Tomb raiding: Carrying a coffin during a funeral procession, rewarded with the Dragon Elephant Prajn

Zombies!

Upon hearing those two words, everyone present perked up.

Li Changsheng, in particular, rushed towards Mike's location with lightning speed.

He had been in the Wushan mining area for several days and had not yet received any missions. His black coffin was already itching for a mission.

However, when he got to Mike's side and saw the zombies in the side room, he froze on the spot.

A short while later, Aning, Heixiazi, and others arrived one after another.

The side chamber is next to the main burial chamber, and is surrounded by a narrow tomb passage.

This side chamber is only half the size of the main burial chamber, and contains two wooden coffins.

And a zombie chained up, baring its teeth at everyone... a monkey!

To be precise, it should be a zombie gibbon, the same species as the Wushan ape seen in the air-raid shelter.

Mike was still a little shaken when he saw Aning coming over, and he quickly told her what had just happened.

When he brought his team over, the old ape that was chained up was motionless. Mike assumed it was a dead animal and didn't pay much attention to it.

To everyone's surprise, when its companion tried to get a closer look, the shriveled old ape, which looked like it had been locked up for who knows how many years, suddenly lunged at them and tried to bite.

If Mike's companion hadn't sensed something was wrong and jumped away quickly, his neck would have been bitten off.

Upon hearing this, Ah Ning quickly asked, "You weren't bitten, were you?"

"No, the zombie monkey is locked up."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the zombie monkey, which was chained by an arm-thick iron chain, suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a foul, stench of death!

Everyone quickly covered their noses and stepped back!

The zombie monkey's entire body was clearly rotten, with many parts exposing its stark white bones, especially its skull, which was even half-crushed.

But it seemed oblivious, just baring its teeth and opening its mouth as if trying to bite and suck blood.

Seeing this, Hei Xiazi couldn't help but sigh softly, "Strange things really happen every year; even monkeys can turn into zombies now..."

Generally speaking, a zombie is a person who has died but is unable to breathe properly. If the person happens to be buried in a place where yin energy gathers, they can be transformed into a zombie with just one trigger.

However, wild beasts don't have that lingering resentment after they die.

Even if they exist, they are mostly transformed into demons and become demon corpses; I've never seen one that can become a zombie.

Xiang nodded in agreement, saying, "This doesn't make sense. How could a monkey possibly transform into a zombie..."

Li Changsheng listened to their conversation and shook his head helplessly.

Of course, his helplessness wasn't due to the appearance of the zombie monkey, but rather because the system remained completely unresponsive!

Clearly, the zombie monkey is not included in the system's funeral mission!

Thinking of this, Li Changsheng shook his head and casually said, "Perhaps it was created by humans. Since the King Conferment Ceremony could find the secret techniques from the pre-Qin period, it is not difficult to understand that it could also find the secret techniques for creating zombie beasts."

In fact, Li Changsheng had already guessed the origin of these corpse apes!

Deep within the primeval forest of Coffin Gorge grows a patch of Pangu Corpse Moss!

During the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, Feng Shigu, the head of the Feng family, used the Pangu Corpse Moss to help him cultivate into an Earth Immortal.

However, the Pangu Corpse Moss did not only appear in the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty; its history is much longer, even predating the appearance of the Feng family by several thousand years.

Given this, if Feng Shigu could think of using the Pangu Corpse Moss, how could Wang Li, the ancestor who created Guanshan Taibao, not have thought of it?

However, Feng Shigu was so ruthless that he sacrificed his entire family. Feng Wangli wasn't that crazy; he only used monkeys from the mountains for experiments.

Whether the experiment was successful or not, Li Changsheng did not know, but judging from the current situation, the ceremony of bestowing the title of king was clearly humane.

At this point, Aning had already set her sights on this zombie monkey.

After thinking for a long time, she immediately ordered her men to prepare ropes to capture the zombie monkey, intending to take it out for research.

Seeing this, the foreman couldn't help but advise, "Miss Aning, if zombies get out there, they will cause endless harm. It's better to just burn them."

Ah Ning merely glanced coldly at Xiang Batou, her tone indifferent.

"Boss Xiang, the company hired you as a consultant, not to obstruct the company's work."

As she spoke, she waved her hand.

Arrest him!

Upon hearing this, several white mercenaries heard Xu Ai muster her courage and took out a specially made alloy rope.

This rope is one of the materials used to make arresting gear for aircraft carriers, and it can withstand fighter jets!

Its material is more than ten times tougher than an iron lock as thick as an arm.

Restraining the zombie monkey was a piece of cake!

Before long, the zombie monkey was tied up like a dumpling by the mercenaries under Aning's command.

Upon seeing this, Xiang Batou was filled with worry.

He once witnessed the power of a hairy zombie in the tomb of a feudal lord.

They barely escaped the tomb by the skin of their teeth.

Over the years, he has had nightmares, and he still dreams of that feudal lord's tomb from time to time.

No one knew better than him how terrifying zombies were.

Thinking of this, Xiang, the foreman, stepped forward, still wanting to stop them.

To everyone's surprise, Aning pulled out a pistol.

Splash!

Almost instantly, Aning's men raised their hunting crossbows and aimed them at Xiang Batou and his group.

Ah Ning narrowed her eyes slightly and said coldly, "Chief Xiang, you've talked too much."

At this point, Aning glanced at Li Changsheng, seemingly unintentionally.

"Advisor Li, what do you mean? You also want to stop me?"

"Stop me? Why would I stop you!"

Li Changsheng shrugged and casually pulled a business card out of his pocket.

"Remember to call me if you need anything. My motto is: bulk discounts and excellent service!"

Ah Ning didn't take it, but gritted her teeth and said, "You've already given me the business card."

"Oh, look at my memory."

Li Changsheng shook his head in frustration, then looked around.

He glanced at Mike and his mercenaries, then shook his head with some disdain.

Ultimately, the focus shifted to Hei Xiazi and Xiang Batou.

"Then it's you guys. One for each of you. Remember to call me if you need a funeral."

Upon seeing this, the foreman accepted the business card with considerable surprise.

But when he saw the funeral home and its phone number, he felt a bit uneasy.

"Consultant Li, are you joking?"

No, I never joke.

Xiang was speechless for a moment. He had considered many possibilities, but he never imagined that Li Changsheng was actually in the funeral service business.

"Not necessarily. Maybe the funeral services are just a cover for someone's identity."

Xiang, the foreman, could only silently console himself with a thought.

But when he turned around, he saw that Hei Xiazi was overjoyed to receive the business card, and he carefully put it into his pocket as if on a pilgrimage.

Foreman Xiang was completely flustered, so he leaned over and whispered, "It's just a business card, is it really that big of a deal?"

Hei Xiazi glanced at the black coffin on Li Changsheng's back and looked at Xiang Batou with an expression that said "I'm an idiot."

"Hmph, I can't be bothered to talk to you. If you believe me, then you'd better keep this business card safe. It's a priceless treasure!"

"It's just a funeral..."

"I can't explain it to you. You'll understand when you're dead."

"this……"