Ahhhhh, high-altitude survival!

Chapter 163, Second Layer

Everyone's eyes lit up as they looked at the spoils on the ground. Emboldened by this success, they rushed towards the third bat wall without stopping.

The third bat wall was cleared in just 31 minutes. This time, everyone stopped picking up their loot and rushed straight for the fourth wall.

The fourth bat wall was successfully captured in just 29 minutes!

At this point, half of the bats on the first floor of the Black Tower had been eliminated by the group.

As the number of bats decreased, the light in the space seemed to brighten considerably. Now, even without the treasure map above Lin Yue's head, everyone could clearly see their surroundings, and the entire first floor no longer exuded the mysterious and eerie feeling it had before.

By the time everyone had collected all their spoils, two hours had passed. The group eagerly gathered together to divide their newfound treasures.

This haul was incredibly bountiful; everyone even got an upgrade stone, making it a truly lucrative harvest for everyone. Holding their freshly acquired treasures, the smiles on everyone's faces practically stretched to their ears. Even though their arms were covered in bloody scratches from the bats, they felt no pain at all.

Lin Yue couldn't bear to see everyone's blood dripping down their bodies any longer. If they continued to rely solely on eating snake meat to replenish their health, as before, it probably wouldn't be enough! So, she took out some wound medicine from her backpack, shared it among themselves, and decided to treat their wounds first.

Once everyone had finished treating their wounds, they sat down together again.

This time, it was Xiao Bing who spoke first. Although he had received so many unexpected good things today, he still remembered the important matter. He cleared his throat and asked directly, "When we were killing the bats just now, did anyone find any unusual clues?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.

Indeed, they didn't find anything. Not to mention them, Lin Yue had been keeping this in mind the whole time, paying close attention to the surrounding movements, but she didn't notice anything unusual.

Moreover, let alone anything unusual, now that everyone could see the commotion at the bottom of the tower clearly, they realized that although the black tower appeared to have five floors from the outside, they couldn't see any stairs leading to the next floor at all.

The entire first floor was practically empty except for the bats. Even the walls, where the bats had been killed, were completely bare, without a single pattern etched into them, offering no chance of finding any clues to solve the mystery.

Just as Lin Yue was pondering whether there were any details she had missed, the Black Tower suddenly trembled slightly.

Everyone was startled, their relaxed expressions vanishing instantly. They all stood up tensely, looking around warily.

Lin Yue frowned slightly, focusing intently on sensing the direction from which the vibration was coming. After a moment, she realized that the vibration seemed to be coming from the right side outside.

Xiao Shu was an impatient person, and immediately stood up and said, "I'll go take a look?" His words revealed a sense of eagerness, and he was obviously impatient to find out the cause of the tremor.

But this "look" naturally means opening the door of the Black Tower to find out what's inside.

However, none of them had any prior experience with this, and no one knew what would happen inside once the door to the black tower was opened.

Just as everyone was hesitating and looking at each other, the same noise came from the left side of the Black Tower.

Lin Yue gritted her teeth and made a firm decision. This commotion sounded unusual. Even if everything had to start over after opening the tower door, she couldn't worry about that now. The most important thing was not to miss the opportunity.

"Let's go take a look!" Lin Yue made up her mind, her tone resolute.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned around and quickly walked towards the door.

However, when everyone arrived at the door, they found that the door, which could have been easily opened, was now as if it had been locked by a spell, and it wouldn't budge no matter how hard they tried.

Xiao Shu tried several times, his face turning bright red, veins bulging on his forehead, but the door remained unresponsive. The help from others was also completely in vain.

Now things are really messed up. They can't get out, and they can't find a way up. It seems that Lin Yue and the others really only have one last path left in front of them—to keep killing bats!

Fortunately, after treatment with the wound medicine, everyone's wounds had almost healed. Lin Yue then rummaged through her backpack and found some food that could boost stats, distributing it to everyone so they could apply various beneficial buffs. After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and replenished their stats, they gave each other a low high-five and rushed towards the fifth wall together.

With perfect teamwork, the bats on the fifth wall were quickly defeated by their fierce attack. Without pausing, they pressed on to the bats on the sixth and seventh walls. Soon, the bats on these two walls were also wiped out.

At this point, only the last bat area remained on the first floor of the Black Tower.

Lin Yue felt a little worried. She was afraid that something unexpected might happen after they killed all the bats in this last area, so she arranged for everyone to collect all the spoils on the ground.

After everything was in order, she had everyone sit down and rest for a while to make full preparations before leading them directly towards the last wall.

Twenty-five minutes later, as the last bat let out a mournful cry and completely disappeared into the air, the entire first floor of the Black Tower fell silent.

Everyone tensed up, holding their breath and staring intently at their surroundings, both afraid of any sudden change and afraid that everything would remain the same with no hope of improvement.

Fortunately, everyone didn't have to wait too long. Once the bats were no longer blocking the view, the surrounding walls suddenly began to slowly rotate.

The speed of the rotation gradually increased, creating a slight gust of wind. After rotating a full eight times, a pure black staircase suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes. The path to the second floor had finally appeared!