Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 222 - 205: As one wave settles, another one arises_2

Chapter 222: Chapter 205: As one wave settles, another one arises_2

The python was three to four meters long and as thick as an adult’s arm, soft and clearly dead.

Sean Knight and the others were shocked. This snake definitely wasn’t killed by Septimius Coleman, it must have been the spider’s doing.

It probably escaped before it had time to eat it.

Septimius Coleman rambled on for a bit, and Mila Ward, holding back her disgust, translated:

"He says the snake tastes good and is edible."

Sean Knight thought it was better not to eat it since the snakes in the jungle host more parasites than capybaras.

Better not to eat it.

Although everyone was tired and hungry, facing the bloody snake, with Septimius Coleman using the rather primitive barbecue cooking method, none of them had much appetite.

Lincoln Harrington went out again to find some firewood to add to the fire, and Elijah Hastings cleaned up the spiders in the circle.

Jason wore a sad expression:

"Wilson Johnson might have been eaten by these spiders..."

They never thought there would be such things in the jungle.

Now, the happiest among them was Septimius Coleman.

Though food was not scarce in the primitive tribe, they could not eat meat every day.

He took out his small knife, neatly skinned the python, and pulled out the innards. Python blood dripped onto the ground, and Septimius Coleman almost regretted it – it was all edible in the tribe.

However, he could only throw it aside here, planning to find a hole and bury it later.

After pulling out the innards, Septimius Coleman cut the python meat into sections, laid it on the python skin, sharpened a tree branch, and started to roast the meat over the fire.

Sean Knight’s sharp eyes could see the tender white python flesh wriggling underneath, with occasional parasites poking their heads out and then retreating back in.

His stomach churned. That thing was just disgusting to think about!

He decided not to look.

The sky gradually brightened, and the circle of fire slowly faded away.

Looking around now, they found a large circle of dead spiders!

Sean Knight laughed:

"I didn’t expect yesterday’s battle to be so amazing!"

"Thinking about it now, it was truly thrilling! We almost died!" exclaimed Elijah Hastings.

He truly admired his boss, Sean Knight, who was able to find the spider commander under such circumstances. It was incredible!

Sean Knight took out his mobile phone, saw it still had some power left, and walked out of the circle of fire to snap a frenzy of pictures – this kind of situation was rare!

Elijah Hastings couldn’t help but run out as well. He circled around, picked up a guard spider that hadn’t been blown apart, and excitedly said to Sean Knight:

"Boss, take a picture for me too!"

The others also came over to join the fun, and each of them took a photo with a spider, even the timid Mila dared to place a spider beside her and squat down to take a picture.

After taking the photos, their courage seemed to grow, and they felt the spiders were no big deal.

Occasionally, one or two of them could still move, so Lincoln Harrington simply killed them with a stick.

He didn’t want a spider suddenly emerging and ambushing him while they were on the move.

"Ah—" Green screamed in pain.

He was bitten worse by the spiders, and now that they were safe, he couldn’t help but let out a sound.

Mila was a little worried:

"His wounds are inflamed! The detoxification medicine we brought can’t completely remove the toxins from his body...If we don’t treat it in time, I’m afraid..."

She didn’t finish her sentence, but everyone understood.

It wasn’t just Green who was bitten, but also Hans Hunter, Jason, Septimius Coleman, and others.

The places where they were bitten swelled up into big bumps, showing that the spiders had already injected poison when they bit!

Moreover, the spider bites were excruciating. They had been too busy fighting for their lives earlier to notice, but now that they were relaxed, those who had been bitten felt unbearable pain.

After eating python meat, Septimius Coleman hopped and ran out, and after a while, he brought back a large handful of herbal medicine. He chewed on it for a while and applied it to his wound.

Then he spoke to Mila, who immediately translated:

"Septimius Coleman says they have detoxifying herbs like this that can detoxify..."

"Quick, try it on Green!" Jason was anxious.

Septimius Coleman was already doing it – he could see that among these people, Green was the most injured and received the most bites.

He picked up some herbal medicine and put it in his mouth, chewing for a while until green juice overflowed from the corners of his mouth.

Feeling that it was chewed enough, Septimius took the foam from his mouth and covered Green’s wounds with it.

Green looked disgusted and tried to struggle, but Septimius was too quick for him.

Others started treating themselves - they couldn’t bear the thought of Septimius doing it for them.

Sean Knight was not surprised, knowing that Septimius had lived in the jungle and should have such knowledge.

After a while, Green’s condition stabilized a lot, and the pain had significantly subsided.

The others felt better too, and finally let their guard down.

With daylight now clear, they were sure the spiders wouldn’t return, so they moved to a cleaner and flatter place to clean up and eat breakfast.

After eating, Hans didn’t mention going to the stone platform to find the treasure, so everyone tacitly rested for the morning. At noon, a cloud passed by, making the weather less hot. After lunch, Hans proposed:

"Let’s go to the stone platform now!"

Jason didn’t mention finding Wilson either - everyone knew that with so many spiders nearby, Wilson’s chances were grim.

The group, carrying their backpacks, headed towards the vacant land where the stone platform was located.

Although it was only a few hundred meters away, they were very cautious.

After all, the previous encounter with spiders had left a psychological shadow on everyone - who could guarantee that the vacant land wasn’t hiding other potential dangers?

As they approached the stone platform, about ten meters away, they hadn’t encountered any issues.

Sean’s Sky Eye scanned the surroundings but found no problems. However, the ground near the stone platform was not soil or stone but sand.

It was deep sand, extending down for over ten meters without revealing anything else.

"Is this the place?" Jason asked doubtfully, "I don’t see any entrance; it is just a stone platform."

Hans didn’t answer but walked excitedly towards the stone platform.

Sean followed closely.

He had already discovered that there was a corridor in the middle of the stone platform.

It was very deep, and he had no idea where it led.

With his notebook out, Hans confidently said:

"The treasure should be underneath this stone platform! Sean, we owe you big time for finding it this time!"

Sean smiled:

"Well, I do get a share of the treasure, so I’ll naturally do my best."

However, he didn’t quite buy it - after all the dangers they’d faced, he didn’t believe the rest of the journey would be easy.

The others climbed onto the stone platform, with Elijah guarding Sean and Lincoln keeping an eye out for any possible dangers.

Compared to them, Jason seemed somewhat dejected.

After all, he had lost a soldier and had two injured and one missing, so this trip had been hard on him.

Septimius looked around, aware that the treasure was close.

After not finding anything, he anxiously told Mila something.

Mila translated:

"Septimius says we should just stand here for a while and then leave as soon as possible! Such places are cursed by the gods, and we can’t stay too long!"

"Cursed by the gods?" Sean and Hans exchanged glances, understanding Septimius’s meaning.

There were tales of the Maya people who suddenly vanished, devastated by natural disasters and war, but locals believed they shared too many divine secrets and were abandoned by the gods.

For those who knew the history, it was merely a legend.

"The treasure’s entrance is beneath this platform. Let’s all search for it!"

When they heard the treasure’s entrance was right here, everyone was very excited and began searching, with Lincoln on the lookout.

Lincoln knew Jason couldn’t be relied on, so he had to take care of himself!

His priority was to make it back safely!

However, after searching all over the stone platform, no one found any mechanism to open the entrance.

Then, everyone turned their eyes to Sean.