Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 404 There is more than one snake king

"Danger?"

Instinctively, Wu Xie pulled his hands back and retreated repeatedly.

Although Wu Xie is an absolute curious person, he still cherishes his own life very much.

The fact that he decisively switched to a nicotine stomatology stick as soon as he experienced lung problems speaks volumes.

Although pulmonary fibrosis is not caused by smoking.

In addition, he wasn't the kind of person who wouldn't listen to advice, so when Hu Ming said that, he instinctively distanced himself from the strange mud cocoon.

"This is... a human corpse?"

After confirming with Hu Ming, A Ning had a better understanding of the situation and carefully looked up under the light.

Some clues were discovered through the few broken holes and gaps.

Inside the mud cocoon was clearly a well-preserved, lifelike corpse!
Men and women, without exception, all of these ancient people had their eyes closed, standing quietly in the mud cocoon like a sculpture.

"You mean, these corpses are similar to the jars of human heads we encountered in the shipwreck deep inside the Devil City?"

After observing carefully for a while, Ah Ning asked softly.

"Deep within the Devil's City? A jar of human heads?"

Everyone was taken aback and asked in confusion.

They've never been there, heaven knows what those two are talking about.

"...If it's something like that, it would indeed be very dangerous..."

Aning briefly introduced the human head jar they had encountered before, and tried to walk to the center of the passage to avoid close contact with the mud cocoons.

Those tiny, crimson insects, and the blood-soaked corpses of her subordinates, caused her immense psychological trauma.

"what"

Hu Ming responded casually and took the lead at the head of the group, looking around at the surrounding mud cocoons.

Most of the creatures raised in these mud cocoons have lost their vitality.

At the very least, having encountered hundreds of mud cocoons along this journey, Hu Ming still hadn't noticed a single surviving corpse beetle king.

This relieved Hu Ming; less trouble is always better.

The Corpse Beetle King is an extremely troublesome existence. After all, it is the king of corpse beetles, and with the careful nurturing of the Queen Mother of the West, it has some spirituality.

Hu Ming's bloodline was enough to deter himself from harm, but it would be troublesome for others.

It spiraled downwards for about two kilometers.

The passage covered in mud and cocoons was about to end, and there were no more mud and cocoons to be seen in the fork in the road ahead.

As the well goes deeper, the surrounding temperature gradually decreases.

Part of the reason was that the group was gradually going deeper underground, and another part was because of the huge meteorite deep underground!
Although that thing had only one function, it was also incredibly strange, an object from outer space.

Around a meteorite, not only is the magnetic field chaotic, but environmental factors such as temperature are also inevitably affected.

Crossing the fork in the road on the left, a trickle of water flows through the well ahead, and occasionally you can even see the roots of some surface plants in the gaps between the stone bricks.

Moreover, after thousands of years, some places here have already shown signs of decay and erosion.

In addition, the ground was covered in mud, making the road difficult to walk on.

"This way, follow me, don't get lost. The terrain here is complicated, you could call it an underground maze." "I can tell you very clearly that this underground area is actually a breeding ground for crested snakes."

"There's even a snake king here! Look, isn't this the snake king's molted skin? It looks pretty fresh."

After turning down several forks in the road, Hu Ming suddenly whispered a word of advice.

At Hu Ming's feet, a complete, huge, grayish-white snake molt lay quietly in the stream.

Just as Hu Ming said, the snake molt looked incredibly fresh, and it seemed to have been shed just a day or two ago.

In other words, it's very likely that the snake king is somewhere nearby!
In an instant, everyone's slightly tired spirits lifted, they became alert, and subconsciously gripped their weapons tightly in their hands.

Before they came, they had seen the snake king's skeleton in the rainforest!
They believed they couldn't handle that terrifying warning.

Even with a gun in hand, the immense reminder corresponds to a tenacious vitality.

A bullet the size of a peanut is unlikely to cause fatal damage to it; in fact, whether it can even penetrate its scales is unknown.

"Uncle Ming, didn't Zhang Qiling say that you dealt with all the snake kings when you came here many years ago?"

Wu Xie gripped the pistol tightly with both hands, nervously surveying his surroundings.

He was terrified that the snake king would suddenly appear from nowhere and snatch him away.

Wu Xie was self-aware; of everyone present, he was the most timid.

Even Chen Wenjin and A Ning are skilled enough to easily beat him up.

If any unexpected situation arises, he will definitely be the one in the most danger.

Oh, I forgot, there's also Third Uncle!
Suddenly, Wu Xie seemed to remember something, turned his head to look at Wu Sansheng, and felt certain.

Wu Sansheng is a brainiac, and he's old too. He also likes to massage feet. As for his physical condition, well, he's at most on par with Wu Xie.

But Wu Sansheng was too experienced to handle!
Wu Xie probably forgot this point.

Hu Ming watched Wu Xie's little tricks with amusement and shook his head repeatedly.

"I did indeed devour the entire snake king of this land many years ago, but... who told you that the snake king was the only one here?"

As the saying goes, "Two tigers cannot share one mountain; a tribe can only ever have one king!"

"So, nephew, can you guess why there are multiple kings of crested snakes appearing at the same time here?"

As he continued walking slowly forward, Hu Ming asked with a meaningful smile.

"Uh, yeah, why?"

Wu Xie was taken aback. Indeed, animals are different from humans; there can only ever be one king.

How do multiple kings manage to avoid fighting each other to determine the dominant power of the tribe?
"The reason is simple: deep underground, there exists a snake queen who far surpasses the snake king!"

"In terms of size, the Snake King is just a junior! The passage here is not big enough for it, so it can only survive underground and rely on snakes to feed it."

"To be honest, I'm really craving the taste of that snake mother."

"Unfortunately, that thing has an owner after all. That old woman, the Queen Mother of the West, absolutely refused to let me taste it. Really, we're all friends, isn't she being a bit too stingy?"

As he spoke, Hu Ming smacked his lips regretfully.

To be honest, that snake mother looked truly plump and juicy. Snake meat is inherently incredibly delicious, so one can only imagine how delicious that ancient snake mother must be.

What a pity...
That old woman, the Queen Mother of the West, is so stingy!
We're all friends, so why are you being so stingy with a mere pet!
Queen Mother of the West: Damn it! I said damn it, did you hear me?!
(End of this chapter)