Chapter 492 [(*^▽^*)]
Xue Qian thought for a moment, then walked back to where Jiang Changdong was. He then checked the edge of the Ten Thousand Souls Pit to confirm the direction. He walked forward with his back to the edge of the Ten Thousand Souls Pit, which would allow him to reach the middle of the pit and find what he wanted there.
He walked slowly forward, even picking up a piece of bone from the ground every few steps and sticking it into the ground. He had noticed these scattered bones long ago, but had never paid attention to them. Now he could finally use them.
As he slowly walked forward, Xue Qian was completely unaware that the rope behind him had quietly rotted into ash and dissipated into the dark and empty space. It seemed that Xue Qian was the only living thing moving around at the bottom of the entire Ten Thousand Souls Pit, and he had been completely trapped inside.
At the same time, the gang leader and the others stared solemnly at the Soul Pit ahead. The vice gang leader couldn't help but ask, "Boss, should we tug on the rope to check if he's still alive?"
After a moment's thought, the gang leader agreed, "Okay, it's good to confirm."
Having received permission, the deputy leader immediately began pulling the rope back, but before he could even grab it twice, he discovered that the rope had snapped as he pulled it back…
"Boss, the rope broke! Look!"
As they pulled on the rope, they quickly discovered that the rope in front of them had broken, and the break did not look like it had been cut by a knife, but rather it looked like it had broken due to rotting.
The vice-leader's lips twitched. "This... how could this be? Boss, the black mist in the Ten Thousand Souls Pit actually has a corrosive effect. Are we still able to...?"
The gang leader stared at the broken rope for a long time. This was the rope they had used to cross the river before. It was the nemesis of ghosts, and even some fierce ghosts could not touch it casually. However, in this Ten Thousand Souls Pit, the black mist alone had completely corroded this rope, which was supposed to be immune to all poisons!
The deputy leader asked in a trembling voice, "Boss, say something, boss, what should we do now? Should we leave? How can we leave? Is it even possible to leave?"
The gang leader was also a bit confused. The thick black mist was actually corroding the rope. If that was the case, then the rope definitely couldn't be lowered any further. If Xue Qian below died, wouldn't their rope have been wasted? And... even if he was still alive, so what?
Who can guarantee that the other side can still find the rope they lowered down? If they can't, the rope will still corrode and be wasted. The best thing to do now is to turn around and leave.
But leaving... He still remembered the scene of not being able to leave before, it was very vivid. Now that they were already so close, could he still leave? He didn't know, but he had a vague answer in his heart.
None of them could leave anymore. Before, there might have been some hope, but now...
The deputy leader said, "Boss, speak up! What do we do now? I knew I shouldn't have listened to Xue Qian. He's a complete waste. He was timid and arrogant at first, but if I hadn't known the secret of Xiushan Village, I wouldn't have bothered to give him a second glance. He seemed very capable before, but he's actually just a good-for-nothing!"
He was cursing and swearing, but his eyes were still warily scanning his surroundings. Even though they knew they couldn't leave, they couldn't just sit there and wait to die.
"Leader, let's try to get away first. If we can't, we'll probably just have to waste time here. We don't even know if Xue Qian will be able to leave the Ten Thousand Souls Pit."
The deputy gang leader's lips twitched. Xue Qian must be dead inside. Even if he wasn't dead now, he probably wouldn't be long, but he didn't say it directly.
Everyone obediently tidied up their belongings and kept their distance from the Soul Pit, watching for any changes in their distance from it.
Upon observation, they discovered a change! They were no longer stuck in one place and unable to go far; they were gradually moving away from the Pit of Ten Thousand Souls!
Overjoyed at this discovery, they began to gradually increase their speed and walk further and further away, eventually going even further than before they approached the Ten Thousand Souls Pit.
The deputy leader was certain he could even see the dilapidated houses of Xiushan Village in the distance. "They've really come out? They've really come out? Is this for real?"
He truly couldn't believe it; he had actually escaped the Pit of Ten Thousand Souls! Shouldn't he thank Xue Qian for his efforts? Perhaps it was because he willingly went down into the pit that the vengeful spirits inside thought he was a sacrifice, thus releasing those who hadn't gone down!
He wasn't the only one who thought this way; even the gang leader thought so.
"Boss, now that we're out, let's leave quickly! Staying here any longer doesn't seem like a good idea."
The gang leader clearly had no intention of staying any longer. "Let's go, let's go quickly!"
