Chapter 1360: Chapter 683: Narrowly Escaping Backlash (Part 2)
Thinking of this, Lin Beichen couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was this giant spider to help, otherwise he really didn’t know what to do.
However, he did not act immediately. Instead, he quietly listened for a while to confirm whether the laughter he had heard earlier was real or just a hallucination caused by the eerie wind from the pit.
After a while, he heard a sound again that was like laughter and crying, and he could clearly discern that it was a woman’s voice.
"Can you hear me down there?" Lin Beichen shouted into the pit, but there was no response.
This made Lin Beichen feel that the voice was even more eerie. If the voice could be transmitted out, then his voice should be able to be transmitted in. But now there was no response from the other side, which made him doubtful.
However, no matter what, as long as he could find out what secret was hidden behind that door, he wouldn’t have to be so anxious.
Thinking of this, Lin Beichen once again breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked up at the giant black spider on the ceiling. Since he discovered it, the spider hadn’t moved at all. Lin Beichen guessed that perhaps the Cult members needed to descend into the pit, so they kept this giant spider as a tool for access.
Otherwise, with the size of this giant spider, it could easily swallow an adult whole.
After observing the surrounding terrain, Lin Beichen found a place where he could leverage his strength. Using the cracks on the secret room’s walls, he carefully climbed near the giant black spider.
Before using the spider silk to descend into the pit, Lin Beichen first tested the strength of the silk. Although the giant black spider on the ceiling was huge, spider silk, after all, was just a thin thread. Whether it could bear the weight of an adult was still uncertain.
However, after some testing, Lin Beichen showed a look of delight. Indeed, the silk of a giant spider was as strong as a steel rope, very tough. Seeing the right moment, he grabbed the silk and quickly descended onto another silk thread.
This silk spanned the entire pit and slanted downwards. As long as he stabilized himself, he could slowly walk along the silk to the vicinity of the altar. However, easier said than done. Although the silk was incredibly tough, its thickness was akin to a steel rope. At this moment, Lin Beichen was like an acrobat, walking cautiously on the silk, not daring to make any hasty movements.
Once he lost his balance, he might fall off the silk.
Even if he wasn’t shattered to pieces from the fall, he would surely be injured. If the sound behind that door wasn’t made by a human, then he might really be doomed.
So, Lin Beichen held his breath and advanced slowly along the silk. Because the silk was slanted, he had to pay more attention to his steps and body control. As he progressed with full concentration, suddenly, the silk started to shake violently.
Lin Beichen’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately steadied himself. He knew that if he fell now, the consequences would be unthinkable. He gripped the silk tightly, striving to maintain his balance, silently praying for the sudden tremor to stop quickly.
Why did the silk suddenly start trembling so violently? The thought flashed through Lin Beichen’s mind, and he immediately realized it wasn’t good, quickly looking up at the dim ceiling of the secret room.
He surmised that perhaps the giant black spider had been startled awake by his movements on the silk! If this speculation was true, then things would be very bad. The silk, although providing him with a means to progress, was always in his mind a tool of the spider for hunting. Nature gave spiders the instinct to spin silk, allowing them to survive in a harsh environment.
At this moment, he was walking on the silk of the spider. If the spider considered him as prey, the scene would be horrifying. And things seemed to be developing in the direction Lin Beichen feared.
On the ceiling, the giant spider had already awakened. Its massive body moved slowly along the silk, its target directly Lin Beichen’s location.
Usually, once a spider discovers prey, it captures it with lightning speed, and tightly wraps it in silk, waiting patiently for it to liquify before slowly enjoying it.
Perhaps because the giant spider had just awakened, not fully alert, or because it was unsure of Lin Beichen’s exact location, its movements were very slow.
Witnessing this scene, Lin Beichen’s heart raced. He did not fear the giant spider, but perched on the silk, he undoubtedly lost the advantage in confronting the spider.
The giant spider, through the silk’s perception, could clearly track his every move. Moreover, once its eight legs moved at full force, its speed was not something Lin Beichen could match.
I have to think of a way to escape quickly! Lin Beichen looked around, knowing time was tight, he had to quickly come up with an escape plan. As the giant spider approached, Lin Beichen gritted his teeth and began to run swiftly along the silk.
His target was the third silk, which stretched across the pit at a different angle, and its other end was close to the mysterious door. Lin Beichen quickly assessed his position, then took two steps and leaped, landing steadily on the third silk.
On this silk, Lin Beichen dared not stop, striding quickly toward the door. He knew the giant spider could catch up at any moment, so he used his unique Body Technique to sprint at superhuman speed.
Soon, the giant spider was far behind him. However, the giant spider seemed to have fully awakened due to Lin Beichen’s vigorous movements. It used all eight legs to pursue rapidly.
At this critical moment, Lin Beichen finally reached the specific position on the third silk, directly above the door.
At this point, Lin Beichen had no time to worry about whether he would be injured upon jumping down. He decisively leaped from the silk, landing steadily near the Lotus Platform in the center of the pit.
The door was embedded in the pit’s wall, while the Lotus Platform was in the center of the pit. Lin Beichen ignored the giant spider behind him, quickly walking toward the door.
He didn’t know when the giant spider would catch up, but at this moment he had only one thought: find out what was hidden behind the door as soon as possible. However, when he stood in front of the door, he was stunned.
He never expected that the door was carved from stone, and its design was extremely ancient. Judging by the design of the stone door, it seemed to be very old.
Using the dim light, Lin Beichen noticed some sort of pattern carved on the stone door. Unable to see clearly, he reached out to touch it.
He closed his eyes, carefully feeling the patterns on the stone door. Although he couldn’t determine what these patterns specifically represented, he was certain that the sounds coming from behind this door weren’t from a living person. Since there couldn’t be a living person behind this door, didn’t that mean he came down to this pit for nothing?
Thinking of this, Lin Beichen couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh. It seems sometimes being kind doesn’t always bring good things, it might bring trouble.
The black giant spider had already been startled awake, and if he wanted to return to the stone platform above the pit, he would have to confront this giant spider.
Without any leverage, confronting this giant spider would undoubtedly be extremely difficult.
At this moment, a woman’s voice suddenly came from behind the stone door, breaking Lin Beichen’s contemplation.
"Please, save me!" The woman’s voice sounded a bit pitiful.
