, Liu Shao knew very well that Master Hu must have been afraid of some traps or dangers inside.
After all, Master Hu had already made some mistakes here before, which had led to the death of a group of people on the spot.
Therefore, Liu Shao could completely understand Master Hu's change in mentality.
But, when the situation in front of them became truly chaotic, Liu Shao still felt very uneasy!
"What are you all panicking about? Strong lights, quickly!"
Liu Shao directly reprimanded them.
His words immediately brought everyone back to their senses, and they quickly fumbled for their equipment.
The next moment, the strong lights in their hands lit up.
The passage ahead seemed to have become much brighter, but the visible range was still around five meters.
Liu Shao's eyes widened: "What's the situation? Where are those two?"
As he asked, the panic ahead stopped, and everyone fell into dead silence!
That's right, where were the two people ahead?
Indeed, Ling Feng and Zhou Jin had completely disappeared.
The group tensed up, and as they whispered to each other, some even retreated and said to Liu Shao: "Liu Shao, we turned on the strong lights, but even from the front, we can only see about five meters. This passage is very strange. Further ahead is still pitch black, as if it's bottomless!"
Liu Shao's brow furrowed. He had naturally seen this scene as well. He was less than three meters away from the group ahead.
Therefore, even with his eyes wide open, looking inside, Liu Shao could only see a range of less than five meters at this time. He only knew that the strong light ahead was indeed very bright.
But the passage inside was also truly very dark.
With just this, calculating the speed at which Ling Feng and the two had traveled earlier, it seemed completely understandable that they couldn't see Ling Feng and the two now.
However, even if they couldn't see them, they should be able to hear them, right?
If there were no footsteps.
With all the commotion behind them, didn't Ling Feng hear them talking? Wouldn't he have made any noise at all?!
What on earth was going on?!
Everything around them exuded strangeness, and even though Liu Shao had been on many tomb-raiding expeditions, he was still tense all over.
Including the sword cultivator beside him, he looked at Master Hu beside them with the same tacit understanding as Liu Shao.
Clearly, they wanted Master Hu to help them provide an answer!
What exactly was the situation?
This was where the difference in psychological resilience would show.
Master Hu was indeed very stable emotionally. He glanced sideways with a somber expression, reached out, and touched the wall.
There was a layer of powder on it, which they had seen before, like frost.
But now, seeing the powder Master Hu held in his hand, they knew that it was not just frost!
Master Hu even placed it under the flashlight to look at it, and then sniffed it!
Afterward, his eyes lit up, and he spoke to the people beside him.
"This is a synthetic substance with light-absorbing and sound-dampening effects. Therefore, our visible range here is very limited. However, if the strong light is concentrated to its maximum, it should be able to probe a considerable distance ahead!"
Hearing this, Liu Shao naturally waved his hand forward.
Instantly, everyone switched their scattered strong lights to more focused beams.
In just a moment!
Everyone's eyes widened, and a smile appeared on their faces. Indeed, the distance was much greater.
They could even see the corner of the passage about eight meters ahead!
The sword cultivator beside them finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Heh heh, these ancient people really had quite the methods, to have created such strange and peculiar things. No wonder the range of the torch was so low earlier!"
Liu Shao also sneered, "Heh heh, even if the ancients were clever, they would never have imagined how terrifying modern technology is. This is not a difficult matter for us. Without torches, it's even easier. Let's continue!"
With Liu Shao's command, the group ahead seemed to have regained some confidence and continued to advance.
However, only Master Hu beside him knew best what Liu Shao was thinking.
Avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial!
He directly used such verbal skills to encourage the crowd, diverting their attention from the disappearance of Ling Feng and the other two.
But this could only stabilize their hearts for a short time!
Later, as the temperature inside grew lower, their minds would remain clear.
With their bodies tense, it would be easy for them to remember the disappearance of Ling Feng and the other two!
"Even at such a distance, we haven't seen the figures of those two. Did these two do something?"
The sword cultivator beside them said softly to the two of them. Clearly, the sword cultivator was still keeping his head clear!
Liu Shao glared at the sword cultivator, signaling him not to say any more nonsense!
At this moment, after just calming the crowd, a sudden voice could very well plunge everyone into panic again.
The sword cultivator shook his head helplessly.
Master Hu, however, had a chilling expression: "Their footsteps were too fast, and that person seemed to have sensed the situation here long ago, as if he knew this place like the back of his hand. If we continue like this, we might be ambushed by them..."
Liu Shao frowned upon hearing this and shook his head at Master Hu: "I don't think so!"
Master Hu was stunned and looked at Liu Shao in confusion!
Liu Shao shook his head: "I have already experienced the methods of that person named Ling Feng. This guy is definitely powerful, at least not weaker than the one beside us. This kind of person followed us in from the beginning, probably just to test us, to see what we are doing here. Therefore, from the start, he never intended to make a move against us. It's even more impossible for him to ambush us now!"
Master Hu's eyes widened, and Liu Shao's words were like a sudden enlightenment!
"Then what are they here for? Could it really be some corpse?"
Master Hu asked in confusion.
Liu Shao, however, curled his lips into a cold smile and said, "Heh heh, even if it's a corpse, it's an extraordinary corpse, meaning a very valuable corpse!"
Master Hu shook his head helplessly. At such a time, Liu Shao's mind was still only on money!
And at this moment, the people at the very front suddenly shouted: "Good heavens, I thought you guys ran away!"
"Liu Shao, those two brats were just ahead. They have already entered the main tomb chamber!"