They decided to abandon Xue Qian and leave, even rushing through Xiushan Village as quickly as possible, gradually moving further and further away...
Lin Leyou saw the situation near the Ten Thousand Soul Pit through the mechanical spider's vision. It was strange. Without opening his eyes, he casually patted Xue Rui's hand on his stomach and asked, "What's going on?"
Xue Rui looked at the Nine Dragons Gang members by the Ten Thousand Souls Pit, their faces beaming with joy as they gazed in the direction of the pit, and a sense of unease crept into his mind. "Could they be hallucinating?"
Lin Leyou: "It must be, otherwise why would he be happy? He probably saw the way out."
"I wonder how Xue Qian is doing at the bottom of the thief's pit, whether he's dead or not... I haven't received any system messages yet, so he must be alive."
"And... it hasn't even been an hour yet. I wonder if Xue Qian will lose points after an hour. Is he still awake?"
Xue Rui, "I don't know, but..."
Lin Leyou said, "Let's ask the village chief later. They probably know. Besides, he shouldn't be able to get up here anyway. Maybe there are some tools we can use, but... the village chief and the others should have experience."
Xue Rui continued to watch the group of Kowloon Gang members making a ruckus, shouting and yelling. Then, a group of them rushed towards the thieves' pit, falling in one after another like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
Their faces seemed to realize their predicament only when they stepped into the void and began to fall. Their expressions instantly changed from ecstasy to fear, and they struggled incessantly as they fell, but to no avail.
Their figures disappeared one by one into the thick, swirling black mist below the thief's pit, falling completely into the pit, leaving none behind.
At this moment, Xue Qian had already reached the other edge. He reached out and touched the soil in front of him, then turned around and walked back again. This time, he only needed to walk half the distance to reach the middle of the Ten Thousand Souls Pit. He was sure he could find what he wanted!
But before he had taken two steps, he seemed to notice something was wrong; it felt like something was missing!
He subconsciously checked the golden stone in his arms, then looked around. "Nothing's wrong... Where did this ominous feeling come from?"
As he muttered to himself, he subconsciously touched the rope binding him, and suddenly realized that he had walked for so long and so far, yet the people above hadn't pulled on the rope!
He hadn't felt any pulling sensation from the rope for a long time. He picked up the rope casually and found that it was indeed gone outside the golden stone protective circle!
Xue Qian's face immediately turned extremely pale. He then untied the rope binding him and threw it on the ground. The broken edges of the rope were not smooth; it was obvious that it had broken after rotting!
"This black mist is even corrosive, that's amazing!"
Xue Qian didn't take the rope too seriously. He had plenty of tools in his backpack, so he could use them when the time came. Did he really have to leave this Ten Thousand Souls Pit?
In his view, this Ten Thousand Souls Pit was just like a super-large ghost wall. Anyway, as long as it was a ghost wall and related to ghosts and spirits, he would definitely not have any problems!
The most important thing now is to find the treasure required for the mission. Once I find the treasure, I can leave this place. After I leave this forest and hand in the mission, I can leave!
He slowly walked back, his figure gradually disappearing into the black mist. Just then, an hour had passed since Xue Qian came down to the Ten Thousand Souls Pit. He didn't even notice that a gray-black aura was emerging from a place he couldn't see, blending into the surrounding darkness.
Xue Qian only received a system notification.
"System notification: Player Xue Qian has been in the Ten Thousand Souls Pit for one hour, deducting 100,000 points!"
Xue Qian stared wide-eyed at the system notification, then opened the page to check, and sure enough, 100,000 points had been deducted! How could this be?
This Soul Pit actually deducts points, and it deducts 100,000 points every hour!
Xue Qian started to get anxious at this point. He could tolerate the other things, but the continuous deduction of points was unacceptable. He hurriedly continued walking forward and stopped near this spot after walking about halfway back.
He casually took out a prop from his backpack. This prop was like a plate, with a thin stick connecting it in the middle. He held the stick, placed the plate on the ground, and then pressed a button on one side of the stick, and the prop started working.
This prop really does look like a metal detector, but it's clearly not for detecting metal; it's for detecting treasure. I just don't know if there's any treasure here.
Xue Qian worked around in the vicinity for about half an hour, his forehead covered in sweat, and finally made a discovery: a red light on the disc lit up.
The red light meant something had been found. Xue Qian smiled and took out a shovel from his backpack, starting to shovel at the spot where the red dot had appeared.
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