The two of them each pulled a red thread and slowly slid down, and Lu Cai listened to Yue Xiaoyan mumbling to herself.
"I bought this 'Shang Shang Qian' at a street stall. I forgot to take 'No. 12' to repair it. I thought since it was my first time using it, it shouldn't be so bad..." Yue Xiaoyan's voice became lower and lower until it could no longer be heard.
Lu Cai thought it was funny at first, but then he couldn't help but nag: "You should work on your physical fitness. Props are not as reliable as yourself in the critical moment..."
Yue Xiaoyan nodded obediently. She also knew her shortcomings. She had been in danger a few times, either because she was lucky or had companions to help her. But a person's luck cannot always be good, and her companions cannot always be with her.
Some things should be said only when they are said enough; saying too much will only make people dislike you. Lu Cai said nothing more, and the abyss finally reached its bottom.
The two men pulled the red thread, steadied themselves, and turned their heads to look at the sticky liquid slowly flowing on the walkway at the bottom of the abyss.
A thick liquid filled the bottom of the ravine, slowly shifting and flowing to one side. The upstream direction of the liquid was the direction of great danger.
Lu Cai stepped on the stone wall, slightly loosened the red silk in his hand, and leaned back, getting closer to the sticky liquid.
"What's going on?" Yue Xiaoyan watched in fear, fearing that some monster would jump out of the liquid.
Lu Cai took a closer look and then stood up by pulling the red thread: "It's resin." He could see the rocks underneath, which were no more than knee-deep.
Yue Xiaoyan opened her eyes wide: "Amber?"
No wonder those scorpions were so scared after entering this cave.
"We have to go." Lu Cai looked upstream.
Yue Xiaoyan followed her gaze upstream and asked, "Fly over there?" There was no sarcasm in her tone; she was really considering this issue seriously.
They were able to descend from the broken wall to the bottom thanks to Lu Cai's special ability, the red silk, but going up and down vertically was always less tiring than swaying left and right.
Of course, they could continue to use the red silk to build climbing points, but this was Lu Cai's supernatural energy after all, and she didn't know how long the road was. She also had to deal with the monsters in the passage. Such wanton consumption was simply playing with her own life.
Lu Cai understood the logic, so after careful consideration, she made up her mind: "Let's wade through the resin."
"Ah?" Yue Xiaoyan was puzzled. She might as well crawl back and face the scorpion group again.
What if it turns into amber?
Lu Cai opened his hand and released two strands of red silk, which flew straight towards Yue Xiaoyan's legs. The latter was surprised, and then watched the red silk attached to her calves, constantly expanding and condensing into a pair of "boots" covering above the knees.
Yue Xiaoyan was still dazed as she looked at the light red barrier under her feet when she heard loud footsteps in front of her. She quickly looked up and found that Lu Cai had already jumped off the stone wall.
Lu Cai stepped into the resin, and a light red barrier covered his legs.
Even if they could prevent the resin from causing harm, wouldn't stepping into it like this alert the enemy? Yue Xiaoyan opened her mouth, but in the end, she said nothing.
With so many people wandering around in the cave and being besieged by a group of scorpions, the most terrifying thing would be to alert the ultimate boss. They were happy to see this result, as it saved them the trouble of looking for him.
Accepting her fate, Yue Xiaoyan lifted the hem of her skirt with one hand, then slowly used the force to retreat into the resin. She stood tremblingly before letting go of the red silk.
Her feet sank into the resin, and she could clearly feel the soft resin clinging to her calves. The resin flowed slowly and gently squeezed over her calves.
Yue Xiaoyan tried to lift her foot and take a step forward. There was some resistance, but it wasn't difficult. Slowing down a bit and walking more steadily, she could move forward without any problem.
She walked forward, following closely behind Lu Cai.
Lu Cai drew her dagger, her mind intensely tense, not missing even the slightest sound of falling gravel. As she continued forward, she thought again of the omen of great misfortune.
According to the original idea, the scorpion monster was afraid of the flamboyant tree amber, so this area with so much amber should be the safest.
Lu Cai walked forward with a frown on her face, then suddenly stopped. The crack on the wall was barely detectable, but she still noticed it.
A cool breeze, so thin that it could be ignored, rushed over the stone wall.
Lu Cai raised his hand to stop Yue Xiaoyan and dodged behind him. A vine as thick as an arm-thick python burst through the wall. Large pieces of rubble fell into the resin, splashing into the air.
Then, a man rushed out of the cave——
Cai Lu pulled Yue Xiaoyan and quickly hid behind him.
The figure originally intended to step on the vine, but when he saw someone on the other side, he immediately became alert. However, the vine under his feet was stained with resin and trembled slightly. The person standing on it swayed, slipped off the vine, and stepped into the resin.
Lu Cai couldn't help but let out a "Huh" sound. The man recognized her only after hearing her voice.
Zhao Yan looked at the two of them with an indescribable expression. He noticed the protection on their legs, then looked at the sticky resin on his own legs and couldn't help but frown.
Then, a gray-robed figure jumped out. He saw the two extra people at a glance, and then stepped on the vines to steady himself.
"What's this?" Zhao Yan tried to lift his legs, but found that his feet, which were submerged in the mucus, were wrapped in hard lumps. "What's going on?"
Hearing the change in his tone, Lu Cai rushed over and nimbly stepped over the vines. He saw him staggering, and finally steadying himself by holding onto the stone wall. He pulled his feet out of the resin, and below his knees, there was a thick layer of transparent substance - amber.
