Boom!
Something that made Jiang Fan and the others gasp in astonishment happened. After the stopper was twisted open, a large hole was revealed at the bottom of the water.
Contrary to Jiang Fan and the others' imaginations, as the hole was exposed, all the river water did not gush down.
The surrounding space seemed to come to a standstill. A faint blue light emanated from the bottom of the cave.
"Danger, get back!"
Jiang Fan tried to pull Zhou Niannian, but it was too late. The blue light, with a boom, pierced through everyone's bodies.
After being pierced by the blue light, Jiang Fan felt a strange sensation.
This blue light seemed to be of the same nature as the protective shield. His meridians and bones felt as if they were immersed in a hot spring, and his pores felt comfortable.
He looked at his companions' expressions and knew that everyone felt the same.
Next, the blue light passed through his body and shot directly towards the sky.
With a thunderous roar, the dense swarm of death flies in the sky was instantly incinerated by half.
The remaining ones also quickly fled, leaving this area that seemed dangerous to them.
The blue light gradually subsided, and the calm river suddenly erupted with tremendous commotion.
The entire river began to rotate rapidly, and a massive whirlpool appeared on the surface.
"Waaaaah!"
All the people and animals underwater were swept into this enormous whirlpool.
The swirling water carried Jiang Fan and the others towards the newly appeared hole.
Jiang Fan grabbed Zhou Niannian with all his might, but the current was too fast, and the pressure made his entire body ache, feeling as if his bones were about to be crushed.
He saw the water current sweep them all into a tunnel, and Jiang Fan and the others screamed as they tumbled and stumbled down the passage.
He could still hear that damned buzzing sound. My heavens, those death flies had actually caught up.
They were truly relentless, too terrifying.
With a bang, Jiang Fan landed in a pitch-black room.
The room had a door, its color as transparent as crystal.
Jiang Fan lay on the ground, looking up at the sky. He saw a majestic water dragon, its claws and teeth bared, lunging towards him.
All the water from the entire river was rushing towards them.
Mixed within the water dragon were a few conspicuous green specks, likely those green sea-maned lizards.
They had been a step behind and couldn't keep up with Jiang Fan and the others.
Jiang Fan hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to open the door and let these green sea-maned lizards in.
After all, they had gone through hardships together. The problem was, if this room was airtight and the water flowed in, they would drown.
Just as Jiang Fan was hesitating, at a critical moment, the water dragon suddenly changed course and plunged into a nearby dark passage.
It seemed there was a hidden drainage opening in this dark passage.
Jiang Fan had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the detestable buzzing sound again.
My heavens, the death flies had regrouped and were charging again, truly like maggots clinging to bone, relentless.
After the river water had flowed away, the death flies filled the entire tunnel.
A black arrow, incredibly swift, shot towards Jiang Fan and the others.
Running ahead of the black arrow were two onlookers.
Jiang Fan felt like crying but had no tears. This horde of death flies was probably attracted by you two.
The tunnel was very narrow, and the buzzing echoes reverberated, making Jiang Fan's eardrums almost split.
Whoosh, whoosh, the onlookers were incredibly fast and directly crashed into the room.
Jiang Fan was directly hit on the forehead by an onlooker, causing him to feel dizzy.
With the last shred of consciousness, Jiang Fan grabbed the door handle and struggled to close the door.
Amidst the chaos, Jiang Fan passed out.
After an unknown period, Jiang Fan finally woke up.
He quickly surveyed his surroundings. All his companions were lying around him in disarray.
Zhou Niannian lay in his arms, unconscious.
Her hair, clothes, and luggage were all wet, proving that all of this was real and not a dream.
The few green sea-maned lizards were nowhere to be seen. These lizards were aquatic, so they likely escaped through the waterway to somewhere else with the river.
Suddenly, a tremendous impact sound startled Jiang Fan.
He saw that the black gas balls had reappeared, swarming and continuously slamming against the door.
Zhou Niannian also woke up groggily. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw the death flies desperately battering the door and let out a frightened scream.
She grabbed Jiang Fan's neck, her legs wrapped around his waist.
The viewers in the live stream became agitated upon seeing this scene.
"Wow, it's true. They are together in good times, together in bad times, and together in desperate situations. I declare you gods of couple goals."
"What's it like to ship a couple in a horror movie?"
"I feel absolutely no sense of incongruity!"
"This move, 'Old Tree Entwined,' is quite good. Next, it can evolve into 'Guanyin Sits on the Lotus'."
"Let go, hurry and let go."
Zhou Ye yelled frantically in his dormitory, searching everywhere for tools. After searching his entire dorm, he finally found a wrench.
"What are you going to do with that weapon? You can't go through the screen to hit Brother Jiang."
Lin Yang said slowly while eating instant noodles.
"I can't go through to hit him, but I can at least cut out his picture!"
Zhou Ye said through gritted teeth.
Lin Yang put down his instant noodles and pounced on Zhou Ye, pinning him onto the bed.
What you want to cut out isn't a person, it's my computer screen. What are you thinking?
"Let go, hurry and let go."
Over there, Jiang Fan was also desperately shouting.
It wasn't out of fear, but because Zhou Niannian was holding him so tightly that he could barely breathe.
Zhou Niannian's lips had turned blue from fright, and she dared not let go or look back.
"Don't worry, the attack is slowly weakening. Don't you notice? This door is very sturdy."
Jiang Fan's vision was blocked by Zhou Niannian, but he could feel that the black gas balls' attack on the door was weakening.
Zhou Niannian listened carefully and seemed to confirm it.
With a blush, she got off Jiang Fan and went to wake up Dai Xiaomei and the others who were still unconscious.
Jiang Fan let out a weak sigh of relief and sprawled out in the center of the room like a starfish.
The effort of twisting the stopper with all his might earlier had drained the last bit of strength from his bone marrow.
At this moment, all he wanted was to rest well and then have a good meal.
In the live stream, the audience who had watched them escape also finally relaxed.
"That was terrifying. Fortunately, the door is quite sturdy, and the death flies couldn't get in."
"It's truly a case of good fortune smiling upon them. If they had been a step slower, they would have been dead."
"Poor me, I haven't slept a wink. I stayed up until now accompanying Brother Jiang."
"I woke up halfway through my sleep, sensing that Brother Jiang was in danger, and came in immediately."
"Escaping in the middle of the night is too tough. Fortunately, we survived. I can't stay awake anymore, I'm going to sleep. I hope they're still alive when I wake up..."
Dai Xiaomei and the others also gradually woke up. They looked at each other in silence.
They were still wearing their wet clothes and were freezing. There was nothing here that could be used to start a fire.
Jiang Fan recovered a little strength and observed his surroundings, astonished to discover that this was actually an ice house.