Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 177

This further solidified everyone's belief in the terrifying fact that a cold wave was imminent.

The outside temperature has dropped to a frightening level.

"We have no way out now, we can only dig open the nine-story demon tower directly."

"This blizzard is likely to get even bigger, so we'll stay there to avoid it."

“We can still hold on, but Ah Xiang…”

Yang Xueli looked at Ah Xiang with pity.

She was delicate and frail, and she really couldn't adapt to such a harsh natural environment. Her face had turned blue from the cold.

But she had no choice; her godfather forced her to come along, and she couldn't refuse.

As for Hu Ming, Hu Bayi, and the other "outsiders," they naturally had no right to refuse. After preparing the climbing ropes, the group stopped dawdling and slid down one by one.

Fortunately, the glacier crevasse sloped downwards, so even Ah Xiang, who knew nothing about rock climbing, was able to get down.

Hu Ming and Chu Yi led the way, with Hu Ming holding a rope in one hand and a knife in the other.

He always felt that there was something else inside the glacier.

Sure enough! After the people had fallen more than halfway down...

Suddenly, from the blind spot of everyone, a creature that was entirely white and whose body was swollen like a cute doll climbed the ice wall and charged towards them!
"Snow Maitreya"!*2.

Upon seeing this, Hu Ming and Chu Yi's pupils shrank immediately, and they exclaimed in surprise.

This thing is a bit bulky, but judging from its appearance, it should be shaped like a giant wolf.

What is Snow Maitreya?

The others were taken aback, and seeing Hu Ming and Chu Yi's serious expressions, they couldn't help but ask.

"It is a peculiar parasitic organism, unique to glaciers."

"Whenever the melting period is about to end and a cold wave is about to arrive, this thing will awaken from the glacier and come out to hunt."

"Judging from its bloated appearance, it's still quite fresh. It must have just parasitized a giant wolf last night, right?" Hu Ming casually explained.

At the same time, Hu Ming thrust the dragon-patterned cloud-shaped blade in his right hand into the ice wall, grabbed the rope, turned his body, stepped on the back of the blade, and stabilized himself against the ice wall.

At the same time, he turned his backpack over, took out a small bag, and crushed out a handful of white, crystalline, sand-like substance.

That's table salt.

The Snow Maitreya is nothing special, just like slimes are untraceable.

No amount of knife wounds or gunshot wounds can affect it.

Its only weakness, and its biggest weakness, is salt!
Hu Ming's gaze was sharp as lightning, fixed intently on Xue Mile's figure.

Strangely enough, whenever they went down into the tomb, most of the dangerous actions involved targeting Hu Ming as the primary target.

This made Hu Ming wonder if he was born to be incompatible with these strange things, which made him very uncomfortable.

III. II. I.

Just as the thing was about to reach his face, Hu Ming suddenly raised the salt in his hand.

Instantly, a shower of elite salt covered the figure of Snow Maitreya.

"Aaaaaah!!"

Suddenly, a sharp, agonizing scream rang out.

Snow Maitreya was clinging to the ice wall, his entire body covered in salt. Suddenly, his body began to contract violently, and at the same time, as if melting, transparent liquid dripped continuously from his swollen body.

In the blink of an eye, the thing shrank to the size of a fist and fell down the glacier, revealing the wolf carcass that was wrapped inside.

The wolf carcass had already been used as nourishment by Xue Mile, who had been recklessly draining it all night.

Its once enormous body was now shriveled beyond recognition, and its skin was festering.

Without the support of Snow Maitreya, the wolf corpse swayed weakly on the ice wall for a couple of moments before falling down as well.

"Be careful, everyone. No one can say for sure what else might be down there."

"In short, better safe than sorry!" Hu Ming flipped off the back of the knife and grabbed the rope to steady himself.

After the snow Buddha melted away, the faint sense of danger subsided.

Even so, Hu Ming dared not be careless.

Who knows what dangerous things might pop out next?

The Nine-Story Demon Tower is inherently demonic!
Before long, the group had safely arrived at the top of the Nine-Story Demon Tower.

It is covered with a layer of ice, and most of the tower is buried deep in the glacier.

Only this part of the tower's top is visible through the crack.

Without further ado, let's start with ginger juice.

After waiting a few minutes, the engineers quickly dug through the ice at the top of the tower.

The nine-story demon tower's framework was constructed using materials similar to Qilian juniper.

It is a structure made of square timber, round timber, and rammed earth.

This area is covered by glaciers year-round, and it is known for its sturdiness.

Fortunately, there were many people, and it didn't take long to open a large opening at the top of the tower.

After descending to the climbing wall, everyone entered one by one.

Inside this top floor, a huge ice plate occupies a vast space in the center of a small area.

The ice plate is transparent, with a wolf-headed deity carved on it.

It was a statue of a warrior deity with a wolf's head and a human body, clad in armor.

"If you ask me, let's stop sending messages."

"Now that we're inside the Demon Tower, let's go all out and dig it right through!"

"According to the ancient customs of the Western Frontier, any secrets should be kept at the very bottom!"

Hu Ming pondered for a moment before offering his suggestion.

His intuition told him that he had not yet detected any danger.

"Alright, Akiko, that's exactly what I was waiting for!"

Upon hearing this, Fatty and Hu Bayi were immediately delighted. Once inside the Nine-Story Demon Tower, they were itching to get their hands dirty.

Now that Hu Ming had spoken, the group could no longer hold back.

He immediately swung his entrenching tool and smashed it towards the ice plate in the center.

They didn't believe in wolf-headed statues at all!
At this moment, Lei Xianming waved the Samsara Sutra scroll in his hand, as if he had something to say.

(End of this chapter)