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

Wu Tianjiao was certain that the Thunder Drill of the Unloading Ridge Sect in his hand was definitely not something an ordinary disciple could possess. The Thunder Drill hammer was made of extraterrestrial meteorite iron, and the drill bit was forged and refined from mithril and steel. Even the most ignorant person could deduce the extraordinary nature of this weapon just by hearing about the two materials: extraterrestrial meteorite iron and mithril and steel!

Could it be that this Thunder Drill is one of the treasures of the Unloading Ridge Sect?

Just as Wu Tianjiao was pondering to himself, the system in his mind suddenly sounded another notification!

[Ding! Special mission triggered and completed!]

[Protect Wu Xie as he traverses the Corpse Fiend Eight Trigrams Formation and arrives at the ancient bronze coffin 0/1]

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Upon hearing the mission notification, Wu Tianjiao subconsciously looked up. A dozen feet in front of him were bronze crossbow bolts, and beyond that was complete darkness. He had long forgotten the scene of A Ning instantly opening the entire map earlier!

Who can memorize all eight directions of Qimen Dunjia in an instant?

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"Wang Yueban, what should we do? Let's find a way to get out of here quickly!"

The tall young man, Jiang Jiaxu, was already on edge because of the eerie atmosphere in the main tomb chamber. He was afraid that he would make a mistake due to nervousness and be shot through by the unseen "Imperial Crossbow" in the darkness!

Wang Yueban's face was gloomy. He opened his mouth and spoke with some difficulty:

"Although I remember the location of the tunnel, if we leave this place and move forward, we will definitely be shot by the traps laid by the Corpse Fiend Eight Trigrams Formation around us. We can't just blindly rush in like this. We must find a way to break through!"

"Old Kong, do you have any other ideas?!"

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Wang Yueban glanced at Kong Zhengye beside her, only to see the other man helplessly shrug and sigh. When he looked up again, a serious expression flickered in his eyes for the first time.

"We tomb raiders are proficient in four skills: observation, listening, questioning, and palpation. The most important of these is the fourth technique, 'palpation.' It has three layers of meaning, the most important of which is discovering ancient tombs, locating and digging tunnels, and confirming the direction of the tomb—a branch of 'geomancy and tomb location'!"

"I'm not very skilled yet, but I'll give it a shot. From now on, you all must stick close to me and don't act on your own!"

Let Fatty, this tomb raider, test his skills in "locating the tomb and determining the location" against the legendary "Qimen Dunjia" of the Qin Empire!

After speaking, Wang Yue glanced at A Ning subtly, saw her purse her lips and said nothing more.

Wu Tianjiao, standing in the crowd, was also somewhat surprised. It seemed that Wang Yueban had some real skills, but he didn't know if his guess was correct!

Wang Yueban asked Jiang Jiaxu for paper and pen, and then started writing and drawing on them.

An eight-sided rectangle appeared on the paper, with labels indicating the contents.

Rest, Life, Injury, Curb, Scenery, Death, Shock! Several large characters!

Then he raised his head and his gaze swept over everyone, recalling all the details from before!

"After entering the tomb of the Qin Dynasty, we encountered the following items in succession: Shoushan stone, a phoenix seeking a mate, lice, a jade human face, a python with a human face and a snake, a pair of shoes, and a roe deer with a sheep's body and a human face!"

At this point, Wang Yueban finished filling out the papers in his hand one by one!

Turn it over to present the text to everyone!

[Injury Gate - Shoushan Stone], [View Gate - Phoenix Seeking a Mate].

[Death Gate - Lice], [Life Gate - Jade Carved Human Face]

[Du Gate - Peng Python Human-faced Snake], [Jing Gate - Punishment of Shoes].

[The Gate of Rest - A roe deer with the body of a sheep and the face of a human]

Chapter 231: Imperial Army Crossbows, Hidden Crossbows, Machine Crossbows

Wang Yueban continued to write and draw on the paper with a water-based pen, creating many intersections by following the method of two points forming a line, and finally connecting the nodes into a line according to a special trend!

"I've done my best. Although there have been many evil things since ancient times, many secret methods are all based on the same principle. This time, in order to verify the authenticity of this path to survival, I, Fatty, will take the lead!"

"The title of 'Tomb Raider Captain' is well-deserved!"

"As long as I'm alright, you'll all be safe if you stay with me!"

Wang Yueban's voice was unusually serious. He was going all out. At the same time, his gaze was fixed on the bronze flag not far away. He gritted his teeth, turned around without saying a word, and took a step forward.

Everyone in the main tomb chamber dared not breathe and followed behind Wang Yueban. However, Wu Tianjiao, one of them, suddenly felt a sense of alarm!

He looked at the crowd and counted them carefully, then his heart skipped a beat!

One person is missing!

The blond, faceless foreigner, Lowell, has mysteriously disappeared.

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Inside the main tomb chamber of the Qin Empire, everyone carefully followed Fatty Wang forward!

This time, Aning did not use the high-intensity light source without authorization, because such a high-intensity light source would emit an astonishing amount of heat when used at close range.

If you hold it in your palm or too close to your skin, you can easily get burned. However, Ah Ning's ears twitched again, and she became even more puzzled.

"What...what is that sound...?"

Besides the footsteps of the group, Aning also keenly noticed other "strange noises" mixed in with the sounds in the main tomb chamber. The sounds were extremely faint, but Aning herself could not be sure if she was hallucinating!

