Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

Chapter 158 The Monkey

Now that we've discovered the traces left by the Skywalker Society, things will be much simpler from here on out.

A team of two hundred people left behind a considerable amount of footprints in such a dense tropical rainforest.

As Lu Xun once said, "There was originally no road in the world, but as more people walk on it, it becomes a road."

This is a fun fact, no joke. This quote really came from Mr. Lu Xun, and I heard it with my own ears.

It is clearly visible that along this clearing, a path has been trampled through a dense thicket of grass, leading straight into the deepest part of the rainforest.

Chen Yibai immediately followed the footprints and quickly chased after them.

Although the Skywalkers arrived about four or five days earlier, they are numerous and their advance speed should not be very fast.

With Chen Yibai's physical strength and energy from his Zhulong bloodline, going two nights without sleep wouldn't be a big problem.

Following the obvious footprints underfoot, the further you go, the thicker the mist swirling in the rainforest becomes.

After going another 40 or 50 kilometers, a huge swamp forest appeared ahead.

According to the information Chen Yibai had, the huge swamp forest in front of him was a ring, enclosing the central area as a 'rainforest island'.

The 'rainforest island' in the middle is the original zone of the entire tropical rainforest, which is known as a forbidden zone for life.

As the name suggests, the primeval zone is a place that has never been set foot in, or has been set foot in very few places. It still retains its most primitive geographical features and is extremely mysterious.

The main reason why no one has set foot here yet is because of the existence of this swamp forest.

The surface of this swamp forest is covered with a thin layer of water, beneath which lies a bottomless layer of peat, where various shrubs and trees grow. Because some special plants are constantly submerged in the water, they produce poisonous miasma. If one is not careful and falls into it, death is certain. Thus, it forms a natural barrier that no one dares to set foot in.

From the perspectives of feng shui and ancient tomb studies, if there really is a tomb on the 'rainforest island' surrounded by this swamp forest...

The existence of this swamp forest is like a 'city-protecting dragon'!

And that is indeed the case.

The trees growing in this swamp forest were connected by many ropes, like clotheslines, extending deep into the swamp forest. It looked like quite a large project.

Clearly, this must have been left behind by the Skywalker Society.

They used the trees in the swamp forest to build an aerial cableway across, and then these ropes were not taken away in time, or perhaps they were intended to be used as a backup plan.

This conveniently made things easier for Chen Yibai.

Chen Yibai put on his rosin mask and began to climb forward along the ropes that crisscrossed the trees in the swamp forest.

Enveloped in mist, it was impossible to see how wide the swamp forest actually was; all that could be seen were many enormous crocodiles and electric eels lying in the swamp below, seemingly waiting for a gift from heaven at any moment…

Even further ahead, the visibility in the fog was less than a meter.

Who knows what might suddenly appear ahead?

After all, most dangers come from the unknown.

Because it was a first-person perspective live stream, it made the viewers in the live stream quite nervous.

This time I really believe it. I, Captain Chen, am not just all talk.

No wonder this streamer is the number one internet celebrity!

I doubt anyone else would have the guts to do that.

[The guy upstairs is mistaken. Haven't you noticed a crucial issue? Who tied those ropes up there? So I'm guessing someone's even braver than the streamer!]

Chen Yibai didn't have time to check the live stream comments at that moment.

"Giggle..."

After carefully climbing along the ropes strung between the trees for about half an hour, a chilling and eerie sound suddenly came from the thick fog ahead.

It felt like someone was chuckling, and it was an eerie, sinister laugh that echoed through the thick fog with extremely low visibility.

Correct!

It's a sinister laugh!

Chen Yibai specializes in dealing with ancient tombs and zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), so he is very familiar with this kind of sound; it is definitely not a sound that any animal could make.

And it was clearly aimed at me.

Could there be ghosts in broad daylight?

[Holy crap! What was that sound? I was wearing headphones and it startled me!]

[It doesn't sound like a monkey's call, does it?]

[Why does that sound like laughter to me?]

[What a coincidence, I thought I was the only one who thought it sounded like laughter.]

[Exciting! I'm a country bumpkin, and I love watching this!]

Fuck you, your whole family are mutts!

Chen Yibai didn't dare to be too careless. In order to prevent the visibility from being too low due to the fog and being unable to fight back due to a sneak attack, he quickly increased his climbing speed, hanging upside down on the rope, and climbing forward quickly. The sooner he could land safely, the less of a threat he would face.

Fortunately, they only heard eerie chuckles coming from the thick fog and were not threatened.

They successfully used these ropes to safely cross the swamp forest below and landed safely.

As we passed through the swamp forest, the thick fog in front of us seemed to disappear completely, as if it were a barrier that had been crossed.

Is this the legendary forbidden zone of life, the most mysterious primeval area in the tropical rainforest of southern Yunnan?

"Giggle..."

Chen Yibai, who had just landed, hadn't even had time to curiously look around and examine the area when he suddenly heard the eerie chuckle he had heard before again.

And this time the distance was even closer, it felt like someone was whispering and laughing in my ear.

Chen Yibai was startled and immediately turned his head in response to the sound.

Turning his head, he was startled to see a dark, eerie smiling face, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs, hanging upside down in front of him.

Depend on!

Chen Yibai had a relatively strong mental fortitude, so he quickly took a step back and drew the crimson ancient sword from his back.

However, because it was a first-person perspective live stream, the viewers in the live stream didn't have the same courage as Chen Yibai.

Such a sudden scene may have unknowingly caused many people to suffer from psychological trauma that can never be healed for the rest of their lives...

As the live stream camera zoomed out, the eerie, dark, fanged face was revealed.

It is a 'monkey' with a long tail hanging upside down on a tree branch.

But upon closer inspection, it's clear that this isn't an ordinary monkey at all, or rather, it only looks slightly like a monkey. It's completely black, with only skin and no fur, has a human face, and long limbs. To put it simply, it's like a hybrid of a human and a monkey.

[Holy crap! I almost peed my pants! What is this thing?]

[Monkeys? A new species? Are there any biologists who can explain this?]

I am a biologist, specializing in monkeys, and this is indeed a newly discovered species of monkey.

[I thought it was a ghost!]

Chen Yibai shook his head, looking directly at the 'monkey' in front of him, and explained, "This isn't a monkey, it's a Gu monkey!"