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Chapter 1136

Below the Cliff, Assassination

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After walking for who knew how long, we found there was no road ahead.

It was a cliff.

We all stared in disbelief. It was clearly a forest—how had a cliff suddenly appeared ahead of us?

All our eyes turned to Tina.

"Jump down." Tina's voice remained as calm as ever.

I walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down, but I couldn't see the bottom at a glance.

Wouldn't jumping down mean being smashed to pieces?

Yet Tina offered no explanation at all. She leaped forward and jumped straight down.

Before jumping, she even smiled at me, and there seemed to be mockery in that smile.

What was that supposed to mean? Did she think I didn't dare jump?

I was about to jump when Ye Jinghong grabbed me. "Wait!"

I stopped and looked at Ye Jinghong. "She's already jumped."

"You said she knows everything about this place. Even if a flower bloomed, she would know. But what about us? We know nothing about what lies below. Who knows if it's a trap? Tell me, do you trust her?"

I had no answer.

But A Tai said, "Jump. I don't think she'll mean us any harm before returning to Pompeii City. She needs us to leave this place. Otherwise, she can only remain trapped here forever, or this place won't be safe for her once we leave. We are her only chance to get out, and her only chance to live."

With that, A Tai became the second person to jump off the cliff.

Jiang Xiaohui glanced at me and jumped down without hesitation.

Seeing that everyone had jumped, Ye Jinghong knew perfectly well that she couldn't stop me.

"Then be careful. Once you get down there, gather together as quickly as possible."

After saying that, she

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