Ghost Catching System

Everyone was also shocked. The rain was pouring down, yet he remained completely dry—a feat that seemed nothing short of miraculous.

Chu Hao paid no attention to them. This made Little Ying very angry. She secretly grumbled, ”What’s so great about that.”

No matter what she said, she was still extremely curious.

The others had also seen it and were deeply shocked. Zuo Mu asked, ”Brother Ling, what kind of technique is that?”

Zuo Lingyun, having been snubbed by Chu Hao, was sullen and said, ”How should I know.”

Zuo Baoshan said, ”Inner Strength. It’s something only a very powerful master of Inner Strength could do.”

Zuo Mu was incredibly astonished. Having grown up reading wuxia novels, how could he not be shocked seeing it in real life? He foolishly asked, ”Then... then can he stop bullets?”

Zuo Baoshan replied, somewhat irritably, ”What do you think? Of course not. But one must be cautious of such masters. They can dodge bullets.” A chill went down everyone’s spines once more.

While they were cooking over the fire and seemed quite leisurely, Chu Hao felt that something was off in the cave. A faint scent of blood wafted from its depths.

Su Muyue asked, ”What’s wrong?”

Chu Hao shook his head and said, ”I’ll go take a look.”

With that, he took the flashlight and went inside. Su Muyue also wanted to follow, but she was soaked through and needed to change her clothes.

With Chu Hao gone, Zuo Lingyun’s expression turned colder. He hated Chu Hao for making him the laughingstock of the day.

Zuo Baoshan patted him on the shoulder and said, ”It’ll be alright once we reach the ancient tomb. Just bear with it a bit longer.”

Zuo Lingyun nodded heavily and relaxed considerably, thinking to himself, Chu Hao, you are just a pawn to open the ancient tomb for us. Once we are inside, your death is certain.

The Su Family had an agreement with the Zuo Family: Chu Hao could unlock King Chu’s Tomb.

The Su Family was very confident in divination but not in exploration, so they sought cooperation with the Zuo Family.

As for the Zuo Family, knowing that Chu Hao was a Descendant of King Chu and that the Su Family was collaborating with him, they joined the Su Family in the venture to King Chu’s Tomb.

Su Changyu, the old fox, thought he was very smart and had everything calculated. He had no idea that Chu Hao was also using him; once inside the ancient tomb, no one could predict what would happen.

「Just then, a scream came from the direction of Little Ying and Su Muyue’s tent.」

Zuo Lingyun was the first to rush over and asked, ”Mu Yu, what happened?”

Su Muyue, having changed her clothes, came out of the tent and said with a frown, ”There are bones here.”

It turned out that right outside the tent, there was a pile of bones sinking into the ground—human bones.

Su Changyu took out the divination armor and tossed it to the ground, his face changing color as he said, ”Everyone be careful! There is danger in this cave.”

Zuo Baoshan quickly asked, ”Third Master, what happened?”

Su Changyu’s face looked grim as he said, ”The divination resulted in an omen of great peril. Besides us, there is something else in this cave.”

Zuo Mu, intrigued, took out a gun and said, ”No problem. Whatever comes, it’ll get a taste of my bullet first.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than he felt something slimy lick his face. Zuo Mu startled, turned around, but saw nothing behind him.

”Be careful, above us in the cave!”

Everyone directed their flashlights toward the cave walls and immediately saw a monster clinging there, with a long tongue and green,幽幽 eyes, staring at Zuo Mu.

”Holy shit!” Zuo Mu cried out in alarm and immediately started shooting.

However, the creature was incredibly swift, disappearing in a flash. In the darkness, a thorn-covered tongue emerged with unbelievable force, piercing Zuo Mu. He looked down at his abdomen and froze on the spot.

”Little Mu!” Zuo Lingyun shouted loudly as he swung a military dagger fiercely at the creature’s tongue.

The monster shrieked, its anger palpable.

