Chapter 138: City full of Mechanisms
At this moment, Lin Xi was growing impatient. She had already sprung the mechanism, and the floor had opened, but as they peered into the seemingly bottomless black hole and called out several times, there was no response.
Panic started to set in for Lin Xi: "What should we do? Could Gu Fan and the others be in danger?"
Everyone shook their heads, not knowing the situation below. They speculated that the prospects of Gu Fan, Du Jun, Lu Yi, and Xu Haowen surviving were slim.
Ouyang Jin took a rope out of her bag, borrowed a few more ropes from others, tied them together, and flung it into the hole, hoping Gu Fan and his company would see it and climb up.
However, after a long period of silence, there was still no response. Was the tunnel simply too deep, or had Gu Fan and the others not noticed? Or had something worse happened?
"Why don’t you tie the rope around me and lower me down?" suggested Jie. He was deeply concerned for his two friends, and his proposal was approved by everyone, as this seemed to be the only option.
There was no time to spare. One end of the rope was tied to a sturdy pillar, the other around Jie. They agreed that if they perceived any danger, they would pull the rope and everyone would join forces to pull Jie back up.
Since Professor Luo was elderly and less strong, he was excused from this task, while Su Hui kept watch. Xu Haowen, Teacher Liu, Qin Jia, and Lin Xi took charge of holding onto the rope, allowing Jie to be slowly lowered.
"How could this happen!" muttered Professor Luo. He was greatly worried about his student, Xu Haowen, worried about how he would explain the situation to Xu Haowen’s parents. His mind was reeling when he accidentally stepped on something, seemingly triggering another mechanism.
A click echoed, and the sound of gears turning made everyone tense. Their hearts pounded in fear of the danger that could be looming.
An arrow shot out from the wall, but maybe because the mechanism had aged, it didn’t function well. The arrow lost momentum mid-flight and dropped, posing no threat. Its direction, remarkably, had been aimed at Professor Luo.