Inside the temple, the light was already dim, and the green flames above the heads of Lin Baici and the others cast ghostly shadows around them.
Lin Baici ran wildly.
"Little Linzi, I’ll be the vanguard, and you direct the way!"
Xia Hongyao didn’t question Lin Baici’s choice; she even volunteered for the most dangerous reconnaissance work so that Lin Baici wouldn’t be distracted and could focus most of his attention on discerning the correct path.
Otherwise, Lin Baici would have to worry about triggering traps.
Hua Yue Yu and Jin Ying followed behind, holding magic wands, ready to attack at any moment. They were serious in expression, and even though they were panting heavily, they did not utter a single complaint.
At this moment, they were competing with each other, neither willing to become a burden to Lin Baici.
After running another hundred meters, Lin Baici encountered the third fork in the road and took a left turn without hesitation.
"Commander, is he up to this?"
Fang Tianhua worried, "Why do I feel like he’s being reckless?"
"Do you have a better idea?"
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Fang Tianhua shook his head.
Fei Xiao didn’t believe Lin Baici was running blindly because at every fork in the road, Lin Baici made swift decisions without a moment’s hesitation.
And Xia Hongyao, her trust in Lin Baici had skyrocketed. Without any doubts, she even took the lead. If Lin Baici made a wrong judgment, she would surely be the first to suffer.
Of course, the most important reason for Fei Xiao to follow was that he himself had no clues about what to do.
"It seems that under the pressure of the one-hour death curse, Lin Baici starts to show his true ace!"
Fei Xiao surmised that Lin Baici must possess some kind of mysterious and powerful Divine Grace which he wouldn’t use unless absolutely necessary.
"Lin... Lin the Divine, I... I can’t run anymore!"
"Even donkeys grinding mill in the countryside don’t get this tired!"
The group was panting heavily; their lungs and throats burned painfully, feeling as if they were running out of air, but they dared not stop.
In this terrain, once they lost sight of Lin Baici, they felt certain death was inevitable.
Having traveled with these people, Lin Baici had roughly assessed their physical capabilities. The pace he set had already been moderated; if he ran full speed, except for Xia Hongyao, Fei Xiao, and Fang Tianhua, nobody could keep up.
Even so, some began to fall behind.
As they watched themselves getting further and further away, they let out cries of anxiety and despair.
[Forget those lowlifes at the bottom of the food chain, charge, charge, charge, and eat the Pharaoh raw!]
The Eater God urged, unable to wait to feast on a grand meal.
"Is this a dead end?"
Fang Tianhua felt dejected; they had hit a dead end. He stealthily gave Fei Xiao a look, trying to say Lin Baici’s choice was unreliable!
Fei Xiao was more patient than Fang Tianhua; he said nothing and waited to see what Lin Baici would do.
Lin Baici looked at the wall that marked the end of the corridor.
It was adorned with many murals that, when connected, seemed to tell the legendary story of a hero who slew demons, established a great empire, and brought harvest and peace to the people.
[Please shout ’Ancient Egypt, yo, your Pharaoh has returned’ three times loudly!]
[Make sure to shout with the loudest voice, to manifest the overbearing spirit of ’who else if not me’!]
[I return! I slaughter! I conquer!]
Lin Baici felt the slogan was somewhat embarrassing. If not for the urgency of the situation, he would have let Xia Hongyao do the recitation!
"Little Linzi, do you have a clue?"
Xia Hongyao stared at the mural, her mind working at full throttle, trying to unravel its secrets.
Lin Baici’s response instinctively made everyone look over.
Fang Tianhua felt that if Lin Baici could uncover the mural’s secrets in such a short time, that would be too awesome.
Is Wu Zhaokun supposed to be a genius?
He’s not even fit to carry Lin Baici’s shoes.
Lin Baici cleared his throat, and overcoming his sense of shame, he gathered his emotions and shouted out.
"Ancient Egypt, yo, your Pharaoh has returned!"
This shout, if one didn’t see Lin Baici’s excessively young face, was indeed somewhat deep, majestic, and overbearing.
The group was startled by Lin Baici’s sudden shout, but even more, they were baffled.
Lin Baici, face set and ignoring the embarrassment, shouted the phrase two more times.
The place fell silent, save for the echo that lingered in the gloomy corridor.
"I think shouting ’Open Sesame’ might be more effective!"
Fang Tianhua suggested.
"Open Sesame is from the fairy tales of the Middle East!"
Hua Yue Yu was speechless, realizing that even within the God Hunters, there was a Nine-Holes Fish.
"Anyway, we have no other options, might as well play the doctor for a dead horse, besides, what’s the harm in trying?"
Fang Tianhua shrugged his shoulders.
Lin Baici’s three shouts, almost comical, lightened the heavy atmosphere significantly.
"Who said there wouldn’t be any loss?"
In some rule-contaminated areas, there is no such thing as ’trying’; a single mistake directly leads to failure.
It’d be as good as waiting to die.
Fang Tianhua was left speechless, pondering how to respond when the wall before them suddenly began to rumble and started to rise.
Dust, sand, and stone powder fell.
"Cough cough! Cough cough!"
The group was choked by the dust, but their expressions were invigorated.
"Did it actually work?"
Fang Tianhua’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Fei Xiao internally confirmed his suspicion; this kid definitely possessed some form of prophecy or Divination Grace. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been possible to find the key to passing through so quickly.