Zuo Mu fell to the ground in agony, clutching his abdomen.

Zuo Baoshan’s face was exceptionally grim as he bellowed, ”Everyone on alert!”

Little Ying raised her gun, crying out, ”Where is it?!”

A group of people fired their guns, the bright muzzle flashes piercing the darkness.

SPLURCH! To the left, another terrifying tongue appeared, piercing through a person and dragging them into the darkness as the crowd screamed in terror.

Su Changyu’s face turned deathly pale as he said, ”Be careful, there’s more than one of these things!”

Zuo Baoshan roared, ”Turn on the floodlights!”

Someone immediately took out a prepared floodlight and turned it on, revealing the entire cave.

The cave turned out to be very tall, about ten meters, with an enormous space. Clusters of natural rock formations hung from the ceiling. However, these rocks swarmed with monstrous creatures.

Perhaps disturbed by the floodlights, these creatures squinted their eyes, emitting harsh cackles. GAK! GAK! The smallest were the size of a palm, while the largest were as big as a grown adult.

Little Ying screamed, ”What are these things?!”

Zuo Baoshan’s face was ugly as he said, ”Ghost Tongue Lizards. These creatures are only found deep in Kunlun and are also recorded in the Hidden Scroll of Shanhai classics. We’ve intruded into their territory.”

”Then let’s get out of here fast!” someone cried out.

No sooner had the words been spoken than the Ghost Tongue Lizard whose tongue had been severed let out a shrill scream; it seemed to be the leader, now enraged.

A dense mass of Ghost Tongue Lizards swooped down. The crowd screamed, continuously firing their guns.

There were too many of them. Most landed on people, and each bite brought searing pain.

Zuo Lingyun bellowed, ”Mu Yu, be careful!”

Su Muyue’s complexion was terrible. She had run out of bullets and could only pull out a military dagger, eyeing the huge Ghost Tongue Lizard that swayed from side to side, approaching her.

This Ghost Tongue Lizard was about the size of a crocodile.

A tongue shot out from the Ghost Tongue Lizard’s mouth, swift as an arrow.

Su Muyue dodged, but the tongue coiled around her, ready to drag her into its maw.

Everyone was aghast. They were all entangled, many had perished, and no one had a free hand to save her.

Zuo Lingyun was about to rush forward but Zuo Baoshan held him back, saying, ”Protect yourself! Get out of here fast!”

Zuo Lingyun, anxious, said, ”But Mu Yu!”

”She’s beyond saving.”

Zuo Baoshan’s face was unspeakably ugly. They were nearly out of bullets, and he noticed that they had only killed the smaller Ghost Tongue Lizards. In the dark depths, larger ones appeared, each one immense.

Seeing so many giant Ghost Tongue Lizards, Zuo Lingyun’s face also went deathly white.

”Retreat! Retreat quickly!” Zuo Baoshan shouted.

Little Ying kept firing her gun. She was surrounded by many Ghost Tongue Lizards. ”Zuo Lingyun, save Mu Yu fast!” she cried.

Zuo Lingyun was still hesitating when a long tongue thrust out. THUD! The person next to him fell, heart pierced, and was dragged into the darkness.

Zuo Lingyun’s forehead was covered in cold sweat. Faced with the fear of death, he ultimately chose to protect himself.

Su Muyue struggled, her hand grabbing onto the rock wall, dragged by the enormous Ghost Tongue Lizard behind her, barely hanging on.

Her hand slipped, and Su Muyue was pulled in. She closed her eyes.

It’s over.

She was young, had never had a real romance, and her future had been bright. Was she going to die just like that?

A warm, large hand grabbed Su Muyue’s arm. With the strength of a giant, the person pulled her, halting her in mid-air.

Su Muyue opened her eyes and saw the young man’s face. For some reason, his appearance gave her a sense of safety.

Chu Hao said indifferently, ”Little beasts, daring to commit evil in the presence of this Taoist Master.”