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

"If you want to die, go alone. Don't drag others down with you. The Corpse Fiend Eight Trigrams Formation traps in this ancient tomb are arranged according to a specific pattern. Once the formation is activated, the pattern changes almost every moment. In fact, whether there is light or not will not have much impact on your escape plan. Anyway, you have no choice but to step on the Shoushan stone floor and an unpredictable accident will occur!"

Wang Yueban's voice was unusually cold, not because he wanted to stifle the survival instincts of everyone in the academy, but because that was the truth!

The moment the eerie green candlelight illuminated the space of the main tomb chamber, Wang Yueban, the tomb raider, knew that trying to break through the Corpse Fiend Eight Formation was clearly wishful thinking, because this formation also contained the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques!

Any mistake could be fatal!

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"Is... is there really no way at all?"

The burly young man, Jiang Jiaxu, looked extremely pale, feeling that his chances of survival were dwindling.

"If this continues, when the 'zombie' inside the coffin comes out, it will be a monster with immense strength that can dismantle a bronze coffin with its bare hands. We'll still be doomed!"

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Wang Yueban, however, showed no sign of panic. He slightly turned his head and glanced sideways at Jiang Jiaxu:

"Fatty, I've made myself very clear. It takes a lot of conditions for a corpse to turn into a 'zongzi' (rice dumpling). The previous sandstorm was just the beginning. If that's all there is to it, it's not enough to create a living 'zongzi'!"

"When the coffin lid is actually opened, the 'thing' inside will at most be a 'mold' person with very long hair and nails!"

Seeing the somewhat confused looks on everyone's faces, Wang Yueban shook her head helplessly and subconsciously began to explain:

"There's a rumor in our tomb raiding records that turning someone into a zombie requires this step!"

[The body is buried but not interred]

"During the historical period of the Qin Dynasty, there was even a custom of placing the remains of the deceased in the hall or coffin during the funeral procession or the mourning period! From that time onwards, the legend of 'zongzi' became very popular!"

"If a large-bellied cat leaps over a coffin amidst thunder and lightning, the remains are very likely to undergo a strange transformation!"

Chapter 253: The Roe Deer Owl, which resembles a sheep with a human face.

"Hey! Wang Yueban, I'm not making fun of you, but I heard this kind of rumor from my elders a long time ago. It's about strange things happening when a cat touches a dead person, but no such thing has ever happened anywhere in the Great Xia Federation. It's all been proven to be a rumor! Stop peddling 'anxiety' here!"

The burly young man, Jiang Jiaxu, did not believe Wang Pangzi's statement. After all, such a thing was too bizarre and unscientific, even more so than flying sand. It was a great insult to his knowledge system built up over decades!

If you completely believe what the other person says, you'll be put on the pillar of shame by your academic advisors!

However! The rhythmic "thump! thump!" sound inside the bronze coffin grew faster and faster!

The sound even included sharp metallic scraping sounds, as if something was scratching at the bronze coffin lid!

Besides the deeply embedded weapons, the bronze coffin lid also had numerous dents that had just been struck!

This situation makes it hard not to suspect that something is about to come out!

Just then, Wu Tianjiao, with his sharp eyes, spotted a dark figure darting out from the entrance of the main tomb chamber!

The shadowy figure moved with incredible speed, as fast as lightning.

It triggered numerous traps and hidden weapons along the way, but it nimbly dodged them all!

Wu Tianjiao narrowed his eyes slightly, a clear stream flashed through his pupils, and the black figure in front of him was captured!

It turned out to be a monster with the body of a sheep and the face of a human, known as the "Roe Deer Owl"!

At the same time, another thunderous explosion came from the coffin in front of everyone, and the bronze coffin lid flew more than ten feet away!

The position of the central stone platform in the inverted bucket-shaped tomb of the Qin Dynasty suddenly changed!

The bronze coffin was violently flung away by a fierce force! The three-inch-thick bronze coffin lid flew through the air and crashed onto the Shoushan stone surface not far away, sending up a lot of broken stones!

Meanwhile, everyone wanted to peek inside the coffin. Due to the angle, although the bronze coffin was open, the interior was still in shadow.

"Make way! Wu Tianjiao, move aside, don't block my view!"

Fatty Wang looked somewhat anxious.

"Brother Tian, ​​this is a special situation. In my experience, it's clearly beyond human capability for the bronze coffin lid to be blown off like that! There might be dangerous traps ahead!"

"Let me, Fatty, take a look and identify the anomalies inside the bronze coffin!"

Wang Yueban peeked out from behind Wu Tianjiao, trying several times to reach out and push aside the figure standing in front of him, but hesitated several times before actually reaching out and doing so!

Seeing this situation, Wu Xie also intended to say something to persuade Wu Tianjiao not to stop the crowd!

"No need! You'll soon be able to see the scene inside the bronze coffin!"

The crowd looked at Wu Tianjiao, who had spoken up to explain, with puzzled expressions, not understanding the meaning behind his words!

However, as soon as Wu Tianjiao finished speaking, the eerie green candlelight that had been emanating from the bronze coffin suddenly shot up from about the size of a thumb to a great height in the next instant!

