Chapter 780: "Detective Intuition" and the Secret of the Falling Star Tower

At dawn, the sky was slightly pale. After a night's march, Qin Feng and his party finally arrived at the legendary Falling Star Tower. The tower stood on the top of the mountain, like a giant that had been silent for a thousand years, guarding some ancient secrets. Although the tower was mottled and covered with vines and moss, its majestic momentum was still shocking.

Zhang Meng stopped in front of the tower and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Wow, this tower is really big! But it looks like an ancient tomb. Can we really find that dimensional detection device?"

"This is the site of ancient astronomers. It is said that they could sense the changes in the stars and even foresee the opening of dimensional rifts." Qin Feng stood in front of the tower with a bit of awe in his eyes. "In any case, this tower is the key to our finding the dimensional door."

Ye Li sighed softly and looked around: "This place looks very desolate. No one has been here for a long time. But no one knows what is hidden in the tower."

"Hey, I guess there must be some traps in this place." Chu Tian walked to the front of the tower door and observed the carvings on the door. "It's unreasonable for such an ancient relic to have no defensive measures."

"Well said!" Zhang Meng immediately responded, as if he was the expert, "I've had a hunch that there must be something incredible hidden in here. Don't worry, with me, Zhang Meng, here, traps and such are no problem!"

Ye Li couldn't help but laugh: "Every time you say this, you end up stepping into the trap first."

Zhang Meng grinned: "Hehe, this time is different, I'm ready!" He patted his chest, appearing extremely confident.

Qin Feng smiled and shook his head, walked forward, and gently pushed open the stone door of the tower. The heavy stone door made a "creaking" sound and slowly opened to both sides, revealing the dark space inside the tower. The air inside the tower seemed very dull, as if it had not flowed for many years. The weak light shone through the cracks in the stone, and it was barely possible to see the road under your feet.

"It seems we have to go in and look carefully." Qin Feng said, holding the lighting tool tightly in his hand.

"Let me go ahead and take the lead!" Zhang Meng raised the weapon in his hand and stepped into the tower first, as if to show his courage.

Ye Li followed closely behind, laughing and teasing: "Don't forget, the chance of stepping on the trap the first time is still quite high."

"Don't curse me!" Zhang Meng looked around carefully, muttering, "This place is really a bit eerie."

The few of them went deeper into the tower step by step. The walls were engraved with mysterious symbols and patterns, which seemed to record some ancient stories. At the end of the corridor was a stone staircase leading to the higher floors of the tower.

"The top of the tower should be the place for astronomical observation. The dimensional detection instrument may be on it." Qin Feng said, pointing to the stone stairs.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go!" Zhang Meng excitedly raised his foot and prepared to go upstairs, but Ye Li stopped him: "Wait! Didn't you see those irregular stone slabs on the stairs?"

Zhang Meng blinked and looked carefully. Sure enough, some steps of the stone staircase looked a little abnormal. The surface of the stone slabs was smoother than the others, as if they had been touched frequently.

“I told you so!” Zhang Meng immediately put away his smile and put on a serious expression, “It looks like there is indeed a trap here!”

"It's very likely that stepping on the wrong step will trigger the mechanism." Ye Li said softly, her eyes carefully scanning each stone slab, "We have to be careful."

Qin Feng nodded: "We'd better avoid those suspicious steps and only step on the stable stone slabs."

Zhang Meng was a little nervous when he heard it, fearing that he might accidentally step on something he shouldn't step on. He looked up at the long staircase, then down at his feet, and couldn't help muttering, "If I accidentally step on it, I'm afraid I'll just roll down..."

Chu Tian couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't worry, at least I'm behind you. If you really step on the mechanism, I can catch you."

"Don't let me step on it!" Zhang Meng muttered, and began to step on the steps carefully, trying to avoid those suspicious stone slabs. Several people climbed up step by step, the atmosphere was extremely tense, and every step seemed like an adventure.

Finally, they successfully avoided all the steps that seemed to be traps and reached the second floor of the tower. The space here was much more spacious than they expected. In the center stood a huge astronomical instrument, with complex gears and dials interlaced, as if it was a masterpiece of ancient civilization.

"This is the core instrument of the Falling Star Tower." Qin Feng stared at the astronomical instrument intently, his eyes full of excitement, "We found it!"

"Can this thing detect the location of the dimensional gate?" Zhang Meng walked around the instrument curiously. "It looks powerful, but how do I use it?"

