I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

After Duanmei said "Gui is inside," all the lights in the passageway went out for a moment.

The cold white light shone on the wall, burying the faces of the kneeling figures in shadow, leaving only rows of hands raised above their heads.

Lin Ye stared into the darkness ahead, his throat tightening.

Gui is inside.

These four words don't sound like something Broken Eyebrows would say himself.

It's more like something is being said through his mouth.

Broken Eyebrow is still leaning against the safety rope on the opposite side of the rock wall.

The person is not dead.

But his eyes were terribly unfocused.

Xing Shanhe squatted down and glanced at him.

"Can you still walk?"

Duanmei's lips moved, but he didn't answer.

Xing Shanhe frowned and raised his hand to make a gesture.

Two people stepped forward and reattached the broken eyebrow to the middle section of the safety rope.

Don't let him lean against the wall.

We won't let him fall behind.

Luo Xiaohu stood to the side, looking very unwell.

He wanted to speak, but then, as if suddenly remembering something, he closed his mouth.

After several seconds, he muttered in a low voice:

"This place is no place for a human to live."

No one objected.

Because it really isn't.

The group continued forward.

Xing Shanhe slowed down the pace even further.

Every three steps, the person in front of them would stop.

The probe taps the ground.

The lamp casts a shadow.

Then confirm that the ceremonial patterns on the wall have not changed.

The entire team felt like they were standing on the back of a breathing black snake; no one dared to move.

Lin Ye walked in the middle, holding the safety rope in his hand.

Xiaoman stayed half a step behind him, her gaze fixed on his feet and shadow.

Master Lai walked in front.

His back was still slightly hunched.

But the shadow remained straight.

Lin Ye wanted to look down several times, but he held back each time.

This place is great at capturing people's reactions.

The more you care about something, the more likely it is to be targeted from there.

They hadn't walked far when the drumming started again.

thump.

thump.

thump.

This time, it's closer than before.

It didn't seem to be coming from deep within the tunnel.

It's more like there's a drum hidden under each stone slab.

Lin Ye heard it clearly.

But others can't hear it.

They just started acting strangely one by one.

The first one to run into trouble was Luo Xiaohu.

As he walked, he suddenly raised his hand and pressed it to his chest.

Xing Shanhe turned to look at him.

Luo Xiaohu immediately shook his head.

He didn't shout randomly, nor did he call out anyone's name; he simply spoke in a very soft voice:

My heartbeat isn't right.

Xing Shanhe raised his fist.

The line stopped.

The technician took out a portable testing clip and clipped it onto Luo Xiaohu's finger.

The screen lights up.

My heart rate was over 120 at first.

After jumping twice, it suddenly dropped to seventy.

Then it surged upwards again.

It fell down again.

The waveform was so messy it looked like it had been stirred by hand.

The technician's expression changed.

"Irregular heart rate."

Xing Shanhe asked, "Oxygen?"

"normal."

"poison gas?"

"I didn't call the police."

Xing Shanhe stared at the screen.

"Then why did he do that?"

The technician opened his mouth.

"I have no idea."

This statement is even scarier than "poisonous".

Even if it's toxic, you can still wear protective gear.

If you don't know, you can only wait for it to continue.

Luo Xiaohu's forehead began to sweat.

Beads of sweat rolled down his face.

His lips were pale, but his eyes were still clear.

"I didn't hear anything."

He spoke very slowly.

It's like I'm afraid I'll make a mistake if I speak too fast.

"It felt like someone was tapping on my chest."

Xing Shanhe stared at him.

"Can you tolerate it?"

Luo Xiaohu tapped his teeth lightly.

"able."

He said yes.

But the next second, his knee buckled.

Someone nearby helped him up.

As soon as the man reached out, he let out a muffled groan and raised his hand to cover his ear.

My ears are ringing.

The other person's breathing also became erratic.

The technician then pinched the man's finger, and the heart rate on the screen started beating erratically again.

His voice grew softer and softer.

"Their heart rates are also off."

Xing Shanhe asked, "What's wrong?"

The technician swallowed hard.

"It's like we're moving in the same rhythm."

Lin Ye felt a chill run down his spine.

Because the drumbeat in his ear had just stopped again.

thump.

Luo Xiaohu's chest heaved heavily.

Not just him.

The two people in front of me were the same.

Lin Ye suddenly spoke.

"Don't breathe to that rhythm."

Xing Shanhe immediately looked at him.

"What's the rhythm?"

Lin Ye stared at Luo Xiaohu's face.

"drum."

Luo Xiaohu's face turned even paler.

"I can't hear the drums."

"You don't need to hear it," Lin Ye said in a low voice, "It's knocking on your heart."

After these words were spoken, the passageway became even quieter.

Master Lai glanced back at Lin Ye.

His eyes were deep.

He could feel the energy rising and falling.

But he couldn't hear the drumbeat.

