Catching Monsters

Chapter 549 Cave
Inside the massive passageway, the two groups led by Xiao Jingzhi and Xiao Jingqing had already parted ways.

There were many forks in the road, making it very complicated. Holding a torch and looking at the huge map in his hand, Jiang Yun couldn't help but frown slightly.

"The interior of this sacred tomb is far too vast." Xiao Jingzhi held a water bottle in his hand, drinking water and wiping the sweat from his forehead.

He was a scholar, and had been walking with Jiang Yun and the others inside the sacred tomb for almost two hours, his legs were starting to feel a little weak.

Seeing this, the vulture asked, "Would the Crown Prince like to rest for a while?"

"No need, let's find the Golden Toad as soon as possible." Xiao Jingzhi waved his hand, frowning slightly, and said, "Before the other experts arrive..."

Whether or not one can successfully obtain the opportunity left behind by the sage is related to the future struggle for the throne.

He dared not rest.

"Let's take a break. We've been searching inside for almost two hours, and we still haven't found the golden toad."

As Jiang Yun spoke, he looked at Tuoba Anyi, who was not far away, and asked, "Brother Tuoba, do you have any thoughts on this golden toad?"

"Me?" Upon hearing this, Tuoba Anyi chuckled and shook his head: "I have no thoughts."

Jiang Yun narrowed his eyes and stared at the other person. Tuoba Anyi felt a little awkward being stared at by Jiang Yun's gaze, and then coughed lightly.

"Brother Jiang, haven't you noticed that we've been avoiding some of the dangerous places marked on the map?"

Upon hearing Tuoba Anyi's reminder, Jiang Yun was slightly taken aback, his gaze falling on the map.

The map marks more than a dozen dangerous locations.

Now that they have entered, they have completely lost their magical powers, so of course they have to avoid these dangerous places. However, Jiang Yun soon understood what Tuoba Anyi meant.

"You mean, these three golden toads should be in these dangerous places?"

“Of course.” Tuoba Anyi nodded and said in a deep voice, “Since these three golden toads are the keys to entering the place where the sage’s coffin is located, how could they be just left outside for us to pick up?”

After saying this, Tuoba Anyi looked at the shaman beside him and said in a deep voice, "We have successfully entered the Holy Tomb, so let's take our leave now."

After officially entering the sacred tomb, Tuoba Anyi began to consider splitting up.

However, they were worried about the unknown dangers inside the Holy Tomb, so they traveled for two extra hours with Jiang Yun and the others.

Now that we've ventured deep into the sacred tomb, it's time to part ways, lest we both end up fighting over the Golden Toad.

Now that they've both lost their magic powers, Jiang Yun's side has significantly more people than the two of them.

If they really fight, they're definitely going to suffer.

Jiang Yun did not try to stop him, but simply told Tuoba Anyi to be careful.

Watching Tuoba Anyi and the shaman he brought leave, Xiao Jingzhi squatted down next to Jiang Yun and asked in a low voice, "Brother Jiang Yun, where do we go next?"

Jiang Yun's gaze fell on the map, on the nearest dangerous place to them.

Jiang Yun said in a deep voice, "Let's go take a look here."

After a short rest, the group headed towards their destination.

This time, after walking for about half an hour, a spacious cavern slowly appeared in front of them.

The entrance to this cave is only about two meters high, and the inside is pitch black, making it impossible to see anything.

"You all stay outside, I'll go in and take a look," the hyena said in a deep voice, frowning slightly.

Hyena was probably the least affected person in their group.

Because he was not human to begin with, but a zombie, after entering the Holy Tomb, although the corpse energy in his body was extracted and he could no longer use some of the zombie's corpse arts, his physical body was still indestructible and incredibly strong.

"Be careful." Monk Lingxin squatted at the entrance of the cave, sniffed, and frowned.

The hyena quickly entered the cave.

The moment we entered the cave, green flames burst into flame.

Inside the cave, an underground river flowed, and in the middle of the river, there was a protruding rock. On top of the rock, a gray wooden box was placed.

The underground river is swift-flowing, and it would be difficult for an ordinary person without magical powers to wade across it and retrieve the wooden box.

Seeing that there didn't seem to be much danger inside, Jiang Yun and the others slowly walked in.

"Could the golden toad be inside that gray wooden box?" Jiang Yun squinted, staring at the wooden box in the distance.

"Hyena, is it possible to cross?" the vulture asked.

The hyena nodded expressionlessly and said, "You all stay here and wait for me. I'll go take a look."

He strode quickly to the turbulent underground river and slowly walked down. The water just reached the hyena's chest, but the rushing water didn't seem to have much of an effect on him.

He steadied himself and slowly walked towards the center of the river. Finally, he reached the gray wooden box and reached out to grab it tightly.

Then he threw it forcefully.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yun quickly raised her hand and caught the wooden box.

It went much more smoothly than expected. Just as Jiang Yun was about to open the wooden box, the underground river in the distance suddenly became even more turbulent.

The hyena in the water changed its expression, sensing something was wrong, and quickly tried to escape towards the shore.

In an instant, countless arms formed from black, malevolent energy emerged from the river, reaching out to grab at the hyena.

The hyena was completely held up by the arms in the water.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yun's expression changed slightly. Unexpectedly, the hyenas did not stop moving, even though the arms formed from these resentful energies were incredibly strong.

If it were Jiang Yun, Vulture, or others, they would probably have met a gruesome end.

Fortunately, it was the hyena that entered the water. It was a zombie and managed to tear off the black arms behind it.

Finally, he broke free from the countless arms and slowly walked ashore.

The hyena lightly patted its clothes, glanced back at the strange arms behind it, snorted coldly, and slowly said, "The dangers within this sacred tomb are nothing more than this."

"Phew." Jiang Yun and the others breathed a sigh of relief, but unexpectedly, a giant python suddenly emerged from the surging river.

Suddenly, the giant black python bit the hyena and dragged it into the surging underground river.

All of this happened too fast, in the blink of an eye.

In an instant, the hyenas were gone...

Everyone present was stunned by what they saw.

Jiang Yun gripped the wooden box tightly and hurriedly reminded Xiao Jingzhi, who was stunned beside him, "Your Highness, please leave this cave first."

Who knows if there are other dangers lurking here?

After everyone left the cave, they glanced around with lingering fear, and Vulture's expression was particularly grim.

He and Hyena were partners, having carried out missions together for many years in the Tongyou Guard, and their relationship was quite good.

The hyena was a zombie, yet it died here...

Of course, everyone was mentally prepared before coming to the Holy Tomb, knowing the dangers involved, so it wouldn't be surprising if they died here.

But I never expected it would end like this.

Jiang Yun's expression was also very grim. Without their magic power, the hyena was the strongest among them and their greatest asset.

This is just one of the dozen or so dangerous locations marked on the Sacred Tomb.

Other places are probably no less dangerous than this one.

After taking a deep breath, Jiang Yun said, "Let's get away from this cave first, so that the giant snake won't chase us out."

(End of this chapter)