Chapter 113: The Final Boss?

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Gong Jiu and the others were so frightened that cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. The next moment, however, they saw those “people” once again staring blankly before sinking beneath the surface.

Still staring at them intently.

Uh... well...

With a wave of her hand, Sui Yi cautiously led the group to the far end of the water channel.

At the end stood a cliff face, connected to a stone wall.

Sui Yi recalled that the water had emerged just a bit ahead here before. At the time, she had only glanced briefly, sensing something was off. Now, looking back...

“This is the place.”

She fixed her gaze on the wall before her.

“The thickness is wrong,” Feng Sha suddenly spoke.

Everyone turned to look at him.

He frowned. “From when we came down from the study room earlier, I remember roughly how far we advanced. Comparing the thickness of the palace gates and the study room, if both sides correspond, this wall should be set further inward—yet here...”

“Moreover, these monsters are deliberately guarding this spot, a sealed-off corner. That in itself is very strange,” said Zhang Wei, who was usually quiet and taciturn.

Gong Jiu raised an eyebrow. Each of her subordinates had their own strengths—Brother Ma was a natural leader, decisive and cunning, loyal and experienced; Ah Hai was brave and strong; Zhang Wei was cold but meticulous and resilient.

Feng Sha, besides his other abilities, was always particularly sensitive to spatial areas. So if he said something felt wrong, then it definitely was.

“Yeah, this is a protruding part. I found it odd that underwater I could clearly sense another section of water inside, sealed at the bottom with bluestone slabs. But when we surfaced, the passage was sealed off. It can only mean that part of it has been left empty,” Sui Yi explained.

Not filled, but vacant.

“In ancient times, tombs of nobles and royalty were very wary of being robbed or disturbed by restless spirits after death. They often had living generals buried alive with them or used terracotta warriors as substitutes to protect the tomb’s perimeter. You all should be more familiar with this than I am,” Sui Yi said calmly.

“Terracotta warriors? Got it. You mean there’s a tomb of warrior figurines in here as well?”

Hua Yaofei and Gong Jiu’s group immediately became alert. A tomb guarded by warrior figurines represented the strongest defensive force within a mausoleum. Otherwise, how could nobles rest assured?

If that was the case, then those headless figures and green monsters outside were just foot soldiers?

“Perhaps there are other powerful sorcerers inside,” someone suggested.

The mention of the black-clad sorcerer made everyone shudder.

Now they faced two choices: advance or retreat?

If they chose to retreat, they could probably find another exit through the waterway and leave this cursed place.

If they advanced, then...

After a long pause, no one spoke of retreat.

So they would go in.

Sui Yi sighed. Honestly, she hoped they would retreat, but herself...

She had to go in.

It had nothing to do with the Ye family specifically, but along the way, she had sensed that this cemetery might somehow be connected to her.

That feeling only grew stronger.

Although knowing the road ahead was perilous, at least she had already settled her affairs before coming. Even if she didn’t return, the old lady would be fine. Still...

It was best to come back alive.

“Since everyone has decided, then so be it,” Gong Jiu, Hua Yaofei, and the others said with certainty. After confirming their subordinates’ readiness, they looked to Sui Yi.

She nodded clearly.

—In!

—Life and death are in the hands of fate!

That was the oath they had sworn upon entering this place.

But there remained a question.

“Um, where exactly is the entrance?” asked the stout Han Gao, eyes sharp.

Sui Yi smiled faintly, placing her palm on the side of the wall, gently tracing it...

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“Su Yi, you’re plagiarizing...” Gong Jiu raised an eyebrow, looking quite pleased.

But then—

Click, a faint crisp sound, and everyone saw Sui Yi easily press into a recessed groove.

Everyone was speechless.

This was like night and day!

One was a rustic effect from the 1970s; the other was a 21st-century 3D special effect...

The groove was hollow, containing only a pull ring.

Clearly, this was the mechanism of the entrance.

Ancient mechanisms were limited in style, but their concealment was often difficult to detect. How had Sui Yi figured it out?

Magnetic sensations? They never would have guessed that.

Before they could ask further, Sui Yi had already grabbed the ring. Everyone immediately went on alert, weapons ready...

Sui Yi slowly pulled the ring...

Clang!

The heavy stone door mysteriously opened on the once-seamless palace wall.

The thickness of this wall had been tested by Gong Jiu and the others—it was incredibly thick!

Grenades or explosives wouldn’t break it, and if they used high-powered explosives, they might collapse the entire palace.

No one was that foolish!