Lin Ye Neng.

Xiaoman asked in a low voice, "And you?"

Lin Ye shook his head.

"I'm fine."

Xiaoman glanced at him for two seconds.

"You don't look alright."

"I'm really fine."

"You're too clear-headed."

Lin Ye didn't reply.

He can't accept it.

Because he really wasn't feeling unwell.

The closer the drumbeats got, the more lucid he became.

He didn't experience any of those symptoms like chest tightness, tinnitus, or hallucinations.

He felt the fatigue in his body being washed away layer by layer, and he was excessively awake.

This passageway seems to be rejecting all living people.

They didn't reject him, though.

There's also Master Lai.

A laugh suddenly came from ahead.

It's very light.

In such a place, laughter is more jarring than screams.

A tomb raider stared blankly at the empty stone slabs beneath his feet.

"Gold."

Xing Shanhe's expression changed.

He didn't call out names, but simply raised his hand to signal the person next to him to hold him down.

The tomb raider, however, seemed not to see the gesture and reached out as if to pick something up.

"So much gold..."

Xing Shanhe stepped forward and chopped at the back of his neck.

The man's body went limp, and he collapsed into the arms of the captain beside him.

Almost at the same time, the technicians behind suddenly retreated.

His eyes were filled with terror, as if he saw water rushing towards him from the end of the tunnel.

"Water! The water's rising!"

Bai Yuan grabbed his shoulder.

The technician struggled fiercely.

"You'll drown! Run!"

Chen Jin raised his hand from the side and struck him on the side of the neck.

The technician groaned and went limp.

Luo Xiaohu's teeth were chattering as he watched this scene.

"How could you mistake this?"

Nobody had time to answer him.

The drumbeats are still going.

thump.

thump.

thump.

Unhappy.

But it sank.

Each blow landed squarely on the chest.

Another person reached out and touched the wall, mumbling, "The door's here."

The other one stared at its own shadow and began to back away.

Xing Shanhe finally stopped hesitating.

He raised his hand and pressed down.

The meaning is very simple.

Knock him unconscious.

Chen Jin and Bai Yuan moved at the same time.

Xiaoman also moved.

Instead of pressing down on those people, she first pulled Lin Ye behind her to prevent anyone from bumping into him in the chaos.

Lin Ye stumbled as she pulled him.

"Be gentle."

Xiaoman didn't look at him.

"Shut up."

This time, Lin Ye really shut up.

The passageway suddenly became chaotic.

Someone is panting.

Some people are making money.

Someone was pinned down.

The light was blocked by his body, and the shadow on the wall swayed around.

Almost everyone froze at the same time.

Xing Shanhe growled in a low voice, "Don't move the light!"

The captain in charge of the lighting setup had trembling hands, but he still held the mounting bracket firmly.

The light finally stabilized.

The shadow stopped running forward.

Luo Xiaohu remained standing in the same spot.

He didn't move around.

No one was called.

I didn't even touch the wall.

But his gaze slowly changed.

From fear to bewilderment.

Then, the confusion turned into a strange sense of relief.

He looked ahead in the passageway, and a slow smile appeared on his lips.

"There's light ahead."

Xing Shanhe suddenly looked at him.

Luo Xiaohu seemed unaware of what he had said.

He looked into the depths of darkness and said softly:

"There really is light."

Lin Ye's mouth fell silent.

"Don't look ahead!"

Xing Shanhe reached out to grab him.

Luo Xiaohu took a step forward.

It's like someone walking in the dark for a long time, finally seeing a door open in the distance.

"It's windy."

he murmured.

"The exit is ahead."

There was no wind in the passageway.

Not at all.

All Lin Ye could hear was the sound of drums.

thump.

thump.

thump.

Luo Xiaohu's chest heaving rhythm was now completely in sync with the drumbeats.

Xing Shanhe grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him back.

"Wake up."

Luo Xiaohu was pulled back half a step.

He turned to look at Xing Shanhe, his eyes seemingly veiled by a layer of mist.

"Brother Shan, I'm a little tired."

This time, he shouted it out loud.

This is not a response.

It wasn't that anyone called my name.

But the illusion had overwhelmed the rules, and he began to collapse.

Xing Shanhe raised his hand to knock him unconscious.

A voice suddenly rang in Lin Ye's ears.

"Drum into your heart."

"The heart follows the drum."

"Stop the drumming..."

Lin Ye's expression changed drastically.

"Knock him out!"

Xing Shanhe's hand had already fallen.

But it was still a step too late.

The drumming suddenly stopped.

Everyone in the passageway felt as if something had squeezed their chest tightly.

Lin Ye also sensed it.

His heartbeat felt like it had been abruptly pulled away.

The sound that should have been heard in my body suddenly stopped.

Luo Xiaohu's smile was still on his face.

His eyes were open, staring at the darkness ahead.

His lips moved slightly.

