Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1288. Searching for the Netherworld Flower (3)

"Don't panic!" Lin Xi said, shining her flashlight around.

The stone wall was covered with moss, dripping wetly. The water droplets hit the gravel on the ground, making a soft "drip-drip" sound, which was particularly clear in the quiet environment.

The others also shone their flashlights around.

Seeing that everyone had flashlights, Li Han pursed his lips and remained silent.

Zhou Lili was still trembling, tightly gripping Wu Qingquan's arm, her voice trembling with sobs.

"The door is closed... Does this mean we can't get out?"

"What are you afraid of? Once you're in, there's always a way out." Wu Qingquan patted the back of her hand, trying to soften his tone. "It's better for the nine of us to be together than to be trapped alone. Don't overthink it."

The beam of his flashlight shone steadily ahead as he warily scanned his surroundings, constantly watching for anything unusual.

——Holy shit!
—It felt like entering a tomb.

—Zhou Lili is too timid! She just came in and she's already crying. What will happen next?
Wu Qingquan is a good person.

— Li Han is silent now, isn't he? A new player wants to abandon the veterans and act alone. Who gave him the guts!

"What kind of behavior is this, crying and sobbing? If you're scared, don't come to the dungeon. Nobody's forcing you," Li Han said impatiently.

"How dare you talk like that!" Zhao Kai immediately objected. "It's normal for a young girl to be scared. If you're so capable, why don't you walk by yourself? What are you yelling at me for?"

"Stop arguing. Now is not the time for infighting. The passage is narrow and the light is limited. The most important thing is to determine the direction we are going," Zhang Ting said. "Zhao Kai, you continue in front, and I will follow behind you. Wu Qingquan will take Zhou Lili in the middle, Mu Xiaobei and Wang Xiaoyue will follow beside them, and Zhang Yang, Chen Luoxue, and Li Han will bring up the rear. This way, we can support each other and react promptly if anything happens."

This arrangement was very thorough, and no one objected anymore.

Zhao Kai snorted and took the lead, tapping his trekking poles on the ground.

"Let's go, who's afraid of who? But if we encounter danger, some people shouldn't hide behind us."

He was clearly saying this to Li Han.

Li Han didn't reply, but just slowly followed at the back.

Zhang Yang walked between Li Han and Chen Luoxue, a playful smile still playing on his lips.

Lin Xi and Wang Xiaoyue walked side by side in the middle. She took the cactus out of her backpack and placed it between them.

The light on the emerald green leaves seemed to be a little weaker than before, but the miasma around them had indeed stopped surging in this direction.

"Your cactus seems a little tired," Wang Xiaoyue said softly, her gaze fixed on the cactus with a hint of worry. "Won't it last much longer?"

"It should be alright, it can hold out for a while."

Lin Xi frowned slightly. She could feel that the miasma in the passage was thicker than outside, and it had an unusual chill.

"Walk slowly and watch your step and head. These old passageways are prone to traps."

Lin Xi's flashlight beam swept across the ground and the stone wall above him from time to time, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

——123 is right!
—These ancient passageways are indeed prone to traps such as hidden pits and poisoned arrows.

—The cactus's light has dimmed.

—Is it really going to become ineffective? If so, everyone will be exposed to the miasma.

—It's okay, aren't there other cacti in 123?

—The cactus probably won't die, it's just that the miasma is too thick and the light is too dim!

Chen Luoxue walked at the very front of the rear guard, her flashlight beam fixed on the ground, taking each step with extreme caution.

"Watch your step, everyone. The ground is covered in moss and slippery," she suddenly warned, her voice tinged with seriousness. "And I think I just saw that some of the stones ahead are a different color from the others." Her words made everyone slow down.

Zhao Kai stopped and looked back at her.
"Different? How are they different? I don't see it."

As he spoke, he bent down to touch the stone under his feet.

"Don't touch it!" Lin Xi immediately shouted to stop them. "It's best not to touch anything unless you're sure it's a trap."

She shone her flashlight in the direction Chen Luoxue had indicated, and sure enough, she saw several pebbles on the ground not far ahead, which were a darker color than the surrounding stones and had no moss on their surface, as if they had been moved.

Zhang Ting also walked over, squatted down to observe carefully, and swept the beam of her flashlight across the rubble.

“There is definitely a problem. These stones are hollow underneath, most likely hidden pits or traps. Everyone, follow me, stepping in my footprints, and don’t step on those dark gravel.”

As she spoke, she carefully took steps, avoiding the dark pebbles, and walked forward step by step.

Zhao Kai stuck out his tongue, secretly relieved that he hadn't groped her.

"Thank goodness I was warned, otherwise I might have fallen in. This stupid dungeon, they're doing all this stuff as soon as I get in."

He followed in Zhang Ting's footsteps, always keeping his trekking poles out in front of him, just in case.

The group moved forward slowly, with everyone being extra careful.

Zhou Lili followed closely behind Wu Qingquan, her eyes fixed on his footsteps, afraid that she would step on the wrong spot.

Wang Xiaoyue would occasionally look back at Zhang Yang, Chen Luoxue, and Li Han behind her to make sure no one had fallen behind.

Just then, Li Han, who was walking at the back, suddenly cried out "Ouch!" and slipped, falling to the side.

"not good!"

Wu Qingquan instinctively turned around to pull her back, but Zhang Ting stopped him.

"Don't go over there!" Zhang Ting's voice was urgent. "It might be a trap!"

Everyone stopped in their tracks, their eyes all turning to Li Han.

He was leaning half his body against the wall of the passageway, his face pale, clutching his ankle, and speaking in pain.

"It hurts so much... I think I twisted my ankle."

—Did you really twist it? Or was it intentional?

—It didn't look fake; his face was pale, and he had definitely stepped into a hidden pit and loose stones.

—Whether it's an act or not, we can't just leave him here, can we? After all, nine of us came in together.

— Zhang Ting was right to stop Wu Qingquan. What if he was deliberately leading everyone there to trigger an even bigger trap?

Anyway, I don't have a good impression of this Li Han.

A barely perceptible smile appeared on Zhang Yang's lips as he stepped forward and asked.

"Li Han, how are you? Can you stand up?"

His flashlight beam shone on Li Han's ankle, but he didn't reach out to help him up.

Chen Luoxue also walked over, squatted down and carefully examined Li Han's ankle, then looked at the pebbles under his feet, her brows furrowed.

"You did twist your ankle, and there was a hollow space underneath the rubble. Luckily, you reacted quickly and didn't fall in. But in this situation, you definitely can't walk."

"What should we do? We can't just leave him here, can we?" Wang Xiaoyue asked. "It's so dangerous here, he definitely can't stay here alone."