Standing on the riverbank beside the fluorescent forest, I looked at the rushing underground river with a complex expression.

On our way from the first door to the second door, we encountered many dangers. We never expected that there would be such a large space behind the second door.

The glow of the fluorescent plants shone on the water's surface, making the underground river appear like a galaxy. At my feet, there were two trails of water stains; one was left by me, and the other had spread into the river and disappeared without a trace.

I stood on the bank and waited for about three minutes, but no one surfaced in the water. So I started searching downstream along the river.

I took out a flashlight from my waterproof bag and looked up. The place where we fell into the water was a cliff that was at least forty meters high. The side facing the river was particularly smooth. If it weren't for the waterfall, it would be very difficult for people on top to get down.

Therefore, the underground lake inside the Centipede Cave, besides serving as the key point of the suspended water nail formation, was also a means of transportation to enter the third gate. I suppose I avoided some dangers during my fall by taking advantage of the water flow; otherwise, I don't know how many hardships I would have encountered along the way.

I hadn't walked far along the riverbank when I suddenly saw the water churn. I thought someone had appeared, but when I looked over there, I saw a centipede that had been swept away by the water and was struggling in the water, trying to swim to the shore. But this thing couldn't swim, so it was just splashing around.

I've seen how formidable these centipedes are. Although it looked unlikely that it would swim to the shore, I still took a few steps back.

Just as I took a step, a blue light flashed across the water and rushed toward the centipede at an extremely fast speed.

"Splash!"

Immediately afterwards, a large, entirely blue fish surfaced, bit off the centipede in one bite, swallowed the remaining piece, and plunged back into the water.

The fleeting glimpse of this large fish really gave me a big fright.

I saw with my own eyes how tough those centipedes' bodies were, but to the fish in this river, they were as fragile as a biscuit.

Compared to this centipede, our bodies are certainly quite fragile. If this fish has the habit of attacking people, then others would probably have no chance to resist when faced with its attack.

Judging from the design style of this tomb, every corner is full of danger, so there must be traps in this underground river as well.

As I watched the blue fireflies disappear into the river, a sense of unease crept into my heart, and I quickened my pace of the search.

After running about fifteen meters forward, I suddenly heard a violent coughing sound, so I quickly ran out with my flashlight on.

After I went around a rock on the riverbank, I saw a person lying on the ground coughing violently, water dripping from his body, clearly having just climbed out of the river.

This person wasn't wearing a rat-themed outfit, nor was it the training uniform of the people from Ping'an Village. Instead, he was one of the two people who ran down the slope from Duan Jinyan's side.

"Son of a bitch!"

I saw the man's figure, quickened my pace, climbed up, and tackled him to the ground.

"Bang!"

With this person pinned to the ground, he turned around and delivered an elbow strike aimed at my head.

Seeing his movement, I immediately placed one arm in front of my face to block his attack.

After I was bitten by bullet ants, my body was already very weak. The people around Duan Jinyan, even if their fighting power was not as good as that madman Cao Xiong, were not much weaker than him.

"Bang bang bang!"

After the person below pulled out one arm, he started hitting me hard with his elbow.

I knew I couldn't out-strength him, so while bending my arm to defend myself, I reached for the scabbard of my throwing knife at my waist and stabbed the man in the leg.

"ah!!"

The man screamed in pain, and his hands lost their strength. I took the opportunity to grab his arms and twist them behind his back, pressing his body down firmly.

"You little brat, just wait until I get back on my feet, I'll take your life!"

This man was very strong, and he kept cursing under me. I had to hold his arms tightly with both hands to barely control him.

We were locked in a stalemate for about ten seconds. He was beginning to show signs of breaking free from my grasp, while my arms began to tremble slowly, indicating that I was losing strength.

Just as I was about to give up, I suddenly heard footsteps behind me, and then a figure rushed up beside me and helped me hold down the person on the ground: "Find the rope!"

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that the person rushing to help was a member of the Wei family from Wei Shengnan's side. After a brief moment of surprise, I reached out and unzipped the side of the rat-patterned coat: "Hold him down!"

While he was holding down Duan Jinyan, I reached into the rat-cloth and pulled out the belt, tied the man's hands behind his back, and slapped him on the head: "Damn it, you're so good at causing trouble, aren't you? Keep causing trouble!"

Even after being tied up, the man still had a fierce look on his face: "You little brat, if you have the guts, kill me now. If I ever get a chance to turn things around, you'll never survive!"

I gripped the knife in my hand and held it directly to his neck: "I'm asking you, how many people came in total? Was Duan Jinyan the leader?"

"Go to hell!"

The man cursed angrily, and then actually pressed his neck against my knife, trying to commit suicide in this way.

Seeing this person's actions, I quickly moved the knife away.

"Bang!"

A member of the Wei family punched him in the face: "Our patience is limited. If you continue to cause trouble, I'll throw you into the water right now to feed the centipedes that are washed down!"

"Haha, are you trying to scare me?"

The man had a nonchalant look on his face: "Look where we are now. Do you think anyone who can get here would be afraid of dying?"

"Alright, let's leave him alone for now."

Seeing how stubborn this person was, I asked the Wei family members, "Have you made contact with everyone on your side?"

"No!"

The Wei family member shook his head: "After I fell into the water from a height, I was knocked unconscious and almost drowned. I just climbed out and heard your voices. I didn't even have time to check my surroundings!"

"Okay, take this person away and go find the other missing people first. After everyone is gathered, we can continue interrogating him!"

After I finished speaking to the Wei family members, I grabbed Duan Jinyan's subordinate and began to continue searching along the way.

Although I had parted ways with Wei Shengnan and the others, we can still use each other's people under these circumstances.