Tomb raiding: following the plot while tearing up the script

Chapter 279 Masks To be honest, the ancestors of the mute family really knew how to play games.

"What do you say now?"

Hei Xiazi looked at Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qiling glanced at him silently, then flicked his wrist, and a long sword with a smooth and beautiful design appeared in his hand.

It was the weapon that Master Yunqing had prepared for him.

puff...

With a soft sound, the seemingly impenetrable dark stone door was pierced straight through.

Dark stone gate: ? ? ? ? ?

Holy crap! You have no sportsmanship at all!!!

The heavy stone door was transformed by Zhang Qiling into a block of tofu magnified countless times, with a small doorway, just big enough for one person to pass through, carved out of its center.

With a powerful kick, the long-legged man sent the rock flying into the seventh floor, and Zhang Qiling took the lead and went in.

At this moment, the poisonous gas from the sixth floor had already permeated their surroundings, attempting to invade their bodies.

Unexpectedly, a milky white halo appeared around them, isolating them from the poison gas.

The protective shield that Zhang Qiling bestowed upon them has a certain purifying effect and is remarkably effective in resisting negative status effects.

However, this defense couldn't last long. One by one, everyone entered the seventh floor through the small door that Zhang Qiling had carved out. Then, Su Li casually sealed the small door with an array.

Under the beams of several flashlights, the layout of the seventh floor was revealed to everyone.

They had reached the top floor and didn't need to go any further. Su Li found the flashlights troublesome, so she took out a few large lamps and set them up.

In an instant, the seventh floor was brightly lit.

The group then put away their flashlights and took out their own weapons for self-defense.

The seventh floor is certified by Master Yunqing as containing something. According to Master Yunqing, that thing is quite dangerous, to the point that it could hurt Ali if one is not careful.

Thinking this, the group moved a few steps in perfect unison, completely blocking Su Li behind them.

"Don't you guys think this place looks familiar?"

The bright lights made the entire seventh floor clearly visible to everyone. Wu Xie looked at the layout and furnishings in front of him and found them all very familiar.

This feeling reached its peak, especially when one's gaze fell upon the stone platform placed in the center.

A black stone platform engraved with intricate patterns, a mysterious star map...

"This, this, this isn't that... this thing in that ancient building at the bottom of Lake Banna?!" Fatty Wang pointed to the stone platform in the very center.

This seventh floor is exactly the same as the stone platform they saw in the ancient building at the bottom of the lake, except for the curtains hanging from the beams around the stone platform.

The dark curtains were covered with characters whose meanings were unclear, and it was hard to tell how long they hadn't been replaced. They gave the impression of being old and dilapidated.

Behind these curtains, in the space concealed, was a row of strange costumes arranged in neat rows.

These garments, supported by wooden frames and displayed behind curtains, had faded considerably from their originally vibrant colors, exuding an air of decadence.

The bizarre costumes, which had become quite somber, were exaggerated in style and piled with feathers of various colors, as well as gold and silver artifacts and gemstone accessories of various shapes as decorations.

"These are... ceremonial robes, right??"

Instead of approaching the stone platform immediately, the group explored the space behind the outer curtain.

These strange costumes, supported by brackets, are arranged in a regular and orderly manner, with a mask hanging on each one. All the masks face the same direction, towards the stone platform.

Each costume's mask features different patterns and facial expressions: smiling, laughing, serious, angry...

The varied expressions gave Wu Xie a feeling of returning to the Qinling Mountains, but the masks specially made for the Chi Gu in the Qinling Mountains were made of stone, while these masks...

Hei Xiazi took out a bronze bell he had previously collected in the ancient building at the bottom of the lake from his spatial storage, removed the mask from one of the outfits, turned it over, and compared the two.

"The materials are the same."

The Zhang family is truly a remarkable family dedicated to collecting meteorites and crafting all sorts of strange gadgets...

Made of the same material as the bronze bell, Wu Xie, who had already witnessed the power of the bronze bell, fell into deep thought as he looked at the mask in front of him.

I wonder what this mask will do...

Suddenly, someone grabbed his wrist. Wu Xie, who was deep in thought, felt a chill and looked at the person who had grabbed him. He met Zhang Qiling's gaze.

Wu Xie's mind, which had been preoccupied with the mask, suddenly cleared up. Looking at the mask, which was now much closer to his face, Wu Xie was startled.

Did he almost put this piece of junk on his face just now?

Thinking back to the giant monkeys in the Qinling Mountains that were parasitized by the Chi Gu mask, Wu Xie couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Luckily, Xiao Ge reacted quickly, otherwise who knows what would have happened!

"Thanks, bro."

Snapped……

A crisp sound of human skin making intimate contact with a palm caught the attention of a small dog named Wu, who had just been frightened.

Wu Xie, driven by his love of gossip, disregarded the fact that he had almost gotten caught in the crossfire and dragged Su Li to the front lines of the gossip frenzy.

"What happened? What happened? What's wrong??"

"What's wrong? What's wrong? What's wrong??"

The two of them ran up to Fatty Wang and Black Bear, only to see Black Bear grimacing and waving his hand, while Fatty Wang covered his red cheek, looking dizzy and disoriented. At his feet was a hideous mask.

"It's alright, it's alright. The little fat guy almost died, but luckily Blackie intervened in time and saved his life."

"Holy crap... Blind man, did you have to be so ruthless?! My head almost flew off when you slapped it."

Fatty Wang rubbed his numb cheeks, which felt no pain at all. He wasn't an ungrateful person; the feeling of being bewitched was still lingering in his mind.

But now, looking at the mask on the ground, he had no thoughts whatsoever; just looking at it made his face hurt...

These masks, like the bronze bells, clearly have the effect of influencing the mind and spirit of ordinary people.

Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi have been together for a long time, enduring all kinds of hardships, and their minds are strong enough.

With Su Li's divine consciousness present and his physical body being a natural counter to these things, such petty tricks couldn't affect him.

Xie Yuchen's attention was not on the masks and costumes; he was focused on the words on the curtain.

Of the six people, only Wu Xie and Fatty Wang were affected, and they almost fell for the trick of the strange mask.

Wu Xie and Fatty Wang, the two unfortunate brothers, put their arms around each other's shoulders and reminisced about their mental state when they were affected by the mask. They didn't seem to be affected by the recent change at all...

"Hey bro, Fatty and I did some rehearsals, and we think we both got caught because we were curious about what the masks were supposed to do..."

Wu Xie excitedly told Zhang Qiling about her discovery, only to find...