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Chapter 568 Spiral Tower

As they walked along the passageway, the three remained cautious and vigilant, and ultimately did not encounter any more vampires.

Then.

On the first day, they discovered the entrance to the underground ruins passageway used by the vampire group.

It was a vertical tunnel.

There were obvious signs of magic; the loose red sand was firmly fixed at the edge.

The other party precisely drilled a straight hole from above, 50 meters down, through the ruins passage that was only four meters wide.

Looking at the red tunnel, Lin Gui understood.

From beginning to end, the vampires knew of the existence of this relic.

It is only now that it has been used.

Lin Gui and the investigation team were unaware of this.

For the next week, the three of them continued to venture deeper into the tunnel.

As the passageway ascended, the oppressive aura emanating from the demon became increasingly pronounced.

Elvia and Lillian's expressions grew increasingly grim.

This feeling of gradually walking towards the cage of ferocious beasts.

Keep their hearts pounding in their throats.

Lin Gui, on the other hand, is the complete opposite.

I don't know if it's just Elvia's imagination.

This guy seems pretty relaxed, like he's at home.

No, it's not an illusion.

Even Lillian, an autistic girl, noticed it.

For the past week, Elvia and Lillian have been on high alert.

When Lin Gui was on night watch, even the slightest noise could wake Elvia.

Lillian was so frightened that she turned her little head several times in 3 seconds.

As if afraid that demons would come from all directions.

And Lin Gui—

After confirming that Lillian was capable of handling the raft, he took out a deck chair and leaned back on it.

While giving directions, he munched on dried fruit and flipped through the pile of rare magic textbooks that Qianta had purchased.

The worst part was that he even crossed his legs.

He even started humming a little tune.

Elvia looked at him.

He glanced at the dark stone walls around him, and felt the heavy pressure of the demonic aura emanating from above pressing down on his chest.

Looking back on the journey, I realize how easily I became paranoid.

She always felt that there was something inexplicably eerie about the scene.

The passageway gradually widens.

Finally, around noon on the seventh day.

An ancient stone gate blocked the way.

The lintel is engraved with blurred lines, its edges worn away by time.

The raft slowly came to a stop, and Lillian turned to look at Lin Gui.

Lin Gui glanced up and then closed the book in his hand.

"arrive."

"Go through this door, enter the Spiral Tower, and you'll reach the Red Earth Desert."

After saying that, he turned the page of the book and cracked open a dried fruit.

Lillian hesitated, then looked at Elvia.

Elvia sighed helplessly, looking at his leisurely appearance, and finally spoke.

"They just went in like that?"

Lin Gui looked up and replied, puzzled.

"Otherwise what?"

Elvia was speechless after his question.

What else?

Brother, this is the last place leading into the red desert.

This unique architecture, and its role as a guardian of the red desert.

Don't you think there shouldn't be some... danger inside?

Even if things go wrong, with mountains of demons piled up above, a few are bound to accidentally wander in and shouldn't be noticed.

Lillian finally couldn't hold back any longer, weakly raised her hand, and asked in a low voice.

"Teacher, is there...any danger inside?"

"After all... that's the red desert up there."

Lin Gui looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Danger?"

"What kind of threat could there be?"

Lillian counted on her fingers intently.

"For example, the guardians of historical sites..."

Lin Gui shook his head.

"no."

"Where is that terrifying demon...?"

"no."

"Ancient tomb traps and stuff..."

"no."

"A cursed mechanism?"

"no."

Lillian continued listing, but Lin Gui had already denied them one by one.

Elvia closed her eyes in resignation.

"So, what's in here?"

Lin Gui recalled for a moment.

"Stone rubble, ancient paintings, broken doors, stone steps."

"That's all."

Elvia and Lillian continued to stare at him.

Lin Gui reluctantly put down the book.

"If what Lillian said really exists, it would be impossible for a low-level exploration team to get the resources of the Red Desert from above through this."

"They were killed by what you said a long time ago."

"They don't have the Night Veil; any Earth Spider could take their lives."

"So don't worry, there's no danger inside."

"Of course, vigilance is also necessary, so that we can react in case a demon suddenly appears."

After saying that, he waved for people to go inside.

Lillian and Elvia exchanged a glance.

Elvia couldn't help but complain.

"All I heard along the way were horrifying stories about the red desert."

"No one has ever come out alive. Minister Turan didn't even dare to step forward. The entire desert is full of terrible demons."

"And it turned out we got in so easily..."

"The checkpoint we were approaching was completely safe."

"Is this really the red desert, one of the ten most dangerous places in China?"

Elvia and Lillian both felt a huge sense of loss.

Even though the pressure from above continued to intensify.

But my nerves have been on edge for so long.

With the forest ghost's laxity and the absence of any minor dangers along the way.

They couldn't help but begin to question this so-called desperate situation.

The heavy stone door was opened.

The raft poked its head out, and Lillian and Elvia cautiously peeked out together.

Two heads were stacked one on top of the other on the edge of the raft, and four eyes cautiously scanned the interior, creating a scene that was somewhat comical.

Through their vision, the shape of the spiral tower came into view.

The tower has a spacious interior, with faded murals carved on the stone walls, their colors worn away by time.

The ground was paved with broken stone bricks, and in the corners were piles of weathered gravel.

A spiral stone staircase leads upwards, old but sturdy.

Just as Lin Gui said.

Gravel, ancient paintings, broken doors, stone steps.

then……

Gone.

After much hesitation, Lillian asked.

"Then... shall I go in?"

Lin Gui didn't look up, just kept turning the pages of his book.

"Come in, come in."

Lillian sighed and urged the raft to float into the Spiral Tower.

The raft slowly floated up inside the tower, continuously ascending along the spiraling space.

At the top, about forty meters high, they saw the light.

That was the second time they had seen the light.

The first time was through the tunnel dug by the vampires, where you could see directly into the sky—the blood-red sky unique to the Red Earth Desert.

This time, however, they could only see the light.

The white light pouring in from the exit illuminated the area at the top of the tower.

Lillian and Elvia's heartbeats quickened simultaneously.

Elvia gripped the hilt of her sword tightly, while Lillian tightened her grip on her staff.

The two exchanged a glance and both saw tension in each other's eyes.

Just as the raft was about to reach the exit—

"Oh right, I almost forgot something."

Lin Gui suddenly spoke.

Elvia and Lillian both flinched and turned sharply to look at him.

"What is it?"

Under the extremely tense gazes of the two women, he slowly took out an exquisite bottle from his storage space.

Elvia looked closely and realized it was the expensive magical skincare product she had bought before.