Thus, modern technology was not always effective against ancient tombs—at least not yet.

Clang! The door opened, revealing pitch-black darkness inside.

It was like a vast pit, cold wind rushing out, a chilling, damp mossy scent flooding the air.

Everyone’s hearts sank with a bad premonition.

Gong Jiu’s waist-mounted flashlight had been soaked multiple times and now refused to turn on despite repeated presses.

“Damn, and you said it was waterproof! What a piece of junk!” Brother Ma cursed.

Hua Yaofei and the others swiftly pulled out small handheld lights.

After showing off a bit, they shone the beams inside.

It was an ancient but huge tomb, and visible were rows upon rows of sand-colored stone figures.

Neatly arranged, with only a narrow path left in the center. The light penetrated well but didn’t reach the floor.

Still, Sui Yi and the others were certain the destination lay at the far end.

“So many stone figures...”

“All stone figures... Thank goodness, I thought there’d be lots of coffins.”

“Dead bodies are the most unlucky,” someone muttered.

Apparently, this was a burial site where the greatest number should be corpses. As for the stone figures...

Sui Yi felt a lingering unease, as did Gong Jiu and the others. Everyone’s nerves were taut; Gong Jiu quietly raised her gun...

To enter or not?

“Why aren’t we going in yet?” a voice behind asked calmly and deeply.

“Damn it, we have to check for danger first... Also, who smells so bad?” Han Gao wrinkled his nose, looking back with a frown.

“Ah!!!”

A terrifying scream, like a pig being slaughtered, nearly made Gong Jiu and the others freeze in terror. Their sense of crisis exploded instantly, spinning around with guns and blades poised behind them!

At that moment, those standing on the bluestone slabs by the waterway saw dense “people” only two or three meters behind, standing wet in the water as if unaffected by gravity. The horrifying sight was chilling enough, but it paled compared to the eight green, ugly monsters crouching on all fours opposite them.

Even more terrifying was the tall man surrounded by those eight creatures.

Dressed in a gray robe reminiscent of ancient times, his face concealed behind a sinister demon mask.

He stared coldly at the group.

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He seemed like a demon commanding eight beasts, emerging from hell with the intent to seize life itself!

“Since you have come this far, no matter what you’ve seen, you will enter, won’t you? Just as you will all eventually remain here...” His voice was low and rough, as if his vocal cords were burnt. It grated on the soul, tormenting.

He was the same person who had asked the question earlier.

Naturally, he was the one secretly manipulating everything.

These “people,”

these monsters, were all under his control.

“This sacred temple ground, yet you enslave so much evil. You’re hardly a guardian, much less a sorcerer king,” Sui Yi said calmly, as if conversing with him.

The masked man seemed to fix his gaze on Sui Yi, or rather, the Xieya dagger in her hand.

His voice grew colder.

“Evil? These people have precisely transformed from your greedy and unrighteous kind. Is there anything more evil than greed and desire? How do you know beneath your own skin, you don’t hide a bloodied face of sin?”

Indeed, whose skin does not cover a bloody face? Yet, as he said, he had hit upon humanity’s fundamental flaw.

Greed and desire—the root of all human evil.

Everyone bore such a sinful face. Once they stepped into the Ye family’s ancient tomb, they had already been marked for death by him.

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The scene was eerie and sinister, his killing intent icy and cold.

Han Gao felt a chill sweep through his limbs just as Gong Jiu fired bullets at the man!

The waterway was only a few meters wide; how many bullets could there be?

Bang!

One of the crouching monsters suddenly sprang up!

Swish!

The bullet was slapped aside by its massive paw, hitting the wall!

“Run!”

Too terrifying!

They had to escape!

Gong Jiu and Sui Yi’s group charged into the door, turning to fire fiercely!

Bang bang bang! Bullets pierced through the air, striking down monsters leaping at them and blocking their attack on Han Gao and the others behind.

Meanwhile, the “people” in the water roared and climbed out!

The other seven monsters responded instantly!

The slaughter had begun!

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After a sharp but brief battle,

Bang!

Gong Jiu kicked a monster away. Sui Yi and the others slammed the door shut, plunging themselves into a pitch-black world.

Of course, there was still the light.

When the light shone,

the space became dimly illuminated.

The faces of the stone figures appeared vividly lifelike under the light, resembling nightmarish demons from hell.

Their large, coppery eyes stared at you... Their long knives, swords, and bows seemed alive, ready to strike at any moment.

Even timid Lin Feng felt his arms go numb...

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