Tomb Raiding: All Things Merge, Starting with 400x Strength

Upon seeing the overwhelming swarm of sea centipedes, Zhang Qilin drew his Black Gold Ancient Sword, preparing to bleed them to expel the insects.

The hand stopped abruptly just as it touched the blade.

"Hey buddy, what's wrong?"

Wu Tianzhen and Fatty noticed Zhang Qilin's unusual behavior and asked him in unison.

"no need!"

Zhang Qilin's seemingly random remark left Wu Tianzhen and the fat man completely baffled.

It wasn't until they heard Ding Yudie's exclamation that they realized that all the sea centipedes in the tomb passage had become completely still, as if they were dead.

"what happened?"

Why did all the sea centipedes suddenly die?

"No, they didn't die at all, they were just drugged by something."

As Yi Sa spoke, she stabbed a sea centipede with her dagger. When it was cut in two, its body was still writhing.

"They're not dead after all, but I don't know what drugged them."

Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, and the others also found it strange. No one had made a move, so how did the sea centipede suddenly get drugged?

The fat man suddenly remembered that when Zhang Hao stood up, there was a fragrance in the air.

This made him think that Zhang Hao was the one who had drugged all the sea centipedes.

"Brother Zhang Hao, is that you? How did you do that?"

As soon as the fat man spoke, everyone else looked at Zhang Hao.

Suddenly, Wu Tianzhen's eyes lit up: "I understand! That fragrance just now was the scent of the Forbidden Woman. It must have been my uncle who saved us with the Forbidden Woman's bones!"

After his reminder, Fatty, Yi Sa, and Ding Yudie immediately understood.

No wonder that smell seemed familiar; it was the bones of the Forbidden Woman.

Yi Sa and Ding Yudie bowed to Zhang Hao and thanked him, saying, "Brother Zhang Hao, you have saved our lives again. We can never repay your kindness. From now on, we are your people."

"Alright, if I really need anything, I will definitely ask and I won't be polite."

Zhang Hao originally wanted to make up some excuse, but he didn't expect that Wu Tianzhen had already prepared an excuse for him.

Since that's the case, he doesn't bother explaining.

In addition, both Yi Sa and Ding Yudie are grateful, and Zhang Hao can feel their sincerity in their eyes.

He understood that these two people were definitely not just talking; they were already willing to work for him.

Currently, Fatty is the only one around to handle things, but it's not bad to have Yi Sa and Ding Yudie as well.

After all, I only have two hands and can't be in two places at once. There are many things I can't do myself, so it's always good to have a few more people around to help me.

Suddenly Zhang Hao noticed that one person was missing from the group.

"Where's Aning? Wasn't she with you? Why is she gone?"

"After that woman came out, she triggered the mechanism and disappeared when no one was paying attention. I think she deliberately avoided us to do something."

Zhang Hao nodded: "In that case, let's just ignore her."

My brother and I have just checked the tomb chamber and there are no other exits.

Let's go back to the tomb chamber we came in from and see if there are any other exits.

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he walked back along the tomb passage.

With each step he took, a crackling sound came from beneath his feet.

That was the sound of a sea centipede being crushed. Even when the sea centipedes on the ground were crushed to death, they only struggled and did not attack people.

Zhang Hao smiled, surprised that the bone fragrance was so effective, working not only on humans but also on other creatures.

More importantly, he can control who he attacks or not entirely at will.

This ability is quite useful, and the effect is pretty good; once someone is drugged, they basically can't wake up.

If you encounter an enemy in the future, you won't need to take action at all. Just use your mind to control the fragrance to kill the enemy effortlessly.

It is especially useful when dealing with a large number of enemies.

The first time I passed through the tomb passage, all the mechanisms inside were already triggered, so going back now is very easy.

Without any obstacles, it only took a few minutes to pass through the tomb passage and return to the entrance of the tomb chamber where we had just entered.

"Hey, what's going on? This isn't the tomb we came in from!"

The fat man pointed into the tomb chamber and exclaimed in surprise.

“Yes, there was clearly a pool in that tomb chamber, but now not only is the pool gone, there’s also a coffin in this tomb chamber.”

Not only the fat man, but everyone else also noticed something was wrong.

The fat man quickly walked a few steps to the entrance of the tomb chamber and shone the light of his powerful flashlight into the tomb chamber.

When the light shone on the coffin, the entire coffin suddenly changed, becoming radiant and colorful.

The entire coffin was covered with fine golden lines, and the light came from these golden lines.

"My God, this is a coffin made of Phoebe zhennan wood. Could the person buried inside be the one who died in the tomb?"

"Fatty, you still have the mind to think about these things!"

"Our diving equipment is in that tomb chamber. If we don't have oxygen tanks, we'll drown if we go out!"

"Don't worry, Naïve. There's always a way out. We'll find a solution eventually, but the most important thing right now is to open the coffin and see what treasures are inside."

As he spoke, the fat man walked into the tomb chamber to prepare to open the coffin.

Zhang Hao followed the fat man into the tomb chamber. The moment he stepped inside, a system notification sounded in his mind.

[Ding! Special item detected: White-haired Drought Demon. Defeat it to fuse with another creature.]

Sure enough, there was a drought demon inside the coffin made of Phoebe zhennan wood.

Legend has it that where the drought demon appears, the land is scorched and plagues rage; it is a synonym for evil.

Not only that, they are also extremely powerful, being high-level beings among the zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), making them very difficult to kill.

The drought demon is not only impervious to swords and spears, but also immune to water and fire, and its entire body is covered in corpse poison.

The drought demon cannot be killed unless its head is cut off.

However, once the drought demon's head is cut off, the corpse's energy will instantly gush out, and the person who killed the drought demon will also die from the corpse poison.

Therefore, most of the time the best way to deal with a drought demon is to seal it away.

But Zhang Hao would definitely not do that. The Drought Demon is a special item. Not only can fusing with it increase the evolution progress of the Qilin bloodline, but fusing with such a powerful monster will definitely bring many benefits and grant powerful special abilities.

Such a monster cannot be let go.

Even if it's in great danger, you must open the coffin, release it, and kill it, making it a special item that you can fuse with.

"Fatty, what are you doing?"

Once inside the tomb, the fat man took a candle from his backpack, lit it, and placed it in a corner.

His actions caught Wu Tianzhen's attention.

"Humans light candles, ghosts blow them out. I use the methods of tomb raiders. When opening a coffin, a candle must be lit in the southeast corner. If the flame changes or goes out, it means there is danger and the coffin cannot be opened."

Before the fat man could finish speaking, the candle flame suddenly flickered a few times, and its color changed from yellow to an eerie green.