Xu Qingran took a general look at the layout of the first floor, confirming that there was no change here from the last time he came, and even the place where he and Lin Mo met the void spirit before and stepped on the wooden plank on the second floor was also intact, he sighed slightly, and walked straight towards the corner of the wall on the stairs.

Ai Yu followed, Chen Yang and Zhao Xiao stood in place with some hesitation, Ai Yu turned his head and glared at the two, so frightened that they hurriedly followed.

Xu Qingran squatted in the corner, reached out and touched the stone wall with some awkward hands, and sure enough, he found the small cutting line that could not be found at all without carefully touching it, so Xu Qingran took out the folding knife from his jacket pocket, scraped it along the shallow traces, patted off the debris, and then reached out and slammed the door hard.

"When—" There was a loud bang behind the stone door, followed by a creaking sound of gears turning, as if there was some huge mechanism behind the door, and opening the door prompted it. The stone door popped open suddenly, and a strong smell of dust came to his nose, Xu Qingran took a few steps back in disgust, and only when the smoke cleared did he step forward to see the situation behind the secret door.

Behind the secret door is a narrow and low passage, it seems that if you want to pass through, you have to crawl forward, Xu Qingran leaned into the passage, reached out and touched the walls on both sides closest to the door, Ai Yu handed over a flashlight, "It's a consumable prop found in the room, which can just come in handy." ”

Xu Qingran nodded, took the flashlight, turned on the switch, and the dark passage was instantly illuminated by bright light, he carefully checked the walls on both sides, and found a few abrasion marks on the wall on the right, so he approached to look at the traces, and found that the slender scratches were bloodstained.

"This looks like the marks left by the claws of some animal." Ai Yu also went down the steps into the passage, and she squatted next to Xu Qingran, because she didn't know what kind of volume was disturbing the gods, so she almost whispered in his ear.

"Well, it's true that some animal left a trace, because there are only four marks, and the animal that left the mark is injured itself." Xu Qingran also whispered, Ai Yu turned his head to look at the other side of the wall, but he didn't see any other traces.

"Where does this passage lead?" Ai Yu asked suspiciously, Xu Qingran shone the flashlight at the passage in front of him, this passage should be very long, the place where the light can reach is very limited, and the deeper darkness is shrouded, and there is no end in sight with the naked eye alone. Xu Qingran sighed, "I don't know where it will lead, so ...... We'll have to see for ourselves. ”

"Shall we continue along this passage?" Ai Yu asked in disbelief, she looked around again, "This passage is too narrow, we are crawling forward is just right, if there is something dangerous in front of us, or if there is some unexpected situation in the future, we can't escape at all!" ”

"That's true, but this passage may have been used by the children who left bloody handprints, and if we want to investigate the disappearance of the children, then we must see where this passage leads."

"Are you crazy! Light dyeing, we have another way, let those two newcomers explore the way. Ai Yu was a little angry, and even raised his voice a little when he spoke, Xu Qingran's face changed, and he looked at Ai Yu seriously, "What do you mean by this." ”

"Light dyeing...... I'm not...... You're important to us, so you can't take risks. We do need to find out where this passage leads, but it doesn't have to be you. We found traces of animal claws here, didn't we? What if that animal, or monster, is still waiting for us at the end of this passage? Ai Yu also seemed to find that she had lost her words, she shrunk her neck, looking a little afraid of Xu Qingran's anger, but she caught a glimpse of the hideous paw mark on the wall, and said again, "Those two rookie children are novice missions, they have the capital to start over, but you don't have it." We are all people who dance on the tip of a knife, and we must not miss here. ”

"Ai Yu." Xu Qingran didn't say anything else, just called her name in a very heavy tone, Ai Yu was stunned, she knew that Xu Qingran was angry, he was very, very angry, and probably very disappointed in himself, and then she lowered her head and didn't say a word.

"Ai Yu ......" Xu Qingran sighed softly when he saw her like this, and said slowly, "You also said that we are the ones dancing on the tip of the knife, so we must not stop here." 'Beidu' is the main force in the investigation of the failure of the malicious mission, and we know how shameful and hateful it is to use other people's lives to pave the way for ourselves, so we can't be such people. ”

"I know you're worried about me, but those two newcomers are just high school students, they don't have any props, they don't have any experience, let them explore the way to die, how much psychological shadow will it cause them? Even if they have a chance to do it again, the damage they have suffered in their hearts will not come back, and the wound itself is an irreversible existence. You...... Do you understand? Xu Qingran said seriously, Ai Yu raised his head, and then pulled out a smile, "I know, it's me who didn't think it through...... I'm sorry. ”

"Take out the props and get ready, the opportunity is reserved for those who are prepared, since the system has set up such a passage in the mission as a clue for us to obtain, it will definitely leave us with a way out. Therefore, as long as we do not underestimate the enemy, we will not be easily calculated. ”

Ai Yu nodded, as if remembering something, and took out a forty-centimeter-high jade gourd engraved with the appearance of the four fierce beasts of ancient times from his backpack, "I almost forgot, there is this thing." I haven't used it before, so it's time to try its hidden features. ”

[Demon Refining Pot: A special prop that can resist any attack of the demon clan, with a use time of ten minutes and a cooldown of four hours. Hidden effect (can be triggered under certain conditions, in a pitch-black environment, and there is no presence of Protoss within a radius of 10 meters, it can be activated): The Demon Refining Pot will transform into a human form, and obey the master's orders, lasting for 20 minutes, if it is attacked, it will offset the use time with damage. 】

[The hidden effect of the Demon Refining Pot has been satisfied, is it turned on?] 】

【Yes or No】

【Confirmed to be on】

The jade gourd spun in Ai Yu's hand, and gradually turned into a burst of jade-blue wind, and the gentle wind passed over Xu Qingran and stopped at the farthest point where the flashlight light in front of it shone brightly, and then gathered together, wrapping something, and when the wind disappeared, it left behind an animal the size of an ordinary dog.

