Chapter 730: Bugs in the Tomb
Captain Liu didn't have a good impression of these people to begin with, but he had to put up with them for the time being because they were somewhat useful.
But that doesn't mean he can tolerate these people fighting amongst themselves in front of him.
Captain Liu is a leader with a considerable number of subordinates. Coupled with years of training, his imposing presence when he puts on a serious face is far superior to those so-called newcomers of the sect who rely on their extraordinary abilities and smugly indulge in their own little world.
The previously noisy crowd immediately fell silent. Although those who had argued the loudest at the beginning were not entirely convinced, they ultimately did not start any further conflict.
However, a young man hiding behind the group suddenly sneered and said, "There's no need for everyone to argue about getting out. Aren't we still Captain Liu and that Mr. Feng? Before we came, I heard from the deputy that Mr. Feng is very powerful, capable of moving mountains and disappearing into the ground. We just need to stay where we are, and he will eventually come looking for us."
He Ziyuan frowned slightly, finding the young man's words quite jarring.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the young man's sidekick chimed in with a keen eye, "Moving mountains and escaping into the earth? Is it really that powerful? Then why didn't you block that door for us earlier? That way, we wouldn't be separated here staring at each other helplessly. Are we really going to stay here and wait for him? Who knows if he's in trouble himself right now? What if we end up having to go and rescue him instead of him coming to our aid?"
“Hahahahahaha…”
As soon as the lackey finished speaking, the group of people behind the young man burst into laughter, as if they had heard a funny joke.
He Ziyuan's face darkened completely. How could he not tell that these people were deliberately mocking Feng Tianyu, who was not present?
Before he could get angry, his junior brother pulled him back: "Senior brother, these two people are from the Metaphysics Association."
"So what if it's the Metaphysics Association? It's just a fraudulent, self-serving organization. It might have been somewhat influential in the early days, but now..."
He Ziyuan glanced at the group and snorted coldly, "They're nothing but a bunch of shifty-eyed crooks, how dare they comment on Mr. Feng?"
The junior apprentice waved his hand and whispered, "That's not what I meant! They are certainly not good people. But their actions against Mr. Feng are probably related to Miss Ye."
"Miss Ye?" He Ziyuan was stunned, somewhat bewildered.
"Senior brother, have you forgotten? When we first went on that mission with Miss Ye, there was a soul-summoning banner at the crime scene. Back then, a spoiled brat from the metaphysics association wouldn't listen to advice and insisted on touching that thing. In the end, he couldn't resist his greed and even melted his finger."
When his junior brother mentioned it, He Ziyuan also remembered: "Is that so? Didn't that spoiled brat's family get into trouble later?"
"Something happened. His father came to our deputy minister to demand an explanation but failed. Not long after returning home, he became paralyzed. Originally, his family had a lot of influence in the metaphysics association, but because of this incident, the whole family was fighting amongst themselves, and other enemies took advantage of their misfortune, severely damaging the entire family. Later, I heard that his uncle took over the position of that spoiled brat's father."
"They fought like madmen among their own family members. Even though this uncle won the final victory and secured a place in the Metaphysics Association, his treatment was far worse than before. I heard that because of this, the young master's whole family hated Miss Ye."
The junior brother subtly gestured with his chin toward the group who had just spoken, saying, "Well, these people must be the 'family' influenced by that spoiled brat. They hate Miss Ye, and Mr. Feng is Miss Ye's boyfriend. They hate everything about her, so why don't they rush to trample on her?"
He Ziyuan's expression was icy, and he said with disdain, "You're out of your mind! This is that spoiled brat's problem. If they have to blame someone, they should blame that spoiled brat. How can they blame Miss Ye?"
"How do you know they don't blame that young master? I heard that the young master lost his finger and his father is paralyzed. The father and son became disabled one after another and were considered worthless. Not long after, they were expelled from the family and didn't even have a place to stay."
"So heartless?"
"Isn't that right? You can't reason with these profit-driven, calculating families. We know this is that rich kid's fault, and we can't blame Miss Ye, but they don't see it that way. They might even be plotting revenge against Miss Ye right now."
The junior brother leaned closer to He Ziyuan and whispered, "So, I don't think it's a bad thing that Mr. Feng is separated from us now. Who knows if he'll get stabbed in the back if he's traveling with this group of people?"
He Ziyuan's eyes flickered slightly, and he actually thought... there was some truth to it.
Knowing this, He Ziyuan still couldn't stand by and watch these people mock and speak ill of him behind his back.
Just as I was about to interrupt the other person's long-winded talk, I heard a soft rustling sound coming from the passageway not far away.
"Wh...what was that sound?"
"It looks like some kind of small insect crawling."
"A little bug?" The expressions of several disciples from sects renowned for tomb raiding changed drastically. "Run!"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone saw a large swarm of insects surging in from the end of the passageway. These insects had black shells and hairy antennae, and each one was about the size of a palm.
It was a dense, overwhelming mass, and looked extremely terrifying.
Everyone was shocked. The first person to react screamed and ran backward.
The others were also startled awake by the noise and hurriedly ran after the people.
Even so, some people still fell behind and were instantly overwhelmed by the insects.
Hearing the screams, He Ziyuan and the others instinctively turned their heads and saw that those who had been overwhelmed by the insects had instantly turned into skeletons, scattered all over the ground in the swarm of insects.
Everyone was terrified. Several people's legs went weak on the spot, but they knew that if their legs went weak and they couldn't run, they would be the next ones to be swallowed.
It has been proven that when facing mortal danger, a person's potential is limitless.
The group ran through several passageways before finally finding a stone chamber with a switch.
Those who ran ahead rushed in as fast as they could, and then immediately activated the switch to close the stone chamber, completely ignoring the fact that there were still some people behind them who hadn't entered yet.
He Ziyuan and his fellow disciples rushed into the stone chamber and saw the young people from the Metaphysics Association fiddling with the switches. When he saw Captain Liu and the others who were responsible for covering the rear and had not yet entered the room, his expression changed slightly. He could no longer care about anything else and quickly stepped forward to try to pull the group apart.
He pulled away the people closest to him, but the people holding the switch became wary. One of them guarded the switch, while the others rushed towards He Ziyuan.
Seeing that their senior brother was being entangled, He Ziyuan's fellow disciples also rushed forward to help.
For a time, life and death raced outside the stone chamber, while chaos reigned inside.
(End of this chapter)
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