It is said that mermaid fat lamps, extracted from the body oil of mermaids, could burn for ten thousand years without extinguishing, their scent also having a hallucinogenic effect. As long as the lamp burned, the illusions would continue. Of course, this information was only accessible to those of Zuo Shendian's rank through the information database of District Thirteen.
As the forces of District Thirteen gradually advanced, they orderly descended into the plaza, while ordinary security personnel smoothly slid down using safety ropes.
At this moment, the plaza within the pit was filled with people from District Thirteen.
"It's nothing strange," Zuo Shendian muttered, observing the people from District Thirteen descending one by one without any danger occurring.
With the removal of the danger, the research personnel followed, commencing a thorough search for hazards and creating a 3D model of the ancient tomb. This would allow for a better investigation into the secrets hidden deep within.
"Report! Zuo Shendian, unidentified life signs detected." Upon receiving the scanning instruments, the research personnel of District Thirteen indicated that besides their own people, there were many other life signs on the site.
As one instrument report after another was printed, more and more documents were piled up, and the research personnel of District Thirteen began their gradual investigation...
"Not good... Besides those from District Thirteen, there are at least a thousand unidentified creatures on this plaza with discernible movement trajectories..." The researcher, holding a freshly printed report, immediately handed it over to Zuo Shendian.
"Interesting, very interesting," Zuo Shendian remarked, holding the report before making any statement.
"Ka..." The eerie mechanism of the ancient tomb sounded.
Suddenly, the platform slid down rapidly. Indeed, the ancient tomb had started to move again.
Those on the elevated platform now looked up not at the sky, but at steep stone walls surrounding them.
The ancient tomb's lights instantly ignited, emitting an eerie green glow...
"Mermaid fat lamps?" Zuo Shendian exclaimed in shock at the sight, realizing that all the torches on the walls were made from mermaid fat. A faint, sweet scent spread throughout the area.
"All members, enter Level One alert. Put on gas masks immediately." Zuo Shendian, possessing the highest level of cultivation, was the first to detect the faint fragrance.
It is said that mermaid fat lamps, extracted from the body oil of mermaids, could burn for ten thousand years without extinguishing, their scent also having a hallucinogenic effect. As long as the lamp burned, the illusions would continue. Of course, this information was only accessible to those of Zuo Shendian's rank through the information database of District Thirteen.
However, among the other personnel of District Thirteen, only those with a certain level of cultivation immediately donned gas masks. Some ordinary armed personnel and low-level martial artists began to look dazed, with some even drawing their pistols and firing at themselves...
Witnessing this situation, Zuo Shendian unleashed his true qi, instantly enveloping the other members of District Thirteen who had not yet been fully hallucinated by the scent of the mermaid lamps.
"How could such a thing suddenly appear? Why wasn't it in the report?!" Zuo Shendian roared in anger at the research personnel.
Fearing reprimand, the few researchers quickly replied, "Our modeling could only show the large structures and the number of platforms. Moreover, the mechanical systems here seem to have been buried. The level of technology surpasses ours by at least a hundred years..."
Hearing this, Zuo Shendian could only dismiss it. What transcendent modern technology could there be? It was merely the tomb of a powerful being from a bygone era.
Suddenly, a white light illuminated the sky. A few researchers quickly fired several flares upwards, and the elevated platform was instantly bathed in light. Without hesitation, Zuo Shendian assumed his divine form, and the few experts who accompanied him instantly formed a formation, preparing to blast the ancient tomb to smithereens. However, such a formation required time and the extraction of true qi from other martial artists, all of which was converged onto Zuo Shendian... At this moment, their safety could only rely on the protection of the ordinary armed personnel.
Meanwhile, Bai Lin, still on the ground, felt a pang of worry for Chen Fan and the others upon realizing the ancient tomb could move, and silently prayed for their safety...
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As for Chen Fan, with the movement of the ancient tomb, the rooms behind him vanished. This tomb passage was extremely narrow and pitch-black. Chen Fan extended his true qi to probe ahead, but it was all repelled.
"This is truly bad news." Receiving his repelled true qi, Chen Fan felt a sense of disheartening despair.
"Even true qi at the Sub-god realm is so easily repelled. What kind of mighty being constructed this ancient tomb?" Chen Fan did not ponder further, but the reality told him that the tomb's owner was by no means simple.
As Chen Fan ventured deeper, the tomb passage, which had been gently undulating, gradually began to ascend.
After an unknown amount of time.
Chen Fan arrived at a maze where various narrow tomb passages intersected.
"Buzz... buzz... buzz..." Insectoid chirps emerged from the maze.
Chen Fan instantly became vigilant, and his Yuncong Sword glowed red.
Chen Fan raised his left hand, and pebbles on the ground began to levitate.
Controlling objects with qi.
Chen Fan's methods were extremely skillful.
As the insect chirps grew closer, Chen Fan's true qi spread out, and he instantly sensed the direction of the swarm. Calculating the timing, a large number of pebbles were shot out like bullets, colliding with the insect swarm.
Swarms of insects were struck down in large numbers, but a small portion managed to break free and flew towards Chen Fan.
Seeing this, Chen Fan's aura became violently potent, and crimson flashes appeared around his body.
The pressure of the Sub-god realm erupted, yet these scattered, broken insect swarms immediately reassembled and continued flying towards Chen Fan with unchanged speed.
"What a nuisance." Chen Fan unleashed his sword, and hundreds of sword qi surged out in an instant.
Clearing a swathe with each strike, in less than half an hour, the insect chirps disappeared, and Chen Fan stood with his hands clasped.
"If Zhan Nian encountered this, he would surely be finished. Although Zhan Nian is powerful, he probably couldn't withstand swarms of insects that are not even afraid of pressure," Chen Fan thought to himself, and continued forward.