I walk sideways in the game world

Chapter 147: Crisis and Thrilling Steps

"I've decided to keep moving forward!" Ren Xiaoyao said firmly, his eyes revealing a hint of determination. "We've come this far, we can't give up halfway! Besides, if we leave this force unchecked, who knows what will happen?"

Xia Lin was worried, but she also understood Ren Xiaoyao's character. Once he made a decision, he wouldn't change it easily. She took a deep breath and clenched the staff in her hand. "I support you, Brother Xiaoyao. No matter what happens, we will face it with you!"

Master Mo and Pharmacist Li exchanged a glance and nodded. Although they were both researchers, they also displayed the courage expected of scholars in the face of unknown dangers.

The team continued to move forward, but the warning from the mysterious figure was always lingering in their minds. Everyone's nerves were tense and they took every step with extreme caution.

The ruins were intricately constructed, with narrow, dark passages and walls covered in ancient runes that emitted a faint glow. With his keen senses, Ren Xiaoyao led the team through the maze-like passages, avoiding one deadly trap after another.

"Be careful!" Ren Xiaoyao suddenly stretched out his hand to stop everyone. He saw a seemingly ordinary stone slab on the ground in front of him, but it was emitting faint magical fluctuations.

"It's a magic trap!" Xia Lin saw the clue at a glance. "If you step on it, it will trigger the magic circle, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

Ren Xiaoyao nodded, signaling Xia Lin to be cautious, while he stepped forward to observe carefully. This magic circle was ingeniously designed and extremely hidden. If it weren't for his keen senses, it would probably be difficult to detect.

"Let me try to crack it." Pharmacist Li said, taking out various tools from his backpack and began to study the structure of the magic circle.

Time passed minute by minute, and beads of sweat oozed from Pharmacist Li's forehead. Finally, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Alright, I've temporarily cut off the magic circle's energy supply. We can pass safely."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, carefully bypassed the stone slabs, and continued on their way. However, this was only the beginning. Next, they encountered various traps, some of which were deadly poison arrows, some were sharp blades, and some were flames that could instantly turn people into ashes.

Every crisis put them in a state of extreme danger, but with their wisdom and courage, they eventually overcame all dangers. However, as they went deeper and deeper into the ruins, the traps became more difficult and appeared more frequently, as if warning them not to go any further...

Just as they had cracked a trap, several dark figures suddenly appeared at the end of the passage, emitting a cold, murderous aura. Ren Xiaoyao's heart trembled, realizing that the real challenge had just begun...

The shadows gradually became clearer, and in the faint light, Ren Xiaoyao could clearly see their faces. They were dressed in uniform black clothes, with bronze masks on their faces, revealing only their cold eyes. They held various weapons in their hands, and it was obvious that they were not ordinary people.

"It seems we are not the only visitors." Master Mo lowered his voice, a hint of solemnity in his tone.

"Who are these people? Why do they want to enter the ruins?" Xia Lin asked in a low voice, holding the staff tightly in her hand, ready to fight at any time.

"I'm afraid it's for the secrets in the ruins." A cold light flashed in Ren Xiaoyao's eyes. He knew that a fierce battle was inevitable.

"Kill!" The leading man in black gave the order and launched the attack first.

The men in black were well-trained, coordinated, and fiercely skilled, clearly veterans of battle. Although Ren Xiaoyao's team was formidable, they struggled to deploy within the narrow passageway, forcing them into a difficult battle.

"Brother Xiaoyao, what should we do?" Xia Lin asked anxiously while waving her staff to block the attack.

"Don't panic, let's retreat first!" Ren Xiaoyao made a prompt decision. He knew that it would be disadvantageous for them to continue fighting head-on. They had to find an opportunity and use the terrain advantage to defeat them one by one.

While fending off the attacks, he observed his surroundings. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he pointed to a fork in the road ahead and said, "Let's go from there!"

After saying this, he seized the opportunity, forced the black-clad man in front of him back with a palm, and rushed to the fork in the road first. Xia Lin and others followed closely behind him, fighting and retreating, and finally broke free from the encirclement of the black-clad men.

"Damn it! Let them get away!" The leading man in black was furious when he saw this, but he could do nothing but order to continue the pursuit.

Ren Xiaoyao and the others ran all the way along the fork in the road and finally shook off the pursuers. They came to a spacious stone chamber. In the center of the stone chamber stood a huge stone platform with intricate patterns carved on it, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.

"Where is this place?" Pharmacist Li asked puzzledly, looking at the surrounding environment.

Ren Xiaoyao didn't answer. He was drawn to the pattern on the stone platform. He felt it was familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had seen it before. He reached out and gently touched the pattern. Suddenly, the stone chamber began to vibrate violently...

"Oh no! We seem to have triggered some mechanism!" Master Mo's face changed drastically and he exclaimed.

"Let's get out of here!" Ren Xiaoyao also realized that the situation was not good, so he pulled Xia Lin and ran out, and others followed.

However, it was too late. The roof of the stone chamber began to collapse, and huge rocks fell from the sky, blocking the exit tightly.

"We are trapped!" Charlene looked at everything in front of her in horror, her voice trembling.

Ren Xiaoyao remained silent. He gripped his weapon tightly, his eyes gleaming with determination. He knew the true test had only just begun...

With a loud "boom," a huge rock fell from overhead, smashing heavily onto the stone platform and shattering the pattern on it. At the same time, a powerful energy wave emanated from beneath the platform, rapidly spreading...

"Brother Xiaoyao, look..." Xia Lin suddenly pointed at the bottom of the stone platform and exclaimed.

