"Lars, you... you can’t kill all of us..."

"Do you know what kind of price you’ll pay if you dare to mess around?"

Seeing that begging for mercy had no effect, Thomas and the others resorted to threats.

But their trembling voices, no matter how you look at it, were just all bark and no bite!

"Quiet!"

The crew member A, who had just thrown the corpse, came back.

He glared at them fiercely, scaring Thomas and the others into silence, their faces turning pale.

At that moment, those blood-red vines seemed to have had enough.

They no longer continued to explore around as before, but rather slowly retracted to the base of the wall.

With this, the entrance to the Blood-colored Divine Temple was revealed to everyone.

Upon seeing this, Thomas and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

With the blood-red vines no longer blocking the way, it meant they wouldn’t need to die anymore.

"That’s great! That’s great!"

Zhang Songkang exhaled a long breath of stale air, a look of joy at a narrow escape on his face.

This sight made Yan Tong frown.

Initially, she thought this man had some grace, but it turns out he’s just a foolish coward.

"Do you think there is no danger in that Divine Temple?"

"If that’s the case, then why would the one named ’Lars’ bring us along?"

"It’s obvious we’re merely here to be used as pawns..."

Yan Tong said coldly.

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Songkang’s face turned a ghastly white.

His previous joy instantly plunged into the depths.

"I really shouldn’t have listened to Lars’s enticement and come here to explore!"

Zhang Songkang was filled with regret.

Back on the cruise ship, he couldn’t forget about the Blood-colored Divine Temple after seeing it.

His response at that time was surely noticed by Lars, who was serving as the third officer of the cruise ship.

After disembarking, Lars quickly contacted him.

And then, under the guise of an adventure to the temple, extended an invitation to him.

At that time, his curiosity was stirred once more, and so he agreed.

Who would have thought that he just wanted an adventure, but Lars wanted his life!

"Let’s go, ladies and gentlemen!"

"Aren’t you curious about what’s hidden inside this Blood-colored Divine Temple?"

"Now, let’s go in together and unveil its mysterious veil!"

Lars swept his gaze over everyone’s faces, then with a smile said.

Despite wanting to refuse, Thomas and the others, with guns pointed at them, lacked the courage to do so.

Lars and Ramon led the way ahead.

The hostages, hands bound and unable to break free, followed in the middle.

At the rear were naturally crew member A and crew member B.

As they reached the door, Lars took a deep breath, then pushed the door open, walking in.

A day later, he returned to this mysterious area that had haunted his dreams.

Under the threat of guns, Thomas and the others hesitantly followed him in.

When they entered the Divine Temple, they were quickly stunned.

The blood-red vines at the entrance had given them a nightmarish impression.

So subconsciously, they also believed that something dangerous must be hidden behind the door.

But after entering, they looked around and saw no blood-red vines or any other dangerous things.

Except, of course, for the somewhat uncomfortable smell in the air.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don’t just stand there blankly!"

"Let’s keep moving forward..."

Lars urged everyone to follow.

Thomas and the others exchanged glances, what could they do?

Follow, of course!

They followed behind Lars and Ramon, climbing up the long stone stairs step by step.

Yan Tong, at the end of the line, had never done any chores since she was young and lacked physical exercise.

After climbing more than thirty steps, she soon found herself unable to continue.

Her pace grew slower and slower...

"Hurry up, or I’ll kill you!"

Crew member A, eager for the treasure inside the Divine Temple, had no thought of sparing the delicate.

He directly raised his handgun, pressing it against Yan Tong’s head.

How could Yan Tong endure such humiliation?

Her eyes quickly turned red.

Tears began circling in her eyes, on the brink of falling.

But alas, given the special circumstances.

Zhang Songkang felt pity for her, yet dared not oppose the kidnapper’s guns.

And others, unable to even protect themselves, who could bother with her?

"Don’t make me pull the trigger!"

Crew member A coldly threatened again.

Yan Tong bit her red lips, and staying firm, followed the others, albeit slowly.

The stone stairs had over two hundred steps, making everyone’s back ache and their calves cramp.

Fortunately, upon reaching the end of the stairs, Lars finally allowed them to rest.

Thomas and his companions ignored everything and sat down in exhaustion, breathing heavily.

Yan Tong was drenched in sweat, almost entirely soaked.

Her face was pale, seemingly close to fading away at any moment.

After resting for ten minutes, Lars went over to a rather chubby young man.

"You... go and push that door open!"

"Or die here!"

Lars aimed his gun at the man’s forehead.

"Okay... don’t shoot!"

The chubby young man was scared and dared not refuse.

Under everyone’s gaze, he cautiously walked up the last step.

He looked around carefully, scrutinizing thoroughly, finding no blood-red vines.

"Phew..."

The chubby young man let out a long breath, stepping forward to push the door.

But suddenly, one of the four blood-red stone lions beside the door abruptly opened its gaping maw.

The sudden occurrence left the young man with no time to react.

He stood there rigidly, and the blood-red stone lion bit off his upper half.

"Thud!"

With his upper body gone, his corpse fell straight to the ground.

The crimson blood instantly stained the stone staircase...

This unexpected scene left Thomas and the others dumbfounded.

Due to extreme shock, their faces were devoid of any expression.

About two or three minutes passed before they came to their senses.

"Ah..."

First came Daisy’s shriek that could scare anyone.

Though others weren’t as extreme, they involuntarily exclaimed.

Unbelievable!

The four stone lions beside the door, motionless, turned out to be alive!

Like the blood-red vines outside the door, these are bloodthirsty living creatures!