Creak... creak...
The heavy door opened little by little. Everyone's hearts had risen to their throats as they prepared to face whatever unexpected danger might come.
Bang!
When the door had opened halfway, it suddenly shook, as if something had shoved it hard from the other side.
In an instant.
Wan Ling, standing at the doorway, felt a chill run through him.
A terrifying curse was trying to invade from outside, intending to kill everyone inside the room.
The first thing affected was the isolation door.
The thick metal door began to rust and crack in ways that defied reason. Countless fissures spread rapidly like a spiderweb, soon covering the entire door.
The isolation door had been brand-new and sturdy only moments ago, but in less than a few seconds, it looked as if it had endured the passage of centuries and become completely decrepit.
It seemed that a gentle push would be enough to make it collapse into pieces.
Then.
The walls inside the room began to blacken, mildew, and rot... From the outermost decorative materials to the reinforced concrete within, and then the lead plates and dark-red cloth used for insulation, layer after layer began to peel away.
The household items inside the room turned into piles of scrap metal.
The stored food and water also spoiled and went bad in an instant, finally oxidizing completely into a nauseating gas.
Everything.
In just a few seconds, it seemed to have endured more than a dozen centuries.
The moment this curse appeared.
The lantern in Li Xin's hand also seemed to have encountered a terrifying enemy. A hideous face suddenly appeared on its lantern body, which looked as if it had been made from human skin.
It opened its huge mouth, seemingly letting out a painful wail.
Yet not