People are watching American TV shows, and they are also watching American-style iaido.

The billowing black smoke seemed endless, eventually covering the bottom of the pit, and was slowly rising upwards.

What exactly is that black smoke? Is it poisonous?

Ding Ze exhaled a puff of smoke and turned to the group of experts who were still panting, "Is there any good way to find out what that black smoke is?"

The experts were all terrified and exhausted, but Ding Ze had asked them questions, and they had to answer them.

soon.

The fact that using live animals for testing is the most effective method in this kind of place presented Ding Ze with a stark reality.

This is a little tricky.

Where can you find a live animal in a place like this?

Ding Ze turned his head and looked around...

Not long ago there were explosions and gunshots, and all the animals in the area were probably scared away. You can't even hear the birds chirping anymore.

It wouldn't be appropriate to just use people to test it out.

Yes, then the next best thing is to use plants.

About two minutes later, Ding Ze tied a bundle of grass to a climbing rope, threw it down, waited a little while, and then pulled the grass back up.

Surprisingly, it actually worked.

The grass was almost entirely stained black.

That's not the point. The point is, there are countless tiny black insects moving around on the grass!

Good guy!

Ding Ze stared at it for a few seconds and immediately felt like he had developed trypophobia.

There was nothing we could do; there were just too many bugs.

Ding Ze decisively threw the grass back down, then ordered, "Pour in the oil, throw incendiary bombs, and set it on fire!"

The employees immediately complied.

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There is strength in numbers.

Within minutes, a raging fire erupted in the pit, and millions of tiny black insects were likely scorched and crackled.

The employees weren't idle; they continued to throw down dry wood and pour oil.

It is like this.

About ten minutes later, the entire pit turned into a giant fire pit, with incredibly thick gray smoke constantly billowing up, creating a spectacular scene.

"Keep burning!" Ding Ze was eager to know what was at the bottom of the statue, so he gave the order.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Finally, the black smoke at the bottom of the pit had almost completely disappeared, and those eerie little black insects were all wiped out.

No more insects are emerging from the large hole at the base of the statue.

Incidentally, those undead were also completely finished; they were burned to a crisp and turned into corpses.

Ding Ze smiled and was satisfied with the result. "Let's have lunch first, and then we'll go down and take another look."

The group didn't go far before finding a random spot nearby to have lunch.

It was already past one o'clock in the afternoon.

They've wasted the whole morning here, and in the end, they've basically gotten nothing. It's really frustrating.

Ding Ze didn't like to work in vain or waste his energy, so after finishing lunch, he immediately selected a group of employees, put on gas masks, and returned to the bottom of the pit.

Because of the recent fire, the temperature at the bottom of the pit is still quite high.

This kind of high temperature is really deadly.

Ding Ze had no choice but to act quickly. When he reached the hole at the bottom of the statue, he hurriedly threw some glow sticks down.

The glow stick only descended a short distance before stopping.

Below was a pitch-black staircase, seemingly made of black jade.

The stairs sloped downwards and extended into the depths for about ten meters, then turned a corner, and after that, nothing could be seen.

Faced with this fact, Ding Ze was quite shocked. He had a feeling that, damn it, there seemed to be an ancient tomb down there.

The problem is, this kind of thing isn't popular in this area.

So, should we go down?

Of course we have to go down.

Now that we're here, how can we not figure out what's going on next?

Ding Ze made his decision almost without hesitation, then waved to the employee beside him, "Leave."

Human beings' fear of the unknown is basically ingrained in their very being.

Although all the employees were professional soldiers, they still felt an instinctive fear when faced with the unknown below.

But how should I put it? If you're going to do this kind of work, you have to be prepared for the possibility of kicking the bucket.

Without a word, the employees turned on their tactical headlamps and, one after another, began to descend the stairs.

After a moment's thought, Ding Ze decided not to wait upstairs and followed them down.

We walked down a little further.

Seriously, it's damn cool here, a world apart from the bottom of that huge pit above.

This coolness feels so good.

On the rock walls on both sides of the steps, there are some peculiar patterns, which are basically the same as those in the ancient city above.

Therefore, it's highly likely that the area below was created by people from the ancient city above.

This effectively overturned their original assumptions.

This fact proves that the ancient city at the bottom of the pit was there from the beginning, and did not collapse from the ground.

This means that hundreds of years ago, or even longer ago, there was a group of people who lived at the bottom of the pit and survived for a very long time.

why?

How do humans manage to survive underground for so long?

What secrets does this place hold?

So many questions.

Ding Ze became more and more excited as he thought about it.

At this moment, the person at the front of the line reached the corner of the stairs.

After turning a corner, all that remained were steps and darkness.

At first glance, the stairs seemed to have no end; it was truly eerie! (End of Chapter)

Chapter 388 Extremely Terrifying

Ding Ze and his group didn't say a word and silently moved slowly downwards.

Time flew by, and the group arrived at another bend, continuing their descent.

They walked back and forth like this for about ten minutes.

Something was wrong. It was damn deep down there, seemingly endless. There were only so many of them, and continuing down like this was too risky and not worth the trouble. So, Ding Ze spoke up, calling for a halt to the group. Then, he picked up his walkie-talkie and contacted the people on the ground.

Fortunately, the walkie-talkie was still functioning normally and did not fail.

Soon, the orders were received, and the ground troops began to move.

Of course, as usual, a small number of people stayed on top, just in case.

Before we knew it, half an hour had passed.

Ding Ze's group has grown to more than eighty people. With so many people, the problem is no longer a big one.

Ding Ze spoke, and the group moved again.

This walk took about half an hour.

This is so weird.

"Why does it feel like this is a damn endless journey?"

"How can it be so deep down there?"

"This must lead all the way to the Earth's core."

The situation was too bizarre, and humans are always nervous and afraid when faced with the strange unknown. Therefore, people began to whisper among themselves.

Ding Ze could understand, and he himself had some doubts, so he said nothing.

They walked for another fifteen minutes.