Taking the opportunity of traveling through books

The dangers of spying remain

The dark vortex was like a giant beast with its bloody mouth opened wide, ready to devour us completely. I hugged Hao Yang tightly. He could feel me trembling, but he held my hand in his own and said weakly, "Don't be afraid, Yaoyao."

How could I not be afraid? Hao Yang's body temperature was dropping, his breathing was growing weaker, and I could even feel his life force slipping away. I desperately urged the spirit pearl within my body, and a brilliant white light enveloped us, resisting the powerful suction.

"Hold on, Hao Yang, we will definitely be able to get out!" I gritted my teeth. The power of the spirit pearl became stronger and stronger under my urging, and the suction force finally gradually weakened until it disappeared.

I stumbled, holding onto Hao Yang, and fell to the ground. The vortex disappeared, replaced by an eerie silence.

The chamber was vast, its walls inlaid with night-shining pearls, emitting a faint glow that illuminated the entire space. It was filled with a variety of strange instruments, gleaming with a metallic sheen. Some were connected to complex pipes leading to unknown destinations. Scattered on the floor were ancient books, their pages yellowed and exuding a stale air.

A strange smell permeated the air, a scent I couldn't quite pinpoint, but it made me feel quite uncomfortable. I forced myself to endure the discomfort, supporting Hao Yang against the wall. His face was pale, his lips chapped, and his breath was weak. I painedly used my spiritual energy to heal his wounds, but with little success. The stingers seemed to carry some special toxin, and my spiritual energy couldn't completely remove it.

I looked around. Everything here was eerie and mysterious. The strange instruments, the ancient books, and the powerful suction just now all made me feel uneasy. What exactly is this secret room? What is the purpose of this mysterious organization?

I forced myself to concentrate and began to carefully examine the contents of the secret room. The instruments were strange in shape, something I had never seen before, and I had no idea what they were used for. I picked up an ancient book scattered on the floor and flipped through the yellowed pages. Ancient text and images were recorded on it.

I carefully deciphered the words, discovering a language I had never seen before, yet strangely, I could understand their meaning. As I flipped through the pages, the contents of the book increasingly astonished me.

"Hao Yang..." I suddenly spoke, my voice trembling a little.

Hao Yang opened his eyes weakly and looked at me, his eyes full of worry.

"I...I seem to have discovered something..."

My fingers trembled as I pointed at a paragraph of text on the page, my voice trembling with shock. "Hao Yang, look... here... here is the secret of the spirit pearl..."

Hao Yang struggled to sit up and followed my finger. The words on the ancient book were twisted and strange, yet somehow understandable. It stated that the Spirit Pearl was no ordinary treasure, but rather a key connecting two worlds—one our current world, the other a foreign realm teeming with dark forces. And the mysterious organization's goal was to use the Spirit Pearl to open the gate between the two worlds, unleashing the evil forces sealed within the dark world!

My heart sank, and a chill shot from my feet to my head. If they succeeded, the consequences would be disastrous!

"Om-"

A piercing alarm suddenly rang out, shattering the eerie silence of the chamber. Red laser beams suddenly shot out from the surrounding walls, crisscrossing and interweaving into a web of death, striking us!

"Be careful!" I pulled Hao Yang up, narrowly avoiding a beam of light. Hao Yang was immobilized by the poison, and he was nearly struck several times. I protected him, dodging around the chamber as red light danced around us, ready to devour us at any moment.

"Damn it!" I cursed. This secret room actually has a defense mechanism!

While dodging, I noticed a dimly lit control panel in the corner of the chamber. My intuition told me that it might be the key to disabling the defense mechanism. I pulled Hao Yang along and ran towards the control panel.

In front of the console, there was a complex combination lock, covered in intricate patterns and symbols. I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down. I had to unlock this combination lock now, or we'd all be trapped here!

I carefully observed the patterns and symbols on the lock, trying to find some pattern. I tried several common combinations, but all failed. Each error triggered a small electric shock, which shocked my arm and made it numb.

Sweat trickled down my forehead. Time ticked by, the alarms grew more rapid, the beams of light more intense. Hao Yang's breathing grew weaker, his body growing colder. I had to unlock the combination lock as quickly as possible!

My eyes fell on the ancient book again, and suddenly, a passage caught my attention. It described an ancient formation, and the pattern of the formation was extremely similar to the pattern on the combination lock!

Is it...

My heart skipped a beat, and a premonition washed over me. I quickly compared the array pattern on the ancient book with the patterns on the combination lock. Sure enough, there was some connection between the two!

I took a deep breath and began to enter the corresponding symbols on the combination lock according to the method recorded in the ancient book. My fingers trembled slightly with nervousness...

"Click——"

With a slight sound, the indicator light on the combination lock turned green... I looked up at Hao Yang, but found that his face was even paler and his lips were bloodless. He raised his hand with great effort and pointed in the direction behind me, his eyes filled with fear...

"Yaoyao... behind..."