Chapter 86: The suspense of the dangerous base remains

The room shook more violently, dust from the ceiling fell down, and the air was filled with a choking smell of dust. Dai Shiya and Wei Qing supported each other and ran out of the room. However, the exit was completely blocked by fallen stones and debris. A huge stone blocked the door like an insurmountable barrier.

"What should we do?" Dai Shiya's voice trembled slightly, and a feeling of despair began to spread.

Wei Qing bit her lip and quickly scanned the room, looking for another exit. The cracks on the wall were getting bigger and bigger, and it was possible to collapse at any time.

"Shiya, look!" Wei Qing pointed to a vent in the corner of the room and said hurriedly, "There!"

Dai Shiya looked in the direction Wei Qing pointed. In the corner of the room, there was a rusty vent embedded in the wall. It was small and cramped, only wide enough for one person to pass through.

"This...will this work?" Dai Shiya looked at the narrow vent, her heart full of doubts.

"There is no other way now!" Wei Qing said firmly, "This is our only way out!"

Time was running out and they didn't have time to hesitate. Dai Shiya took a deep breath, endured the pain in her body, and nodded.

Wei Qing held the notebook tightly in her arms. She pushed Dai Shiya towards the vent and said, "You go up first!"

Dai Shiya held onto the wall and tried to get her body into the vent. The vent was very narrow and she almost squeezed in. The metal edge scraped against her clothes, making a harsh sound.

Dai Shiya first put her upper body into the vent, and then tried to climb up. However, her injured arms and shoulders made climbing extremely difficult, and every time she exerted force, she felt excruciating pain.

"Shi Ya, how are you?" Wei Qing asked anxiously from below.

"I... I'm fine..." Dai Shiya clenched her teeth, beads of sweat rolling down her forehead. She felt that her arm was about to lose feeling, but she didn't dare to stop, she knew that every second was extremely precious.

Wei Qing cheered Dai Shiya from below: "Shiya, you can do it! Come on!"

Dai Shiya's fingers were firmly on the gap of the inner wall of the vent, moving upwards little by little. She felt like a bird trapped in a cage, desperately trying to break free and regain her freedom.

Finally, Dai Shiya climbed to the end of the vent. She stuck her head out, breathed in the fresh air, and felt as if she had been reborn.

"Shi Ya, pull me up quickly!" Wei Qing shouted from below.

Dai Shiya reached out her hand, trying to pull Wei Qing up. At this moment, she suddenly felt a violent vibration, and the whole room began to shake violently...

"Shi Ya..." Wei Qing's voice was filled with fear...

"Boom—"

The loud noise was deafening. Dai Shiya felt a huge force coming from below. Before she could react, her whole body was knocked over by this force and fell heavily to the ground.

"Shiya!" Wei Qing exclaimed and wanted to reach out to pull Dai Shiya, but her finger was cut by the metal on the edge of the vent and blood gushed out instantly.

"Don't worry about me, just go!" Dai Shiya ignored the pain in her body, struggled to get up from the ground, and shouted to Wei Qing anxiously, "I'll be there soon!"

Wei Qing hesitated for a moment, but looking at Dai Shiya's determined eyes, she knew that now was not the time to hesitate. She gritted her teeth, turned around and went into the vent.

Dai Shiya watched Wei Qing disappear into the vent before she breathed a sigh of relief. She turned around and tried to crawl toward the vent, but her injured arm and shoulder made climbing very difficult.

"Damn it!" Dai Shiya clenched her teeth, and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.

The stronghold shook more violently, and some flames began to spread in the passage, threatening to engulf them at any time. The thick smoke made Dai Shiya almost unable to breathe.

"Cough cough..." Dai Shiya coughed violently and her vision began to blur.

Time passed by, and Dai Shiya felt her strength was draining away quickly. She knew that if she didn't hurry up and escape, she would be trapped here and die.

She took a deep breath, endured the pain in her body, and started climbing again. However, every step she took was extremely difficult.

Just then, she felt a strong heat wave coming. She looked up and saw that the other end of the vent was surrounded by raging flames!

"No..." Dai Shiya closed her eyes in despair.

"Shi Ya! Hurry!" Wei Qing's voice came from the vent, filled with anxiety and fear.

Dai Shiya suddenly opened her eyes and saw Wei Qing lying on the vent, desperately reaching out to her.

hope!

A glimmer of hope ignited in Dai Shiya's heart. She gritted her teeth and used up her last bit of strength to reach out to Wei Qing...

Wei Qing's hand tightly grasped Dai Shiya's wrist, and her knuckles turned white from the force. Dai Shiya felt like she was hanging on the edge of a cliff, and if she wasn't careful, she would fall into the abyss. At this moment, there was another strong shake, and Dai Shiya missed her step and her body fell down suddenly.

"Ah!" Dai Shiya screamed, and Wei Qing's arm slid down because of the sudden weight.

"Hold on tight!" Wei Qing gritted her teeth and used all her strength to pull Dai Shiya upwards. She could feel Dai Shiya's wrist getting more and more slippery in her hand and might fall off at any time.

Dai Shiya's heart was filled with fear, but she knew she couldn't give up. She gritted her teeth and used all her strength to grasp the edge of the vent with her other hand. Her nails dug deep into the metal, and blood flowed down her fingers.

"Hold on, Shiya! You're almost there!" Wei Qing's voice trembled, but she still didn't give up.

Dai Shiya felt that her arm was about to break, but she still did not let go. She used up her last bit of strength to climb up. Finally, she climbed to the ventilation vent, and Wei Qing pulled her in.

The two of them ignored the pain in their bodies and crawled hard in the narrow ventilation duct. The sound of the stronghold collapsing kept coming from behind them, as if the god of death was chasing them. The duct was filled with dust and debris, choking them and making it almost impossible to breathe.

"Cough cough..." Dai Shiya coughed violently and felt like her lungs were about to explode.

"Hurry! The exit is just ahead!" Wei Qing pointed at the faint light ahead and encouraged Dai Shiya.

They continued to crawl forward, hope was just around the corner. However, just as they were about to crawl out of the vent, an accident occurred.

With a crisp "crack", the pipe under them suddenly broke. The two of them lost their support in an instant and fell down screaming.

After an unknown amount of time, Dai Shiya felt herself fall heavily to the ground, and all the bones in her body seemed to fall apart. She struggled to open her eyes and found herself in a completely unfamiliar place.

It was dark here, with only a few faint lights flickering in the distance, and the air was filled with a damp and decaying smell. Wei Qing was also lying not far away from her, motionless.

"Wei Qing!" Dai Shiya shouted anxiously, struggling to crawl over.

"I... I'm fine..." Wei Qing replied weakly and slowly sat up.

Dai Shiya tried to stand up, but she almost fell down again because of the pain. Wei Qing hurriedly supported her, and the two supported each other and slowly stood up.

They began to explore the surrounding environment carefully. The thick fog obstructed their vision and they could only vaguely see some fuzzy outlines.

"What is this place?" Dai Shiya asked in a low voice, her heart full of confusion and uneasiness.

Suddenly, Wei Qing's eyes fell on a stone tablet not far away, on which were some strange symbols engraved.

"Look..." Wei Qing pointed at the stone tablet, her voice trembling, "Could this be..."

She didn't finish her words, but Dai Shiya understood what she wanted to say. These symbols were very similar to the incompletely deciphered texts they had seen in the base before.

Dai Shiya's heart began to beat violently, and an inexplicable premonition came to her mind.

"We... seem to have found it..." Dai Shiya's voice trembled. She stared at the symbol on the stone tablet and slowly reached out her hand...