Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

After the entire archaeological team entered the cave, they left an uncovered entrance.

This is a desolate mountain area, and usually not many people come here.

However, less than half an hour later, a group of fifteen people came straight to this place from another direction of Qishan.

The team of fifteen was all dressed in black windbreakers over one-piece rat-patterned suits, with "treasure hunting charms" around their necks, carrying AK rifles, and bulging black backpacks on their backs.

AK rifles are loaded with live ammunition, and the "rat suit" is the work uniform of tomb raiders. It is made of special materials that are waterproof, wear-resistant, breathable, heat-insulating, and corrosion-resistant. This is not something that ordinary tomb raiders can wear.

As for the talisman around her neck, it was a mini version made from a black dog's paw. She had just spent over 100,000 yuan to snag it from a Douyin live stream last night and picked it up at the courier station this morning.

After the group of fifteen arrived, they all surrounded the cave entrance, cautiously peering into the cave below.

There was still a faint light flickering inside the cave, indicating that the archaeological team had not yet reached the bottom.

"Brother Chicken, you're saying this piece of junk... is really the legendary Tomb Raider's Talisman? If that streamer dares to lie to us, I'll go back and shove a gun barrel up his ass!"

One of the men, with dark skin and a wiry, monkey-like appearance, looked at the talisman around his neck, then, with serious doubt, muttered something under his breath.

The "Chicken Brother" mentioned by the skinny monkey was a one-eyed man in his forties with a prosthetic dog eye. He had a long scar on the right side of his face, from his forehead to his jaw, which required dozens of stitches. It looked like a giant centipede crawling on his face, with a fierce and menacing look that would make even ghosts tremble.

Chicken Bro looked at the skinny monkey with his right dog eye and said in a gloomy tone, "That streamer may look young, but he is quite capable. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to lead the archaeological team and us to find the entrance to the Kang King's Tomb so quickly!"

As he spoke, Brother Chicken looked at the radar tracker in his hand again. The target was right under his feet, 78 meters away!

This is the most advanced satellite radar tracker currently available, capable of being accurate to within one meter. It can not only record the entire trajectory of the tracked person's activities, but also pinpoint vertical distances.

What does "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind" mean?

This is what they call the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

The tomb raiders, led by the tomb raiding captains, scouted ahead, while the grave robbers followed closely behind.

We can just pick up something ready-made when the time comes.

This is what you call reaping the benefits without sowing!

"Brother Chicken, the tracking signal has been lost!"

The skinny monkey suddenly looked at the tracker in Chicken Brother's hand and exclaimed.

"Is this the world's most advanced tracking device? I'd better go back and shove a gun barrel up the ass of the company that sold this!"

Chicken Bro stared at the location signal disappearing from the tracker, his expression grim, and he cursed viciously.

"Brother Chicken, the tracking signal has dropped. Should we take matters into our own hands?"

The skinny monkey grinned; his plan to reap the benefits without lifting a finger, like a mantis stalking a cicada, seemed to have failed.

But Chicken Bro gave a sinister smile, seemingly having anticipated this. He threw away the tracker and pulled out a strange compass from his bag: "The underground magnetic field of Qishan is extremely strong. No electronic devices will work. Luckily, I made two preparations in advance!"

"Brother Chicken, what kind of compass is this? There looks like there's a bug inside!"

The skinny monkey looked curiously at the strange compass in Brother Chicken's hand. The compass face was the same as an ordinary Bagua compass, except that there was no magnetic needle in the middle. Instead, a black-armored insect was sealed inside.

"This thing inside is called a 'corpse scent worm.' It can smell the scent of corpses within a hundred kilometers. Using its body as a magnetic needle in the compass, it can accurately determine the direction and location of the corpse scent!"

I've already made arrangements beforehand. After he enters the tomb, he'll release the scent of corpses, making it easier for us to track him covertly.

The "he" that Brother Chicken mentioned reveals that there is an inside man in the archaeological team below.

"Brother Chicken, isn't the smell of a corpse awful? Won't it give us away? And what if he doesn't cooperate and stands us up?"

The skinny monkey scratched his head and looked at Brother Chicken, asking a question.

Chicken Bro stared menacingly at the cave entrance beneath his feet: "He dared to take so much money from us, he definitely wouldn't dare to stand us up!"

"As for the corpse fragrance, you'll learn more about it as you follow me..."

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the cave.

After a rapid zipline descent to 89 meters, we finally reached the bottom.

"Everyone, stay put and be on alert! Turn on your two high-powered flashlights, one in front and one behind, and set the brightness to 2,000 lumens!"

