Tomb raiding live stream: Starting as the mute Zhang

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The moment Zhang Qiling finished speaking, the violently pulsating giant cocoon seemed to have reached its limit.

"Sizzle—!"

A dull thud, like thick leather being forcibly torn apart.

The largest crack on the surface of the giant cocoon suddenly burst open, and a viscous, dark red liquid, like erupting magma, carrying large chunks of gelatinous material, splashed outwards.

An unusually thick arm, covered in dark red tumors and slimy liquid, suddenly emerged from the crack. Its five fingers, spread wide, were the size of a washbasin, and the tips of its fingers were black, curved, hook-like claws that gripped the edge of the crack fiercely.

Immediately afterwards, another equally thick arm stretched out, grabbing both sides of the crack and tearing it outwards with force!

"Snap, snap... splash!"

Amidst the teeth-grinding cracking and splintering sounds, a massive, twisted shadow was forced out from within the giant cocoon.

When it was fully revealed to everyone, even Zhang Qiling and "Zhang Qiling" with their composure, their eyes narrowed slightly.

Wu Xie gasped and instinctively took a half-step back.

Can this thing still be called a "zongzi"?

It was over two meters tall, barely recognizable as human, but its body proportions were extremely bizarre. Its torso was unusually thick, with taut, dark purple skin that seemed to have countless fleshy growths rolling beneath, stretching the skin into an uneven shape. Its limbs were short and thick, but the muscles were bulging, covered with thick, plate-like keratin, and the black hooks at the tips of its fingers were half a foot long.

The most horrifying thing is its head. The neck is almost invisible, the head is directly connected to the shoulders, the face is completely distorted, the features are squeezed together, and the mouth is stretched to the ears.

Its mouth was full of jagged, black, sharp teeth. Where its eyes should have been were two deep, dark holes, from which a faint, dark red light flickered. On the top of its head grew several short, thick, forked bone spurs, like deer antlers.

The tumor in its chest cavity was no longer the fist-sized "zongzi" (rice dumpling) tumors of the past, but a basketball-sized, violently pulsating, dark red giant tumor, like a second heart.

It occupied almost half of the chest, its surface covered with writhing blood vessels, its light flickering and shimmering in sync with the veins of light throughout the cave.

Its body was covered in a sticky slurry, dripping down and emitting a sweet, fishy, ​​and foul stench ten times stronger than before.

This thing stood amidst the shattered remains of the giant cocoon, its head slightly lowered, "looking" at the living people inside the cave through its two black holes. Although it had no eyes, everyone could feel a cold, crazed, and greedy gaze locked onto them.

"roar--!"

It opened its gaping maw, stretching to its ears, and let out a roar that was not human, the sound echoing through the cave and making one's eardrums ache. Accompanying the roar, a visible, grayish-black aura with a strong, sweet, and fishy smell spewed from its mouth.

"Back off! Stay away from that aura!" Xie Yuchen shouted urgently, immediately covering his mouth and nose. The others also quickly retreated, trying to get as far away from the monster as possible.

The camera on the hovering live-streaming sphere captured the entire appearance of this terrifying monster. The live chat was instantly flooded with expressions of horror and astonishment.

Holy crap! What is this thing?!

This has mutated!

It's huge! It's disgusting!

The tumor on my chest is twitching!

It's looking this way!

This thing feels much more powerful than the previous one!

Can the mute Zhang and Qi Ling handle it?

Upon seeing the monster, Wang Cen was initially startled, but then his eyes blazed with even greater greed. He stared intently at the throbbing tumor on the monster's chest, his breathing heavy, muttering, "Yes...that's it! The core! Living! A living symbiote!"

His three henchmen turned deathly pale, their hands trembling even more violently as they held their guns. This thing didn't look like something a bullet could kill.

After its roar, the monster seemed to have adapted to its surroundings. It clumsily turned its body, its bones making a teeth-grinding "crunching" sound. Then, it fixed its gaze on the two people closest to it, who also posed the greatest threat—Zhang Qiling and "Zhang Qiling".