Following Xia Lin's gaze, Ren Xiaoyao saw a crack beneath the stone platform, the smooth ground beneath it suddenly cracking. A faint green light emanated from the crack, like an eye from hell... With a resounding "boom," a huge rock crashed down from overhead, slamming heavily onto the stone platform and shattering the designs on it. Simultaneously, a powerful energy wave emanated from beneath the platform, rapidly spreading. The entire stone chamber shook violently, filling the air with dust and scattering debris, as if the heavens were collapsing and the earth were cracking.

"Brother Xiaoyao, look..." Xia Lin grabbed Ren Xiaoyao's arm in horror, pointing under the stone platform, her voice trembling.

Ren Xiaoyao followed Xia Lin's gaze and saw that under the stone platform, the originally flat ground had cracked into a gap. A faint green light emanated from the gap, as if it was an eye from hell, weird and terrifying.

"Not good! This energy fluctuation is extraordinary!" Master Mo's face changed drastically and he exclaimed, "Let's get out of here!"

However, it's too late.

The green light became stronger and stronger, and finally turned into a beam of light that shot up into the sky and hit the top of the stone chamber.

"boom!"

The top of the stone chamber could no longer withstand this powerful energy and collapsed, burying the entire stone chamber in ruins.

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After an unknown amount of time, Ren Xiaoyao woke up from his coma. He felt sore all over and his head felt dizzy, as if he was being crushed by a huge rock.

"Cough cough..."

He struggled and coughed a few times, spitting out a mouthful of saliva mixed with dust.

"Brother Xiaoyao, you're awake!"

Charlene's surprised voice came to my ears.

Ren Xiaoyao opened his heavy eyelids and saw Xia Lin looking at him anxiously, her eyes full of concern.

"Where are the others?" He looked around and found that Master Mo and Pharmacist Li were also safe and sound, with only minor injuries.

"We're all fine," Pharmacist Li replied. "Thanks to you. If you hadn't used your body to protect us in time, I'm afraid we would have been crushed to death by the falling rocks."

Ren Xiaoyao nodded and struggled to stand up. He then realized that the originally spacious stone chamber had collapsed by more than half, leaving only a small space, and it could collapse again at any time.

"We have to leave here quickly!" Master Mo said solemnly, looking at the crumbling stone chamber, "It's too dangerous here!"

Everyone did not dare to delay, and supported each other, stumbling out along the only passage that had not collapsed.

The passage was pitch black, and they could not see their hand in front of their face. They could only rely on the faint light to grope their way forward.

"Be careful!" Ren Xiaoyao, who was walking in front, suddenly whispered.

He felt the ground beneath his feet was a little loose, as if it was a trap formed after the earthquake.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became alert and carefully avoided cracks and collapses on the ground.

The walls on both sides of the passage were originally carved with exquisite patterns, but now they are in ruins, with cracks appearing in many places, and even gravel constantly rolling down from them.

"Boom!"

A loud bang came from behind them, and the entire passage shook violently, as if it would collapse at any time.

"Run!"

Ren Xiaoyao shouted and ran forward first.

No one dared to stop and ran forward with all their might following him.

After running for an unknown amount of time, they finally escaped from that dangerous passage.

However, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, Master Mo suddenly pointed ahead and exclaimed:

"what is that?"

Ren Xiaoyao and the others followed the direction of Master Mo's finger and saw a stone door suddenly appear before their eyes. The stone door was simple and heavy, with intricate carvings on it, forming a sharp contrast with the rough walls around it. It was obviously deliberately hidden by humans.

"Behind this door, there may be a secret about this relic!" Master Mo said excitedly with excitement in his eyes.

Ren Xiaoyao and the others looked at each other and saw hope in each other's eyes. They had fled all the way, going through so much hardship, wasn't it just to find the secret of the ruins?

"Let's be careful!" Ren Xiaoyao reminded, drawing the long sword from his waist first and approaching the stone gate cautiously.

However, just as they were about to reach the stone gate, a burst of cold laughter suddenly came from all directions, making people shudder.

"Hehehe... Do you think you can escape?"

Along with this sinister laugh, dozens of black shadows rushed out from the surrounding darkness and surrounded Ren Xiaoyao and others.

"It's them! They're catching up!" Pharmacist Li's face changed drastically and he exclaimed in surprise.

These men in black were the same group that had attacked them in the stone chamber before. Each of them had a fierce and murderous aura, and it was obvious that they came prepared.

"What should we do, Brother Xiaoyao?" Xia Lin grabbed Ren Xiaoyao's sleeve tightly, her pretty face pale and her eyes full of worry.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here!" Ren Xiaoyao gently patted the back of Xia Lin's hand, signaling her to rest assured. Then, he glanced coldly at the men in black around him and said in a deep voice, "Since you're looking for death, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Hmph! How shameless! You think you can fight us with just a few of you? You are simply courting death!" The leading man in black sneered, his eyes full of disdain.

"Go! Kill them all, leaving no one alive!"

Before he finished speaking, the men in black rushed towards Ren Xiaoyao and others like a tide, with swords flashing and murderous intent in the air. A fierce battle was about to break out.

Ren Xiaoyao and his companions stood back to back, forming a defensive formation to resist the fierce attack of the men in black. However, the other side was large in number and each one was very strong. Ren Xiaoyao and his companions gradually felt that they were unable to cope with the situation and the situation was precarious.

"Haha... Ren Xiaoyao, you can't escape today!" The leading man in black laughed wildly, waving the long sword in his hand and chopped down at Ren Xiaoyao on the head.

"Brother Xiaoyao, be careful!"

At the critical moment, a beautiful figure suddenly blocked Ren Xiaoyao's way...