Chapter 286 - 93 Brave Retreat_2

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Chapter 286: Chapter 93 Brave Retreat_2Xiao Jie had played many ancient tomb exploration games and knew well that these maps usually had traps set up. Especially the games developed by that old thief, which had tricked him badly in the past. The entrance didn’t seem to pose any problem, but as soon as he adjusted his viewing angle next to the door to look inside, he immediately spotted something unsettling. Right above the tomb’s door, there was unmistakably a thick slab of stone that, at first glance, seemed to blend with the surrounding tomb walls. However, Xiao Jie, who had been trapped by countless tomb mechanisms in games, instinctively sensed something was amiss. Could this damn thing be used to seal the door and trap someone inside? Xiao Jie immediately shot an arrow at the door using his bow and arrow. Immune! A red word popped up. Xiao Jie checked the combat log. You inflicted 0 damage on the Dragon-breaking Stone (defense not breached). Damn, there was indeed a problem! "Stop, stop, stop, everyone, there’s something wrong with this door!" "What’s up, Feng, what did you notice?" "Look at that stone above, that’s a Dragon-breaking Stone, used to trap tomb robbers. I suspect the mechanism mentioned on the inscription is this thing—everyone lean against the door and tilt your view upwards." Several people crowded around to take a look but couldn’t make heads or tails of it. Salted Fish said, "What’s there to be afraid of, it’s just a broken stone. We’ve got two Masters of Magic here, could we really be trapped by a stone? Besides, we have so many people, even if we did trigger the mechanism and it came crashing down, we would just smash it open." "No way, absolutely not." This time Xiao Jie was extremely resolute. Initially, tagging along with this ragtag bunch was fine as long as he could run faster than his teammates if they encountered a tiger. But if they were locked in a cage with a tiger, it wouldn’t matter how fast he ran. It would just be a matter of dying sooner rather than later. As for those two Masters of Magic—he wasn’t willing to stake his life on others. "Can your magic open the door instantly?" Bai Ze said, "I do know the Wall-penetrating Skill, which lets me phase through models, but it only works for me alone." Dida La said, "That—definitely not, this stone looks like it has thousands of durability points, it would take a while to blast through, but no big deal, a few minutes should do it." A few minutes? Damn, facing a big boss, a few minutes could get these guys killed a couple of times over. "Sorry, then I’m not sticking around." Xiao Jie was also decisive. In his view, doing anything in this game involved risks, but those risks had to be within a controllable range and manageable through his own actions. If it was the type of situation that he couldn’t resolve through his actions, then it would give him a very strong sense of being out of control. And in this present situation, that was exactly the case. If the door really came down, he would have to rely entirely on others, which would be entirely up to luck. And luck was the least reliable thing; losing a single gamble would end the game. The appearance of this Dragon-breaking Stone had pushed the risk beyond his acceptable limits. Actually, if he were entering the ancient tomb with a strictly disciplined and well-coordinated team like Hidden Dragon Do Not Use, he might have considered it since those guys were more reliable and would assuredly take responsibility if danger arose. Even if they encountered a BOSS, they could still fight it head-on. But with this disorganized group, who were hesitating just to enter a door, if they encountered any anomalies inside the tomb and the Dragon-breaking Stone sealed the door, they would be trapping turtles in a jar. Who would be able to take charge and face the crisis? Salted Fish? Or him? "Sorry, Salted Fish, I think this is too unreliable. Maybe we should just drop it and not risk everyone’s safety." "What the hell, Feng, are you trying to sabotage me at this time? Are you kidding?" Salted Fish was furious, "I get it, you want to scare us off and then go in alone to hog all the loot, right? Damn, I should never have told you about the Tomb Robber’s diary." What an idiot... Xiao Jie was speechless; now he understood what they meant by greed blinding wisdom. Could this guy understand plain human language? "Salted Fish, listen to me, sometimes you shouldn’t let greed blind you. You could still lead a comfortable life even if you retire from the game now." "Easy for you to say—Listen up, everyone, there’s no BOSS inside anymore, would I charge in like this if there were? Look, this is the Tomb Robber’s diary I found earlier, it’s all written clearly here." He simply shared the Tomb Robber’s diary in the chat channel. "Also, the tombstone on the door states it clearly, yesterday’s Ancient Tomb Corpse King was definitely Wang Chang, the tomb is totally unguarded now, full of treasures waiting for us to scoop them up. Feng, don’t you want a share?" Xiao Jie remained unmoved, "I’ve said my piece, anyway, I’m out. You all can choose as you wish." With that, he turned to leave. At this point, several others started having second thoughts. Jifeng Zhiyin: "Feng, I’m going with you." Beijiu Pao: "Me too, it feels too dangerous." Imperial Little Qi: "Damn, why run? It’s just a nearly broken stone, with so many of us here, even if it falls, we can smash it open." Meng Zhangfei Embroidery: "Exactly, you guys are just too cowardly." Seeing that division was inevitable, and six or seven people wanted to retreat, Salted Fish resolutely pulled out his trump card. "Just to be clear, if you leave now, you don’t get anything, and the eight taels of silver are non-refundable since the spirit stone seals have already been used."

Chapter 286 - 93 Brave Retreat_2

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