Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1114 Death caused by a stone
  Seeing Tian Ming and Shao Yu rolling around on the ground like caterpillars, peeking into the space below through the cracks, Qian Taki shook her head in confusion.

"Okay, the following may be other areas of the forbidden area, so don't get entangled in it, you two."

The two boys probably also realized that their current behavior was extremely stupid and ridiculous, so as soon as Chitaki spoke, they immediately jumped up from the ground in a daze.

They each patted the dust on their clothes, pretending that nothing happened, and flipped through this article lightly.

"It's probably nothing. It's probably just a gap for breathing."

"That's right, it's probably just a warehouse for storing things down there."

"..." Chitaki said he had nothing to say about the behavior of the two childish boys, and simply brought the topic back to the topic, "Let's find a way out quickly."

"Yes, yes!" Tianming immediately nodded in agreement with the goddess like a chicken pecking at rice.

Shao Yu rolled his eyes, then looked around and focused his attention on a certain area, "No matter how you look at it, this place is the only one that is special."

Tianming and Qiantaki obviously agreed with Shaoyu's view, and they both focused their attention there - the center of the rotunda.

Compared to other places that were all bare, a small round platform that was about as high as Tianming's chest stood here, which looked extremely awkward.

What’s even more surprising is that there is a stone placed on the table!
  "Why... why is there a stone!?"

Tianming walked around the platform three times, carefully observing whether there was anything special about this stone, and finally confirmed that it was an irregularly shaped stone that could be seen everywhere.

So why would there be an ordinary stone in this situation! ?
  "Uh..." Shao Yu was also confused and didn't know what to say.

In fact, there is just a stone placed here, but in terms of feeling, this thing is really out of place as much as it suits the occasion.

"Anyway..." Chitaki bent down slightly, put his face close to the stone, and said with a slightly embarrassed expression, "This should be the key to leaving here."

"What do you think?"

"This..." Shao Yu scratched his head and was speechless.

He tried his best to find some ingenious settings that could be operated on the stone platform and stones, but no matter what, he could only come to one conclusion - there is only one stone!
  Tian Ming was more decisive and started directly, saying in a fierce voice, "What else is there to think about? The only thing that can be moved is this broken rock!"

As he spoke, he had already grabbed the stone.

"Don't!" Upon seeing this, Shao Yu hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop Tian Ming's reckless behavior.

Chitaki had a similar reaction.

Unfortunately, both of them were already a step too late and could only watch the stone being picked up by Tianming.

Then, nothing unexpected happened.

Click...click click click...

The crisp and rhythmic sound of the machine's operation sounded immediately as the stone left the round platform. The small round platform sank into the ground in the blink of an eye and disappeared without a trace.

Immediately afterwards, the floor at the edge of the rotunda suddenly opened up, and columns rising to the height of the zenith went around in a complete circle.

bass!
  Overlapping wind-breaking sounds sounded, and the finely arranged serrated blades popped out from the top and bottom of the cylinder, and then they immediately began to select at high speed, forming a serrated knife array that could kill people in an instant.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
  Amidst the endless sound of blades breaking through the wind, the swirling blade array that surrounded Tianming and the others began to move toward the center, gradually narrowing their range of activities.

The three children were stunned. They were stunned for a while, then looked at each other and said in unison, "What should I do!?"

The three of them were like ants on a hot pot. After wandering around in this gradually shrinking area for several times, they had to confirm one fact - there was really no way!

Except for the floor, there are only three of them alive here, and there is no mechanism that can be touched at all!
  Apart from lying down and choosing a place to die, they now couldn't even save the whole body.

………………

The central hall of the organ city, the ink core secret room.

The battle outside was still going on in full swing, although even Master Ban could see that Wei Zhuang was not using all his strength at all. He seemed to be just dealing with Gao Jianli and Xue Nu and killing time.

Being stuck in an impasse is a good thing, but it can also turn into a bad thing.

If the delay continues, there is a high probability that Gao Jianli and Xue Nu will not be able to defeat Wei Zhuang, and then the situation will not be good.

But even if they understand that the situation is not favorable to them, they can't do anything about it.

There's nothing good to say about martial arts. If you can't beat someone, you just can't beat them. The initiative is destined to be taken by your opponent.

Now it is almost impossible for the two of them to escape, unless Master Ban opens the door at the risk of Wei Zhuang breaking through the Mohe secret room.

It's useless no matter how anxious Master Ban is. He can only devote part of his attention to paying attention to the situation in the forbidden area.

