Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 853 The Great Wizard?
Hu Ming would naturally not give up the Heavenly Bead, after all, that thing could not only upgrade the sub-system, but also solve many mysteries.

Hu Ming actually wanted to figure out these mysteries more than anyone else.

So once he entered this place known as the City of Gods, Hu Ming began to observe it carefully.

In Hu Ming's view, a city that only exists in legends must have something different about it.

There might even be some traps, so we must proceed with caution, otherwise we might die here before we even see the dzi bead.

"I wonder where the guy is now!"

After observing the surroundings, Hu Ming also thought of Xiao Ge.

Previously, Hu Ming and Xiao Ge split up to save Juliet. Given Xiao Ge's skills, he should have already entered the city by now.

Hu Ming was also very curious about where he was, since the young man was always elusive and hard to find.

Who knows when the guy will appear in some strange way.

Just as Hu Ming was thinking about what to do next and how to contact the young man, Duke Richard suddenly ran ahead.

Seeing this, Hu Ming also looked ahead with some confusion.

"What's that? A sculpture? No! There are two sculptures!"

When Hu Ming looked ahead, he noticed two huge sculptures standing not far away.

The sculpture was covered in ice and snow, but some outlines could still be seen.

One of the sculptures has a particularly well-shaped head and a physique comparable to those of muscular men in the gym.

The other sculpture, however, appears much thinner and, from a distance, resembles a woman.

This was Hu Ming's first impression of the two sculptures in the distance, but Hu Ming never expected that he would be so mistaken this time.

When Duke Richard arrived in front of the two sculptures, he immediately ordered the snow and ice to be swept off them.

After the snow and ice were cleared away, what appeared before Hu Ming and his group was a stone figure and a skeleton.

Looking at the stone figure and skull sculpture, Hu Ming couldn't help but frown.

"This sculpture has a strange feel to it!"

As Hu Ming saw the two sculptures reveal their true forms, he became even more puzzled.

For some reason, Hu Ming didn't have a good feeling about the two sculptures, and he couldn't explain why.

Duke Richard, however, seemed unusually excited when he saw the two sculptures.

"Hahaha! We've finally found them! These are the two rulers of the City of Gods! It seems the intelligence was accurate! The place where the stone men and skeletons danced together is where the divine light shone, and the place where the divine light shone is where the Heavenly Pearl is located!"

Duke Richard was beaming with joy, but the more Hu Ming listened to Duke Richard's words, the more he felt something was amiss.

"When did stone men and skeletons become representatives of gods? What kind of mythology is this? Even Western legends can't be this far-fetched!"

According to Hu Ming, even in Western legends, there is no such thing as stone men and skeletons being considered gods.

On the contrary, these two elements are not lacking in those evil legends.

Just as Hu Ming raised his questions, Duke Richard reached out and began to touch the two sculptures.

However, the moment Duke Richard's hand touched the two sculptures, they began to move slowly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Click, click, click!
A series of skeletal sounds were heard, and the skeleton was the first to turn its head and look at Richard.

Even Duke Richard himself was startled at this moment, but just as he was about to retreat, he saw that the skeleton's hand had already grabbed his arm.

Richard screamed the moment the skeleton grabbed his arm.

"Ah! My hand! Damn it! Let go of me!"

Richard yelled and pulled out his gun, firing at the skeleton.

However, the bullets seemed to have no effect on the skeleton at all, and Richard's arm was already shrinking at a visible speed.

As for the flesh and blood on his arm, it seemed to be transferred directly to the skeleton's arm.

Everyone present was stunned by what they saw.

Even Hu Ming frowned, clearly not expecting that the skeleton was absorbing Duke Richard's flesh and blood.

The skeleton did this so that it could be reborn, and poor Richard didn't even have a chance to resist before he was caught in the trap.

However, just when everyone thought Duke Richard was doomed, he suddenly became ruthless.

"Hmph! You want to sacrifice my life? Don't even think about it!"

As he spoke, Duke Richard drew a knife from one of his men and slashed it at his arm.

In the blink of an eye, Duke Richard raised his knife and chopped off Duke Richard's arm.

And when Richard cut off his own arm, the skeleton's movements finally slowed down.

The next second, the skeleton seemed to be very angry and pounced on Richard again.

However, Duke Richard had already stepped back and then pushed the closest of his men into the skeleton's arms.

The skeleton wasn't picky about food, and although Duke Richard escaped, his poor subordinate became the scapegoat.

In a very short time, the skeleton absorbed all the flesh and blood of Richard's men.

After the skeleton absorbed the flesh and blood of an entire person, it finally became a half-human, half-ghost.

Upon seeing the half-human, half-ghost creature, Hu Ming immediately had a bad feeling, because at that moment the stone figure next to him also began to move.

Recalling what had happened earlier, Hu Ming immediately guessed what the stone man was going to do next.

Hu Ming hurriedly shouted to Juliet, and the two of them quickly ran back.

Seeing Hu Ming and Juliet run away first, Duke Richard's men also quickly reacted.

But just as they were about to turn and leave, the half-human, half-ghost creature suddenly began chanting incantations.

As the incantation ended, half of Duke Richard's men were pulled back by a powerful suction force.

Upon seeing this, Duke Richard suddenly knelt on the ground.

"Skeleton Archmage! I will sacrifice these people to you! I am willing to become your servant! I beg you to spare my life!"

As Duke Richard finished speaking, he slowly placed his remaining hand on his chest, expressing his sincerity.

As Richard finished speaking, the half-human, half-ghost creature seemed to understand him and began to look at him!
(End of this chapter)