【梼杌 generated, remaining use time: 20 minutes】

"The Divine Mystery of the Western Wilderness" records: In the Western Wilderness, there are beasts, its shape is like a tiger and dog hair, two feet long, human face, tiger feet, pig teeth, tail length of one foot and eight feet, disturbing the wilderness, the name of the 梼杌." Xu Qingran looked at the Han Zhu in front of him, and remembered the description of this animal in ancient books, one of the four fierce beasts in ancient times, it was really ...... Too small, right?

"Han Qi, you go and open the way." Ai Yu ordered in a low voice, Han Qi tilted his head, as if he didn't understand what Ai Yu said, just as Ai Yu was about to say it again, Han Yu suddenly grinned, turned around and started running. It was extremely fast, and its long tail had a palm-sized lantern-like ball glowing on it, and as it ran, it was sprinkled with a layer of gold dust everywhere it went, and the shiny powder attached to the wall, illuminating the entire passage with its own light.

"Is this Han Zhu really one of the four fierce beasts of antiquity? How do I feel like a mad dog...... Oh no, mad cat? Alas, it's good to say anything, it's just a monster that has gone crazy! Ai Yu complained speechlessly, she turned her head to look at Chen Yang and Zhao Xiao who were standing at the entrance at a loss, "You two, come along." However, it is still necessary to keep a certain distance from us to ensure escape. Remember, don't make a lot of noise about whatever comes your way. ”

Zhao Xiao hurriedly nodded in agreement, but Chen Yang on the side was in a daze, so Zhao Xiao bumped him twice with his elbow, and Chen Yang came back to his senses and nodded heavily.

So Xu Qingran crawled forward, the passage lit by the Han Zhu was more conducive to observation, he carefully observed every side of the passage, not letting go of any corner, he found that the walls on both sides of the passage appeared from time to time There were traces left by the four-clawed monster, and the scratches were more or less bloodstained.

Crawling along the straight passage for about five or six minutes, the passage turned a corner to the left, there was a dead wall on the right, and the figure of the Han Zhu could not be seen in the passage on the left, leaving only a piece of light, Ai Yu checked the usable time of the Han Zhu, there was no obvious time reduction, it was a very normal consumption, and it seemed that the current section of the road was safe.

"It should be safe ahead, shall we continue inside?" Ai Yu said softly, but Xu Qingran did not move, his gaze locked on the wall on the right. So Ai Yu also turned his head to look at the wall, he didn't know if he didn't see it, and he was shocked when he saw it, the wall was actually covered with bloody handprints and blood stains one by one.

"This ...... This is ......" Ai Yu was shocked and incoherent, in a small space, a quiet and unknown place, suddenly seeing such a thing, he would definitely be frightened. Xu Qingran raised his hand and touched the wall, as if to confirm the information about the bloodstains.

"These mudras are smaller than an adult's hand, and they should be a child's handprint. They vary in size and clearly do not belong to the same person. It seems that the missing children entered the enclosed bell tower through this passage. Xu Qingran said.

"That's true, these handprints are disorganized, deep and shallow, I have a guess." Ai Yu nodded, "The children came from the passage on the left, in a hurry, the passage at that time must not be as bright as when we came now, the children may have their own weak light source, or there is no lighting at all, and suddenly found that the road in front of them was blocked, so they left a mark on these walls." However, if such a passage is for children to break in and explore out of curiosity, there is no need to be so hasty, and the handprints left behind can show their panic, and the reason for the panic should be that someone is chasing them. ”

"The monster chasing the children, I think it's the four-clawed monster that frequently leaves marks on both sides of the walls of this passage. As you just mentioned, the blood stains on these marks on the wall may be that the monster was injured, but judging from the bloody handprints on the wall, I am afraid that the blood on the claws of this monster is not its own, but the injuries of the children. ”

Xu Qingran pondered for a moment and nodded, "It's just that what is this monster, why are you chasing the children, how could the children escape into such a passage, and what happened in the end that they still disappeared......" Before he finished speaking, Xu Qingran felt that his hand holding the flashlight was grabbed and moved twice, Ai Yu held the supernatural camera in his hand, and took two photos with the adjusted flashlight light source, "We'll try it tonight!" ”

"That's right, it's very useful to spend the number of times on this." Xu Qingran agreed, and was about to continue moving towards the passage on the left, when Ai Yu suddenly grabbed him, "Qingran, wait a minute." ”

【梼杌 Remaining Use Time: Zero】

[Hidden effect is gone, cooldown: 10 hours]

The use time of the Han Qi suddenly became zero, Ai Yu looked at the information displayed on the page in shock, she clearly remembered that when she took out the supernatural camera to take pictures just now, she looked at the remaining ten minutes, and she and Xu Qingran took pictures here, it only took two or three minutes at most, anyway, it could never be ten minutes. The system has said that when they take damage, they will use it to offset the damage, which means that in the passage on the left, where they can't see, they encounter some kind of danger when they are exploring the path and are attacked. And this sudden attack is so powerful that it can consume ten minutes of use from just one hit.

"What's wrong?"

"There's danger ahead, Han Qi has just been attacked by some kind of attack and disappeared."