"Then why don't I help you push it away?"
"No, there are at least three doors in this passage. The survivors from twelve years ago got stuck at the third one and couldn't get out, so we had no choice but to return here." Xue Lan explained, "If the situation remains the same, we know the mechanisms of the first two doors and can handle them. But you'll have to push the door open. We can't open it no matter what."
Xu Xin mentally sorted out everything they had said, all about this world and the survivors. At the same time, he also realized that the voice was not only related to the survivors, but also inextricably linked to other creatures in this world.
"What are you going to do after you go up?" Xu Xin asked the question he wanted to ask most.
"We'll talk about it after we get up there. Right now, we want to verify what that voice told us."
"What?"
"If what it says is true, you'll know it when you get to the ground."
Xu Xin didn't ask any more questions. Although the two statues didn't seem to be lying, he didn't completely believe them. Some things still needed to be verified by himself.
"Okay, I agree. I'll take you out, but all the supplies you take from here belong to me."
"If you can really get us out, I can make a bunch of contract cards for you, but the premise is that you can really get us out and not die on the way."
In order to prove what he said, Chang Yin took out a blank piece of paper and a pen that looked very special from somewhere, and made a contract on the spot in just a few seconds.
The blank paper gradually filled with strange characters under Chang Yin's pen, emitting a green glow. After completing the contract, Chang Yin handed it to Xu Xin: "Don't you survivors see the properties of objects by touching them?"
Xu Xin took it, and sure enough, it was the [Mutated Beast Contract]. On it were some words that Xu Xin couldn't understand. They looked a bit like ancient characters like oracle bone script, just like the previous contract.
"...How was this made?" Xu Xin was a little puzzled. It was done with just a few strokes?
"Confidential, oh, no need to return them to me. If you can take us out, these will naturally be yours."
He didn't say a word. If they couldn't get out, these things would naturally remain in the underground city.
Xu Xin decided to go back and take a look. Chang Yin told him that the original route was closed, but he still wanted to check it out himself.
Chang Yin and Xue Lan did not follow Xu Xin. According to them, this place must be closed, and Xu Xin was going to come back anyway, so they didn't follow him.
He opened the door and walked out, and found the stone statue of the middle-aged maid standing not far from the door. This stone statue had not appeared since the beginning, and its sudden appearance not far from the door startled Xu Xin.
"Hello, um." Xu Xin greeted the maid statue.
"Hello." The stone statue of the maid also bowed to him, looking like a servant meeting a guest.
According to Chang Yin, this stone statue of a maid should have been a human being in the past.
Seeing that the maid statue did not take any further action, Xu Xin nodded to her and turned to leave.
After leaving the corridor, Xu Xin brought Keke to the stone chamber at the entrance of the corridor.
The table engraved with words of resentment was still there. Xu Xin approached again and carefully observed the words on it.
Although the handwriting was crooked and difficult to recognize, it was indeed somewhat similar to the handwriting on the [Mutated Beast Contract] that Chang Yin had just produced. Although it was not the same language, some of the stroke habits were exactly the same.
It seemed that Chang Yin hadn't lied. These words must have been carved by him. After confirming this, Xu Xin felt a little relieved.
Although he was very curious about how Chang Yin's family turned into stone statues, Xu Xin had no habit of exposing people's scars, and judging from Chang Yin's attitude, he would definitely not tell Xu Xin.
He stood up and walked to the door that he had closed tightly to avoid the mutant bats, reached out and gently opened the door.
A bat that was crushed to death by Xu Xin when he closed the door fell to the ground with a snapping sound.
The two rows of candlesticks on the walls of the staircase were still burning, illuminating the entire staircase.
"Hmm!" Coco called softly and pointed to a dense group of bats hanging upside down not far above the steps.
Xu Xin took out the broom that could drive away wild beasts from his backpack.
Just as he took out the broom, the bats suddenly moved.
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