Chapter 112: Exit or Entrance?

Suddenly, Sui Yi interjected, “Black donkey hooves, black dog’s blood, glutinous rice, peach wood swords, talismans—these are widely believed to be what vampires fear. But only low-level vampires are scared of these. Higher-level ones, like Jiang Chen, won’t be fazed even if you bring Mao Xiaofang. However, I’ve heard that a woman’s yin energy can strengthen a vampire’s dark power, while a man’s yang blood can enhance their cultivation.”

The atmosphere instantly chilled.

Well, it seems Miss Sui Yi has that kind of power—a single sentence silencing everyone.

Moreover, her vast knowledge often left people speechless.

After a long pause, Brother Ma trembled and asked, “Uh, from what you’re saying, both men and women are basically doomed?”

“Not exactly…” Sui Yi frowned and thought for a moment. “Demigods probably won’t die.”

“...”

Sis, are you making a dry joke?

Everyone’s faces fell. Suddenly, Lin Feng’s footsteps halted. He grabbed the back of Brother Ma’s waistband so tightly that he nearly stumbled.

Turning around, he saw Lin Feng’s pale face.

“What are you doing?”

“Br-Brother Ma...” Lin Feng’s tongue twisted as he struggled to say, “Don’t you feel... that coffin is moving?”

Brother Ma was stunned. He glanced at a coffin nearby. After a few looks, he chuckled softly. “You’re so effeminate, neither man nor woman. Vampires won’t fancy you. If anyone’s getting grabbed, it’d be a macho guy like me…”

He patted his chest, beaming with pride.

Then, with a sudden *crash*, Lin Feng’s terrified scream made Gong Jiu, Sui Yi, and the others quickly turn around.

They saw Brother Ma truly being grabbed by something breaking out of the coffin—it looked like a dumpling?

A skeletal, emaciated figure, headless but clutching Brother Ma’s neck with its hands.

“Ugh~~~” Brother Ma’s face turned pale, shifting from green to purple...

Gong Jiu and the others’ expressions worsened. They raised their guns in unison.

But then, with successive explosions, more coffins burst open.

One after another, headless figures lunged out!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The gunfire was too fast, the headless figures too swift. Brother Ma’s eyes rolled back...

*Swish!* A flash of cold steel!

Suddenly, the grip on his neck loosened!

He sagged, and the headless figure’s hand dropped to the ground. Lin Feng hurriedly supported Brother Ma, while looking toward Sui Yi, who had swiftly arrived and severed the headless figure’s arm.

“Miss Sui Yi...”

“Wake him up.”

Sui Yi said, then attacked other headless creatures. Lin Feng desperately pressed on Brother Ma’s philtrum...

Damn, although he was a doctor, he was a Western-trained physician without specialized tools. In such moments, he felt utterly useless.

Nearby, Gong Jiu glanced at Brother Ma’s ashen face and added, “It’s temporary asphyxiation. Make him smell his own socks! That’s the most effective trick!”

Uh, really?

Who’s the real doctor here?

With the formidable strength of Gong Jiu and Sui Yi, they bought some time!

Lin Feng quickly removed Brother Ma’s shoes. Oh, dear!

He rolled his eyes, nearly fainting.

Meanwhile, Sui Yi and Gong Jiu already prepared to toss the severed arms aside.

But the stench...

“Damn! It really stinks. Last time when we took off our shoes, that old guy claimed it was Feng Sha and Ah Hai’s foot odor!”

Feng Sha and Ah Hai, who had been shot before, grimaced.

No wonder the others had looked down on them before.

“This smells like expired gas!”

“Rotten eggs soaked in stinky tofu!”

“It reminds me of Mrs. Wu’s garbage bucket next door... that smell...”

“You’ve eaten it?”

“Get lost!”

The foul odor overwhelmed the stench carried by the headless, ragged figures in the corridor. Yet...

Using poison to counter poison is still poison.

Amid everyone’s suffering, Brother Ma soon regained consciousness, barefoot and ready to fight...

Gong Jiu even suggested using the smelly feet as weapons...

Brother Ma: “...”

He suddenly felt his good name was ruined.

*Clang clang, boom boom!*

Amid screams and groans, chaos ensued in the corridor.

During the fight, the group relied on their strength and quick reflexes, fighting while retreating, sprinting forward...

Occasionally, someone was dragged down...

When rescue was impossible, they had no choice but to painfully abandon them.

On this point, both Gong Jiu and Hua Yaofei did excellently.

Decisive!

Though women, their decisiveness came from their family upbringing—always choosing the most optimal benefit.