"Heh...ate...you..." A hoarse, broken, eerie syllable, as if countless voices were superimposed, squeezed out from its gaping mouth.

It can actually speak? Although it's indistinct, it is indeed human language, only it's full of chaos and malice.

Before the words were even finished, the enormous monster moved!

It looked clumsy, but its movements were incredibly fast! Its thick legs slammed into the ground, and its massive body shot out like a cannonball, bringing a foul stench as it charged straight at Zhang Qiling and "Zhang Qiling"! Wherever it passed, the scattered stones and the remains of the "zongzi" were crushed to dust.

Almost simultaneously, Zhang Qiling and "Zhang Qiling" also moved.

The two did not engage in a direct confrontation; their figures moved like wisps of smoke scattered by the wind, one on the left and one on the right, narrowly missing the monster.

The monster missed its target, its claws lashing out with a sharp whistling sound, but only managed to catch the afterimages of the two figures. Its immense force caused it to stagger forward two steps, sending pebbles flying as it stomped on the ground.

Before it could even stand still, "Zhang Qiling" on the left had already turned back. He lightly touched a protruding rock with his toes, used the momentum to lift himself into the air, and flipped over in mid-air. The black gold ancient sword in his hand transformed into a black lightning bolt, slashing straight at the monster's relatively vulnerable neck!

"clang!"

A deafening roar, like metal clashing against metal! Sparks flew everywhere!

The monster reacted faster than anyone could have imagined. At the last second, it raised its left arm, covered in a thick layer of keratin, and blocked the sharp blade! The blade struck the keratin layer, leaving only a white mark!

What a tough defense!

Zhang Qiling missed his attack and, without lingering, used the recoil to drift backward and land steadily.

Enraged by the strike, the monster roared and swung its thick right arm, its black, hooked claws like five scythes, tearing through the air as it grabbed at Zhang Qiling, who had just landed!

Just then, Zhang Qiling on the right suddenly became agile.

He didn't draw his sword. Instead, he moved with lightning speed, cutting into the blind spot of the monster's right arm attack. His left hand, with fingers pointing like a knife, moved with lightning speed, precisely striking a relatively soft fold on the inside of the monster's right elbow joint.

That's where the stratum corneum is thinner.

"puff!"

A soft sound, as if piercing a tough outer shell.

The monster's sweeping right arm abruptly halted, letting out a painful roar, its attack instantly crumbling. Its left arm immediately retaliated, grabbing at Zhang Qiling beside it.

Zhang Qiling had already withdrawn and reunited with "Zhang Qiling". The two stood a few steps apart, confronting the monster that had turned around and was glaring at them.

The brief encounter was swift as lightning, yet extremely dangerous.

Zhang Qiling's sword probe revealed that the monster's defense was extremely strong, and ordinary slashes could hardly penetrate it. Zhang Qiling then found the monster's weak point at the joints, but the monster's hide was thick and its regenerative ability was probably astonishing.

The monster looked down at the small hole on its right elbow from which dark red slime was seeping out, then looked up at the two of them. Red light flickered in its dark eye sockets, making it appear even more ferocious.

"Thick-skinned," Zhang Qiling said succinctly, his gaze sweeping over the monster's entire body before finally settling on the throbbing tumor on its chest.

"The core is the weakness." Zhang Qiling also looked at the giant tumor. In the brief moment of their exchange, he noticed that when "Zhang Qiling's" blade struck the monster's arm, the tumor's light flickered rapidly.

When he touched the monster's elbow, the giant tumor shrank in sync. Clearly, the monster and the tumor were deeply connected, perhaps even sharing some kind of perception or energy.

"Roar!" The monster seemed to understand their conversation, or sense the threat, and pounced again in a rage. This time it had learned its lesson, and used both claws to block any space to dodge to the left or right.

