Urban Martial Saint

Seeing so many poisonous long snakes, everyone in the room suddenly panicked.

The first time one came, it killed two people. Then two more came, luckily they were killed by Ye Qing. And now five more have arrived, how can this be handled? Even if Ye Qing can successfully kill these five snakes, who can guarantee that more won’t come? Judging by the situation, not only will more poisonous snakes come, but their numbers will only increase, not decrease, and this is the most troublesome part.

”Where are all these snakes coming from!” Handsome Fatty Wang widened his eyes, this guy was also very tense now. The venom of those snakes can’t be described as simply ”Blood-Sealed Throat,” it’s absolutely fatal upon mere contact. If these venomous snakes touch us, it’s over. Everyone will surely die!

”Looks like we’ve provoked a swarm!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong frowned deeply, looking around, saying in a deep voice, ”These poisonous snakes are probably the Tomb Guardian Beasts intentionally left here by the Tomb Makers. There must be many such venomous snakes here; the ones coming now are just the closest ones. We need to get out of here quickly. Otherwise, if the venomous snakes fill this Stone Chamber, none of us will get out alive!”

Just as Nine-Fingers Wu Yong finished speaking, a rustling sound suddenly came from outside the door, like something scraping across the ground. Nine-Fingers Wu Yong’s expression changed again. Everyone in the Stone Chamber was experienced and knew right away this sound was from many snakes moving together.

”I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die!” A man beside Nine-Fingers Wu Yong suddenly burst into tears, which was understandable; with so many snakes blocking the door, who could escape? And they had just witnessed those two people getting bitten to death by snakes, the death was truly horrific.

”Stop this damn nonsense!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong suddenly slapped the man across the face and said, ”It’s not the first time in a tomb, you’ve seen all kinds of situations, how are you going to follow me into tombs with this courage?”

”I won’t go into tombs anymore, I... I really don’t want to die here!” the man said tearfully, and after getting slapped by Nine-Fingers Wu Yong, he really didn’t dare to cry anymore.

”You...” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong was furious, but seeing the fearful expressions of his men around him, he realized everyone was genuinely scared by the situation. In fact, even he was very worried; so many snakes clearly had blocked the exit!

”You guys, push away the stone wall I broke open.” Suddenly, Ye Qing spoke, gripping his scabbard, standing at the Stone Chamber entrance, ”I’ll hold off these snakes, hurry and push open that door, let’s at least hide inside the tomb.”

Hearing this, Nine-Fingers Wu Yong suddenly remembered the stone wall behind them, which had already been broken open with a scabbard by Ye Qing. He hurriedly turned around and said, ”Right, right, quickly push open this stone wall, quickly push open this stone wall. Once we’re inside the tomb, these snakes won’t follow us.”

At this moment, all their hopes for survival were like lifelines for everyone. As soon as Nine-Fingers Wu Yong finished speaking, everyone immediately rushed over to help push the stone wall. Ye Qing had already carved out an entrance from the stone wall, and if they pushed the stone door open, they could enter the tomb and escape the Stone Chamber.

Ye Qing stood at the entrance, using the scabbard to chop the five venomous snakes at the front into pieces. Although these snakes were highly venomous, they posed no threat to Ye Qing because he was carrying Mu Ling.

However, just after killing these five snakes, there was another crimson flash at the entrance, and more snakes came rushing in. The sight of the snake swarm, even without biting, made everyone feel uncomfortable. With so many snakes, even if the venom wasn’t so strong, it’s still deadly. If all these snakes swarmed forward, even with Mu Ling, Ye Qing would surely perish. Even if he wasn’t afraid of venom, he would be bitten to death.

Fortunately, at this time, there was a sudden sound from the stone wall behind them, indicating that the entrance had been pushed open.

”Go quickly!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong shouted loudly, leading his men to run through the entrance.

”Young Ye, run quickly!” Handsome Fatty Wang did not go in but turned and shouted at Ye Qing.

Ye Qing chopped the two foremost venomous snakes with the scabbard and then turned around, entering the entrance with Handsome Fatty Wang. By this time, dozens of snakes had already entered the Stone Chamber, and the snake swarm followed closely behind. Looking at it, there was no telling how many snakes there were, making the situation terrifying for Nine-Fingers Wu Yong’s men, who were weak with fear.

