Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

Chapter 204 The Mysterious Reversal

After catching his breath, Chen Yibai held it again.

Although Chen Yibai doesn't know the art of turtle breathing, holding his breath for three or four minutes at a time isn't a big problem.

As for how to get out of the thick sulfurous smoke, Chen Yibai did not rush in recklessly this time.

Because Chen Yibai knew that it was useless to force his way out; this was very likely a formation!

That's right!

This is most likely a formation, related to Qimen Dunjia, a formation set up using sulfur!

In ancient times, battle formations were the most common form of warfare, and this period also marked the peak of the art of Qimen Dunjia, which could utilize various natural environments or any objects to create formations.

If this is indeed a formation related to Qimen Dunjia, then the possibility that the Gu clan is a branch of Chiyou's descendants can be basically confirmed.

But now is not the time to study this.

This place is poisonous; we need to find a way to get out quickly!

Since this is a formation, it's impossible to just rush out. The only option is to find a way to break through it!

But how do we crack it?

Chen Yibai tried his best to keep his mind calm.

Although Chen Yibai had a rudimentary understanding of Qimen Dunjia, the key issue was that he didn't know what kind of formation it was!

More importantly, as mentioned before, the Qimen Dunjia used here is completely different from what Chen Yibai knows. The Death Gate is life, and the Life Gate is death; it's completely reversed!

Qimen Dunjia Reversed?

sulfur?

Chen Yibai gritted his teeth, realizing that his knowledge of Qimen Dunjia was completely useless here.

Suddenly, Chen Yibai thought of Guan Yunlong and Wu Daoshan on the Corpse Tower, and immediately raised his head and asked loudly, "What did you two see up there!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Chen Yibai felt a sharp pain in his throat, as if there was a razor blade stuck in his throat, and even his voice was hoarse.

This is a sign of sulfur poisoning caused by inhalation, resulting in damage to the oral mucosa.

Chen Yibai asked Guan Yunlong and Wu Daoshan because they were up there and should be able to see the whole scene.

At this moment, Guan Yunlong and Wu Daoshan were also staring wide-eyed down at the situation, and they were shining their bright lights down with their wolf-eye flashlights.

From Guan Yunlong and Wu Daoshan's perspective, the area covered by the yellow smoke was not very large, only occupying one corner of the second floor of the Corpse Tower, which is the Gen Palace Life Gate in the northeast direction.

But the thick yellow smoke moved back and forth, constantly churning from the inside out, as if some terrifying creature was trapped inside, struggling desperately to escape.

As for the strong LED light of the wolf-eye flashlight, it simply cannot penetrate it.

Their hearts were pounding in their throats, because they knew their lives were tied to Chen Yibai's. If anything happened to Chen Yibai, they would be finished.

Upon hearing Chen Yibai's hoarse shout from inside, indicating that the man was still alive, Wu Daoshan excitedly shouted back, "Captain Chen, there's yellow smoke outside..."

Chen Yibai: "Damn it! Are you brain-dead? I know it's all yellow smoke!"

Chen Yibai cautiously surveyed his surroundings, wary of a sudden attack, and then shouted, "How large is the smoke?"

Guan Yunlong's voice immediately came from above: "It's the corner where the stone coffin is! The smoke is very thick, billowing outwards, and the lights can't shine in..."

Only in one corner where the stone coffin was placed?

That's the Gate of Life in the southeast!

If you now reach the Death Gate in the southwest direction, it means you will turn from life to death.

According to the inverted rules of Qimen Dunjia, is it a rebirth from death?

Although Chen Yibai couldn't be 100% certain that this was a solution, he could only try it for now.

Because the brain cannot make judgments in the dark, people are very likely to lose their way.

However, Chen Yibai had an exceptionally strong sense of direction. He immediately sketched out the entire second level of the Corpse Tower in his mind, gripped the crimson ancient sword tightly, and kept a watchful eye on his surroundings as he rushed towards the southwest.

The Gate of Life in the southeast and the Gate of Death in the southwest are separated by only one "south" when rotated counterclockwise.

Once you cross south, you'll be in the southwest.

From Guan Yunlong's perspective, the billowing yellow smoke was slowly moving southwards.

However, just as Chen Yibai stepped from the southeast into the south with one foot, and had just lifted his other foot to step over, a tremendous force suddenly grabbed his ankle from behind.

This sudden, unexpected attack left Chen Yibai with absolutely no chance to dodge. He lost his balance and fell backward to the ground with a thud. By the time he realized what was happening, he had already been dragged several meters away from behind by that enormous force.

Looking back, I saw a withered, black hand, like old tree bark, grabbing my ankle from behind. The arm was completely hidden in the thick smoke.

Just as Chen Yibai raised his sword to strike, the withered hand seemed to have anticipated his movement and immediately let go, disappearing into the smoke.

Then, a dark face peeked out from another direction, this time with a higher upturn at the corners of its mouth than before.

To be precise, the more this black-faced man appears, the more sinister his smirk becomes.

"Dou Lei Lao Mu Ge Hai A!"

Chen Yibai was now certain that this beast was clearly toying with him!

Although there's only one position between the Gate of Life and the Gate of Death, this beast clearly doesn't want me to pass through.

However, the more this happened, the more Chen Yibai felt that this was a way to break the formation. He immediately got up from the ground and rushed towards the south again.

But this time Chen Yibai was more cautious: "You want to play games? Well, I can predict that too!"

The scene from just now was repeated.

Chen Yibai stepped one foot into the south direction, and just a second before he was about to step the other foot in, he suddenly turned around, his sword blade close to his heel, and launched a preemptive counterattack.

呲......

The blade of the crimson ancient sword skimmed across the floor, leaving a trail of sparks.

But they cut nothing!

But just as the sword was slashed out, the withered hand suddenly reappeared, as if it had appeared out of thin air in the smoke. It grabbed Chen Yibai's ankle and dragged him back more than ten meters away!

"Nima!"

Chen Yibai cursed inwardly in anger.

Was the prediction made a bit too early?

Obviously not!

Rather, the zongzi was extremely fast, and in this formation, it was as if one side was in the light and the other in the dark, and every move they made was being monitored clearly.

Judging from the speed and force with which the rice dumpling grabbed his ankle and dragged him back twice, if it wanted to kill him directly, he might not have been able to stop it.

Thinking about this, Chen Yibai felt like he was being treated as a plaything.

As a legitimate descendant of the tomb raiders, this is truly the first time I've been played like this!