It's cold...... It's so uncomfortable......

The bone-chilling chill eroded Ye Yu's muscles and bones, and his chest seemed to be pressed against a heavy stone and he couldn't breathe, dragging him slowly down.

I'm ...... In the water?

Ye Yu subconsciously wanted to struggle, but his body seemed to be out of his control, and it was very difficult to even open his eyes.

The feeling of suffocation made Ye Yu's face appear painful, and the survival ** supported his last bit of consciousness, but this only remaining consciousness was gradually freezing with the cold around him.

The eardrums that had been violently impacted seemed to have temporarily lost their function, and the whole body became silent, and there was darkness everywhere in sight, Ye Yu didn't know if he was really open his eyes, and he even had an illusion, as if he was in a realm of nothingness, gradually falling into the Yellow Spring.

Really want to ...... Is it here?

Consciousness is getting more and more blurred, and it is about to disappear completely. And just when he was in chaos, Ye Yu suddenly felt that someone was approaching him, grabbed his arm, and began to drag it upward.

…… Who??

In the moment before his consciousness disappeared, Ye Yu desperately opened his eyes and saw a blurred back.

You...... You are......!?

Ye Yu opened his mouth weakly, wanting to say something, but only a series of bubbles appeared, and in the next second, his consciousness was completely broken, unconscious......

……

『…… Ye ......

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『…… Ye Yu, wake up!'

"Uh-huh-a-a Ye Yu opened his eyes suddenly, spat out a mouthful of water with his head tilted, and coughed violently.

"Great, he's fine!"

The sweet female voice floated in with a little joy and poured into Ye Yu's ears, which were gradually regaining hearing. Ye Yu looked at the two men and women squatting in front of him who were squatting and "watching" him, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a while.

"Why do you feel stupid, you didn't fall stupid, did you?" Xiao Lu leaned her face up, stared at Ye Yu and said. "Why don't Miss Ben give you two slaps. How about making you sober and sober~"

"I'm all wounded, are you going to add fuel to the fire? Shinoru. Ye Yu shook his head and looked around.

A long underground river flowed quietly not far away, and the whole space seemed to be an underground natural cave, and the location of the three of them was a gravel shallow, which should have been washed by the river

Seeing this, Ye Yu suddenly sobered up. It seems that the bottom of the "abyss" in the belly of the mountain before is this dark river, and it is precisely because of this that the three people who were kicked down by Zhao Qi were able to survive the catastrophe.

"I didn't expect Zhao Qi to really do it, there would be such scum in our military department!!" Yang Yun clenched his fists. Said hatefully. "It's not over! I will definitely report it to the system and make that bastard Zhao Qi pay the price! ”

"No matter what, it's good that everyone is safe...... Ye Yu struggled to stand up, looked at Yang Yunyi and Xiaolu on the side, and found that although the two of them looked embarrassed, they were in good spirits, and they didn't seem to be seriously injured by the fall.

"By the way, did you save me earlier? Thank you so much......" Ye Yu remembered the back he saw before he lost consciousness, and hurriedly thanked Yang Yun and the others.

"That...... It wasn't we who saved you. Yang Yunyi and Xiao looked at each other. When the two of us swam ashore. Find yourself lying here. ”

"Huh??" Ye Yu was a little surprised, because he clearly remembered that someone had dragged him up from the water, could it be ...... Is this just an illusion of yourself?

"Now is not the time to grind, we need to get out of here quickly!" Shinoru said as she glanced anxiously at the countdown on her wrist. Went through so many tribulations. The exam bracelet was still undamaged, which means that the three of them still did not lose their qualifications for the exam.

However, now they do not seem to be far away from being disqualified.

"Tsk, there's less than an hour left. I don't know where we've fallen now......" Yang Yunyi looked around, and soon found a row of simple stone stairs going up.

"There's an exit, let's go!" At the urging of Yang Yunyi. Ye Yu didn't think much about it anymore, and hurriedly ran towards the stone ladder with the other two.

"Whew...... Whoop......"

The three of them were constantly panting, exhausted by the previous series of encounters, but everyone didn't seem to give up, just squeezing the last bit of strength and running along the stone staircase towards the unknown ahead.

A glimmer of light appeared at the end of the stone staircase, which was particularly conspicuous around the dim surroundings, and the three of them were suddenly shocked when they saw this, and they couldn't help but speed up their pace.

"The exit has arrived, and we ......?!" As soon as Yang Yunyi stepped out of the stone staircase, his words stopped abruptly.

"Whew...... Call...... Alas? Why don't you leave......" Xiaolu followed closely to the exit, but suddenly found Yang Yunyi standing in front of the exit of the stone staircase, looking up at the things in front of him, not moving.

