Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 228

On the school’s sports field, buildings sank into the ground one by one.

Mysterious runes began to appear on the ground, forming a new defensive barrier.

This was the second line of defense!

In the darkness.

The steps reached their end.

Below was the first level of the great tomb.

In ancient times, this was where various digging tools were placed, and it was very spacious.

The ground was covered with thick blue bricks.

The walls were adorned with various stone carvings of different shapes, and torches that had been prepared long ago.

Zhang Xiaoyi, as the class monitor, stepped forward at this moment to light all the torches on the wall.

Not only that.

He released a pile of weapons and armor, neatly stacked on the ground, and said loudly:

“These are the equipment Teacher Yang instructed me to collect. Classmates, please help yourselves.”

Many people stepped forward to choose their equipment.

Shen Ye also took a look.

The equipment provided by Xirang was not bad, mostly green-grade (excellent), and wearing a set of protective gear could indeed provide some protection.

Although he had those top-tier undead armor from Prince Norton, taking them out now would inevitably lead to many questions.

He stepped forward and put on a set of leather armor.

Guo Yunye and Zhang Xiaoyi also put on their battle armor.

Many aristocratic families did not use these public battle armors, but rather took out their family’s battle armors and put them on.

Xiao Mengyu now wore a silver chainmail that fit her perfectly and looked authoritative.

Shen Ye glanced at Nangong Sirui again.

With this glance, he stopped moving.

“What’s wrong?”

Xiao Mengyu whispered from the side, while already gripping the sword in her hand.

“Ha!”

Shen Ye suddenly laughed and pointed at Nangong Sirui.

“Are you crazy?” Nangong Sirui frowned.

“No, little brother, look at your head,” Shen Ye said.

Nangong Sirui was startled, and suddenly realized something, quickly looking up.

In his eyes, multiple rays of light appeared above his head, reflecting each other, dazzling and brilliant.

“It’s ‘Fame’.”

Nangong Sirui said hoarsely, “The 法界 (World of Law) has finally acknowledged me.”

Yang Yingzhen took a look and also became happy:

“Your ‘Fame’ is about to take shape. Congratulations, Nangong.”

“Teacher, what should I do now?” Nangong Sirui was a bit at a loss.

His long-awaited ‘Fame’ was finally coming!

“Your family should have told you, but I’ll say it again,” Yang Yingzhen said patiently, “Don’t leave the current environment, continue what you were just doing—”

“Think carefully about what you did to cause this phenomenon.”

Everyone recalled.

“You were protecting everyone,” Shen Ye said.

“That’s right, I was repairing the barrier, so is that why the 法界 (World of Law) acknowledges me?” Nangong Sirui said.

“Xirang High School is the entrance to the 法界 (World of Law). You’re repairing the barrier here, which means you’re doing good deeds right under the nose of the 法界 (World of Law). Of course, you’ll earn its recognition,” Xiao Mengyu said.

Everyone was happy for him.

Nangong Sirui, beaming, pondered for a few breaths and nodded, saying:

“I understand. As long as I keep protecting everyone, this ‘Fame’ will gradually form.”

“That’s right, it should be like that,” Yang Yingzhen affirmed his view.

A dull and violent collision sound echoed again.

That attack was back!

Everyone closed their mouths and quieted down.

This time, being underground and still feeling the strong shockwave made people even more anxious.

Dust fluttered down from the ceiling.

Everyone gradually stopped talking.

Yang Yingzhen pressed her hand on a hub-like object on the wall, seemingly sensing the situation outside.

Her brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

Nangong Sirui sat alone to the side, took out a pill and put it in his mouth, eating it while contemplating what to do next.

Xiao Mengyu leaned on her sword, standing by Shen Ye’s side.

Shen Ye was also accustomed to standing alongside her—

Especially when a battle could break out at any moment.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoyi, after patrolling a circle, somehow drifted to Shen Ye’s front.

“Brother Ye, can you check the supplies with Guo Yunye?”

He seemed inexplicably nervous, pointing a finger at a stone platform in the distance.

“What’s wrong?” Shen Ye said.

He and Guo Yunye left the crowd and walked towards the stone platform.

Xiao Mengyu followed Shen Ye.

Upon reaching the stone platform, Guo Yunye took out a stone tablet and placed it in the groove, loudly saying:

“This is the food storage room assigned by the teacher. Let’s check the food storage situation together.”

Many people looked away.

At this moment, the roar from outside grew louder and louder.