"Hmm... Sure enough, Dragon Throat's mechanism has been triggered." Master Ban stroked his beard, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

Although based on Wei Zhuang's reaction, we probably knew that Qianlong's side had already made arrangements and the chance of something happening was low, the special nature of Dragon Throat still made Master Ban worried.

In addition to Master Ban, the only commander who was still in the Black Ink Core Secret Room and had the ability to move, Big Iron Hammer, came up, scratched his head with only some red hair, and asked innocently:

"It shouldn't happen, right?"

"Tsk... The old man can't tell..." Master Ban looked at the mechanism corresponding to the dragon's throat with a thoughtful look on his face, "I always feel that something is wrong... but where is it?"

Any change in the mechanism within the Black Ink Core Chamber can be recognized by Master Ban at a glance which mechanism it corresponds to and what kind of change has occurred, but Dragon Throat is the most special.

It is the only mechanism in the city where there is no actual description of the mechanism on the map.

Master Ben knew about it, but was not that familiar with it.

According to what he knew, after triggering the initial mechanism and entering the dragon's throat, it was time to further stimulate the next stage of the mechanism and accept the test within a time limit. After completion, he could leave safely.

Therefore, it is time for them to trigger the next stage at dawn...

"Oh, it was indeed triggered. Next, we should find a way to get through..." Master Ban looked at the triggering situation of the mechanism and narrated while comparing it with what he knew.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the sentence, Master Ben's eyes suddenly widened, he pointed at the wall, and his mouth trembled. It took him a long time to speak:

"This...this...this!"

"How could it be! How could it be a dead end!?"

The mechanism of Dragon Throat is very special. Under normal circumstances, it triggers a time-limited mechanism. If the person who triggers the mechanism has not opened the door to life before the time is up, he will enter a dead end with no solution.

But if the trigger is not normal, it will directly enter a dead end.

Corresponding to reality, under normal circumstances, the opening of the Phantom Sound Treasure Box will trigger the knife array. If you solve the puzzle of the Phantom Sound Treasure Box, you can close the knife array. If you can't solve it, send it.

Instead of the normal situation, there was a fool who just picked up the Phantom Sound Box without caring.

In this case, the sword array is triggered directly. Although a message will still be read, there is no solution at all.

The reason why the latter is abnormal is because normal people who enter the forbidden areas of the Mohist family and touch the organs of the Mohist family know not to mess with things casually and do some research first. But the situation they encountered in Tianming was abnormal.

There is really no need to study a piece of stone, and there is nothing you can do except pick it up. It is not to blame for Tian Ming's recklessness.

But the consequences are indeed serious.

After Master Ben recovered from the shock, his whole body was trembling with anxiety, and even his beard was trembling.

"I just said something is wrong!" Master Ben paced back and forth impatiently, patting his thigh and growled, "I just said something is wrong!"

Sledgehammer looked confused and didn't know why, but even if he was as keen-minded as him, he could at least tell from Master Ben's reaction that the situation must be very bad.

"What's going on, Mr. Ben?"

"Oops! Tianming and the others... have entered a dead end! A certain death situation!" Master Ban clapped his hands together and answered with an anxious look on his face.

"Dead end!?" Sledgehammer now fully understood how bad the situation was, but... "Why is there a mechanism that guarantees death in a forbidden area?"

Even with the brain of Big Iron Hammer, he knew that there could not be a sure-kill situation in the forbidden area, otherwise there would be no need to use it as a place to punish erring disciples - just kill them directly, the result would be the same anyway.

"Yes... there is no mechanism that will lead to death in the forbidden area, but Dragon Throat is special." Master Ban rubbed his eyebrows, feeling like his brain was about to explode, but he still answered Big Iron Hammer's question, "And Dragon Throat's mechanism has been Humanity has changed. It had a chance of survival before, but now... it’s gone.”

This is where Master Ben felt something was wrong before.

The dragon's throat mechanism has been modified and the way to survive has been completely blocked. Now if it is triggered, it will lead to death.

"Changed!?" Big Hammer's eyes widened, like two copper bells, and he said in disbelief, "How could it be changed? Who can change the mechanism in the forbidden area without authorization?"

Master Ban didn't respond to him this time, he just closed his eyes and raised his forehead.

There is only one person who can change the forbidden land mechanism - the Mohist giant.

This is certain, but the question is...why did Juzi make such a change?
  In fact, the reason is not complicated.

The Six-Fingered Black Man died near the dragon's throat, and learned about the disappearance of the Phantom Sound Box before his death.

