Tomb raiding: Today is another day I don't want to go home.

Chapter 17 Sarcophagus

Although this was Yan Huai's first time entering a tomb since he had no memory of it, he adapted well and was much more accepting than Wu Xie, who always believed in natural science. In addition, the itching in his hands disappeared instantly after entering the tomb. Apart from the strange smell in his nose, he was really comfortable at this moment.

So, when Wu Xie turned his head and his face was still a little embarrassed, Yan Huai slightly curled the corners of his lips and revealed a comforting smile.

Caught off guard, Wu Xie was momentarily stunned by the smile. After all, ever since he met Yan Huai, although this person wasn't as aloof and taciturn as Zhang Qiling, he always felt that his aura wasn't easy to approach, let alone smile so cleanly and beautifully as he did now...

"gone."

A clear, cold voice suddenly rang out, snapping Wu Xie back to his senses. He glanced at Yan Huai and the others who had already walked ahead, then at Zhang Qiling, who seemed to be in charge of covering the rear. He quickly responded and followed.

As Wu Xie walked to Yan Huai's side, he suddenly remembered when the group was still outside, they saw Yan Huai's strange eyes.

Wu Xie was so curious that he couldn't help but forget his fear of being in an ancient tomb. He slowly moved closer to Yan Huai and asked in a low voice, "Brother Yan, how did your eyes become like that before?"

"..." Yan Huai thought the matter was over. He glanced at the curious cat and answered half-truthfully, "I don't know either. I only found out later when my brother told me."

Wu Xie was surprised by this answer. He subconsciously glanced back and was surprised to see Zhang Qiling looking at him at the same time, as if to say, "That's right."

Now, Wu Xie didn't know how to continue asking questions. Fortunately, after passing through the passageway, there was a staircase that could only accommodate one person at a time. The group had to go down in a line, and Wu Xie's topic came to an end.

After walking for more than three minutes, turning left and right along the steps with flashlights, the group of six finally saw the first burial chamber of the ancient tomb.

The good news is that the tomb chamber doesn't seem to have been entered or damaged. The bad news is that the tomb-raiding gang that camped outside has not yet made a move. However, this fact alone is like a thorn in the hearts of Wu Sansheng and his group, because it means that the danger in the tomb is not only traps, but also living people.

Just as everyone cautiously stepped towards the tomb chamber before them, the system in Yan Huai's mind suddenly issued a mission notification.

"Host, the third task is now issued: prevent the blood corpse from breaking out of the coffin. Completing the task will reward you with bloodline perception ability and autonomous transformation ability. If you miss the best time to complete the task or fail the task, you will not be able to perceive bloodline energy, and you will also be unable to control the appearance of transformation characteristics."

Yan Huai clenched his fists. This underworld system was terrifying!

"understood!"

Upon reaching the entrance of the tomb chamber, a four-legged square cauldron used for sacrifices came into view. At Yan Huai's height, he could only barely see the coffin lid of the stone coffin in the very center of the tomb chamber. The blood corpse that the system had assigned to break out of the coffin should be inside, but he didn't know why it had come out.

Wu Sansheng did not easily step onto the stone slabs on the tomb floor. Instead, he followed Wu Xie and began to study the dense and intricate characters on the stone slabs.

"You brat, don't you know some weird ancient characters? Can you understand them?"

Wu Xie was probably used to Wu Sansheng's way of speaking, so he didn't argue with him about the word "messy" this time: "It probably records some of the life stories of the owner of this tomb."

"Who is the owner of this tomb?" Yan Huai asked, wanting to learn some information that might be useful to him.

However, even after looking at it for a while with the light of his flashlight, Wu Xie still couldn't be sure, and finally shook his head.

Yan Huai was not disappointed when he saw this. He turned his head and began to examine the only stone coffin in the tomb.

The surface of the stone coffin was carved with the sun, moon and stars, just like the carvings on the tomb ceiling above the four-legged square cauldron. Although it didn't look like any bloody corpses would emerge from it, it was still a good idea to keep a close eye on it.

Moreover, the smell that Yan Huai had been smelling before, which he found extremely repulsive, was now very strong, but he felt that it was not coming from the stone coffin in front of him.

chua——

The sudden illumination of the eternal lamp in the tomb chamber startled Yan Huai, who looked up to find it had been lit by Da Pan with a tinderbox. Yan Huai was speechless with himself. Just as he was about to turn his gaze away, Da Kui, standing on the four-legged square cauldron, exclaimed, "Third Master, there's treasure in here!"

Wu Sansheng and his companions went over upon hearing the sound and found that in the cauldron, besides a headless, desiccated corpse with rotten clothes, there were also some jade ornaments. Da Pan saw this, pushed himself up, and climbed up, took off the jade ornaments, and put them into his backpack.

Da Kui, who was watching with envy, cursed the guy for being too quick. The next moment, he also climbed onto the mouth of the cauldron, but there was nothing good to see. He gritted his teeth and jumped into the cauldron, scraping a gem pendant from under the mummified corpse.

"Are you looking for death, you little brat?! Get out here right now! This cauldron is for placing offerings, and you think you can be one of them?!"

Wu Sansheng cursed angrily, his flashlight flashing so hard it hurt his eyes, but Da Kui still wouldn't listen to reason and kept rummaging around inside the cauldron.

Just then, a strange gurgling sound reached everyone's ears. Yan Huai turned to look at Zhang Qiling beside him, his eyes widening again as if he had witnessed the power of the latter's "Finger of the Tomb Raider"—Good heavens! This guy is a treasure trove!

"Da Kui, come out quickly!" Da Pan reached out and grabbed Da Kui by the back of his collar, dragging him out.

Wu Sansheng said nothing, but a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. He slowed down his movements, pulled Wu Xie to Yan Huai and Zhang Qiling's side, and then waited warily for Zhang Qiling to confront the stone coffin in the tomb.

Apart from Yan Huai, everyone else felt that the crackling sound, which seemed to explode in their ears, made them break out in a cold sweat.

At first, Wu Xie stared at the stone coffin just like his third uncle, but soon his eyes started to sting and he couldn't keep them open. He swallowed hard, and his gaze unconsciously began to move back and forth between the stone coffin and Zhang Qiling. Could it be that Little Brother is talking to the zombie in the coffin?

As if to verify Wu Xie's guess, the stone coffin suddenly shook violently, and the coffin lid was inexplicably lifted up by a force...