Chapter 94 Tombstone
Chapter 94 Tombstone
Soon the two arrived at the broken carriage, which has now become a landmark in their cognition.
The area around the carriage is where the most soulless zombies spawn.
Continuing to move northeast, after walking for a few minutes, Xiao Jie noticed that the two seemed to have arrived at the area where Ximen Wuhen died.
That’s right, it’s here. He looked around and saw that the three of them had come here by going around from the east.
However, Ximen Wuhen's body that had been pecked by crows had long since disappeared. It must have been refreshed by the system.
After walking for a while, the surroundings gradually became gloomy.
The trees began to take on a lifeless tone, gray and some of the trees looked as if they had died long ago, but were not completely dead, and had twisted postures, growing at will.
I don't know when a layer of gray fog appeared in the sky, making the surrounding light look a little dim. It was definitely not like normal climate change, but more like a special landscape on a special map.
Xiao Jie's heart gradually began to lift. The atmosphere here felt different from the forest he had walked through before.
"Be prepared to become an immortal and be ready to run away at any time." He whispered, as if he was afraid of alarming something.
"Understood, Brother Feng."
Xiao Jie didn't want to admit it, but he inexplicably liked this feeling, as if he was really exploring in a dark and mysterious world, facing unknown risks and opportunities.
However, what surprised Xiao Jie was that there was not a single monster along the way, let alone the undead army, the terrifying boss, even the soulless zombies were not seen.
Eh, this is really weird.
When the two men walked out of this strange forest, a towering cliff appeared in front of them.
This is the edge of the Ginkgo Valley. The towering cliffs extend to both sides, surrounding the valley. Following the instructions on the map, we walked a short distance and found our destination.
An ancient tomb stands in the shadow below the cliff.
There is also a huge stone tablet standing on the right side of the tomb door, with something written on it in mottled and faded words.
Mysterious Tomb——We’ve arrived.
"Stop!" Xiao Jie said. He did not immediately go over to investigate, but looked around carefully.
There were no monsters, no beasts, nothing, only a dead silence.
I, who wanted to become an immortal, took out the talisman paper with the strange symbols drawn on it and compared it with the symbols on the tomb door. They were exactly the same.
"Brother Feng?"
“Don’t worry—.”
When he reached the end of the field, Xiao Jie calmed down completely. His nervousness and excitement were completely suppressed deep in his heart, and he was absolutely calm. "Meatball, go over and take a look!"
Meatball protested with a few whimpers, but still walked over tremblingly.
He looked around the stone tablet, then looked at the entrance of the ancient tomb, then turned around and barked at Xiao Jie twice.
"Master, there is nothing here."
It seems there is really no danger.
"Let's go over there." Xiao Jie then walked towards the ancient tomb.
The two men walked to the door of the ancient tomb. The door was made of a whole piece of stone and was tightly closed. Xiao Jie went forward to take a look and found a square stone hole on the door with a stone seal embedded in it. The stone seal was deeply stuck on it, forming a seamless whole.
Hey, isn’t this the spirit stone talisman?
He then investigated the door and found that it could be opened directly.
However, he did not dare to open it directly. He turned around and checked the stone tablet again. The words on the stone tablet had faded, but they could still be recognized and read through the dents.
But it says on it——
[Letter to the Mortals:
In the year of monsters, the ghost world invades.
Corpses and ghosts are rampant, and the world is in chaos.
Only my immortal way can defeat demons and eliminate harm.
The ghost general, Corpse Owl, surrenders here.
Although the powerful enemy is defeated, the underworld fire still burns.
Seal it here and let it perish on its own.
It will take eight hundred years for it to dissipate.
This monument is specially erected, please do not open it.
The person who erected the monument - Lin Xuance, the Demon-Subduing Immortal]
So that's how it is. A ghost general named Corpse Owl is sealed in this ancient tomb. It will take eight hundred years for its power to completely dissipate. So, which year is the Year of the Ghost?
Maybe you can ask the village chief.
He looked at the scene in front of him and instantly understood what was happening.
The spiritual stone talisman is the key to open ancient tombs and secret treasures. Since there is already a piece embedded on it, it means that it must have been opened by someone.
In other words, the mysterious man in black opened the ancient tomb. It is obvious that his purpose was to come for the ghost general. Perhaps he wanted to release the ghost general, or perhaps he wanted to seize the ghost general's power.
Boy, this is not good.
This plot feels like something big is about to happen.
I want to become an immortal. Seeing Xiao Jie not moving for a long time, I couldn't help but point at the tomb door.
Following the sound of stones rubbing against each other, the tomb door slowly opened, revealing a dark underground passage behind the door.
Xiao Jie lit a torch and shone it inside, but it could only illuminate a short distance.
Suddenly a prompt popped up.
[System prompt: You have discovered the entrance to an underground tomb. Such tombs may often hide dangers. Please be fully prepared before exploring.]
Xiao Jie's heart sank. This game was a typical weak-guided game. The system rarely reminded players of the game mechanics. Now even the system warned the players. It seemed that going into the ancient tomb was definitely a very dangerous thing - more dangerous than imagined.
"Brother Feng? Do you want to get off?"
