The True Wall of Sighs

Chapter 34: True - Sighing Wall

The moment Fu Qian spoke, the fellow who had brought him the item for appraisal trembled, nearly dropping what he held.

"Hair? Have you ever seen hair that a blade can't cut?"

After steadying his emotions, the man was clearly annoyed.

"Special hair."

Fu Qian remained expressionless.

He had no intention of scaring the man, but he also had no interest in making up lies.

It was just unfortunate that what the man treasured like a treasure was indeed a bundle of hair.

However, a special luster flowed across the surface of these strands, making it look alive.

As for why the man couldn't see this obvious detail, Fu Qian had already guessed the answer.

When he killed an Evil God's Progeny, he had already experienced a similar event. Among everyone, only he could see the words on the Notebook.

It was most likely related to Inspiration; what others saw might not be the same as what he saw.

However, the man's words just now gave him very useful information.

This kind of hair was more abundant the closer one got to the interior of the ruins. Therefore, by following this trace, it would be easy to determine the direction they came from.

It was also the direction to leave the ruins.

Ji Liushuang had clearly been paying attention to the commotion here, and Fu Qian's answer naturally reached her ears.

Although the mention of hair made her frown as well, she didn't directly question it. Instead, she subconsciously scanned her surroundings.

He's quite perceptive.

Fu Qian praised her inwardly.

The next moment, Ji Liushuang's expression changed. She abruptly stood up, drew her long sword, and a sharp sword energy whistled out.

A stream of black, like flowing water, had somehow snaked along the ground to everyone's feet.

At its closest point, it was about to climb onto a girl's foot, but Ji Liushuang's sword severed it.

"Drop what you're holding."

Having succeeded with her sword, Ji Liushuang shouted towards them.

The young man who had brought the item to Fu Qian for appraisal paused before reacting. He was instinctively reluctant to let go.

But Ji Liushuang's words carried a certain authority, and he finally threw the item away.

However, the moment the hair left his hand, the individual strands suddenly straightened like needles and began to wrap around his hand.

The sword light flashed again. Ji Liushuang had somehow appeared in front of him, swinging her sword to cut the strands.

Even with such a swift reaction, several strands had already deeply pierced the young man's hand, and his entire right hand instantly lost its color.

"Fire."

Ji Liushuang uttered a single word. The young man seemed to snap back to reality. Heat instantly gathered in his hand, as if it were burning. The hair that had pierced his flesh was seared out.

"Thank you!"

His face was ashen now, and he expressed his sincere gratitude.

If Ji Liushuang hadn't acted so decisively, his right hand would likely be far more than just weak and numb.

Ji Liushuang merely nodded slightly, her eyes fixed on another direction.

Sometime earlier, Fu Qian, who had been sitting there, had vanished without a trace.

At this moment, several screams rang out as a tide of black strands surged from multiple directions.

These people really don't understand caution. They came this far despite knowing something was wrong.

Fu Qian mused as he moved through the mist.

He had noticed the disturbance behind the broken wall even earlier than Ji Liushuang, but he hadn't chosen to intervene. Instead, he had left the group amidst the chaos.

In his opinion, although the hair was strange and bloodthirsty, this team should still be capable of handling it.

For him, the mission was the priority.

The most ideal outcome would be to walk back in the opposite direction and complete the mission.

Although, based on his previous experiences, the possibility was almost zero.

He encountered no obstacles along the way, and without much effort, Fu Qian found himself at the edge of the ruins.

At this location, the various broken walls and ruins were extremely sparse, and the mist had almost completely dissipated.

He still saw no substantial obstacles.

That's it?

Fu Qian frowned, a sense of foreboding making him slow his pace.

The next moment, his body collided with some obstacle.

Looking at the empty space in front of him, Fu Qian extended a hand and pressed it against the point where he was blocked.

His hand met a smooth surface, as if there was a completely transparent barrier in the air.

It seems this is the boundary of the Furnace.

Recalling the strange phenomenon he saw in the warehouse, that giant sphere.

Is this thing a spherical barrier enclosing the entire ruin?

Fu Qian quickly made a guess.

If that were the case, although it was a non-lethal inanimate object, his intuition told him it would be quite troublesome.

Let's try the most basic method first.

For unknown things, testing, summarizing, hypothesizing, and verifying is the most scientific method of cognition.

Although the existence of this thing wasn't very scientific.

Wiggling his fingers, Fu Qian adjusted his breathing and punched towards the barrier.

The barrier didn't tremble in the slightest, nor did it make any sound.

The phản lực was so strong it almost burst his blood vessels; it felt like punching a mountain.

As expected, brute force wouldn't work.

Although he had only used about seventy percent of his strength, based on the feedback, it was impossible to break this thing with his own power.

Fortunately, Fu Qian hadn't expected much from this, so he wasn't too disappointed.

Next, with a "let's give it a try" mindset, Fu Qian shot two Air Bullets at the barrier.

The Air Bullets whistled as they hit the barrier, without causing any ripples.

This thing was incredibly tough, even beyond the realm of mere sturdiness; it didn't even react.

Looking at the world just within reach outside, Fu Qian frowned.

From the conversation between Ji Liushuang and the others, he knew they had accidentally discovered this ruin during an exploration trip.

They had entered here without any obstruction later, which meant that unless this barrier had just appeared, it should allow one-way passage; entering from the outside should pose no problem.

Repelling specific objects? Living organisms?

Fu Qian picked up a stone and threw it at the barrier.

The stone flew halfway, hit the barrier without a doubt, and fell straight down.

It seems the effect is the same whether it's for living or inanimate objects.

Only able to enter, not exit.

Fu Qian seemed to understand how all sorts of strange things inside the ruins came to be.

This is a big problem!

Crucially, judging from the situation just now, there were clearly hostile creatures inside, and it wasn't even certain if he could stay here to figure things out.

While pondering, Fu Qian turned around and called out in a certain direction.

"Come out."

Five seconds later, from behind a half-broken stone tablet, a middle-aged man slowly walked out.

The man applauded as he looked at Fu Qian with admiration.

"Very good, you actually sensed my presence."