Tomb Raider: Evolution of the Red Dragon, Starting from the Ancient City of Jingjue

"boom!"

A loud bang was heard, followed by waves of excruciating pain from his right arm, as if it were being torn apart. Jiang Hua couldn't help but groan, his face covered in sweat, veins bulging on his forehead, his whole body trembling, his face as pale as paper, and his teeth grinding together.

Qin Feng and Chen Le, who were not far away, saw that he was injured and immediately came over, asking with concern, "How are you?"

"It's nothing, it's just a minor cut."

Jiang Hua endured the pain in her arm, smiled slightly, glanced at Qin Feng and the others, and continued, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I was just careless for a moment, and everything is alright now."

"Really? Are you sure?" Qin Feng and Chen Le still looked at Jiang Hua with some disbelief, their eyes filled with unease.

Jiang Hua shook his head slightly, then nodded resolutely.

"That's good. You must be careful not to get hurt again!"

Qin Feng and Chen Le both showed a look of relief upon hearing this.

After taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down, Jiang Hua immediately circulated his internal energy, enveloping the injury on his right shoulder. He immediately felt the pain in his left arm lessen considerably.

The skin on my right arm gradually returned to normal, and I no longer felt any pain.

"call!"

Feeling the pain in his right shoulder, Jiang Hua slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Alright, your right shoulder is fine now. I've just examined it carefully. Although there's a slight misalignment, it's not serious. You'll recover in a few days with just a little rest. Besides, the entrance to this valley is just blocked by some inexplicable force. I think you can still get through."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hua smiled and nodded.

"Then let the two of us go first, and you stay behind and protect us!" Qin Feng and Chen Le discussed, preparing to lead Jiang Hua into the valley to explore.

"it is good!"

Jiang Hua nodded.

"Let's go!"

Immediately, Qin Feng and Chen Le took the lead and ran forward.

"gone."

Jiang Hua took a deep breath, pushed off with his feet, and sprinted forward at lightning speed, disappearing from the two people's sight in the blink of an eye.

Upon seeing this, both of them quickened their pace.

After three breaths, Jiang Hua and his group finally arrived at the entrance of the valley. Looking around, they found that apart from the dense trees, there was only a huge boulder.

Beside this enormous boulder stood rows of dark skeletons, scattered on the ground, lying motionless, looking extremely terrifying. The upper halves of each skeleton were exposed, making them look incredibly horrifying!

Looking at these skeletons, Jiang Hua felt a chill run down his spine. The upper halves of these skeletons were actually all alive!
I never imagined that such a terrifying scene was hidden in this valley.

"What exactly is the monster in this valley? I sense an extremely terrifying aura. There is definitely a terrifying power suppressing everything in this area within this valley."

If it weren't for the threat of this aura, this area would probably have been completely destroyed by the terrifying power within this valley long ago.

Jiang Hua thought to himself.

At this moment, Qin Feng and Chen Le, who were ahead of him, also stopped and turned around to look at him.

"How did you find this cave in the valley?"

"Wow, this cave looks really big! This valley is actually a cave this big!"

Looking at the cave, which was more than ten meters long and wide, Qin Feng and Chen Le couldn't help but be surprised.

The three walked forward, and as they passed the skeleton, the skeleton suddenly shuddered and cracked, with broken hands falling to the ground. Jiang Hua was stunned and startled, muttering to himself.

"What's going on? Why did these severed hands suddenly fall to the ground?" Before he could finish speaking, the skeleton on the ground suddenly moved and pounced towards Jiang Hua.

Jiang Hua was startled and quickly retreated, dodging the huge skeleton that suddenly attacked him, and grabbed it in his hand.

Suddenly, I felt a chilling coldness wash over me.

"It's so cold! This skeleton is incredibly cold!"

Jiang Hua was quite surprised, and then carefully examined the enormous skeleton.

There, on the enormous skull, was embedded a black bead, which emitted a black light. Under the illumination of the luminous pearl, the black light reflected off the skeleton, making it look extremely eerie.

"Huh? This skeleton looks so familiar?"

"Isn't this skeleton the upper half of the previous skeleton? How did it turn into this?"

Qin Feng and Chen Le stared at the skeleton before them, their mouths agape in disbelief.

"Yes, that should be it. It's this skeleton. I encountered a force that blocked my way when I entered the valley, which is why I couldn't go in. I guess the force that blocked me in the valley was caused by the aura emanating from this skeleton."

Jiang Hua looked at the skeleton, frowned, and said thoughtfully.

"So that's how it is. No wonder I saw so many skeletons earlier. It was the power emanating from these skeletons that was causing the trouble. I was wondering why they were in such a remote corner. So that's why."

Chen Le said with a sudden realization.

"Yes, it seems that this valley is indeed guarded by something terrifying. These skeletons must be the guardians of this valley. But I wonder what exactly exists in this valley that would give birth to so many skeletons."

Looking at the skeletons in front of him, Jiang Hua felt a surge of curiosity.

"Now that we're here, let's search this valley thoroughly. We might find some treasures, after all, it's such a big valley."

Qin Feng spoke up.

"Yes, now that we're here, we can't leave empty-handed, that would be a huge loss! I'll search thoroughly, maybe I can find something good!"

Chen Le echoed, and as he spoke, he carefully scanned the valley in front of him, trying to find something special so he could discover some secrets.

"We'll split up to save time and try to search the valley as soon as possible."

Jiang Hua looked at Qin Feng and Chen Le and nodded.

"Alright, you two wait here for our news. We'll split up and search separately, and you two keep an eye out for the situation in this valley for us."

"Okay, then I'll take my leave first."

Jiang Hua glanced at the two people in front of him, nodded, then turned around and took a few steps before stopping. He looked at Qin Feng and Chen Le and spoke.

"I'll go first. You can search around slowly. Remember, don't wander around. If you do, you'll touch these severed hands. Be careful and it's best to leave as soon as possible."

With that, he turned and walked out into the valley ahead.

Jiang Hua took a few steps, then suddenly stopped, turned around and called out to Qin Feng and Chen Le.

"You two be careful, I'll be waiting for you at the entrance of the valley."

"Don't worry, don't worry, with me here, you two can search with peace of mind. This valley is so big, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you're sure to find some treasures."

Qin Feng patted his chest and assured him.

"That's good!"

Jiang Hua nodded, then turned and continued walking towards the valley. (End of Chapter)