Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 570 The Tacit Understanding Between the Two

"Damn it, the Zhang family is truly a sinner. What kind of thing did they raise after spending thousands of years and mobilizing the entire clan's resources?"

"Even those two freaks, Hu Ming and Xiao Ge, are helpless against this thing?"

Beside him, the fat man watched the three figures crisscrossing, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said with lingering fear.

Fatty knew his own situation best. He knew that if he had actually rushed forward with his skills, he might have been slapped to death.

It's truly like gods are exposing frauds now; mortals like them have no chance to intervene.

"Why waste so much time talking? We can't help over there, but let's not just sit idly by. Let's figure out how to pry open this coffin lid and clear a way out!"

Xiao Hua slowly lowered Huo Xiangu's corpse from behind, pulled the two of them to the entrance of the passage, and looked at the coffin lid deeply embedded in the rock layer with a headache.

This was their only way out. No matter what the situation was like on Hu Ming's side, they had to break through here.

"What's the point of trying? This thing isn't made of ordinary material; it's a rare type of wood, with a hardness comparable to ironwood!"

"With the outermost layer of sheet metal nested inside, do you think my little dagger, your little wooden stick, and the fat man's little pistol can handle it?"

Wu Xie stared with a dark expression at the dagger, which he had managed to stab with all his might, sweating profusely with anxiety.

"We still have to think of something! We can't just sit here and wait while Uncle and Brother are risking their lives, can we?"

"You know, besides this monster, there are other deadly things here that have left Hu Ming and Xiao Ge helpless! We absolutely can't waste time here!"

The fat man gritted his teeth and fired a burst of bullets. Looking at the cratered coffin lid, he felt a surge of ruthlessness.

"Speaking of which, Xiaohua, this thing is so fierce, how did your dad and the others manage to escape unscathed back then?"

Having racked his brains but unable to come up with a good solution, Wu Xie placed his hopes on Xiao Hua.

"Have you forgotten what Zhang Qiling and Uncle Ming said...? This thing was only fed after Grandma Huo and the others died, and it only woke up in the last few days!"

"If this thing had been awake decades ago, none of those who came here back then would have made it back alive!"

Xiao Hua shook her head and smiled bitterly, shattering Wu Xie's fantasy.

"It's not like there's absolutely no way out."

Just when the group was starting to despair, the fat man looked thoughtfully at Hu Ming's backpack, which was still lying to the side.

Bang!!!
The young man crashed to the ground, threw away his broken twin swords, caught the precious sword that Hu Ming threw to him, stood up, and spat out the blood foam from his mouth.

Hu Ming, panting as he retreated to Xiao Ge's side, was shrouded in mist. He looked at the previous generation Zhang Qiling, who was temporarily entangled by all sorts of snakes, and felt a headache coming on.

Compared to just a few minutes ago, the clothes on the previous Zhang Qiling's body were now tattered, and his skin was covered with streaks of white marks.

The most serious injury was that Hu Ming used the power transfer techniques of Bajiquan and exerted all his strength to make a shallow cut on the back of the creature's neck.

Even with Hu Ming's full-force strike, he only managed to cut a wound less than one centimeter deep on the back of Zhang Qiling's neck.

Beneath the thick, black blood, as dark as ink, are the visible cervical vertebrae.

But that's all there is to it.

The creature's skin is hard, and its bones are unimaginably hard; not even the slightest scratch could be left on them.

To achieve this result, Hu Ming's twin swords were violently shattered into primordial black mist by the recoil!
"However, it's not like there's no way. Hey buddy, cover for me for a bit, I have a somewhat immature idea."

Seeing the young man's unusual hesitation and unspoken words, Hu Ming knew what he was about to say and spoke up before he could. "What?" the young man asked, startled.

"Just cooperate with me as needed!"

The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, especially in such extremely dangerous battles; detailed plans are utter nonsense!
Therefore, Hu Ming could only say that he had a somewhat immature idea.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to regulate his breathing. He fully unleashed the techniques of Bajiquan, his muscles surging, and a terrifying force was transmitted through his bones and muscles.

In an instant, Hu Ming adjusted himself to his best condition!
"Get on!"

Before he could finish speaking, Hu Ming had already rushed out.

Along the way, the two black knives in his hands had already left his grasp, attracting the attention of the previous generation Zhang Qiling, who was being harassed by countless Pure Vision Agamas.

When the original Zhang Qiling deflected the twin swords with a wave of his hand, Hu Ming had already...
He slid past the previous Zhang Qiling at an incredible angle.

At the same time, two more black knives appeared in his hand, and he aimed at two places and stabbed them fiercely.

One is what the guy called the "gang gate," and the other is... a man's vital point.

"Awoooooo!!!!"

As expected, when Hu Ming used all his strength to strike those two places, the body of the previous Zhang Qiling froze in place, and for the first time let out a miserable wail.

Although the knife tip only penetrated about two centimeters before being crushed by strong muscles, he died instantly.

However, it still caused great trauma to the physiological and psychological aspects of this thing.

Strictly speaking, this thing is not entirely a corpse that has become a spirit; it's more like a living dead.

Having been nurtured by the vital energy of the Chinese dragon veins for thousands of years, this thing has long been sentient and is not far from being resurrected.

The evidence is that this thing still has a heartbeat and its blood is still flowing!
There is also a simple mindset, akin to that of a wild beast.

If it weren't for the fact that more than thirty years ago, when the ancestor Zhang Qiling, who was waiting for his transformation, was dug up from his grave along with his coffin, and given enough time, he might have truly been able to realize the Zhang family's ambition and be completely resurrected with his long-forgotten memories.

Unfortunately, it was removed from that special treasure cave, and its transformation was forcibly terminated. In addition, the special environment here, stimulated by the blood and qi of people who died here for various reasons, further exacerbated the situation.

This thing ultimately underwent some inexplicable and bizarre changes, which led to its current strange state of being neither alive nor dead.

But ultimately, this thing already possesses the characteristics of a normal life form.

Any living male creature would find it difficult to endure a blow to its vital organs.

Just like a normal person, this thing immediately ignored the Pure Vision Agama crawling all over its body, and squeezed its legs together to cover itself tightly.

His gaze as he turned to look at Hu Ming was filled with savagery!
However, at that moment, Hu Ming slapped the ground with one hand, using the momentum to adjust his body, and his body, which was even more flexible than the best ballet dancers, took advantage of this rare opportunity to lock his limbs tightly!
"Hey buddy, quick, get your eyes!"

Feeling the terrifying force of the previous Zhang Qiling breaking free, Hu Ming shouted in a deep voice.

"coming!"

The young man understood Hu Ming's meaning. He leaped high into the air, twirled the two black knives in his hands, switched to a reverse grip, and aimed the two blades at Hu Ming's venomous eyes, then stabbed them down fiercely!
Pfft!
Finally, thick, black blood mixed with murky liquid spurted out.

"It's not over yet!"

The young man, unusually fierce, stood on the shoulders of the previous Zhang Qiling and used all his strength to push the two black blades in a little further.

Then, at Hu Ming's signal, it made a sharp turn!
At the same time, the Pure Vision Agama on the body of the previous Zhang Qiling instantly dissipated into black mist, merging into two strangely long and slender black snakes, which crawled into the eye opening that Xiao Ge had made!