Chapter 214: Inside and Outside the Dungeon (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the east of the city, at Jasper Pavilion…
Rumble!
Under the pouring rain, a rumbling sound came. A more than ten-foot-deep groove suddenly sank in the alley on the side of the Black Office. Blue bricks were overturned in the soil, exposing the black bricks below.
Qiu Tianhe, who was petting a cat in the courtyard at the side, was so shocked by the sudden commotion that he jumped up and looked around blankly.
The chief constables guarding the Black Office rushed out in unison, and there was a tumult everywhere.
“What’s going on?”
“People are breaking into the dungeon…”
Thump, thump, thump!
The sound of war drums sounded from above the five-story Jasper Pavilion and spread far and wide to Yun’an City. The constables patrolling the streets quickly rushed toward Jasper Pavilion.
In the dungeon, huge tremors came. There was a commotion in the dozens of cells on the first basement floor. The sound of dragging iron chains and exclamations instantly caused the silent dungeon to boil.
“What’s wrong?!”
“Is there an earthquake?”
“Let us out quickly. It’s going to collapse…”
Boom! Boom!
After a few shouts, heavy door-sealing stones fell from the doors of the cells.
Countless arrow holes appeared on the walls of the cells and in the corridors.
Click, click, click..
The dungeon was instantly silent.
As for the second basement of the dungeon, the reaction was much more subdued. After all, there were less than ten people living there.
In the cell in the center, the Wang brothers, who were sleeping in the corner, were woken up by the huge tremors.
Second Wang dragged the heavy iron chain and stood up. He felt the ground shaking, and his eyes were blank. “The ground seems to have collapsed. What’s going on?”
Wang Chengjing was more skilled in martial arts. After feeling it for a moment, he leaned against the floor and listened. “There’s the sound of hoes digging into the wall. People are breaking into the prison!”
Second Wang really didn’t expect to encounter such a beautiful thing on his second day of prison!
But before he could think about taking advantage of the situation, he suddenly discovered that a black boulder had rolled over the hole above and blocked the only exit, completely turning the stone room into a hollow square box.
Several small holes on the top of the stone room emitted a sizzling sound and spewed out a large amount of black mist. “Uh?! Hey, hey, hey…!!”
When Second Wang saw the poisonous smoke pressing down from above, his face turned pale with shock. He leaned against the corner of the wall, his eyes full of horror. “Is this Soft Bone Fragrance?”
The stone room wasn’t big to begin with, and they were wearing chains. There was nowhere to hide.
Wang Chengjing originally thought that it was smoke for anesthetizing the prisoners and didn’t think of resisting. But when he sniffed, a pungent and spicy smell entered his nose. His expression changed drastically in shock, and he hurriedly lay on the floor. “It’s Poisonous Dragon Miasma! Quickly lie down and don’t move!”
When Second Wang heard this term, his face turned deathly pale on the spot. Poisonous Dragon Miasma was a highly toxic poison. If it touched the limbs, people would have to cut off their hands and legs. If it touched the torso, no matter how good people’s martial arts skills were, it would only be the difference between resisting for a few hours and resisting for a few days. If people didn’t understand this, they would definitely die. Because it was too cruel, the apothecaries were directly recruited by the Imperial Court, and it was considered a unique secret medicine of the government.
Seeing the poisonous smoke slowly pressing down from above, Second Wang knew that this was the Black Office’s ‘Dead Hand system’ to prevent felons in the second basement from escaping from the dungeon. They were prepared to eliminate all felons in the second basement indiscriminately. He immediately shouted, “Warden! Warden! I’m not escaping from prison. I’m innocent…”
Wang Chengjing, lying on the ground, whispered, “They can’t hear you outside. Don’t move. The faster your qi and blood flow, the faster you’ll die. There’s Divine Doctor Wang in the capital. If the people breaking into the prison are eliminated, maybe we can be saved…”
Second Wang’s eyes were horrified as he hurriedly shut up. When he noticed that the knocking sounds from below were endless, he couldn’t help cursing, “Can you guys please f*cking hurry up the prison break? Don’t implicate the innocent…”
Wang Chengjing actually wanted to scold them too. After all, if they were the Jianghu devils next door with deep foundations, they might be able to withstand the poison for half a day.
The combined strength of the two brothers was equivalent to Xu Bailin. They were barely qualified to live in the second basement of the dungeon.
But the two of them could fight opponents together. It was obvious that they couldn’t resist the poison together. Yesterday, they had suffered serious internal injuries. If they soaked in the poison bath here, they would die in an hour at most.
Wang Chengjing realized that the situation was terrible and shouted, “Sirs! We brothers can’t take it! We won’t run… Sirs…!”
There was no response…
