Chapter 158 The Cruel Truth
Tang Yu held Gu Hansheng's shoulders tightly.
"Don't be impulsive. She is deliberately provoking us. We can't let her defeat us at this moment."
Tang Yu comforted him softly, but Gu Hansheng pursed his lips tightly, breathing up and down.
Xia Yao waved her hands helplessly.
"It's not fun. It's really not fun at all."
Suddenly, several people did not see clearly how she made her move. They only saw her throw a few smoke bombs from between her fingers. While everyone was stunned, she turned around and disappeared on the spot.
“Cough cough cough——”
“Cough cough cough——”
The moment the smoke bomb exploded, thick smoke immediately filled the narrow passage.
The pungent smell spread to everyone's nose, and Gu Hansheng reacted very quickly.
"Hold your breath and don't move around!"
Everyone leaned against the cold wall, their hands on their guns, listening vigilantly to the movements around them.
"This damn woman actually resorted to such a trick. She must have come prepared to dare to provoke me alone!"
Mi Chen took out a gas mask from his backpack and quickly distributed it to the people around him.
"There's something wrong with this smoke. It makes you dizzy if you smell it. Everyone, put it on!"
As soon as Zheng Fei put on the mask, he felt something tripped under his feet.
He lowered his head and shone his flashlight, only to discover that it was a small stone with a thin silk thread attached to it. If one did not look closely, the thread would be completely indistinguishable.
"Oh no, there's a trap!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the stone made a banging sound, and then countless sharp flying needles popped out from the walls on both sides and shot towards everyone.
"Get down!"
Gu Hansheng shouted and threw himself to the ground.
The flying needle brushed past everyone's heads and got stuck in the wall on one side.
Everyone broke out in cold sweats. The wall was shot so densely that it looked like a sieve.
Just as everyone was about to get up, they heard a strange laugh coming from the depths.
"It seems you are a little smarter than I thought, but this is just the beginning."
The voices came from all directions, with a hint of provocation.
Unable to hear the specific direction, Gu Hansheng frowned and took out the walkie-talkie he carried with him.
"Mr. Zhang, we were ambushed. They set a trap."
Mr. Zhang's voice soon came from the other side, with a hint of worry.
"Be very careful. The Energy Devouring Bureau is the best at using this kind of tactics. Don't fall into their trap. We have already made corresponding arrangements outside. Once you find the entrance, send a signal immediately. We will provide support at any time."
Gu Hansheng hung up the intercom and turned to look at the person next to him.
"The smoke is almost clearing. Everyone, keep an eye out. The enemy is likely still nearby. Lei Haoran, you and Lu Li will cover the rear. Tang Yu, Zheng Fei, and I will lead the way. Mi Chenfengming will be in the middle, keeping watch. Let's continue forward."
The mist gradually dissipated, and the scene in the passage became fresh again. Where the fake time had just disappeared, only an inconspicuous stone door remained.
There are some simple patterns on the door, which look like some decorations.
Gu Hansheng walked forward, frowned and observed the patterns on it, and found that there were some faint light flashing in the inconspicuous patterns.
Gu Hansheng touched it gently, and Tang Yu said cautiously on the side.
"This door looks like it has a mechanism. Forcing it open might trigger a trap."
He squatted down, took out two small clips from his backpack, and carefully explored the edge.
"This door is turned by gears. There are three keyholes on it. It should require some specific keys to open it, but..."
He paused and looked up at Gu Hansheng.
"I'll try, it should be able to open."
Gu Hansheng nodded and looked around vigilantly.
"Be careful to be alert and prevent sneak attacks."
Tang Yu nodded, squatted aside, and tentatively touched the keyhole in the stone door with a thin clip.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the only sound in the quiet passage was the slight clicking of the gears turning.
“Almost.”
He wiped the sweat from his forehead just as he was about to open the stone door.
Suddenly, everything around started shaking violently, and dust and even small stones kept falling from the top of the head, making some popping sounds.
"Oh no, they're going to destroy this place!"
Lei Haoran, who was standing at the back, shouted loudly and then shouted to Tang Yu.
"Hurry up, there's no time!"
Tang Yu did not look back, his hands moved faster, and finally with a slight "click" sound, the stone door slowly opened, revealing a pitch-black corridor inside.
"Walk!"
Tang Yu stood up and pulled Gu Hansheng in first. The others followed in one after another. When they finally walked into the passage, there was a loud bang and the door closed again.
The shaking in the passage also stopped, and Gu Hansheng and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned his head to look deeper, took out a small flashlight from his pocket and pinned it to his chest.
This place is much more spacious than the previous path, and there are even some dim light tubes on both sides. Mi Chen looked at the surrounding environment and whispered.
"The Energy Devouring Bureau is truly remarkable, able to build a place like this at such a depth."
Gu Hansheng clenched his fists, said nothing, and walked forward vigilantly.
No one knew how long they had been walking, and during this time, their nerves were stretched to an unprecedented level.
However, nothing happened along the way. They didn't know how long they had been walking before they came to a fork in the road. There was no difference between the two sides of the fork, and there were no special instructions.
Miao Chengxi stood behind Zheng Fei, tilted his ear to listen slightly, and said to Gu Hansheng.
"Go left. There's a faint sound of someone walking on the left."
Gu Hansheng nodded, without any doubt about his words.
Shi Yi slowly woke up, looked at the dazzling ceiling, and closed his eyes slightly.
She turned her head to look at the man beside her who was organizing his tools, then looked at herself. This was probably an operating room.
Shi Yi was not very sure, and he seemed to have just seen that mysterious man. Shi Yi gently turned his limbs.
Fortunately, the situation just now was so critical that Cai Chen didn't even have time to fix her limbs before he started rescuing her.
However, it was not his credit that Shi Yi was successfully rescued. Instead, it was the mysterious man who gave Shi Yi some energy, which allowed Shi Yi to wake up again.
This part of energy also made Shi Yi's surging memories pour into her brain like seawater.
She frowned tightly, and after a moment's pause, she felt somewhat unbelievable.
The strong feeling of suffocation in her chest seemed to be squeezing her throat tightly, making it impossible to breathe.
So that's how it is...
It turns out that he is an experimental subject, a person who should not appear in this world.
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