The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

The group walked for ten minutes but still couldn't find the exit.

Moreover, the further down the mine tunnel you go, the higher the temperature gets, just like entering a sauna, with sweat pouring down your face.

"Geothermal source..."

"We should be getting close to the lava area soon, and we'll probably encounter heat-loving Blood Poison Grass as well."

Fang Yun walked at the back of the group, wiping the sweat from his hands, recalling the plot points related to this terrain.

He still remembered some of the things in the mine.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Just then, Qi Tiezui's exclamation rang out from the front of the group.

Fang Yun frowned and quickly walked to the front of the line.

Following Qi Tiezui's gaze, one could see a statue of the Heavenly Venerable Mother Buddha embedded in the rock wall.

This Heavenly Venerable Mother Buddha statue is carved from obsidian and is very lifelike. It also exudes a sense of warding off evil spirits, so it was probably specially made to ward off evil.

Judging from the incense burner at the foot of the Buddha statue, it has been a long time since anyone has come to offer incense.

"Statue of the Heavenly Venerable Mother!"

Qi Tiezui looked at Zhang Qishan with some despair: "Buddha, this statue of the Heavenly Mother is used to ward off evil spirits!"

"What's ahead is definitely fierce!"

"It's not your turn to go."

Zhang Qishan glanced helplessly at Qi Tiezui.

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Ten minutes later, the group finally saw the exit of the mine tunnel.

As soon as I stepped out of the mine tunnel, a wave of heat hit me, making me sweat profusely.

However, compared to the heatwave, the scene before us was clearly more shocking.

This is an underground canyon.

An underground canyon that requires no lighting.

Because the surroundings were already enveloped by countless blazing flames.

The flames all shot out from the abyss of the cliff in front of them.

I walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down.

A river of magma flows in the abyss, constantly boiling and churning!

"A river of lava!"

"No wonder it got hotter as we went down!"

“Buddha, I already said we have to go to the left; the right path is blocked.”

Qi Tiezui looked at Zhang Qishan, alarm bells ringing in his mind!

He was genuinely afraid that Zhang Qishan was stubborn and might impulsively try to cross the lava abyss.

"It's a dead end? Not necessarily!"

Zhang Qishan smiled mysteriously and took out the mine plan he had found earlier from his pocket.

According to the floor plan, there is a bridge at this location.

The flame markers by the bridge likely represent this lava river.

Once you cross this lava river, you'll reach a cave marked with a coffin!

The purpose of this tomb raiding trip was not for wealth, and the coffin was not important. What was important was that Riku himself had been to that place and had even marked it.

Therefore, there must be something wrong with that place!

After surveying the surroundings, Huo Sanniang returned to the group and pointed to the left.

"There's still a path leading down from here."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qishan's eyes lit up, and he looked in the direction Huo Sanniang was pointing.

Not far away, there is a grove of trees.

However, the trees in the forest had all dried up, leaving only the scorched branches standing upright.

In the midst of those dense branches, there was a clean path with many neatly broken dead branches scattered on the ground, clearly a path that had been carved out by human hands.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Qishan's lips curled into a smile, and he put away the mine pit plan.

"According to the mine's plan, there is a bridge over this lava river."

“By crossing that bridge, we can reach a cave. Riku himself marked a coffin in that cave. We must go there to find out more.”

As soon as Zhang Qishan said this, apart from Fang Yun, who knew the plot, and Qi Tiezui, who had already decided to withdraw, everyone else was shocked.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Nowadays, the Zhang and Huo families, one serving in the military and the other in business, rarely do farm work themselves anymore.

But, in the end, they were people who made their fortune through tomb raiding.

To them, a coffin means money.

Opening a coffin is a way to make a fortune!

This operation is indeed to uncover Rihito's conspiracy, but no one would refuse to make some money along the way!

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After making up their minds, the group walked deeper into the dead forest.

Before long, they found the bridge Zhang Qishan had mentioned, which was also the only way to cross the lava abyss.

The bridge spans the lava abyss, connecting the two ends of the abyss.

The entire bridge is constructed of earth and stone, giving the impression that it would collapse if you stepped on it.

On the bridge, there are still many dead tree trunks and roots remaining.

Entangled with those dead trees, the entire bridge resembles a tree hollow formed by tree roots and trunks.

However, the focus right now is not on the bridge itself, but on the only way to get to it.

On that barren land, countless blood poison plants grew.

When the Blood Poison Grass gathers in clusters, it looks like a human head growing out of the ground, except that the head has no face, only countless black hairs.

Before them stood dozens of clumps of Blood Poison Grass, blocking their path to the bridge.

However, the Blood Poison Grass did not riot because of the arrival of the group.

Because the Blood Poison Grass thrives in heat and prefers to stay in warm places.

The human body temperature is far lower than that of this scorching earth.

Unless you touch those blood poison plants, they won't pay attention to people.

Upon seeing the blood poison herbs, everyone's expressions turned serious.

She stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Fang Yun.

Nearly half of the people in this group had been affected by the Blood Poison Grass, and the rest had all witnessed the process of removing the Blood Poison Grass.

This blood poison herb is just as dangerous as the venomous corpse beetle or corpse moth.

Fang Yun.

He is the only one in the team who knows how to deal with Blood Poison Grass.

Seeing this, Fang Yun smiled and walked to the center of the group.

"This is the Blood Poison Grass I mentioned earlier. When Blood Poison Grass gathers together, it looks like this disheveled human head."

"However, you don't need to worry too much. This place is a high-temperature environment. As long as we don't touch the Blood Poison Grass, it won't wake up from its slumber."

"The Blood Poison Grass prefers the scorching earth to our body temperature."

Before entering the tomb, he had already explained to everyone what the Blood Poison Grass was and how it was used to lock onto targets.

In such a high-temperature environment, these blood poison plants pose little threat.

Zhang Qishan and Huo Sanniang were probably too scared to back down after their first mishap.

Chapter 199: The Cave of a Hundred Coffins!

After Fang Yun finished speaking...

Zhang Qishan said thoughtfully, "Brother Fang means that this poisonous plant likes to burrow into hot places."

"So as long as we don't touch them, they will definitely not leave the scorching earth?"

"Correct."

Fang Yun nodded affirmatively.