Siheyuan: tomb robbing? I am serious about hunting.

Chapter 276 Help! Is there anyone?

The strong smell of earth mixed with the smell of decay entered Chu Tian's nose, making him almost vomit. He opened his eyes with great effort, and saw darkness in front of him, with only a few strands of green light, floating like will-o'-the-wisp.

"Where am I?" Chu Tian struggled to sit up. He felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, which made him gasp. He vaguely remembered that he was robbing a tomb when the tomb suddenly collapsed...

Wait, tomb robbing? Chu Tian's heart skipped a beat. He was obviously a law-abiding citizen, why would he go and rob tombs? This fragment of memory seemed to have been forced into his mind, strange and abrupt.

He tried to move his hands and feet, and found himself trapped in a small space, surrounded by cold and hard stone walls. A faint green light came from a fist-sized hole above his head, through which he could barely see the dark night sky outside.

Chu Tian pushed the stone wall hard, but it didn't move at all. He began to panic and shouted loudly: "Help! Is there anyone?"

The only response he got was the hollow echo in the tomb and the rustling sound coming from nowhere, like some kind of reptile approaching. Chu Tian's scalp tingled, and he groped around, hoping to find something to protect himself.

His hand touched a piece of cold metal, like some kind of tool. He picked it up and saw in the dim light that it was a small rusty shovel. What could this thing do? Dig the soil?

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound above the cave entrance, and then a dark shadow looked down from the cave entrance. Chu Tian was so scared that he held his breath and tightly grasped the small shovel in his hand, ready to fight back at any time.

The black shadow slowly descended, and under the dim green light, Chu Tian could see its appearance clearly - a huge snake that was completely black and as thick as an arm, with a scarlet tongue moving in and out, making a creepy hissing sound.

Chu Tian's heart was beating wildly, almost jumping out of his throat. He instinctively swung the small shovel and slapped the big snake hard.

With a "clang", the small shovel hit the big snake's head squarely, making a metallic collision sound. Chu Tian thought that this would drive the snake away, but unexpectedly, the big snake just shook its head and seemed to be unharmed.

It stuck out its tongue, let out a sharp hiss, and suddenly pounced towards Chu Tian.

Chu Tian was so scared that he closed his eyes and waved the shovel around. He felt that the shovel seemed to hit something, and then the big snake let out a shrill scream and fell heavily to the ground.

Chu Tian opened his eyes carefully and saw the big snake twisting its body on the ground. Its head had been beaten to pieces and green liquid was flowing all over the ground.

Only then did he realize that the small shovel in his hand had become extremely sharp at some point, like a magical weapon that could cut through iron like mud.

Chu Tian breathed a sigh of relief, but before he had time to rejoice, he heard heavy footsteps coming from deep within the tomb, accompanied by low roars, as if some large beast was approaching.

His heart sank. What else was in this tomb?

The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Chu Tian gripped the shovel in his hand tightly and stared vigilantly into the depths of the tomb.

Suddenly, a huge figure appeared in his sight. It was a monster over two meters tall, covered with black hair, with a hideous face, exposed fangs, and a pair of blood-red eyes staring at Chu Tian.

Chu Tian took a breath of cold air. What...is this thing?

The monster let out a deafening roar and pounced towards Chu Tian.

Chu Tian waved the shovel and tried to resist, but found that the monster was incredibly fast and he had no time to react.

The monster's sharp claws grabbed Chu Tian's chest fiercely, tearing his clothes and leaving several wounds deep enough to see the bone.

Chu Tian screamed and fell to the ground, his clothes stained red with blood.

The monster did not give up. It opened its bloody mouth and bit Chu Tian's neck.

At the critical moment, the shovel in Chu Tian's hand suddenly emitted a dazzling light, a golden light flashed, and the monster's head was neatly cut off.

The monster's huge body fell to the ground with a loud bang, splashing up a cloud of dust.

Chu Tian covered his chest and coughed violently, blood flowing out from between his fingers.

He looked at the shovel in his hand, his eyes full of doubts. What was the origin of this shovel?

At this time, a strange singing voice came from the depths of the tomb, as if someone was chanting an ancient spell.

Chu Tian had an ominous premonition in his heart. He struggled to stand up and walked towards the direction where the singing came from...

The singing became clearer and clearer, and Chu Tian felt his consciousness begin to blur, and his body seemed to move uncontrollably towards the direction of the singing. He stumbled through a narrow passage, and suddenly the view in front of him opened up.

This was a wide underground cave. In the center of the cave, there was an altar emitting a faint blue light. Around the altar stood a dozen people in black robes, with their heads bowed, mumbling something, as if they were performing some kind of ritual.

Chu Tian tried to stay awake, and he realized that he might have accidentally entered a secret base of a cult. He clenched the shovel in his hand and wanted to quietly retreat, but found that his legs were as heavy as if they were filled with lead and he couldn't move at all.

At this time, a man in a black robe discovered Chu Tian. He pointed at Chu Tian and shouted, "Intruder!"

The other black-robed men turned their heads and stared at Chu Tian with cold eyes. Chu Tian's heart sank, he knew he was exposed.

A tall man in a black robe walked up to Chu Tian. He lifted his hood, revealing a pale and sinister face. His eyes flashed with a strange light, which made people shudder.

"Who are you? Why did you break into our holy land?" the man in black asked in a cold tone.

Chu Tian endured the severe pain in his body and said, "I... I got lost and accidentally walked here..."

The man in black robe sneered: "Lost? Do you think I will believe it?"

He waved his hand, and two men in black robes immediately stepped forward and pressed Chu Tian to the ground.

"Take him to the altar!" the man in black robe ordered.

Chu Tian struggled desperately, but to no avail. He was dragged to the altar and tied up.

The blue light on the altar became stronger and stronger. Chu Tian felt his body becoming weaker and weaker, and his consciousness becoming more and more blurred.

The leader of the black-robed people walked to the altar, raised a dagger, and muttered: "Great God of Darkness, please accept our sacrifice and grant us supreme power!"

The dagger flashed coldly and stabbed towards Chu Tian's chest.

At this moment, the shovel in Chu Tian's hand suddenly burst out with dazzling light, a golden light flashed, and the dagger was knocked away.

The leader of the black-robed people was shocked. He looked at the shovel in Chu Tian's hand with greed in his eyes: "What kind of artifact is this?"