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

The blood vine coffin is still there!

If that's the case, then those two muffled thuds I heard outside just now weren't from a coffin being blown up!

In Chen Yibai's memory, he clearly remembered that the vines of this blood vine coffin grew from the bodies of the mummies. Now that all the mummies had fallen down, the blood vine coffin should have fallen down with them.

Chen Yibai squinted and looked closely at the blood vine coffin above his head. He suddenly realized that the blood vine coffin was not actually suspended in the air, but had become a huge, thick bloodthirsty vine hanging upside down from above.

Furthermore, the Bloodvine Coffin stopped wriggling and became completely still.

As for Guan Yunlong and Wu Daoshan, they were standing on top of the blood vine coffin, more than forty meters above and below, unable to get down. They were anxiously pacing around until they saw Chen Yibai return, at which point they were excited as if they had seen a glimmer of hope.

However, Chen Yibai merely glanced at them indifferently before turning his head to look at the four sides of the Corpse Tower.

Previously, the dense vines almost completely blocked the view of the surrounding area, so the interior of the corpse tower could not be clearly seen.

Now, thanks to his night vision, Chen Yibai was able to see the entire interior of the Corpse Tower.

This corpse tower is octagonal, but actually only the middle part is like a circular skylight, with an estimated diameter of 20 meters leading straight to the top of the tower. The eight corners extend outwards by more than 10 meters in width, and there are layers, just like the outside, for a total of 17 layers!

Seventeenth floor!

This corresponds exactly to the other seventeen tribes that the Gu clan conquered through war.

That matches perfectly.

wrong!

It should be eighteen floors!

Chen Yibai's mind suddenly made a turn. He realized that the floor he was standing on should also be counted as one floor. He counted seventeen floors above, so the total should be eighteen floors!

And coincidentally, the eighteenth layer is above the blood vine coffin, while the remaining seventeen layers are below it.

Is this a silent foreshadowing that the eighteenth layer represents the Gu clan, while the seventeen layers below represent the captive tribes, and thus it's located beneath the Blood Vine Coffin?

eighteen?

This peculiar number made Chen Yibai think of the eighteen levels of hell.

But upon further reflection, this ancient Gu clan probably didn't have the concept of the eighteen levels of hell; it's most likely just a coincidence.

But there's no use thinking about it now, we can only go up and take a look first.

There is a spiral staircase in the southwest direction that leads to the next floor.

southwest?

In the Bagua, the southwest is the Kun Palace, and in Qimen Dunjia, it is the Death Gate!

Thinking of this, Chen Yibai subconsciously scratched the back of his head. This corpse tower has eight sides, and the spiral staircase is located at the death gate of the Kun Palace!

Could this also be a coincidence?

But logically speaking, the Gu clan was a primitive tribe from thousands of years ago. More importantly, it was an independent civilization. Shouldn't they also know about gossip?

That must really be a coincidence!

Chen Yibai then looked at Guan Yunlong and Wu Daoshan on the blood vine coffin and asked loudly, "What's on each of these levels?"

Because Guan Yunlong and Wu Daoshan are in a high position, and each floor has an open-air balcony extending outwards, they should be able to see what's going on from the 18th floor above them, except for the 17th floor below.

Guan Yunlong immediately shouted, "Captain Chen, we just checked, there's nothing on each floor, it's perfectly safe! Hurry up, I have a rope, but it's not long enough..."

Guan Yunlong actually already had a rescue plan in mind, but Chen Yibai was not in the mood to listen to him.

I'm not here to save you, so don't get too carried away.

Because since ancient times, love has often been met with only regret...

As for Guan Yunlong's claim that there was nothing up there and it was perfectly safe, Chen Yibai certainly wouldn't believe it.

The reason I asked this question is simply for reference.

Chen Yibai's primary goal right now is to reach the top eighteenth floor.

No matter how mysterious this tomb of the Gu King and this corpse tower are, they are left here and people are not allowed to leave.

As a legitimate successor of the tomb raiders, I must let it know the consequences of not knowing what's good for it!

at the same time.

Hundreds of people were still hanging on rope ladders on the pit wall outside the Corpse Tower, their eyes fixed on it with hopeful eyes, placing all their will to survive on Chen Yibai.

Several hundred people saw Chen Yibai as their lifeline.

Three hours, though not a long time, felt like an eternity to them.

It's not just them who are nervous and excited; the tens of millions of netizens outside are definitely feeling the same way.

Especially Liu Shi, the commander-in-chief, had just breathed a sigh of relief a dozen minutes ago and was planning to celebrate, but this unexpected event made him jump back into his throat.

In particular, Liu Shi heard Chen Yibai and Zhao Changjun's last words through the live broadcast: "If they can't get out in three hours, have the people outside lift the roof to rescue them."

Although Liu Shi wasn't an archaeologist, he could still understand that the sentence meant: "If you don't come out in three hours, have the people outside break down the roof and come in to collect the body..."

At this moment, the deputy captain beside him cautiously spoke up: "General Manager Liu, you said... since Captain Chen is so skilled, could there be other hidden masters like Captain Chen among the common people in our country? Isn't it said that true masters are often found among ordinary people? Should we..."

Liu Shi understood what the deputy captain meant: he wanted to seek help from experts in the community to lead the rescue team.

In fact, Liu Shi had thought about this as well, so he basically kept an eye on the live stream chat the whole time.

Logically speaking, such a big matter should be known throughout the country. If there really is a highly skilled person like Captain Chen, he should volunteer to take on the task.

However, no one appeared in the live stream from beginning to end, which basically proves that Captain Chen, as a successor of the Tomb Raiders, is indeed the most powerful in China at present.

So if even Captain Chen couldn't handle it, there's basically no other one like it.

Thinking of this, Liu Shi shook his head meaningfully, paused for a few seconds, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, took two deep drags, and then said in a low voice, "Go and organize things in advance, prepare for the upcoming roof-lifting work..."

"Yes!"

The vice-captain beside him gave a crisp salute, then turned and left the meeting room.

The roof is completely lifted!

Liu Shi certainly didn't want to use this plan either, but he had to organize and prepare in advance.

Because if Chen Yibai really can't get out within three hours, this roof must be lifted, and even if the entire army is wiped out, the bodies must be retrieved!