Everyone tensed up, looking up.

While no one was paying attention—

Guo Yunye lowered his voice and whispered in Shen Ye’s ear:

“Brother Ye, the number of people is wrong.”

His face was pale, and he stammered, “Ayi was afraid of causing panic, so he didn’t dare to say anything. Everyone clearly came down just now, but now the number doesn’t match.”

“Are there more people or fewer?” Shen Ye asked.

Xiao Mengyu listened silently from the side, her expression already alert.

“There are 136 new students in total. When Ayi counted just now, he found 5 people missing!” Guo Yunye’s voice was fast and urgent.

“Could it be that they didn’t gather in the plaza?” Shen Ye asked.

“No, when we gathered, Ayi asked me to count people, and you were the only one missing at that time; once you arrived, everyone was accounted for.”

“That means 5 people went missing after entering the tomb.”

“Yes.”

Shen Ye looked towards the crowd.

Among over a hundred people, five fewer was not noticeable at all.

So everyone didn’t know about this, and they could remain calm.

5 people missing…

Where did they go?

“Did you tell Teacher Yang?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“Ayi was about to report to the teacher just now, but the teacher waved him off and told him not to speak yet,” Guo Yunye said somewhat helplessly.

The three of them looked at Yang Yingzhen.

The guide held one hand on the hub, and the other was forming a hand seal.

Rumble—

A crack appeared in the blue stone bricks.

A passage extending downwards once again appeared before everyone’s eyes.

“Everyone, move down immediately!”

Yang Yingzhen shouted loudly, a hint of urgency in her tone.

The next moment.

Shen Ye watched with wide eyes as a beam of light pierced through the ceiling and plunged into the ground.

The whole world seemed to lose its sound.

Everything became incredibly slow.

Terrifyingly powerful forces swept over, lifting everyone into mid-air.

Under the impact of the light beam, the ground was torn apart layer by layer.

Shen Ye looked down.

Deep within the massive裂缝 (chasms)—

Layer upon layer of tombs appeared before everyone, stretching endlessly into the distance.

Screams, cries, moans, and roars slowly began to appear in their ears.

巨大的 (Huge) impact forces continuously struck.

The crowd scattered like leaves in the wind, instantly swept away and scattered towards the tombs below.

Shen Ye could fly, after all.

Under such a powerful impact, the Great Skeleton suddenly released a large bone shield, temporarily blocking some of it.

Taking advantage of this moment, Shen Ye grabbed Xiao Mengyu with one hand and reached for Guo Yunye with the other.

Got him!

He grabbed Guo Yunye by the neck, but found he couldn’t lift him up.

This kid was so heavy!

At this moment, the bone shield endured a huge impact, carrying him flying towards the other side.

Shen Ye, holding Xiao Mengyu with one hand, battling the deflection force of the great shield, and still trying to grab Guo Yunye, was clearly struggling.

Guo Yunye was clever, though—

He spread out, suddenly transforming into a poodle.

Shen Ye’s hand immediately lightened, and he grabbed the poodle by the neck, pulling it back.

“Brother Ye, thanks!”

The poodle barked loudly.

The bone shield, like a lone boat, drifted in the wind, and was quickly swept into a certain layer of the tomb.

The strong wind dissipated.

Seven or eight streaks of sword light flashed suddenly.

Several unknown insects on the rock wall were cut into several pieces and fell to the ground.

Xiao Mengyu held her sword and looked around, reminding loudly:

“Be careful! This is the most dangerous moment, don’t let your guard down.”

“What do you mean?” Shen Ye asked.

“The mausoleum… actually, for countless years, we humans have only excavated a tiny bit of it. The deeper parts are simply inaccessible.”

Xiao Mengyu continued:

“And now we’ve delved deep into the mausoleum.”

“Even powerful professionals might not have reached our current position.”

When she said this, Shen Ye understood.

“That’s right, we first need to determine our position… otherwise, it’s like knowing nothing.”

The three carefully observed their surroundings.

They had been mistaken earlier—

This didn’t seem to be any particular level of the great tomb, but rather a recessed grotto in the steep rock face.

The grotto was about seven or eight square meters.

The poodle rummaged through the dust and pulled out a few plastic bags.

Xiao Mengyu took out her phone and illuminated them.

They were two plastic-wrapped liquid nutritional packets, with dates from over a hundred years ago.

—They had remained undisturbed in this lightless underground for a long time, so they hadn’t decomposed yet.