The massive, almost transparent wall was peculiar; even Ye Cangtian had never seen anything like it!
Could this be the entrance to the ruins?
To enter the ruins, they had to wait for this transparent wall to shatter?
At this moment, not only Ye Cangtian was stunned by this wondrous sight, but everyone present who had come here for the first time was utterly astonished by what they were witnessing!
"Stop staring, everyone. This is the entrance to the ruins, and it hasn't opened yet! Our first priority is to explore the outer perimeter."
Huang Si said to the crowd, then pointed to a nearby passage, "Everyone, follow this passage!"
...
Besides Huang Si, two other Yellow-ranked members who had been here once before were part of the exploration team for the outer perimeter of the ruins.
Therefore, they led the way, sharing their exploration experience along the route.
"Brother Huang Si, this passage is so dark. Why didn't we bring flashlights?" Ye Cangtian asked.
The entire passage was dark and eerie. While not completely invisible, the visibility was extremely low!
Huang Si explained, "I forgot to mention this. Everyone, remember, within the ruins, even in the outer passages, all electronic devices will malfunction. Some modern weapons will also be completely useless here."
The crowd looked astonished!
This explanation surprised them.
If it were just about communication signals failing in certain areas, that would be understandable.
But for modern weapons to be unusable here was extremely strange!
Ye Cangtian glanced at his watch and exclaimed, "My watch isn't working either!"
"Mine neither!"
Now everyone discovered this strange phenomenon. Many of them found that their watches and other electronic devices had all stopped working.
Some suspected it was due to magnetic fields.
Huang Wu, who was following Ye Cangtian, took out a handgun from his person and said in a low voice, "Can't the handgun be used either?"
Huang Si smiled faintly, "Why don't we try and see?"
Huang Wu nodded, pulled back the slide, and pulled the trigger.
But the next moment, he was dumbfounded!
He tried a few more times, but the handgun seemed to be jammed; it couldn't even fire a single bullet.
Everyone, including Ye Cangtian, was somewhat bewildered at this moment.
Electronic devices failing could be explained by magnetic fields, but how could even firearms become inoperable?
This place was truly eerie!
"This area was tested long ago. Most of our modern equipment is unusable here. Although I don't know the principle behind it," Huang Si shrugged helplessly.
"Besides finding ways to open the ruins in advance, some of the scientists up there are also trying to solve this issue."
Although the Dark Association had many members and numerous powerful individuals, the ruins were fraught with danger. Naturally, they hoped to minimize losses.
Without communication or the ability to use heavy weaponry within the ruins, casualties were inevitable!
This was also why the Dark Association had been kidnapping scientific and research personnel from various countries in large numbers.
Ye Cangtian looked at his surroundings. After entering the passage for a while, many forks appeared, making it look like a maze.
He could see Huang Si and the others marking their way. Clearly, without communication, the Dark Association could only rely on such primitive methods to mark their routes.
Otherwise, they might not even be able to find their way back!
"What an interesting place!" Ye Cangtian's lips curved slightly. This place was devoid of communication and the use of firearms.
The key point was that there were still many unknown dangers and mysterious ruins!
The world seemed to be filled with more and more perplexing things!
...
The entire ruins were of unknown size, but just in the outer perimeter, the group had walked for an immeasurable time and distance.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "Stones, there are giant stones here!"
Not far ahead, there were two oddly shaped giant stones. The stones were somewhat humanoid in shape.
"Don't go near them!" Huang Si shouted.
The Yellow-ranked member, who was about to step forward, was startled and took a step back. He had almost forgotten the precautions he had been warned about earlier.
These stone figures were peculiar, and it was rumored they could attack people!
"There are more ahead!" someone pointed forward.
Everyone became tense. They recalled seeing a team of members who had just emerged from the outer passage of the ruins before they entered.
Many of those members were injured, three had died, and three were missing.
Huang Si pondered for a moment and said, "Let's not approach these stone figures for now. We'll continue forward and see."
Based on their previous experience entering the outer passage of the ruins, these stone figures generally did not attack unless provoked.
Although everyone was a little worried and nervous, they had no choice but to continue moving forward.
Ye Cangtian followed Huang Si discreetly. As he passed the stone figures, he took a few extra glances.
These giant stones, shaped like humans, appeared motionless and ordinary on the surface, yet he could sense a hint of danger emanating from them.
It seemed these stone figures were indeed peculiar!
The group continued to move forward cautiously, but soon, someone heard movements in the passage.
"Listen, what is that sound!" someone whispered.
As soon as this was said, some members who heard the sound immediately became alert, drawing their weapons and preparing to face any crisis.
Soon, the sound from the passage ahead grew closer, and they could even hear hurried footsteps.
Huang Si murmured, "It sounds like human footsteps. It should be one of our own!"
The entrance to the outer passage of the ruins was singular. Therefore, besides the members of the Dark Association, there should be no one else in the entire outer passage.
Indeed!
Shortly after, a figure appeared from the passage ahead. The person wore a silver mask and was rushing towards them.
A Profound-ranked expert!
"Everyone, relax your guard. It seems to be Lord Xuan Qi!" Huang Si let out a sigh of relief and then said casually.
Xuan Qi?
Ye Cangtian, who was among the crowd, couldn't help but smile wryly. It seemed he was about to be exposed.
Although there were no other powerful experts besides Xuan Qi in this passage, there were nearly twenty Yellow-ranked members present.
Once exposed, his situation would also be very dangerous!
At this moment, the silver-masked expert arrived directly in front of them. Huang Si smiled and greeted, "Lord Xuan Qi!"
It was indeed Xuan Qi. He wore a grey robe, and a streak of white hair was visible. However, he looked a bit disheveled at the moment, with several holes in his clothes.
Xuan Qi stopped and looked at the crowd, "Are you the exploration team that just entered?"
"Yes, Lord Xuan Qi, are you preparing to ascend?"
After Huang Si asked, he remembered something and said, "Lord Xuan Qi, I also brought your hand..."
He was about to point at Ye Cangtian when Xuan Qi waved his hand, interrupting him, "We'll talk about it when we get up. There's danger ahead, have everyone retreat from here!"
As the crowd was still wondering.
From the depths of the passage, in the direction Xuan Qi had come from, rumbling sounds echoed.
Immediately after, the crowd saw several stone figures heading towards them from the depths of the passage.
Everyone's expressions changed instantly!