Chapter 178
Chapter 178
Meanwhile, Li Yang, who was still inside the Main Burial Chamber, realized that something was wrong.
Inserting the Peachwood Sword hadn’t activated the mechanism at all. Instead, small openings had appeared all over the walls.
Countless palm-sized insects crawled out of them.
The insects were black, with two enormous pincers protruding from their mouths. The pincers alone took up nearly half their bodies.
One or two of them might have looked like ordinary beetles.
But packed together in a dense swarm like this, they resembled a black tornado from a distance.
As Zhang Bei’s employees, the two of them made an extremely wise decision in this moment of crisis.
Run!
The passage they’d entered through was still open. Ignoring everything else, the two of them swam back the way they’d come as fast as they could.
Chef Li stared at the surveillance feed for a long moment. “Boss, where’s the exit?”
Zhang Bei pointed at the coffin in the center. “Someone has to lie inside it. That’ll open the exit.”
After a brief pause, Zhang Bei began explaining the correct way to clear the Main Burial Chamber.
One person was supposed to hold the Peachwood Sword and kite the Asura, while the other climbed into the coffin.
The coffin would close when the exit opened. Only then could the Peachwood Sword be inserted into the hole overhead to free the person trapped inside.
After hearing the solution, everyone present fell silent.
You call that a mechanism?
Forget how difficult it would be to kite the Asura. Just lying inside that coffin was more than most people could endure!
Imagine lying in a coffin, trapped in a completely enclosed space and able to judge what was happening outside only by sound.
Most importantly, the exit would already be open by then.
Would your teammate immediately run away, or would they… immediately run away?
Zhang Bei glanced at the monitor and casually added, “Oh, right. The headlamp of whoever enters the coffin will go out.”
Chef Li: What the hell, Boss? Even a dog isn’t as ruthless as you!
Doctor: I can already imagine how much work I’ll have in the future.
Employees: Brother Yang won’t quit once he gets out, right?
Li Yang and Gu Yue fled the entire way, soon approaching the first burial chamber.
But accidents always had impeccable timing.
The headlamps on both their heads went out at almost the exact same moment.
Ripples spread gently through the water in the dim passage.
An icy sensation rose from the soles of their feet and gradually crept over their entire bodies.
Were they moved?
Who the hell dared move a muscle?!
Li Yang could clearly feel something crawling across his skin.
And there was more than one!
A full minute passed before a faint glimmer appeared overhead, illuminating the entire passage once more.
Snakes!
There were snakes everywhere!
The floor, the walls, the ceiling-every surface was covered in densely packed white snakes!
More importantly, countless snakes were writhing and coiling around both of their bodies.
Their minds went blank for a moment. Then both of them collapsed into the water.
Zhang Bei nodded in satisfaction. Not a single glitch!
Most visitors would never make it through this route!
The testers had triggered almost every trap, which proved that the tomb’s design was practically perfect!
He was sure the visitors would feel all the love he’d poured into it!
Zhang Bei checked the time. “Doctor, drag those two out. It’s time to open for business!”
Half an hour later, Li Yang opened his eyes on the beach.
As the familiar scenery came into focus, he gradually recalled everything that had happened.
“Boss, you beep-beep-beep-beep-beep!”
“What did you say?”
The ominous voice drifted over from behind him, and Li Yang felt his heart stop for a full second.
“N-Nothing!”
Zhang Bei rubbed his chin and pulled out a small notebook.
“Did anything feel unusual when the snakes touched you?”
Even with the sun shining down on him, Li Yang felt a chill sweep through his entire body.
“Boss, what about all those snakes?”
Zhang Bei was extremely pleased with Li Yang’s reaction.
There was only so much room in the underground burial chamber. No matter how tightly they packed it, there was no way it could hold that many snakes.
Not even if they were toys!
This was another kind of Black Tech: Sensory Simulation!
Combined with the glasses, the technology allowed visitors to perfectly unlock the Lord of Ten Thousand Snakes achievement.
Visitors continued to pour in all afternoon.
Zhang Bei leaned back in his chair, enjoying the tranquility of the beach.
Beside him, the tourists sprawled out in neat rows were a testament to the hardships of life.
Li Yang stood there holding a cup of hot tea, cold sweat streaming down his face.
“This is what you want me to do?”
Gu Yue’s lips curved into a bright smile. “Good luck!”
The tea itself was nothing special, but they had added something with a powerful sleep-inducing effect.
Where there was oppression, there would always be resistance.
After tireless effort, the doctor had finally gotten his hands on a new drug recently developed by the Laboratory.
As long as Zhang Bei drank this tea, he would definitely fall into a deep sleep.
It wouldn’t last long-only about half an hour.
But that was more than enough time for the employees to haul him onto the Roller Coaster.
Li Yang remained silent for a long moment. “Someone could die from this.”
“Relax. Boss won’t kill anyone.”
“But I’ll suffer horribly.”
“As soon as Boss drinks it, we’ll put him straight onto the Roller Coaster!”
Gu Yue’s voice was filled with temptation, and even Li Yang found himself wavering.
The idea was simply too enticing. Li Yang’s breathing grew heavier.
“You’re sure it’ll knock Boss out?”
“The doctor said it’s guaranteed to work!”
Li Yang stared at the hot tea in his hands and gritted his teeth. “I’ll do it!”
He found Zhang Bei resting nearby and put on his most innocent, harmless smile.
“Boss, have some tea!”
Zhang Bei raised an eyebrow and accepted the cup with one hand.
The instant the tip of his tongue touched the tea, he stopped.
Alprazolam?
Sleeping pills?
Hah. These brats were getting smarter.
Alprazolam had a faintly bitter taste, though it was almost impossible to notice when mixed into tea.
But he was Zhang Bei!
The familiar taste even made Zhang Bei feel a little nostalgic.
He still remembered that evening when he was ten years old.
He had eagerly accepted a drink from his father.
What kind of father drugged his own son?
His father, apparently!
When Zhang Bei woke up, he had found himself lying all alone in a graveyard.
There had been a note from his father beside him.
“Sleeping pills. Find your own way home when you wake up.”
Returning from his memories, Zhang Bei held the cup out to Li Yang.
“Drink it.”
Though the weather was growing cooler by the day, Li Yang’s forehead was covered in beads of sweat.
“B-Boss, that won’t be necessary, will it?”
“Hmm?”
Li Yang glanced toward the doctor hiding not far away.
What was he supposed to do now?
Drink it?
Boss would probably torment him until he had a mental breakdown!
Refuse?
Boss might make him spend the whole night diving!
Sell out his teammate?
The doctor was the mastermind this time, but selling him out would probably get Li Yang killed even faster!
As his boss’s gaze grew increasingly dangerous, Li Yang gritted his teeth.
At worst, he would just pass out. He refused to believe Boss could do anything to an unconscious man!
Li Yang lifted the tea and downed it in one gulp.
“Sit down and rest for a while. Work can wait.”
Zhang Bei’s ominous voice drifted into his ears. Li Yang let out a long sigh and sat down on the beach.
Second after second ticked by, and a growing wave of dizziness washed over his mind.
Holy shit, why is this stuff so strong?