Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 786 Top Predators!
However, the voice was so loud that only Hu Ming, who had a hearing disorder, heard it. Even the blind man only frowned slightly, as if he was somewhat uneasy.

But more specifically, the blind man probably hasn't noticed yet.

And the rest of the people are even less of an issue.

In just a few breaths, the rustling sound in the distance grew louder and louder, and the blind man could now clearly make out something.

"careful!!!"

Seeing the waist-high grass in front of him suddenly ripple without wind, the blind man's pupils under his sunglasses contracted sharply. Without thinking twice, he subconsciously reached out his hand to Gu Ziqing.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

"Ah! What is that!?"

Gu Ziqing felt a sudden, powerful attack on her feet, causing her to lose her balance. She stumbled and fell forward.

Instinctively, Gu Ziqing braced herself with her elbows, thus avoiding breaking her nose.

With a low moan of pain, Gu Ziqing opened her eyes, then widened them again and screamed.

Dead body.

It was a nearly unrecognizable corpse, belonging to a middle-aged man.

Without batting an eye, the blind man pulled Gu Ziqing up and squatted down with interest to examine the corpse.

Meanwhile, Hu Ming had quietly put on sunglasses at some point, and a strange power emanated from his snake-like eyes, which were concealed by the sunglasses.

In an instant, the movement in the grass stopped, and unexpectedly, it suddenly became quiet.

However, only the blind man noticed this scene.

The eyes of everyone else were drawn to the corpse before them.

"Are you from Gu Huaisheng's team?"

Hu Ming put on disposable rubber gloves and carefully examined the condition of the corpse.

Lifting the collar, the corpse's neck was crawling with yellow and white maggots. The body was highly decomposed, and the stench was overwhelming, causing everyone to instinctively cover their noses.

but…

Something's not right!

Hu Ming and the blind man exchanged a glance, a look of doubt in their eyes.

The body was preserved too well.

If this corpse belongs to Gu Huaisheng's team, then he has been dead for over a month.

In this primeval jungle, coupled with the torrential rain of the past few days, the corpses should theoretically be in a much worse state of decay than they are nowadays.

At the very least, the corpse should exhibit signs of putrefaction and gigantism.

A little over a month is enough time for the body's tissues to liquefy, leaving only the bones beneath the swollen skin. The body will swell, and a gentle touch will feel like a balloon filled with viscous liquid.

Apart from the maggots, the body is relatively well-preserved internally, with no signs of liquefaction in the soft tissues.

Even through the gloves, Hu Ming could feel that the corpse's muscles were not completely stiff and still had the elasticity of a living person!
His interest grew even stronger.

Hu Ming had a vague realization that the strange power within this ruin was probably more mysterious than he had anticipated.

At the very least, the supernatural power within this ruin can significantly slow down the rate at which corpses decompose.

And the current location is still on the outermost edge of the ruins.

"He fell to his death! That's quite tragic!" Pulling his wandering thoughts back, Hu Ming concluded the cause of death of the corpse and said calmly.

Meanwhile, Okitajima immediately searched through the scattered packages belonging to the corpses, hoping to find the pagoda he longed for.

Hu Ming and the blind man only glanced at it before losing interest.

If that magical pagoda really was inside this unfortunate man's bag, they should have been able to sense it to some extent at such a close distance.

"But... there's no elevation difference here, so how did he fall to his death?"

Gu Ziqing looked around and saw that the highest point was the blue stone roof above her head, which was about three meters high.

Can someone die from a fall from a height of three meters?
"The sternum is inward, the cervical vertebrae are fractured, and the fatal injury is to the skull, a comminuted fracture. Unless one falls from a great height, one would not usually die such a gruesome death."

The blind man, having worked for Doctors Without Borders and served as a medical assistant in the team, possessed considerable professional knowledge. He then proceeded to describe the fatal wounds on the corpse, following Hu Ming's words.

"There's blood here and some fresh traces."

Song discovered dried, dark red bloodstains on the wall nearby.

"This is a fierce and cunning apex predator that uses the grass to conceal itself, and when it gets close enough, it launches an attack and kills the predator in one blow!"

"This unfortunate fellow was probably trying to cling to the wall, but unfortunately, his feet were grabbed, he was thrown out with great force, crashed in mid-air, and then landed heavily on the ground..."

"And a predator capable of this level of skill, considering the pattern on the previous mural solved the case, this unfortunate creature was killed by a giant python."

The blind man looked at the traces with great interest, gestured with his hands, and his brain worked at a rapid pace to reconstruct the situation at that time.

Speaking of the giant python, the blind man subconsciously looked at Hu Ming, who had suddenly put on sunglasses earlier.

Clearly, Hu Ming had probably already sensed something was going on here.

Looking at the faint smile on Hu Ming's face, the blind man curled his lip. In the end, when it came to the sensitivity of his senses, the blind man was still no match for Hu Ming, this non-human being.

Just then…

Gu Ziqing, engrossed in listening, didn't notice that behind her, a sleazy-looking mercenary quietly pointed his gun at her buttocks.

As they drew closer, a twisted, expectant smile spread across the mercenary's face.

Meanwhile, Hu Ming's smile grew even wider.

Hidden in the waist-high grass, a deadly predator moved silently, approaching the group.

As the mercenary's gun barrel drew ever closer!
"hiss!!!"

A giant python, as thick as an a4 waist, suddenly poked its head out from the bushes!
The visible body is more than ten meters long!
In the blink of an eye, before anyone could react, the giant python swiftly completed a series of hunting maneuvers.

The thick, serpentine coiled tightly around the shady mercenary, rapidly tightening its grip. The giant python opened its blood-red maw, flicking its tongue at the terrified mercenary, letting out a silent roar.

It is well known that pythons are non-venomous because their death constriction is their best hunting skill, far more deadly and effective than venom.

The snake's body tightened, and a mournful sound came from the bones as the scoundrel's bones were crushed inch by inch.

The air in his chest cavity was immediately squeezed out, and he couldn't even breathe. He couldn't even scream in pain; he could only wait for death to come in despair and terror.

Gu Ziqing belatedly realized what was happening, twisted her stiff neck, and turned around to see this horrifying scene.

Compared to this scene, even the gun barrel about to be pressed against one's buttocks seems less concerning.
Well done
Compared to the others who were terrified and horrified, the blind man gave Hu Ming a thumbs up.

What a despicable, scoundrel!
The python's coiling movements suddenly quickened, then its jaws opened to their fullest extent, almost 180 degrees—

The giant python swallowed the scruffy mercenary whole in one gulp!