Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 117 Encountering the Human-Faced Black Clam

"Phew... Mingzi, you really scared me to death! You should have said something sooner if nothing was wrong. You kept us on edge..."

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief and then jumped down the Suspended Staircase one by one.

Below this Suspended Staircase is a stone staircase that intersects the main staircase perpendicularly, with a height difference of less than two meters.

Even Big Gold Tooth's body was unharmed, except that his legs were trembling a little...

"Mingzi, how could you be so decisive? You didn't even hesitate for a moment before jumping down?"

"What if it's a dead end down there?"

As soon as they came down, Hu Bayi and Fatty couldn't help but ask.

Hu Ming shrugged and said, "I already said it, it's just intuition."

"Old Hu, you know us, our intuition has never been wrong, it's frighteningly accurate!"

Hu Ming casually replied that he could see a faint light emanating from the entrance of the passage not far ahead.

Hu Bayi shook his head upon hearing this. He somewhat agreed with his cousin's words, as he had escaped death's clutches many times in the past because of it.

"That's still quite remarkable! If it were someone else, who wouldn't hesitate and struggle for a moment when faced with a life-or-death choice?" Big Gold Tooth shook his head, saying that's not how it works.

Even the bravest person would feel fear and inner turmoil in this situation.

"Alright, the exit is just ahead. Let's go there and talk about it later," Hu Ming said, leading the way.

Before long, the group had crossed the stone steps and arrived at a naturally formed underground labyrinth.

There are some white drawings carved on the stone wall, which, upon closer inspection, are explanations of the place.

"We've finally overcome another obstacle. But why does this tomb feel like it was built like an Indiana Jones movie?"

"One hurdle after another, one danger after another."

"We haven't seen any rice dumplings or anything dirty along the way, just these traps!"

"Damn, it feels like playing a level-based game," the fat man muttered.

"The feng shui dragon vein here is still intact. If I'm not mistaken, there will be a spring in the Underworld Palace."

"With this superior feng shui that contains wisdom within, gathering the essence of heaven and earth, no demons or monsters can possibly cause trouble."

Hu Ming couldn't help but glance at the fat man a few more times; this time, the fat man was right!
This is most likely the place where Li Chunfeng hid the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book.

Although there were many institutions, they all left a way for future generations to make a living.

Putting aside everything else, just take the previous Suspended Staircase as an example; all you need to do is remove the stone steps at the bottom.

No matter how many people come, they will all die.

Upon closer inspection, the mural contained the very mechanism the group had passed through earlier.

It includes almost everything that the group encountered on their journey.

This includes the water-powered mechanism that drives the tomb chamber to rotate, causing the bluestone path to be blocked.

Although these murals are somewhat abstract, some things can still be discerned.

"Mingzi, you were absolutely right! This suddenly appearing stone slab really is a large-scale mechanism!"

"This place really is a top-tier feng shui treasure site, one that's incredibly rare and hard to come by!" After seeing all this, Hu Bayi couldn't help but exclaim.

Based on just a few clues, we can make up about 80-90% of the details about this tomb.

"However, there are two passages here, Akiko?"

As they spoke, the three looked at Hu Ming again. Just then, Hu Ming spotted a large spider. Before he could speak, he pulled out his gun and fired.

"That's... a giant spider?!"

A gunshot rang out, followed by a familiar scream. The three men were startled and quickly turned around to look.

Suddenly, a black-faced, humanoid snake silently crept up behind them!
Turning around, I saw that hideous mouth constantly writhing, with disgusting blood flowing out.

"Oh my god!"

This shocking scene immediately terrified Big Gold Tooth. He screamed and hid behind Hu Ming, refusing to come out.

Hu Ming's marksmanship was excellent, and his terrifying physical abilities allowed him to suppress the recoil.

An entire magazine of bullets was fired into the mouth of the human-faced black snake, and all the bullets entered its head.

After its final struggle and screams, the human-faced black serpent collapsed before its "food."

"Old Jin, with your skills, you think you can even go into tombs?"

"You're so scared by just a spider? What would happen if you encountered a zombie?"

"You'd be so scared you'd wet your pants, wouldn't you?" the fat man couldn't help but mock.

"Fatty, could you please stop shaking your leg before you criticize me?"

"What right do you have to talk to me like that?" Seeing that there was no response, Big Gold Tooth leaned out from behind Jiangnan, looked at the fat man's legs which were shaking like chaff, and retorted rudely.

Hu Ming and Hu Bayi: "..."

They're really two peas in a pod, neither of them should laugh at the other!
However, it was indeed a bit creepy to have this dark-faced, sleeping man touch your back.

"The road to the left is a dead end, while the road to the right leads to a wide open space. The Underworld Palace is probably inside."

"However, I also heard a lot of things inside. I'm afraid this space is another spider's nest."

Hu Ming's ears twitched slightly, and he picked up a large gold tooth, then put it down with some distance between them.

If it were a beautiful and charming girl, Hu Ming would be quite happy.

But Big Gold Tooth? Get out of here!
"What can we do? We don't have any suitable weapons!"

"We can't possibly go through all that trouble to get to the Underworld Palace, only to turn back and come back another time?"

The fat man was dumbfounded and said unwillingly.

Seeing the man's dark, muscular physique, they knew how formidable he was; Hu Ming had already described many things.

Even if Hu Ming is a formidable fighter, the four of them would probably end up as spider food, right?
"What to do? Just let it be! Let's just deal with it."

"As for weapons... who says we don't have any?"

Hu Ming waved his hand, a smirk playing on his lips, and tossed the pistol in his hand to the fat man.

As he spoke, to the stunned gazes of the group, Hu Ming suddenly produced two machine guns and several magazines loaded with bullets, and threw them to Fatty and Hu Bayi.

"!!"

The three of them stared at Hu Ming in disbelief. He conjured a gun out of thin air? Was he some kind of god?

"Ahem, I met a master when I was in college, and I learned the technique of concealing weapons..."

Hu Ming felt uncomfortable under the intense gazes of the three men, so he coughed lightly and said calmly.

Hu Bayi and his two companions exchanged glances. Big Gold Tooth and Fatty didn't say anything, but Hu Bayi simply said, "Alright!"

(End of this chapter)