Chapter 1767
The Secretly Rich Man
Chapter 1767
Soon after, Gerald and the others returned to the chamber once moreâ¦
However, once inside, they were suddenly greeted by odd knocking soundsâ¦
Now feeling vigilant, Ray couldnât help but look at Gerald as he asked, ââ¦Do you hear that, brother Gerald?â
Nodding, Gerald then replied, âI do.â
With that, all five of them immediately began looking for the exact source of the sound⦠until eventually, Gerald realized that it was coming from the very center of the round platform in the chamberâ¦
ââ¦The sound is coming from over there!â said Gerald as he pointed at the platform.
Hearing that, everyone quickly gathered around the platform before pressing their ears onto it⦠True enough, now that their ears were directly on the platform, the constant knocking became even clearer!
Upon closer inspection, the knocking sounded almost rhythmic as well.
ââ¦Do⦠you think someone could be trapped inside, Geraldâ¦?â asked Ray.
ââ¦Judging from the rhythmic knocking, that may just be the case!â replied Gerald, feeling that only a living thing would be capable of making such varied knocking.
After a slight pause, Gerald then instructed, ââ¦Investigate the platform, Ray! We may be able to open it up!â
Hearing that, Ray instantly did as he was told. After a while, he noticed something odd.
Pointing at an obscure pull ring on the round platform, Ray then said, âGerald, I think Iâve found something!â
Walking over to have a look, Gerald could see that a chain was attached to the pull ring. In other words, it could definitely be pulled.
ââ¦All of you, stand back! Iâm pulling the ring! The second you feel that somethingâs wrong, I want you to leave this place immediately!â ordered Gerald as he looked at the rest of his party members.
Once they were quite a distance away from him, Gerald then began tugging the pull ringâ¦
As Gerald closed his eyes tightâsince he needed quite a bit of force to even tug the pull ringâthe others held their breaths as they kept their eyes glued on the round platform, ready to bolt if anything bad happened.
Regardless, the clanking of chains soon began echoing across the chamberâ¦
After a little while, Gerald couldnât be bothered tugging slowly anymore and simply yanked the chainâ
that was several meters in lengthâtill it could no longer be tugged.
Now that the chain couldnât be tugged any further, the round platform slowly split in two, revealing an opening in the middle of it!
Seeing that, Ray and the others didnât dare to move an inch, simply remaining vigilant as they waited to see what would happen nextâ¦
Geraldâbeing the fearless person he wasâon the other hand, simply tossed the chain onto the ground before walking toward the now open platformâ¦
Staring into the hole, Gerald couldnât help but raise his eyebrowsâ¦