Sui Yi heard the wails behind her, the dimmed but forced calm on Brother Ma and the others’ faces. She merely raised her eyebrows, saying nothing.

———

*Huff huff huff.*

Everyone’s chest heaved with heavier breaths; their footsteps grew heavier. After roughly twenty minutes of running, the pursuers were still close.

Sui Yi led at the front, even choosing the direction.

“I say, Sui Yi, where exactly are we heading?” Hua Yaofei asked. She wasn’t distrustful of Sui Yi but trusted herself more, so she asked out of habit and personality.

This was exactly where Gong Jiu differed.

After so many life-and-death experiences with Sui Yi in such a short time, trust had become a habit for her.

“The waterway!”

“The waterway?! You said it was...” Feng Sha frowned.

“Paths may intersect, but this waterway encircles the underground palace. As long as we follow it, we’ll find an exit or...”

Sui Yi’s eyes sharpened.

“The true entrance to the underground palace!”

What did she mean by the true entrance?

Others were dazed, but Hua Yaofei’s eyes lit up.

“The tunnel we just ran through was the inner loop, basically the palace’s outer perimeter, on the waterway’s inside. And you say this because the strange creatures in the waterway share symptoms very similar to these headless ones. Environment shapes everything, so they might connect through a single exit, or the ones who created them use the same exit... In ancient architecture, dual connections symbolized blessings. On the opposite side, there’s likely the palace entrance.”

Either it connects to the outside, letting someone like Sui Yi escape, or leads to the real palace entrance...

Bingo!

It had to be that.

Hua Yaofei’s reasoning was solid. Sui Yi said nothing, only waved her arm ahead.

The others saw her disappear into a fork.

Had she already reached a corner?

At that moment, Sui Yi passed through a small door and entered the outer waterway!

The same waterway she had first entered from the desert zone now appeared before her again...

The water’s surface was eerily calm.

But as her foot landed on a brick, a cluster of black heads slowly surfaced...

Revealing pale, rotted foreheads and cold, numb eyes.

Their faces were swollen from the water’s decay.

Yet their bones were gaunt.

This scene made Gong Jiu and Hua Yaofei’s hearts skip a beat as they caught up.

Damn, was this a horror or ghost movie?!

Terrifying!

Sui Yi raised her hand, gesturing to the two behind her, then turned and whispered to Gong Jiu and Hua Yaofei: “Keep your steps light and steady, in sync.”

Huh?

Without suspicion, Gong Jiu and Hua Yaofei turned to instruct the others.

Sui Yi led forward with light, slow steps, perfectly rhythmic.

From behind, her gait was undeniably graceful.

Hua Yaofei glanced, then whispered into Gong Jiu’s ear, “Don’t you think her legs are really nice? Slim and straight...”

Gong Jiu paused, then replied in a low voice, “You pervert!”

Then she squinted, “I think her butt’s pretty perky.”

Hua Yaofei: “...”

Miss Gong, can you be any more vulgar?

Though Sui Yi hadn’t developed curves like these two mature women, she was young!

Hua Yaofei stroked her chin, pondering, then glanced at Gong Jiu, thinking... How did such a good catch end up with this pig staring at her?

Damn!

Sui Yi was unaware she had just been ogled from butt to legs by two shameless women.

She merely passed lightly down this path.

Halfway through, she confirmed that the strange creatures had been scared into submission.

—Anyone passing here was to be killed on sight. But how did they detect intruders?

Sui Yi had been chased by these bizarre creatures many times, whether headless ones or monsters; they seemed extremely sensitive to sound. She had just realized this while running.

Upon entering here through the small door and stepping, the sound began.

She suddenly understood.

Sound!

Whether the headless or these strange creatures, they sensed enemies through sound.

Actually, rather than counting sound, it was the magnetic resonance of sound waves in the air that triggered their detection.

If that’s so...

Sui Yi turned, signaling the others.

They cautiously followed her, imitating her slow, measured steps.

To ensure thoroughness, Sui Yi emitted some magnetic energy into the air, hoping it would neutralize some of the sound wave resonance...

Careful, ever more careful...

Everyone restrained their breathing.

Finally, the group approached Sui Yi...

*Pfft~~*

Suddenly, a sound emerged.

Hmm, this sound was all too familiar to humans—it was the unmistakable noise of grain waste gas escaping...

Everyone glared at Brother Ma.

Brother Ma looked innocent, shaking his head frantically.

Damn! It wasn’t me!

But there was no time to blame anyone now. The real threat was in the water...

*Splash!*

A mass of “people” burst from the water with terrifying ferocity!

At that moment...

Sui Yi swiftly used her magnetic energy to absorb the sound waves!

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