Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1312. Echoes from the Abyss (2)

"careful!"

Huang Jingjing reacted quickly, grabbing Wang Yiyi's waist with one hand and Xin Ye beside her with the other, and instantly leaped several meters in the direction Wang Yiyi had pointed earlier.

Guo Yuelang acted almost simultaneously, protecting Feng Xi with his left arm and grabbing Lin Xi's wrist with his right arm. A bluish-gray light shield appeared around him, and he teleported away with the two of them, following Huang Jingjing.

Lin Xi grabbed Lin Bei without hesitation.

Before Bai Yueming, Zhao Chen, and Ouyang Yu could react, the amethyst pillar grazed their clothes and pierced the ground.

Amidst the flying stone chips, Guo Yuelang and Huang Jingjing had returned.

Guo Yuelang, Zhu Zhu, Bai Yueming, and Zhao Chen, while Huang Jingjing pulled Ouyang Yu and teleported to the place they had just been.

The area where everyone had originally stood was now densely covered with amethyst pillars, and the ground was cracked with spiderweb-like fissures that seemed bottomless, clearly caused by the amethyst piercing the ground and loosening the strata.

The moment Huang Jingjing landed with the others, the ground beneath her feet suddenly collapsed without warning.

"not good!"

Huang Jingjing instinctively pushed Ouyang Yu to her side, but she herself fell down with the collapsing rubble.

Ouyang Yu was not spared either, falling down right after Huang Jingjing.

Xin let out a soft cry as half her body slid into the trap. Wang Yiyi grabbed her wrist tightly, her face turning pale from the force.

"Quick, pull her up!"

Just as Lin Xi was about to step forward, Guo Yuelang bent down, grabbed Xin Ye's belt with one hand, and pulled him up with a sudden burst of strength.

A dull thud came from below the trap, followed by Huang Jingjing's slightly hoarse voice.

"We're fine. There's a passage down there. Come down quickly!"

Everyone peered over and saw that the bottom of the trap was a solid rocky ground, where Huang Jingjing was standing and waving.

Ouyang Yu was observing his surroundings.

A few glowing fluorite stones were scattered around, barely illuminating the small space.

"It seems the amethyst piercing and the ground collapse are a linked mechanism." Guo Yuelang crouched down to examine the edge of the trap, his fingertip brushing over a fine engraving. "The trigger condition should be the energy fluctuation after the amethyst piercing."

"It really is one thing after another." Wang Yiyi was still in shock.

She and her twenty-four companions had just dodged the moving flying rocks, but they couldn't avoid the stones falling from the cave ceiling.

As viewers watched, the live stream was instantly shut down, and her companion's body disappeared, leaving her alone in the cave.

She had already used up her shortcut to clear the game.

She could only ask for help in the group chat.

Lin Xi turned on his flashlight and shone it down, discovering that the rock walls on both sides of the passage were covered with twisted symbols, like some kind of ancient incantation.

“Yiyi, have you seen these symbols before?” she asked, turning around.

Wang Yi shook her head, her face still pale.

"We had just come in and hadn't even started walking around when a bunch of rocks flew at us. We just dodged them, but then..."

At this point, her voice choked up, clearly recalling the previous tragedy.

Bai Yueming jumped down first, and immediately looked around after landing.

"It's safe down here, you can come down now," Bai Yueming called out.

"Teleportation is ready," Guo Yuelang said.

Just as the group teleported down, a low roar suddenly came from the depths of the passage, like the howl of some giant creature, causing rubble to fall from the rock walls.

Feng Xi gripped the short knife she carried tightly, her eyes wary.

"Yi-yi, have you encountered this before?"

"No," Wang Yiyi shook her head.

—Holy crap, a dark shadow? —What is it?
—Not only are there multiple traps, but there's also a boss?

— I'm so glad Teacher Huang is alright. I was so scared just now!
— Meng Ye encountered this kind of situation on his first time entering a dungeon; his mental fortitude is impressive!
—Don't you guys think those symbols are weird? They seem to be moving.

—It's somewhat similar to that Ghostly Marrow Flower dungeon.

—Could it be that the same person designed this?

—With their roster, 123 should be able to win, right?

——Don't Milk

—So many strong teams have been wiped out before, be careful not to capsize in an unexpected way.

—Wang Yiyi has just recovered; please don't let anything happen to her again.

Lin Xi glanced at the comments and noticed that someone mentioned the symbols were moving.

She looked at the rock wall again and indeed found that the twisted symbols seemed to be slowly wriggling, as if they were alive.

“These symbols are problematic,” she warned. “Don’t stare at them for too long, it might affect your mind.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Bei took out a silver badge from his pocket, which was engraved with intricate patterns.

She tossed the badge into the air, and it instantly emitted rays of silver light that enveloped the entire passageway.

"This is the Mind-Cleansing Badge, which can ward off mental interference."

“No wonder no one can clear this dungeon,” Zhao Chen remarked. “Physical attacks plus mental interference plus a series of traps—it’s practically a killer setup.”

Huang Jingjing has already finished scouting ahead of the passage.

"There's a fork in the road about 100 meters ahead. The left passage has a faint energy fluctuation, while the right passage is completely silent. I don't know what's going on."

"Shall we split up?" Feng Xi suggested. "That would be more efficient."

“No!” Lin Xi immediately objected. “The traps in this instance are all interconnected; splitting up is too dangerous.”

Wang Yiyi nodded in agreement: "That's right, we must move forward as a group."

"I'll listen to everyone. I'll go wherever you say, and I'll try my best not to hold you back," Xin said.

"Then let's go to the left."

Ouyang Yu made the decision.

"Zhao Chen is in charge of scouting ahead. Use your telekinesis to clear any potential traps."

Xin Xin and Feng Xi were responsible for guarding both sides and keeping an eye on the movements of the shadowy figure;
Teacher Huang, please take good care of Wang Yiyi and... Meng Ye, and be ready to heal their injuries at any time;

Xiao Mu, you're in charge of monitoring the comments in the live stream. Viewers might notice details we missed.

—Wow, this Ouyang has a real leader's air about him.

—He is quite composed.

Indeed, they give off a trustworthy vibe.

—He probably knows Meng Ye in real life, he paused for a moment when he said Meng Ye's name.

--should be.

—And, is Meng Ye's name more frightening than other people's names? Why did your voice suddenly lower?

With clear division of labor, the group headed towards the left-hand passage.

The passage became narrower and narrower, the rock walls on both sides became increasingly damp, and a faint stench of decay filled the air.

As the fluorite's light gradually dimmed, Lin Xi had to turn on her flashlight.

Just then, a highlighted comment appeared in the live stream room, posted by "Garlic Chrysanthemum Greens".

—There's a stone door at the end of the passage on the left! Above the stone door is a groove, it looks like something is being inlaid.

—I just took a screenshot, everyone take a look! [Image]
—The shape of the groove in the picture seems to be the same as the cross-section of the amethyst pillar before!
—Does this mean we have to remove the amethyst pillar and embed it in?
—But the amethyst pillar is so sharp, and it would pierce you if you got too close, right?
Is it possible that a specific amethyst is required? For example, the one with the strongest energy?