NOVEL NEXT Chapter 328: Crazy Idea, Crazy Execution!
In this massive room, Lin Yue carefully examined the surroundings.
The stench had dissipated considerably, and he had somewhat adapted to it.
Lin Yue was searching the ground for any traces or clues.
Soon, he discovered two circular patterns on the ground, undoubtedly the entrance to the secret space.
"Once this is opened, the previous questions should be answered, right?"
Lin Yue glanced again at the corpses scattered across the ground.
There were 104 Lizardmen corpses, along with 45 beggar corpses here.
104 Lizardmen corpses, together with the 27 Lizardmen corpses he found outside, and three Turtle Crocodile corpses, amounted precisely to the 131 treasure chests he had gained back then.
But the treasure chests here had vanished, even the light points from the beggars' Storage Space had disappeared.
At the time, the cave collapsed, and the Lizardmen and beggars here should have run out of oxygen quickly, trapped by countless stones blocking the door, dying en masse in the darkness and chaos.
However, the current situation was peculiar.
The treasure chests and Storage Space in the room disappeared, which undoubtedly should not have occurred.
Unless…
"Did a beggar survive and collect all the treasure chests and Storage Space? But back then, the lack of oxygen was severe; the only escape route should have been…"
He walked to the center of the two circular slabs.
There, on one slab, was precisely a Lizardman's remains.
Exactly.
Lin Yue seemed to have thought of something.
He dragged away the remains and placed a piece of stone on it.
A sound of "clack-clack" rang out; Lin Yue looked at the source of the sound and found it wasn't coming from his feet,
but from the passage he came from in Zone C2!
Lin Yue glanced again at the just-seen Lizardman's remains, gaining more insights into his thoughts.
At this moment, the system suddenly announced!
[Congratulations, you've conquered the Underground Ruins C Zone!]
Lin Yue opened the system panel and saw the announcement.
[World Announcement, World Announcement!]
[Detected that a Survivor has unlocked the full map of the Underground Ruins C Zone, detected that a Survivor has unlocked the full map of the Underground Ruins C Zone!]
[Being the first time a Survivor has unlocked this zone's map, the system will grant a first-clear reward according to the rules!]
[This reward is a Platinum Treasure Chest X1!]
The Platinum Treasure Chest appeared again.
A white light flashed, and a Platinum Treasure Chest appeared on the ground, which Lin Yue pocketed.
However, this didn't disrupt his thoughts; instead, it gave him a clearer understanding of the entire event.
He could even say that he had thought of the answer to the mystery.
Lin Yue circled the area once more, using the flashlight to capture the murals on the walls, and was about to return when the "clack-clack" sound rang again, and the stone door he came through closed shut.
Lin Yue remained calm.
He returned to the two circular slabs, placed a stone on them once more, and the door opened again.
Lin Yue understood that this device would automatically close over time and needed to be reopened.
This further confirmed his earlier hypothesis.
Returning to Zone C2, he looked again at a branch in Zone C2 that led clearly to another area. Lin Yue used iron blocks to fortify the wall, sealing it tightly.
Afterward, he and Little Meng, along with the Little Ice Lizards, returned to the Shelter.
"Gawoo..." Bai, along with Little Six and Red String, awaited their return at the door, but the overpowering stench of corpses almost knocked them out.
"We ran into some trouble inside. Bai, wait a moment; I'll take them to wash up properly."
Lin Yue sealed the Ancient Gate of the Underground Ruins with a thick iron wall and headed to the bathroom with Little Meng and the Little Ice Lizards.
Using more shower gel than expected, Lin Yue struggled to reduce the corpse stench on himself, Little Meng, and the Little Ice Lizards.
He had to admit, the smell was incredibly lingering, especially that in his hair, making Lin Yue want to shave it off entirely.
Eventually, with no other choice, Lin Yue used the remaining half bottle and cleaned himself and Little Meng once again. Although the smell lingered faintly, it was much better than before.
Afterward, feeling refreshed, Lin Yue's mind was sharper and more composed.
After drying his hair, Lin Yue went to the refreshingly cool, even slightly chilly, living room.
Sitting on the comfortable sofa, watching Bai and the others curiously surround Little Meng and the others, Lin Yue took out a pen he hadn't used in ages and the diary he retrieved from the abandoned Shelter.
Good memory pales compared to writing things down. During contemplation, having a pen and paper helps make the thought process much clearer.
Flipping through those pages filled with words, Lin Yue wrote a line on the paper with the pen.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.
This is a famous quote from Sherlock Holmes.
Back in middle school, Lin Yue stumbled upon this detective novel in the school library and adopted this quote as one of his guiding principles.