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

"Could you please be more specific when you issue the mission? What is 'Peng' and what is 'human-faced snake-bodied'?"

"Literally speaking, is it a snake with a human face? Or a person with a snake's face? System, you should at least give me some mental preparation, although I can't accept either one."

Wu Tianjiao angrily cursed the system in his mind, hoping that it could provide some detailed information. After all, he was looking at a blue stone carving covered with pythons when this task reminder suddenly popped up.

To be honest, in such a tomb passage, Wu Tianjiao had reason to suspect that the statue might shatter completely at any moment, and then hundreds of pythons would rush out from it.

[Host, please don't get agitated. The system won't issue nonsensical tasks. Please use details to discover the hidden secrets.]

"Oh my god... it's the same old trick again!"

Wu Tianjiao felt somewhat helpless. After issuing the task, the system in his mind went silent.

Although the description of "human face and snake body" gave Wu Tianjiao a vague sense of unease, it felt like he was about to encounter "Medusa."

However, this is the Great Xia Federation. Medusa should be an alien species. There's no reason why she would have left a mark during the Qin Dynasty.

But at that moment, Wu Xie let out a cry of surprise:

"I know what this is now!"

"This is an ancient beast, [Pengteng]. I once saw it in a notebook. This creature on the stone carving has a red head and a white body. Its voice is like that of a bull. It is bloodthirsty and ferocious."

Fatty Wang rolled his eyes at Wu Xie:

"Hey~ my little naive one, you're making it sound so mysterious."

[Red-headed and white-bodied, its voice like that of a bull, bloodthirsty and ferocious!]

"Isn't this just a Shoushan stone sculpture? Besides, people back then hadn't seen much of the world, so they always treated very ordinary things as if they were gods!"

"Judging by my eyesight, the little snake on this statue must be a specialty of the Black Soil Empire. It was probably quite rare in our Great Xia Kingdom back then, which is why it received such treatment."

Fatty Wang spoke with great conviction, but his hands moved with surprising speed. Before anyone knew it, a small iron awl had appeared in his palm, ready to pry off the small snake statue at the edge of the statue.

To be honest, Wang Banyue had been holding back for a long time. The previous times, he had to give up because they were difficult to carry. This time, he couldn't just watch something like this slip away right under the nose of the tomb raider.

However, this scene was clearly seen by the sharp-eyed Jiang Jiaxu. His expression changed drastically, and he quickly stepped forward and pushed Wang Banyue:

"You fatso, this is a cultural relic recorded by a prestigious family in the Great Xia Kingdom! Don't you dare cause damage here!"

Although Jiang Jiaxu was carrying the camera in one hand, the strength of his other hand was also considerable. Wang Banyue didn't react in time and her body was about to fall. She quickly reached out and supported the Shoushan stone statue next to her.

Just listen!

"Clang!" a sound.

A dull, metallic sound rang out.

The python fell to the ground and made a crisp metallic sound.

"My God! This is actually a metal product."

Fatty Wang exclaimed in surprise, but before his voice could even finish, he was still in shock.

A deep, muffled "cow" sound suddenly echoed through the tomb passage of the Qin Empire where everyone was!

"Moo!!!"

The cow's bellows sounded like thunder, booming throughout the tomb passage.

For a moment, everyone felt dizzy, and the objects in front of them appeared slightly blurry.

"run!"

"Run quickly!"

Don't linger here!

The moment the sound rang out, Wu Tianjiao roared. In the instant that Fatty Wang crashed into the stone sculpture, he knew something big was about to happen.

Reaching out to grab the still-dazed Wu Xie, Wu Tianjiao turned and ran quickly toward the depths of the tomb passage without saying a word.

The crowd was startled awake by Wu Tianjiao's voice. Although they didn't understand why, the eerie roar of the bull was truly terrifying. Without thinking twice, they immediately left the spot.

".?well!"

"You bastards! Wait for your fat grandpa here!"

"We're teammates!"

"This is the burial ground of the Qin Empire, don't wander around!"

