The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

Fang Yun said calmly.

"Wow, I'm starting to suspect that you put that drought demon in there. How did you know it was a drought demon?"

The fat man asked curiously.

Fang Yun didn't reply, but just gave the fat man a very disdainful look.

　1.3 “At that time, I saw you staring blankly at the porcelain. I called you several times but you ignored me. I thought it was only five meters away, so I went back to get my things and left you there. I thought you wouldn’t have any accidents. It seems that was indeed the case. It was us who had accidents.”

The fat man said.

"You fatso, you still have the nerve to say that? You must have been thinking about those jade ornaments, which is why you left me alone in that tomb. If I hadn't been lucky, I don't think you would have seen me again."

Wu Xie said disdainfully.

"Don't interrupt me yet. Let me finish telling you everything. I went back to the coffin and together with Zhang Qi, we scooped out the water from the coffin. Soon, the body parts floated to the surface."

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Chapter 276 Drought Demon!

“At the time, Zhang Qi and I didn’t have any other thoughts. After we finished scooping the water, we examined the body parts in the coffin. I originally thought she just had a fleshy growth on her head, but it turned out to be fat hanging directly on her twisted torso. Moreover, the body parts belonged to a woman.”

The fat man took a few more breaths.

"At the time, we were thinking about how to lure the body out. After all, some things can only be observed better if the body is emptied out. The body was like it had no bones. The whole body was basically waxed and greasy, so there was no point of leverage. The gloves I was wearing were even worse. They were like they were coated with dish soap."

"Moreover, when I squeezed it, there was a layer of oil, which was particularly disgusting. Fortunately, Zhang Qi came up with a solution. The two of us took off our clothes, one wrapped it around the head and the other around the feet, and we used a gun to pierce it, which became a simple carrying pole. We lifted it up and put the body on the ground."

"At the time, I was wondering why the woman's belly was so big. I just thought she was probably too fat, so it looked huge. Neither of us realized that she had actually died during childbirth and that there was something else hidden inside her belly."

　"19," the fat man said.

"Could it be that the woman's belly was carrying a drought demon?"

Wu Xie quickly asked.

"I don't even know what to say about you. You don't speak up when you should, and you stay silent when you shouldn't. You can ask any questions after I've finished speaking."

The fat man said somewhat impatiently.

Wu Xie also realized that the two had escaped death, so it was best not to provoke them.

"After her body was carried out, the stone tablet underneath was revealed. Zhang Qi told me that this was called the coffin-pressing tablet, which was used to prevent the coffin from floating when the airtight structure of the underwater tomb was damaged. The coffin-pressing tablet was extremely rough, as if it was made casually, with only a single character carved on it."

"It's just that neither Zhang Qi nor I could read the words written on it. That's when I remembered that you were still in the tomb chamber next door. I was about to go and call you, but the door on the wall was gone again. So Zhang Qi and I discussed it and thought that if we took the stone tablet out of the coffin, there would be a chance for you to see it."

"I didn't expect this coffin stone to be so heavy, and there was some viscous liquid around it, like pine sap, which firmly stuck the stone to the bottom of the coffin. I tapped the stone and found that it was hollow underneath. Zhang Qi lit a tinderbox and melted all the pine sap around it before we could finally move the stone. Guess what we found?"

The fat man deliberately kept everyone in suspense.

"Fatty, you're so resourceful! Tell me quickly, you can't be so unfair! How can you just abandon a story halfway through? Don't you agree?"

Wu Xie said with a smile.

Fatty was quite pleased to hear Wu Xie's praise, so he continued talking.

"Let me tell you, there's a huge hole down there, and it wasn't designed by the tomb's designers. It's a real tomb raider's hole. The location of this tomb raider's hole is absolutely perfect. It goes right up to the bottom of the coffin. If it weren't for that coffin-pressing stone, the corpse in the coffin would probably have been dragged into the hole long ago."

"When we saw the tomb robber's hole, we felt that something was amiss. If we had previously speculated that the tomb chamber was structured like an elevator, then the appearance of this tomb robber's hole clearly shows that all our previous speculations were wrong, after all, this tomb robber's hole is too deep."

"The preservation of the body and the burial of the corpse are all about feng shui. The tomb robber's hole directly destroyed the feng shui arrangement made by the tomb owner. Although the body has been waxed and it is impossible for it to turn into a corpse, the momentum is no longer there. Although we do not know the overall changes, we are not sure whether it will turn from a treasure land into a ruined land."

