Jujutsu: Eight Magical Skills At The Beginning, Admission Is A Special Level

Chapter 27: A Promising Tomb Raider

What you think of as relic exploration: flying swords + parachuting.

Real relic exploration: wilderness survival.

The original forest is densely vegetated, near water systems, with humid and hot air filled with poisonous miasma. The snakes, ants, mosquitoes, and scorpions are astonishingly large, making it almost impossible to find a foothold, let alone walk through.

Fortunately, Zhu Bo was well-prepared, with a detoxification pearl to fend off the venomous creatures, and She Xuan's team clearing the way ahead, allowing them to make progress.

The river at the bend of the mountain flows swiftly, with turbulent undercurrents, creating whirlpools on the surface. She Xuan led the way upstream to find a calm section of the river, which took up quite some time.

A distance of 150 miles is nothing for the cultivators present, they could even walk it with their eyes closed. However, due to the rugged and treacherous environment, they had to rest by the riverbank for a night.

The next morning, the team prepared to set off. After passing the final stretch of road, they would reach the coordinates of the relic.

As the saying goes, you can only truly know someone after spending time with them.

After a day of traveling, Lu Bei displayed an astonishing level of incompetence. Not only was he clumsy, but his curiosity also caused trouble for Zhu Bo and earned him a lower evaluation from She Xuan.

Similarly, Luo Ban, who was brought along to bolster the team, appeared mature and steady in comparison to Lu Bei. He seemed like a promising tomb raider.

At the last stretch of the journey, the group stopped at the entrance of a cave to rest.

Out of trust in their partners, Zhu Bo left Feng Si to guard the entrance. If anything went wrong, Feng Si would immediately jump into the river and return to Great Victory Pass to seek revenge with Zhu Ting.

She Xuan also left someone behind. If anything went wrong, they would...

do the same as Feng Si.

Lu Bei took out a refined blade from his Universe Bag and wiped it clean. According to She Xuan's intelligence, the relic was a Demon Cultivator Cave Mansion from a thousand years ago. Over time, most of the formations set up back then had failed, leading to the Cave Mansion being flooded and collapsed.

It was because of this that the Cave Mansion was now exposed.

The last time She Xuan led a team here, they carelessly activated the protective formation outside the Cave Mansion, resulting in hundreds of zombies running rampant in the cave.

Bad news: the zombies were created by Demon Cultivators and were impervious to blades and bullets. They were also immune to fire and water, and their toxic aura could kill someone within three steps. They could easily wipe out the entire group.

Good news: the zombies created a thousand years ago lacked regular maintenance. Blades and bullets could harm them, fire and water could affect them, and their toxic aura had expired. Apart from their increased numbers and strength, there was nothing to fear.

In summary, although this was an unauthorized tomb raiding operation, it was a salvage mission with good intentions.

"Let's go."

The two of them held torches and led the way, with the rest of the group stepping through ankle-deep water, quickly heading towards the darkness of the cave.

At first, the passage was not narrow, allowing three or four people to walk side by side. But after a few dozen steps, the water level gradually rose, and the space became more open.

The cave was pitch black, with limited illumination from the torches. The rocks were slippery, causing everyone to tread cautiously, slowing down involuntarily.

Perhaps sensing the presence of intruders, or hearing the sound, rustling noises started to emerge as figures hidden in the darkness surrounded them, their eyes glowing red.

At first, Lu Bei didn't pay much attention, thinking that the zombies, lacking calcium for a thousand years, would crumble with a touch and break with a hit. With a long blade in hand, passing through them was like passing through wooden stakes.

It wasn't until one or two roars sounded that his expression changed, realizing that something was wrong.

The zombies had consumed flesh and blood, regaining some of their abilities.

As for where the flesh and blood came from, there was no need to think about it. They were She Xuan's former teammates!

"Not good, these zombies have fed on blood. Let's speed up and rush past them, don't linger in battle," Zhu Bo shouted as a reminder, taking a quick step forward behind Luo Ban.

Bang!

It was a bit crowded, and he was pushed out.

Zhu Bo was stunned. He didn't know when Lu Bei had already stood behind Luo Ban.

Brother, don't you have any self-awareness? I brought you here to find a bodyguard, how can you shrink faster than me?

Also, step aside. This is my uncle's personal guard sent to protect me!

Zhu Bo widened his eyes, having witnessed Lu Bei's shamelessness before, he couldn't be bothered to say anything more, and quickly stepped into the water to catch up with She Xuan. Luo Ban dutifully fulfilled his duty, his eyes only on Zhu Bo, closely following him, completely ignoring Lu Bei and the Liu brothers.

"Roar!"

A foul and evil wind blew, and dozens of zombies approached, their withered bodies resembling corpses, unable to rise even when soaked in water, but their eyes glowed with life.

