Free Web NovelChapter 1159: Chapter 1158: Risen from the Dead
Everywhere around was gray, even the soil on the ground was not the yellow of earth, but gray!
Entering the forest gave one the feeling of stepping into a gray world!
Lin Fan gripped the Soft Sword tightly in his hand, not daring to be careless, ready to fend off any sudden danger!
As they walked through this forest, gusts of cold wind kept blowing. Though not strong, it was incredibly chilling, cutting into their faces like knives, leaving a burning pain!
"Boss, how long do you think these ancient trees have been here?" Nie Lei couldn’t help but ask.
"At least a few hundred years!" Lin Fan replied.
"Damn it! Who would have thought that after all these centuries, the trees here remain undamaged? But why have these trees turned gray? They look like fossils!"
As Nie Lei voiced his bewilderment, he reached out to brush one of the trees!
"Careful! Don’t do that!" Lin Fan shouted urgently!
Unfortunately, Lin Fan’s warning came too late. As Nie Lei’s hand touched the tree, the sound of brittle cracking ensued. This seemingly fragile gray tree, with Nie Lei’s touch, developed cracks all over its trunk, like a spider’s web covering the bark!
"Run!" Lin Fan shouted urgently, turning and sprinting away!
"Damn it! How can this tree be so fragile!"
Nie Lei let out a startled cry and started running too!
When Lin Fan and the others reached a safe distance, they saw the towering gray tree collapse with a crash, breaking into pieces as it hit the ground, leaving deep pits behind!
Witnessing this, Lin Fan couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath. Had they not reacted quickly, they would have been buried and crushed by the rock-hard broken tree trunks!
Lin Fan immediately cautioned, "Do not touch anything here. We are already deep inside the ancient tomb, probably not far from the center. There must be more dangers here!"
"Don’t worry, boss. I’d rather be killed than touch anything again!" Nie Lei was still shaken!
"Let’s keep moving!"
Upon Lin Fan’s command, he took the lead cautiously!
The forest was vast. After half an hour of walking, Lin Fan and the others still had not emerged from it!
Time ticked away, second by second!
In the end, Lin Fan and the others walked for a full hour and a half, fortunately without incident!
At this moment, the trees in the forest suddenly divided, growing on either side, revealing in front of them two rows of uneven stone pillars. These stone pillars were immense, requiring three to five people to embrace them!
The pillars formed two rows, resembling guards, while in the center lay a flat passageway!
Carved on the stone pillars were a variety of images, bizarre and indistinguishable, but vaguely resembling ghostly faces!
"Boss, look at that!"
At this moment, Shunzi pointed to the top of a stone pillar, shouting!
With a serious expression, Lin Fan looked over and saw a coffin placed atop the stone pillar!
The coffin was pitch black, resembling a stone in the shape of a coffin!
"Look, there’s another one over there!" Xiang’Er pointed in another direction, shouting!
Lin Fan looked again and saw another identical coffin on the second stone pillar. Sweeping his gaze across the other stone pillars, he saw that each one had a coffin atop it!
"Why are there so many coffins? Could it be... ghosts?" Nie Lei exclaimed!
"Ghosts my ass! Be careful, everyone. Move quietly through here and don’t make any noise!" Lin Fan warned.
"Understood!"
This terrifying sight filled everyone with fear, preventing any rash actions!
Then, Lin Fan and the others advanced quietly, their footsteps too silent to be heard!
Before long, they covered half the distance. The end of this flat path was in sight!
However, just as Lin Fan and the others were about to pass through the middle of these stone pillars, Xiang’Er suddenly cried out, "Something’s wrong, I think I stepped on something!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Fan was shocked and immediately signaled everyone to stop. He quickly walked to Xiang’Er’s side!
At this moment, Xiang’Er’s right foot was on a protruding stone, and because she stepped hard, the stone had sunk halfway!
"Leizi, Heaven and Earth, Shunzi, be on guard!" Lin Fan instructed the three!
"Don’t worry, boss, we’re ready!" Nie Lei replied!
The three stood with heavy weapons, guarding Lin Fan closely, vigilant of their surroundings!
Lin Fan lay on the ground, observing the protruding stone under Xiang’Er’s foot, and whispered, "Slowly lift your foot, don’t do it quickly. Maintain balance, don’t move unevenly!"
Xiang’Er dared not be careless. Panic-stricken, she followed Lin Fan’s instructions and slowly lifted her foot from the protruding stone!
"Crack~"
Each time Xiang’Er’s foot lifted a little, the stone rose a little, producing a cracking sound!
Soon, Xiang’Er’s foot was clear of the stone, and with nothing amiss in the surroundings, Lin Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief!
"Boom!"
But just as Lin Fan exhaled, a loud noise erupted around them!
"What’s happening?" Lin Fan exclaimed!
"Boss, look at the stone pillars, they’re descending!" Nie Lei shouted.
Lin Fan quickly looked up to see that the stone pillars were indeed descending!
"Boom, boom, boom~"
The sound of the pillars descending echoed ceaselessly in the cave!
Soon, over twenty stone pillars descended entirely, and the coffins were arranged on the ground!
"Thump," came a muffled sound!
A loud bang erupted as one combined coffin’s lid was flung off by a massive force!
Stunned, Lin Fan and the others watched a towering figure sit up from the coffin, then slowly stand!
"Holy shit! Is it a reanimated corpse?" Nie Lei shouted in terror.
"Is this... a zombie?" Miao Qiaomei’s face turned pale with fear!
"This is... a big corpse, a type of reanimated corpse, be careful!"
At this moment, Xiang’Er suddenly spoke!
