Tomb Raiding: The Bloodline of Dragons and Snakes, Starting from the Kunlun Divine Palace

"This is human blood! Could it be that there are other people in this tomb passage, and that a murder occurred recently, with the killer smearing blood on this stone sculpture?"

The young students in the academy were somewhat shocked, and he subconsciously began to guess.

However, at that moment, another dark shadow flashed through Wu Tianjiao's vision, disappearing in an instant.

"This is really bizarre!"

"What the hell is this?"

...........

No one on the other side of the tomb passage noticed anything unusual.

"It's really a ghost!"

"Stop dawdling and call the external supervisory department right now. This is not something we can handle!"

Tall young man Jiang Jiaxu, muttering curses, pulled out his phone from his pocket, preparing to dial the emergency number:

"Damn! This tomb passage is inside the mountain, and there's no cell phone signal."

"Dong dong!"

With two muffled thuds, Jiang Jiaxu stomped his feet to vent his dissatisfaction.

pat!

Suddenly, a pitch-black oval object fell from the sky in front of him.

The light shone on it.

Suddenly, a black insect, about the size of a palm, fell to Jiang Jiaxu's feet.

The black insect's body is semi-circular, its head has tentacles with roots, and its eyes are deeply buried under its black armor. When light shines on it, it reflects bright red highlights.

The insect's mouthparts are serrated, and under the light, the barb-like edges can be clearly seen.

The mouthparts are as long as an adult's thumb at both ends, and the short legs covered with black hair under the carapace make one's hair stand on end.

"Damn! This is fucking unbelievable!"

"What is this stuff?"

Jiang Jiaxu was startled by the sudden appearance of the black insect and quickly took two steps back.

You can't blame him for that; after all, anyone who sees such a bizarre creature for the first time would feel their hair stand on end.

The feeling is like a cockroach suddenly appearing in front of you magnified ten times, and you subconsciously feel disgust and fear towards such a creature.

...............

"Get out of my way, all of you!"

"Be careful, this thing can bite."

"If you get bitten, this guy will tear off your flesh and skin."

"And not only will your wound become infected, but even a rabies vaccine might not be effective!"

Wang Yueban was already highly focused the moment he saw the eerie statue, and now that such an unexpected event had occurred, he was the first to react, leaping into the air.

"Take this! The Tomb Raider's signature move!"

The moment he finished speaking, Fatty Wang stomped hard on the black insect crawling back and forth on the ground with his big foot.

"Pfft~"

A pale white liquid mixed with a viscous green liquid flowed out from under his feet.

...........

The students from the academy standing nearby instinctively turned their heads away; it was truly disgusting...

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"It's alright! It's not your fault. This insect has another name in the eyes of us tomb raiders: 'lice'."

"This thing lives inside the mountain year-round, surviving on the carrion of animals and the corpses of its companions. There's no need to be surprised if you see it here."

Fatty Wang looked on with obvious satisfaction at the astonished expressions on everyone's faces.

"Well, you bunch of top students from academia, you probably haven't heard of these before, have you? Everyone has their own expertise, and in the burial industry, I, Fatty, am your senior mentor!"

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But just then, not far in front of him...

The direction from which they had come suddenly gave way.

The sound of "click-click-click!"

In an instant, all the lights shone down on the entrance to the tomb passage, and it was discovered that the surrounding walls were now covered with a dense swarm of lice.

Their mouthparts opened and closed, rubbing against each other, and their short legs clung to the bluestone bricks, making a hissing friction sound.

The flashlight beam reflected back only the eyes of lice, which were refracting scarlet spots.

Fatty Wang subconsciously looked at the lice crushed under his feet and immediately felt uneasy.

"Damn it, I've really stirred up a hornet's nest."

"The body of a lice is made from feeding on large amounts of rotting animal scraps, which also makes them highly attractive to their companions."

"Brothers! Get out of here! We can't stay here!"

Fatty Wang turned around and ran as fast as he could towards the depths of the tomb passage.

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"Depend on!"

"You fat bastard, don't let me catch you, or I'll fight you to the death!"

The tall young man, Jiang Jiaxu, roared and quickly called on everyone to run deeper into the tomb passage.

Wu Tianjiao narrowed his eyes slightly.

As everyone fled, Wu Xie, being thin, was squeezed at the very back of the crowd. Due to his poor physical condition, he was not running very fast.

Fatty Wang, who was at the front of the crowd, also noticed this. However, the tomb passage was not very wide, and everyone was rushing forward in a swarm, so Fatty Wang couldn't stop at all.

Otherwise, they'll become meat patties lying on the ground, being trampled on.

...............

Without hesitation, Wu Tianjiao turned around, reached out and grabbed Wu Xie's arm, pulled hard, and then pushed off with his feet, running forward at high speed.

Upon seeing this, Fatty Wang gave Wu Tianjiao a grateful look.

"Good brother! I, Fatty, will remember this favor!"

...............

Although lice are small, they move quite quickly.

To be honest, this was the first time Wu Tianjiao had ever seen such a creature. It looked very much like a combination of a cockroach and a beetle, with more than a dozen legs in total, including its forelegs and hind legs.

It crawled much faster than I expected.

"Tian... Brother Tian!"

"Thank you so much! Thank you so much!"

Wu Xie was being pulled along by Wu Tianjiao. He knew that his body wasn't in very good condition and his physical strength was far below normal levels. To be honest, he was very grateful for Wu Tianjiao's help.

"Maintain your breathing rhythm and don't get distracted!"

Wu Tianjiao was on high alert, his mind tense. He forcibly banished the trypophobia brought on by the sight of the dense lice and quickened his pace.

However, running while dragging someone along was much slower than running forward at full speed, and the distance between the people ahead and Wu Tianjiao continued to widen.

The lice behind him, which were originally more than ten meters away, were now less than five meters away.

Chapter 190: The louse's mouthparts opened wide

At such close range, Wu Tianjiao could clearly smell the foul odor emanating from the swarm of insects, which made his stomach acid churn and made him want to vomit up his breakfast.

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"Clap!"

A louse, about the size of a palm, leaped into the air when it was about three meters away from Wu Xie.

The louse's mouthparts opened wide, locking onto Wu Xie's exposed nape, its serrated edges poised to bite.

Wu Xie's head was lowered! Because Wu Tianjiao was running too fast, he could only sprint with his head down, otherwise he would run out of breath and not be able to keep up with the other's pace.

Wu Tianjiao narrowed his eyes slightly, felt a tingling sensation on the back of his hand, and three sharp metal blades instantly extended from his finger joints.

It was the Three-Blade Flying Tiger Claw from the Mountain Moving Taoist that he had obtained earlier, and he swung it with all his might, his right hand leaning back.

"brush!"

Three streaks of silver light flashed and instantly sliced ​​through the black carapace of the lice.

"Pfft~"

The sharp three-edged grappling hook pierced through the carapace in an instant, cutting the louse into three pieces.