God Slayer: Make Up for the Past

"Wait!" Murong Xue grabbed Chu Feng's wrist with unexpected force. "It's too dangerous for you to rush in like this."

Chu Feng looked at her worried eyes, and his heart warmed. He explained, "I feel that the missing person may be related to this tree hole. I must go in and take a look."

Murong Xue wanted to persuade him again, but seeing Chu Feng's determined eyes, she finally sighed and let go of his hand. "Then be careful, I'll wait for you outside."

Chu Feng nodded, took a deep breath, and walked into the tree hole.

The tree hole was pitch black, and Chu Feng couldn't see his hand in front of his face. He groped his way forward, his feet slippery on the slippery mud and rotten leaves, and the air was filled with a disgusting musty smell.

"Chu Feng!" Pan Yue's voice came from behind. He held a flashlight, illuminating the scene inside the tree hole.

The cave was larger than expected, with vines crawling all over the walls and animal bones scattered on the ground. The stench of decay in the air was even stronger, suffocating.

"Be careful, it's very strange here." Pan Yue warned, with a hint of nervousness in his voice.

The two men advanced cautiously, the flashlight beam flickering in the darkness, illuminating a small area ahead. Suddenly, Pan Yue's feet slipped and he fell into a hidden trap.

"Ah!" Pan Yue screamed. The bottom of the trap was full of sharp wooden spikes. His legs were pierced and blood flowed down along the spikes.

"Pan Yue!" Chu Feng's heart tightened. He quickly ran to the trap and shouted anxiously, "How are you?"

"My legs...can't move..." Pan Yue's face was pale and beads of sweat the size of beans oozed out of his forehead.

Seeing Pan Yue injured, Chu Feng felt filled with remorse. He felt that he should have been more careful and shouldn't have let Pan Yue take such a risk. Now, he felt that his responsibility was even greater. He had to find the missing person as soon as possible and get Pan Yue out safely.

Just then, a rustling sound came from deep in the tree hole, as if something was approaching.

"What's that sound?" Murong Xue's voice came from the cave entrance. She seemed to have heard the noise as well.

Chu Feng's heart sank as he realized they might have been targeted by something. He looked up at the cave entrance. Murong Xue's figure looked particularly thin in the dim light.

"Quick! Pull Pan Yue up!" Chu Feng shouted to Murong Xue.

Murong Xue immediately ran over and together with Chu Feng pulled Pan Yue out of the trap. Pan Yue's injuries were very serious and his consciousness began to blur due to excessive blood loss.

Suddenly, a dark shadow shot out from the depths of the tree hole at an astonishing speed. Chu Feng only had time to push Pan Yue behind Murong Xue before rushing forward himself...

"Chu Feng!" Murong Xue exclaimed, but she only saw Chu Feng's figure being swallowed by the black shadow.

The shadow, like a ghost, instantly devoured Chu Feng. Murong Xue covered her mouth in fear, nearly screaming. Pan Yue leaned weakly against her, his eyes filled with worry and self-blame.

At this critical moment, time seemed to suddenly flow backwards. The scene returned to the moment when Pan Yue missed the trap. Chu Feng suddenly grabbed Pan Yue and pulled him back from the edge of the trap. "Be careful!" he growled.

Pan Yue was still in shock, looking down at the trap so close to him, his face pale. The sharp wooden thorns gleamed coldly in the flashlight, making him shudder. "What's going on? I... I just clearly..."

"Don't talk!" Chu Feng interrupted him, scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes, "There's something strange here."

Murong Xue witnessed this incredible scene and was so shocked that she was speechless. She looked at Chu Feng in disbelief, her eyes full of confusion and curiosity. "How...how did you do that?"

Chu Feng didn't explain, but simply signaled everyone to be on high alert. Even Li, the Night Watchman supervisor, who had always been skeptical of Chu Feng, showed a surprised expression at this moment, and looked at Chu Feng with a bit more inquiry in his eyes.

Carefully avoiding traps, the three continued deeper into the tree hollow. The stench of decay in the air grew stronger, nearly nauseating. The beam of the flashlight flickered along the damp walls, illuminating a strange scene ahead.

The cave walls were covered in strange symbols, resembling some ancient writing. Scattered on the ground were worn clothing and tools, belongings of the missing.

"It seems that we have found the place." Chu Feng said in a deep voice.

Pan Yue endured the pain in his leg and carefully observed the symbols. "These symbols... I seem to have seen them somewhere..." He tried to recall, his brow furrowed.

