Chapter 957: Chapter 688: Betting with Their Lives

While Xia Liang was worrying, the light suddenly fell to the ground.

It was then that he noticed he was standing on a round stone platform, and there seemed to be inscriptions on this platform.

"Directions, unexpectedly."

Looking at the symbols on the ground, Xia Liang’s eyes lit up. It seemed Zhuge Liang did not intend to create a dead end; otherwise, he wouldn’t have left directions behind.

Having the directions made it much easier to deduce the location of the escape route.

"If I haven’t calculated wrongly, this passage should be the escape route."

Gazing at the third passage, Xia Liang revealed a smile on his face, just about to leave, when his eyes fell on the ground.

"Although these people from Sakura Country might not understand directional calculations, we still have to be cautious."

Thinking of this, Xia Liang waved his hand, concealing the directional inscriptions on the ground.

The archaeologists arriving later might have to struggle.

But right now, Xia Liang couldn’t care about that much. If the people from Sakura Country found the escape route and took away the grave goods, the loss would be even greater.

"Boom....."

Just as Xia Liang concealed all the directions on the ground, a rumbling sound emanated from behind him. Xia Liang knew that those from Sakura Country had broken through the wall and would soon catch up.

"Even if you understand the Eight Trigrams Formation now, you will never find the escape route."

With that, Xia Liang quickly entered the passage of the escape route, and not thirty seconds after he left, figures appeared inside.

"Damn, he still managed to escape!"

Looking at the empty space in front of them, Kawai Matsutake’s expression darkened, the gentleness on his face completely replaced with coldness.

"Kawai, let’s first find the correct passage."

Nakamura Komachi spoke, his arm already bandaged, his face a bit pale, but he could still move.

Kawai Matsutake nodded, looking at the eight passages in front of him, frowning slightly.

Earlier, all three passages contained danger, and now eight more passages appeared, which might also all contain danger.

Even if one of these passages is correct, how are they to find the true passage?

"Mr. Kawai, there is a painting on the wall."

At this moment, Ozawa Ria spoke, and everyone looked towards the wall, quickly discovering the Eight Trigrams Formation.

"This should indeed be the Eight Trigrams Formation, it seems this is Dragon Country’s Zhuge Liang’s tomb."

Looking at the Eight Trigrams Formation on the wall, Nakamura Komachi’s eyes brightened. This time they indeed came to the right place. If Xia Liang were here and heard their words, he would be surprised that they knew this was Zhuge Liang’s tomb from the beginning.

"It’s said that this Eight Trigrams Formation was created by Zhuge Liang, capable of fending off thousands of troops, but who knows if it’s true."

"However, it currently seems that these eight passages are related to this Eight Trigrams Formation, and one of them must be an escape route leading deeper into the tomb."

Kawai Matsutake said as he looked towards a nearby man.

"You have studied Zhuge Liang’s Eight Trigrams Formation before, see if you can deduce the location of the escape route."

The man nodded and then took out a compass, but soon his brows furrowed.

"Mr. Kawai, the magnetic field here is too strong, and the compass has failed."

"It’s failed?"

Kawai Matsutake’s face darkened. If they couldn’t find the escape route, entering the wrong passage would mean severe consequences for them.

After all, the traps in the previous three passages were fresh in their minds, as even after a thousand years, the mechanisms here could still operate freely.

"Mr. Kawai, there seem to be some inscriptions on the ground."

A woman spoke, and everyone quickly looked towards the ground.

"These should record the directions here. No wonder Xia Liang dared to enter; he must have deduced the location of the escape route."

"Damn, from the traces on these inscriptions, it seems they were just destroyed by Xia Liang. He didn’t want us to go in."

Looking at the scratches on the ground, Kawai Matsutake’s eyes filled with anger. If he hadn’t underestimated the opponent before, this wouldn’t have happened.

"Kawai, since it’s already happened, there’s no point in saying more. What’s most important now is to find the correct passage."

Though Nakamura Komachi’s face didn’t look good, he knew the key now was to get through the passage in front of them.

Kawai Matsutake nodded and looked towards Ozawa Ria.

"Ozawa, do you still have the remote cars?"

"There are three left."

Three?

Kawai Matsutake narrowed his eyes. If these three remote cars couldn’t find the correct path, they would have to rely on fate.

And they weren’t even in the burial chamber yet; who knows what dangers still lay ahead?

"Use the remote cars to explore."

Then Ozawa Ria took out the last three remote cars. After discussing for a while, they chose three passages.

But soon, their expressions turned grim because danger lurked in all three passages; the remote cars were destroyed as soon as they entered.

"At least we’ve eliminated three passages, leaving five."

Kawai Matsutake spoke, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"Next, we’ll have to do it ourselves. Anyone willing to explore?"

These words meant risking lives to explore, but these ninjas, being well-trained, stepped forward without hesitation.

"Rest assured, as long as I find that item, your deaths will be worth it."

Nakamura Komachi looked at everyone and said.

"We are willing to give our lives for Mr. Nakamura."

Then Kawai Matsutake chose five people from the crowd, and they entered the five passages one by one.

When the first man entered the first passage, within less than a minute, there was a commotion inside, followed by a painful scream, and the sound gradually faded away.

Everyone knew that he had already perished.

Another person entered another passage after that, with a similar outcome. With another scream, the second person also perished on the spot.

Then the third and fourth person entered the passages, and all met their demise.

"Only the last passage is left. Wonder if this one is safe."

After saying this, Kawai Matsutake watched as one of the men beside him walked towards the passage. This time, everyone waited longer, but they hadn’t heard any movement from the man.

Meanwhile inside the passage.

The man was cautious after entering the passage, daring not to relax even slightly. Although prepared for death, he preferred not to die here if he could survive.

"It seems this passage is safe."

Having walked nearly a hundred meters without danger, the man sighed in relief, ready to turn back and inform the others.