kvmb Chapter 177 King's Tomb
Chapter 177 King's Tomb
Tick-tock~
Tick-tock~
The sound of dripping water woke Lin Tian from his unconsciousness. He opened his eyes and was greeted by an unfamiliar environment.
Lin Tian was in a corridor, where the surroundings were not completely dark, but rather had a faint light.
Am I... in a tomb?
Lin Tian glanced around and saw that the surroundings were filled with stone carvings and murals. Although he couldn't understand the stone carvings and murals, he could roughly guess that this should be the tomb of the Black Scorpion King.
Did I get sucked here by that dark pool?
Lin Tian shook his head, pushed himself up from the ground with his hands, and felt slightly uneasy in the unfamiliar environment. So he reached into his ear and, with a flash of golden light, a long stick appeared in his hand.
Tick-tock~
Tick-tock~
The sound of water droplets falling to the ground came from all around again. Lin Tian looked around and chose to follow the sound of the water droplets.
This is the only path he can take.
This is... a well?
Lin Tian looked down and saw what appeared to be flowing water in the almost pitch-black opening. The sound of dripping water was coming from the well.
go down?
Lin Tian looked back. This seemed to be the only option at the moment. He had seen the other end of the path, which was a dead end. The only way to continue was through the well under his feet.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Tian decided to go down. He had no other choice. Of course, although he chose to go down, he did not jump down recklessly. He did not know the situation inside the cave, and jumping down rashly would only increase the risk.
bang~
In the pitch-black corridor, a plume of smoke rose, and Lin Tian transformed into a winged insect.
That way it's safe.
Feeling his own physical condition, Lin Tian nodded, then flapped his wings and slowly flew into the well.
Tick-tick~tick-tick~
The well was deeper than he had imagined. Lin Tian flew for a while but had not yet reached the bottom. After a while, when the dripping water sounded louder and louder, Lin Tian realized that he had reached the bottom.
The bottom was darker than the top, and Lin Tian could barely see anything.
I should have turned into a firefly.
However, just as he was about to explore the cave, a slight sound suddenly came from inside.
what?
Lin Tian instantly became alert. Sensing that something was wrong, he decided to land on a rock and observe the cave before making any further plans.
However, just as he landed on the rock, a cracking sound suddenly echoed through the cave.
hum! ! !
Lin Tian saw a flash before his eyes, and the cave was instantly illuminated by a blinding blue light. When Lin Tian came to his senses and looked closely, he discovered that the sources of the blue light were all spirit energy mines of various sizes.
Lin Tian was initially delighted, but he quickly realized something was wrong, because what he was standing on was not a stone at all, but a huge skeleton.
Click! ! !
At the same moment Lin Tian looked at it, the skeleton suddenly moved. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a scorpion.
call!
A burst of blue flame suddenly erupted from the scorpion's empty eye sockets. The blue flame seemed to give it consciousness, making it more lifelike, as if it had been resurrected.
The moment the scorpion revived, the first thing it did was raise its huge pincers and attack Lin Tian.
not good!
boom! ! !
A bone pincer suddenly slammed down, causing the cave to tremble violently. The pincer struck the stone wall, sending fragments of rock tumbling down. At first glance, Lin Tian looked like he was in grave danger.
hum~
A buzzing sound came, seemingly caused by the collision of a sharp weapon and bone pincers. Looking at the giant scorpion's bone pincers, a wisp of green smoke, of unknown origin, flowed out from the bone gaps of the pincers. Below the pincers was Lin Tian, who was using a stick to block the pincers' attack.
Click~ Click~ Click~
Lin Tian was not killed by the pincers. The moment he saw the giant scorpion's eyes blazing with blue flames, he sensed something was wrong. So he quickly used his transformation technique and transformed back into his original form before the giant scorpion could attack him, thus blocking the attack.
but.........
Click~ Click~ Click~
Feeling the force transmitted from the giant pincers, Lin Tian frowned. This guy...
That's quite powerful!
..........................
Another corpse.
Looking at the desiccated corpse on the ground, White Scorpion's heart sank. He had seen countless desiccated corpses along the way, and without exception, they were all his own kind.
When attacked by the black pool, White Scorpion was in utter despair, but when he awoke in the Black Scorpion King's Tomb, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.
But the look of joy didn't last long on his face, because he discovered something terrible.
It seems he was the only one who survived!
The more White Scorpion looked at those mummified corpses who could no longer return home, the more depressed he became, but this was not out of sorrow for his fellow mummified kin.
He can't go back to his mummified kin, but he still has a chance to go back.
But! If he goes back like this, he will definitely be punished by the clan, after all, he was the leader of this mission, and so many people died in this mission.
Seemingly thinking of the elders' terrifying tail whips, the white scorpion suddenly felt a chill run through its body.
"Damn it!"
boom!
White Scorpion angrily slammed his fist into the wall beside him, but it was this punch that made him discover a rather peculiar place.
"This is........"
The pupils beneath the white scorpion mask gradually widened, and even a hint of joy appeared.
The reason was simple: he found faint pinch marks on the mummified body.
This is a major discovery, meaning that the tribespeople did not die in the black pool, but were killed by others.
In that case, as long as that person can be found, his responsibility will be reduced, at least it won't be because of his command error that the whole team was wiped out.
Upon seeing this, the white scorpion immediately perked up. He got up and followed the path of the mummified corpse to explore. This murderer was clearly a serial killer. As long as he followed the path of the mummified corpse's death, there was a great chance of finding him.
Sure enough, after turning left and right in the passage, the white scorpion finally arrived at a place, a secret room.
It is said that the Black Scorpion King loved to eat meat during his lifetime, so after his death he built a room in his tomb that combined slaughtering and cooking. This must be the place.
As White Scorpion stepped into the slaughterhouse, he found the mummified corpses of his own kind there—on the ground, on the slaughter table, and on the dining table. Seeing their gruesome state, even though White Scorpion had killed countless people, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
"save........"
Suddenly, White Scorpion heard a faint cry for help. He was initially a little skeptical, but when he looked up and listened, he found that the cry for help was even clearer.
This made him immediately realize that there might still be people alive.
With a mix of joy and nervousness, White Scorpion dared not linger, fearing the man might die, so he immediately rushed toward the source of the sound.
Hard work pays off.
After bypassing a shelf, the white scorpion successfully spotted the person in distress. From the scorpion-shaped tattoo on his face, he could identify him as one of his own kind, but this person's current situation might be a bit dire.
Because at this moment, his face was extremely pale, and his body looked very thin, as if he were on the verge of death.
And what caused all of this was probably the withered and ugly hand that was gripping him.
"Ok?"
The man noticed the approaching white scorpion and turned his head slightly.
What appeared before the white scorpion was an ugly and terrifying face, with bloodshot eyes and a crazed expression, as if he were the master of this slaughterhouse.
Looking at that face that could stop a child from crying, White Scorpion's heart pounded wildly.
This guy......
In contrast, the man looked at White Scorpion, this sudden intruder, and suddenly grinned:
"hey-hey."
"Another new cub has arrived!"