I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 282 - 278 Oh No Triggered a Mechanism
Chapter 282: Chapter 278: Oh No, Triggered a Mechanism
Chapter 282 -278: Oh No, Triggered a Mechanism
Having ensured that she had landed safely, Fang Xiaocao slowly opened her eyes only to be met with Taotie’s playfully ugly face, realizing only then that it was none other than Taotie who had caught her in his stinky embrace.
Fang Xiaocao glared at Taotie, jumped out from his arms, and turned her head to look for Hummingbird.
Fang Xiaocao hadn’t forgotten that just moments ago in midair, Hummingbird had suddenly let go of her.
That had really scared Fang Xiaocao.
Fang Xiaocao even thought that it was Hummingbird who had fallen.
However, luckily, the moment she turned her head, she saw Hummingbird, perfectly intact and standing right beside her.
Completely unharmed.
“Phew~”
Fang Xiaocao let out a breath.
All was well!
If Hummingbird had fallen into the Quicksand Pit and died here because of helping her, Fang Xiaocao would have felt tremendously guilty.
On the other shore, Tom had been anxiously watching the whole process and now seeing that both Fang Xiaocao and Hummingbird had landed safely, he too let out a sigh of relief.
“It’s good that everything is okay!”
Tom muttered, not waiting for Taotie, he threw back the rope of the Flying Claw, picked up the set that belonged to Fang Xiaocao, pressed the button, and shot the Flying Claw out.
The Flying Claw clanged firmly on the tomb passage beam, pulled hard to ensure it was secure, then after a few steps of a running start, he leapt, swinging on the rope of the Flying Claw to the other side.
Taotie and Tom, one holding each rope.
Upon pressing the button in their hands, they heard a “click” sound, the originally secure Flying Claw holding two people suddenly released automatically, “whooshing” back into their hands.
Taotie and Tom packed up the Flying Claw.
And stuffed it into their backpack.
Seeing this scene, Fang Xiaocao blinked.
Curiously, she asked, “Why are you packing up the Flying Claw?”
“Aren’t we using it?”
Hearing Fang Xiaocao’s question, Tom slightly smiled.
“Of course, we have to pack it up.”
“First, we might still need the Flying Claw for the road ahead, if we don’t pack it now, what if we need it later?”
“Second, generally entering an ancient tomb, there is seldom a return by the original path, leaving it here would just be a waste.”
“Third, there might be pursuers behind us, if the pursuers come and see the Flying Claw, they’ll know there’s something fishy about the Quicksand Pit and follow the Flying Claw right over.”
Tom deliberately spoke very straightforwardly, just to teach Fang Xiaocao a lesson.
After listening to Tom, Fang Xiaocao nodded thoughtfully, “I understand now!”
Having packed up the Flying Claw, the group of four including Fang Xiaocao continued forward. Having learned from the experience with the Quicksand Pit, they realized that the owner of this tomb was not as kind as they had imagined, but rather a cunning one.
Deceiving people, one scheme after another.
The arrangement of that Quicksand Pit was extremely cunning, openly sprinkled with Iron Thorns and blades, making the incoming Tomb Robbers think it was just an overt trap.
If anyone was fooled by it and chose to disregard the Iron Thorns and blades and just wade through, then…
As many came, that many would die.
Even an experienced Tomb Robber, in a moment of carelessness, could be deceived and fall into the Quicksand Pit.
It could be said that as long as Tomb Robbers were not careful enough, however many came would die in that Quicksand Pit.
The person capable of setting such malignant traps, could they be of any benevolent sort?
The answer is clearly, no!
Therefore, the four including Fang Xiaocao became even more cautious.
It was still Tom leading the way, with Fang Xiaocao in the middle, while Taotie and Hummingbird covered the rear and protected Fang Xiaocao, ready to rescue her at any time.
Along the sides of this section of the tomb passage, there were still those lamps on the stone walls, and inside the lamps, there was still mermaid oil.
This time, Fang Xiaocao dared not touch anything.
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Ever since learning about the terror of the Quicksand Pit, Fang Xiaocao felt that there was definitely something fishy about this mermaid oil.
Just like Tom worried about, there was surely something strange hidden in this mermaid oil.
It might be poison or perhaps some kind of sleeping potion.
Or maybe the lamp was connected to some mechanism.
As soon as someone got greedy or curious about the mermaid oil like Fang Xiaocao and touched the lamp or lit it, they would bring about deadly trouble.
Thinking about this, Fang Xiaocao felt no curiosity towards these lamps and the mermaid oil inside them at all.
She chose to respectfully keep her distance.
She also gave up on her plan to take some mermaid oil back for research.
She was too beautiful to die.
Suddenly!
Tom, who was walking ahead, froze in place.
The next second!
There was a crisp “click” sound from under Tom’s feet as a stone slab he was standing on visibly sank a few centimeters.
Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao was terrified.
She knew that Tom had stepped on a trap.
A theft-prevention mechanism in the Ancient Tomb.
Fang Xiaocao’s eyes quickly scanned the ceiling and the stone walls on either side of the tomb path, fearing the appearance of arrow slits or any deadly hidden weapons like flying stones or giant axes.
Taotie and Hummingbird were also shocked.
With swift movements, Hummingbird instantly darted in front of Fang Xiaocao, shielding her while holding a dagger in his hand and vigilantly scanning their surroundings.
Taotie quickly rushed to Tom’s side.
“Old Tom, don’t move!”
“I’ll check what the mechanism is!”
Taotie shouted urgently at Tom.
As he spoke, he squatted next to Tom’s foot, his eyes keenly fixed on the spot Tom was standing on.
Among the four, only Taotie had entered tombs before.
He had even studied for a while with an old tomb robber.
He was the most knowledgeable about Ancient Tomb mechanisms among them, more so than the others.
As Taotie began his inspection, the other three involuntarily held their breath, afraid that the sound of their breathing might affect Taotie’s judgment.
Tom, who had triggered the mechanism, looked terribly pale; he would not be afraid if it were a landmine or bomb, because he was familiar with such things, almost as adept as he was with his own hands.
Even if he had stepped on it, Tom had enough confidence to dismantle the mine under his feet.
But facing a theft-prevention mechanism in the Ancient Tomb was a first for Tom, and he had no idea what terrifying device it could trigger; humans tend to hold both reverence and fear towards the unknown.
Although Tom was a top assassin, it was normal for him to feel fear as he was still human.
This didn’t mean that Tom was a coward.
It was just a natural physiological response for humans.
Tom: Call me a coward, I don’t accept it!
Whoever calls me a coward, let them go roam in a minefield, and if they come back alive, then they can call me one.
“This is a bit tricky!”
Taotie said sternly.
Hearing Taotie’s words, the hearts of the three teammates tightened, their eyes unanimously focused on him, waiting for his next words.
But Taotie just frowned deeply, squatting next to Tom’s foot, and remained silent.
This made Fang Xiaocao very anxious.
But she didn’t dare to urge Taotie, afraid to disturb him, since Taotie’s judgment could mean life or death for Tom.
