Human Skin Shadow
"Call!"
Luther continued to cut open his wounds, spraying blood forward. Crimson Blood Fog spread through the cracks in the door into the tomb's antechamber, quickly filling the entire area. The Monster hiding in the shadows, confined to the limited space, were inevitably stained with Luther's blood.
After doing all this, he raised the dagger and muttered incantations under his breath.
"Puff!"
Under the astonished gaze of the exploration team members, Luther pierced his own palm with a silver dagger.
Almost simultaneously, numerous shrill howls echoed from the tomb's antechamber. They were the agonizing screams of Monster whose lives were being extinguished, as if they were experiencing unimaginable horror before their deaths. These howls overlapped, accompanied by the hissing sound of Corrosion, reaching everyone's ears.
After a period of chaotic noise, the tomb gradually returned to silence.
The people behind Luther also fell silent.
"You can go in now."
Luther turned around and said to them.
His wound healed quickly after he pulled out the silver dagger.
"You... you are actually..."
Best, who wore glasses, stared in disbelief, stammering as if he wanted to say something.
"That's fantastic, it's been a huge help!"
The middle-aged gentleman Soroa, suddenly interrupted him, smiling as he spoke, thus preventing Best from revealing the name of the dangerous Sequence the other party belonged to.
The group entered the antechamber one by one, and the once deathly silent tomb was gradually illuminated by the light of gas lamps. They explored cautiously, pausing occasionally near the corpses of some Monster.
"What a tragic death!"
Kate sneered, poking at the corpse with the tip of her sword. The corpse had been Corrosion by Luther's blood, and almost half of its Flesh had disappeared. A few Monster were slowly releasing their Characteristic, but most of them were simply dead.
The few remaining Characteristic have been collected and are intended to be distributed after the exploration concludes.
"Strange. There are no murals or inscriptions."
Best and Soroa had walked around the walls of the anteroom but found neither a mechanism nor any valuable information.
"That shouldn't be!"
He said with surprise, "According to the burial rites of the Fourth Epoch, the antechamber should display the glorious deeds of the deceased during their lifetime. If the deceased had no achievements, murals should depict their peaceful enjoyment in heaven after death."
In the area illuminated by Best's gas lamp, the hard walls were bare, devoid of any writing or symbols. Although the scale of the tomb was undeniably grand, the level of respect shown to its occupant seemed rather modest.
As for the Monster lurking in the antechamber, they didn't seem to have been placed there when the tomb was built, but rather they seemed to have slowly seeped in over thousands of years, making this place their lair.
Could it be that there's actually nothing of value inside this tomb?
That's unlikely, otherwise there's no way to explain why the previous explorer teams didn't return alive.
"Keep going in, and you might find something else."
Luther frowned and exchanged a glance with Sharron.
The group regrouped and walked deeper into the tomb along the passageway.
"The left side room is empty! Bullshit!"
The female Warrior returned from the darkness, cursing angrily.
There's nothing on the right either.
Best and Soroa also failed to find it.
Luther stood silently in place, waiting for the "Wraith" lady who had gone ahead to scout the way, hoping she would bring back good news. Soon, in the area illuminated by the edge of the gaslight, a phantom lady dressed in a black court dress gradually emerged.
"There are many precious and Beyonder Item and Characteristic ahead; it seems the tomb owner's treasure is all stored there. The protective mechanisms have decayed, so it should be easy to retrieve them."
In an ethereal and detached tone, she uttered something extraordinary. "Come with me right now."
"Very good!"
Best couldn't help but beam with joy upon hearing this. He had been growing impatient with the fruitless exploration, and now he finally heard good news! He was about to follow the other person deeper into the area when he noticed that the others were just watching coldly without taking a step.
Why aren't you leaving?
He was puzzled when Soroa stopped him with one arm.
"Finally, something of value!"
The female Warrior stretched her neck and turned to the others. "This one's my responsibility. I'm just stretching my muscles. Any objections?"
"Whatever you want."
Luther remained noncommittal.
"Oh."
The woman sneered, glancing at "Sharron," her eyes blazing with fighting spirit.
"Boom!"
A light like the first rays of Dawn shimmered beneath her feet, instantly illuminating the dark tomb passage. Best was astonished to see that the woman, whose face was as exquisite as a doll, was bathed in the morning light, and her original appearance suddenly Distortion, then turned into a pale human skin.
On that human skin, Sharron's appearance is slowly fading away.
Human Skin Shadow!
An extraordinary creature that can Mimic human appearance and devour living beings!
The knowledge in his mind instantly coalesced, and Best felt a mixture of surprise and fear. If he had followed that other person, he would probably have been devoured alive.
"Squeak--"
The morning light scorched the pale human skin, which rose into the air, seemingly trying to escape into the depths of the tomb passage. However, the female Warrior had no intention of letting it go. She charged forward with her Greatsword and cleaved the human skin in two with a powerful stroke.
The light emitted from the sword engulfed the human skin, turning it to ash as it fell to the ground. This ash shimmered faintly, spontaneously gathering and transforming into a pure Characteristic. From the outside, this Characteristic resembled a huge diamond, each cross-section reflecting a different face, making one dizzy with envy.
These are the Main Ingredient Klein's Sequence 6 Potion.
Luther thought to himself, judging from the Human Skin Shadow's performance, perhaps it could grant him the ability to change his appearance?
"Thump, thump"
After the Human Skin Shadow was killed, the surroundings did not become quiet; instead, they became even noisier. Heavy footsteps came from afar, and the female Warrior's morning light, still illuminating the source of the footsteps, revealed the source of the sound.
They were several Monster over four meters tall, their bodies grayish-white, as if statues had come to life. They had Devil appearances, with goat horns on their heads, protruding fangs in their mouths, eyes burning with a blinding Red Light, and six grayish-white stone wings sprouting from their backs.
"Sizzle."
The halberds they held sparked as they scraped against the floor.
Several Human Skin Shadow, were lurking among them, seemingly preparing to launch a sneak attack.
"Six-Winged Gargoyle!"
Best cried out, somewhat startled, but quickly remembered his duty and explained, "They are very sturdy, and if you make eye contact with them, it will slow you down!"
These Gargoyle were clearly much stronger, forcing even several Sequence 5 to take them seriously.
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