The so-called underground passage was actually a stone-paved path.
Leading the group, they explored downwards along the stairs.
Ye Cangtian couldn't help but frown, as it became quieter and quieter ahead, as if the people who had entered this underground passage before had disappeared.
The three great powerhouses were gone.
The people from the Bright Hall and the Dark Association were also gone.
"Everyone better stick close. This place is a bit strange!" Ye Cangtian exhaled lightly and shone his flashlight ahead, where there was a fork in the road.
However, the next moment, he suddenly looked back.
Where were the people behind him?
The group that had been following him was now completely gone!
It was at this moment that Ye Cangtian finally realized something was wrong.
He also finally understood why the three great powerhouses who had entered earlier, as well as the people from the Bright Hall and the Dark Association, had disappeared.
Could this place be an illusion?
Once people entered here, they would get lost in it?
...
At the same time.
Xu Shi'an also looked dumbfounded and said, "Where did everyone go? Everyone was just here, how in a blink of an eye, only the two of us are left?"
"How should I know? Weren't you always following Brother Ye? Who's to blame if you lost them yourself!" Shangguan Yun said speechlessly.
However, he still looked around seriously, feeling it was too strange!
A large group of people walked into this underground passage, and then suddenly they all disappeared, and it was in this dark passage. If a girl encountered such a situation, she would probably scream in fear.
The two walked a bit further ahead and then started shouting.
As a result, no one answered, and only their echoes could be heard reverberating in the passage.
Not only that, but even the way back had disappeared.
It was pitch black all around, with only passages, like a maze, and you had no idea how to get out.
"Could it be that we've run into a 'ghost wall'?" Xu Shi'an asked nervously.
"It doesn't seem like it. We should have entered some kind of formation. I heard my third uncle say that it's very common to encounter formations in these ruins."
It was said that some formations were extremely powerful, and if one accidentally entered, even strong hidden group experts like Shangguan Jing would have a near-death experience.
There were also illusion formations, confinement formations, and so on, all of which were described very mysteriously.
Shangguan Yun had always been dismissive when he heard it, thinking his third uncle was bragging. But now that he personally faced such a situation, he had broadened his horizons.
This might be a confinement formation! It traps people inside, and unless there's a way to break the formation, they might starve to death inside.
"Confinement formation? Then let's quickly find a way to break it!"
Upon hearing Shangguan Yun's words, Xu Shi'an's spirits immediately lifted. It would be fine to just break the formation.
"How do we break it? With our heads? Don't you use your brain!"
Shangguan Yun rolled his eyes, then lay down on the ground and said helplessly, "If only we had stayed above and not come down. Now that we're trapped, let's just lie here!"
As for formations, either you break them with brute force, or you must be proficient in formations and find a way to crack them.
If even the three top powerhouses couldn't break it forcefully, then they, the weaklings, shouldn't even think about it. It was better to conserve their strength and hold on for a longer time.
However, Shangguan Yun guessed that the three powerhouses would definitely be able to break the formation later, it was just a matter of time!
"Uh, alright then!"
Xu Shi'an heard this and thought it made sense, so he stopped walking and sat down by the passage to wait.
...
In fact, Xu Shi'an's guess was correct.
This was indeed a confinement formation, and the three top powerhouses were currently within this formation, but the three of them were together and not separated.
In addition, the Bright Hall, the Dark Association, as well as the Dragon Group and Pandora's people were all trapped in this confinement formation.
The entire confinement formation seemed to be composed of intersecting passages, somewhat resembling a maze, but it was indeed a confinement formation.
Although everyone was scattered, it was not impossible to encounter others in this confinement formation.
In some places, people from different factions encountered each other. Some were quite harmonious, but others started fighting as soon as they met.
For example, Gu Yue.
She accidentally encountered someone from the Bright Hall, and it happened to be Cardinal Rigan, who had been coveting her all along.
Originally, her injuries had not fully healed, and she was no match for Cardinal Rigan. Even worse, the opponent had three angelic messengers by his side.
"Tsk tsk, I said you'd fall into my hands again, didn't I? See if you can escape my grasp now?" Cardinal Rigan was overjoyed.
The fact that this young lady had escaped from his hands last time made him feel very regretful.
Moreover, she had been acting with the people from the Dark Association, making it difficult for him to get close. He didn't expect her to fall into his hands again this time.
Seeing that the passage was blocked on both sides, Gu Yue felt anxious, but she forced a calm expression on her face and said, "I am from the Dark Association. If you lay a hand on me, Lord Qing Dao will not let you go!"
Her only option now was to use Qing Dao to intimidate the opponent.
But Cardinal Rigan was unfazed and smiled, "Qing Dao is very strong, but does he dare to offend our Bright Hall? Our Grand Cardinal is not to be trifled with!"
If it were before, perhaps Cardinal Rigan would still be wary of the Dark Association.
After all, they had a subterranean expert comparable to a Grand Cardinal.
But now, the Dark Association was the weakest of the three factions, and they had a deep enmity with the China Dragon Group. Therefore, Qing Dao's situation was not good either.
In such a situation, would they fall out with the Bright Hall for a mere Yellow-ranked member?
Therefore, Cardinal Rigan was now emboldened. How could he easily let go of such a quality woman whom he had encountered here?
"Haha, you can't escape my grasp. Of course, if you obediently surrender to me, perhaps I'll spare your life!"
"You're shameless, dream on!" Gu Yue gritted her teeth and cursed, then drew her saber and lunged at the three angelic messengers on the other side.
Cardinal Rigan was very strong, and she was no match for him for the time being. Therefore, even though there were three angelic messengers on the other side, they were relatively easier to break through.
The three angelic messengers saw her attacking and actively met her.
The angelic messengers of the Bright Hall were comparable in strength to the Yellow-ranked members of the Dark Association, all belonging to the ranks of experts, at least comparable to Sky Net's S-class assassins.
In other words, each of them was no weaker than Gu Yue.
Moreover, she was still seriously injured, and could only exert seventy to eighty percent of her combat power.
Therefore, the three angelic messengers, let alone Gu Yue in her current state, even at her peak, she would not be able to defeat three of them!
Seeing the approaching attacks, Gu Yue's eyes flashed. She didn't resist and directly leaped up, narrowly dodging the first two attacks.
Only the last angelic messenger, as she flew over his head, punched towards her.
There was no escape!
Gu Yue could only endure the blow head-on. As she landed, she staggered and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Old wounds unhealed, new injuries added!
But she couldn't care about that anymore. Seizing the opportunity to break through the defense of the three angelic messengers, she immediately fled rapidly into the passage.
"What are you standing there for? Chase! A bunch of good-for-nothings!"
Cardinal Rigan also did not expect her to be so bold, so he immediately shouted at his angelic messengers to chase after her.