"Down with the chicken, have you forgotten what I said before?" Xiao Jie said unhappily, "I asked you to remind me, but you are the first to be tempted."
This I Want to Become an Immortal is good in every way, but it's easy to get carried away. How dare you do this? This closed ancient tomb is completely different from the open world on the ground. If you encounter monsters you can't beat outside, you can run away and use the environment to deal with them.
But once you enter the ancient tomb, it will be difficult to run away if you encounter danger.
Moreover, given the nature of this game, there would definitely be more than just monsters in this ancient tomb. There might also be mechanisms, traps, poisonous gas, flying arrows and the like. You might die before you even see the monsters.
Xiao Jie said he would not go in no matter what.
"Then what about this investigation mission? We can't investigate if we don't go in."
"What is there that cannot be investigated? Haven't you seen the words on the stone tablet? It is obvious that the mysterious man in black robe opened the tomb and wanted to seize or release the power inside. Let's go back and report this situation to Yang Baichuan, and that's it."
"Oh, is that so? Is this okay?"
Xiao Jie was speechless, "What do you think? We went to the meeting with two swords and directly destroyed the monster's nest? Killed the mysterious man in black robe and exploded the ghost general? What are you thinking? Get out of here quickly."
I am still struggling with the question, "How about we go in and explore a little bit, not too deep, but just look around the entrance? Maybe we can find something."
Xiao Jie was about to explain when suddenly—ding-dong!
A strange ringing sound came from the forest behind them.
Xiao Jie shuddered.
"Get out!"
The two turned around and went around the cliff, but they were still a step too late. A large group of zombies staggered out of the forest.
"Hide."
The two of them quickly hid behind the stone tablet.
Fortunately, the stone tablet is tall and wide, enough for two people to hide.
Just look at the corpse driver driving the corpse group towards the ancient tomb. Groups of walking zombies walk silently into the tomb passage, giving people an inexplicable sense of solemnity.
Xiao Jie glanced at the corpse chaser——
Zhao Qi (Corpse Driver): Elite, Level 9. HP: 440.
Another new corpse chaser.
Just when most of the corpses had entered the tomb passage, suddenly, a cadaver dog let out a strange roar at the stone tablet.
It was the first time that Xiao Jie heard this creature barking. It was extremely creepy, completely different from the barking of wild dogs and the fierce roar of hounds. It was a hoarse, wailing sound, as if the vocal cords had mutated, causing the sound to become distorted.
Hearing the barking of the dog, the corpse driver suddenly looked towards the stone tablet, his eyes glowing green under his straw hat and black scarf.
"run!"
Xiao Jie shouted, and the two of them rushed out from behind the stone tablet and ran in the direction they came from.
As soon as the corpse driver rang the bell, several corpse-eating dogs immediately chased after him.
The two men and two dogs rushed into the forest. Not long after they ran, they heard hurried footsteps behind them. Xiao Jie turned around and sneered.
Only four ghouls gave chase.
Haha, why should I be afraid of you? Just four level six monsters dare to be so arrogant.
"Stop, kill them!"
The two men and two dogs stopped instantly. It was four against four, very fair.
Xiao Jie used a sword and shield this time. The shield was very useful against low-lying monsters such as wild dogs and ghouls.
Seeing the corpse hound rushing towards him, Xiao Jie directly used the shield.
Bang! The corpse-eating dog pounced on the shield and fell to the ground.
While the corpse-eating dog was knocked down, Xiao Jie chopped it twice in a row.
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19!
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18!
This thing's defense is much stronger than that of a wild dog.
One knife——
As soon as it accumulated strength, the ghoul retreated quickly, but the ghouls on both sides attacked from both sides.
"Here I come!" I rushed forward waving a huge axe, letting a corpse-eating dog bite my body and chopped one down with one axe.
Without waiting for the corpse-eating hound to stand up, Xiao Jie made a spinning slash and finished off the enemy.
The last cadaver hound wanted to come over to help, but was outnumbered by Meatball and Scar, and the two of them started to bite each other.
Compared with the Makou who comes and goes like the wind and has great power and heft, this thing is much weaker.
Xiao Jie quickly approached the second corpse-eating dog. The dog jumped left and right, and wanted to attack from the back, but Xiao Jie could not do as it wished, as the shield was always in front of it.
The corpse dog finally couldn't help but pounce on him.
Shield blocking, cut in two with one sword!
The severely injured corpse-eating dog wanted to continue fighting, but was taken down by Xiao Jie with a roll and a rolling knife.
Over there, I, who wanted to become an immortal, also withstood the attack and killed his corpse-eating dog.
The only one left was the guy being besieged by Meatball Scar.
Xiao Jie and I surrounded it from both sides and were about to understand it.
The corpse-eating dog suddenly let out a sound like a bull's roar, and its skinny belly suddenly swelled up.
It expanded rapidly like a balloon, and its entire body took on a translucent texture.
Xiao Jie was shocked—retreat quickly!
But it was too late. Before he could shout, the corpse-eating dog exploded into a green blood mist that quickly spread.
The two people and two dogs were all infected and dyed dark green.
(End of this chapter)