Tomb Raiding: My Family's Last Clan Chief is Little Brother

Chapter 78 The Copper Bell Illusion
As the saying goes, "Looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death, and walking across a short bridge makes your legs break."

What looked like a short distance was actually quite tiring, almost breaking their legs in the process. With the wounded slowing down their march, it took them an hour and a half to finally reach the bottom of the plank road.

Wu Xiaoxie used his flashlight to assess the sturdiness of the plank road and discovered that there was a frame made of bamboo and tangerine trees on the outside of the plank road. It was very moisture-proof and sturdy. Even after hundreds of years of corrosion, it was still very solid. You could hear a very resilient creaking sound when you stepped on it.

The height here should be very close to the ground. Many thick tree roots hang down from the rock walls on the side, winding and entwining around the railings, almost enveloping the entire walkway, thus reinforcing it invisibly.

The higher you go, the more difficult it becomes. Some tree roots are thicker than two buckets put together, standing straight across the road like obstacles, making it very difficult to carry the wounded. They have no choice but to climb over them.

The higher you go, the more roots there are, making it almost impossible to find a foothold. Boss Wang's machete even chipped in several places.

The vines hanging down from above surrounded the plank road, making it look like the Water Curtain Cave in Huaguo Mountain. Every now and then, small rocks would fall down, so everyone had to hold their heads and watch their feet at the same time. Their hearts were always on edge. After a few rounds, everyone felt tired. Lao Yang was exhausted and showed signs of fainting.

Panting, Master Liang climbed over a tree root, not noticing a protruding vine ahead. His toe got caught in it, and he fell flat on his face, his mouth agape as he hit the tree root. He almost broke his old teeth, and blood dripped from his upper lip.

Liang Shiye covered his mouth, tears streaming down his face from the pain, regretting for the nth time that he had been so bored as to get involved in this mess.

"Master Yu... Master Yu, why don't we take a break? My legs are about to break if we keep walking," Liang Shiye wailed to Zhang Wuxun.

Zhang Wuxun turned to look at Wu Xiaoxie and found that he was not in good condition either, and was obviously just putting on a brave face.

"Okay, let's rest for half an hour," Zhang Wuxun decided. "Let's all replenish our energy and take a break."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, found a place to settle down, and took out compressed biscuits and water bladders from their backpacks to wolf down. Zhang Wuxun generously gave each person two energy gels to quickly replenish their electrolytes.

It's not that he's kind-hearted; he doesn't know how far ahead there is, and if someone were to collapse halfway, would he help or not? He didn't want to put Xiaotian in a difficult position.

When a person takes a break after being extremely tired, their reactions become slower in a relaxed state of mind.

Everyone quickly finished eating and were resting with their eyes half-closed.

Change can happen in an instant—

Zhang Wuxun's ears suddenly caught a faint, almost imperceptible bell sound hidden in the warm breeze and the slightly heavy breathing of the crowd. He was puzzled, but before he could find the source of the sound, a sudden, rapid bell sound exploded in his ears, sharp and piercing. His mind was buzzing, his temples were throbbing, and a strange anger suddenly surged in his chest.

Zhang Wuxun suppressed the urge to draw his sword and kill someone. He stood up, leaning against a tree root. Suddenly, the scene before him turned gray and black. The sound of the bell disappeared, and the whole space was silent.

Wu Xiaoxie and Lao Yang have all disappeared!

Zhang Wuxun felt an overwhelming sense of loneliness and emptiness, as if he were on a vast snow-covered mountain. He could not feel the cold, could not feel his breath, could not feel the time, and could not even feel his own existence.

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