The secret chamber of national destiny, the design of the ancestral home, you're building the Z

Who would have thought that a national revival match that should have been a life-or-death struggle would turn into such a thrilling gamble of the century!

A staggering gamble of ten thousand units of national fortune against the dignity of a nation is like pouring boiling oil on an already raging war.

This life-or-death battle of the Great Xia Dynasty is destined to become one of the most dramatic and captivating chapters in the history of the Secret Chamber Era.

Never before has the world's attention been so firmly drawn to this deep body of water and the two representatives engaged in the gamble.

[Hey, guess who will win?]

Is there any doubt? It's definitely cherry blossoms. Zhou Xingbang is a man of some stature, but now he's desperate after losing. What a pity.

[I also think Sakura will definitely win. Koe Kazuko is too strong. If it were a nightmare-level escape room of another genre, perhaps Daixia would have a chance, but this is a historical theme. Although ghosts and monsters have been added, the outcome is unlikely to be surprising.]

[This Zhang Qilin is a reckless young man, an intern who probably wanted to prove himself too much. Unfortunately, he ruined Da Xia and tarnished Zhou Xingbang's lifelong reputation!]

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International public opinion is almost unanimously in favor of the other side.

The inherent limitations of historical themes and the restraint imposed on the Forbidden Woman have left most people without any hope of the Great Xia Dynasty turning the tide.

They couldn't imagine what could possibly stop the first explorer of the Sakura Kingdom, who was as sharp as a Valkyrie, within the framework of "history" and "ancient house".

……

Koheko killed the forbidden woman and then obtained the flashlight.

Hearing the commotion, Koe Saburo swam over hurriedly and asked anxiously, "Miss Box, what's wrong?"

"Just a vengeful spirit from the bottom of the water, it's been taken care of." Koeko's voice came through the communicator, so calm that it was as if she had just casually brushed away a piece of seaweed, without the slightest ripple.

"A vengeful spirit? Is it really a ghost?" Koe Saburo felt a chill run down his spine. Although he had suspected it before, he still felt a coldness after it was confirmed.

Koe Saburo looked around nervously, fearing that more ghosts might appear.

"No need to make a fuss." Koeko put away her flashlight and scanned the murky water. "This isn't a supernatural topic. Such things won't become mainstream, much less appear indefinitely. The rules won't allow for unsolvable situations."

"Oh, that's good, that's good!" Koe Saburo breathed a sigh of relief. He still had great faith in Koe Kazuko's judgment.

Koeko looked at the words on the flashlight: "Following the tide, that's interesting!"

"Miss Kazuko, what should we do next?" Koe Saburo asked.

"The clues point to the tides." Koheko's thoughts were clear. "The real dragon-patterned stone box is likely hidden where the tides are strongest. We need to wait for the tides to come and find that 'point'."

As soon as he finished speaking, the lake, which had been almost still, suddenly emitted a low, mournful sound, as if it came from the depths of the earth.

Immediately afterwards, a faint but real current of water began to surge, causing the suspended matter in the water to slowly turn.

"The tide has begun!"

Koe Saburo was startled and quickly said, "So fast, Miss Kazuko, should we go up and take the rest of the items?"

Koheiko hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "It's too late. The tidal cycle is unclear, and oxygen is limited. Returning to the surface might mean missing this opportunity. The design of the secret chamber is often interconnected; missing the key point might mean... never being able to enter the correct path again."

Koeko was very cautious and didn't want to overlook any detail.

"But what if the remaining items are important?" Koei Saburo asked worriedly. "Why don't you go upstairs and get them, and I'll look for them here first?"

They couldn't bring too much with them when they went diving, so they didn't bring food or gas masks down.

Koeko hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, you go up first, but come back quickly. I'll look for the tide point down here!"

"Yes!" Koe Saburo nodded and immediately swam upstream quickly.

Koeko grabbed a handful of silt from the side, spread it in the water, and then, watching the direction the silt was drifting, swam slowly in that direction.

She quickly found a basement.

Opening the basement door, Koheko looked inside. The spotlights overhead shone in, and she could vaguely see two rows of iron racks inside the basement.

On the shelf, dozens of humanoid iron terracotta figures, each the same height as an adult, were neatly arranged.

They are stiff in posture, with simple and even rough craftsmanship, and covered with thick rust marks of dark red and dark green.

Over the years, the lake water has eroded many of the iron statues, creating holes of varying sizes and with jagged edges, resembling empty eyes.

For some reason, looking at these rusty iron figurines made Koeko feel inexplicably nervous, as if someone inside was watching her.

But she also felt it was impossible. After all, it was an Iron Mercenary, how could there be anyone inside?

Could she be a forbidden woman?

That's impossible.

Based on her understanding of the rules, the amount of black dog blood was barely enough to keep the forbidden women away from them. The reason she was able to kill the forbidden women was entirely due to her rich experience.

However, if there are many forbidden women, there won't be enough black dog blood, and then this level will be unsolvable, which doesn't conform to the rules.

Therefore, Koeko was quite certain that there would be no more ghosts or monsters like the Forbidden Woman here, or at least no ghosts that required black dog blood to deal with.

"It must be claustrophobia combined with the deep-water effect!" Koheko comforted herself in her heart.

After regaining her composure, she no longer hesitated, controlled her buoyancy, and slowly swam into the iron mercenary display room.

As she passed between the two rows of iron frames, the cool water flowed over her body and over the iron figurines so close at hand. The rusted holes appeared even deeper up close, as if they could absorb the light.

The feeling of being spied on... became even stronger.

[Baka! What's wrong with Zhang Qilin? Why is he making so many iron figures? Is he just trying to scare people?]

[Hehe, no wonder they came out so quickly. They just threw together some cheap scares and that was it.]

These are all made of iron; do you really think they could come back to life? I simply don't believe it.

There's something odd about these superhumans being here!

[Hey, do you guys remember the first message, about the goddess of Miluotuo? This isn't just useless information, is it? But nothing's happened yet. Could it be related to these iron men?]

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Viewers watching the live stream also felt uneasy. The rusty, hole-ridden iron terracotta warriors, under the claustrophobic, dim, and distorted light of the water, created a scene that was extremely psychologically oppressive, far more unsettling than direct gore.

Even Yamamoto Ichiro frowned, vaguely feeling that there must be some purpose behind having so many rusty iron figurines in the basement.

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