The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"In other words, the road ahead will be safer!"

"not necessarily!"

Zhang Qishan's serious expression dispelled Qi Tiezui's sense of relief.

"I think the real danger is just beginning. We haven't encountered anything except corpse moths along the way, so the real danger is likely to be gathering on the road ahead."

At this point, Zhang Qishan's gaze swept over everyone, "So from now on, everyone must be on high alert and prepare for any potential dangers."

"No matter what happens, you must remain calm and not lose your composure."

After a quick glance, Zhang Qishan abruptly stopped speaking.

"Brother Fang, have you made any discoveries?"

He saw Fang Yun squatting in the corner of the cave, tapping a large stone slab with a wooden stick.

Everyone looked at Fang Yun after Zhang Qishan said that.

Hearing the voice behind him, Fang Yun stood up and waved to the crowd.

"There's nothing behind this stone tablet, come and take a look."

Chapter 196 The Secret Chamber of the Titanium Thief!

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, everyone stepped forward.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this was a thick stone tablet, and only a broken section of it.

The broken stele was covered with dense text and symbols, but the stone carvings had been damaged by human hands, and it was now impossible to see what was written on it.

Lieutenant Zhang was the most proactive. After wiping the dust and cobwebs off the stone tablet, he looked at both sides and spoke with a puzzled expression.

“This stone tablet must be from the tomb; it shouldn’t be here.”

"There are the Second Master's family's markings in this cave. Could they have been made by the Second Master's ancestors?"

"impossible!"

Qi Tiezui shook his head violently, "Second Master's family values ​​rules the most, they wouldn't do such a thing."

This stone tablet looks to weigh several hundred kilograms. Grave robbers are only after money; they wouldn't be so foolish as to move a stone tablet.

"It must have been Riku himself who did it!"

At this moment, Fang Yun stood up and wiped his hands.

"Judging from the length of this broken stele, the entire stele was over three meters long. In a tomb, only a Zhenlingpu (a type of tomb-guarding system) would use such a long stele."

“The Zhenling Catalogue is an inscription used to record information about ancient tombs and the life of the tomb owner. If the Zhenling Catalogue can be found when exploring a tomb, then half of these 19 tombs can be considered looted.”

“Ordinary tomb raiders wouldn’t destroy the tomb’s protective charm, because they’ve already taken the loot and don’t care whether their companions later on will also discover the tomb.”

"Therefore, this stone tablet should have been destroyed by Ri himself in order to conceal the information about the ancient tomb."

"Trying to cover it up only makes it more obvious. It seems there's another secret hidden in this tomb." Zhang Qishan's expression hardened, and he let out a breath.

If Riku himself only considered this place as a secret base, then he wouldn't care about an ancient tomb that was discovered more than 20 years ago.

The fact that Riki himself destroyed the information about the ancient tomb is very likely because there are other secrets hidden inside.

For example, Riku himself didn't fully explore the tomb, but there were things Riku himself wanted inside!

Therefore, Riben was obsessed with the mine and did not want others to know about the ancient tomb.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qishan's desire to explore the tomb grew even stronger.

"Brother Fang, you said earlier that the back of this stone tablet is hollow?"

"Ah."

Fang Yun nodded and kicked the broken stele. "There's a dripping sound behind it. There should be a hole."

He was somewhat annoyed when he discovered that the Zhenling genealogy had been destroyed.

It's important to know that the information recorded in the Zhenling genealogy is very important.

The above must record how Qingwuzi obtained the meteorite copper, as well as the methods used to use it.

Now that the Zhenling genealogy has been destroyed, he has to figure out how to use the meteorite copper on his own after obtaining it.

But it's easier said than done.

He's had the Muchen Pearl and the Boundless Demon Eye in his hands for so long, but he still hasn't figured out how to use them.

Zhang Qishan did not notice Fang Yun's regretful expression.

Upon hearing that there was a hole behind the broken monument, he immediately ordered his personal guards, "Move it!"

As soon as Zhang Qishan spoke, several of Zhang family guards stepped forward and forcefully pushed the broken stele.

"Oh!"

With a muffled thud, the broken monument was pushed over.

Sure enough, there was a dark hole behind the broken stele.

The cave entrance was blocked by someone, with a lot of rocks and broken bricks stuffed in, but it wasn't blocked very tightly, and the traces of human intervention were obvious at a glance.

It's obvious that this was a hole that Riki himself plugged.

Because tomb raiders never block the tunnels they dig, and even if they did, their workmanship wouldn't be so crude.

Upon seeing the appearance of the cave entrance, Fang Yun narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

This hole... looks like it was hastily blocked up.

If I remember correctly, there's a laboratory left behind by Riki himself in this mine, and this seems to be it!

It is estimated that Riku himself encountered something in the tomb and, in his hasty escape, could only simply cover the entrance to the cave.

Looking back now, the broken spiral mine tunnel outside was probably also something Riku used to prevent the evil spirits from pursuing him.

"Everyone..."

Upon seeing the cave entrance, Qi Tiezui's face fell, and he took a step back.

"Since it was Rihito himself who blocked the hole, it probably doesn't contain anything good."

"There might be something dirty or a trap inside, so let's not go in."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qishan gave Qi Tiezui an annoyed look and said in a low voice:

"If there really was a trap, why would Riku block it? Wouldn't it be better to just let people in? Besides, what kind of dirty stuff... can these few rocks really stop it?"

"I didn't let you in, what's the panic?"

After speaking, Zhang Qishan looked at Fang Yun and Huo Sanniang.

"Brother Fang, Third Sister, let the three of us go in and take a look."

"Okay." Fang Yun and Huo San Niang nodded.

Seeing this, Zhang Qishan didn't hesitate and started working right away.

In a few quick movements, he scooped out all the broken stones and bricks from the cave entrance, and then crawled into the cave.

Fang Yun and Huo San Niang also lowered their bodies and followed.

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

After taking a few steps into the cave, the space gradually expands.

This is a natural rock path.

The rock passage slopes steeply upwards and is winding.

After walking along the rocky path for several dozen meters, and turning a corner, the view suddenly opened up before us.

A huge 550-meter-deep cave appeared before everyone's eyes.

The cave was very damp, with large amounts of water dripping from the rock ceiling and splashing onto the ground.

In the center of the cave, there are four or five wooden houses connected together to form a pavilion.

At the top of the pavilion hangs a Japanese flag that has long since become moldy and rotten.

Upon seeing the Japanese flag, Zhang Qishan's eyes narrowed.

"This was left by Riku himself. Riku himself blocked this place, perhaps to hide some important information."

"Brother Fang, Third Sister, let's split up and take a look."

After speaking, Zhang Qishan held up his flashlight and carefully looked around, while Huo Sanniang walked directly towards the wooden houses.

Fang Yun, however, remained standing in the same spot.

He has night vision, so he doesn't need to use light to investigate like Zhang Qishan and Huo Sanniang.

He only needs to stand still and scan the area to see the scene inside the cave.

Just like the fragments in his memory, this really is Riku's own laboratory.

He saw that the wooden houses contained many glass bottles filled with unidentified liquids and powders.

Several mummified corpses covered in sores were hanging on the wall.

Judging from the clothing remaining on the mummies, they were all miners.