She subconsciously looked up at Wu Tianjiao beside her and saw that his expression seemed a little abnormal. Just as she was about to ask him in a low voice, Master Yuanxin suddenly reached out and patted A Ning's shoulder.

His young and handsome face twitched slightly, and he parted his lips to make a few mouth movements.

"Just wait and see what happens!"

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Wu Tianjiao, who was standing to the side, did not notice the subtle communication between A Ning and Monk Yuanxin. At this moment, he felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

This Lowell is strange and very "abnormal". When the photo was taken, he didn't have the facial features of a normal person. He was just a bald patch. If I hadn't filled in the "mosaic" in my mind, I probably would have been scared awake at night.

However, this "eccentric" person actually has the identity of a tutor at a well-known university, which makes it even more impossible to take any "rash" action against him.

Throughout the journey, Wu Tianjiao kept a close watch on the blond foreigner, Luo Weier, and discovered that he showed no fear of the "strange and terrifying" creatures inside the tomb passage of the Qin Empire!

Lice, roe deer, human-faced snakes—Wu Tianjiao was certain that this was the first time anyone had ever seen such creatures, but Lowell's reaction was far too calm...

Having thought this through, Wu Tianjiao had already made up his mind!

Perhaps this trip to the ancient tomb of the Qin Empire must have hidden other secrets, and Lowell must be the most unstable "factor"!

This "factor" can be directly equated with "weird". From now on, Wu Tianjiao has focused his attention on the martial arts of the Unloading Ridge Warriors, the Unloading Ridge Soaring Serpent Hand, which is in the inventory in his mind.

In the event of any "unexpected" incident, they can protect themselves immediately.

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"Cough cough!"

Just then, a slight coughing sound rang out.

The tall young man, Jiang Jiaxu, spoke somewhat hesitantly:

"Wang Yueban, I'm telling you, you're going in the wrong direction! The tunnel you dug four days ago is clearly to our right, but now you're heading to the left. Aren't you getting further and further away from here?"

"And what about that 'gold-dividing and tomb-locating' technique of the tomb raiders you mentioned? If it's really as powerful as the rumors say, although there are..."

Jiang Jiaxu's voice sounded anxious. The atmosphere in the main tomb chamber was extremely oppressive, and the visibility was low. Even with a flashlight, it was almost like groping in the dark!

"Shut the hell up, you fat man!"

Wang Yueban, who was leading the way, finally couldn't hold back any longer and turned around to hurl a low, angry rebuke:

"Jiang Jiaxu, I'm giving you one last chance. Don't keep causing trouble, or I'll make you lead the way. This is the main tomb chamber; there are no cameras here! Think it over! If you keep babbling on and on, I'll make you my first guinea pig!"

Wang Yueban's eyes flashed with a fierce light. This was the first time he had shown a completely different "other side" in front of everyone. As a tomb raider, he had experienced many dangerous tombs and had a ruthless streak in his bones. This potential would erupt when faced with real danger!

Jiang Jiaxu opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word for a long time. He was clearly frightened. Two other female students from the university quickly pulled him back, easing the tense atmosphere.

“Phew... I know you guys are anxious, but things have priorities. This Corpse Fiend Eight Formation has eight bronze flags, and their corresponding directions are mysterious and complex.”

"Our tomb raiding technique, 'geomancer locating the burial site,' is primarily used this time to find the intersection of the 'Death Gate' and 'Life Gate' in Qimen Dunjia. If I remember correctly, there should be a 'blank' gate there, and this is very likely the only way out..."

But at that moment, Wang Yueban's voice suddenly froze, and he subconsciously asked:

Hey! Um... I'm not kidding, have you guys heard anything weird?

Wang Pangzi's words immediately made everyone hold their breath and stop in their tracks. The next moment, the entire main tomb chamber was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

In this state, faint "click-click" sounds could be heard almost indistinctly.

Wu Xie's puzzled expression changed three times in a row. He reached out and hooked his arm around Wang Yueban's neck, pulling her down onto the bluestone floor.

"Lie down! Everyone, get down! This is a 'hidden crossbow'!"

The reaction time of the crowd was also unsatisfactory; in a critical moment, no one would joke about their own life.

"Whizzing!"

In the next instant, a series of sharp air explosions rang out, and dozens of bronze crossbow bolts shot out from the darkness on both sides of the main burial chamber. These bolts were only fifty centimeters long and about two centimeters in diameter. Although they were light, they were extremely fast.

The bronze arrow flew over the heads of the 1.8 people who were lying prone, and then disappeared into the "darkness" on the other side of the main tomb chamber in the next instant.

"Damn! You scared me to death, Wu Xie! If it weren't for your quick reaction, I probably would be dead here!"

Wang Yueban got up from the ground and helped the other person up.

"Cough cough!"

Wu Xie coughed lightly, dusted himself off, and explained:

“When I first saw the ‘Imperial Crossbow,’ I suspected that there should be similar traps in the main burial chamber. I also saw a mysterious ‘Hidden Crossbow’ in a ‘notebook’. A crossbow is an arrow, and a hidden crossbow is a mechanical device that is secretly set in the ‘fatal spot’ (the place that must be passed through) of the tomb, and can automatically fire a sharp arrow when the mechanism is triggered.”