coobybook Chapter 464
Chapter 464
The fat man's greed in the tomb was like a bottomless pit; his eyes lit up at the sight of gold and silver, and he wished he could empty the entire tomb.
His hands were busy stuffing priceless treasures into his backpack and pockets until they were completely full.
Even so, gazing at the room full of treasures, his face was still filled with helplessness and regret:
"Oh, what a pity. It's a pity that space is limited and I can only take these things out. It's such a shame."
Although the others weren't as extravagant as the fat man, everyone still took some gold and silver jewelry.
However, they were relatively rational and at least left room for necessities such as food, water, and some exploration tools.
After all, they knew that in this ancient tomb, besides wealth, there were many more unknowns and dangers waiting for them.
After everyone had happily taken their treasures, the group continued on its way.
They followed the winding tomb passage step by step toward the exit.
As Zhang Hao was leaving the tomb, he suddenly stopped. With a thought, he saw the treasures in the tomb being drawn by an invisible force and flying into his storage space.
Zhang Hao single-handedly collected all the treasures in the tomb in an instant.
After leaving the tomb, they came to the edge of a cliff.
Below the cliff lies a vast lake, its waters shimmering and sparkling brilliantly in the light of a flashlight.
Above the lake, there are bronze chains as thick as an arm, which seem to have fallen from the sky and converged in the middle of the lake, making it look like a floating island from a distance.
The floating island, held together and supported by these bronze chains, appears both mysterious and magnificent.
Below the floating island, water vapor and mist swirl, giving one the illusion of floating above the clouds.
Looking at the scene before him, Zhang Hao couldn't help but feel a surge of inexplicable awe.
He knew that the owner of this ancient tomb must have been an extraordinary person to have built such a magnificent structure.
"Gulong..."
Zhang Hao suddenly picked up a stone and threw it into the lake without hesitation.
When the stone touched the lake water, nothing unusual happened; the lake water rippled out like ordinary water.
But Zhang Hao always felt that something was wrong. His intuition told him that this lake was not as simple as it seemed.
"Naive! Throw a piece of jerky down there!"
Zhang Hao suddenly said to Wu Tianzhen.
Although Wu Tianzhen didn't understand why, she still did as she was told.
He took a piece of dried meat out of his backpack and threw it into the lake without hesitation.
As soon as the dried meat touched the lake water, it made a "sizzling" sound, and then it was corroded until there were no crumbs left.
"hiss……"
Those around gasped in shock at what they saw.
They then realized how dangerous the lake was; if someone fell in, the outcome wouldn't be any better than being dried meat.
"Luckily, my uncle tried it out, otherwise I would have gone down to get some water to drink."
Wu Tianzhen said with lingering fear.
He then understood why Zhang Hao had asked him to throw the dried meat into the lake; it was to test the corrosiveness of the lake water.
"Uncle, how did you discover the lake water was unusual?"
Wu Tianzhen asked curiously.
Zhang Hao nodded and said:
"It is very abnormal that there are no signs of life in such a large lake."
Generally speaking, there are always some aquatic organisms in lakes, such as fish and shrimp.
However, the lake was lifeless; not a single insect, fish, or shrimp could be seen, which indicated that there must be something wrong with the lake water.
"So this is ah."
After hearing Zhang Hao's explanation, everyone nodded in agreement.
They then realized that Zhang Hao's intuition and observation skills were truly extraordinary.
"Alright, the artificial island above the lake is the key to this tomb."
Now we'll climb over these bronze chains below.
As Zhang Hao spoke, he took the lead in starting to climb.
He was agile and quickly climbed to the middle of the chain.
Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, Yi Sa, Ding Yudie, Xie Xiaohua, Huo Xiuxiu and others followed closely behind and began climbing the chains.
They carefully maintained their balance, afraid that they might accidentally fall into the lake.
At first, everything was fine, and everyone successfully climbed to the middle of the chain.
But at that moment, the fat man suddenly stopped.
His face was pale, and his legs were weak, as if something was dragging his feet.
"My God, it's so high! My legs are weak, I really can't climb any further."
The fat man cried out in terror.
Upon hearing the fat man's shout, Zhang Hao immediately turned around to check the situation.
The fat man was gripping the chains tightly with both hands, his body trembling uncontrollably, clearly having reached his limit.
The fat man was already terrified because of his fear of heights. He was now standing 20 to 30 meters above the lake, with the bottomless water below and the swaying bronze chains above.
He gripped the chains tightly with both hands, every muscle in his body was taut, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Just then, the fat man accidentally glanced down, and the deep lake and the distant ground seemed to swallow him up instantly. A strong sense of fear surged in his heart, and it was this fear that triggered his acrophobia.
"Fatty, you can do it! Don't be afraid, we're all here with you!"
Seeing that the fat man was not in a good state, Zhang Hao quickly encouraged him loudly.
Others also offered words of advice, trying to calm the fat man down.
The fat man took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.
He cursed himself inwardly:
"I'm not afraid of death, so what's there to be afraid of heights for!"
He muttered curses to himself to encourage himself, and then prepared to move on.
However, as soon as he tried to move his foot, he found that he couldn't move it at all.
The fat man was startled and quickly turned around to check the situation.
All that could be seen was a humanoid monster with only a head and upper body, holding onto a bronze chain with one hand and gripping his ankle tightly with the other.
The monster was deathly pale, with sunken eyes, as if it had just crawled out of hell.
A strange smile lingered on its lips, as if mocking the fat man's helplessness and fear.
"what……"