At this moment, Murong Xue pointed at a stone tablet deep in the cave and exclaimed, "Look!"

The same symbols were engraved on the stone tablet, but they were more complete and clearer. Below the stone tablet was a device similar to a mechanism.

"This... this is the key to the missing case!" Chu Feng was delighted and hurried forward to check.

He reached out to touch the mechanism, trying to unlock the secret. However, the moment his finger touched the mechanism, the entire tree hole suddenly vibrated.

"Oh no! We triggered the mechanism!" Pan Yue's face changed drastically.

The symbols on the cave wall began to emit a strange light, and the gravel on the ground began to vibrate violently.

"Retreat quickly!" Chu Feng shouted and pulled Murong Xue and Pan Yue back.

However, it was too late.

Countless sharp thorns fell like raindrops from the top of the tree hole, blocking their retreat.

A thick green poisonous mist spurted out from the cracks in the cave wall, filling the entire tree hole.

"Cough cough..." Pan Yue covered his mouth and nose and started coughing violently.

Murong Xue also felt dizzy and had difficulty breathing.

Chu Feng gritted his teeth and protected the two men behind him. "Hold on!" he said in a deep voice, "We will definitely find a way out!"

He looked up at the falling wood thorns and the spreading poisonous fog, his eyes full of determination.

"Here it comes!" Chu Feng suddenly pushed Murong Xue aside, and a dagger appeared in his hand...

Chu Feng suddenly pushed Murong Xue aside. A dagger flashed in his hand, a cold gleam in his hand. The sharp blade sliced ​​through the air, slicing precisely on the fallen wooden thorns, sending sawdust flying. He moved swiftly, like a cheetah, dodging and darting through the narrow space, shielding Pan Yue and Murong Xue behind him and fending off the deadly attack.

"Cough cough..." Pan Yue covered his mouth and nose. The green poisonous mist made it difficult for him to breathe and his vision began to blur. He endured the discomfort and swung his dagger, cutting off several wooden spikes that were shot at Murong Xue.

Although Murong Xue had no combat experience, she showed incredible courage in this critical moment. She picked up the gravel on the ground and smashed it hard at the approaching wooden spikes, buying time for Chu Feng.

"Pan Yue, go find the switch of the mechanism!" Chu Feng shouted while resisting the attack.

Pan Yue understood Chu Feng's intention. He endured the discomfort and stumbled through the cave. The symbols on the cave wall flickered with a strange light, as if mocking their helplessness.

A flying stone grazed Murong Xue's arm, and blood instantly stained her sleeve red. "Ah!" Murong Xue cried out in pain.

Chu Feng's heart tightened, and he pulled her behind him without hesitation, using his body to block the next attack. "Are you okay?" He asked with concern, a hint of subtle tenderness in his tone.

Murong Xue shook her head, a warm feeling welling up in her eyes. She looked at Chu Feng with even more tenderness, her heart filled with gratitude and admiration. In this life-or-death moment, Chu Feng had demonstrated his care and protection for her with his actions.

"Found it!" Pan Yue's voice came from deep in the cave, with a hint of excitement.

Chu Feng was delighted. He knew they had hope. "Hold on!" he shouted to Murong Xue and Pan Yue, his voice full of strength.

The three of them worked together and finally found the switch. Chu Feng pressed the switch hard, and the vibrations in the cave stopped, the falling wooden spikes disappeared, and the poisonous fog gradually dissipated.

They finally escaped, but the crisis was not over.

Pan Yue leaned weakly against the wall, breathing in the fresh air. "We...we have to get out of here quickly..."

Murong Xue's face was also pale, but she still held Chu Feng's hand tightly, giving him silent support.

Chu Feng nodded. He knew they had to uncover the truth behind the disappearances as quickly as possible to escape danger. He looked around, his gaze settling on a stone wall deep within the cave. Strange runes were engraved on the wall, emitting a faint glow, seemingly concealing a vast secret. He stepped forward and gently touched the runes, feeling a strange feeling well up in his heart.

"What are these?" Murong Xue walked up to him and asked softly.

Chu Feng shook his head. "I don't know, but I feel like these runes... are very unusual..." He paused, his gaze fixed on them, as if trying to engrave them in his mind. "Perhaps... perhaps this is the key to the disappearances..." He reached out and continued to touch the runes, feeling a chill at his fingertips...