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

Wu Tianjiao's hint startled everyone, instantly giving them a chilling feeling...

"Hey! Brother Wu Tianjiao, don't forget about 517. Didn't you encounter the human-faced snakes from before? I reckon they crawled here and ate the corpses of our companions!"

"Alright, stop being so suspicious. Everyone, follow me. Remember, from now on, you must keep the same pace. I'm warning you now, if you make a mistake and accidentally trigger a mechanism, I will not be responsible!"

After saying this, Wang Yueban turned around and took out a piece of silk wrapped in burlap from his bosom. The silk was dark brown, and Wu Tianjiao could just see it clearly from his angle. On it were the lines of blood-red, flamboyant characters that had been written earlier.

However, Wang Yueban turned the silk over, and behind it was a one-to-one scale map, exactly the same as the blue stone steps in front of him!

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"Hey! I was wondering how that fat guy Wang escaped, but I never expected the silk he brought out of the main tomb chamber would have this clue! That fat guy's luck..."

Wu Tianjiao was somewhat moved. The builders of this Qin Dynasty tomb could never have imagined that thousands of years later, a tomb raider would open a tunnel to reach the "end" ahead of time and take away the relevant information!

He'd probably be so angry he'd crawl out of the ditch, point at Fatty Wang, and howl.

This is a cunning and unpredictable person who doesn't play by the rules!

Chapter 218: It's a Datura! The Demon Flower!

With the map as a guide, the treacherous Shoushan stone steps seemed to become nothing more than decorations, and everyone carefully followed the route designated by Fatty Wang and ascended safely!

Just as he was about to step off the stairs, Wu Tianjiao suddenly caught a whiff of an unusual odor!

His ears twitched; he heard someone muttering softly behind him.

"Strange... could this be...?"

[Ding! Special mission detected!]

【The Mad Datura...】

The group continued to advance following Wang Pangzi's route. Although the main tomb chamber steps paved with Shoushan stone were only five meters high, the safe walking route was zigzag, making it much more difficult to walk than expected!

Wu Tianjiao, standing in the crowd, was somewhat bewildered!

"System? System, what's wrong with you? Have you crashed?"

Wu Tianjiao was speechless. When the system suddenly issued the task this time, it spoke very fluently at first, but then it stopped midway through its sentence.

It's like watching a movie, and when you get to an exciting part, you're told it needs to load and buffer, which is incredibly frustrating!

[Sizzle... sizzle...]

[New anomaly detected!]

[Ding! Special mission triggered!]

【Mandala, also known as the Fruit of Madness, the Horn of Demons, please do your best to protect everyone 0/1】

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"What's going on? Why was this mission suddenly assigned? What does 'do your best to protect everyone' mean? What are the standards for this 'doing your best'?"

"And another thing! System, when you issue this task, could you please explain what 'Mandala' is? Just from the name, who can know any details about it!"

Wu Tianjiao questioned the system in his mind, hoping it could explain, since dealing with the unknown was more troublesome!

[The host's request is outside the scope of the system's services; paid assistance is available.]

Wu Tianjiao subconsciously glanced at the [Ultimate Treasure Shop (Beginner)], where a new book, [A Brief Introduction to Mandala], had been added to the product list for 1000 gold coins!

"System! You're robbing me! I fought so hard and bravely on the front lines, and my total worth is only 1000 gold coins. You're trying to completely drain my wallet!"

After waiting for a while, the system did not respond further, so Wu Tianjiao could only shake his head helplessly and decide to see how things went.

Only consider using the system store as a last resort, since your items are there and won't be lost...

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

Wu Tianjiao raised an eyebrow, sniffed the air again, and found it to be an indescribable fragrance.

At first, it's a little sweet, then it becomes refreshing, with a matcha flavor or a milky aroma?

Ok?

Why did I associate it with the smell of milk...?

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

"Ouch!"

"This is seriously exhausting, Fatty! You guys keep up, don't fall behind!"

Wang Pangzi stepped onto the top of the main tomb chamber steps and moved slightly to the other side, making room for Wu Tianjiao and the others behind him.

"Don't rush! Take it one step at a time. The top of these steps is safe, don't panic! Watch your step..."

Jiang Jiaxu, a tall young man in the crowd, was carrying a camera in one hand. He was struggling to maintain his balance, moving his body carefully. Suddenly, he sniffed the air, then looked up at the crowd at the top of the steps with some confusion.

"By the way... can you guys smell... barbecue...?"

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"Barbecue? Jiang Jiaxu, are you starving? This is an underground tomb, how could there be any smell of barbecue here!"

Fatty Wang curled his lip in disdain.

"Look at you, so tall and strong, all you can think about is food!"

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

Because he was on a stone step, Jiang Jiaxu was annoyed by Wang Pangzi's mockery, and his face turned red. However, he still dared not let his guard down and could only lower his head and carefully move forward.

After waiting for a few minutes, everyone safely arrived at the entrance to the main burial chamber. Fatty Wang breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand.

"Everyone, stay close to me. We need to be extra careful ahead..."

..........

"Wait! Look at that!"

Suddenly, a hand grabbed Wang Pangzi's shoulder. Wu Tianjiao shone his powerful flashlight on the lower left corner of the arched stone gate in front of him!

A small flower is growing there right now.

The petals are half white and half purple, and the entire bud is funnel-shaped, resembling a trumpet flower....

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"This...this is a 'morning glory'?"

Wang Yueban asked with some doubt:

"That's strange. I didn't find this morning glory when I ran out of the main burial chamber. Besides, this place is all Shoushan stone fitting into the tomb passage, there's no soil at all. Even if a seed drifted here, it wouldn't be possible..."

"Hmm? I smell roast duck..."

However, at that moment, Fatty Wang's voice was suddenly interrupted.

Suddenly, a young man from the academy at the very back of the group spoke up:

"I'm so thirsty...do you have any water?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and was immediately startled. In just a few minutes, the young man from the university took out five or six 1.5-liter bottles of mineral water from his backpack. His lower abdomen was clearly bulging, indicating that nearly 10 liters of water had been poured into his stomach.

"That's strange... Jiang Jiaxu, why did you turn off the lights? You need to keep the lights on in the tomb passage!"

Everyone's faces darkened instantly. All the miners' lamps were on inside the tomb passage, which meant something unusual must have happened!

"careful!"

Jiang Jiaxu instinctively exclaimed in surprise, only to see that the young man from the academy seemed not to hear him, his heel already stepping onto the first level of bluestone steps.

Suddenly, a bronze arrow shot out from the darkness, moving with lightning speed!

No one expected this to happen!

The people were about five or six meters away from the bronze arrow, making it impossible to carry out a rescue in time.

"Whoosh!" A sharp sound of something cutting through the air rang out!

The powerful impact of the bronze arrow pierced directly through the back of the young man from the academy, pinning him to the bluestone bricks.

Crimson blood flowed down the arrow, a truly horrifying sight!

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"Die...die...no!"

The tall young man, Jiang Jiaxu, had bloodshot eyes and was about to run over to check on the injuries of the young man from the academy!

"Get out of my way, you fatso! Are you planning to just stand by and watch me die?"

Upon seeing Wang Yueban blocking his way, Jiang Jiaxu put down the camera on his shoulder for the first time and swung his fist at the other man.

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"Stop! I finally remember what this is!"

"It's a datura! A bewitching flower!"

Chapter 219: The Last Sedative

Ah Ning was filled with shock. She never expected to see such a rare plant here. Without thinking, she quickly ran to Master Yuanxin's side, unpacked her backpack, took out a syringe, and plunged it into her shoulder without hesitation!

Despite the pain, he kept speaking: