"There's nothing ahead, just these three death corners. Even the most skilled experts would perish here!" the minion pointed at the ground with his finger.
"Then would you demonstrate for me, brother?" the fox demon asked.
"Well... how should I demonstrate?" the small minion seemed troubled.
"It's very simple, why don't you just try it yourself!" The fox demon kicked the minion into an alley that led in the wrong direction.
As soon as he stepped in, I understood. I thought it was some profound trap, but it was actually a trick on the ground. I saw that the sole of the minion's shoe was firmly stuck to the floor. Due to inertia, he fell forward and knelt on the ground.
Before he could react, dozens of sharp blades shot out from the stone walls on both sides, piercing through his ribs and other parts of his body. That wasn't all. Something suddenly fell from above at the T-junction. If Shao Chen hadn't pulled me, I would have been hit.
As the object landed with a splash, a foul odor wafted out – it was a waterfall of concentrated sulfuric acid!
Such a brutal way to kill. Even if an expert managed to narrowly dodge the strong adhesive and spike attacks and retreat to the junction, they would, with their attention focused on the traps, neglect the imminent chemical attack from above. And then, something even more terrifying happened: a hidden door descended behind us, blocking our retreat. Shao Chen asked me what to do, and I don't know where the inspiration came from, but I ordered them to charge forward immediately and leave this area.
Xu Ran found me too slow and simply scooped me up. The five of us quickly escaped the trap zone and entered a large hall inside.
As the last one, Diana, emerged, another iron door dropped behind her, completely sealing off the trap area.
If we had hesitated even a little, we would have been trapped inside too.
We could faintly hear a crashing sound from inside, followed by some acidic liquid flowing out from the cracks in the stone behind the iron door. The iron door itself began to smoke from corrosion.
"That was close," the fox demon wiped the sweat from his forehead. "What kind of brine is this, so potent?"
"When you go to school and reach junior high chemistry, you'll know," I said.
Because the minion earlier said there would be no more traps ahead, I chose to believe him. The five of us passed through the hall, and further ahead was normal underground space, room after room. Many oil lamps were still lit, and some rooms had beds, bedding, food, and other daily necessities. Judging by their specifications, they were likely the minion's "dormitories."
The Four Great Vajras and Eight Guardians, and so on, were probably in deeper locations.
At this moment, all the minions had gone to the other end of the tunnel to provide support, leaving this area completely empty. We walked past more than ten rooms without encountering a single person.
Just as we were about to continue forward, Bai Qingcheng called. She asked about the situation, saying that they saw a large amount of white smoke and irritating gas emerging from the ventilation shafts on the surface. I explained the trap situation and warned them not to come in, as I was unsure if the other ventilation shafts were also arranged in a "left, right, left" pattern. Given the scale of the trap we just encountered, even Bai Qingcheng and her group might not have been able to react in time.
Bai Qingcheng agreed, saying she would listen to me and they would wait and see.
After hanging up, I suddenly realized a serious problem.
"Oh no!" I exclaimed.
"What is it?" Shao Chen asked.
"If we encountered such a formidable trap coming in through the ventilation shafts, then the copper mine tunnel, being the main passage, would its traps be..."
"Right," the fox demon said. "What should we do? Hurry and tell them to stop?"
I pondered for a moment, then picked up the phone and called Bai Qingcheng: "Palm, tell Governor Lin to stop the attack! Stop the attack!"