Xu Tiancai and the others stood before a corridor filled with mechanisms and traps. The grinding of gears and the whistling of pendulums intertwined like a musical score played by the Grim Reaper. Massive gears turned slowly across the floor, their jagged edges flashing with a chilling, cold light as if every rotation meant to grind everything to dust. The pendulums on the ceiling, resembling the fangs of a prehistoric beast, swept back and forth with a whistling rush of wind, sealing off most of the space.
"Everyone be careful, these traps don't look easy to deal with," Xu Tiancai said in a low voice, his gaze fixed intently on the deadly gears and pendulums.
A'gang gripped his newly acquired battle axe tighter. The runes upon it gleamed with a faint light in the dim environment, as if responding to the impending challenge. He crouched slightly, muscles taut, ready to seize the right moment to dash through this dangerous zone. Lin cast a lightness magic, making her body buoyant so she could move with greater agility while dodging the traps. Her eyes darted back and forth between the gears and pendulums, trying to map out a safe path.
Chapter 131