It's a hell game, who can still be a human being?

Chapter 630 The tomb is in the mountains, and the mountains are in the tomb.

"One for each person, use it however you want to, and come back to me if it breaks."

Liu Zheng distributed the shovels that he had prepared beforehand to everyone.

This is an enchanted shovel that I bought specifically from the "Sayou" merchant. It not only has special attack against earth and stone, but also increases attack speed and reduces stamina consumption.

It's not only very professional for shoveling dirt, but it's also quite useful for shoveling people's heads.

Under his direction, the group formed a circle and began digging.

Those on the site were all extraordinary individuals, and with Shi Tiantian's ability to turn fossils into mud to assist them, the excavation speed was extremely fast.

Moreover, Bai San also gave Liu Zheng a big gift: two pitch-black pills.

Name: Marching Pill (Disposable)

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect: Players will not feel tired or have muscle soreness after use, and the effect lasts for two hours."

"Note: If you feel tired, it means you haven't practiced enough. If you don't feel tired, it means you can still practice."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

Name: Dragon Essence and Tiger Might Pill (Disposable)

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect 1: After use, the player's Strength and Constitution attributes will increase by 10% for one hour."

"Effect 2: After use, the player's stamina will be continuously replenished for one hour."

"Note: If you feel tired, it means you haven't practiced enough. If you don't feel tired, it means you can still practice."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

With these two miraculous medicines that could turn humans into cattle and horses, the people were even more powerful.

In just over an hour, the excavation work made new progress.

"Boss, I've dug something up here!"

Niu Daji shouted.

Perhaps due to exercise promoting digestion, its belly has shrunk without it realizing it, while its size has increased by a third, making it look less like a yellow cow and more like a Belgian Blue.

"Everyone, get ready for battle."

Liu Zheng stopped digging and shouted.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Niu Daji carefully shoveled away the soil, revealing a patch of bluestone.

"Great luck, try shoveling it with force."

Liu Zheng gave the order.

"Okay boss."

Niu Daji raised the shovel and shoveled down with all his might.

"clang!"

Sparks flew as the shovel blade struck the bluestone.

However, the bluestone didn't even leave a white edge, but the blade of the enchanted shovel was completely curled up.

"Miss Sweetie?"

Liu Zheng looked at Shi Tiantian.

“These stones are protected by some kind of power, and my abilities cannot be used.”

Shi Tiantian shook her head.

"Is the mountain core located beneath these bluestones?"

"Yes."

Stone sweet dessert.

"That's fine."

Once the location is confirmed, things will be much easier.

He came here to blast the mountain; what's below doesn't matter, he just wants to blow it all up.

"Yaksha, you go."

Liu Zheng gave the order.

"Human, at least you used to address me respectfully as 'Your Excellency'."

Yaksha seemed somewhat dissatisfied.

"Those whom I address as 'Your Excellency' are either powerful figures I can't afford to offend, or enemies I'm plotting to kill. Which one do you think you are?"

He asked rhetorically.

"Humph."

Yaksha curled his lip.

Clearly, she is not the first type, nor does she want to be the second.

When she sat on the Smurfs' magic carpet, she had basically given up on the idea of ​​fighting Liu Zheng.

The Department of Public Security and the Department of Market Supervision might wreak havoc on the Dark Elves, but the Department of Religion and Mysticism will truly kill them for their own good.

"Stay away, or you'll get caught in the crossfire. Don't blame me for not warning you."

Yaksha took a spare staff out of his loincloth and then said.

"Okay, everyone, keep your distance."

Liu Zheng naturally wouldn't argue about such a thing.

"Dark Magic - Annihilation!"

After everyone had gone far away, the Yaksha cast a spell.

"Dark Magic: Witch Flight!"

Then she used another spell to fly herself more than a hundred meters away.

The Dark Arts are extremely dangerous and can easily affect the user. Previously, there was no other way but to protect oneself in the face of battle, but now that there are other options, it is natural to ensure safety.

After confirming that it was safe, Yaksha shook his staff and detonated the magical singularity.

The eerie black light flickered and vanished, transforming into invisible shockwaves that relentlessly destroyed everything around them.

After the aftershocks subsided, the crowd gathered around the large pit again.

The explosion of the magical singularity doubled the diameter of the crater, and the earth they hadn't cleared was also cleaned up completely.

"I must say, your magic is actually quite useful for digging holes. You guys might as well stop selling slaves and start contracting engineering projects; that might be more promising."

Liu Zheng said, half-jokingly.

"There's a spell called 'Dissolve Rocks' in the Light Magic Sect that's even more useful."

Yaksha actually started chatting with him.

This spell is similar to the laser eyes in the movies, except that it is particularly effective against rock, soil, and metal, but it can also melt flesh and blood just as quickly.

