Tomb raiding: following the plot while tearing up the script

This drought demon is just an ordinary, eerie creature, and it can't compare to the little corpse demon, which the system would pay extra for.

It has absolutely no connection to the legendary ancestor of all zombies or the Empress's daughter Drought Demon; it merely shares the name.

When Zhang Qiling hits it, it can only be rubbed into the ground and killed without much difficulty.

In the original storyline, Zhang Qiling avoided it entirely because whether it was injured or dead, the corpse poison on its body would spread throughout the entire space.

In this underwater tomb where even oxygen is limited, the premise is that they are all destined to be buried with them, which is why Zhang Qiling fought so restrainedly.

As for now...

Seeing that the little thing was still struggling against the female corpse's belly, Zhang Qiling flipped his hand and put away the black gold ancient sword in his hand, and took out a pair of specially made black gloves and put them on.

The slime on that little thing was disgusting and carried corpse poison. My Qilin blood didn't seem to have any effect on it, so it was best to take precautions.

Otherwise, Ali would really drag Xiaohua and the blind man into a meeting that would last for more than two hours.

The meeting was likely titled something like: "On how centenarians can ensure their physical and mental health" or "Safety guidelines for centenarians when going out."

Yes, now there may be two more participants.

So for the sake of your ears, you should be kinder to yourself.

Zhang Qiling, wearing gloves, stepped forward and swiftly grabbed the small arm that the drought demon had emerged from.

With a single effort, the tiny creature, which was only a few sizes larger than a newborn, was lifted out like a chick.

Although this little drought demon and the little corpse demon came from the same underwater tomb and had the same white fur, they were different creatures.

However, Zhang Qiling, who had been petting the little corpse demon the whole way, said that it was incomparable, really incomparable.

The little corpse demon's fur was long and thick, and after Su Li applied several cleaning spells to it, it became even more fluffy and soft, with a superb feel.

Moreover, apart from its thick white fur and two sharp teeth, this little corpse demon was the size and appearance of a normal human child of one or two years old, making it soft, cute and adorable.

The one he was holding now had sparse, coarse white fur, and he could feel its rough texture even with gloves on.

The body was the size of a three- or four-month-old baby, but it had the wrinkled face of an old man, bloodshot eyes filled with resentment and malice, and a mouthful of sharp fangs bared menacingly.

As soon as Zhang Qiling pulled the little drought demon out, it fiercely waved its other small, black hand toward Zhang Qiling's heart.

As it swung its claws, it emitted a sharp cry that was extremely penetrating, as if it were piercing straight into the brain through the eardrums.

Zhang Qiling, with her resolute will, remained unaffected, while two of the three onlookers were caught off guard.

Wu Xie and Fatty Wang both clutched their temples, looking dazed.

Wu Xie, whose strange constitution had suddenly manifested, felt a sharp pain in his temples, and staggered a few steps in a daze. His legs were so weak that he could hardly stand. He subconsciously reached out and supported Su Li on the shoulder, and suddenly felt a sinking sensation under his feet.

The feel of it...

This feels damn familiar!

“Click, click…”

Even in a dazed state, Wu Xie wouldn't mistake that voice!

Is this damn creaking of the mechanism meant to stay with me forever?

……

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A cool sensation spread from his forehead down to his head, and Wu Xie, who had just regained consciousness from his dizziness, found himself lying on the ground.

Su Li squatted down in front of her, holding the baby in one arm and pressing the other hand to her forehead. The cool touch she had just felt came from Su Li's palm.

A powerful flashlight was tossed at his feet for illumination.

"Ah Li, what's wrong with me? Where am I?" Wu Xie sat up in a daze.

Su Li looked at the huge pool not far away and fell into deep thought.

"Little Tianzhen is great, we've already arrived at the next stop ahead of schedule."

"What next stop? Just the two of us? Where are the guy and Fatty?"

"Yeah, it's just the two of us. You just reached out and pulled me in. Don't worry, Brother Zhang and the others will be here soon," Su Li reassured her.

Is it the plot that's so powerful, or is Wu Xie's eccentric constitution that's so amazing?

They were all kept from going to the side room to find the jars and look at the murals, so how could Wu Xie, in a daze, stumble and accidentally step on a mechanism to reach the next plot point ahead of time?

He was originally planning to watch with great interest as a centenarian beat up a baby; he even had his DV camera ready.

He was even prepared to swim down from under that golden nanmu coffin together, but he ended up here...

As always, Third Master is good at finding his way.

I wonder if Brother Zhang will remember to bring that golden nanmu coffin over later. That's the most expensive item he's encountered in the past few months. Should he consider going back for a visit?

Oh, and that little drought demon, it's worth at least two Lu Shang Kings, isn't it?

Su Li helped Wu Xie, who had regained consciousness, to sit up. Wu Xie took the flashlight that Su Li handed him and looked around.

I don't know if I don't see it, I'm startled when I see it.

The place they were in now was many times larger than the small side chamber they had been in before.

The tomb chamber is semi-circular in shape, resembling an upside-down bowl.

The tomb chamber looks large, but there are actually not many places for people to stand. In such a large space, eighty percent of the open space is occupied by a huge pool of water.

They were currently only in a corner of the tomb chamber.

The flashlight in my hand shone straight toward the pool. In the middle of this rather large pool, there was something that looked like a washbasin, which was fixed by an iron chain. The water just stood there quietly in the middle of the pool.

After thinking for a moment and consulting with Su Li, Wu Xie moved closer to the pool after confirming that there was no danger.

Although he was still quite far away and couldn't see the paintings and reliefs very clearly, judging from the size and style, it probably wasn't a coffin.

I wonder which brilliant person came up with the idea to turn a perfectly good coffin into an enlarged version of a foot bath basin. Did the person buried here have a particular fondness for foot baths in life?

Thinking this, Wu Xie peered into the water again. The pool was so large, and it looked like it was bottomless. Maybe it could lead all the way to the bottom of the tomb?

Judging from the size and dimensions of the tomb, if the depth of the pool is as he guessed, then the tomb's occupant is either the actual owner of this underwater tomb or someone of great importance to the tomb's occupant.

"Gulu gulu gulu..."

While Wu Xie was pondering this.

The gurgling sound of water bubbles came from the pool, instantly interrupting Wuxie's thoughts.

Reflexively, before his mind could even process it, Wu Xie had already rushed to Su Li's side in three quick steps.

He shone his flashlight in the direction of the noise.

In the calm pool, in one corner, water began to bubble and gurgle.