Chapter 302 Water Gate

At this moment, Fang Yue once again recalled the various hints that Ni Dongmei had given regarding the tail.

If a person jumps off a cliff normally, they would definitely scream.

And if they were lucky enough to fall directly onto a water gate lying horizontally with its surface facing the sky, then…

…the high-decibel scream would activate the water gate at the exact moment their body touched it.

All coincidental conditions were met, like precise gears meshing together tightly. The person jumping off the cliff would instantly pass through the water gate and reach the interior of the ruins!

Ni Dongmei, what deep scheming!

Those subtle, absurd hints were like the fastest and most correct way to open the door, everything unspoken.

However, to accurately enter the interior of the ruins using this method of jumping off a cliff, one would need incredible luck!

Anyone with slightly worse luck would only meet death.

Fang Yue told Tail his analysis, and Tail quickly believed him after considering Hai Ming's current state.

This time, Tail jumped out.

After all, this wasn't Fang Yue's trial, but Tail's. There was no reason to let Fang Yue gamble with his life.

In fact, accompanied by Tail's high-pitched scream, she stood steadily on the water gate, controlling the rhythm so that Fang Ming's body partially fell out of the overlapping area of the water gate, leaving only his right hand holding onto the water gate, before Tail pulled him back up.

At this time, Fang Yue had also jumped onto the water gate with Liao Mo Ran.

The four of them gathered together again. Hai Ming's first words to Fang Yue were, "Don't forget your promise…"

Then, as if he were exhausted, he trembled violently and logged off directly. His eyes became dull and he instantly became docile.

Amazing…

Fang Yue took Hai Ming from Tail's hands. After thinking about it, he had originally intended to leave the offline Hai Ming outside, but considering that this guy might log on again soon, and if he found himself abandoned outside the water gate, it would be a bit too much.

So Fang Yue still brought him along.

The three of them chanted together, the seam of the water gate opened, and without much thought, the three of them jumped into the water gate together.

*Plop.*

The first thing Fang Yue felt after jumping into the water gate was that he was in a lake.

Frowning, he looked around and found himself in a place similar to the bottom of a lake. However, the water wasn't deep, even shallow. Light could be seen above.

Tail and Liao Mo Ran had already come to their senses and were holding their breath. They gave Fang Yue a hand signal and started swimming upwards.

Fang Yue followed closely behind and soon broke the surface.

He was slightly stunned when he looked around.

This was a room made of bronze materials.

There was nothing around the room except for the bottom of the lake in the middle, where they had just swam up.

Although it was called a lake, it was actually just Fang Yue's initial illusion. Although the room wasn't small, the 'lake' in the middle was just a large trough, similar to a bathtub or a water reservoir.

Fang Yue carried Hai Ming to the side, got ashore, put Hai Ming down, and walked around the room without rushing to leave the bronze room.

Then, he discovered something.

There was no water gate in this room.

This meant… they didn't know how to get back.

However, since this was a trial mission arranged by Ni Dongmei, she couldn't possibly trap people to death in the ruins.

In addition, Fang Yue discovered that many words were engraved on the walls of the bronze room.

Fang Yue had seen this kind of word before. It was the ancient script used in ancient formations.

Although Fang Yue couldn't understand it, the appearance of ancient characters similar to ancient formations in the Desolate Bizarre Ruins still made Fang Yue feel strange.

It was as if… Mo Village had some connection with these Desolate Bizarre Ruins.

Fang Yue vaguely felt that the water here seemed very deep, but he couldn't see any clues.

"Did you guys find anything?"

Fang Yue called out to Tail and Liao Mo Ran, and they quickly approached.

In an unknown environment, they didn't dare to go out casually. Everything had to wait for Fang Yue's judgment.

After all, among the three of them, Fang Yue was the strongest. If something really happened, only Fang Yue could protect them.

"Brother Yue, I didn't find anything, but… have you smelled a smell, that strange smell that's a mixture of the stench of corpses and the smell of bronze rust?"

Tail sniffed her nose and said with a frown.

Strange smell?

Fang Yue hadn't noticed it. He was too busy looking at the ancient characters on the walls.

Now, closing his eyes and sniffing carefully, there did seem to be a faint, special odor that Tail described, a mixture of the stench of corpses and the smell of bronze rust.

Moreover, the source of the smell was coming from outside the room.

Fang Yue's heart skipped a beat. When he passed by the door of the room just now, he glanced outside and saw a very spacious hall with several pillars.

However, he didn't know what was in the hall or if there was any danger.

Fang Yue's heart began to sink.

Who knew if there were any powerful anomalies hidden here?

It didn't have to be too strong. If a black-rank high-tier anomaly appeared, their group wouldn't be a match.

However, panicking at this moment would be a big problem, so Fang Yue forcibly calmed down.

He was like the backbone of the team. He couldn't panic, otherwise the others would only be more afraid.

"What about you? Did you find anything?"

Fang Yue looked at Liao Mo Ran.

The latter hesitated for a moment, then placed her clenched fist in front of them and flattened it, revealing four glowing beads inside.

Looking at them at first glance, Fang Yue felt they were particularly familiar.

When he looked at them a second time, Fang Yue exclaimed in surprise.

"Fluorescent Pearls?!"

That's right! This thing was the Fluorescent Pearl that Fang Yue had seen at the Black Crow Auction!

However, these Fluorescent Pearls weren't from the Black Crow Auction.

In other words… it was possible that they weren't imitations, but the real thing!

Human-rank low-tier Fluorescent Pearls! The real thing that would continue to glow for decades without dimming!

Fang Yue's breathing became rapid.

You must know that his strongest talent was the human-rank high-tier [Night Breathing].

The skill that had repeatedly made great contributions was the human-rank low-tier [Analytical Eyes]!

Human-rank was a level above the innate rank!

The value of a real human-rank low-tier item was immeasurable!

"Is it, is it the real thing? Where did you find it?"

Facing Fang Yue's question, Liao Mo Ran shook her head slightly.

"I don't know. I'm not an appraiser, how would I know if it's genuine? But it's glowing, so it should still be usable. I only found four in total, one for each of us, which is just right. Hai Ming is still in a daze, so I'll keep his share for now, is that okay?"

Fang Yue didn't care, but Tail obviously gave Liao Mo Ran a few more suspicious glances, but didn't say anything.

At most, she would let Hai Ming and Liao Mo Ran argue about it themselves when he woke up.

As for where she found them, Liao Mo Ran pointed in a direction that Fang Yue didn't expect.

That was… the direction outside the door of the bronze room!