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Chapter 337 The Deep and Strange Corridor

"The captain..."

Lingyan's words abruptly ceased after Lingji sealed the protective shield, as if choked by an invisible force. His voice was low and deep, seemingly suppressing some emotion within him.

Lingji keenly sensed Lingyan's emotional change. She turned around, looked at Lingyan, and a hint of understanding flashed in her eyes.

"He's the captain, so we just need to obey orders. That's our duty."

Then, she gently patted Lingyan's shoulder to comfort him.

"Okay, don't worry, I know."

Lingyan took a deep breath, nodded, and tried to calm her voice.

He knew Lingji was right; as members of a team, they had to obey the captain's orders—this was the fundamental principle of teamwork.

Lingji smiled slightly and gestured for Lingyan to follow him. The two walked silently toward the main force, without exchanging a word the entire way.

At the same time, after checking that there were no problems with the protective shield, Lingjiu turned around and walked towards the isolation room.

He had to tell Lingluo the captain's order, since he was a socially awkward person facing another socially awkward person, and both of them could only do their best not to run away, so there was no need to say anything preliminary.

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Lingye walked and stopped frequently, trying to avoid battles, and soon returned to the crevice she had come from.

Lingye stood before the enormous crack, gazing into the deep darkness, her mind churning with thoughts.

He pondered the current situation.

If Lin Xiyue were truly on the surface, then with Meros's numerous tentacles, there would be no way it wouldn't find her. However, judging from the fierce battle between Meros and Feibo, it's clear that it hasn't found Lin Xiyue yet.

Therefore, Lin Xiyue's most likely destination is that she is still trapped underground.

After all, the fact that she couldn't escape despite the commotion earlier meant that she was either unconscious or trapped by some kind of force.

With that thought in mind, Lingye took a deep breath and made up her mind.

He knew that to find Lin Xiyue, he had to delve into this rift and explore the unknown place created by Fei Bo. Although countless dangers might lurk within, he had no other choice.

Ling Ye cautiously approached the edge of the crevice, feeling the chill emanating from its depths. He steadied himself, then leaped into the darkness.

Lingye took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and quietly felt that familiar sensation of falling.

This time, without any other interference, his body floated down as lightly as a feather, landing quickly and smoothly on the ground.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked around.

The once tidy room is now unrecognizable, a complete mess, with all the items scattered all over the floor.

That's understandable, considering that Meros and Fibo fought here for so long before, it's quite remarkable that they can still identify what these things are.

Even the bed that once imprisoned Lin Xiyue had broken into several pieces, with wood fragments scattered everywhere.

Lingye stared at the dilapidated bed, especially at the neat cuts.

He clearly remembered that Lin Xiyue had been placed on this very bed. Such obvious signs of damage made it hard not to suspect that Meros had done it intentionally.

In order not to miss any possible clues, Lingye carefully moved forward slowly along the dilapidated wall.

With each step he took, he could feel the broken bricks and dust beneath his feet, silently telling the story of the fierce battles that had taken place here.

As he walked, Lingye suddenly stopped, his keen sense of touch detecting something unusual.

This wall seems different from the others; it gives off an unusually solid feeling.

Lingye carefully observed the surrounding walls and found some obvious marks left by attacks on the wall next to her. However, when these marks extended to this wall, they suddenly disappeared, as if they were cut off by an invisible force.

Lingye reached out and gently tapped the wall. Surprisingly, he heard a dull echo.

&34; This area... should be empty...&34;

Lingye murmured to himself, his voice unusually clear in the quiet room.

Lingye carefully examined the wall again, and after confirming that it was indeed hollow, she began to feel along the wall, trying to find a way to open it.

“Since this wall is hollow, there must be a place where it can be opened. It can’t have been hollowed out by insects, can it? The exterior of this wall is quite hard.”

He pondered to himself.

Lingye's fingers moved slowly along the wall, feeling every touch and subtle change. When he touched the very bottom of the wall, he suddenly felt a small bump.

"Is this the mechanism?"

Ling Ye was overjoyed and immediately pressed the protrusion gently with her finger.

With a crisp "crack" sound, the once incredibly sturdy wall began to slowly move.

All of this happened so suddenly that even Lingye was somewhat surprised.

He had expected to hear a creaking sound, like the sound of an old wooden door being pushed open. However, the wall opened with unusual smoothness, like a sliding door.

The door was slowly pushed open, making a slight sliding sound, as if a long-dormant beast had been awakened.

The scene behind the door unfolded before Lingye's eyes: a deep and narrow corridor that seemed to have no end, with only endless darkness spreading in the distance.

Lingye stood at the doorway, gazing at the mysterious corridor, a strange emotion welling up inside her.

He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to explore this unknown place.

He pulled a glow stick from his waist pocket, and with a gentle snap, it emitted a bright green light, illuminating a small area around him.

Lingye, holding a glow stick, carefully walked into the corridor.

He touched the wall with his other hand, feeling its cold texture, which at least gave him a little sense of security.

The green glow of the glow sticks looked particularly eerie in the darkness, creating a stark contrast with the surrounding environment, making Lingye feel as if she were in a horror game.

"This is even scarier than a horror game..."

Lingye muttered to herself, "After all, horror games allow you to save your progress, but this is reality..."

His voice echoed in the empty corridor.

Suddenly, Lingye's hand touched something strange.

He was startled and quickly brought the glow stick closer to see what it was. Under the pale green light, the thing on the wall gradually became visible.

It was a concave human figure that looked very large, more than a person's height.

However, the figure appears unusually abstract, its shape somewhat distorted, as if it had stepped out of the painting "The Scream".

The nose and mouth both appeared hollow, as if they had been forcibly gouged out by something, which was quite horrifying.

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