"It's so bright."

Then he collapsed.

Xing Shanhe caught him.

He almost called out the name, but he held it back.

"Feed".

no respond.

Xing Shanhe laid the person flat and pressed his fingers on the side of the neck.

While the technician was unconscious, the other tomb raider, who was still conscious, immediately clipped the detection clip onto Luo Xiaohu's finger.

The screen jumped twice.

Then the waveform is flattened.

Xing Shanhe's face gradually darkened.

"Press."

The tomb raider knelt down and performed chest compressions.

a bit.

Two times.

Three times.

Luo Xiaohu's chest was pressed down, then bounced back up.

But the screen doesn't respond.

Xing Shanhe pulled a small oxygen mask from the first aid kit and put it on his face.

I pressed the button again.

There was still no response.

No one made a sound in the passageway.

The drums stopped.

Those hallucinations receded like the tide.

The people who had been pinned down gradually quieted down.

Only Luo Xiaohu remained motionless.

Xing Shanhe pressed down on the side of his neck, and only after a long time did he put his hand down.

"That's all."

Two words, spoken very softly.

So lightly, as if afraid of disturbing the passageway.

No one in the group spoke.

The person who was knocked unconscious is still lying on the ground.

His broken eyebrow was propped up, and his eyes looked frighteningly empty.

Xiaoman stood in front of Linye, her hand already on the edge of the small black bag.

Su Tinglan's face was so pale it was almost bloodless.

She looked at Luo Xiaohu, her eyes flickered, but she didn't say anything.

At times like this, anything you say will sound like a lie.

Lin Ye stared at Luo Xiaohu.

He remembered the kid smirking when he first went down into the tomb.

I remember his eyes lighting up when he saw bronzeware.

Recalling Xing Shanhe's kick, he said with a wronged expression, "I was just looking."

Such a person died quietly in the end.

Then the drum stopped.

His heart stopped beating too.

Master Lai closed his eyes.

He didn't laugh this time either.

"Further on, those with weak willpower will not be able to hold on."

Xing Shanhe looked at him.

"so?"

"Don't wake up someone who has fainted," Master Lai said. "If they're awake, they'll be taken away."

That's an unpleasant thing to say.

But no one refuted it.

Everyone saw it just now.

If you're awake, you might see gold.

You might see water.

You might see a door.

Or perhaps, like Luo Xiaohu, he will see a light that does not exist.

Xing Shanhe looked down at Luo Xiaohu.

After a few seconds, he raised his hand.

"He's unconscious; he's been fixed here."

His voice was a little hoarse.

"Tie the rope in a double knot, leave two lamps lit. Take people back with you."

The few tomb raiders who were still conscious gritted their teeth and did as instructed.

Luo Xiaohu was also fixed in the center line of the passageway.

The rope was tied by Xing Shanhe himself.

After he finished, he pressed on Luo Xiaohu's shoulder.

No further words were needed.

There was no time for extra words.

After the drumbeats stopped, the sound faded considerably in Lin Ye's ears.

But he didn't feel relaxed at all.

This is not the end.

It's more like something that's been full and has quieted down for a while.

Xiaoman asked in a low voice, "Were you affected too?"

Lin Ye nodded.

"I could feel it when it stopped."

"Heartbeat?"

"Um."

"Can you still walk?"

Lin Ye looked ahead.

"able."

Xiaoman paused for a second.

Don't force yourself to be strong.

Lin Ye wanted to laugh.

I didn't laugh.

"Is there any option left not to force it?"

Xiaoman did not answer.

The group moved forward again.

This time, no one spoke.

Even Master Lai fell silent.

They left the unconscious man and Luo Xiaohu inside the lantern array and secured them with safety ropes.

Only a small fraction of them are still able to continue.

The passageway seemed to have no end.

The light shone from behind, casting everyone's shadow at their feet.

No one dared to look back.

After walking about twenty meters, the darkness ahead suddenly opened up a bit.

It's not an export.

At the end of the passageway, an even larger stone gate appeared.

That door was much taller than the previous low stone door, almost connecting with the entire stone wall.

There were no words on the door.

There is no "Do Not Open" option.

There is no "guarding the jade tablet".

There was nothing there.

Only the area in the center of the door is recessed.

It has a long and narrow shape.

Pointed at the top and pointed at the bottom.

Like a jade tablet forcibly pressed into a stone gate.

Lin Ye stopped in his tracks.

There was no drumbeat in his ears.

But the feeling of emptiness in my chest hasn't fully returned.

Master Lai looked at the groove, and the light in his eyes gradually brightened.

"arrive."

Su Tinglan held up a lamp and shone it on the center of the door, her voice so low it was almost inaudible.

"This is the door opening position."

Lin Ye stared at the gui-shaped groove, his fingers slowly clenching.

This time, there was no warning on the door.

Instead of a warning, it felt like the worst possible warning.