After descending to the bottom of the cave, Yan Wanlei was the first to shout loudly, ordering the entire special operations team to remain on alert. His booming voice echoed throughout the cave.

Yan Wanlei leads a team that has participated in many real combat operations and has extremely high overall quality.

When entering an unfamiliar environment, the first thing to do is to stay alert and make sure you are familiar with your surroundings.

The powerful flashlight with two thousand lumens instantly illuminated the entire underground cave space as bright as day.

Chen Yibai unfastened his zipline gear and looked around.

This is a semi-natural, semi-man-made cave. The semi-circular arched cave ceiling is about ten meters high and nearly ten meters wide, like a super-large tomb passage that winds its way forward.

"It feels so stuffy here! And there seems to be a rotten smell?"

Yang Qingyun looked around nervously, instinctively hugging her arms. The air was not only stuffy, but also had an indescribable musty smell, and it was both damp and cold.

Most archaeological excavations involve completely removing the roof, and usually in broad daylight, so there's no sense of fear.

This was the first time Yang Qingyun had ever done archaeological work inside an ancient tomb in a cave. The confined space, the deathly silence, and the indescribable stench of decay inevitably made Yang Qingyun a little nervous.

"This cave has been stagnant for thousands of years, so it's normal for it to feel stuffy! However, we've already opened the opening above our heads, and the amount of air and oxygen coming in is sufficient. There's no need to worry about oxygen deficiency for now!"

Chen Yibai offered an explanation.

As for the putrid smell, Chen Yibai didn't mention it.

I'm afraid that saying it will cause panic.

"Yes, Mr. Chen is right. It's normal for the air to have a strange smell if it doesn't circulate well all year round..."

At this moment, a chubby man wearing glasses came over, smiled, and said something that indicated his agreement with Chen Yibai's explanation.

This bespectacled, chubby man is named Sun Dachang. He's in his early forties and works as an archaeological researcher at the Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics Protection. He has short hair, heavily tattooed eyebrows, and looks delicate and fair-skinned. He also speaks in a slightly effeminate manner.

No, it should be said that he was somewhat castrated...

"Qingyun, I just happened to bring a bottle of perfume with me. If I spray it on myself, I won't be able to smell this stench anymore."

As he spoke, Sun Dachang took out a small bottle of Gucci perfume from his backpack.

Chen Yibai was stunned. A grown man participating in archaeological research actually carried perfume with him.

Yang Qingyun seemed to be used to Sun Dachang's behavior. She wanted to wave her hand to refuse, but before she could speak, Sun Dachang had already sprayed two mouthfuls of smoke through the air.

A fragrant aroma immediately filled the air.

The fragrance is very special, an indescribable scent with a rich and lingering aftertaste, giving a warm feeling reminiscent of first love.

"Mr. Sun, where did you get this perfume?"

Chen Yibai took two deep breaths, repeatedly confirming that everything was correct, then a barely perceptible look of surprise flashed in his eyes as he raised an eyebrow and asked Sun Dachang.

"what?"

Sun Dachang turned to look at Chen Yibai, paused noticeably, and then, as if to cover up his earlier hesitation, said quickly, "This is a perfume sample that a friend of mine brought me from France. It's just a small bottle, and it's not on the market yet."

Chen Yibai noticed the subtle expression on Sun Dachang's face, but just smiled and didn't ask any further questions.

Then Chen Yibai took out the Bagua compass again.

The compass needle was still vibrating rapidly, so it seemed useless for the moment.

Needless to say, the compass was also rendered useless.

Since the compass and magnetic compass were temporarily unusable, Chen Yibai could only memorize the directions of east, west, south, and north in his mind.

Maintaining a precise sense of direction is crucial, especially in the underground world where survival is at stake!

"Such a large man-made cave must have required an enormous amount of manpower and resources back then! It might even contain historical and archaeological wonders that will shock the world!"

Unlike Chen Yibai, Wang Haichuan, after coming down, first studied the places in the cave where there were traces of artificial excavation.

"Crash..."

Just then, a sudden splashing sound of water came from ahead.

The sound of clear water echoed inside the cave.

Is there water ahead?

Yan Wanlei immediately took a powerful flashlight and shone it toward the source of the sound of water.

The cave bends slightly to the left about a hundred meters ahead, but there is no water in sight.

"Crash..."

The sound of water came again continuously, very clearly, but upon closer listening, it didn't sound like flowing water, nor did it sound like the sound of a waterfall falling.

It sounds a lot like fish playing in the water.

It's normal for there to be water in this underground cave, but how can fish or other creatures survive in a closed, oxygen-deprived space?