Qin Feng walked forward, carefully checked the structure of the instrument, and gently turned the gears, and found that the instrument was still working. The gears made a slight clicking sound, and the whole instrument seemed to wake up again and slowly began to operate.

"This instrument can sense the energy fluctuations of the stars, and the fluctuations of the dimensional cracks are related to the changes in the stars." Qin Feng explained, "As long as the instrument is debugged, we can find the location of the dimensional gate."

"Then let's try it!" Zhang Meng rubbed his hands excitedly, "Let's find the dimensional door as soon as possible and get rid of these monsters as soon as possible!"

Ye Li looked at the instrument and frowned slightly: "But, there is something I feel is a little wrong."

"What's wrong?" Chu Tian asked.

"The instruments here are so well preserved." Ye Li whispered with a hint of vigilance in her tone, "This kind of ancient ruins should not be so well preserved after years of erosion even if no one disturbed it. Moreover, there is almost no dust in the tower, which means that this place may not have been abandoned for a long time."

Qin Feng immediately became alert: "You mean, someone has been here recently?"

Ye Li nodded: "Yes, and it is very likely the mysterious force we are looking for. They may also know the existence of this tower."

After hearing this, Zhang Meng suddenly became nervous: "That's not good! What if those guys are lying in ambush in the tower, waiting for us?"

"That's not the case." Qin Feng looked around and said softly, "If there were really someone ambushing us, they would have already taken action. However, we have to speed up and not let them find the dimensional gate first."

He quickly operated the astronomical instrument and adjusted the position of the dial. The humming sound from the instrument became louder and louder, as if it was gradually capturing some kind of energy fluctuation. As the instrument operated, a small disc in the center began to display a blurry star map, and several bright spots on the star map gradually appeared, like the energy reaction of the dimensional rift.

"There's a reaction!" Qin Feng said excitedly, "This is the location of the dimensional gate! We can follow this route to find it."

"Great!" Zhang Meng shouted excitedly, "We finally got ahead of those mysterious forces!"

Just as everyone was about to leave, suddenly, a low sound of footsteps came from the tower. Qin Feng and Ye Li looked at each other and immediately became alert.

"Someone is coming!" Ye Li said in a low voice.

"Prepare for battle!" Qin Feng gave the order decisively, and several people immediately went on alert.

Zhang Meng clenched his weapon and stared at the entrance nervously: "No way, we've been targeted so soon?"

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, followed by several mysterious men in black cloaks. Their faces were covered by the cloaks, so their specific appearance could not be seen clearly, but the dangerous aura emanating from them made people shudder.

"It seems we have been discovered." Chu Tian said in a low voice, with a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

The mysterious man in the lead raised his head and said coldly: "You shouldn't come here."

Zhang Meng's eyes widened and he retorted, "I should be the one saying this! What on earth are you guys planning to do by sneaking here?"

The man sneered: "We have been waiting here for a long time. Only we can solve the secret of the Falling Star Tower. You are just a bunch of small characters who want to get involved in the Dimension Gate. Leave here while there is still time."

"We will not give in." Qin Feng's eyes were firm, "The power of the Dimension Gate should never fall into your hands!"

"A stupid choice." The mysterious man said coldly, and then signaled to his men, "Deal with them!"

Several cloaked men quickly approached Qin Feng and the others, and the battle was about to break out. Zhang Meng gripped his weapon tightly and rushed towards the enemy: "Come on! I am not afraid of you!"

Ye Li and Chu Tian also faced their enemies respectively, while Qin Feng stared at the mysterious man in the lead, realizing that this battle was not simple.

"We must defeat them as soon as possible and not let them interfere with us." Qin Feng said loudly, "Defend the top of the tower!"

As the battle broke out, the tower fell into chaos in an instant. Although Zhang Meng rushed to the front, he was not as reckless as usual. Instead, he carefully avoided the enemy's attacks and looked for the opponent's flaws.

“Hey! I didn’t expect you guys to be so good at fighting!” Zhang Meng dodged and shouted, “But you’re unlucky to meet me today!”

As the fight progressed, Zhang Meng finally seized an opportunity and punched the opponent in the waist, knocking the enemy to the ground.

"Beautiful!" Chu Tian couldn't help but admire, "I didn't expect you to be so flexible this time!"

"Of course, I'm getting better and better!" Zhang Meng smiled proudly.

The battle was fierce at the top of the tower. Several people worked together to fight the enemy fiercely. The secret of the Falling Star Tower was gradually revealed in this battle.