Imperial Treasure

Chapter 567 - 365: Slice Scales_2

It was blood!

The blood of the person just now!

Below the spray of blood, Sui Yi’s Magnetic Sensation probed into the water...Normally, the flowing water body greatly consumed the Magnetic Sensation, even more difficult than looking through a wall. Perhaps it was related to the flow which made the Magnetic Sensation unstable, hence she hadn’t used it earlier to inspect the water...

The muddy, turbulent water now depleted Magnetic Sensation even more, but she still saw the corpse below the blood spray being churned and bitten, faintly discernible were hundreds of creatures, each about the length of a middle finger, bodies slightly thin, color leaning towards black... Beyond that it was unclear, mostly appearing like a mass of sharp saw blades, savagely biting a person until they were covered in wounds.

They were incredibly fast and numerous, people’s gunfire sprayed yet only pierced through one-third, the rest continued shredding between people’s legs, amidst continuous screams!

"Quick, grab the wall! Get out of the water!"

Those who knew no martial arts leaped out of the water one by one, reaching for the wall. Thankfully, the wall was bumpily contoured, there was still a chance to grip, but it definitely wouldn’t last long...

Meanwhile, in the water were only Second Master Gong, Sui Yi, Yhan Qingwu, Third Lady Yin, along with some others like Fatso and Skinny Waist...

"Damn it, these must be man-eating fish, take my punch!"

This person clenched their fist, lifted it, and then smashed it down!

Boom!

The force of the punch rippled through the water like a torpedo, flipping out numerous fish corpses in the blink of an eye. This person was about to gloat when suddenly seeing Sui Yi stepping out of the water, like a shadow skating over ripples, probed her fingers into the water and brutally pulled out the man who was barely alive from the mauling and threw him towards Yhan Qingwu!

However, this person was not at peace, twisting painfully, one hand clutching at his throat, the other forcefully cramming his index and middle fingers into his mouth, his expression ferocious, as if he were possessed.

The two women knew some emergency measures; while trying to stop his movements, Third Lady Yin probed the bloody, mangled person’s nostrils and throat and said, "The throat airway got injured, probably just now a small fish burrowed into his throat, damaging the inside, now..." Third Lady Yin’s implication was clear, the dreadful fish was still in this man’s mouth.

If it were a dead fish, it might still lodge in the throat and kill a person, let alone a vicious live one, whether it bit through the neck’s air tube or slid down from the mouth, either way, it was death...

Before people could react, Yhan Qingwu had already made a swift move, gripping the man’s throat, located the fish, pinched it firmly between her fingertips, preventing it from moving further, yet her Combat Power wasn’t low, thus, when she applied pressure, everyone heard a crack from the man’s neck...

Fatso’s face turned white, thinking, This girl is truly vicious. Yhan Qingwu, however, did not care about others’ views and immediately pulled a small dagger hook from her waist, slipped it between her fingers like lightning and flicked it into the man’s open mouth...

Swish!

The monstrous fish was directly hooked out.

"The throat airway is damaged, feed him some bites, no talking now"

Yhan Qingwu, still holding the blood she had wiped from the man’s throat, streaked it on the water, cleaning off the blood.

Her right hand then twisted the man’s neck again, crack! The bones moved back into place.

"Ha, he’s not dead!" Fatso and the others didn’t hope for a person to die so soon after entering the tomb; it was bad luck and demoralizing, so they were greatly relieved. However, suddenly, Sui Yi drew Demon Que, and aimed it towards Fatso...

Fatso’s eyes bulged, seeing the blade sweeping a half arc, cutting through the water surface...

Swish!

A water wall suddenly arose, bypassing his side...

Then crashing down loudly.

After a moment, numerous dark, sinister fish bodies floated on the surface.

Sui Yi used Demon Que to lift one fish corpse for inspection.

"They are Slice Scales... These fish are always bloodthirsty and can also consume rotten flesh, but whether it’s rot or living flesh, they swiftly converge upon smelling it, especially in this Land of Corpses, it must be their frequent haunt... We need to leave quickly..."

The group didn’t dare linger and hurriedly had Sui Yi, Second Master Gong, and Fatso, the strongest in combat, lead the way, with the rest following behind.

Soon, they had passed through the Canal and saw a wall.

"Is it sealed?"

"It shouldn’t be, the water level here is quite shallow now; there’s even ground, it should be the entrance to a tomb chamber... everyone, look for a mechanism to open the entrance..."

While people were looking for a mechanism, the injured person had been laid on the ground nearby; at first barely alive, but now somewhat better, at last breathing back and forth, though unable to speak, using only his eyes to communicate...

Yhan Qingwu wiped her wet hands, looking towards Sui Yi who nodded, then looked towards Second Master Gong and others...

Second Master Gong, obviously very experienced, was feeling around and knocking on the surrounding walls, inspecting the stone slots...

Suddenly, he pressed on a small square.

Crack!

The stone gate opened.

Impressive!

Skinny Waist and others couldn’t help but give a thumbs up.

Second Master Gong, nonchalantly, was already scrutinizing the true face of the tomb chamber ahead...

This was a square chamber, large stone blocks, with carved reliefs on the walls. These reliefs naturally weren’t exquisite, as everyone were modern people, having seen countless modern and ancient cultural sculptures, and the carvings from the Warring States Period seemed less detailed and beautiful, but there was a stark, dominant appeal to them, and the content was highly complex.

The people were mesmerized, not rushing to enter, after a while, Mount Mover said: "This isn’t a tomb; it’s a mausoleum"

The tombs of the Warring States Period mostly had mound layouts, with the internal arrangement of the tombs depending on the social standing of the person buried, with monarchs and princes having mausoleums, the rest having tombs. (To be continued. If you like this book, please vote at qidian.com, You support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)