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Chapter 225: The First Time Opening the Coffin
In response to my question, Luo Yu did not answer. Looking at his back, I suddenly thought of Dabao. He had also led the way like this, pushing me toward the land of death...
A sense of foreboding filled my heart, and I instinctively sensed danger. After a moment of calm reflection, I stopped. Just then, without warning, a mournful cry pierced through the narrow passage. At the same time, I felt a chill on my face as something flew past me at high speed.
Turning on my flashlight, I shone it against the left wall and saw a sharp arrowhead firmly embedded in the brick, having penetrated three inches deep!
At that moment, my heart seemed to be struck hard. If I hadn't stopped just now... would my head have been pierced?!
This realization made every cell in my body alert. Indeed, I had become too complacent these past few days; my vigilance had decreased significantly!
I looked suspiciously at Luo Yu. Whether this trap was intentionally set by him was unclear, but seeing him remain unfazed as he continued forward, as if nothing had happened, only deepened my confusion.
Using a sword in this passage was unwise, so I took out my Black Long Dagger and carefully followed Luo Yu while fully attuning myself to the surroundings. One wrong step could mean death; I couldn't afford to relax like before.
Silently following him, regardless of whether this Luo Yu was real or fake, I felt compelled to stay close. The surroundings were pitch black; the flashlight's beam barely reached a meter ahead. As I followed him through twists and turns, each step felt precarious. I thought I heard cries from deep within the earth and sensed despair rising from within me. Such an eerie atmosphere made me feel as if we were walking toward hell...
I focused on my breathing, trying to maintain a steady rhythm. The cries from below were making me anxious; I could only strive to concentrate. Suddenly, I felt a slight disturbance in the air. In that instant, I tilted my head to the right just as something icy brushed past my left ear, causing a sharp pain that made me hesitate to look back for fear that one moment of distraction would result in my head being pierced.
Fortunately, I hadn't brought Xue Er with me! The guilt in my heart gradually faded; encountering strength makes one stronger. Now, I was curious about where this Luo Yu was leading me!
As we continued on our way, we narrowly avoided several arrows along the path. Luo Yu had also been hit a few times but due to his unique physique, he passed through them without sustaining direct injury. Although I had several abrasions on my skin, they weren't serious.
"Come here."
The person in front, Luo Yu, suddenly stopped and looked at me with a half-smile. I walked over to where he was pointing. As I shone my flashlight, the space in front of me opened up, revealing a large tomb chamber of about one hundred square meters. It was called a tomb chamber because there were four coffins arranged in a square formation within this large room. When the light hit the center of the four coffins, I was taken aback.
In the center of the square formed by the four coffins was a square platform about one meter high, which was half a meter lower than the coffins. On top of it rested a small coffin!
The small coffin stood about half a meter tall and was one to two times longer than its height. The five coffins were neatly arranged in the middle of the tomb chamber, while everywhere else in the chamber, except for the empty doorway we had just entered, the ground from the corners to the coffins was covered with one black jar after another! Almost all the jars were sealed, so I had no idea what was inside them.
"What does this mean?" After observing the scene inside, I turned to Luo Yu and asked why he brought me here.
Luo Yu looked at me with that same half-smile and emotionlessly asked, "Aren't you night walkers?"
"Night walkers" is another term for tomb raiders. In truth, we didn't quite fit that description either, but it didn't matter. I nodded slightly and said, "I suppose so!"
"Then aren't you going to open the coffins?" Luo Yu looked at me with a strange expression, as if questioning why a tomb raider wouldn't open coffins.
I thought about it and realized he had a point. Just as I reached out my hand, I pulled it back again and asked him, "I'm here to find someone; why should I open the coffins?"
Luo Yu replied calmly, "Then you definitely need to open them."
I found his words and actions somewhat confusing, but seeing that he had no intention of leaving, I steeled myself and approached the nearest coffin. The coffins were all black; I reached out and touched one. It was made of wood, felt cold to the touch, and even had a faint pleasant aroma!
Since I had no knowledge of wood types, I couldn't tell what kind it was made from; all I knew was that it looked like high-quality material and showed no signs of damage—almost as if it were newly made.
