Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 18

While the four were searching around,
"Squeak..."
The dense, buzzing sounds echoed all around, and Hu Bayi asked with some confusion, "Are those the sounds of mice?"

Yingzi said, "That doesn't sound like a mouse."

Hu Ming then looked towards a ventilation opening and said, "It's coming from this ventilation opening."

Just as Hu Bayi and his two companions were about to head over, a large number of giant bats suddenly appeared, flying down from the ventilation window and rapidly attacking the direction where Hu Ming and the others were.

Upon seeing this, the fat man cursed, "Fuck!"

Hu Ming warned, "Shoot quickly!" As soon as he finished speaking, everyone immediately pulled the trigger.

"Suddenly..."

Looking at the densely packed wolf-headed bats, Hu Bayi instantly felt a chill run down his spine and a sense of dread gripped him.

Hu Bayi cursed under his breath, "Damn it, where did all these bats come from!"

The fat man replied, "Who knows! What's going on?!" The pig-headed bat is exceptionally ferocious and feeds on flesh and blood.

At that moment, several people kept firing their guns and changing magazines. Gradually, the ground was piled with spent bullet casings.

For some reason, the more bats you kill, the more there seem to be; it seems like you can't kill them all.

"Damn it, everyone be careful! There are still a lot of wolf-headed bats up there!" Hu Ming continued to warn Hu Bayi and the other two as he heard the voice coming from above.

Seeing so many bats for the first time, Hu Bayi exclaimed, "Damn it, Mingzi, have we fallen into a bat nest? There are just too many of them!"

Soon, after Hu Bayi ran out of machine gun bullets, and since there was no time to reload, he used the butt of his gun to smash the attacking bats hard.

Hu Ming also said, "You're right, I think this is pretty much the lair of the pig-headed bats. Be careful, don't get yourself stuck here!"
Before long, looking at the endless stream of pig-headed bats, Hu Ming finally realized that these wolf-headed bats were mainly coming out of the three ventilation openings, and no bats were coming out of the other ventilation openings.

Seeing this, Hu Ming said, "You guys stay hidden, I'm throwing a grenade."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi and the others immediately sought shelter. Hu Ming took out three grenades and threw them at the three cave entrances, destroying them.

When Hu Bayi and his men saw that the source of the bats had been blown up, they quickly grabbed their guns and dealt with the remaining bats inside the room.

After they finally finished, they all collapsed onto the floor, panting heavily, each covered in sweat. The fat man took out two bottles of water, tossed one to Yingzi, and gave the other to Hu Mingge.

Hu Ming was sitting to the side drinking water when he suddenly felt a slight breeze blowing down from his left, bringing him a cool feeling. He looked up and saw that it was a ventilation opening with a diameter of one meter. Upon closer inspection, he realized that this ventilation opening was much larger than the others. So he shone his flashlight around and discovered that there was even a ladder inside. This was not a ventilation opening at all, but a pipe.

"Mingzi, Fatty, look over there, there are two kids watching us." At this moment, Hu Bayi suddenly noticed that in a corner, there were two ancient children who had quietly peeked out.

Their blank eyeballs were staring straight ahead. As Hu Bayi watched, he became certain that the two little ones' gazes were fixed on the fat man, as if they were trying to express something.

Seeing that the two little ones were staring at him, the fat man felt a chill run down his spine and said, "How about we get rid of them?"

Hu Ming disagreed, saying, "Forget it, we brought so many exorcism items. Most ghosts would have run away long ago. The fact that they're still looking for us means they're probably begging us for help!"

"Beg? What beg?" At this moment, the fat man couldn't wait to resolve this matter as quickly as possible.

"If I'm not mistaken, these two little ones must be a boy and a girl who were buried alive with us," Hu Ming said, revealing what he already knew.

Then, Hu Ming continued, "Moreover, these two little guys have pale eyes and many mottled spots on their bodies, which are probably caused by being injected with mercury while still alive."

At the same time, there were ligature marks on the necks of the two little ones, suggesting they were strangled to death.

"hiss!"

"hiss"

Hearing Hu Ming's words, Fatty, Hu Bayi, and Yingzi also felt heartbroken for the two little ones.

"Mingzi, stop talking." At this point, the fat man couldn't stand the outcome Hu Ming was saying and immediately stopped him.

"Mingzi, just tell me what to do. Do these two little ones have some unfulfilled wishes that they need me to fulfill?" the fat man said.

Hu Mingdao said, "That's right, I guess they want to leave here and be buried in peace!"

Hu Bayi said, "Yes, it is indeed as Mingzi said. Fatty, they probably want to leave this place as soon as possible and be buried in peace. That's why they've been bothering you and want to ask you for help."

"You've got me hooked! Trying to get my help?" Hearing Hu Bayi's words, the fat man seemed to realize something. However, being constantly bothered by these two little guys wasn't a good idea.

Putting aside whether I feel sad or not, just looking at those two pale eyeballs makes me feel uneasy.

The fat man had no choice but to say, "Old Hu, Mingzi, hurry up and think of a solution! We can't keep being watched by those two like this!"

Hu Ming rolled his eyes at him and said irritably, "Since they want to be buried, why don't we find their bodies and take them out? Hurry up and get up and look for them!"

Upon hearing this, the fat man quickly replied, "Oh, oh..."

However, while everyone was searching for the bodies of the two little ancestors, the giant rice dumpling in the tomb had already broken free of the ropes binding it. At this moment, it smashed its own coffin, covered the glutinous rice with the broken coffin boards, and then slowly walked out.

(End of this chapter)