Screaming
Darkness was like water.
When Qin Ran walked into the middle tunnel, he felt as though he had passed through a curtain made of water, and his shoulders grew heavy.
After walking a full ten steps, light appeared before his eyes, and things returned to normal.
Using the light, Qin Ran could see a straight passage.
It was entirely carved from rock, and the ground and walls were extremely rough.
Lit, arm-thick torches were plugged into metal grooves on the walls every ten meters, bringing light to the entire passage.
The flames burned the grease, occasionally spitting sparks with crisp popping sounds.
But what Qin Ran cared about most was a fork in the road about fifty meters away from the entrance.
Qin Ran hurried closer to the fork.
After just a slight inspection, he narrowed his eyes.
Just as expected!
As I guessed, the three passages with different entrances are connected on the inside!
Only in this way can it be explained why Smoot wouldn't let Shiqi give up—because...
Hum!
Just as Qin Ran confirmed his guess, the passage he was in suddenly lit up.
"Light" appeared once more.
Moreover, compared to the previous "gentleness," this time it was much more "violent."
If the previous time felt like needle pricks and scalding water, this time it was knife cuts, sword stabs, and red-hot charcoal placed against his body.
Qin Ran let out a groan of pain.
His entire body even swayed unsteadily.
Hum!
The already intense "light" grew bright once again.
The swaying Qin Ran fell straight to the ground.
Yet this was not the end.
In the dozen or so seconds that followed, the power of the "light" changed twice in succession, and only after reaching an ultimate realm did it return to the appearance it had