Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 212 The Young Man Disappears
The crowd fell silent; they were all well-informed and experienced people.

He naturally understood the deeper meaning behind Hu Ming's words.

Yang Xueli glanced at A Xiang on her back with a complicated expression.

It's hard to imagine that in modern society, there are still people who cruelly follow religious secrets to transform their daughters into so-called "defective ghost mothers."

To be fair, Shirley Yang herself was only a superficial believer, but she didn't think she could go to that level.

To put it bluntly, Shirley Yang's faith in Yahweh was merely for psychological comfort, not a genuine dedication to God.

Hu Ming touched the low doorway.

It had some fish-scale-like crystal chips hanging on it, exactly the same as the scales of the Silver Doll that had been extinguished before.

It is clear that after each sacrificial ceremony, the Silver Doll with Extinguished Lights goes to the Corpse Well to draw fresh blood.

At this moment, Hu Bayi had already taken out his compass and was calibrating the orientation.

This is in the northwest direction.

According to the guidance given to Hu Bayi by Zhang Sanlianzi's descendants, the North is the only way to survive this journey.

Hu Bayi had already informed Hu Ming, Yang Xueli, and Fatty about this.

Without further hesitation, the group crouched down and passed through the low doorway.

Suddenly, a magnificent underground canyon opened up before us.

After walking a few dozen meters forward, the canyon was filled with crisscrossing fossilized skeletons of large organisms.

The least conspicuous skull was about the size of a house.

One can only imagine what kind of giant beasts lived here in those distant times.

"To the side and rear!"

At this moment, Hu Ming's golden dragon eyes began to sting again, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Following his intuition, Hu Ming sensed that the source of the problem affecting his eyes was behind him.

Everyone hurriedly turned around to look.

Ah~~!

Upon seeing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp in surprise, both astonished and amazed.

Just where they had passed, a colossal black statue embedded in the mountain suddenly appeared.

They swore that when they came here before, the mountainside was completely bare, and there was no such colossal statue at all.

They would absolutely not overlook the colossal stone statues, some hundreds of meters tall!
This scene sent chills down everyone's spines; they felt as if their very souls had been ripped away.

In particular, the black colossus's stone eyes were so lifelike that they seemed to be staring at them as if they were alive.

"That is a manifestation of the illusory realm... a manifestation of the power of the Boundless Demon Eye communicating with the Ghost Cave."

"The Ghost Cave and the Imaginary Space are real. They do contain some kind of magical power. Only those with extraordinary eyes like the Boundless Demon Eye can communicate with the Ghost Cave and use this mysterious power."

Hu Ming said quietly.

He could sense that the black figurine was a manifestation of a realm created by a certain Ghost Mother using her Boundless Demon Eyes thousands of years ago.

However, due to the reversal of the sacrificial ritual by everyone, the colossus quietly disappeared from the real world. But when Hu Ming arrived here, he resonated with it and it reappeared.

"Illusory Realm Transformation, Illusory Realm Transformation, Manifestation, etc., Mingzi, could the Evil Luo Sea City we saw on the other side of the mountain before also be one?"

Hu Bayi muttered to himself, then suddenly realized what was going on.

The "Evil Luo Sea City" we encountered before was also full of all sorts of incredible situations.

If it's the power of those mysterious eyes, then some things can be explained.

"No, Akiko, and Sherry, what are you talking about?"

"Such a huge Buddha statue, such a vast city, all manifested from those eyes? How is that possible!"

The fat man grimaced as he listened.

What he saw and heard along the way completely shattered his worldview.

He believed in magical powers, but could a city truly materialize with just a pair of eyes?
This is absolutely outrageous!
In the past, such power would have been worthy of being called a god!
"You agree, buddy, this is a bit too much... wait, where is the buddy?"

The fat man's eyes suddenly widened halfway through his sentence.

This guy is such a big person, and he just disappeared.

Although the young man was silent and aloof, his presence was quite noticeable. How could he have suddenly disappeared without the other man noticing?
"Could it be... Holy crap, Mingzi, please don't tell me that this big, living person was actually manifested by you using those demonic eyes?"

The fat man stared blankly at Hu Ming.

Actually, it's not impossible. The abilities that highly overlap with Hu Ming's, whether it's the auspicious beast bloodline or the skill similar to double-finger cave exploration, are things that Hu Ming excels at.

"Fuck off!"

"My current strength isn't enough to materialize things! Besides, I'm still exploring the abilities of these dragon eyes, and most importantly, I can't materialize them for you, young man!"

"As for why? I'm too lazy to say. Anyway, we don't need to worry about him now. I'd be surprised if he didn't disappear for good."

Hu Ming curled his lip.

Who's this guy? He's a professional at disappearing!
Hu Ming remained completely unmoved by this, and even felt a little amused.

Upon closer inspection, the black giant stone statue bears a striking resemblance to the Great Black Heaven Thunder Mountain that the group encountered in the crystal passage.

It's just a rough outline, without any decorative textures.

Beneath the stone statue, there is a hidden, obscure stone door.

It's easy to miss if you don't look carefully.

After entering the interior of the stone statue, you will find many non-adjacent stone chambers carved out. The chambers are pitifully small, just big enough for one person to lie down, and there is no more space.

This isn't a "dormitory," it's a prison!
A prison used to hold the defective demon mother!
Climb the stone steps in the center to the top of the pole.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the fourth floor. Compared to the three floors below, the air circulation here is much better, and there is even a skylight on the side of the staircase.

On the fourth level, the structure is quite different from the lower levels; it is not a narrow, tightly connected stone chamber.

Instead, it was a spacious platform, and in one corner, a solitary ancient jade mask without eye holes lay.

(End of this chapter)