"Hey! This 'Tiger Wing Formation' in the Corpse Fiend Eight Formations Diagram feels like it's been injected with chicken blood! You know, in my knowledge as a tomb raider, this eerie green flame isn't burning 'lamp oil,' but a special gas!"

"When this gas is burned, it can make the 'ghost green' flame only have a light-emitting function, without any heat!"

Upon hearing Wang Yueban's explanation, the burly young man Jiang Jiaxu instinctively reached out to test the "ghostly green" flame at his feet:

"Is Wang Yueban's thing really as you described? This is the first time I've ever seen a light source that doesn't produce heat after burning! You should know that anything that emits light has heat energy!"

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"I told you not to get so excited. Curiosity can kill the cat. Although this eerie green flame doesn't have any temperature, in my opinion, it's no less dangerous than the 'ghost fire.' If you firmly believe that you're tough enough, then fine, I won't stop you. Touch it yourself and see if you can walk out of the tomb of the Wang Qin Empire!"

Wang Yueban quickly spoke up to stop it. Although the eerie green flames had no real killing power, they were ominous!

Just like the 'zongzi' he mentioned before, if it gets burned by this flame, it will easily become the 'zongzi's' first target!

However, Wu Tianjiao's voice was unusually solemn:

"Quiet down! Look ahead!"

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Wu Tianjiao, who was at the front of the crowd, narrowed his eyes and looked at the far right of the stone platform in the main tomb chamber. A dark figure had suddenly appeared there!

Wang Yueban, standing behind Wu Tianjiao, shone his powerful flashlight in surprise.

"Tsk... It's this one, the goat-bodied, human-faced guy, what was his name again...?"

Wang Yueban subconsciously looked at Wu Tianjiao's back, wanting to ask for an answer!

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"The Roe Deer Owl, it looks like a sheep with a human face, its eyes are under its armpits, it has tiger teeth and leopard claws, its voice is like a cat, and it loves flesh and blood! It's this guy in front of us!"

Wu Tianjiao looked somewhat nervous. The guy in front of him had clearly learned his lesson from a previous head-on confrontation and hadn't pounced on him the moment they met.

Instead, it opened its mouth, revealing rows of sharp fangs, and extended its tongue covered in barbs, licking its lips. Its eyes near its neck warily watched the crowd.

The roe deer's body began to move slowly, its feline-like body moving silently across the Shoushan stone floor.

Chapter 254: The Bronze Coffin Actually Stands Up

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, surrounded by a bright, serene fire, they might not have been able to pinpoint its location so quickly!

Wu Tianjiao looked extremely tense, his body subtly crouching, a result of the lingering memories of the Seven Corpse Fist of the Tomb Raider General in his mind!

But at that moment, Wang Yueban's expression changed in an extremely interesting way!

"Ah Ning! Don't hesitate! Quickly take out your Desert Eagle and start shooting! We absolutely cannot let this roe deer get close to the bronze coffin! If it gets close, everything will be over!"

Wang Yueban's urgent tone caught A Ning's attention, leaving her momentarily stunned.

Wu Tianjiao reacted instantly, his heart skipped a beat, and he blurted out an explanation:

"Didn't Wang Yueban say before that the body would be buried but not interred? But for a body to become a 'zombie,' it must undergo extremely harsh conditions. He also mentioned before that 'the pregnant cat jumped over the coffin 730.' If this rumor is true..."

"Everything before us was designed by the tomb builders of the Wang Qin Empire. This roe deer owl has a voice like a 'cat's meow,' and its face and claws are just like those of a feline. Just like a tiger, although it is huge, it is still a 'cat'!"

"The roe deer with the body of a sheep and the face of a human in front of us is actually a cat. Its sole purpose in coming here is to awaken the 'remains' inside the coffin!"

Wu Tianjiao explained even faster than Wang Yueban, and he could vaguely sense that the blessing from the Tomb Raider General within his body was about to reach a critical point!

There's no time left!

Without further hesitation, Wu Tianjiao took a big step and his body shot out like a cannonball.

With a flurry of punches, General Faqiu unleashed his Seven Corpse Fist in front of him.

It slammed down hard on the crouching roe deer!

"Meow!"

The roe deer let out a sharp hiss. Enemies meeting are bound to be furious. Its pupils in the eyes on its neck suddenly bulged, its body swayed, and its back arched!

Using his spinal cord, he forcefully withstood Wu Tianjiao's punch, using the impact to fly backwards towards the bronze coffin not far away!

Wu Tianjiao landed a powerful punch, and the crisp cracking sound of the fist hitting the opponent's spine made it clear that the roe deer in front of him was already seriously injured!

However, the other party's goal was very clear: to completely transform the remains inside the coffin into something indescribable!

Wu Tianjiao's internal energy surged, and he reached out with one hand, as if a spear were drawn like a dragon, his five fingers tightly gripping the tail of the roe deer!

With his arm muscles tightened, he was about to pull the roe deer back from mid-air. His other hand clenched into a fist, and the Seven Corpse Fist was ready. The next strike would be aimed at the roe deer's head and deliver a precise and fatal blow!

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But suddenly, a claw flashed with a sharp edge and tore towards Wu Tianjiao's face!

"Something's wrong!"

Wu Tianjiao was startled, for the roe deer's claws were actually slashing at his own tail.

A flash of silver light appeared, and the tail broke off at the root!