Meanwhile, those stone statues began to stir and emit the same sounds. The entire cave seemed to resonate, deafening and dizzying, causing intense pain.
The stone figures started to crack, and the broken pieces, along with the shaking, fell away, revealing what had been sealed inside for so long.
Indeed, as Xue Yi had said, those were corpses.
Even though they were encased in stone, protected from the elements and remarkably well-preserved, their appearance was still terrifying and ghastly.
Their skin had completely lost its moisture, appearing a reddish-brown hue.
The clothing they wore was identical to the carved figures outside, and they all held swords in their hands. Compared to the decaying and grotesque mummified bodies, the swords were still in decent condition, glinting with a cold, sharp light in the torchlight.
As the stones cracked and crumbled, the bodies encased within were revealed one by one. Even more terrifyingly, they began to move, brandishing their swords and pointing them at everyone present.
Xue Yi exclaimed in alarm, shouting, "Run, run fast!"
With that, everyone immediately headed towards the stone door that had been opened earlier. However, the door slammed shut with the speed of an ancient executioner's blade, closing from both sides.
The last two or three individuals had already made it out, but two or three more, just reaching the entrance, were brutally cleaved in half by the sudden closing of the door, a gruesome and bloody sight.
In an instant, everyone was trapped with no escape.
The mummified corpses wielding swords "flew" down from their pedestals as if they possessed qinggong, their sharp blades thrusting directly at the people before them.
The sharp, long swords pierced the chests of the foremost individuals. However, the blades showed no sign of stopping. They continued downward, forcefully bisecting the lower bodies of their victims.
Since escape was impossible, everyone began to fight back.
Weapons like knives, swords, daggers, and firearms were suddenly produced, striking at the corpses that emerged from the stone statues.
These mummified bodies, which should have been as stiff as dried beef, were surprisingly agile with their swords, their movements fluid and precise as they swiftly claimed several lives.
Baldy, positioned behind one of the mummies, brought his large saber down heavily onto the shoulder of the much shorter mummy.
While his strength might not have matched Xuan Feng's, he was no ordinary fighter. He had easily split a grown man in half before.
These damned things, he could handle them too...
*Clang...*
The massive saber struck the mummy, but the sound was like metal colliding, causing not the slightest damage. The blow also accurately alerted the mummy to Baldy's presence, causing it to turn its head and fiercely stab towards him with its sword.
Baldy immediately dodged, but despite his efforts, the sharp long sword still managed to carve a bloody gash on his shoulder. Relentless, it continued its attack.
Xue Yi produced a handgun and fired a shot at the mummy.
However, the bullet only managed to embed itself in the mummy's flesh, causing no discernible harm. It successfully drew the mummy's attention to Xue Yi.
The next second, it advanced towards Xue Yi, sword in hand.
Xue Yi's eyes widened in terror, as these "zongzi" were unlike any he had encountered before. Those could at least be dealt with using weapons, but these...
As the mummy closed in on Xue Yi, he unhesitatingly pushed a lesser figure in front of him towards the approaching corpse. The mummy thrust its sword through the forehead of the lesser figure, creating a hole in the center of its head, but did not pursue Xue Yi further.
Xue Yi stood frozen, still recovering from the shock.
Han Rui looked at Xue Yi and shouted, "Mr. Xue, what is going on?"
Xue Yi instinctively glanced at Han Rui. "The blood of the third one activated these damn things."
Inner thoughts: Just as I suspected, these mummified corpses are invisible. They can only lock onto targets by a person's breathing. If I hold my breath, they won't be able to track me. Now, I must find the door to the main tomb chamber and escape quickly. Let these people here fight them, minimizing the losses for my own team.
He immediately looked at Bai Xi. "Miss Bai, you have good reflexes. Can you hold off these mummified corpses? Otherwise, none of us will get out of here alive."
Han Rui quickly relayed Xue Yi's plan to Bai Xi in a low voice.
Bai Xi replied calmly, "Alright."
Han Rui froze, looking at Bai Xi with confusion.
Had he not been clear enough? Xue Yi was clearly trying to waste their energy to buy time, while he himself searched for the entrance to the main tomb chamber...
Just as he was about to speak again, Bai Xi made her move.
Her dagger was drawn smoothly and thrust fiercely into one of the mummies.
Xue Yi watched the unfolding scene with a hint of mockery in his eyes.
Although her skills were good, her intelligence was truly lacking. He had only asked her to stall for time, and she was going straight to her death! Lao San, with his massive saber and immense strength, couldn't even scratch the mummy, and she was going forward with just a dagger to offer herself as tribute?
Unfortunately, his thoughts were quickly proven wrong.
Bai Xi leaped forward, landing directly on the shoulder of a mummy. With pinpoint accuracy, her dagger pierced the top of the mummy's skull.
A stream of green liquid immediately gushed from the skull, accompanied by a strange shriek, similar to that of the amber doll. It then slowly collapsed to the ground, completely devoid of life.
Bai Xi stated calmly, "I will deal with these things one by one. Mr. Xue, you should focus on finding the way from this side tomb to the main tomb chamber."
Xue Yi's eyes widened in disbelief as he witnessed the scene. "!"
For a moment, he was unsure whether the mummies' heads were that hollow or if the woman before him was simply that formidable.
Xuan Feng stood his ground, blocking Han Mo and Han Rui, observing everything with a calm demeanor.
It was no joke; the person before them was none other than the God of War of their Dark Department!
In a short while, Bai Xi had dealt with all the mummified corpses from the stone statues. Her military green cargo pants and pure white hoodie were not even smudged with a speck of dust.
Bai Xi walked leisurely to Xue Yi and said coolly, "Mr. Xue, have you found the path to the main tomb chamber yet?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Yi felt a chill run down his spine. At this moment, his gaze towards Bai Xi had completely transformed.
Previously, if Bai Xi had said such a thing, he would have found it annoying.
Because Bai Xi herself had no resources, yet she was rushing him to act, he naturally wouldn't be pleased and might even be plotting how to eliminate them.
But now... he was merely worried that if he couldn't find the path into the tomb, Bai Xi would deem him useless and eliminate him!
After all, she was a formidable expert who could kill over a dozen seemingly invulnerable "zongzi" with just a dagger and her bare hands. Eliminating him, even with his gun and his numerous bodyguards, would be an extremely simple matter.
And here he had been, wanting to use the arrow rain formation to deal with her...
Now, it seemed it wasn't a matter of chance, but rather that she possessed the absolute strength to evade it.
With that thought, a cold sweat broke out on Xue Yi's forehead.