Zhou Yifeng carefully felt the stone door, not missing a single tiny protrusion or groove. Time passed second by second, and everyone's hearts were in their throats.

Just when everyone was about to lose patience, Zhou Yifeng suddenly shouted excitedly, "Found it!" He pressed down on a barely noticeable indentation, and the stone door made a dull sound as it slowly lifted up.

A musty smell wafted over, causing everyone to instinctively cover their mouths and noses. Once the dust settled, they could see what lay behind the door. It was a spacious hall, furnished with ancient artifacts, and the walls shimmered with an eerie light.

"Where is this place?" Chen Xue asked softly.

Lin Shuang stepped forward, observed the artifacts, and said, "It looks like some kind of sacrificial site."

Shen Ying cautiously approached the wall, wanting to touch the strange light, but Zhou Yifeng stopped her: "Be careful, there's danger."

Just then, the floor in the center of the hall suddenly began to sink, and a huge black hole appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Oh no!" Su Yuze exclaimed.

Everyone retreated, and a huge stone coffin slowly rose from the black hole. The stone coffin was covered with even more complex runes.

Xu Jiayi's face turned pale: "Is this what we've been looking for?"

Zhou Yifeng frowned: "It's not certain yet, but everyone must be careful."

As the stone coffin was fully raised, the surrounding light suddenly became intense, blinding everyone.

As the light dimmed, they discovered that the lid of the sarcophagus was slowly opening, and something inside seemed to be stirring restlessly.

Zhou Yifeng stared intently at the stone coffin, swallowed hard, and shouted, "Everyone, don't make any rash moves!"

However, driven by curiosity, Shen Ying couldn't resist leaning forward to see what was inside.

Just then, a dark shadow suddenly sprang out of the stone coffin and pounced straight at Shen Ying.

Shen Ying groaned inwardly, "Curiosity really killed the cat!"

Just then, the shadowy figure suddenly paused. This brief pause gave Zhou Yifeng an opportunity. He reacted quickly and pulled Shen Ying back.

Only then did everyone realize that the dark figure was actually a strange-looking monster. It was huge, with sharp fangs and claws, covered in white fur, and its eyes flashed with an eerie red light.

"Prepare for battle!" Zhou Yifeng shouted, raising his weapon.

The team members responded enthusiastically. Lin Shuang quickly drew her crossbow and aimed at the monster, while Su Yuze took out various homemade weapons from his backpack.

The monster lunged at them with its fangs bared and claws out, its ferocious face and sharp fangs chilling to the bone.

The crowd scattered in panic, desperately trying to retaliate. Su Yuze threw his homemade bomb, which exploded beside the monster, only slightly halting its attack.

Lin Shuang fired bolts at the monster one after another, but it nimbly dodged most of them. Only a few bolts hit its body, but they only embedded themselves shallowly and did not cause much damage.

Xu Jiayi and Chen Xue stood anxiously by, cheering everyone on while keeping a close watch on their surroundings.

After a fierce battle, the monster was covered in wounds and blood, but it remained incredibly ferocious and showed no signs of retreating.

Its eyes turned even redder, and its roar was deafening.

In the midst of the intense battle, Zhou Yifeng keenly noticed that the monster's movements were somewhat sluggish and shouted, "Attack its legs!"

However, when everyone concentrated their firepower on the monster's legs, it seemed to have anticipated this, suddenly turned around, and swept its thick tail across, sending several people flying and crashing heavily to the ground.

Shen Ying was tripped by her fallen teammate and almost got pounced on by the monster. At the critical moment, the monster seemed to hesitate for a moment, and Zhou Yifeng took the opportunity to rush over and block the monster's claws with his sword.

Having narrowly escaped the clutches of the monster twice, Shen Ying was still shaken and secretly patted her chest in relief: "Thank goodness, thank goodness, I'm so lucky!"

However, she was also a little puzzled as to why the monster would suddenly stop every time it was about to successfully injure her. Her protective talisman didn't seem to be working either.

