Paintings of Terror

The group continued along the water. Ke Xun was carrying Cao Youning on his back, who had fainted from losing too much blood, with Wei Dong helping to support him from behind.

Everyone had their designated tasks. Some observed the water, some checked out the cave walls, some surveyed the ceiling, some kept a close eye on their phones, while Mu Yiran and Fang Fei oversaw the overall progress… pC54FT

The environment around them was gradually changing. The temperature seemed to rise, and the ice and snow almost vanished. The number of fish in the water decreased, and the light in the cave was getting dimmer. Suddenly, Shao Ling stopped in his tracks.

“What’s the matter? Did you find something?” Qin Ci, who was walking behind him, asked.

Shao Ling’s voice sounded hesitant. “No, nothing.”

Mu Yiran’s sharp gaze shot towards him. “Shao Ling, what’s going on?” 6mofFD

Shao Ling had a grim expression and took a few deep breaths. “It seems like, my time is running out.”

All the members were shocked and couldn’t believe that Shao Ling would be next so soon.

“Don’t think about it, hurry up and find the signature!” Ke Xun, carrying Cao Youning, quickened his pace. “There’s no path ahead, we’ll have to wade through the water!”

Mu Yiran approached Shao Ling: “Don’t be distracted by illusions. We’re close to finding the signature.” 6dPZ9l

Shao Ling snapped out of his daze. “What? Where is the signature?”

“It’s right at the end of this water,” Mu Yiran never thought he could speak such a baseless statement so confidently.

Everyone listened to Mu Yiran. Despite not understanding Mu Yiran’s reasoning, they believed him wholeheartedly. So they regained their spirits and continued, wading through water that was about knee-deep.

Ahead was a low cave entrance that everyone had to bend down to pass through. Ke Xun, carrying Cao Youning, had to bend extremely low to make it through. BibMo4

After Ke Xun passed through the cave entrance, he suddenly felt a lightness on his back. When he turned around, he saw that it was Mu Yiran, with the help of Wei Dong, who took over the “heavy luggage” he had been carrying.

Ke Xun looked at Mu Yiran. In the past, he only thought that he was slowly changing during the process of entering the paintings, but he never thought that the Mu Yiran was also changing, albeit subtly.

Mu Yiran carried Cao Youning effortlessly. Even though he didn’t speak, his gaze seemed to say, “Ke Xun, don’t look at me like that. If not because this guy hadn’t stopped breathing, I wouldn’t have bothered to care.”

Ke Xun grinned widely, displaying his typical corgi smile, and then immediately turned around to continue searching for the signature. xyB1iR

“There’s time on my phone! We’re out!” Luo Bu waved his phone.

Everyone felt a sliver of relief, but much of the urgency remained.

Since passing through the cave entrance, the environment had changed significantly. The water was nearly dried up in this area, and the surrounding cave walls were severely eroded by the wind.

“Something’s in the cracks of the rocks!” Wei Don exclaimed loudly. qPUboD