Since entering the underground, all sorts of things seen and encountered have given Zhao Zhu a very messy feeling. Many places in the ancient tomb seem to be not very orderly, which is also understandable now. After all, this ancient tomb has undergone many changes by the Qing emperors of several generations, so it's impossible to keep its original integrity and continuity.

  But it's also because of this that the ancient tomb appears even more mysterious and unpredictable. If some emperor suddenly had a whim and did something inside, it could be a life-or-death crisis for Zhao Zhu, but now Zhao Zhu is in a situation where he knows there are tigers on the mountain but still heads towards the tiger mountain.

  Leaving the tomb chamber filled with calligraphy and paintings, Zhao Zhu found himself walking into a relatively open area. He felt it was empty because his flashlight could not illuminate all areas around him once again. The place he was in should not be an ordinary tomb chamber, but rather a large hall or plaza similar to those in palaces.

  Zhao Zhu could only move forward slowly, and after seeing some specific environments around him, Zhao Zhu was sure that this should be the area where several tomb chambers intersected. The above-ground building on the ground could be considered a small garden, but there were also flower beds surrounded by Han white jade inside, but there were no living plants in the flower beds, only a piece of black soil.

  "Clang."

  Zhao Zhu was startled by himself, because he stepped on something with his foot. He lowered his head and shone a flashlight on it, and it was a knife. The scabbard was exquisite and majestic, somewhat like the kind of knife that would appear in a historical drama.

  After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Zhu still decided to throw a firework first to get an overview of the situation. However, after throwing out the firework, Zhao Zhu regretted it extremely. Under the intense light of the firework, he saw nearly a hundred soldiers wearing bright yellow armor around him. Although they were all wearing masks, they stood proudly. The ominous aura that rushed towards him made Zhao Zhu feel like his breathing was getting difficult.

  What made Zhao Zhu even more scalp-numbing was that the nearest suit of armor to him suddenly moved slightly at this moment, although it was a subtle movement, but in this extremely tense moment, it was still captured by Zhao Zhu.

  He's moving!

  Grass!

  However, at this time, Zhao Zhu had been somewhat numb and coerced. He only knew that if he still wanted to continue searching for the dragon vein essence, he must continue to move forward into the depths of the ancient tomb, and absolutely could not retreat!

  So, after clearly knowing that the hundreds of guard soldiers who seemed to be mummies had something wrong with them for four weeks, he still took a deep breath and rushed towards them.

  As Zhao Zhu ran, the corner of his eye saw that the dry corpses around him began to move, and the parts covered by their face masks revealed a pair of eyes emitting green light, as if at this moment, they were all revived and ready to continue controlling their bodies, guarding the sacred areas they should guard.

  Zhao Zhu's running speed was indeed very fast, and compared to that, the revival speed of those guards was a bit slower. However, when Zhao Zhu was less than ten meters away from entering the next tomb entrance, the two guards in front of him suddenly drew their swords and slashed directly at Zhao Zhu. Their momentum, their posture, seemed as if they had truly awakened four hundred years ago with unparalleled bravery!

  At this time, braking and evasion were no longer possible. Zhao Zhuo simply leaped forward, and his luck was indeed good, just barely jumping past the combined attack of the two knives. However, half of his hair was cut off. But before Zhao Zhuo could even catch his breath, several guards in the distance had already drawn their bows and shot out several arrows. The force of these arrows was terrifying, but they all hit the backpack on Zhao Zhuo's back, causing him to lean forward. It was also lucky that he directly tumbled into the next tomb chamber. Inside this chamber was a completely inclined slope structure layout, so Zhao Zhuo continued to roll down.

  When Zhao Zhu crashed into something and stopped, his whole body was almost in pain everywhere, and it's estimated that there are bruises and scars all over his body now. Fortunately, he didn't hurt any bones, so as long as he gritted his teeth to suppress the pain, he could still move normally.

