Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1303. Searching for the Netherworld Flower (18)

This Ghost Marrow Flower is larger than any other in the Flower Sea Illusion. Its petals are layered, like they are carved from white jade, and its stamens are pure blue, exuding a rich and pure spiritual power.

Just being near them makes everyone feel relaxed and comfortable.

However, on the base of the altar, dozens of thick black iron chains were wrapped around it, the chains gleaming with a cold metallic luster and engraved with runes.

At the other end of the chain was a huge cloud of black mist, within which a pair of scarlet eyes could be vaguely seen, staring intently at the group, emanating a suffocating aura of evil.

"So that's... the sealed remnants of the demonic cult?" Wu Qingquan's voice trembled slightly.

He could clearly feel the terrifying power emanating from the black mist, which was thousands or even tens of thousands of times more terrifying than the resentment he had encountered before.

Su Qing nodded, her expression extremely solemn.

"That's right, this is the Left Envoy of the Demonic Sect who was sealed by the Spirit Clan back then. His cultivation was extremely high. If he hadn't been suppressed by the ancient formation of the Spirit Clan, he would have broken through the seal and wreaked havoc on the world long ago. The runes and the dragon-shaped stone pillars here are all designed to reinforce the seal."

Lin Xi took a few steps forward and carefully observed the environment of the hall.

"To obtain the Ghost Marrow Flower, we must get close to the altar. However, the altar is surrounded by a seal left by the remnants of the Demonic Cult. If we get close, we may trigger his attack, or even cause him to break the seal."

“Moreover, there must be other protective mechanisms from the Spirit Clan in this hall,” Chen Luoxue added. “The Spirit Clan couldn’t possibly protect the Nether Marrow Flower and the remnants of the Demonic Cult with just a seal; they must have set up other defensive measures.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a "crackling" sound suddenly came from the walls on both sides of the hall.

The group was startled and quickly turned to look. Suddenly, the runes on the wall lit up, and dozens of fist-sized stone balls rolled out from a hidden compartment in the wall. The stone balls were engraved with sharp barbs and rolled towards them.

"Watch out!" Zhang Ting shouted a warning, pulling Wang Xiaoyue beside her to the side.

The stone ball rolled past their clothes and hit the white jade floor with a loud "bang," leaving a small crater in the ground.

Wu Qingquan grabbed Zhou Lili's hand and quickly hid behind a stone pillar with a coiled dragon design.

The stone ball rolled to the stone pillar, where it was blocked and bounced to the other side, smashing into the wall and shattering instantly. Dark green venom flowed out, sizzling as it hit the ground and corroded small holes in the white jade floor.

"Poisonous!" Wang Xiaoyue's expression changed. "Everyone, please don't touch the stone ball, and don't get the poison on your skin!"

Chen Luoxue leaned against the wall, carefully observing the pattern of the rolling stone ball.

"These stone balls rolled out from hidden compartments in the wall. The positions of these compartments are fixed, so as long as we avoid these areas, we'll be safe for now!"

Lin Xi nodded.

"Everyone, follow me and move towards the dragon-shaped stone pillar. The pillar can block the stone ball!"

The others immediately came over and followed behind Lin Xi, carefully moving towards the Panlong Stone Pillar.

Stone balls kept rolling out of the hidden compartments in the wall, crashing onto the ground and stone pillars with loud bangs. Dark green venom splattered everywhere, and a pungent stench filled the air.

—Is 123's injury healed?

—It seems she summoned a prop.

—Healing Card?

—123 has already used three props.

—Thankfully, we've arrived here. Even if there's danger, it should be over soon.

—So what if I get randomly selected? I'm not afraid of 1, 2, or 3.

—It's not a question of whether we're afraid or not, it's that we're running out of props.

—She didn't summon a healing card; it's as if her wounds healed as soon as she picked that flower.

—I saw 123 put the flowers in their bag. —What's the point of taking them out? Aren't they not giving out props anymore?

Zhou Lili was so frightened that she clung tightly to Wu Qingquan, who gritted his teeth and nimbly dodged the stone balls' attacks.

My back was grazed by the stone ball, my clothes were instantly torn, and my skin was scraped, causing a sharp pain.

Lin Xi immediately took out the flower and threw it to Chen Qingquan.

Chen Qingquan took it, and the stinging pain in his back disappeared.

"These flowers are nice," Chen Qingquan said, tossing the flowers to Lin Xi.

Lin Xi casually put it in his pocket.

Although Su Qing was weak, she tried her best to avoid the stone balls.

She saw a stone ball rolling towards Wang Xiaoyue and without hesitation reached out her hand, using her remaining spiritual power to condense a small shield in front of Wang Xiaoyue.

The stone ball struck the shield and shattered instantly. Venom splattered onto the shield, making a sizzling sound, and the shield dissipated.

"Miss Suqing!" Wang Xiaoyue exclaimed, quickly helping Suqing up. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Su Qing shook her head, her face even paler. "My spiritual power is running low, I can't use the shield anymore. We must find the control switch of the mechanism as soon as possible to stop these stone balls from attacking."

Lin Xi looked around and his gaze fell on the eight dragon-carved stone pillars.

“These stone pillars are the guardian pillars of the Spirit Clan, and they are likely related to the control of the mechanism. Zhang Ting, Chen Luoxue, you two come with me to check the stone pillars; Wu Qingquan, Xiaoyue, you two protect Su Qing and Lili; once we find the switch, I will call you over to help.”

Lin Xi, Zhang Ting, and Chen Luoxue each ran towards a different dragon-shaped stone pillar.

The stone pillars are carved with intricate patterns of mythical beasts.

Lin Xi carefully observed the details of the pattern and discovered that there was a groove on the base of each stone pillar, and the shape of the groove was like a flower.

She tried touching the groove with her hand, but there was no response.

On the other side, Chen Luoxue also discovered the groove on the base of the stone pillar. She took out a small knife from her backpack and carefully scraped away the dust in the groove, discovering a small spirit race rune engraved at the bottom of the groove.

"Xiao Bei, Zhang Ting, look at the grooves on the base of the stone pillar; there are runes there."

Lin Xi noticed the runes at this moment, and his eyes lit up.

She immediately took the special flower plant out of her pocket and carefully placed it in the groove.

As soon as the flower plant touched the groove, it emitted a dazzling golden halo, which spread along the stone pillar. The mythical beast pattern on the stone pillar seemed to come alive and let out a deep roar.

As soon as the first stone pillar was activated, the rolling stone ball in the hidden compartment on the wall instantly stopped.

Lin Xi immediately grabbed the special flower plant and ran toward the second dragon-shaped stone pillar.

Zhang Ting and Chen Luoxue followed behind her in case anything new happened.

Wu Qingquan supported Zhou Lili, cautiously observing the surrounding environment to prevent any new mechanisms from being triggered.

Zhou Lili gradually calmed down and looked around.

"I...I think I just saw the black mist over there on the altar move a little," Zhou Lili said softly.

Chen Qingquan was startled and quickly looked toward the altar.

Sure enough, the black mist was wriggling slightly, its scarlet eyes fixed on the special flower in Lin Xi's hand, filled with greed and anger.