The water was glistening, as if it could drip blood in the next second.

Lu Bei narrowed his eyes, took a step back from Luo Ban, and created distance between them. With a sweeping motion, his Hundred Refinement Blade cut through the waist of a zombie that was lunging towards him.

The blade wind swept through, roaring like a wall, and all the zombies that were pouncing from his side turned into rolling gourds, smashing back into the darkness.

Everyone used their own methods to knock down the zombies blocking their path. As they saw the way ahead was clear, a zombie fell from the sky, spewing black mist, and its sharp nails tore through the air with a rustling sound.

Coincidentally, the target happened to be Zhu Bo.

Clang!!

A sharp blade was unsheathed, and a flash of white light passed through the cave. The black mist dispersed, and the zombie that had fallen from the sky was split in half, falling to the ground without a sound.

Luo Ban sheathed his blade, his movements swift and decisive.

At the same time, a zombie emerged from the underwater cave entrance. With black mist and red eyes, it quickly pounced on She Xuan's side, its green nails approaching her shoulder.

A large hand reached out and grabbed the zombie's stiff wrist, the five fingers contracting tightly like iron pliers.

Crack!

A burly man from She Xuan's team, unremarkable in appearance but unexpectedly strong, performed a show of tearing apart the zombie with brute force. He forcefully dismantled the zombie's arm, and finally kicked the lonely head far away.

After dealing with this zombie, the burly man glanced at Luo Ban with a hint of provocation.

Unfortunately, Luo Ban had no intention of competing with him. His eyes were only on Zhu Bo.

Two experts stepped forward from the team, and combined with the fact that the zombies were far from their prime, lacking the ferocity of a thousand years ago, everyone safely broke through the outer defensive formation and climbed the stone steps, arriving in front of a half-closed stone door.

They extinguished their torches and used night pearls to light the way.

The burly man pushed open the stone door with both hands, and She Xuan led the way in. They had previously passed through, and the traps and mechanisms had aged and become ineffective, so there was no danger for a long stretch of the road.

On this side, the Liu brothers were at the rear. Lu Bei had originally been following behind Luo Ban, but Zhu Bo pulled him to his side. Because he still lacked a bit of courage, he didn't dare to stand back.

After a hundred steps, a stone wall blocked their path, and mist surrounded them, appearing and disappearing, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

She Xuan raised her hand to signal a stop, and Zhu Bo stepped forward to discuss breaking the formation with her. The two of them discussed the method of breaking the formation.

Previously, when She Xuan led the team to this place, they had passed through the outer defensive formation of the Cave Mansion and broke a few slow-moving mechanisms, but in the end, they were blocked by this wall.

An unknown killing formation, created by the combination of Demon Cultivators and illusion formations, was extremely dangerous inside. She Xuan had previously deciphered it alone, and the effect was very significant. After a few teammates went in, they never came out again.

"This formation has maintained its power for a thousand years. It cannot be sustained by spiritual crystals alone. If I'm not mistaken, the formation's core must be related to the water system veins of the underground palace..." Zhu Bo analyzed.

"Commander Zhu is knowledgeable. I have consulted several experts about this formation before, and I have come up with three methods to break it: upper, middle, and lower." She Xuan said.

"Shi Jie, you didn't tell me about this before we came!" Zhu Bo exclaimed.

"I thought this formation wouldn't be a problem for Commander Zhu, so I didn't want to embarrass myself." She Xuan replied.

She Xuan smiled slightly and said, "The formation is divided into eight gates, with life and death. After a thousand years, the power of the formation is far weaker than before, and there is more than one entrance. We can simply break through directly and we will definitely find a way out. This is the worst plan."

"Indeed, it is the worst plan." Zhu Bo shook his head repeatedly, knowing that She Xuan's former teammates had advised against this plan.

"The middle plan is to divide the troops into two groups, one to explore and the other to stay behind and observe the changes in the formation, waiting for an opportunity to break it."

"Hehe, sacrificing comrades to break the formation. I guess this is why Shi Jie invited me." Zhu Bo shook his head again. "Enough talk, what is the best plan?"

"The best plan is actually quite simple. We just need to drain the water and destroy the core of the formation. Then the formation will break on its own."

"What kind of plan is this..." Zhu Bo was speechless and turned back to discuss with the Liu brothers.

Lu Bei frowned as he stood aside, feeling that something was off. After thinking for a long time, he finally remembered what was wrong.

The side quest.

Wasn't there a side quest that hadn't been triggered yet?

As they were about to break through this wall, the mission of exploring the ruins was almost complete. If the side quest didn't come soon, he would miss out on 200,000 experience points!

(End of this chapter)