Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 113

Hu Ming's swordsmanship was not as disciplined as in the novel, nor did it possess the powerful, unrestrained sword energy that could force bats away.

With a simple, unadorned stroke, he cleaved each bat in two.

It was so fast, so incredibly fast, that the flash of the blade was barely visible; all that could be seen were bats falling like rain.

With astonishing reflexes and unparalleled agility, Hu Ming's knife remained as steady as a rock.

The bats that flew so fast appeared to him to be moving very slowly.

Therefore, Hu Ming was able to kill with every strike, slicing down countless bats.

He was pondering as he drew his knife.

Although their exceptional reflexes, agility, and speed temporarily prevented the bats from entering.

But this can't go on forever. The bats are endless, but Hu Ming will eventually get tired.

By then, Hu Ming will definitely not be able to stop so many bats.

"Click."

"Click."

As the machete cut down the bats, it also continuously struck the cave walls, causing countless specks of dust to fall.

As more and more dust accumulated, the opening of the hole became smaller due to the buildup of dust.

With fewer places for bats to enter, Li Sheng immediately felt much less pressure.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the black gold ancient knife slashed across the cave wall.

"Bang!" Large chunks of soil fell, completely sealing off the cave entrance.

Hu Ming stood with his sword at rest, finally feeling a sense of relief.

"Akiko, you are really amazing."

Seeing that the cave entrance was completely sealed off and the crisis was over, the fat man couldn't help but cheer.

As soon as he spoke, he realized something was wrong. He touched his mouth and found that it was swollen like Pigsy's mouth.

"Oh no, oh no, I've been poisoned by bats! I never thought the revolution would be over before I, Fatty Wang, am already going to die."

"What are you so proud of?" Hu Ming glared at him irritably. "Don't worry, with me, Hu Ming, around, you're definitely not going to die."

"Can't die?" The fat man was stunned for a moment, then became somewhat excited.

After all, he is still very young and really doesn't want to die "gloriously" like this.

"Mingzi, do you have any ideas? Tell me quickly..." the fat man asked excitedly.

Hu Ming glanced at him and said, "Of course I have a way, but this way you'll have to suffer a bit."

Upon hearing this, the fat man patted his chest forcefully. "Mingzi, you can rest assured about that. You know me, Fatty Wang, am a successor of the proletariat. I'm never afraid of hardship or fatigue, and I can endure any kind of hardship."

"That's good." Hu Ming nodded, pointed to the ground, and then smiled.

"See those black dots on the ground? Those are excrement from bats, scientifically known as luminous sand. Pick them up and eat them."

Upon hearing this, the fat man was immediately startled.

“I’m telling you, what time is it? You’re still in the mood to joke with me.”

"I'm not kidding, you've been poisoned by bats. The only way to detoxify is by taking Night-Shining Sand," Hu Ming said with a serious expression.

"Night-shining sand is a traditional Chinese medicine. The night-shining sand here is the perfect remedy to detoxify your body."

There are countless kinds of bats, each different from the last, and naturally, the same is true of the different kinds of luminous sand.

Hu Bayi, standing nearby, nodded in agreement. Everything in the world is interconnected and mutually restraining.

The luminous sand excreted by poisonous bats is the best antidote.

After thinking for a moment, Hu Bayi decided to give it a try, as there was no other way at the moment.

He grabbed a handful of luminous sand from the ground, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it. Sure enough, after swallowing the luminous sand, the redness and swelling on Hu Bayi's face began to gradually subside, and the numbness in his body also began to disappear rapidly.

"It works!" Hu Bayi was overjoyed.

Upon seeing this, the fat man immediately put on a bitter face, looking completely conflicted.

He felt the toxins in his body constantly moving towards his internal organs.

After hesitating for a long time, the fat man had no choice but to steel himself, grab a handful of luminous sand, and stuff it into his mouth.

Hu Ming reached out and pulled Big Gold Tooth out of the hole.

"Big Gold Tooth was also bitten by a bat."

Upon hearing this, the fat man quickly grabbed a handful of luminous sand from the ground and stuffed it into Big Gold Tooth's mouth.

Hu Ming pinched Da Jinya's philtrum, and Da Jinya slowly woke up from his coma.

"What's in my mouth?" Big Gold Tooth opened his eyes and immediately discovered that something strange had been stuffed into his mouth.

"The medicine, a good antidote for bat poison, how does it taste?" Hu Ming asked.

Upon hearing this, Big Gold Tooth chewed his food with a smacking sound.

"It's not bad, a little sweet, but the taste is quite good."

Upon hearing this, both Fatty and Hu Bayi cast strange glances at him.

Big Gold Tooth was eating with great relish. Indeed, ignorance is bliss.

If Big Gold Tooth knew what this medicine was, he would probably have a completely different experience.

Hu Ming's gaze fell on the hole that Big Gold Tooth had broken open.

The fat man felt a bit better, so he volunteered to go inside the tomb to take a look.

They were trapped here by bats, and could only watch to see if there was an exit from the tunnel.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the fat man crawled inside, he bumped into something, lost his footing, and fell flat on his face, landing right on a dried-up corpse.

The mummified corpse had been dead for an unknown period of time, its gaping, dark mouth revealing only two black holes where its eyes should have been.

The fat man pounced on the mummified corpse, his face coming right up to it, and was immediately terrified.

He cried out in alarm and tried to climb off the mummified corpse, bracing himself with his hands.

Just as the fat man was frantically trying to push the mummified corpse away, he accidentally tore something off the corpse's neck.

When he took it in his hand, he realized that it looked a bit like an animal's claw.

It glittered in the firelight, was pitch black and transparent, and had a ring of gold thread inlaid at the bottom.

"Mingzi, look, isn't this a tomb raiding talisman?"

The fat man was a little confused. He casually tossed the item into Hu Ming's hand and continued to pat the mummified corpse.

"Hey, there's another package here," Hu Ming said, taking it and examining it.

It is sharp, with a conical lower end, inlaid with several turns of gold wire, forming a "penetrating pattern", and shines with a lustrous light under the firelight.

The talisman is engraved with the two ancient seal characters "摸金" (meaning "touch gold"), and when held in the hand, it feels slightly cool and has a very high-quality feel.

Upon taking a look, Hu Ming immediately determined that this was definitely a genuine tomb-raiding talisman.

The making of this item is no easy task. The sharpest claws of a pangolin are first soaked in wax for forty-nine days, then buried one hundred meters underground in the Dragon Tower Treasure Exhibition Hall. It is nurtured for eight hundred days by the spiritual energy of the earth's veins before this talisman can be made.

This talisman is the qualification certificate for a tomb raider.

The mummified corpse actually had a tomb raiding talisman on it, so it was probably the tomb raiding captain who came to rob the tomb—Jin Suanpan.

I just don't know why he died here. This hole in front of us must be the one he dug.

But if he had even dug the tunnel, why did he die here?
As Hu Ming was pondering, the fat man found another package on the mummified corpse.

(End of this chapter)