The Informal Tomb Raiding Diary: She is the occupant of the tomb!-Chapter 417 - 316: He Can See the Shadows

A giant mantis swiftly sliced the ’Non-human’ team into four pieces, splattering fresh blood onto himself, the strong stench of blood and the warm sensation made his body stiff and stomach churn.

He thought he must be the mantis’s next target, silently praying that it would kill him quickly, sparing him from suffering.

But the mantis’s scythe-like arms didn’t move toward him; it just stayed where it was and feasted on the pieces of the corpses on the ground.

The chewing sounds were right above Gu’s head. He lay motionless on the ground, he knew mantises, but he had never seen one so big and wasn’t sure if it was still the same kind he knew, so he dared not move.

After the mantis finished its meal and turned to crawl out of the dark path, Gu became even more puzzled. He had always thought the ’Non-human’ team members weren’t human, how could there be warm blood inside them?

But he really couldn’t bring himself to turn over the remains on the ground. He was an adventure enthusiast, but the adventures he participated in didn’t include witnessing a giant mantis eating people.

He wanted to collapse, but realizing no one would rescue him, he had to suppress the fear and despair in his heart and continue crawling deeper into the dark path.

Whether he crawled out or only made it halfway, his end might be death, but he needed some mental support, so he kept telling himself that as long as he crawled out of the dark path and returned to the stone house, he would meet his scattered companions. The man wasn’t seriously injured, and the stone house had anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing medicine.

The thought that another person might still be alive was his motivation to keep crawling; it was his only hope for rescue.

When a person is on the verge of collapse, the ’reasons to survive’ they find for themselves are bizarre and varied.

’I haven’t... I can’t die yet,’ this phrase is quite common. I haven’t married, I haven’t struck it rich, I haven’t bought the latest version of such-and-such game, these are reasons I’ve heard the tomb robbers in the tomb speak of.

Luckily, he held on and ran into Qinghan and me, who brought him back to safety.

The poison in him was also neutralized, bringing him considerable relief, though he was still anxious about not knowing how to leave this ghost town.

He said as long as he hadn’t left this haunted city, he couldn’t eat or sleep in peace.

I pondered that the giant mantis probably wasn’t the ’Evil Spirit’ as Wuyong described, but Mike firmly insisted they were the rulers of the central area. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

I wanted to ask if he’d watched too many foreign disaster movies, where a few mutated crocodiles, sharks, and pythons could be the non-human protagonists in films.

There were far too many dangerous creatures in this city. To me, compared to the man-eating mantis, the Six-winged Insects that lay eggs in humans were more terrifying and disgusting.

Qinghan told Gu that we came here to rescue Miss Tang and to uncover the truth behind the abnormality in the Ancient City.

Moreover, it was commissioned by the Kangaroo Country government, so he could trust us.

When Gu heard Qinghan introduce himself, he immediately exclaimed, "You’re the Professor Chen that Miss Tang mentioned?!"

Before entering the Death Zone, Miss Tang had sent a message to Qinghan; she might have mentioned him to the people around her.

Gu’s eyes brightened significantly when he looked at Qinghan, "Miss Tang said you’re the Sherlock Holmes of the adventure world!"

Huh? What kind of analogy is that? I was puzzled.

"No, he’s the Liu Neng of the adventure world," I interjected.

Doctor Du glared at me again, and I quickly compromised. One thing was certain, this cool-headed female toxicologist was also a fan of Qinghan’s; if I dissed her idol in front of her, later she’d stab me with a needle, and then I’d be worse off than just having a sharp tongue!

"Ahem, just kidding. Well, let’s say he’s the most adventurous flower in our unit."

This time, it was Qinghan who glared at me and calmly said, "She was talking about herself."

Gu clearly didn’t get our jokes, but his expression relaxed considerably.

Our relaxed atmosphere was the best antidote to tension; as Gu relaxed, his mind widened, and he asked us how we got in and if we left an open door.

Wang Le told him there was a crack under the city wall, and below it, an ancient city’s transportation line, where you could take a ride to leave.

Hearing that he could take a ride out of the city, Gu finally relaxed his furrowed brow.

But our goal hadn’t been achieved yet, so we couldn’t just return now, and it was impossible for him to act alone, so Qinghan persuaded him to stay and rest in the stone house.

As for the Two-headed Wolves, I had already sorted it out; if they dared to come again, I would ensure their entire clan vanished. Wuyong knew my abilities, and since she agreed, she should be able to keep her word.

Risking the lives of the whole Wolf Clan for a few bites to eat was not a good deal.

Gu agreed to stay in the stone house, and he drew us a map, clearly marking the locations of the entrance and exit of the dark path.