”Quick... quick, run...” a man shouted in a trembling voice, but Nine-Fingers Wu Yong angrily scolded him: ”Run what? Quickly block the stone wall again, seal the entrance, and those snakes won’t come in. Damn it, are you idiots? If you let all these snakes in, wherever you run, it’s a dead end!”

Nine-Fingers Wu Yong’s words reminded everyone, and they quickly ran over, working together to lift the stone wall that Ye Qing had cut down and clumsily put it back at the entrance. Doing so blocked all the snakes outside, preventing them from coming in.

Seeing the entrance blocked, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, this wasn’t complete peace; everyone still felt apprehensive. However, at least the immediate crisis had been resolved.

Unlike the others, Ye Qing was not so panicked. After entering the entrance, he began to look around this new environment. Inside, without the light of the Luminous Pearl, it had become pitch black. But with their bright flashlights, they could still see clearly.

Ye Qing and the others were now in a narrow Stone Corridor, about three meters wide, extending far ahead and behind with no end in sight. On both sides were stone walls, without knowing what they were about. But here, none of them knew which way to go. Which direction leads to the tomb?

”Why are there paths on both sides here?” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong frowned deeply. He had been in many tombs, but had never seen such a situation.

”Which direction should we go then?” Handsome Fatty Wang looked around eagerly; he was bold and not as frightened as the others. Arriving here made him excited; he was eager to find Patriarch Bodhidharma’s tomb and steal its treasures.

While Nine-Fingers Wu Yong was deep in thought, a man next to him suddenly cried out, ”Oh my!”

After shouting, the man started rolling away in fright, and no one knew what had happened. Seeing him like this, the others also panicked, looking around warily without knowing what had happened.

”Kunzi, what are you shouting about?” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong scolded, annoyed with the man’s shouting.

”Ninth Master, something... something is off...” Kunzi stood far away from the others, not daring to come closer, looking at everyone like he’d seen a ghost, and said tremulously, ”You, count how many of us there are now.”

”Counting people?” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong hesitated, but still turned to count: ”One, two, three... twelve, thirteen, fourteen!”

By the time he counted the last few numbers, Nine-Fingers Wu Yong’s expression had grown extremely grim. Not just him, but everyone’s expressions were the same, faces looking distressed and scared like Kunzi.

When they entered the Stone Chamber earlier, there were fourteen people altogether. Two people died from snake bites in the Stone Chamber, leaving ten, and with those ten, only twelve people entered the Stone Corridor. But now upon counting, there were fourteen people, which scared everyone.

”Didn’t we have only twelve people left? How... how are there two more?”

”Could it be... could Da Feng and the others not die and came in with us?”

”They didn’t die, but their spirits could be lingering...”

Everyone’s voices were trembling. Despite their experience with many tombs, these situations ironically made them more cowardly. In such circumstances, how could they remain calm, all suspecting they had encountered ghosts?

Ye Qing also frowned slightly. He didn’t think it was ghosts; there are no such things as ghosts in this world. There must be an issue here. He was not as frightened as the others and instead carefully examined everyone around, his gaze finally fixed on two individuals standing with their backs turned to him.

In the darkness, the positions of everyone’s flashlights were different, so Ye Qing could only see these two silhouettes from behind, and they weren’t clear. However, these two stood with their backs to everyone, motionless, which naturally aroused Ye Qing’s suspicion.

When Ye Qing noticed these two, Nine-Fingers Wu Yong also noticed them. He took a deep breath, stepped back a bit, and said quietly, ”So, there are already two friends here. I am Nine-Fingers Wu Yong from the North, from the Grave Robber lineage. May I ask your esteemed names?”

All eyes were on the two, and several flashlights shone on them, instantly illuminating their clothing. Upon seeing their clothing, everyone suddenly felt something was amiss. They weren’t wearing modern clothing, but clothes that looked like those of invading army soldiers from decades ago. Especially the fact that they were carrying guns, with badges on their shoulders, completely resembling the attire of those invading army soldiers from earlier years!

Upon seeing this, everyone’s faces changed again. Having two extra people was frightening enough, but now seeing the eerie attire of these two extra individuals definitely made everyone more anxious.