บท 396: Roaring Hammer of Destruction

The hole was positioned right in front of the corridor. If they took another ten steps or so forward, they would step on a sticky substance from insects. 

All around them was suffocating, black smoke. When they turned their heads around and looked back, the hole leading outside could no longer be seen. All they could see was a black maze. 

"How strange," Meng Chao mumbled. "There were no explosions in the hotel. The smoke came in through the hole and embrasures, so why did it become so thick all of a sudden?"

While he tried to figure out this mystery, a huge beetle suddenly rounded the corner ahead of them. Its brownish-black shell was covered in a smattering of white spots. At first glance, it actually looked pretty beautiful. 

But Meng Chao, who had not been afraid of the Golden Scythes and Ghost-eyed Golden Winged Flame Beetle, shuddered, and his expression changed drastically. He grabbed Lu Siya and yanked her back. "Run!"