Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 646: Man-eating vines!

When Chen Jinshui and his surviving men ran to Hu Ming and the others in panic, there were not many people left.

Most of the people have been completely stuck in the passage.

Even so, Chen Jinshui and others were not in good condition.

My brain was feeling dizzy and I had mild hallucinations, as if the air was filled with poisonous gas. As time went by, the dizziness and hallucinations became more and more serious.

Chen Jinshui, with a gloomy face, bit his tongue hard, using the severe pain to temporarily sober himself up.

Looking closely, sure enough!
Hu Ming and Zhang Yueshan seemed to know something and put on gas masks early!
Although he couldn't see the expressions of the two people through the gas masks, Chen Jinshui had a feeling that the two people must be mocking him!
"Let's not talk about the situation here for now. Sir, President Zhang, is it about time to open the door?"

"If we don't leave here, all of us... will die here. You know, we are all members of the Nine Gates Association. It is not in the charter of the Nine Gates Association to watch someone die without helping him."

"You said so, President Zhang, Second Master!"

Chen Jinshui suppressed the anger in his heart and forced himself to put on an ugly smile. He knew that before achieving his goal, he still had to rely on these two people.

Now is not the time to tear each other apart!
"Tsk!"

After taking a deep look at Chen Jinshui, Hu Ming let out a vague sound.

In this situation, even a fool can understand that Hu Ming and Zhang Rishan took advantage of the special environment here to harm Chen Jinshui and others.

But at this time, this guy can still endure it, it's not easy!
You know, this time, Chen Jinshui brought along some veterans in the tomb-robbing business of the Chen family, and they were rare middle-level backbones!
After losing so much at once, it would be a simple matter for someone with a less scheming mind to lose his temper on the spot.

……

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There is a secret in the passage in front of the bronze door. There is a deadly little insect hidden in the ground - the wood louse. The wood louse that is stepped on to death will emit a kind of neurotoxin to block outsiders.

If the presence of woodlice cannot be found, this passage will be truly called the Death Passage!
In contrast, after passing through here safely, the bronze door in front of us was unexpectedly ordinary!
With just a little effort, Hu Ming easily pushed open the tightly closed bronze door.

Ahead was a cave full of human traces. It was more than one person tall and two people wide. The passage was very short. In just two minutes, everyone had reached the end.

At the end of the tunnel is a huge and empty underground cavity!
At a glance, it's about the size of a football field.

At the end of the huge underground cavity, a huge stone Buddha nearly 30 meters high stood there quietly, with his hands holding the wisdom seal and his eyes closed.

Between the crowd and the Buddha...

It was not the barbed wire that Hu Ming remembered, but…

Dense, green, and endless lush unknown green vines!
Looking closely, the green vines that covered the entire cavity were covered with thorns. Among the vines like the tide, there were a few blood-red flowers blooming here and there.

"Big Buddha, unknown vines..." Even if he didn't need intuition to call the police, Hu Ming knew that these vines that replaced the blood-sucking wire in his memory were definitely not something to be trifled with!
Could the vines that were planted here by Master Zhang Dafo to guard this place be anything simple?
"…My intuition tells me that these vines are dangerous, very dangerous! They are a hundred times more dangerous than any predator in nature!"

Zhang Rishan's intuition had already sounded the alarm, as if these plants that grew wildly and looked completely harmless were some kind of wild beasts!
This is indeed the case!
After escaping from the death passage, Chen Jinshui and others have recovered. Looking at the big Buddha not far away, their eyes are full of greed.

He knew that the secret that the Buddha had asked Chenpi to keep was on the Buddha!
Now, the only thing blocking my sight is this unknown vine!
At Chen Jinshui's signal, one of his men licked his dry lips and carefully moved closer to the vines with a machete in hand.

Judging from the current situation, if you want to pass through here, you will inevitably have to deal with these strange vines.

Until they got close to the vines, nothing unexpected happened. The vines remained motionless and did not show any danger at all.

Chen Jinshui's men became bolder and touched the vines carefully.

stab...

Perhaps it was a careless move, the subordinate's finger trembled and touched the thorn on the vine. The sharp thorn instantly cut the finger, and a drop of bright red blood dripped.

The men seemed frightened and quickly retreated, staring at the vines nervously.

He heaved a sigh of relief when he still didn't notice any abnormalities and even the dripping blood had invaded the black soil.

Apparently...

These vines before my eyes, apart from being more vigorous and denser, and apart from the negligible danger posed by the thorns on the stems, seem to pose no other dangers?
However.…

Chen Jinshui suddenly noticed that Hu Ming and Zhang Rishan had serious expressions on their faces, and Zhang Rishan even looked a little ugly.

The focus of these two people's attention was on the subordinate who was stabbed by the thorn!
Chen Jinshui instinctively realized that something was wrong. Without too much time to think, he quickly distanced himself from his subordinates amid their puzzled looks.

The next moment...

Screaming sounds were heard!!!
The subordinate's injured index finger suddenly began to bulge irregularly, as if something was wriggling under his skin.

The area of ​​the bulge is increasing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!
In just a few breaths, the protruding parts of the subordinates' bodies crawled all over like bulging blue veins and wriggling snakes and worms!
And this process was extremely painful. In such a short period of time, the man almost lost his voice.

boo~
Under everyone's horrified gaze, his flesh and blood were completely sucked away by the unknown existence inside his body, and he was visibly transformed into a mummy that looked like it had been dried by the wind for countless years!!!
Gulp!!!
It took a long time for Chen Jinshui to calm down the shock in his heart. Sweat was pouring down his forehead, but he was still very frightened.

This situation is too weird!!!
"Is this the 'man-eating vine' that was said to have spread from the Western Regions to the Central Plains in ancient times? It's a terrifying predatory plant that can survive even without photosynthesis."

"According to ancient records, due to the incompatibility of the soil and water, the survival rate of this plant was very low. Later, the plant was cultivated for witchcraft and sacrifice, and was considered a spiritual object."

"There are even rumors that as long as a person and a vine merge, their souls can be sublimated. In that era, I'm afraid only Zhang Qishan was able to cultivate such a large number of these strange creatures, right?"

Hu Ming recalled an ancient book he had read before. The way the unfortunate man died in front of him had confirmed Hu Ming's guess, and he knew the true face of this strange vine.

This is a killer plant that feeds on mammals, a man-eating vine!