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To jump or not to jump, this is a question that needs consideration. Jumping might lead to the Celestial Abode, possibly finding what one has long sought after, but there is also a significant chance that it is merely a Sand Vortex that devours lives. However, if one does not jump, even though there is no danger to life, what if this is indeed the entrance? After enduring so much hardship, should one give up at the last moment?
"Let's do it!"
After much deliberation, under the astonished gazes of everyone, Ye Mingshang leaped into the air, and her figure instantly vanished into the vortex without causing a single ripple.
"What’s the situation?" someone asked.
"I don't know. Once inside, there's nothing; we don't know if she is dead or alive."
"Should we jump?"
"What if it’s deadly?"
Everyone hesitated until one person suddenly had an idea. "Hey! Why don’t we tie a rope to the camera and throw it in to see what’s inside?"
"Good idea! Let’s do that!"
A few minutes later, when they pulled the camera back, all that was visible on the screen was darkness—no images and no sounds.
Everyone fell silent...
"Is there really nothing inside?"
"Is that person dead?"
"Of course, she must be dead. How could she possibly be alive?"
As the crowd buzzed with discussion, a roar of engines echoed from a distance. Cars emerged from the horizon like wild bulls charging forward, bellowing loudly.
The vehicles came to a stop, and a group of people jumped out from inside, with the first being the Glasses Youth from three days ago.
"Oh~ I didn't expect Boss Luo to have arrived already; I thought I would be the first one here," he said.
Luo Chenghui glanced at him lightly. "You think too highly of yourself."
"Haha! But what's going on now? Are we all just standing around soaking up the sun?" Glasses Youth asked.
Luo Chenghui shrugged. "Look over there, do you see that Sand Vortex? Jump into it, and that's the entrance to the Celestial Abode."
Glasses Youth frowned. "Are you underestimating my intelligence, Mr. Luo? Do you really think I'm that foolish?"
Luo Chenghui shrugged again. "Believe it or not."
"Then why don't you jump?"
"I don't dare."
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Minutes passed, and the Sand Vortex, which had a diameter of over ten meters, stopped expanding and began to slowly shrink. It seemed it would close up again in just a few minutes.
"To jump or not to jump?"
The entrance lay before them, but no one dared to leap in, as no one could confirm its safety. The only person who had entered was still unaccounted for, leaving their fate unknown.
"It's almost time; I... should also make my move," the professor said, his eyes shining with determination as he looked at the terrifying Sand Vortex. Without any fear, he resolutely jumped in.
"This!..."
Everyone was dumbfounded, including the wise Glasses Youth.
"Are you really just going to jump down like that?"
"What else?" Luo Chenghui glanced at him.
"I mean, jumping down like this, aren't you afraid of dying?"
Luo Chenghui ignored him and called out, "Follow me."
Saying this, he leaped into the Quicksand, and his followers followed suit without hesitation.
As they watched one life after another fearlessly jump into the terrifying vortex, the crowd was shocked and wide-eyed.
"Crazy! A bunch of crazies!" Glasses Youth thought.
Seeing the Sand Vortex getting smaller, now less than five meters wide, Glasses Youth gritted his teeth and pointed to one of his subordinates. "You, jump down."
"Boss, I..." The man who was pointed at turned pale and said in fear.
"If you can come back alive, I'll give you two million. If you die, that money goes to your family."
With a heavy reward comes brave men; in this world, there are no deals that can't be made, only prices that can't be agreed upon. Hearing the high bounty, the man's eyes flickered a few times. After hesitating for a while and thinking about his elderly parents at home and his sister who was still in school, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "You better keep your word!"
"That amount of money isn't even worth my attention," Glasses Youth scoffed.
"Alright!"
The man walked to the edge of the Dune, looked down at the swirling vortex below, and swallowed hard.
"Here goes!" He gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and leaped into the Sand Vortex.
However, like others before him, nothing changed; they still could not discern what lay within—whether it was dangerous or safe.
Soon, the sand was less than three meters deep, and the rotation slowed, ready to revert to normal sand at any moment.
"Damn it, I'm going for it!" the Glasses Youth declared fiercely.
"Jump down with me! If we survive, there will be great rewards!" With that, he jumped into the Sand Vortex.
The others exchanged glances; none of them wanted to go in. After all, they were just workers and didn't want to risk their lives for a little money. However, the lure of money proved too tempting for some, and they jumped in.
One person led to another, and by the time the Sand Vortex stopped, half of them had jumped in. A few others jumped too late; as they fell, the Sand Vortex had already closed up, trapping them in the sand as they struggled to get out.
"Too late..."
"We don't know what's inside—life or death."
"Don't think about it too much. We didn't go in anyway; let's just wait here. If we don't hear anything in ten days, we'll leave."
...
Beneath the Sand Vortex lies either opportunity or a dead end...
This question is difficult to answer. Jumping into the Sand Vortex isn't very dangerous, but what awaits inside is far from safe.
"Another one of these..." Ye Mingshang murmured as he looked at the Giant Sand Crocodile he had just killed. This was already the third one he had slain within just ten minutes of entering.
"In the memories of my past life, I didn't see these things. It seems these changes have occurred over the years..." Ye Mingshang thought.
Relying on his formidable strength, Ye Mingshang was capable of handling most crises in this world, which was why he dared to jump down without hesitation. Even if there was nothing beneath the Sand Vortex, he had ways to escape.
For those behind him, they were fortunate to have him leading the way; with him clearing the path, the chances of encountering danger were significantly reduced.
Since the professor and Luo Chenghui jumped down around the same time, they fortunately formed a team together.
"Professor, how should we proceed from here?" Luo Chenghui asked as he looked around at the dark underground environment.
"The path here is not complicated; there are no maze-like terrains. As long as you are not directionally challenged, you can find your way out. The real danger lies in the monsters within," the professor said with a serious expression.
"Monsters?"
"That's right. There are many large animals and insects here, similar to Prehistoric Beasts, which are quite terrifying. My previous team almost all fell victim to them."
At first, they didn't understand what the professor meant by "Prehistoric Beasts," but after moving forward a short distance, they saw a seven or eight-meter-long Desert Crocodile lying nearby.
"Be careful!"
(To be continued.)
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