Tomb Raiding: My Family's Last Clan Chief is Little Brother

Chapter 143 Underground Stone City
Zhang Wuxun felt as if a thousand alpacas were rushing over his head in an instant. Damn it, knowing the original plot and experiencing it firsthand are two completely different things!

The number of centipedes here is so great that it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as hundreds of millions. Turn off your headlamp and look out, and the tiny fluorescent lights dotting the dark abyss are like a vast starry sky, within reach.

Of course, these "stars" are poisonous and currently in a dormant state. Zhang Wuxun wouldn't be foolish enough to deliberately disturb them. He arranged four glow sticks in a square within Wu Xiaoxie and the others' sight, then took out paper and pen from his spatial storage and wrote: "Want to see 'stars'? Then turn off the lights!!!"

The stars were highlighted in quotation marks, and three exclamation marks were added after them to emphasize their importance. Knowing Fatty and his friends' nature, they would definitely follow such a prominent reminder, haha.

Zhang Wuxun grinned mischievously, placed the paper in the center of the fluorescent square, and then continued up the stone steps without turning on his headlamp.

Anyway, he can see the way in the dark. Turning on the light might actually make him less aware of the centipedes. If he accidentally steps on one, he'll really look like Barbie Q.

Finally reaching the end, the top of the stairs led to a void of darkness. Climbing up the protruding rocks at the edge, Zhang Wuxun leaned down to look down.

The crater below is incredibly wide, at least 3 kilometers in diameter. Giant gray basalt rocks form a huge basin, and people standing on the edge look as tiny as ants.

The last time I was this shocked was when I first arrived in this time and space and entered the Seven Star Lu Palace, when I saw the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress.

If you count the time, almost a year has passed.

Before entering Changbai Mountain, the system told him that there was a small black gold ball in the groove of the mechanism on the lid of the Nine Dragons Coffin where Wan Nu Wang was buried. In fact, his purpose in volunteering to explore the way was to find the black gold ball before Wu Xiaoxie and the others.

Zhang Wuxun placed a glow stick close to the rock face, took off his backpack, filled it with food, put away his skull knife, tied on the climbing rope, put on a gas mask, and climbed down the cliff.

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An hour later, Wu Xiaoxie picked up the glow stick from the corner, frowning with worry.

The fat man pointed at the backpack on the side and shouted, "That brat Muyu, how could he even leave his backpack behind? He's got such good skills, how could he possibly get into trouble? He's probably hiding in some corner, waiting to scare us."

He shone his flashlight around, but couldn't see a single shadow.

"Huh? What's that?" The fat man noticed a slight reflection on the edge of the stone slab. He leaned closer to take a look and laughed. "Wow, that kid Muyu is something else! He managed to get himself lost while scouting the path. Look at that!"

Fatty pulled up the rope hanging below the cliff along the rock nail and showed it to everyone. Knowing that the wooden fish was there, Wu Xiaoxie and Pan Zi both breathed a sigh of relief.

Pan Zi laughed and scolded, "That brat, he's such a worry."

Ye Cheng had just mocked Zhang Wuxun for wandering around the tomb alone and courting death, but now that he found that Zhang Wuxun was alright and had even entered the Heavenly Palace before them, he immediately shut his mouth and shrank to the side.

The fat man scoffed, ignored him, and threw a cold firework down. The light was negligible and was swallowed up by the darkness below in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that the cold fireworks were ineffective, the fat man took out a signal gun from his backpack and fired three shots at the volcanic basin below.

The blazing white light instantly illuminated the magnificent complex below. In the center of the basin lay a vast, dark underground forest, enveloping a massive, dark stone city whose entirety could not be discerned.

Chen Pi Asi and the others stared down with fervent eyes, but they didn't rush down immediately. Instead, they let everyone rest there for a while to replenish their energy and recharge.

The fat man opened the backpack left by Zhang Wuxun and saw a wide variety of self-heating foods inside. He grinned happily and immediately started sharing the food with his people.

The fat man touched something soft and rubbery. He took out the self-heating meal that had been on top, his eyes lighting up. He moved closer to Wu Xiaoxie, winked, and gestured for Wu Xiaoxie to turn his hands behind his back. Taking advantage of Chen Pi Asi and the others' inattention, he quickly shoved a gas mask into Wu Xiaoxie's hand. Wu Xiaoxie was surprised and communicated with his eyes: "Was that left by Muyu?"

The fat man said smugly, "Yeah, right."

Wu Xiaoxie chuckled, shook his head, and used his body as a shield to put the mask into his backpack.

The fat man chuckled and moved in front of Panzi, doing the same thing again.

Pan Zi was clearly more knowledgeable than the two simpletons; the feel of the gas mask told him it was far more advanced than the one Chu Guangtou had prepared for them.

He looked at the fat man with a puzzled expression and asked in a low voice, "Where did you come from?"

The fat man grinned silently, patted the backpack in his hand, and gave him a look that could only be understood, not explained.

The fat man had two gas masks left, and after thinking for a moment, he gave one of them to Shunzi.

Shunzi was clearly flattered and said silently, "I have one too, thank you, Fatty Boss."

The fat man waved his hand, "Why thank me? Thank the owner of this backpack."

Shunzi was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized what he meant and said with a smile, "Thank you both, bosses."

After replenishing their energy, organizing their equipment, and leaving behind some unnecessary items, the group put on masks, secured their climbing ropes, and quickly descended to the bottom of the cliff.

Below are large piles of dead and rotting trees, accumulated over thousands of years; one can only imagine the stench they emit.

Chen Pi Asi and his companions were wearing ordinary gas masks, which were completely ineffective at filtering out the poisonous gas below. They all frowned and kept moving forward.

Wu Xiaoxie and the others followed leisurely behind. The fat guy grinned and gave Wu Xiaoxie a thumbs up. Wu Xiaoxie punched the thumbs up with his fist, and the fat guy quickly dodged.

Monk Hua lit a cold flame and walked in front of Ye Cheng, following the stone path under their feet, until they arrived at the first stone gate of the imperial mausoleum.

Wu Xiaoxie found a simple fish drawing on the stone slab in front of the door, which calmed her down considerably.

It seems that the wooden fish was indeed ahead of them.

He wondered to himself if the bad habit of disappearing after entering a tomb was a family tradition passed down in the Zhang family. Thinking of his younger brother who had disappeared even earlier, Wu Xiaoxie sighed and shook his head. Sure enough, those with some skills could do whatever they wanted.

After passing through six stone gates, the fat man running ahead suddenly braked and stopped abruptly. Wu Xiaoxie, who was behind, had no time to react and bumped into the fat man's back. The two stumbled and almost fell over.

Wu Xiaoxie rubbed his forehead, baring his teeth. "What's going on? Why did it suddenly stop?"

The fat man looked back nervously, his face pale. "Shh, keep your voice down. I think I just saw someone standing by the roadside."

"What!" Wu Xiaoxie exclaimed, breaking out in a cold sweat. "You fatso, don't try to scare me."

(End of this chapter)