Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 13: Entering the Tomb
Hu Ming and the others were squatting down, carefully tapping the ground with their hunting knives as they walked cautiously. After walking for a short while, Hu Bayi, who was at the front, noticed a hollow sound coming from the spot where the rabbit had just fallen.

The same was true for the row nearby. The same thing happened when tapping the next row; it produced a hollow sound.

Hu Bayi noticed that the sand in this area, and even further ahead, seemed much cleaner than the sand in the previous area.

Seeing this change, Hu Ming also squatted down and, together with Hu Bayi, pried the hunting knife into the crevice in the rock.

Crunch!
Suddenly, the stone slab rotated and opened!
hiss……

Hu Bayi and Hu Ming, the two brothers, simultaneously gasped for breath.

At this moment, the fat man behind the two also came up and asked, "Old Hu, what's wrong?"

He stared intently at the stone slab beneath and exclaimed in horror, "Holy crap, how could this thing be so cruel!"

The fat man looked inside and saw that there were many sharp bamboo stakes. The rabbit from before had already been pierced by the sharp bamboo stakes and was dead beyond any doubt. However, Hu Bayi's bottle was still there.

Hu Ming had heard his maternal grandfather say that this kind of trap was called the "Ten Thousand Points Piercing the Heart Formation," commonly known as a one-way trip; once you fell in, you would surely die. Even if a god came, he would be powerless to save you.

Hu Bayi, standing to the side, said with a hint of relief, "Luckily, the rabbit destroyed these mechanisms. Otherwise, if the few of us had stepped on them, we would have been in grave danger."

Now, in the tomb passage, and in other places, there are these kinds of movable planks. If one is not careful and steps on one of these planks, they will likely spin and overturn instantly if subjected to external force.

Those who step on the trap will immediately fall and be pierced through the body by those sharp objects, dying instantly.
The fat man looked at the densely packed sharp stakes filling the pit below, and just looking at them sent chills down his spine.

The fat man couldn't help but say, "Damn it, if this gets stuck, it'll be terrible."

Hu Ming said with a solemn expression, "Actually, if you get pricked, not only will you be unlucky, but these sharp stakes are also covered with bright red toxins, which must be extremely poisonous! Even if you are lucky enough not to be pricked to death by the stakes, you will probably be killed by those toxins."

After hearing what Hu Bayi and Hu Ming had just said, the fat man no longer wanted to stay there and began urging them to leave.

The fat man said nervously, "Mingzi, let's go quickly!"

Yingzi, who was behind him, urged, "Brother Hu, Brother Ming, let's go quickly!"

"I don't know why, but I have a feeling this isn't a good place. We'd better get out of here quickly," the fat man said, wanting to enter the tomb chamber and leave as soon as possible. He thought the tomb chamber might be much safer than this place.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that at least one zombie was silently waiting for their arrival inside the tomb.

Even if the fat man hadn't said anything, Hu Ming was already planning to leave.

"Let's go, let's step over there!"

Hu Ming discovered a safety passage along one side of the wall. It was only wide enough for one person to pass through, and appeared to pose no danger.

Soon, Hu Ming and Hu Bayi were the first to walk over. After reaching the safe area, Hu Ming and Hu Bayi began to check for any possible traps.

Soon, it was confirmed that it was safe! At this moment, Fatty and Yingzi passed through one after the other and headed to the safe area.

As the fat man walked, he suddenly felt dizzy looking at the sharp stakes below, and realized he was about to fall. "Oh no!"

"Mingzi"

Seeing the fat man's change, Hu Ming knew that his fear of heights had flared up. He immediately flashed to his side, stretched out his arm, grabbed the fat man, and pulled him over.

That scene was incredibly dangerous!
huh... huh...

At this moment, the fat man was panting heavily. If Hu Ming hadn't grabbed him, he probably would have already gone to keep that rabbit company.

Compared to the fat man, Yingzi passed through here very easily and arrived at the safe zone. In the safe zone, she was finally safe.

At this moment, after seeing Yingzi safely pass through the Ten Thousand Points Piercing the Heart Mechanism, Hu Bayi and Hu Ming suddenly became in sync.

The two then nodded to each other and began searching for the mechanism to open the tomb door, preparing to enter the main burial chamber.

Not long after, Hu Bayi suddenly called out to Hu Ming, "Mingzi, come and see this place!"

At this moment, reminded by Hu Bayi, an imperceptible circle was seen on the tomb wall on Hu Bayi's side, which seemed to be the mechanism for the stone door in the tomb.

However, Hu Bayi and Hu Ming did not act impulsively. They were not afraid of accidents, but they were afraid of the worst-case scenario. If they pressed the wrong button, it would be a big problem.

Finally, Hu Ming spoke up, "Old Hu, you go check this place, and I'll check that place. Once we've confirmed there are no problems, we'll press the button!"

"Okay, I'll listen to you!" After hearing Hu Ming's suggestion, Hu Bayi agreed with Hu Ming's idea. They couldn't just keep waiting like this.

Seeing the decision made by Hu Bayi and his cousin, Yingzi and Fatty also stepped in to help, immediately turning around to examine the changes in the tomb walls.

Soon, the group gathered together. Hu Bayi looked at Hu Ming and said, "Mingzi, I'm fine on my end."

The fat man chimed in, "Yingzi and I are fine too."

Hu Ming nodded, looking at Hu Bayi, Yingzi, and Fatty, "Alright, since there are no problems, let's begin."

Everyone tensed up upon hearing this, and as the mechanism was pressed, they heard it working.

Everyone is extremely nervous right now.

"Mingzi, look!" At this moment, as the mechanism continued to operate, the stone door in the tomb that had been sealed suddenly opened, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

Upon seeing this, the fat man excitedly exclaimed, "It's open! It's open!"

Hu Bayi looked inside and said to the crowd, "Let's go in and take a look." He then led the way into the main tomb chamber and began to observe.

Hu Ming then discovered that above his head was the legendary Western Region Fire Dragon Glazed Top.

(End of this chapter)