"I can't help it," the fat man said helplessly.

"Let me talk about something next, and let this fat guy rest for a while."

Zhang Qi said.

"At that time, Fatty wanted to make a rubbing of the contents of the stone tablet so that he could show you what it said. Meanwhile, I was observing the female corpse. Unexpectedly, a small hand covered in white hair emerged from the corpse and grabbed my left hand tightly."

"Fatty reacted quickly, immediately firing his gun. In that instant, I broke free from the little hand's grasp. However, I realized that the gun was useless to him, so I led Fatty into the hole in the coffin."

"Luckily, you were up there holding a flashlight and shining it into the water. We walked for about two minutes through the tomb robber's hole, and it was completely filled with water. Just then, we saw light shining in, so we had no choice but to try our luck and swim towards the light."

Zhang Qi said.

"It's just a mere drought demon, why are you so nervous?"

Fang Yun said helplessly.

Zhang Qi became somewhat withdrawn.

With Zhang Qi's abilities, killing this white-haired drought demon shouldn't be a problem.

However, Zhang Qi was unable to suppress the poisonous gas within the drought demon's body; only Fang Yun in the world knew such a method.

"But it's okay that we didn't kill it. It's no big deal. It was just an animal. Zhang Qi, come here."

Fang Yun said 620.

Zhang Qi walked up to Fang Yun, who gestured for him to sit down, so Zhang Qi sat on the ground.

It's unclear what technique Fang Yun used to tap Zhang Qi's back a few times.

It will take no more than three seconds.

The black claw mark on Zhang Qi's wrist disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hey everyone, I have a question for you guys."

The fat man said in a panic.

"Ask me any questions you may have."

Fang Yun said calmly.

"This is the first time I've ever seen a drought demon. I don't really know if it can swim, but did you guys feel that the bubbling bubbles in that pool were a little strange?"

The fat man pointed with his hand.

Zhang Qi and Wu Xie both looked at the pool.

Suddenly, a large number of bubbles appeared in the center of the pool, bubbling and gurgling, as if something was about to rise.

Wu Xie's hands were trembling uncontrollably. Just hearing Fatty and Zhang Qi talk about the drought demon had already filled Wu Xie with fear.

If this were to actually appear in front of Wu Xie, he would probably wet his pants on the spot, just as Fatty said.

Not only Wu Xie, but Fatty also started trembling and seemed somewhat at a loss.

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"Zhang Qi, those two are acting a bit strange. Are you starting to act abnormal too?"

Fang Yun said helplessly.

"But, but this situation..."

Zhang Qi hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Gentlemen, we're here to raid tombs, not to engage in some fantasy cultivation. Have a little common sense!"

Fang Yun said irritably.

When Wu Xie and the other two heard Fang Yun say this, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone knows that Fang Yun is the strongest person here. If Fang Yun says there is no danger, then it is probably very safe.

Sure enough, the bubbles rose for about five minutes, then a muffled sound came from the bottom of the pool.

The muffled sound shook the tomb chamber, and at the same time, the bottomless water level in the pool began to drop rapidly.

More than one whirlpool appeared on the surface of the water.

In those few short seconds when everyone was stunned, the water level dropped by two or three meters.

Wu Xie quickly shone his flashlight into the pool.

Previously, Wu Xie had only vaguely seen something on the wall of the pool.

Now it's really clear that there are steps on the inner wall of the pool.

The steps spiral out of shape, seemingly leading straight to the bottom.

The water level dropped very quickly; in just a few breaths, the water was almost completely obscured.

The flashlight is still quite powerful, but it's been used for so long.

There simply wasn't enough electricity to power the light to penetrate the water mist below.

The bottom of the pool was hidden in the mist, like a fog that made people feel uneasy from the bottom of their hearts.

Fortunately, Wu Xie remembered that they had brought several highly penetrating searchlights with them on this trip.

It doesn't last very long, but its penetrating power is extremely strong.

Wu Xie quickly told Zhang Qi and Fatty to each take a searchlight.

Three people stood in three different positions and simultaneously looked down into the water.

Unfortunately, the mist was just too thick.

The powerful searchlight still couldn't illuminate everything, but a rough outline could still be made out.

The bottom of the pool is a circular surface with a diameter of about ten meters, and it is carved with reliefs.

Because of the water mist, the pattern was completely illegible.