Amber? Shi Rukui's gaze fell on Lu Cai's legs. They were protected by their special powers and walked freely in the resin.
The vines swayed for a moment, and Shi Rukui clung to the wall, then looked towards the cave he had just emerged from. A group of black scorpions had gathered there, but they didn't dare to come over, so they could only attack the vines on the outside.
"You come down first--" Lu Cai raised her hand to cover him with a barrier. She saw that Zhao Yan's face looked wrong.
Looking at the faint light that reached her knees, Shi Rukui lifted up the hem of her skirt and jumped down lightly. She walked quickly to Zhao Yan's side and put her hand on Zhao Yan's shoulder.
The vines behind him quickly retracted, swishing twice fiercely at the other end of the cave, seemingly dispersing a large number of scorpions. Then, there was no movement. Zhao Yan, surrounded by a ball of light golden light, quickly regained his composure. He let out a long breath, then raised his eyes and waved to Shi Rukui.
After checking him and confirming that he was fine, Shi Rukui withdrew his hand: "Let's take the amber off your foot first--"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Cai walked forward and released a few strands of red silk. The red silk floated through the air and penetrated into the gap between Zhao Yan's legs and Amber.
Zhao Yan couldn't help but shudder as he watched the red threads entering the amber. In fact, he had wanted to say it for a long time. Lu Cai's ability to turn into red threads really looked like nematodes, which was very creepy.
The red thread sank into the gap, spread out, and wrapped Zhao Yan's legs in the gap. Some data was separated and drilled into the amber, quickly replicating and causing it to expand.
Zhao Yan's legs were protected by an energy barrier, and the amber was stretched open, exploded instantly, and scattered into the resin.
"Okay--" Zhao Yan lifted his foot and breathed a sigh of relief, "Where are you going?" He looked at the dim corridor.
"We're going to take a 'very dangerous' road. Wanna come with us?" Yue Xiaoyan walked over after the vines were retracted into the doorway.
Zhao Yan thought for a while: "I'm familiar with the 'Da Xiong' road, and I'm not used to changing it..."
Lu Cai truly admired his mentality. He patted him on the shoulder and then walked out in front. Yue Xiaoyan followed closely behind. Shi Rukui let Zhao Yan go first, and he brought up the rear.
With two people becoming four, the noise doubled. Lu Cai walked in front, and the sound of legs and feet stirring the resin behind him added a touch of humor to the dim environment.
I don’t know how long I walked before the cave became wider.
Noticing Yue Xiaoyan behind him starting to breathe heavily, Lu Cai stopped and said, "Rest for a while."
Yue Xiaoyan was with one hand on her waist. When she heard Lu Cai's words, she quickly waved and shook her head: "Let's continue on our way!" She didn't want to hold everyone back.
"I'm a little tired too..." Zhao Yan held onto the stone wall. "It must be the aftereffects of the injury I just received..." He turned his head towards Shi Rukui. "Doctor Shi, can your healing power relieve my fatigue?"
Shi Rukui glanced at him, then met Yue Xiaoyan's eyes, moved his lips, and finally said only one sentence: "You should rest in peace--"
Yue Xiaoyan finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Shi Rukui say the same thing.
She looked at Lu Cai and Shi Rukui, who remained calm, and felt more and more guilty... She had encountered someone handing out flyers in the community before. She remembered that there was a training camp at the fitness gym, and she planned to sign up for a class after returning to practice more.
Although the price is a bit high, the physical strength cannot keep up in the dungeon, which greatly affects the progress of companions.
She thought that if Lu Cai had not brought her with him, he would have killed him long ago.
Lu Cai moved her feet slightly, and her toes hit a stone. She casually looked down, and her eyes were fixed on the resin.
Zhao Yan saw her eyes fixed and couldn't help but get nervous: "What's wrong?" Several people looked at Lu Cai.
He raised his hand and released two strands of red silk, which converged into a cup-shaped barrier. The cup slowly sank into the resin, stretching inside it. The cup's mouth remained outside the resin, and the bottom of the cup slowly touched the stone.
The bottom of the cup stopped and touched the stone. The "cup" shook slightly twice, and the bottom of the cup softened and wrapped around the stone.
Lu Cai reached into the "cup" and picked up the stone wrapped in the light red barrier.
"Look—" She held the stone in her palm and showed it to the people behind her.
The barrier was light red and did not affect their view of the stone.
The stone was slightly larger than Lu Cai's hand, an irregular pentagon. Their gaze passed through the red barrier, revealing a pale yellow, transparent stone within, and within that, a faint, pitch-black insect shadow.
"Scorpion!" Yue Xiaoyan, standing closest, looked at the insect shadow with a look of amazement. "A fallen scorpion?"
"This scorpion is curled up." Lu Cai handed the amber to Yue Xiaoyan.
Their posture was the same as that of the giant scorpion sleeping in the lake, without any sign of panic.
Lu Cai looked back at the passage. The amber that had been escorted to the capital had also been lost here. The turmoil outside was just the tip of the iceberg here.
Boom——
There was a sudden earthquake, and Lu Cai managed to steady himself. Several people behind him held onto the stone wall. Large pieces of rubble fell from the walls on both sides of the road ahead.
They looked up and saw two thick black scorpion tails extending from the stone wall with the help of the fluorescent light from the cave ceiling.
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