The "click...click..." sound was like the footsteps of death, each beat striking the heart like a death knell.
Then, like an ancient machine that had been dormant for a long time, it was finally injected with electricity and woke up with a "buzzing" sound. The entire underground hall resonated with it, and the floor began to tremble slightly.
A strange smell permeated the air, like an ancient tomb that hadn't been opened for hundreds of years, damp and decaying, mixed with a hint of metallic coldness.
Lu Zhaoming squinted, enduring the stinging pain, and tried to adjust to the sudden brightness.
The once pitch-black hall was now illuminated by a faint blue light.
It wasn't the kind of light that made you feel warm and comfortable, but rather carried an indescribable eeriness and oppression, like the cold operating lights on an operating table, making people's hearts tremble.
He quickly scanned his surroundings and discovered that a complex network of runes had appeared on the walls.
These runes, resembling some ancient script or intricate circuit diagrams, densely covered the walls of the entire hall and flickered continuously, as if some kind of energy was flowing within them.
“These runes…” Qinglian’s voice trembled slightly as she stared intently at the runes on the wall, her face pale. “Brother Zhaoming, these runes might be the control core of the defense system!”
"Control core?" Lu Zhaoming repeated, his mind racing.
It felt like a hidden boss suddenly appearing in a game, and it even had an invincible buff.
He gritted his teeth and made a decisive decision: "We must shut down this system as soon as possible! Otherwise, we'll all be doomed here!"
As he spoke, he took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and began to carefully observe the runes.
The arrangement of these runes is extremely complex and constantly changing, dazzling and baffling.
Just as he was trying to find a solution, a prompt suddenly popped up on the system interface:
[WARNING! Unknown energy interference detected, which may cause changes in rune arrangement.]
"Unknown energy interference?" Lu Zhaoming frowned. What kind of trouble was this now?
He knew in his heart that this was definitely not a good sign.
It's like telling you that you're defusing a bomb, but someone is interfering with your operation with an induction cooker, which could detonate the bomb at any moment.
But he has no way out now and can only bite the bullet and go for it.
He focused his mind, activated his Eye of Judgment, and attempted to analyze the logical relationships between these runes.
His brain was racing, countless data points flashing through his mind like a high-speed computer searching for the key to crack the code.
Time ticked by, and Lu Zhaoming felt like his brain was about to catch fire.
These runes were like a giant maze, leaving him lost and unable to find a way out.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he seemed to have grasped a pattern.
He discovered that although these runes appeared to be chaotic, they actually followed a specific algorithm.
"Found it!" Lu Zhaoming roared, his voice tinged with excitement.
He quickly told the blacksmith his analysis: "Blacksmith, rearrange these rune nodes in the order I told you!"
Although the blacksmith didn't quite understand what Lu Zhaoming was saying, he knew that the situation was urgent and there was no time to hesitate.
Without saying a word, he picked up the tools he carried with him and carefully adjusted the rune nodes according to Lu Zhaoming's instructions.
His movements were slow, but exceptionally precise, like a seasoned craftsman sculpting a fine work of art.
"Click...click..."
As the blacksmith adjusted the rune nodes, they emitted a crisp sound, like gears meshing.
Finally, when the blacksmith finished adjusting the last rune node, the rune network throughout the hall suddenly stopped flashing, and the eerie blue light dimmed.
"It worked?" Qinglian asked in disbelief, her eyes wide.
Lu Zhaoming breathed a sigh of relief, but his brows remained furrowed.
He always felt that things weren't that simple.
Sure enough, at that moment, a piercing alarm suddenly sounded throughout the hall.
"Woo-woo-woo-woo-"
The alarm was sharp and piercing, like the sound of fingernails scraping against glass, sending chills down your spine.
"Oh no! The system wasn't completely shut down!" Lu Zhaoming's expression changed.
Just then, Shi Hu, who had been waiting for an opportunity, finally seized it.
"Lu Zhaoming, you think you can win?" Shi Hu let out a maniacal laugh as he led his remaining troops in a counterattack against Lu Zhaoming and his men. "This place will perish with you!"
He knew in his heart that he had reached a dead end.
Since that's the case, then let's drag Lu Zhaoming and the others down with us!
Lu Zhaoming remained calm in the face of Shi Hu's counterattack.
He had long anticipated that Shi Hu would resort to desperate measures, so he had made preparations in advance.
He sneered and deliberately led Shi Hu and his men into the attack range of the defense system.
"Qinglian, prepare to detonate the traps we set up earlier!" Lu Zhaoming said in a low voice.
"Understood!" Qinglian nodded and quickly got to work.
She infused her powers into the trap device, creating a powerful energy field.
These traps were secretly set up by Lu Zhaoming when he used the Eye of Judgment to analyze the terrain.
They are like venomous snakes hidden in the grass; once touched, they will unleash a deadly attack.
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