Chapter 408: Crisis Abounds!
Seeing the secret passage, Zhao Yuefei's heart instantly filled with joy and she exclaimed, "Qin Jiang, it has to be you!"
Li Lang also came over, "Not bad, quite observant. I had noticed something was off here earlier. I didn't expect you to think the same."
He patted Qin Jiang's shoulder, clearly impressed.
Qin Jiang just smiled indifferently, "Great minds think alike."
"Lord Li had actually discovered the secret passage earlier, it's just that he wanted to test him, right?" A middle-aged man smiled beside Li Lang.
Li Lang praised, "The young man is not bad, a bit better than I thought, worth cultivating."
Blood Eagle immediately ordered a member of Dragon Hall, "Have everyone come over here."
Qin Jiang said, "This Rakshasa base is very concealed. It seems that if we want to enter the interior, we'll have to go through a secret passage."
"No need to worry. As a Heavenly Realm powerhouse, I'll clear the way for you ahead. Just follow me."
After Li Lang finished speaking, he headed straight inside with his people.
Before leaving, someone turned back and said, "Kid, don't forget who is the core of this mission. Don't overstep your bounds! Understand?"
"Hold on!" Qin Jiang cautioned. "There could be traps or something inside. We should still be careful and not rush in."
Hearing this, Li Lang frowned in dissatisfaction, "No matter the trap, it's just decoration in front of me. Does Lord Qin not trust my strength?"
"Being timid is not the way of a true man. How could Lord Qin take on a major responsibility with such an attitude?"
"Lord Li's strength is extraordinary. They are far inferior to you and naturally don't have your courage. Why should you bother with them?"
"Lord Li, a rotten wood cannot be carved; there is no need to waste words on them."
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Li Lang didn't dwell on the matter and simply said, "Keep close to me."
Qin Jiang just smiled faintly.
Zhao Yuefei frowned tightly, finding these guys far too arrogant.
If they died it was one thing, but she hoped they wouldn't drag down Dragon Hall's people and herself.
As they walked further in.
Li Lang smiled idly, "Lord Qin, I told you there was no danger, right? Stop scaring yourself. There's going to be a fierce battle ahead. On a narrow path, the brave wins!"
"Stick close, don't hold up the operation. I'm counting on you all!"
"Of course, if you're really afraid of dying... better not to follow."
Qin Jiang shook his head, said nothing, just sighed and stepped forward to walk on.
Suddenly, Qin Jiang's expression changed, "Stop!"
However, it was already too late, Li Lang and the others had moved forward.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Without warning!
A series of whooshing sounds arose abruptly.
Li Lang immediately took action, blocking in front of him and deflecting the arrows that came shooting towards him. Thanks to his profound strength, he was unscathed.
But the three subordinates near him were not so lucky.
Several arrows had struck them, and fresh blood incessantly oozed from their wounds. They emitted pained grunts and fell to the ground, lifeless.
"Breaker Arrows?" Seeing the few arrows made of specific metals on their bodies, Qin Jiang's brows furrowed.
"Just as expected, there are indeed traps here. These are Breaker Arrows; they can ignore Qi and have immense killing power; everyone must be careful!"
After hearing this, everyone present instantly became more vigilant and cautiously watched the section of the secret room ahead.
Immediately after that, another piercing sound came from the front of the secret passage.
"More?"
Li Lang frowned slightly and once again put up a defense!
Qin Jiang used the Heavenly Eye to scan the area, finally fixing his gaze on the area behind a wall.
Suddenly, he leaped forward, arriving at the forefront.
"Qin Jiang!"
Zhao Yuefei called out worriedly.
At this moment, Qin Jiang threw a punch, blocking the Breaker Arrows shooting straight at him and even shattered a hole in the wall!
With the naked eye, one could see a core mechanism smashed to dust by his fist.
The incessant shooting of the Breaker Arrows also ceased at that moment.
Everyone temporarily escaped the danger.
Qin Jiang said to everyone, "Don't panic. I've destroyed the central core of the mechanism launching the Breaker Arrows."
Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Qin Jiang continued, "This secret passage is the entrance to the Rakshasa. The fact that traps were set within it is surely aimed at outsiders, and we know nothing about it. We don't know what kind of mechanisms we might encounter next. So we must remain cautious and vigilant, not letting down our guards."
"Understood."
The members of Dragon Hall immediately nodded in agreement, even the few subordinates left at Li Lang's side nodded repeatedly.
Clearly, their triggering the mechanism and the resulting death of their companions had shook them up, and they no longer possessed the arrogance they had at the beginning.
Li Lang's face, however, was an ashen color.
His oversight had caused the fall of three people here, and he could not save face at all.
Moreover, it was Qin Jiang who had resolved the crisis.
On this mission, who was the real protagonist?
After several seconds of contemplation, he spoke, "I had noticed that core mechanism there early on, but before I could make a move, Lord Qin rushed to show off and acted first."
Qin Jiang simply responded briefly, not even wishing to waste words with him.
Having seen this kind of self-righteous, arrogant person before, he couldn't be bothered to pay attention.
Zhao Yuefei couldn't stand it any longer, "By the time you noticed, we would have been long dead."
"What do you mean?" Li Lang turned his head and glanced coldly at Zhao Yuefei.
Just as Zhao Yuefei was about to retort, Qin Jiang spoke up at the right time, "Alright, let's keep moving. Finding the Gene Potion is what matters."
Seeing Qin Jiang taking the lead, Zhao Yuefei also decided not to bother arguing with Li Lang any further and quickly walked to Qin Jiang's side.
Li Lang snorted disapprovingly, his face looking somewhat ugly.
As a master consistently in the company of the inner court's big players, he had little respect for this group from Dragon Hall who had only recently returned from overseas.
And now, Qin Jiang had stolen the spotlight.
He was somewhat annoyed.
They continued to move further inside without encountering any signs of danger.
Li Lang analyzed, "We've all come such a long way inside without seeing any other mechanisms. It's possible that this secret passage only has this one trap. We should quicken our pace and penetrate deeper without lingering here for too long."
Qin Jiang frowned, "It's still best to be cautious."
"I don't need to be cautious with my strength," Li Lang retorted with a cold snort, instead quickening his step frequency.
The rest had no choice but to follow.
Seven or eight seconds later, two openings suddenly appeared above in the secret room!
Bang!
Boom boom boom!!
Two heavy stone slabs fell from above, instantly blocking Qin Jiang and the others' path forward and back, trapping them tightly in the secret room.
Immediately after, a cloud of black mist was released from above, enveloping Qin Jiang and his companions.
Qin Jiang's complexion changed dramatically, "This is poison gas! Quickly retreat!"