At this point, using a flashlight was cumbersome, so I switched to wearing my headlamp again. Looking at the sealing nails on the coffin lid made my heart race a little. Although I had been down into tombs many times before, this would be my first real experience opening a coffin!
I don't know how many nails are typically on a coffin, but I counted twenty on this one. I carefully took out a pry bar and pried them open one by one. Before long, all the sealing nails were removed.
The next step was to move the coffin lid. I had heard that the smell inside a coffin should not be inhaled, so I dared not breathe. After all, isn't it said that a corpse might come back to life if it senses the breath of a living person? Whether that's true or not, I decided to hold my breath! If it really did come back to life, I could always smash its head!
With my resolve set, I put away the pry bar and pushed hard against the coffin. It was impossible not to feel excited; it was my first time opening a coffin! I wondered what might be inside!
As I eagerly pushed open the coffin, the next moment left me stunned… My excitement turned into cold sweat as I mechanically turned to look at Luo Yu. My lips trembled, almost unable to speak, but Luo Yu calmly glanced inside and said to me, "You opened the wrong one; open that one instead," pointing to another coffin.
With trembling hands, I reached into the coffin in front of me. Under the light of my headlamp, what I saw first was not an ugly ancient corpse, but a bloody face that seemed unable to rest in death!
I recognized that face well; those cunning eyes were now filled with deep pain and despair!
"Why is he inside?!" The person lying there was Xianxian! His face bore multiple scratch marks, and his clothes were stained with blood—dirty and tattered. It was clear he had struggled before dying!
My heart was filled with sorrow and anger, along with pain and confusion… Why? Why did I have to see Xianxian? Looking at the other three coffins, I suddenly felt an overwhelming heaviness in my steps and an intense sense of foreboding.
"It's no one's fault but his own for opening the coffin," Luo Yu said coldly, his expression complex.
Huh? It's his own fault for opening the coffin? "What about me? What will happen if I open it?" I tried hard to convince myself that what I saw was fake, but when I met Xianxian's unblinking eyes, I felt all the blood in my body freeze…
"You'll find out once you open it," Luo Yu replied.
I smiled faintly and closed Xianxian's eyes before moving on to open the second coffin. Even though I had mentally prepared myself, when I saw who was inside, I couldn't help but tremble uncontrollably. Lying there was Pei Zi!
What filled me with even more sorrow and anger was that there was a knife stabbed into his chest! This knife… was the one he usually used!
We came in a total of six people. Excluding Xianxian and Pei Zi, there are still Wang Yi, Yu Yu, and Xue Er. It is impossible for Xue Er to have arrived here before me; could it be that the remaining two...
No, it can't be Wang Yi and Yu Yu!
I vehemently denied it. When we fell, everyone had clearly scattered; how could they all be here? No, it's impossible!
"Continue," Luo Yu said, his tone still flat as if devoid of emotion.
Hmph, what else could I say? The one I was familiar with was Lime, not this Luo Yu who looked exactly like him! So, although I was very angry at Luo Yu's indifferent attitude, I had no way to blame him.
Oh right, these two coffins were clearly sealed very carefully; how did those two get inside? Suddenly feeling weak, I couldn't tell whether these coffins were sealed once or twice!
Looking at the other two well-sealed coffins, I began to pry open the coffin nails while pondering my doubts. In the vast tomb chamber, the only sound was that of prying nails. My heart was no longer racing as fast as before. I dreaded seeing what was inside the coffin, but I had to open it because deep down, I was extremely unwilling to believe that the four of them had perished here.
This was something I could not accept!
Just as I pried open all the coffin nails, I heard a thudding sound, as if someone inside the coffin was weakly knocking. My previously deadened heart suddenly started beating again. The person inside hasn't died!? I hurriedly pushed aside the Coffin Lid, wanting to see who lay inside this coffin. But just as I leaned in to look, the headlamp went out!
In that instant when the light went out, I saw a withered black hand suddenly reach out from inside the coffin and grab my collar tightly. I felt an overwhelming force pulling me inward. Before I could react, my entire body was yanked inside. A strong, pungent odor filled my nostrils, making it hard for me to breathe.
I struggled desperately to climb out, but just then, a face appeared above me...
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