The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?!-Chapter 1168 - 730: The Tomb with Its Own Robber’s Tunnel (Part 2)

Chapter 1168: Chapter 730: The Tomb with Its Own Robber’s Tunnel (Part 2)

It knew what it was and hoped to do as many things a soldier should do as possible with the limited time it had.

"Please proceed along this passage to reconnoiter the surroundings, then report back to me."

Liu Zheng said.

"Yes, Commander. If we encounter suspected enemies, should we engage?"

Little Rifleman asked.

"No need. Avoid the enemy as much as possible and come back alive."

He shook his head.

"Yes, Commander."

Little Rifleman saluted once more.

Then it took out its tactical flashlight and dialed it to extreme mode.

In this mode, the tactical flashlight’s battery only lasts for forty minutes, but its own life was only half an hour, so it didn’t matter.

The mini flashlight cast a beam of light bright enough to illuminate the entire passage, and Little Rifleman advanced quickly with the rifle in hand, bringing light further into the distance.

"Commander, I’ve found a fork in the road. Should I continue?"

After a while, Little Rifleman’s voice came from afar.

Though it shouted with all its might, the volume was still somewhat inadequate.

Fortunately, Liu Zheng’s hearing was exceptional, and he could still understand what it was saying.

"How many branches are there?"

He asked.

"Two, left and right."

Little Rifleman replied.

"Then take the left one. If you encounter danger, fire a warning shot if possible."

Liu Zheng said.

"Understood, Commander."

Little Rifleman said no more.

After a while, a series of rapid yet faint gunshots echoed, followed by silence.

"Thank you for your sacrifice, soldier."

Liu Zheng knew what this signified, saluted silently, and then crawled forward.

His speed was naturally faster than Little Rifleman’s, and he soon arrived at the fork mentioned by the latter.

On the walls to the left and right were bronze murals, the left depicting a human body with a snake’s head, and the right depicting a snake’s body with a human head, each holding an eternal lamp in its extended hands.

"Legend has it that the ancestors Fu Xi and Nuwa had snake bodies with human heads, and ancient deities like Gonggong and Zhu Jiuyin were also described as such. Could it be that the snake body with human head is closer to the pure-blooded Human Clan?"

Liu Zheng couldn’t help but speculate.

Theoretically, since the left path had proven unsafe, he should choose the right.

But given the nature of the Metropolis, it’s very likely both paths are unsafe, just differing in their degrees of danger.

After some thought, he decided to send another little soldier to scout.

Having made up his mind, Liu Zheng immediately deployed another "Little Firepower Leader."

Little Firepower Leader had not only a rifle but also a set of grenades.

"If you encounter danger, throw grenades. If not, fire two shots every five minutes."

He instructed.

"Yes, Commander."

Little Firepower Leader saluted him and resolutely walked into the right passage.

"One, two, three..."

Liu Zheng silently counted in his mind.

When he reached five minutes and four seconds, he heard two gunshots from the right passage.

It seemed Little Firepower Leader’s timing was a bit slow, but it was of no consequence.

Liu Zheng continued counting. When he reached ten minutes and three seconds, two more gunshots echoed from the right passage.

This time, the noise was even fainter; if the passage were not silent enough, he wouldn’t have recognized them as gunshots.

After that, Liu Zheng heard nothing more and wasn’t sure if Little Firepower Leader had no time to throw grenades or if the explosion was too faint for him to hear.

However, this test result was sufficient, given Little Rifleman died about five to six minutes after entering the left passage.

"Thank you for your sacrifice, soldier."

He mourned Little Firepower Leader for three seconds, then crawled into the right passage.

The new passage was narrower than the previous ones, forcing Liu Zheng to inch forward like a caterpillar.

Alright, maybe another kind of worm would be a more apt description, but he refused the comparison.

Inching forward slowly, after about ten minutes, he suddenly heard a faint noise.

Liu Zheng had no time to react before he felt pain in the two tentacles he placed ahead of him.

"Damn it!"

He was startled.

Thankfully, he wasn’t Astro Boy, who could rocket forward with foot thrusters, or he’d be in pieces by now.

Liu Zheng took out the Warm Jade Pendant, and the Vermilion Bird pattern on it emitted a faint glow.

By the pendant’s light, he saw his tentacles cut into several pieces and also noticed the remains of Little Firepower Leader.

"Huh?"

Liu Zheng noticed the tactical flashlight right before him.

The flashlight lay quite a distance from Little Firepower Leader, and it was unclear whether it had sensed its imminent end and left the flashlight deliberately, or hurled it with all its might before dying.

Either way, it had left Liu Zheng a valuable inheritance.

"Hope it still has power."

Liu Zheng carefully picked up the flashlight and turned it on after finding the switch.

Fortunately, though the brightness was not as before, it was enough to light up the immediate area.

He first shone it onto his tentacle fragments, finding the cuts incredibly smooth, likely caused by some sharp tool or spell.

Seeing this, Liu Zheng was somewhat relieved.

The unknown is the most terrifying; once the situation is understood, no matter how difficult, one can think about how to deal with it.

Besides, he had plenty of methods at his disposal.

"Use another little soldier to test?"

The thought passed through his mind, only to be dismissed immediately.

It wasn’t for some fanciful reason like valuing a little soldier’s life, but mainly because their bodies lacked the resilience needed to test the unknown threat’s strength.

Perhaps "Little Rambo" would have the required durability, but using a perfect quality item to test would be too wasteful.

"Ah, the Peeping Eye."

Liu Zheng took out a gray-white glass eyeball and fit it into his right eye socket.

"Name: Peeping Eye"

"Type: Equipment"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect: Increases perception by 2 points, with a chance to see through hidden surfaces of objects."

"Note: What’s this? Let me give it a try."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

This thing was the epitome of cost-effective items, helping him locate Da Chuanliu’s true form and Neil’s remains, eventually earning him the growth-type excellent equipment, the "Insect Killing Voodoo Dagger."

However, he usually wouldn’t wear the Peeping Eye.

In a place like the Metropolis, seeing everything could easily lead to seeing one’s demise.

In his gray and white vision, the surrounding walls revealed streaks of green light, some thin, some thick, some straight, others curved.

Liu Zheng looked toward the wall near the tentacle pieces, where the light bands were even denser than elsewhere.

"So what is this, a transmission device? An energy conduit? An array pattern?"

He pondered.

Regardless of which it was, breaking the walls dense with these light bands should disable the mechanisms.

So what to use to break the walls?

Liu Zheng first bit off a small piece of tentacle and spat it out as a blood arrow.

The small finger-thick blood arrow struck the wall and shattered into a burst of blood.

Upon inspecting the wall, only a dull bloodstain remained.

"As expected, no use."

He shook his head.

Through his usage of "blood spitting," he realized this skill was especially effective against flesh but not as much against metal and stone.

"It’s up to you now."

Liu Zheng drew out "Anger," carefully extending it forward.

When the blade’s tip was completely beyond the tentacle pieces and Little Firepower Leader’s remains, the walls on either side showed no reaction.

"Could the mechanism only target living things?"

He wondered.

Then, he prodded the wall with the blade’s tip.

Thrust after thrust, amidst screeching metallic friction sounds, the bronze wall was gradually pierced by "Anger," creating a small hole.

Peering through the hole, Liu Zheng could faintly see a glowing object.

Seeing this, he redoubled his efforts, enlarging the hole to the size of a fist, finally revealing the true nature of the glowing object before his eyes.