After large amounts of white phosphorus fell from the dome, they all landed in the water, sank to the bottom, and continued to burn, like a large number of dazzling jewels shimmering underwater.
"Squeak!"
At the same time, sharp roars came from the collapsed walls, and then countless giant salamanders, illuminated by the flames, all plunged into the river with a "plop, plop".
Seeing the size of these giant salamanders, I suddenly realized that the giant salamanders we had encountered in the underground river were all juveniles of these giant salamanders. There must be other underground rivers in this tomb, the purpose of which was to raise these giant salamanders as living guardian beasts of the tomb.
Based on my previous encounters, I discovered that these giant salamanders have an instinctive fear of light and fire. The fact that they have rushed here now means that something is driving them from behind.
Judging from this mechanism, all three tomb passages leading to the Ze King's Tomb should have been equipped with mechanisms to seal them off. If tomb raiders came here and, out of greed, disrespected the statue of Hu Sha Hu, they would have completely destroyed the tomb.
The purpose of the Fire Dragon Peak was not only to burn everything here, but also to let the flames sink to the bottom of the water, causing these giant salamanders to go berserk and completely wipe out the tomb raiders who had not died in the flames, leaving none behind.
Seeing the Fire Dragon Peak collapsing at a visible speed, and the waves caused by the giant salamanders swimming to escape the flames, I knew I didn't have time to enter the tomb to continue searching for the others. I cursed under my breath and then turned and ran.
Seeing me set off, Jiang Man quickly followed behind, saying, "Keep up with him!"
"Thump!"
I ran along the hillside for a while, and then suddenly plunged into the water.
When I said before that I knew the locations of other secret passages, I wasn't entirely bragging.
When that bearded man rescued me, he deliberately led me to a place far away from the island in the middle of the lake. This was definitely not just to avoid the sight of other people, but because their escape route was nearby. This explains why he jumped into the water and disappeared quickly.
When I first saw the bearded man disappear, I had this suspicion in my mind, but I didn't chase after him because I was worried about the safety of Monkey and Song Laosan.
In order to escape from the top of the fire dragon, I swam desperately in the water, constantly scanning my surroundings. Unfortunately, the water surface, reddened by the firelight, only had large ripples, and there was no trace of anyone else.
Using my memory, I quickly found the spot where the bearded man had led me ashore, then held my breath and dove underwater.
In the clear lake water, my flashlight beam could shine very far, and my gaze kept scanning the walls from side to side.
When I ran out of breath, I opened the valve on my diving mask, took a breath of oxygen, and continued to descend.
Just as I was doubting whether my judgment was correct, the light shining on the wall cast a shadow, indicating that there was a depression there.
I asked to cooperate with Jiang Man and the others before, just to successfully pass through the Underworld Palace to find my teammates. But in a sense, they were also the culprits who caused us to get separated. At this critical moment, I didn't care whether they could keep up or not, and swam over there on my own.
This is a space on the wall that looks like a pipe. I don't know if its purpose is to maintain a stable water level or something else, but since Duan Jinyan and the others were able to leave from here, it means that this path is passable.
Just as I was about to swim in, a hand suddenly grabbed my leg and threw me aside.
It was Jiang Man's bodyguard who attacked me. He pushed me aside, arranged for someone to swim in first, and then had Jiang Man take the second spot.
The intention was clear: the burly man wanted his own people to go first, leaving me, an outsider, to go last.
Although I am very dissatisfied with this approach, I have no other choice but to wait patiently.
"Splash!"
Suddenly, I felt an undercurrent in the water, which pushed my body and made me sway. Then I saw a giant salamander shoot towards me, its huge mouth opening wide and biting a strong man.
"Gurgle!"
A string of bubbles rose from beneath the burly man's mask, and crimson blood sprayed from his body, staining the water.
Seeing more giant salamanders drawn by the smell of blood, my survival instinct was instantly ignited. I shoved the burly man next to me aside and, like an eel, quickly burrowed into the pipe.
This pipe contains flowing water. As soon as I entered, I felt myself being pushed forward by the water flow. It felt like I was on a slide, moving forward by inertia.
Our tomb is located on a mountaintop, so this pipe leads down the mountain, and I'm moving faster and faster through it.
To prevent myself from getting too fast due to inertia and losing control, I kept rubbing my feet against the sides of the passage to slow down.
The waterway was much longer than I had imagined. I swam through it, and when my oxygen was almost gone, I still couldn't see the end in sight. There was only a cylindrical space illuminated by my headlamp.
I noticed the oxygen inside the mask was getting thinner and thinner. I took a deep breath to calm myself down and then brought my legs together to speed up.
The oxygen in the oxygen tank gradually ran out, and the breath I had been holding was also exhausted.
The thin air made my vision go black, and the surrounding water felt like two hands gripping my body, squeezing out the last bit of oxygen from my body.
My mind became hazy; even with my mouth wide open, I couldn't inhale a breath of air. My ears started ringing violently, and my head began to ache, as if someone was using a saw to open my skull.
In a daze, the pipe in front of me suddenly turned sharply downwards. By the time I realized this due to the lack of oxygen, it was too late to dodge, and I could only bend my arms to protect my head.
"Bang!"
My arm slammed heavily against the pipe wall, and my head also hit my arm due to inertia. My neck hurt as if it were broken, and then my body began to roll violently.
At that moment, I suddenly realized something: I had broken free of the pipe, otherwise it would have been impossible for me to make such a large movement.
Leaving the pipe means I've entered a new place, and water always has a surface.
It is extremely difficult for a person to float when they are lacking oxygen in their body. I struggled for a long time and finally managed to get my head out of the water and start breathing heavily, even though my hands and feet were cramping.
This is a large cave with walls on three sides. Looking out from the open side, you can see the blue sky and white clouds.
Having stayed underground for so long, seeing the long-lost world above ground made my mind clear.
But then I realized something was wrong.
I was being swept away by the current to the open side, and what I could see outside was the sky.
This means that I, who am already exhausted, will be swept into a huge waterfall!
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