Next, everyone changed into their outfits and donned the equipment they had meticulously prepared earlier, then set off on their journey to the dungeon.
Guided by Sandra, they drove to the vicinity of the palace, concealed the vehicle in a hidden spot, and then proceeded on foot to stealthily approach the palace.
"Sandra mentioned that there's a small door at the northeast corner of the palace wall where the defense isn't tight, so we'll infiltrate from there," Xia Luyao conveyed the plan to the team in a low voice, and everyone nodded in agreement.
The mission was to rescue someone, and to avoid alerting the enemy, they had to be extremely cautious.
The group tiptoed to the northeast corner of the wall and found the inconspicuous small door.
"We're here, what's the plan from here?"
Flying Eagle put away the map and asked Lin Beichen.
Lin Beichen scanned the surroundings, pondered for a moment, and then spoke, "Although there aren't many guards here, dealing with them directly isn't the best strategy. If something goes wrong during a shift change, we'll be in trouble."
"What should we do, then?" Flame asked in a low voice, apparently seeking a better solution.
Lin Beichen smiled slightly and said easily, "Just put them to sleep."
Saying this, he took out a small, transparent glass bottle from his pocket, inside which were about a dozen peculiar-looking black insects squirming.
"Lin Beichen, what kind of bugs are in there? I've never seen anything like them," Xia Luyao asked curiously as he examined the glass bottle.
"These are sleep-inducing insects. One bite from them, and you'll fall into a deep sleep for at least seven or eight hours," Lin Beichen explained as he pulled out the stopper of the bottle.
Wild Ox stared wide-eyed, watching the bugs fly out of the bottle with curiosity, "Will these bugs bite us?" he asked with some concern.
Lin Beichen smiled and reassured him, "Don't worry, these bugs are under my control and won't harm us."
No sooner had he finished speaking, the sleep-inducing insects flew towards the inside of the wall.
"Is just releasing the bugs enough?" Thunder asked in confusion.
Lin Beichen nodded, "Next, we just wait and listen for any news."
Soon after, the swarm of sleep-inducing insects obediently flew back into the glass bottle.
Lin Beichen quickly put away the bottle and said confidently, "Alright, we can go in now."
Barney and Sandra exchanged looks, incredulous, "Just like that? The guards are really taken care of?"
Lin Beichen turned to them and nodded nonchalantly, "Exactly, they are now in a deep sleep. Even if you slap them on the face, they won't react at all."
With that, he effortlessly unlocked the small door with a tool and went in first.
Once inside, they found a dozen guards lying in disarray under the wall, wearing uniform outfits, eyes shut tightly, snoring loudly.
"Looks like these guards are sleeping soundly!" Flying Eagle quipped.
This situation indeed made their operation easier; even if someone was patrolling or changing shifts, they would just assume the guards were lazing around and sleeping, rather than noticing an infiltration had occurred.
Barney and Sandra were stunned, speechless, "Are these guards really put to sleep by your bugs?" Sandra stammered out.
"What else? Could it be you?" Lin Beichen teased.
Sandra was speechless, as all this was too magical to believe.
"Alright, time's tight, we must hurry to the dungeon," Xia Luyao reminded.
The group quickly followed the route Sandra provided to the vicinity of the dungeon entrance, hiding in the bushes to observe the situation.
"This is the entrance to the dungeon, really concealed," Flying Eagle marveled.
Lin Beichen surveyed the surroundings and formed a plan, "Quickly, take out the papermen you have on you," he instructed.
Although none understood his intention, they complied.
Lin Beichen smiled mysteriously, "You'll find out soon enough."
He arranged the papermen together and began drawing strange patterns on the ground with a twig.
The members of the Venomous Snake Special Team speculated that it might be some kind of mysterious array, while Barney and Sandra watched in complete confusion.
"Lin Beichen, what are you doing?" Sandra asked curiously.
"Drawing a circle to curse them!" Lin Beichen replied half-jokingly.
Then he took out a black flag and placed it at the center, "This is for summoning ghosts," he explained.
Barney and Sandra were stunned, "Summoning ghosts? How is that possible?" Sandra exclaimed.
But thinking of the "superpower" Lin Beichen demonstrated earlier, he bit back the words he was about to say.
Meanwhile, Wild Ox teased the two, "Never seen anything before, huh? There are indeed ghosts in this world!"
Poisonous Snake was unshaken by their mockery and retorted, "Who says there are no ghosts? Can you prove it?"
He didn't believe it before, but after meeting Lin Beichen, his perceptions had completely changed.
Sandra immediately retorted; she was a staunch materialist, "How can you prove it? You say there are ghosts, have you met one? Show me proof!"
But before she could finish speaking, she turned her head, and the sight in front of her left her staring wide-eyed, full of disbelief.
Barney, seeing her in a daze, asked in confusion, "What's up, mate?"
Sandra just pointed a trembling finger forward, unable to speak.
Barney followed her finger and was also stunned wide-eyed.
The papermen they had crafted that afternoon were now all floating in the air, with strange patterns on the ground emitting an eerie bluish-black smoke, the blue flame on the black flag burning mysteriously, and the papermen's faces twisted into various bizarre expressions.