After Yan Dan discovered the body of his mentor, he naturally speculated whether there was any deep meaning behind his death here, and it was not difficult to discover what happened in the dragon's throat.

Yan Dan did not immediately guess who had taken away the Phantom Sound Box like the Six-Fingered Black Man did after discovering that the Phantom Sound Treasure Box was missing, but at least he was definitely not stolen by someone from the Yin Yang family.

If it wasn't stolen by the Yin Yang family, that wouldn't be the worst outcome. Yan Dan reluctantly accepted this fact, even though he actually had some thoughts about the Phantom Sound Box.

After that, he modified the mechanism in Longmaw and completely sealed off the part of the mechanism that was the way to survive. It would be impossible to trigger it anyway.

As for the specific purpose, it doesn't really matter. I just want to see if I can trap some enemies who are paying attention to the Phantom Sound Treasure Box or have other crooked ideas.

The body of the Six-fingered Black Man was within the forbidden area, so Yan Dan had no intention of letting any more Mohist disciples in. Naturally, the fatal mechanism here at Long Maw would not trap any of his own people.

In fact, even if someone from the Mo family comes in, the probability of entering the dragon's throat is low.

Again, the dragon's throat is special. It is not part of the test in the forbidden area. It is the only trigger-type trap mechanism in the forbidden area.

To put it simply, all life-threatening mechanisms or challenges in the forbidden area are all placed in front of you, such as the tiger leaping and sarutobi experience that Tianming and the others experienced before, or the chivalrous and kingly way that follows.

They are the type who can tell at a glance that there is danger there and don't want to say goodbye.

The only exception is the dragon's throat. It is hidden under the passage and can only be entered when the mechanism is triggered. It is a place where one may enter without any preparation.

but!

Having said that, in fact, for Mohist disciples, the ability to avoid triggering mechanisms is not just a basic skill, but everyone knows it more or less, let alone when they are in a forbidden area.

The probability of them stepping on the dragon's throat mechanism... is really not high.

To be precise, it is very low, because as a triggering mechanism, the dragon's throat is a bit too eye-catching.

Yan Dan naturally had no worries.

Then...it was the turn of these three naughty children to suffer.

Just when Master Ban was worried, Big Hammer discovered another change.

"Alas! Take a look, Mr. Ben, there are changes again!" The big hammer pointed at another mechanism and slapped Mr. Ben on the shoulder.

"Ahem... be gentle, you reckless man!" Master Ben asked him to take pictures without losing his breath. He hurriedly stepped aside with a curse, and then looked at the place he pointed at, and was suddenly shocked again, " That’s the mechanism of the secret passage in the forbidden area!”

"Someone entered the forbidden area through a secret passage!"

"Who is it?" Big Hammer asked as usual.

Master Ban seemed to be thinking about something in his mind, and replied absentmindedly, "If the giant didn't come back early, then it could only be that he got the Gongshuqiu that the organ map wanted."

"Ah! Another bad news!" Big Hammer immediately slapped his thigh and sighed, feeling that misfortunes never come singly.

But Master Ban shook his head, "That's not necessarily the case."

"The secret passage leads directly to the central control room in the forbidden area, where all the agencies in the forbidden area can be controlled. It is also the only way for Tianming and the others to survive now!"

"That guy from Public Loser can save people?"

"It's possible... Gongshu Qiu will have to listen to Wei Zhuang now."

Sledgehammer, whose mind was spinning, finally came to his senses and said suddenly, "You mean, Gong Shuqiu was probably sent by Wei Zhuang to save people?"

Master Ban was too lazy to answer this idiot. He raised his head and stared at the mechanism, expecting what he guessed would happen.

But what Master Ban didn't know was that Gong Shuqiu was not sent by Wei Zhuang at all.

………………

Mohist forbidden area, central control room.

"Hahaha, how can the Mo family's agencies stop the public losers!"

With the dense crowd of Potu Qilang behind him, Gongshu Qiu slowly walked into the central control room of the forbidden area. After looking around, he nodded with satisfaction.

Finally, he finally entered the Mo family's forbidden area.

Although he reduced the Mo family to nothing in his words, Gong Shuqiu knew in his heart that the Mo family's mechanism skills were no joke.

The forbidden area happens to contain the best parts of the Mohist machine arts for hundreds of years, which has a huge effect on him - whether it is used to improve himself or to deal with the Mohist family.

Not to mention, there are countless secrets hidden within the Mo family's forbidden area.

(End of this chapter)