Shen Ying frowned, trying hard to recall if there was anything special about her that made the monster wary.

Just then, the monster attacked them again.

While fending off the monster, Zhou Yifeng shouted, "Everyone, don't scatter! Concentrate your strength!"

The group regrouped and launched a new attack on the monster.

Lin Shuang's crossbow bolt struck the monster in the eye, and the monster roared in pain.

Taking this opportunity, Su Yuze threw a bottle of potion at the monster. The potion splashed onto the monster, emitting wisps of blue smoke, and the monster's movements became even slower.

Xu Jiayi shouted, "Everyone, give it your all! It's almost done for!"

Shen Ying also mustered her courage, picked up the short knife in her hand, and rushed towards the monster.

When the monster saw Shen Ying charging towards it without fear, it hesitated for a moment, a hint of hesitation flashing in its originally ferocious eyes.

Zhou Yifeng keenly noticed this detail and seized the opportunity to shout, "Shen Ying, draw its attention, we'll attack from the side!"

Shen Ying followed Zhou Yifeng's instructions without hesitation. She nimbly jumped and dodged in front of the monster, constantly waving her short knife in the air to distract it.

The others quickly adjusted their positions, and Lin Shuang quietly circled around to the side of the monster, drew her bow, and fired arrows at the monster like shooting stars.

Su Yuze approached from behind, gripping his homemade weapon tightly. Seizing the opportunity, he forcefully smashed it into the monster's leg.

Xu Jiayi and Chen Xue were also busy. One of them kept throwing stones at the monster to disrupt its judgment, while the other kept an eye on the monster's movements to provide timely warnings to her teammates.

With everyone working in perfect harmony, the monster was completely disoriented and overwhelmed, gradually falling into a passive position.

Finally, the monster gradually lost ground under the onslaught of the group. Just when everyone thought victory was in sight, a mysterious light suddenly flashed, and the monster was instantly carried away by this force and disappeared. Before disappearing, it seemed to let out a roar into the air.

Shen Ying inexplicably felt that there was a hint of grievance and ingratiation in that roar.

Everyone collapsed to the ground, exhausted and panting heavily.

Zhou Yifeng stood up, walked towards Shen Ying and said, "No matter what, we owe you a lot this time, which allowed us to discover the monster's weakness."

Shen Ying shook her head with a wry smile: "But I still don't understand why it doesn't dare to attack me."

Lin Shuang patted her on the shoulder: "Alright, stop worrying about it. The important part is coming up next."

After resting for a while, the group continued their exploration of this mysterious place. They moved cautiously through the hall, not overlooking any corner that might hide clues.

As Shen Ying walked, she continued to ponder the monster's strange behavior, her doubts growing stronger. Zhou Yifeng, on the other hand, kept a close eye on the surrounding environment, in case anything unexpected happened.

Suddenly, Chen Xue noticed a strange pattern on a wall, which seemed to be related to the runes they had seen before. Everyone gathered around and carefully examined the pattern.

"Could this be a clue to the fourth floor?" Xu Jiayi wondered.

Su Yuze frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "It's possible, but these patterns are too complex to decipher in a short time."

Just as everyone was deep in thought, a low humming sound suddenly came from the hall. The sound was like muffled thunder, as if some enormous machine was working hard.

"What's going on here?" Lin Shuang asked nervously, her eyes quickly scanning her surroundings warily.

The sound grew louder and louder, like surging waves crashing in one after another, and the entire hall began to tremble slightly, the dust on the ground was shaken up and flew everywhere.

Shen Ying's heart tightened suddenly, her heart leaping into her throat, filled with worry that a new danger might suddenly appear.

Zhou Yifeng took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and said, "Everyone, don't panic. Let's find a safe place to hide first and see how things go."

Upon hearing this, everyone dared not delay and quickly scattered in all directions, searching for cover to hide in. Tension was written all over their faces, and their eyes were fixed on the surrounding movements, anxiously waiting for the unknown things that might happen next.

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