Imperial Treasure
Chapter 116 - 91: Opening the Tomb, Human-faced Moss_2

Chapter 116: Chapter 91: Opening the Tomb, Human-faced Moss_2

The two bottles of essential balm were quickly used up.

Everyone had also arrived at the graveyard, and perhaps due to the previous events, not a single person from the village dared to come to this place anymore, even those who usually worked on nearby farms stayed away, which made the area extremely desolate and eerily quiet.

Only the cawing of crows broke the silence.

It was Ninth Miss’s first visit to this place, and upon seeing the black mass of crows perched in the banyan tree, her expression darkened slightly.

"Mourning Eastward one hears no blood; towards the setting sun, the graves without crows are none. Seeing so many crows early in the morning is indeed a bad omen," Ninth Miss said, though she seemed to have been involved in many tomb-raiding businesses and was quite the materialist. She had dared to dissect and study a zombie-like person, so naturally, she wouldn’t be frightened by these crows.

However, she still felt it was somewhat ominous.

Sui Yi glanced at the banyan tree, then turned to see Brother Ma and the others had already taken off their backpacks and gear from their waists.

The must-have tomb-raiding items such as the Ground Drilling Hammer and the Luoyang Shovel were handled very comfortably in their hands, but they didn’t need to exert much effort.

Because the foyer in front of The Gate, that stone slab had already had its seal broken, and an opening had been made.

Brother Ma’s hands felt around the four sides of the slab that had been lifted and broken, he pinched a bit of dust and smelled it at the tip of his nose.

"It smells of earth and is somewhat fresh... probably went in yesterday. Our scouts were right; those people indeed work fast," he said.

With a wave of her hand, Ninth Miss said, "Then let’s not dawdle any longer, let’s go down."

The others had already taken things out, ready to enter the tomb, and upon hearing her, they looked at the entrance where Ah Hai, the man of great strength, pried open the heavy stone slab, causing everyone’s faces to change.

The opening was two square meters in size and apart from seeing pitch black, it was not easy to discern what was happening below at first glance.

It looked like an utterly barren black hole from which a cold, creepy breeze blew out incessantly.

It seemed to carry the very strong smell of damp moss.

Very eerie, truly very eerie.

"Damn, this graveyard doesn’t even have steps? I’ve been through who knows how many tombs, but I’ve never seen anything this freakish," Brother Ma spat out, and someone had already taken out a compass, much like the ones used to measure a person’s size, only at the end of the line, it hung a delicately made triangular iron weight.

Shhh~~

The iron weight was dropped below the black hole, and the thread kept extending...

Sui Yi watched from the side, thinking that these people were indeed very professional.

"This is a kilometer plummet. It can measure heights within a kilometer. Once the iron weight touches ground, the specific measurements will display here... However, there are some drawbacks. When it encounters twists and obstacles, some data may get distorted, and it’s even harder to measure inside twisted passageways," Ninth Miss explained to Sui Yi., Then they heard a man shout out the measured depth.

"Miss, it’s 35 meters deep below!"

meters? Sui Yi felt a bit astounded; on the surface, the measurement wasn’t significant, but if it were underground, it was quite terrifying.

Ninth Miss, on the other hand, smiled, "Good, the more mysterious the tomb, the more interesting it is. Get the ropes... "

Someone quickly took out a large backpack and pulled out a bundle of slim yet sturdy ropes. Sui Yi casually tested the tensile strength and raised an eyebrow.

Such a bundle could sell for tens of thousands if put on the market.

"Hook onto the safety clasps one by one, and let’s descend. I’ll lead the way; Ah Hai, you follow me..." Brother Ma called out, quickly organizing the team. Sui Yi and Ninth Miss were positioned in the middle, slightly towards the back, with Feng Sha in front of them.

It was a protective measure for Ninth Miss.

Three people were left behind to watch over the area, and before this, Ninth Miss had also made a specific call.

Sui Yi figured that the person was probably arranging for a backup plan.

After all, the ancient tomb’s strangeness had exceeded Ninth Miss’s expectations.

Brother Ma and Ah Hai took the lead at the front,

as this seemed to be the usual practice, so each member took their place quickly.

Brother Ma and the others were quickly lowered down, communicating with those above through walkie-talkies.

Soon after reaching the bottom, a voice conveyed: "All clear below, come down."

Ninth Miss sent out a drafted text message, then looked at Sui Yi, "Let’s go, Miss Sui."

Sui Yi gave her a glance, neither agreeing nor afraid, and followed her down into the abyss.

It was indeed very dark below, especially when first suspended and lowered into the darkness, the sensation of not being in control of one’s body was terrifying.

Yet, as time passed and they grew accustomed to the darkness, they could see a bit. Ninth Miss pressed a button on her belt, and the center emitted a light like a flashlight, projecting a deathly white beam on the wall and dispelling much of the darkness.

Sui Yi too was given such equipment. She also pressed the button and when the light hit the wall, the moss and the slightly dark greenish hue made her suspicous.

This moss grew so oddly.

Clustered together, it looked like a series of enormous faces, complete with eyes and mouths...

And it was patches and patches of dense dark green leaves that formed these massive faces—if someone with trypophobia were here, they would undoubtedly faint from fright.

"This thing can even grow faces!"

"Truly horrifying!"

"Damn, this graveyard is very strange," Brother Ma and the others also caught sight of these things and were startled.

Fortunately, having seen many weird things in tombs over the years, they were not panicked.

Until Sui Yi suddenly said softly, "Rather than saying they look like faces, it’s more like they resemble a bunch of skulls."

Hiss hiss hiss!

Everyone fell silent together. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)