Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 338 The Shadow of Human Skin
"call!"

Luze continued to cut open his wounds, spraying blood forward. Crimson blood mist spread through the cracks in the door into the tomb's antechamber, quickly filling the entire area. The monsters hiding in the shadows, confined to the limited space, were inevitably stained with Luze's blood.

After doing all this, he raised the dagger and muttered something under his breath.

"puff!"

Under the astonished gaze of the exploration team members, Luze pierced his own palm with a silver dagger.

Almost simultaneously, numerous shrill howls echoed from the tomb's antechamber. They were the agonizing screams of monsters being strangled to death, as if they had encountered unimaginable horror before their demise. These howls overlapped, accompanied by the hissing sound of decay, reaching everyone's ears.

After a period of chaotic noise, the tomb gradually returned to silence.

The people behind Lu Ze also fell silent.

"You can go in."

Lu Ze turned around and said to them.

His wound healed quickly after he pulled out the silver dagger.

"You...you are actually..."

Best, who wore glasses, stared in disbelief, stammering as if he wanted to say something.

"That's fantastic, it's been a huge help!"

The middle-aged gentleman, Soloar, suddenly interrupted him, smiling as he spoke, thus preventing Best from revealing the name of the dangerous sequence the other party belonged to.

The group entered the antechamber one by one, and the once deathly silent tomb was gradually illuminated by the light of gas lamps. They explored cautiously, pausing occasionally near the corpses of some monsters.

"What a tragic death."

Kate sneered, poking at the corpse with the tip of her sword. The corpse had been corroded by Luze's blood, almost half of its flesh and blood gone. A few monsters were slowly releasing their unique characteristics, but most were simply dead.

The few characteristics were collected and are intended to be distributed after the exploration is completed.

"Strange. There are no murals or inscriptions at all."

Best and Zorua had walked around the walls of the anteroom but found neither the mechanism nor any valuable information.

"It shouldn't be!"

He said with surprise, "According to Quaternary burial rites, the antechamber should display the glorious deeds of the deceased during their lifetime. If the deceased had no achievements, murals should depict their blissful existence in heaven after death."

In the area illuminated by the Best gas lamp, the hard walls were bare, devoid of any writing or symbols. While the tomb's scale was undeniably grand, the level of respect shown to its occupant seemed rather modest.

As for the monsters lurking in the front chamber, they didn't seem to have been placed there when the tomb was built, but rather they seemed to have slowly seeped in over thousands of years, making this place their lair.

Could it be that there is actually nothing of value inside this tomb?

That's unlikely, otherwise there's no way to explain why the previous explorer teams didn't return alive.
"If we keep going in, we might find something else."

Lu Ze frowned and exchanged a glance with Sharon.

The group regrouped and walked deeper into the tomb along the passageway.

"The left side room is empty! Bullshit!"

The female warrior returned from the darkness, cursing angrily.

There's nothing on the right side either.

Best and Solomon were also not found.

Lu Ze stood silently, waiting for the "vengeful spirit" lady who had gone ahead to scout the way, hoping she would bring back good news. Soon, in the area illuminated by the edge of the gaslight, a phantom lady in a black court dress gradually emerged. "There are quite a few precious and extraordinary items and properties ahead. It seems the tomb owner's treasure is all there. The protective mechanisms have decayed; they should be easy to retrieve."

In an ethereal and indifferent tone, she uttered something extraordinary: "Come with me right now."

"Great!"

Best couldn't help but beam with joy upon hearing this. He had been growing impatient with the fruitless exploration, and now he finally heard good news! He was about to follow the other person deeper into the area when he noticed that the others were just watching coldly without taking a step.

Why aren't you leaving?
He was puzzled when Soroya stopped him with one arm.

"Finally, something of value has arrived."

The female warrior stretched her neck and turned to the others. "This is my job to clean up. I'm just stretching my muscles. Any objections?"

"it's up to you."

Lu Ze remained noncommittal.

"Ah."

The woman sneered, looking at "Sharon," her eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

"boom!"

A light like the first rays of dawn shimmered beneath her feet, instantly illuminating the dark tomb passage. Best was astonished to see that the woman, whose face was as exquisite as a doll's, was bathed in the morning light, and her original appearance suddenly distorted, then turned into a pale human skin.

Sharon's appearance was slowly fading away on that human skin.

Human Skin Ghost Shadow!

An extraordinary creature that can mimic human appearance and devour living people!

The knowledge in his mind instantly aligned with his own, filling Best with surprise and fear. If he had followed that person, he would likely have been devoured alive.
"squeak--"

The morning light scorched the pale human skin, which rose into the air as if to flee into the depths of the tomb. But the female warrior had no intention of letting it go. She charged forward with her greatsword and cleaved the skin in two with a powerful stroke.

The light emanating from the sword engulfed the human skin, turning it to ash as it fell to the ground. This ash shimmered faintly, spontaneously coalescing into a pure essence. From its appearance alone, this essence resembled a massive diamond, each cross-section reflecting a different face, leaving one dizzy with its brilliance.

These are the main ingredients for Klein's Sequence 6 potion.
Lu Ze thought to himself, "Judging from the performance of the Shadow of Human Skin, perhaps it can give me the ability to change my appearance?"

"Boom, boom"

After the Shadowy Human Skin was killed, the surroundings did not become quiet; instead, they became even noisier. Heavy footsteps came from afar, and the female warrior's morning light, still illuminating the source of the footsteps, revealed them.

They were several monsters over four meters tall, their bodies grayish-white, as if statues had come to life. They had demonic appearances, with goat horns on their heads, protruding fangs in their mouths, eyes burning with a blinding red light, and six grayish-white stone wings sprouting from their backs.

"Sizzle."

The halberds they held sparked as they scraped against the floor.

Several shadowy figures with human skin were mixed in among them, seemingly preparing to launch a sneak attack.

"A six-winged gargoyle!"

Best cried out, somewhat startled, but quickly remembered his duty and explained, "They are very sturdy, and if you make eye contact with them, it will slow you down!"

These gargoyles were clearly much stronger, forcing even several Sequence 5s to take them seriously.

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