Chen Yuefeng scratched his head, grinned, and revealed a set of big white teeth: "The professor is right! I'm just an adventurous person. As soon as I heard that the Xisha ruins were mysterious and dangerous, I immediately got excited. Treasures don't really appeal to me."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gang's face instantly darkened. He spat out a curse and muttered, "Damn it, what are you pretending for!"
He rolled his eyes. It was obvious that he was cursing Professor Zhang and Chen Yuefeng to the core, blaming them for meddling and ruining his treasure hunt and fortune-making scheme.
Yu Xiangnan remained silent, his mind preoccupied with what a 24-hour rest period meant, the current locations of the other players, and the boundaries of the instance map...
At this moment, Zhao Gang took out a yellowed, tattered map covered with water stains. Dark red lines outlined the ruins, while crooked characters marked them.
As seen in the map, the Xisha ruins are surrounded by sand dunes, with a maze-like area of sand pits on the outer perimeter.
The interior begins with a huge square plaza, surrounded by stone pillars carved with strange symbols and patterns. Behind the plaza is a narrow passageway with murals depicting rituals and nautical themes on both sides.
The passage leads to three secret chambers: the left one is like a warehouse, filled with bottles and jars; the middle one is spacious, with a carved stone altar; and the right one is full of traps, marked with red crosses.
Zhao Gang pointed to the map and said firmly, "We'll go in from here, cross the sandpit, reach the plaza, and then follow the passage to the secret room on the left. It's said that the most treasures are inside."
No one dared to object. After packing up, they dusted themselves off, got up, and prepared to set off. Suddenly, a "whooshing" sound came from the sand pile beside them.
"who?!"
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