Tomb Raider: Call Me Dragon Vein Cleaner

Chapter 260 The Trapped Snake King

Wu Sansheng's men were all experienced tomb raiders; one of them quickly finished his dry rations.

After giving Wu Sansheng a shout, he went ahead to scout the way for the others.

The man quickly ran back, and Wu Sansheng and the others, seeing that he was not in good condition, got up and hurried over to meet him.

"Da Liu, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Wu Sansheng held onto Da Liu's arm and looked at the waiter in front of him, whose eyes still showed surprise, and asked him.

Liu took a breath, then said in a deep voice:

"Snakes, snakes everywhere! There's nowhere to even put your feet down; they've covered the entire ground!"

Upon hearing Da Liu's description, the group couldn't help but gasp.

Wu Sansheng calmed his emotions, which had been stunned by the news brought back by Da Liu, and said in a low voice:

"Something's not right. The data says the black-haired snake is usually dormant."

Unless Cheng Feng and his group did something, there's no reason for so many people to have shown up!

As soon as Wu Sansheng finished speaking, Liu continued:

"Third Brother, these aren't black-haired snakes. They're black too, but they have deep red stripes on their bodies."

Upon hearing this, Wu Sansheng was immediately reminded of that unbearable past.

Damn it, I knew it was impossible for so many black-haired snakes to suddenly appear.

It turns out that it was that bastard Cheng Feng who did it.

Recalling the underwater tomb, he and Xie Lianhuan had suffered greatly at the hands of these snakes.

With its swift movements and ruthless attacks, the red-striped snake filled Wu Sansheng with lingering fear.

Others in the group didn't know, but he had been to the ancient kingdom of Jingjue, and some members of the group had even tested poisons on themselves.

If you get bitten, you'll be dead in less than three seconds. Anyone who sees this thing will be terrified.

"I understand. Let's set up the tent and rest here until the snakes disperse."

Having come this far, Wu Sansheng didn't want to give up so easily, so he had no choice but to set up camp on the spot.

Let's wait until Cheng Feng and the others have had their fun before we talk about it.

In the mountain passage where the black-haired snakes were stationed, Cheng Feng and his men's central force had advanced to a very deep place.

Here they saw some of the temporary resting places left behind by Zhang Qishan and his men.

For example, right now, Cheng Feng and his group of five have climbed out of the snake swarm and onto a small wooden bed.

Next to the wooden bed, against the wall, stood a table with some dusty little objects on it.

There are also some hand-drawn drawings.

Chen Wenjin was close to the table, so she leaned out slightly and took the blueprint.

After unfolding it and looking at it, he said with delight:

"This map shows the route here; Zhang Dafo and his team drew a map of the areas they explored."

After speaking, Chen Wenjin handed the map to Cheng Feng.

After receiving the blueprints, Cheng Feng began to locate their position on them.

Based on the entrance and the direction the snakes were moving, Cheng Feng quickly located their position.

"We're here now, not far from the exit."

Cheng Feng unfolded the map in front of the group, pointed to two spots on the map with his index finger, and showed the girls the locations.

After seeing the specific route, Yang Xueli pointed to an area and said:

"They've marked this place with special symbols, so there must be something special going on."

As a member of the Nine Gates, Chen Wenjin fell into thought after seeing this mark.

I feel like I've seen it somewhere before, but I can't quite remember where.

"This symbol looks familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it before."

Seeing Chen Wenjin's furrowed brows, Cheng Feng reached out and hugged her to comfort her:

"Never mind if we can't figure it out, let's just go straight here and take a look."

Chen Wenjin nodded and stopped dwelling on the familiar mark.

Then, Cheng Feng and his group were carried by the surging swarm of snakes toward the area marked on the map.

Black-haired snakes or snake corpses of the Pure Vipassana were constantly falling down in the passage, to the left, right, up, and down.

Cheng Feng and the others also kept an eye on their surroundings to avoid the embarrassing situation of being bitten by a dead snake's head.

After passing through several forks in the road, the swarm of snakes carried the group of people to a slightly more spacious cave.

In the center of this cave is a stone platform, which originally held something.

But now there is nothing left, nothing at all.

There's nothing here, so what is that mark trying to mean?

Huo Ling looked around with her flashlight, but all she saw were stone walls; there was nothing unusual.

Cheng Feng didn't speak, but instead looked at the wall on one side.

At that moment, Chen Wenjin was looking down at the blueprints when she suddenly looked up and said:

"I remember now, this mark comes from the Hong family, my father's master."

My father once mentioned that this mark was used by the Hong family to indicate danger and to warn people not to approach.

Hearing what I, Chen Wenjin, said, Huo Ling became even more confused.

"But there's nothing here except that stone platform. Could it be that something that was placed here was dangerous?"

Huo Ling's guess was not without merit; since there was a stone platform, something must have been placed on it before.

It's very possible that thing is extremely dangerous.

At this moment, Ah Xiang gently tugged at Chen Wenjin, and after attracting her attention, she pointed to the wall that Cheng Feng was staring at.

The girls were drawn to Ah Xiang's actions; they shone their flashlights on the wall.

But there was nothing there, just a weathered, pitted wall.

"Ah Xiang, what did you see?"

Yang Xueli asked in a low voice.

Ah Xiang nodded, then leaned closer to the girls and whispered:

"There's something inside the wall, it's alive, and it's discovered us now."

The girls were instantly terrified, and then quickly turned to look at Cheng Feng.

But Cheng Feng was also staring intently at the spot Ah Xiang was pointing to.

"The boss!"

Huo Ling dared not say anything more, but simply called out to Cheng Feng in a low voice.

Cheng Feng shifted his gaze from the wall, then smiled reassuringly and said:

"It's alright, it won't make any moves easily, otherwise its offspring will be the ones who suffer the most."

Cheng Feng's words left the girls even more confused.

Yang Xueli nudged Cheng Feng with her shoulder and said:

"Don't follow that mutant's example, hurry up and explain yourself."

“If you look closely, you’ll see that there’s a small section of the wall that was filled in later.”

As he spoke, Cheng Feng stood up from the pile of snakes.

He walked to the wall and tapped the area.

Wow

Some pebbles slid down the rock face, revealing a hole about the size of a basketball.

A pair of enormous vertical pupils were staring at the crowd outside through the hole.

When the girls saw this eye, the hairs on their bodies stood on end.

"Master, this is..."

Huo Ling shivered and asked, somewhat stammering.

Cheng Feng bent down and peered into the cave entrance, staring at the enormous snake's eyes inside. He spoke softly:

"This is the Black-haired Serpent King, and all Black-haired Serpents are its descendants."

"But why is it inside the wall?"

By this time, Chen Wenjin and Yang Xueli had calmed down and began to investigate why the snake king was in this situation.

Cheng Feng raised his hand and gently touched the eyes of the snake king in the wall, feeling a texture somewhat like glass.

This snake has lived for over a thousand years and has undergone changes beyond those of ordinary creatures.

"If I'm not mistaken, it was likely imprisoned here by the original inhabitants of Gutongjing."

Moreover, this wall should be the birthing chamber for the black-haired snakes; all the next generation of black-haired snakes will be conceived around the snake king.

Any movement by the Snake King would cause a large section of the passageway to collapse.

Then the black-haired snake will be completely eradicated, which is why it has this ability but doesn't break through the wall.