Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 1262 - 149: Knowing When to Back Down and Retiring from Risky Actions
On the wall behind him, the remaining traces were empty of anything, already cleaned by "Yang God·Purification," leaving no flaws behind.
"..."
Xie Xiaochan and the others looked at each other, puzzled, but eager to leave, they refrained from asking questions.
Only Gu Pan wrinkled her delicate nose, sniffing the air like a little rabbit, seemingly discovering something faintly but not quite.
With these doubts, everyone passed the platform, went through the dark passage, and returned to the originally dark Gothic-style church hall.
It remained as it was, except for the traces around where everyone had rummaged and smashed, everything else was unchanged.
Whether it was the ’Death God’ statue on the altar or the headless servitors on either side, they were exactly the same as before, with no changes.
It seemed that everything that happened in the temple at the bottom of the church had no impact on this place, silent as before.
"Finally back."
"Phew!"
This time, including Lu Bingwei, everyone breathed a little sigh of relief.
Compared to the terrifying presence in the triple bronze hall and the spine-pricking escape in the spiral staircase, this silent, eerie church with only some deep-sea creatures writhing was more comforting than returning home.
Even those three statues, which obviously exuded a sense of evil, now appeared amiable.
A statues that don’t move, that’s a good statue!
After a brief respite, Xu Shu looked at the statue theoretically depicting himself (Spirit King Arthur), and the noticeably secondary sex traits of the headless sculpture from the bronze door, contemplating, he approached Lu Bingwei, asking casually: "Are we back in your familiar territory now?"
Lu Bingwei looked at Xu Shu in response, and after a while, nodded: "Kind of."
"I’ve actually done a lot of homework on these churches."
She added an extra line to back up why she knew so much, so Xu Shu wouldn’t start questioning left and right.
Xu Shu then said: "Can we get out, back outside in advance?"
To be honest, he didn’t want to stay in this place for a second longer, all he wanted was to leave as soon as possible.
"There’s a way, I’ll try." Lu Bingwei stood up and explored around, while everyone watched her walking back and forth without interfering.
At this moment, Xu Shu noticed an anomaly.
He saw Ning Xin with her fists clenched, eyes full of suspicion, anger, hatred, probing, and various other emotions, stepping closer to the ’Spirit King’ statue in the church, and even reached out a freshly pink hand!
"Stop!" Xu Shu’s eyelids twitched as he quickly reached out, grabbed Ning Xin, and shook his head at her.
The meaning was clear—don’t bring trouble, sister! Lu Bingwei had warned earlier not to casually touch things here, which were information gathered at the cost of teammates’ lives, proving there was unquestionably a problem!
Furthermore, Xu Shu could easily guess that Ning Xin likely intended to see if the smaller ’Spirit King’ statue here had any links with the bronze door, or if there were treasures or similar items hidden behind.
"..." Ning Xin looked at Xu Shu, lightly biting her lip, eventually nodding at him and obediently backing up two steps, lowering her head silently.
Only then did Xu Shu breathe a sigh of relief.
He’s astute and naturally precautious.
Earlier, Orochi and Emperor Shitian were indeed trapped inside the bronze door, but theoretically, Yuzaoqian present hadn’t appeared.
Who’s to say that guy isn’t inside the bronze door but hidden in one of the statues here, with that so-called fox fur coat merely a distraction?
This was uncertain, as the sly fox was known for having multiple hiding spots back then; having the ability to switch targets like a master illusionist was entirely plausible.
If Ning Xin does stir it up, then none present would stand a chance of survival.
After all, Xu Shu wasn’t assured the opponent would recognize him as the true ’Bull Demon King, Eight-headed Ju Chang.’
Such matters cannot be gambled upon!
He understood Ning Xin’s feelings, but if she dared to cause trouble again out of hubris, Xu Shu might have to kill
her here to prevent themselves from being endangered by a clueless teammate.
Yet, despite saying so, Xu Shu didn’t want others to take risks, but he was somewhat tempted himself.
Ning Xin’s attempt at exploring the "Spirit King" statue earlier ignited an idea in him.
Is it possible that behind these statues, there’s a Dao Mark of "Arthur" or "Eight-headed Ju Chang," or information about the whereabouts of the Dao Mark?
Although the possibility is small, it isn’t entirely impossible.
Even if there’s a slight possibility, Xu Shu was quite intrigued.
After all, this church needed a key to enter, and not just any key could access the same church; if the opportunity is missed, it’s uncertain when there’ll be another chance.
Yet, despite the temptation, he remained calm and refrained from acting rashly.
Haha, if the judgment is wrong, and there’s truly something inside that’s horrifying and malicious, such as the ’Right Attendant’ Neris or something, once uncovered, chaos would ensue.
The outcome might very well be annihilation, transforming him into a ’dead file’ posthumously!
Therefore, determining how and when to probe is the point most worthy of deliberation.
"There must be a fitting opportunity..."
Xu Shu stroked his chin, having made up his mind. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Without being entirely confident of retreating unscathed, he’s willing to miss the opportunity rather than gamble irresponsibly—being without the Dao Mark won’t kill him, grabbing the wrong thing certainly could!