"Then why don't you use it?"

"Because I don't know how."

Yaksha said matter-of-factly.

"If you don't know, what are you talking about?"

Liu Zheng rolled his eyes and looked down at the bottom of the pit.

Unexpectedly, yet predictably, the bluestone remained intact after such an impact, though other parts were exposed.

The bluestone they saw turned out to be steps, leading one by one to a deeper underground place.

"Is this an underground tomb?"

During his junior high school years, he was once obsessed with tomb raiding novels, so he read a lot of information about tombs. Although he didn't remember much of the serious knowledge, he still had a general impression.

"It seems so."

The Nile doctor nodded in agreement.

As a priest of Ra, he also frequently presided over burial ceremonies. Although the tombs were all different in form, they shared a common feeling.

"I feel like this mission has ulterior motives."

Liu Zheng seemed to be deep in thought.

The core of this mountain is most likely inside the tomb. If they were to blow up the core, they would definitely blow up the tomb as well.

If they blasted the mountain directly, the massive explosive charge would also destroy the tomb.

Therefore, it is very likely that the person who commissioned the mission actually wanted to blow up this tomb.

"Doctor, is there any way to contact the people inside the tomb?"

Liu Zheng thought for a moment and asked.

Since the task is to blast the mountain, it's best to avoid any unforeseen complications.

They would get the tomb's owner to cooperate in blasting away the mountain's core, in which case they could relocate the tomb to another mountain.

Or the tomb owner may have other requirements, which can be discussed further.

After all, even the outer steps are so hard, the strength of the tomb's owner should not be underestimated, so it's best to avoid fighting if possible.

"let me try."

The Nile doctor dabbed the black ash off his body with his finger and drew a mysterious symbol on the bluestone.

The upper part of this symbol is a loop-like ring, and the lower part is a "T". This is the "Ankh" symbol, also known as the Staff of Anubis.

Anubis is the god of death in the Nile pantheon, the guardian of the dead and graves, and the guide for the souls of the dead to enter the afterlife.

Compared to the gloomy and terrifying Osiris, Anubis was more trusted and loved by the dead, so his authority could extend beyond regions and ethnic groups.

“O dead who slumber in their tombs, I have no intention of disturbing your peace. But circumstances compel me to call upon you, seeking peace between the living and the dead. In the name of ‘that which dwells on its mountain,’ answer my call.”

After the Nile doctor finished reciting the prayer, he thrust his staff into the center of the circle.

A phantom with a wolf's head and a human body appeared behind him, leaning on a cane in his left hand and holding the Ring of Life in his right, casting a serene and benevolent gaze into the depths of the tomb.

However, several minutes passed, and Dr. Nile received no response.

"The owner of the tomb refused to communicate."

He shook his head.

"Is it possible that no one is inside, or that he didn't hear it?"

“Impossible, that’s what Anubis told me.”

"That's what the Nile doctor said."

"Ok."

Liu Zheng shrugged.

Mages are truly noble, possessing not only a perfect balance of offense and defense but also a plethora of support abilities.

He didn't have this many skills when he cosplayed as a cow or a horse.

"Abao, why don't you give it a try?"

Liu Zheng said to the panda.

"Who said I know any of these things?"

The panda rolled its eyes.

"How could a Taoist priest not know how to summon spirits and inquire about their souls?"

"Who said I'm a Taoist? Taoism and Xuanmen are not the same thing. Our Hundan Sect is the inheritance of ancient Qi cultivators. All those cultivation arts are just personal hobbies, you can learn them or not."

It explains.

"If you don't understand, just tell me if you know how or not?"

Liu Zhengcai didn't care about any of that.

"Give me money."

The panda extends its paw.

He placed a stack of banknotes on the table.

"I really know how to do that."

The panda happily put away the banknotes, then took out a yellow talisman.

"Heaven and earth are in perfect harmony, and all laws are interconnected. I, by the decree of the Maoshan Patriarch, earnestly request the Three Mao True Lords to reveal themselves. With this talisman as proof and incense as a guide, may our spirits be in sync and may they swiftly reveal their true forms. So be it!"

After it finished chanting the incantation, the yellow talisman turned into a wisp of green smoke and drifted into the tomb.

"You're just a member of the mixed alchemy sect, obeying the orders of the Maoshan patriarch. Do you think that'll work?"

Liu Zheng asked curiously.

"They're all from the orthodox Xuanmen sect, so they'll usually give us face. We can just send some incense to the founders of the Maoshan sect later."

"That's what the panda said."

The talisman smoke drifted into the tomb, like a meat bun thrown to a dog—gone and never to return.

"You're just a nobody; people won't bother with you."

The panda said gleefully.