  The searchlight on his head was already broken, so Zhao Zhu had to take out a flashlight from his bag again, turn it on and look around. The dry corpses in bright yellow armor behind him should not have chased him here, maybe they also had an activity range and boundary, or maybe they needed the stimulation of human breath to react.

  "It really hurts." Zhao Zhu continued to take deep breaths, trying not to think about the pain on his body. Then, the beam of his flashlight landed in front of him, which was the thing that had stopped him from rolling over just now. It was a coffin, a very ordinary coffin, placed here so abruptly, without any offerings, incense burner, or even a platform around it.

  If it were another tomb raider, they would probably not leave empty-handed and would first examine the coffin before doing anything else. However, Zhao Zhu was not here to rob a tomb; he had a mission to complete. At this moment, one less thing to worry about was better than one more. He chose to ignore the coffin and walk around it. But after taking only a few steps past the coffin, he suddenly realized that the chamber was surrounded by smooth brick surfaces at an angle of 70 degrees, forming a sunken space. Zhao Zhu didn't think about going anywhere else; now he wanted to leave the tomb chamber, but first, he had to climb out. The steep angle and smooth surface made it extremely difficult for him to climb out, even with his own abilities. Of course, there were some tools in his backpack that could help him climb out, but what then?

  Go and meet those corpse guards again?

  Zhao Zhuo was clear that there were two reasons why he had been able to rush out earlier. One was that he hadn't hesitated, and as soon as he discovered the abnormality of the dry corpse guard, he started rushing forward directly. The other was that he was lucky, those two knives and several arrows didn't really hurt him. If it happened again, he might not have such good luck. However, since this tomb chamber had been set up, there must be a reason for it. Zhao Zhuo's eyes showed a thoughtful expression, and finally, his gaze still fell on that coffin.

  "Could it be that the entrance leading to the next tomb chamber is actually inside that coffin?"

  If it's really like that, then the coffin must be opened.

  Without hesitation, Zhao Zhu directly took out several coffin-opening tools from his bag and started to remove the nails from the four corners of the coffin. After removing all the nails, he could start pushing the coffin lid open. Zhao Zhu didn't bother with any ghost stories, because no matter what was inside, even if it was a real ghost, this coffin had to be opened.

  "One... Two... Three..."

  Zhao Zhu himself shouted out loud in his heart, then with one breath he pushed the coffin lid open horizontally.

  Just as the coffin lid was pushed open, a black gas floated out from inside, and then Zhao Zhu saw a figure sitting up like that. He turned his head, and his eyes met Zhao Zhu's in a gaze.

  For a moment, a dangerous and terrifying aura enveloped Zhao Zhu completely!

  Zhao Zhu didn't expect the corpse transformation to come so quickly, catching himself off guard. It seemed that the thing inside had been suffocating for a long time and couldn't wait to get out when the coffin was opened!

  Splashing sound

  Zhao Zhu subconsciously retreated, but his foot hit his backpack and slipped. This slip made Zhao Zhu's heart calm down a bit. Looking at the coffin again, the figure was still motionless. Zhao Zhu shone his flashlight over, revealing a completely blackened corpse with its face shriveled up into a ball, making it impossible to discern any facial features. Its head was indeed turned sideways, but there were no further movements. Zhao Zhu sat on the ground, observing this for a long time with his flashlight in hand, finally letting out a deep sigh:

  "My god, I'm scared to death, this is just a corpse."

  Zhao Zhu knew that after a person dies, their joints stiffen and their muscles also start to stiffen. Then, if they are placed in a well-sealed coffin for a long time, when it is suddenly opened, the rush of air flowing in can cause the muscles of the corpse to rapidly relax, making it highly likely that the corpse will sit up or make some other movement, all of which are very natural "natural phenomena".

  However, it is estimated that in this ancient tomb, being frightened by those unnatural phenomena many times, suddenly seeing a natural phenomenon, Zhao Zhu was stunned, and his reaction was not over yet.