Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 812 Mass burial tomb?
Inside the cave, Hu Ming and Li Si followed the route Li Si remembered.

Because the cave was dark and damp, and contained a lot of water, Hu Ming and Li Si had to proceed with caution, as a single misstep could lead to a collapse.

Fortunately, Hu Ming was very experienced in this area, so the two of them did not travel too slowly.

Compared to the blind man and his group on the other side, Hu Ming and his group might even reach the entrance to the Hanging Sword Tomb a little earlier.

However, just when everything seemed to be going smoothly and they were about to reach the entrance to the Hanging Sword Tomb, Li Si suddenly slipped and fell directly into a pool of water.

"Li Si!"

Seeing this, Hu Ming hurriedly reached out to grab Li Si and stop him from sliding down.

However, before Hu Ming could grab Li Si's hand, Li Si had already disappeared into the pool.

Seeing this, Hu Ming couldn't help but frown.

"Hmm? There's something strange about this water!"

Looking at the spot where Li Si disappeared, Hu Ming immediately noticed some white things in the water, which looked very strange.

Just as Hu Ming was staring blankly at the water, a hand suddenly reached out from the water.

Seeing this, Hu Ming didn't care about anything else and grabbed that hand to pull it upwards.

But when Hu Ming exerted force, the hand was pulled directly out of the water.

Below that hand was a skeleton.

Suddenly pulled up a skeleton, Hu Ming couldn't help but show a solemn expression.

Hu Ming originally thought that the hand belonged to Li Si, but now it seems that this is not the case, because the frame is slightly thinner and quite different from Li Si's.

"What happened! There was still flesh on his hands, so why is his body just a skeleton?!"

Hu Ming had already thrown the skeletal hand aside.

When Hu Ming threw the hand to the ground, it instantly turned into a pile of white powder, a sight that gave one goosebumps.

"Is this a bone-eating worm?"

Seeing that the arm instantly turned into a pile of powder, Hu Ming immediately recognized that the thing was a creature called a bone-eating worm.

These creatures generally live only in water, and their growth environment is very special, requiring carrion and low temperatures to thrive.

At the same time, these bone-eating insects also have a knack for camouflage. Previously, they could transform into the shape of an arm, which was a way of using camouflage to lure prey.

Although this bone-eating worm is an insect, its intelligence is exceptionally terrifying.

They typically feed on carrion, but if there is no food, they will use camouflage to lure prey.

Clearly, they had intended to lure Hu Ming out of the water, which is why they suddenly emerged from the water.

"Tsk tsk! I didn't expect to find something like this here! But then again, it's dark, damp, and cold here, which is perfect for them to grow!"

As Hu Ming watched the pile of bone-eating worms rapidly turning into powder and crawling back into the water, he couldn't help but worry about Li Si, who had fallen into the water earlier.

Just as Hu Ming was worried that Li Si's life was in danger, a large number of bubbles finally began to rise from the bottom of the pool.

Upon seeing the bubbles rising, Hu Ming immediately realized that Li Si might not be dead yet.

Although there are bone-eating worms in this water, they only eat carrion, and Li Si obviously couldn't have rotted so quickly.

So those bubbles were probably made by Li Si while he was struggling. Thinking of this, Hu Ming took off his clothes and jumped into the pool.

As soon as he entered the pool, Hu Ming felt a chill run up his spine, but he couldn't care less about that at the moment.

In Hu Ming's view, only by quickly rescuing Li Si could he avoid being eaten by those bone-eating worms. While Hu Ming was searching for Li Si in the pool, Li Si was also struggling desperately.

When Hu Ming found Li Si, he discovered that in addition to being covered in swarms of bone-eating worms, Li Si was also entangled in some strange vines.

Seeing those vines, Hu Ming couldn't help but frown.

"No wonder! There's even a Corpse-Locking Vine!"

Hu Ming recognized the vines on Li Si's body and quickly drew his knife, slashing at the corpse-locking vines.

The Corpse-Locking Vine wasn't very resilient underwater, so Hu Ming quickly cut it down.

After cutting the Corpse-Locking Vine, Hu Ming pulled Li Si and began to float towards the surface of the water.

Time passed by, and before long, the two of them reached the surface of the water.

Li Si, who had just escaped death, was panting heavily. Upon seeing this, Hu Ming immediately dragged him to an open area nearby.

"Are you okay?"

As Hu Ming spoke, he began scraping all the bone-eating worms off Li Si's body with a knife.

Li Si finally breathed a sigh of relief when Hu Ming had scraped away all the bone-eating insects.

"No, it's nothing! But something seems off down there!"

"I...I saw so many coffins down there! And it looked like some of the corpses were moving!"

Li Si's face was deathly pale, as if he had remembered something terrifying.

Hu Ming couldn't help but look puzzled after hearing Li Si's words.

You're saying there are coffins down there? And more than one?

Hu Ming was somewhat surprised.

"Yes! There's definitely more than one; it's practically a mass grave!"

As Li Si finished speaking, he suddenly took out a bronze sword covered in patina.

Looking at the bronze sword, Hu Ming felt it was something extraordinary.

"I found this from below! It must be a burial item!"

As Li Si spoke, he handed the bronze sword to Hu Ming. When Hu Ming took the bronze sword, he immediately realized that it was at least a thousand years old.

Judging from the appearance of that bronze sword, it is not a sword from China, but rather a standard sword from a neighboring country.

Looking at the bronze sword in his hand, Hu Ming was reminded of the Hanging Sword Tomb.

In Hu Ming's opinion, this bronze sword should have some connection with the Hanging Sword Tomb.

Just as Hu Ming was holding the bronze sword, somewhat lost in thought, the mother stone on his body suddenly reacted, which made him even more curious.

However, the reaction of the mother stone disappeared after only a moment. In order to find out what was going on, Hu Ming decided to go deeper into the pool to take another look.

However, Li Si was shocked to hear Hu Ming's decision.

"Master Hu! This place down there is no good! How about we continue on our way to the Hanging Sword Tomb?"

After Li Si finished speaking, he pointed to the depths of the cave. Clearly, the Suspended Sword Tomb was not far away, and in Li Si's opinion, there was no need to take any unnecessary risks here.

Hu Ming dismissed Li Si's advice, believing that since the Mother Stone had reacted again, he would not ignore it!