Fatty Wang was the last to react. He was genuinely frightened by the sudden and unusual event, and frantically shouted towards the front.

...

"I go...."

Wang Banyue was somewhat taken aback, and his expression was quite exaggerated.

"I said, do you guys really value me that much? I was just making a small gesture, why did you all stop? Are you all crazy? Run!"

Fatty Wang rushed over, panting, and pushed his way through the crowd. The scene before him left him speechless.

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

The visibility of the headlamps above the group was not very far, but they still vaguely illuminated the scene a few meters away.

Less than ten feet away from Wu Tianjiao, a dark figure lay prone at the top of the tomb passage, his limbs twisted strangely and clinging to the wall.

"Tick tock~"

"Tick tock~"

Drops of blood dripped from the top onto the ground.

"boom!"

A muffled sound!

A body, gnawed beyond recognition, lay on the ground.

Everyone recognizes this person; he is the male student from the university who mysteriously disappeared in the tomb passage.

Such a bloody and cruel scene made Wu Tianjiao and the others feel nauseous. Anyone would find it hard to accept seeing their companion being bitten like that!

"You beast!!!"

Tall young man Jiang Jiaxu clenched his teeth. His classmate had been inexplicably murdered, and his anger overcame his fear.

Chapter 199: Fatty's physique isn't even enough to fill its teeth.

"boom!"

Another muffled thud, and this time the figure hidden in the darkness finally revealed its true form!

This is a python about five meters long.

Sharp fangs, a red forehead, a snow-white body, and a broad, rounded muscular band about seven inches from the waist.

The snake's head drooped downwards, its fan-shaped muscles facing the crowd, and on its snow-white scales, the features of a human face were clearly visible.

Especially those dark, hollow eyes, which were quite frightening.

At this moment, Wu Tianjiao finally understood why the system called this python "human-faced snake-bodied." It turned out that the natural patterns on its skin really resembled a human face. If you didn't look closely, it could really be mistaken for a real human face.

..

"Brother Tian, ​​judging from your expression, you seem to have quite a bit of insight into this monster. Could you explain it to me?"

Master Yuanxin smiled, his voice extremely calm, as if he was not disturbed by such a strange creature!

Seeing the surprised looks on everyone's faces, Wu Tianjiao didn't hold back and spoke slowly and deliberately:

"I saw a picture of this creature in a certain book. Its name is Peng, and it has a human face and a snake's body. It is bloodthirsty and cannibalistic!"

Inside the burial passage of the Qin Dynasty 800, the walls are paved with a large number of bluestone bricks.

Although Wu Xie has revealed the identity of the tomb's occupant, Chang Shiwan was still a general of extraordinary status, no matter how unpopular he was in life. Although the tomb passage after his death was not more than ten zhang wide, it was still three or four zhang long.

The human-faced snake in front of everyone coiled its body, its neck standing tall.

A scarlet snake tongue flicked out from its lips, and its inverted triangular head rose and fell rhythmically.

"Hey yo!"

"This big guy looks tough to deal with. Although I'm a tomb raider, I only win by fighting the creatures in coffins. If you want me to take on this python one-on-one, forget it!"

"With my small frame, I don't even feel like I'd be big enough to fill his teeth!"

Wang Yueban glanced at the ferocious beast in front of them and instinctively wanted to retreat.

"Moo!"

Suddenly, a thunderous roar like that of a bull came from behind them.

At this, the expressions of A Ning and the others, including Wu Tianjiao, all changed. They were currently facing off against the human-faced snake in front of them, and dared not make any rash moves, for fear of angering it and arousing its predatory instincts.

Just as everyone was on high alert, nervously thinking of a solution, the strange noise behind them completely dispelled their thoughts of running away.

It's truly a case of being caught between a rock and a hard place!

dilemma!

.......

The tall young man, Jiang Jiaxu, carried the camera he had been using earlier on his shoulder. He stared at the snow-white, scaled, human-faced snake in front of him and began to speak hesitantly: