Tomb raiding: The awesome life that started from Ganggangyingzi

Chapter 108 Discovering and Opening the Entrance Mechanism

After a long while, Laura, having regained her senses, pointed again at the crimson serpent vines on the white furry body.

"Then what is this thing that moves and looks a bit like a snake? Is it its blood-sucking tentacles?"

Ji Haobo summoned the Crimson Sun Serpent and threw it at the pile of mercenary corpses in the distance.

"This is a vine mutated by radiation from an extraterrestrial meteorite. I call it the Crimson Sun Serpent Vine. It not only possesses some self-awareness, but it can also devour carbon-based organisms and absorb energy."

Upon hearing this, the two immediately turned to look at the Crimson Sun Serpent Vine in the distance, only to discover something that sent chills down their spines.

The mercenaries' corpses were drying out, and even the ones at the very bottom had turned to dust.

Just then, a loud explosion was heard; it was Lao Hu and his men, along with laborers, blasting the mountainside.

"Master Bo, we see the entrance inside, but it's blocked by a wall with a trap."

Hearing Wang Pangzi's loud shouts, Richard and his daughter couldn't sit still any longer. They didn't have time to continue asking about the Crimson Sun Serpent Vine and hurriedly got up and ran towards the mountain wall.

Seeing this, Ji Haobo did not rush over, but walked to Lu Ren's side, took out a submachine gun and handed it to him.

"We need to take care of some things to prevent the people behind the mercenaries from sending more people over. You take everyone and hide with the supplies."

Two days later, a domestic patrol ship will arrive in this area, and then everyone will be able to leave safely.

"Okay! Mr. Ji, please be careful."

Lu Ren took the gun without saying much, simply nodded, and turned to walk towards the crowd.

After clearing out the mercenaries, Ji Haobo checked the tent and found a satellite phone inside, so he called the Crescent Hotel directly.

Knowing they might be being eavesdropped on, they only gave the coordinates and mentioned that there were over two hundred ordinary people being held hostage by terrorists and that they needed help.

He believed that Yi Nanfeng would find someone to pass on a message to the higher-ups, and that the South China Sea authorities would definitely take action, since it was impossible for so many people to just call over two ships.

After instructing Lu Ren on the matter, Ji Haobo walked towards the mountain wall. At this time, Laura and her father had already found a way to open the mechanism.

"Bo, I can open this entrance, but this Zhang said it's dangerous inside and we need to wait for you to come."

Laura stood on the ladder, excitedly preparing to open the mechanism, but Zhang Menzi stopped her.

Ji Haobo waved to her, signaling her to come down first, then looked at the wall made of diamond rock on the mountainside;

It is inlaid with rollers of various sizes, engraved with strange symbols.

The entire wall was covered with water droplets, which felt icy cold to the touch. From the outside, there was nothing particularly unusual about the entrance.

But as Zhang Menzi said, there is indeed danger, only the danger comes from within.

Ji Haobo could clearly sense that a terrifying, chilling aura was gathering within, ready to be unleashed.

If the stone wall were to be opened rashly, it would erupt instantly, and ordinary people would be absolutely doomed.

Those water droplets appeared because of the cold, damp air inside and the temperature difference outside.

Actually, it wasn't just him; even the white furry thing sensed it, though the little thing was rather excited.

Ji Haobo understood that it should be able to devour Yin energy, after all, this ability was demonstrated in the coffin in the underwater tomb.

After calming the restless white fur on his shoulder, Ji Haobo turned his head and said:

"Laura, you must remember that real tombs all have things that science cannot explain."

For example, behind this entrance, evil forces gather; if you open it like this, you will be instantly corrupted and die.

Richard's expression changed upon hearing this, and he stared nervously at the entrance:

"Oh my god... an evil force? That must be Himiko. Rumor has it that she controls the evil power to destroy the world. We must find a way to eliminate her."

Everyone was speechless at Richard's exaggerated reaction, secretly thinking, "You're not even American, why are you making such a big deal out of everything?"

"Alright, Mr. Richard, it's not as exaggerated as you say. Himiko wouldn't run to the entrance."

The evil force I'm referring to is simply a gas that appears when too many people die; you can think of it as evil magic.

Ji Haobo felt that explaining the mysterious power of the East to foreigners was too much of a hassle, so he could only give a brief and simple explanation. Seeing them nod in understanding, he waved to the crowd:

"You all move aside, I'll turn the mechanism."

After asking Laura about the mechanism, Ji Haobo began operating the rollers.

As it turned, the mechanism made a "click-click-click" sound, and suddenly with a "click," the rollers sank into the wall.

After a slight tremor, Ji Haobo had just jumped down from the ladder when the wall made of diamond rock collapsed instantly, revealing a steep, pitch-black, and enormous cave.

At the same time, a black, misty, chilling aura surged out, and Bai Mao Mao couldn't wait to jump over it.

The crimson serpent vines pierced the mountain wall above, suspending its body above the cave entrance.

The heavy yin energy caused a layer of white frost to appear at the cave entrance;

However, before it could spread, it slowly dissolved because the white hairy creature began to devour the yin energy like a whale sucking up a kun.

Richard saw the black energy surging into the white hairy body and exclaimed in disbelief.

"Oh my god, White Furry is absorbing evil power, won't it become demonic?"

His uncouth and loud shouting made Ji Haobo and the others roll their eyes, and even Laura felt embarrassed.

"Dad, can you stop making such a fuss? Didn't Bo already say that?"

"White Furry possesses divinity; it's essentially a nascent deity, absorbing energy for growth. How could it possibly become demonic?"

Richard certainly remembered, but the key was that he didn't quite believe it!

Divinity and spirits are too fantastical; he thought the white-haired creature was at most a strange being.

In Richard's mind, ghosts and zombies were probably just some kind of lingering images and bioelectric phenomena.

After about a dozen breaths, the yin energy in the cave had dissipated, and Bai Mao Mao finally jumped back onto Ji Hao Bo, satisfied.

The little creature, having eaten its fill, hadn't changed much, but Ji Haobo could sense from its aura that it had indeed become stronger.

After Laura and Richard found that no more yin energy was gushing out of the cave, they couldn't wait to go forward and look inside.

However, the cave must have been very deep, as dark as an abyss, and the flashlights the two of them brought from the camp could not reach the bottom at all.

It wasn't until Ah Ning shone her magic flashlight down that everyone could make out a rough outline.

The cave is at least tens of meters deep vertically. There used to be a narrow spiral staircase on the rock wall, but it was probably destroyed later.

"You all go prepare the ropes, I'll go down and take a look first."

Ji Haobo left a message for everyone, and then, to the shock of Richard and his daughter, jumped down.

Watching him disappear into the remaining steps on the rock face in a few leaps, Richard turned his head blankly and said:

"My God... Is this Chinese Kung Fu? It's amazing!"