Almighty Genius

Chapter 2244 - 1738: The Mysterious Underground Palace

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Although they're all cannon fodder, the Six Major Chinese Clans have also sent people over, considered responsible for monitoring these cannon fodder. Those two people's faces look extremely unpleasant, seemingly also complaining about their bad luck, getting assigned such a lousy task.

From this perspective, these two guys are also looking at Qin Fang and his team's eyes with quite unfriendly gazes.

The suspension bridge beneath their feet makes one feel quite uneasy—walking on it feels like it might break and drop you at any moment...

Danxia Mountain doesn't seem too tall, probably only about two or three hundred meters, but beneath the main peak, where Qin Fang and his team are on the suspension bridge, lies an abyss that is deep beyond sight, shrouded in fog and clouds, chilling one's spine.

Even among the cannon fodder, there are many experts whose self-preservation abilities are quite strong, but if they were to actually fall, it's unlikely anyone would survive... who knows how deep the abyss below truly is.

Even as Qin Fang walks above, he feels a significant sense of crisis... this also causes his eyebrows to furrow deeply.

However, in terms of self-preservation, Qin Fang doesn't worry much. He has very thorough preparation in his Props Box, including three parachutes...

"Why do I have this feeling?"

Precisely because of these necessary preparations, Qin Fang finds it puzzling, as if he's still overlooking something.

"Is this... the entrance to the Underground Palace?"

As the group walks along the suspension bridge to the end of the peak, they find themselves before a deep, dark cave entrance, adorned with two sculptures of ferocious beasts, their forms indistinct, appearing quite grim and terrifying.

However, everyone is looking at this entrance, unable to resist murmuring doubts in their minds...

"Everyone makes final preparations and then immediately enter the Underground Palace..."

The two overseers from the Six Major Families cautiously approach the entrance of the Underground Palace, extending their necks to peek inside. Seeing nothing, they turn immediately to instruct the cannon fodder Daredevil Team.

Clearly, these two guys are quite afraid of dying and would never volunteer to be the first to step into the Underground Palace...

"Fuck! I'm going first..."

The Daredevil Team members look at each other, none wanting to be the frontrunner, but eventually, a sturdy man mutters a curse, his body faintly shuddering as changes occur on his skin, transforming into what seems to be a metal texture, and without looking back, charges into this mysterious and unknown Underground Palace.

"Metal Beastman?"

Seeing the man enter, Qin Fang murmurs softly.

He's fought Beastmen before, aware that these individuals are akin to monstrous creatures, especially noticing the man's skin, resembling some kind of metal, an incredibly formidable defense—quite suitable for him to lead the charge.

"Doesn't seem all that dangerous..."

Inside the Underground Palace, the beastman might be invisible to the outside but no sounds emanate, easing tensions among many Daredevil Team members; none truly wish this mysterious place holds unpredictable crises.

Still, while others relax, Qin Fang's brows furrow further...

As the Metal Beastman enters the mysterious Underground Palace, he vanishes from Qin Fang's mini-map... despite them being merely meters or tens of meters apart, Qin Fang can see him, yet not on the mini-map.

"It's too eerie..."

If not for seeing the figure's back, Qin Fang might've thought the Underground Palace possessed some transmission array like on Devil's Island, causing the Metal Beastman to vanish from the map.

However, now it only deepens Qin Fang's unsettling feeling—this Underground Palace is truly uncanny, even he feels an intense pressure.

"Quick, quick, quick! Hurry up... all of you go in!"

The Daredevil Team's partial relief encourages the monitors to exhale a breath of relief, raising their voices to urge team entry, intending, of course, to be last themselves.

"Go, go, go, what's there to fear..."

The Daredevils recognize this trip's inevitability; the path ahead appears calm, presumably safe, so what's to fear—officially stepped through the Palace's gateway.

Several speak loudly, perhaps as encouragement and self-motivation.

"Don't rush..."

Qin Fang and his team were in the middle position of the group. Seeing the people in front of them all went inside, Charlie was about to lead a few people in as well. But just as he took a step, Qin Fang pulled him back, and Qin Fang's voice rang in his ear.