"If you won't listen to reason, then don't blame me. Yaksha, go ahead."

Liu Zheng then called for more people.

"My knowledge of the art of death is very limited."

Yaksha shook his head.

"Who told you to summon the spirit? I told you to demolish this tomb for me."

He said coldly.

"As you wish. The True Dharma Gate - Secret Method Dismantled!"

The Yaksha raised his staff, and a beam of shattering light shot out, heading down the bluestone steps.

Faced with the shattering rays that break everything down at the particle level, the defensive power attached to the bluestone steps finally proved insufficient and was evaporated piece by piece.

However, just as the splitting ray was about to hit the tomb, a semi-transparent light curtain appeared out of nowhere and blocked the light.

The light curtain rippled like water, while the split rays were refracted into countless beams that swept outwards.

Ordinary soil is no match for the shattering light; a large area was instantly cleared away, completely revealing the appearance of the tomb.

Below the bluestone steps is a memorial archway-style tomb gate.

The roof ridge above the tomb entrance is carved with dragons and phoenixes, and at both ends are dragon-headed, fish-bodied owl-shaped ornaments.

The tomb entrance itself is supported by four stone pillars, with a blue dragon carved on the left and a white tiger carved on the right.

In front of the tomb entrance stood two colorful figurines, a boy and a girl. The boy on the left held a whisk, while the girl on the right held a ruyi (a scepter symbolizing good fortune).

At this moment, the white jade ruyi in the maiden's hand was emitting a warm luster, and it was clear that the light curtain was emitted from it.

"Who dares to be so bold as to disturb my master's peace and quiet?"

The maiden did not speak, but her voice emanated from within her body, its tone ethereal and carrying a chilling, ghostly aura.

"We apologize to the two celestial children. We did not mean to disturb you. We were entrusted to blow up this mountain and discovered this tomb. We were afraid that you would be caught in the crossfire, so we wanted to help you move to another place."

"But you didn't respond to our previous two attempts to communicate, so we had no choice but to resort to this tactic to force you to come out and meet us."

Liu Zheng bowed respectfully and said in a manner that was neither humble nor arrogant.

"Hurry up and commit suicide to atone for your sins. If we wait for the two of us to make a move, we will make sure your souls are scattered and your bodies are never found."

Jin Tong also spoke up.

"Can we make a deal? I'll cut off my own four arms and two legs, and we'll call it even."

Considering that he was indeed in the wrong, he bargained.

"Since you are unwilling to atone with your deaths, then you will all perish forever."

The Golden Boy ignored him completely and simply waved the whisk in his hand.

Ten thousand golden rays burst forth from the whisk, shooting towards the crowd.

"So it was just a human-machine interface all along. I wasted all my breath."

Liu Zheng was speechless, then took a step forward and shielded Niu Daji in front of him.

Those who were prepared also used their defensive measures.

"The Dark Magic Gate: Arnzipar's Full-Length Mirror!"

The Yaksha chanted a spell, and a luxurious floor-length mirror appeared in front of her, reflecting all the golden light that hit the mirror back.

Stellar gravity!

The sun disk above the Nile Doctor's head began to spin, absorbing all the golden light into the disk.

"Yin-Yang Qi Array, activate!"

The panda then spat out the Lesser Yang Dawn Banner and the Lesser Yin Gui Water Banner, covering itself with them.

The golden light shone on the yin and yang energies, but it was like oil floating on water; it couldn't penetrate at all.

As for Bai San and Lao Si, Liu Zheng had told them to stay far away from him from the beginning.

"You audacious madman, how dare you resist!"

Seeing that the attack had failed, the Golden Boy flew into a rage.

"Azure Dragon Star Lord, White Tiger Star Lord, heed my command, subdue demons and monsters!"

Jin Tong pointed, and the Azure Dragon and White Tiger on the stone pillar immediately came to life and pounced towards the crowd.

"Ah Bao, go!"

Liu Zheng shouted.

This art style makes pandas look like they're a professional.

"They promised me to be a bodyguard, but they made me do everything. I'm a panda, not a cow or a horse."

"The panda complained."

"Double the yogurt."

"You dare call yourselves Star Lords with just two mere magical artifacts? Watch how I deal with you!"

The panda's body trembled for a moment, then it immediately stepped forward.

"Primordial Thunder Palm!"

It raised its two bear paws, one black and one white, and slapped them towards the Azure Dragon and the White Tiger.

"Roar!"

The Azure Dragon opened its mouth and spat out a radiant dragon pearl, which struck the bear's palm squarely, creating a trail of sparks.

"Ow!"

The white tiger raised its front paw, the tip turning a crimson gold color, and grabbed the bear's paw, sending sparks flying once more.

(End of this chapter)