NOVPUBOutside the Dragon Palace of the East Sea was a vast circular plaza, which at first glance seemed quite ordinary.
But when Zhu Ling chanted a certain spell, the entire circular plaza underwent a huge transformation.
Apart from the small circle where Zhu Ling stood, which remained unchanged, the rest of the plaza split in two down the middle, creating a yin-yang Tai Chi pattern.
Everyone was shocked by the scene before them.
"The entrance is actually in this plaza? It’s unbelievable. Our people have scanned the entire Dragon Palace of the East Sea and never found any cracks in this plaza!"
As a scientist, Han Chun felt both amazed and astonished at that moment.
You should know that our institute possesses the most cutting-edge technology.
Their instruments were so precise that even if you slashed a tofu with an ultra-sharp scalpel, their equipment could detect that fissure almost instantly.
Yet, these extremely precise instruments failed to detect such a large crack in the plaza, nor the additional space beneath it!
As if aware of what Han Chun was thinking, Zhu Ling said indifferently, "Dragon Clan generally seals such places with magical formations. Given those formations, it’s good enough if your electronic devices can function at all, let alone rely on them to find the entrance. It’s impossible in a lifetime."
"Alright, I’m too tired to talk nonsense with you. The entrance is open now, jump down."
Hearing Zhu Ling say this, Liu Maiqiang and the others looked wary, and Cai Bingyan even said sternly, "Such a deep pit, and you want us to jump down just like that? What if it’s a trap?"
Wu Bin looked at the four of them with an incredulous expression.
"Is there something wrong with their brains? Aren’t we all in this together? What are they worried about, that we’re going to harm them?"
Han Chun said somewhat awkwardly, "That’s how scions of great families are; after all, they’re used to dealing with dangerous matters, and since you can know the face but not the heart, they tend to be more cautious."
"Forget it, let’s not stoop to their level. We’ll go down first."
After saying that, Han Chun didn’t hesitate and jumped down immediately.
Nightingale didn’t waste any words either, following closely behind, and lastly, Wu Bin also jumped down.
Seeing Nightingale and the others jumping so decisively, Liu Maiqiang and his group put aside their worries and also jumped down immediately.
Shortly after the four of them jumped down, Zhu Ling finally jumped down from the small column as well.
As Zhu Ling left the small column, the entire plaza emitted a rumbling sound, and the entrance began to close slowly.
Watching the stone walls begin to close in, Liu Maiqiang and the others, who were diving downwards, were terrified and hastened their pace forward.
But they were not adept at swimming, and without deep-diving suits, they relied solely on their slight Spiritual Power.
Thus, their diving speed was very slow, nowhere near Wu Bin and the others.
"This is bad, the walls around us are closing fast, we’re going to be crushed here!"
"It’s definitely a trick! Damn it, I’m going to tear them apart!"
"Stop wasting your breath, figure out a way to survive first!"
As the four discussed anxiously, a figure passed by them at an extremely fast speed!
If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they would never believe that someone could swim so fast in the sea!
In the blink of an eye, Zhu Ling had moved ahead of them and successfully escaped the closing area.
The four of them knew their lives were on the line at that moment, so they did not hold back any longer and stirred the Spiritual Power within their bodies, forcibly enhancing their speed by a significant margin, and finally dashed out before the stone gate completely closed!
Boom!
Listening to the dull sound behind them, the four breathed a sigh of relief.
If they had been slightly slower just now, they would have been crushed into meat pies by the stone gate!
Thinking of this, the four were indignant.
Huang Jianbing even took off the axe he was carrying on his back and pointed it at Zhu Ling, cursing loudly.
"You bastard! Who told you to close the entrance so soon, do you realize you almost killed the four of us!"
"I knew it, people from the ninth facility always have ill intentions, now it proves true! If you can’t give us a satisfactory answer today, we will definitely not let this go easily!"
Facing the threats of the few, Zhu Ling not only didn’t get angry but laughed heartily instead.
"Interesting, this is really interesting."
"I have never been pointed at the nose and scolded like this before. You should know I agreed to help you open the gate purely for the sake of my brother."
"Instead of being grateful, you even accuse us of wanting to harm you? Kids, you’re thinking too much, if I wanted to kill you, a flick of my finger would suffice."
Zhu Ling raised her index finger at them, and instantly the four felt overwhelmed by a terrifying aura! 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝙢
Although they did not understand how Zhu Ling managed to do it, this commanding presence could absolutely not be faked.
It was like seeing someone pointing a gun at you.
Even if the person doesn’t shoot, your adrenaline would surge, making you tense all over!
The four were terrified.
To think that not even the elders in their clan could impose such a strong pressure on them.
Could it be that this young girl was actually a master from some hidden sect?
Liu Maiqiang was a man who could bend or stretch as necessary.
Seeing that Zhu Ling was no pushover, Liu Maiqiang immediately clasped his hands together and said, "What happened earlier was indeed our fault, we apologize to you all here."
Seeing Liu Maiqiang actually apologizing, Yang Huan’e immediately expressed her incomprehension.
"Liu Maiqiang, why are you apologizing to her? It was clearly her fault just now, not ours, you are being too cowardly!"
Seeing Yang Huan’e say this, Cai Bingyan standing nearby quickly pulled her discreetly with his hand, signaling her to stop talking.
But Yang Huan’e not only did not feel she had said anything wrong but became even more arrogant.
"How, am I wrong? This woman knew the gate would close quickly and we could be in danger but deliberately didn’t inform us beforehand."
"What if something really had happened during the closing of the gate, could you bear the responsibility? Could the ninth facility bear it?"
Cai Bingyan said this self-righteously, obviously feeling confident about taking on the ninth facility.
It was then that Zhu Ling asked, "Brother, this woman is so noisy. Can I break her leg?"
Upon hearing Zhu Ling say this, Han Chun immediately panicked.