Charlie naturally wouldn't disobey, and immediately halted his steps, and the others also stopped one after another...

This scene was noticed by the two overseers, and sharp eyes were cast their way, making Charlie, such a master, feel short of breath... These two overseers were also quite powerful masters, no less than the core guards of the Hand of the Demon, possessing Grandmaster Level cultivation.

However, these two were busy arranging for the others to enter the underground palace, and although they were displeased with Charlie and the others, they temporarily couldn't afford to pay attention to them.

"Ah~~"

But before the daredevils here fully entered the underground palace, they heard a scream from ahead, seemingly from that metal beastman. The voice was extremely eerie and long, echoing in the dark passage for a long time, causing everyone present to change color at the sound.

Charlie couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine and looked gratefully at Qin Fang, estimating that he also felt a wave of fear...

"No worries, it's expected..."

But at this time, Qin Fang not only wasn't scared but instead smiled and simply said a sentence before stepping into the underground palace.

Charlie and the others were bewildered, but seeing Qin Fang enter the underground palace, they also hesitated no more and followed Qin Fang's footsteps into this eerie and unpredictable underground palace.

This behavior naturally attracted the attention of the two overseers as well, whose expressions improved somewhat and weren't as resentful and annoyed as before...

"What a creepy place..."

Stepping into the door of this underground palace, a cold breath instantly came over them. There wasn't any rotten smell, but it made people feel very gloomy and terrifying, even Qin Fang couldn't help but exclaim.

What truly made people feel eerie was when you walked into this underground palace, walked on this deep corridor, and turned back to look, you'd find... the door that was originally within reach seemed tens of meters away.

Qin Fang knew that even if you try to walk back now, that door will always be this far away... Even if you can see it, you'll never be able to reach it.

"Inches Apart, Worlds Away!"

Seeing this, Qin Fang couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It seems this underground palace is even more mysterious than I imagined..."

The other mercenaries might be scared by such a scene, but Qin Fang wasn't like that, at most just looking a bit stern, because this scene was actually the effect of a top Thousand Doors Secret Technique, Inches Apart, Worlds Away.

Inches Apart, Worlds Away is different from a teleportation array but even more terrifying...

A teleportation array directly teleports people away, the distance long ago exceeding tens of thousands of miles.

But this Inches Apart, Worlds Away makes you seem to be still in place, yet you'll never be able to return... That small stretch of road seems as distant as the end of the world, completely untouchable.

"Young Master Qin..."

Charlie and others noticed this eerie scene, looking at Qin Fang with distressed expressions. These people were all foreigners who had seen many strange things during their mercenary careers, but this scene...

"Don't think too much... It's actually nothing, it just tells us not to look back!"

Qin Fang shrugged indifferently.

The entrance of the underground palace arranged with Inches Apart, Worlds Away means that those who come have no way out but to keep moving forward; they have absolutely no other choice... However, this also shows that this underground palace is extraordinary; the things hidden inside must be very precious.

"Top-level Thousand Doors Secret Technique... This underground palace really makes me look forward to it!"

With Qin Fang's current Qian Art Cultivation, he can only barely figure out some patterns of a teleportation array, although he can't fully crack it, he can at least utilize it a bit, not completely lost.

But encountering this deeper top Thousand Doors Secret Technique, Inches Apart, Worlds Away, unless Qin Fang elevates his cheating skills to Great Grandmaster Level, he might be able to save himself; otherwise... he can only follow others all the way forward!

"Sigh..."

Seeing that Qin Fang had no solution, Charlie and the others also looked dejected.

Although they were chosen as the daredevils, having Qin Fang by their side, they thought there was a pretty high chance of survival... but just after entering the underground palace, encountering such an eerie situation with Qin Fang saying there's no solution, it's a blow to their confidence.

"Let's go... The real challenge and test come next!"

However, Qin Fang appeared quite calm, lightly patting Charlie and others on the shoulder with a smile, "Although this eerie secret technique prevents us from looking back, it doesn't mean there's absolutely no way out..."

Charlie and they were actually considered Qin Fang's own people now, and encouragement was needed where it should be... Otherwise, how could they be completely devoted to following?