Ancient tomb excavation traces

At this moment, we felt as if we were in a cave of cannibals. The baby monster's head poked out resembled Gollum from Lord of the Rings, but its eyes were even more terrifying and its appearance even more horrifying.

I carefully crouched down, saliva stuck in my throat, the direct confrontation was terrifying. My legs went weak, I wanted to scream and dash into the dark tree path for a heart-stopping escape, but the little Taoist priest held my hand down. Right in front of us lay Bajian, his backside stared at by the hairy man. Bao Cai was trembling like a leaf. Bajian turned around, saw the scene, and tried to run forward, but Bao Cai stopped him.

To be honest, it's rare to see Bao Cai so brave and fearless, which also proves that the venom of the spotted caterpillar is extremely poisonous; otherwise, given Bao Cai's personality, he would have already run away.

Right now, in order to save Bajian, he kept muttering to himself, "Liu Baocai, stay calm... stay calm..." Then, in a trembling voice, he said to us, "We must... save them immediately... the higher-ups... the higher-ups are in your hands now."

Although I had a feeling that things were likely to turn out badly, I still nodded. Bao Cai took the lighter from my waist and quietly told Ba Jian to crawl forward a little.

When Bajian crawled, the spotted fur on its buttocks was like a dead thing, not moving at all. But obviously, many of its barbs had gotten stuck. Bajian's face was covered in sweat. Like a drug addict, it kept trying to scratch its buttocks, but Baocai stopped it every time.

The strange baby above seemed to caw at us for a long time, its amber eyes staring at us and its nose constantly twitching. I was trembling with fear, but at that moment my mind was clear.

I knew they couldn't see and were now relying entirely on our scent to orient themselves. So, as Bao Cai and Ba Jian moved forward, they peered inside, worried that the prey was too far away. But they were also cautious and didn't rush down. Perhaps it was because of the torches; these creatures that live in dark environments and can't stand the light always have a nemesis, and that nemesis is fire.

The young Taoist priest noticed this and swept the torch through the crack in the tree. The infants surrounding the tree shrank back in fear. The strange infant was afraid of fire, and Mao Banlan was naturally afraid as well.

I stared at the brightly colored, terrifyingly poisonous insects hanging down from above, and hurriedly looked around. Earlier, when I hid inside, I had noticed some fallen branches and decaying leaves in the cracks of the tree. These things were a bit damp, but they could be good kindling for our escape.

I turned and glanced at Bao Cai. He had just poured some wine on Ba Jian's buttocks. The wine seemed to have some effect on Mao Banlan; the venomous creature twisted, and most of the embedded bristles popped out again. Seeing this, Bao Cai smiled and opened my Zippo lighter. But because he was nervous, his hands were shaking, and he couldn't light it after several attempts, eventually dropping it on the ground.

Bajian gritted his teeth in frustration. Seeing how useless Baocai was, he sighed and then, imitating how we used it, lit the lighter and handed it to Baocai.

Bao Cai wiped his sweat, trembling as he took the lighter, and said to Ba Jian in a serious tone, "Brother, wait a minute, it'll hurt a little, just bear with it..."

Ba Jian groaned and replied, "Big brother, hurry up! I'm in excruciating pain right now. I'd be willing to have a big chunk of flesh cut off my butt!"

After hearing Xiao Ba's words, Bao Cai took a deep breath and lit the fluffy hair on Ba Jian's buttocks with the lighter. I was shocked and tried to stop him, but it was too late. Suddenly, a fireball burst into flames on Ba Jian's buttocks, and the fluffy hair twisted in the flames.

Bajian let out a hiss and blurted out, "That feels so good! I was just thinking of stabbing that itchy spot a few times with a knife."

Seeing this, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This time, Bao Cai was as serious as an old professor in a laboratory. He took out his Mongolian knife, glanced at Ba Jian, and looked like he had made a great decision.

I thought to myself, "Is this guy really trying to cut off a piece of flesh from Bajian's butt?" Just as I was thinking this, Bao Cai's surgery began. He swiftly and decisively made a horizontal cut into the belly of the Mongolian spotted cat, and like flipping a pancake, he quickly scooped it up. The spotted cat was already cooked, making it especially easy to deal with. With Bao Cai's scoop, its body flew out and landed on the ground, still making a sizzling sound.

After completing this series of difficult moves, Bao Cai breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly extinguished the fire on Xiao Ba's buttocks. The buttocks were already bright red, with some remaining charred skin and fur, but since it hadn't been long enough, they weren't completely burned.

Bao Cai's face relaxed, and he sheathed his knife, taking the remaining goblin fruits from the cloth pouch at his waist. Knowing Bao Cai was quite sensible in this regard, and worried about the end, I asked him to give me his lighter. He had just finished a seemingly simple but extremely difficult surgery, and was still in a state of heightened excitement. He tossed the lighter aside, and it hit me.

At this moment, the young Taoist priest was still focused on using torches to drive away these strange infants. I told him about the removal of the mottled hair on Bajian's body. Although there was no expression on his face, I knew he must have breathed a sigh of relief.

Right now, the torch flames are small, the gaps in the trees are large, and there are many strange infants surrounding us. The little Taoist priest was busy looking in front, but he neglected the back. Some of the unattended strange infants took advantage of our inattention and stretched their bodies inside, almost hanging in a half-hanging state. I was extremely anxious. Seeing that Bao Cai had already given Ba Jian the goblin fruit, I hurriedly told them to retreat first, and we would cover their retreat.

Knowing the situation was urgent, Bao Cai didn't dare to delay and crawled inside with Ba Jian. Seeing the situation was bad, I immediately crouched down, ignoring the heart-wrenching screams, and aimed my lighter at the withered leaves on the ground.

The flame was too small; the leaves didn't immediately ignite. Cold sweat beaded on my forehead as I prayed to heaven. The young Taoist priest was about to collapse. A strange infant reached out, repeatedly reaching for his shoulder. He dared not dodge; if he did, the infant would attack me next.

My heart was burning with rage. Just as I was trembling and trying to light the fire for the third time, several black, venomous insects with bristles pointed at me. I was so frightened that I pulled my hand away. The creatures were incredibly fast. Just as I gasped for breath, they suddenly vanished. My first thought was that they had crawled onto my body. This thought made my skin tighten and my whole body itch.

Seeing this, the young Taoist frowned. Ignoring the danger above, he took a torch and lit the dry leaves. In that instant, the gaps in the trees above burst open, and several strange infants tilted down, falling onto the leaves with dull thuds.

The fire quickly ignited, and I stared wide-eyed, finally seeing the spotted creature that had vanished moments before. It was almost at my knees. I hurriedly retreated, but the flames rose rapidly, and a pungent, acrid smell immediately filled the air. The monster infants that hadn't yet descended cried out and retreated, but what was truly alarming was that several more monster infants had fallen into the tree crevice. (To be continued.)

I like tomb raiding.