Xiao Lu was suspicious in his heart, stepped forward and looked forward along Yang Yunyi's line of sight, and suddenly froze in place.

At this time, Ye Yu finally stepped out of the stone stairs, and when he looked up, he saw the stunned backs of the two people in front of him, and he was a little confused for a while.

“…… You guys...... What's wrong? Ye Yu tried to ease his breathing while slowly walking towards the two of them.

"I can't go up...... We...... It's really over this time. Xiaolu, who has always been sharp and confident, was full of despair in his voice at the moment, while Yang Yunyi next to him was speechless, but Ye Yu could clearly see that the other party's silhouette was faintly trembling.

"What?! What the hell is going on! Ye Yu hurriedly rushed forward and looked in front of the two.

A large, transparent conical pipe was emitting a pale glow, standing silently in front of the trio, just as they had seen it for the first time when they first entered the "bird's egg".

"It's not ...... Where did we go when we first entered this building?! Ye Yu stared at the familiar scenery in front of him, and was overwhelmed with surprise. Where the stone steps in the belly of the mountain lead to the ...... It turned out to be the first floor of this building?? ”

"Yes." Yang Yunyi finally spoke, he turned his head to look at Ye Yu, his face full of bitterness.

"It seems like we've spent so much time going around and around, and we're back to square one." ――

"No. 8 Machuz, successfully arrived at the destination within the specified time, and the judgment passed!"

The announcer's voice echoed over the wide apron through a loudspeaker, announcing the latest passer.

At the top of the building's open-air roof, the summer examiner sat comfortably in a simple waiting room, watching Machuz walk slowly.

"Good work." The summer examiner muttered softly, and checked Machuz's exam bracelet as usual.

Machuz nodded slightly, looking a little tired.

"Is that the only thing that's all there are so far?" Machuz looked around, but did not see Ye Yu and Yang Yunyi and other acquaintances.

"That's all for the time being, this building is not something that ordinary people can come up to, you must have understood this all the way here, right?" The summer examiner looked at Machuz and smiled, then turned his gaze to the candidates on the terrace.

Machuz frowned slightly. With less than 30 minutes left before the deadline, only a quarter of all the candidates had arrived on the tarmac, and it seemed that most of them were still struggling in the building - including his former companions.

"As long as you pass this level, the follow-up exams are basically no big problem for you, but this level is very difficult, and those who can come here are the elites of the elites who have been tested layer by layer." The summer examiner seemed to see what Machuz was thinking, and continued. "It is precisely because of such high requirements that it is difficult for people who have not undergone special systematic training to have enough mental and physical strength to break through this building mechanism, the person you are hoping for...... I'm afraid it won't appear. ”

"There may be some truth to what you're saying...... However, the person I know, even if he has no professional training and is very weak, can always find something that others can't see or think of at critical times, so as to turn things around. Machuz smiled, not looking worried. So, I suggest you don't underestimate him. ”

"Hahaha, if he can climb here from the first floor in half an hour, I'll believe what you say." The summer examiner teased casually, and seemed to suddenly be interested in chatting. "I'm not afraid to tell you that he and Yang Yunyi also have that dangerous newcomer Xiaolu, the three of them are now on the ground floor at a loss, if they can all arrive on time, it will be a 'miracle'."

"Haha, I wouldn't be even more worried if I had such a strong companion." Machuz laughed, looking confident.

"In fact, whether it is Xiaolu or Yang Yunyi, they are all smart people, I believe that in this case, they will definitely cooperate well and show you the 'miracle'!" ――

"I'm not going to do anything with you anymore!! It's all your fault!! Hurt Miss Ben to be eliminated! ”

Shinoru roared angrily, with a look of unwillingness. "I knew it earlier...... I knew I was going to let go...... No, I shouldn't have met you in the first place! ”

"Heh, I didn't let you go." Yang Yunyi was obviously also angry, and choked back. "Besides, if it weren't for the time you wasted in anger, how could we have fallen to such a tight time......"

"Even if I didn't waste my time, that's fine! We're not going to start all over again...... Damn, I've been on my back since I met you, and teaming up with you was my biggest mistake! Seeing Yang Yunyi's attitude, Xiaolu was even more angry, and stared at each other with a pair of apricot eyes.

"You...... It's vexatious! ”

"Stop arguing!!" Ye Yu interrupted the dispute between the two, and the two seemed to realize their gaffes, so they each turned their heads and remained silent.

"It's not time yet, we still have a chance!" Ye Yu turned to look at the giant transparent cone in front of him that ran through the entire building, and a crazy idea gradually took shape in his mind.

"I have a proposal, it's up to you to bet." (To be continued.) )