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Chapter 1319. Echoes from the Abyss (9)

Lin Xi shone his flashlight on the stone slab, and the musical notes from left to right were "fa, xi, la, do, mi, so, fa, xi".

“The sequence is related to the previous scale, but there are more repeated notes.” She frowned. “And the passage is too long; once you step on the wrong step, there’s no time to back up.”

—It's musical notes again. When will this dungeon ever end?
—The passage is so long, one wrong step and you're done for!
—What is the quest in this instance?

—It's nothing. Just find the exit of the abyss and get out.

—It's easy to say, but everyone before us was wiped out, and no one has ever cleared the game.

—Actually, things are alright now, but the earlier part was quite dangerous, with one pitfall after another.

Xin also carefully observed the crystals on both sides of the passage and found that the lit crystals corresponded exactly to the musical notes on the stone slab.

"The lit crystals represent 'fa, la, do, mi, si,' while the dark ones represent 'si, so, fa.' You should only step on the notes corresponding to the lit crystals!"

Guo Yuelang stepped onto the first stone slab, "Fa," and the crystal emitted a blue light. There was nothing unusual in the passage.

He breathed a sigh of relief and continued stepping onto the second bright crystal corresponding to the "la".

Just then, a "humming" sound suddenly came from the passage, and the sound wave was like an invisible blade, slashing towards Guo Yuelang.

He reacted extremely quickly, teleporting to avoid the attack. The sound wave struck the wall, leaving a deep scratch.

“No, the shiny crystal is a trap!” Ouyang Yu said. “The parchment scroll says ‘Clear sound hides turbid sound,’ the shiny one is the turbid sound, the dark one is the clear sound!”

Lin Xi looked at the parchment scroll and, sure enough, found a line of small characters in the corner: "Light is turbid, darkness is clear."

Nobody had noticed it before.

"The note corresponding to the Dark Crystal is the correct one!"

Zhao Chen immediately used telekinesis to trigger the "West" stone slab corresponding to the dark crystal. This time, there was no sonic attack; instead, soothing music rang out in the passage.

The group stepped onto the stone slabs corresponding to the dark crystal in turn: Xi, Suo, Fa, Xi.

With each correct step, the music in the passage becomes clearer, and the musical notes on the walls light up accordingly.

When the last stone slab "West" was triggered, the black stone wall at the end of the passage slowly opened, revealing a huge circular space.

This space is like a huge concert hall, with a high platform in the center, on which sits an old pipe organ.

The organ's keys are made of bone, and the body is engraved with blood-red symbols.

Countless desiccated corpses hung on the walls around the space, their fingers bound by iron chains and posed as if playing a musical instrument, looking extremely eerie.

“This is the ‘Core of Resonance’.” Guo Yuelang stared at the pipe organ. “The parchment scroll says that you need to play a complete sequence of notes to unlock the next area. But if you play a wrong note, the corpse will come back to life and attack.”

—Do I have to play the piano? Is this a music exam?
—Bone piano keys!
—That's terrifying!
—The corpse has come back to life?
—If I play the wrong note, won't I be facing a bunch of zombies?
—Who can play the organ? And in a specific sequence of notes!
—The previous sequence was "do, mi, so, la, do, fa, mi, si", so it should be the same this time, right?
Ouyang Yu walked up to the organ and carefully examined the bone keys.

The piano keys are engraved with tiny symbols, consistent with the previous distorted symbols, with each key corresponding to a note.

“The symbols on the piano keys match those on the wall, so playing in the previous sequence should be correct.” She turned to look at everyone. “But someone needs to play it personally; the power of telekinesis might not be able to precisely trigger the keys.”

The group looked at each other, none of them having ever played the organ before.

Wang Yi hesitated for a moment: "I'll give it a try. I learned piano when I was a child, so the fingering for the organ should be similar."

She walked up to the organ, took a deep breath, and placed her fingers on the keys corresponding to "Do".

Just as she was about to press the piano key, a "click" sound suddenly came from the space, and the corpses hanging all around opened their eyes, their empty eye sockets flashing with an eerie green light.

"Oh no, they've reacted ahead of time!" Without hesitation, Lin Xi pressed the first piano key, "Do."

The pipe organ emitted a deep, resonant sound, and the air in the space began to vibrate.

The suspended corpse swayed slightly, but did not break free of the chains.

“Keep playing!” Lin Xi said. “We’ll protect you.”

Wang Yiyi continued playing in sequence: Mi, Sol, La, Do, Fa, Mi. With each note played, the resonance in the space intensified, the corpse shook more violently, and the iron chains clanged as if they might break at any moment.

Just as she was about to press the last note, "Si," the organ suddenly emitted a piercing noise, and the keys instantly became scalding hot.

Wang Yi instinctively pulled his hand back; his fingers were already red from the burn.

"The piano keys are getting hot; there's something wrong!" Wang Yiyi said.

Bai Yueming was right next to Wang Yiyi and immediately checked on her.

"There are strange symbols on the instrument. Is it cursed? Do we need to suppress them?" Bai Yueming said. "I'll help you suppress them. You continue playing!"

Wang Yi nodded, enduring the pain in his fingers, and pressed the piano keys again.

Just then, a corpse suddenly broke free of its chains and lunged at Wang Yiyi.

Feng Xi reacted extremely quickly, slashing off the corpse's arm with his short knife.

But more corpses began to break free of their chains, their empty eye sockets glowing with an even stronger eerie green light, as they lunged at the crowd.

The viewers in the live stream had their adrenaline levels soaring.

—The corpse has come back to life!

—That's terrifying!
—555555 This is so exciting, I love it.

—The piano keys even get hot; this design is full of pitfalls.

Go Wang Yiyi!

—Just one more note to go!

Zhao Chen immediately used telekinesis, using an invisible force to pull away the several lunging corpses.

Guo Yuelang grabbed his small shield and used it to block the corpses that followed.

Huang Jingjing quickly treated Wang Yiyi's burns, relieving the burns on her fingers.

"Play the last note quickly!"

Wang Yiyi took a deep breath and pressed down hard on the last note, "Xi".

The pipe organ emitted a deafening resonance, and the air in the space formed an invisible shockwave that spread outwards.

The onrushing corpses were blasted away by the shockwave and fell to the ground, turning into dust.

Just when everyone thought the mechanism had been unlocked, the organ suddenly vibrated violently, a huge crack appeared in its body, and black mist poured out. Within the mist, a huge figure was vaguely writhing.

"No, this isn't unlocking a mechanism! It's summoning the Boss!" Ouyang Yu said, his silver dagger gathering a strong purifying silver light as he warily stared at the figure in the mist.

The black mist grew thicker and thicker, gradually coalescing into a human-shaped silhouette. He wore a black robe, a skull mask, and held a scepter made of musical notes.

"Those who trespass into the abyss shall die!"