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Chapter 426 Piercing [Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets]

Zhu Yu felt his heart pounding violently in his chest, and the lingering fear gave him goosebumps that wouldn't go away.

She carefully crouched down, not daring to move even one more step, and reached out to pull her trouser leg out of the iron needle.

He tugged at it, but the iron needle didn't budge. The force with which it was driven into the wall sent a chill down Zhu Yu's spine.

After some careful effort, the nailed trouser leg was finally pulled off, but Zhu Yu changed her mind again—she wanted the iron needle.

No one knows what dangers await them ahead. The design of this tunnel clearly forces people to continue forward; there is no other choice.

She can't stay empty-handed forever.

Compared to the quicksand behind them, these iron needles could actually come in handy.

This tunnel could not possibly be the first time it has been used, otherwise there wouldn't be a faint smell of blood permeating it.

However, not a single iron needle was visible on the wall, which must have been removed when someone came in to deal with it later.

If others can pull it out, why can't she try?
When faced with the instinct for survival, people often become exceptionally strong.

Zhu Yu squatted there, picking and pulling, sweating profusely, and actually managed to get the iron needle out.

When she held it in her hand, she realized that she had really underestimated the length of this thing. After it was completely removed, it was actually slightly longer than her palm.

Although the thought of being pierced by this thing is terrifying, holding it in my own hand makes me feel much more at ease.

Zhu Yu took a breather and looked back at the stone brick he had stepped on. He found that the stone brick was no different from the surrounding ones. However, the soil on the ground where the iron needle had been driven in, which was a little behind him, was a slightly darker color than the surrounding soil.

It must be blood from the wounds of someone who was injured earlier, which seeped into the soil.

With this guess in mind, Zhu Yu cautiously moved forward step by step.

She carefully avoided the bricks around each patch of dark gray soil, moving forward little by little.

With each step forward, her heart would leap into her throat, and with each landing and all was well, she would breathe a sigh of relief.

And so it went, and she walked through the narrow passage for what felt like half a lifetime. By the time she could finally see the other end of the tunnel, her clothes were almost soaked with cold sweat from nervousness.

She was now only about two large strides away from a relatively open area ahead. In this section, she could not see any marks of varying depths on the ground, which made her unsure of how to judge whether the road ahead was smooth and free of traps, or whether it was just a coincidence that no one had been hit by the iron needles here.

Just as she was struggling with her decision, a faint sound suddenly came from behind the seemingly solid earthen wall.

Zhu Yu subconsciously felt that the sound was wrong, like a mechanism behind the wall starting to operate. There hadn't been such a noticeable sound when he accidentally stepped on a mechanism earlier.

Since all the mechanisms in this tunnel are forcing people to either move forward or die in the same place, the sudden appearance of clearly audible sounds of these mechanisms in operation is probably not a good thing!
Zhu Yu dared not look back any longer and ran forward. The moment she took a step and rushed out, iron needles shot out from the earthen wall on one side like raindrops, hitting the opposite earthen wall with a thud.

Zhu Yu didn't have time to think about anything. He mustered all his strength and rushed forward. The moment he stepped onto the end of the tunnel, before he could even catch his breath, a sharp pain shot through his other leg, causing him to lose his balance and fall headfirst to the ground.

The sudden pain made her gasp for breath, almost causing her to collapse. But she dared not stop for a moment, so she quickly got up and struggled to take a few more steps forward, finally getting out of the narrow passage before collapsing back to the ground.

Her body fell backward uncontrollably, and she suddenly felt something against her back. She quickly braced herself and turned her head to look behind her.

Behind her lay a corpse on the ground. It was a woman wearing a long dress. From her cloudy eyes and the exposed shoulders and arms covered with net-like patches, it was clear that she had been dead for a long time.

On her waist and abdomen, there was a large patch of dark red and black stains on the fabric of her skirt, which was clearly congealed blood. Upon closer inspection, a small section of iron needle could be seen protruding from the surface of the fabric.

It seems this girl was really unlucky; she was stabbed in a vital spot and, although she managed to escape to this side, she still couldn't save her life.

The corpse looked rather grotesque and terrifying. If any other girl were to suddenly see this scene, she would probably be terrified.

For Zhu Yu, however, it was a great relief.

Fortunately, the tunnel was quite cool. Although it was slightly damp compared to the outside, the humidity was not particularly high overall. The corpse was only in the early stages of decomposition. It looked a bit scary, but it didn't actually smell particularly bad, nor did the ruptured body make the scene even more unpleasant.

Zhu Yu looked down at the iron needles in his calf, and without thinking too much, reached out and tore off the outer skirt from the female corpse.

Fortunately, the wound was on the upper body, and there wasn't a trace of blood on the outer skirt.

The excruciating pain from the iron needle piercing his calf caused Zhu Yu to tremble uncontrollably. His hands, however, remained still as he swiftly pulled the needle from the wound.

Blood gushed from the wound quickly, staining the fabric on his leg red.

Zhu Yu quickly wrapped the wound with the outer skirt she had just pulled over, making it slightly tighter than usual.

The hem of the outer skirt was very wide, and Zhu Yu wrapped it tightly around her legs many times, tying a knot to secure it.

After observing for a while, it seemed that no more blood was seeping from the wound, so it appeared that the method of applying pressure to stop the bleeding was effective.

Zhu Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief. After the harrowing experience, the wound was now tightly bound, and even the pain had become dull.

Exhausted, she collapsed to the ground, hoping to catch her breath and regain her strength. But it felt like she had only closed her eyes for a moment before she was enveloped in chaos and plunged into deep darkness, completely unaware of anything.

She fainted.