At the same time, it opened its mouth wide, spewing out an even stronger, grayish-black, fishy smell that enveloped the two of them.

"Hold your breath!" Zhang Qiling shouted in a low voice, and he and "Zhang Qiling" simultaneously dodged to the sides to avoid being directly enveloped by the stench.

The stench brushed past their clothes and landed on a rock behind them. The rock's surface hissed and crackled, visibly eroding and creating a pitted surface!

This aura is highly poisonous and corrosive!

Seeing that its attack missed, the monster charged again, its massive body lashing out with its claws, creating a flurry of claw shadows that enveloped both of them. Though seemingly ferocious, it was actually quite cunning, attempting to use a wide-range attack to restrict the two's unpredictable and swift movements.

Zhang Qiling's eyes turned cold, and this time he didn't completely dodge. He quickly took two steps back, just as one of the monster's sharp claws was about to touch his chest.

He twisted his waist sharply to the side, narrowly avoiding the claw tip, while simultaneously slashing upwards with his ancient sword in his right hand, precisely striking the inside of the monster's wrist—where the keratin layer seemed to be thinner.

"Sizzle!"

The sound of a blade piercing flesh rang out, and although the cut was shallow, dark red, viscous blood immediately gushed out.

The monster, in pain, slowed its movements. Zhang Qiling seized this fleeting opportunity, moving with lightning speed, slashing in from the other side, this time targeting the monster's relatively vulnerable knee!

He pointed his fingers like knives, and pointed again, his target clear, aimed directly at the joint.

However, the monster seemed to be on guard. Just as Zhang Qiling's finger was about to strike, it suddenly raised its thick leg and slammed its knee into Zhang Qiling!

The speed at which they changed tactics far surpassed that of the previous "zongzi" (rice dumplings)!

Zhang Qiling remained calm, swiftly retracting his outstretched finger and transforming it into a palm. He then slapped the side of the monster's knee, using the force to propel himself backward and gracefully avoid the impact.

The monster missed its attacks twice and was even slashed on the wrist by Zhang Qiling, making it even more ferocious. Instead of attacking the two, it suddenly raised one foot and slammed it into the ground!

"boom!"

The ground trembled violently! Spiderweb-like cracks spread out from its feet. At the same time, the dark red veins on the cave floor and walls seemed to be stimulated, their light intensifying, their pulsation increasing, and they even began to writhe like living things.

Extending outwards, several dark red "roots" as thick as an arm suddenly shot out from the cracks in the ground and the walls like venomous snakes, coiling towards Zhang Qiling and "Zhang Qiling"!

This monster can actually control these meridians!

"Watch out for the ground!" Wu Xie shouted from behind, his heart pounding with fear.

Zhang Qiling and "Zhang Qiling" noticed the "roots" sprouting almost the instant they appeared. The two moved like butterflies flitting among flowers.

They darted and weaved within the limited cave space, moving so fast that they left afterimages, narrowly avoiding the coiling "roots".

The roots missed their target, striking the rocks with a crisp "smack" sound, leaving wet trails behind.

The monster seized the opportunity to pounce again, its claws waving and its "roots" attacking from all directions, creating a storm-like onslaught that instantly enveloped the two of them.

Inside the cave, a dark red light flickered as the monster's massive body rampaged about, its countless "roots" swaying wildly like snakes, while two black figures weaved and moved among them.

Blades flashed and fingers clashed with claws and roots, producing metallic clanging or dull thuds.

The battle instantly intensified.

Wu Xie and the others watched with sweaty palms and their hearts in their throats. Wang Cen, on the other hand, kept his eyes glued to the battle, especially the giant tumor on the monster's chest, his eyes flashing with calculation and urgency.

His hand was already on the bulging thing at his waist.

The levitating live-streaming sphere moved nimbly through the air, capturing every thrilling moment. The chat was already flooded with exclamations and concerns; everyone held their breath, watching this battle that defied the comprehension of ordinary people.