205: Bizarre Corpse Transformation, Melodious Sounds from the Strings

Ye Bai hadn't had time to answer when the stone coffin's lid suddenly moved slowly, as if something was about to come out. Ye Bai gripped the steel pipe in his hand and stared at the stone coffin warily.

Suddenly, several withered hands reached out from the stone coffin, and then several zombie-like creatures slowly sat up. Their eyes emitted a green glow, and low growls came from their mouths.

"Not good, it's a corpse transformation!" Ye Bai shouted.

Yang Mi screamed in terror. Ye Bai pulled her behind him, "Hide behind me, don't run around."

The zombies lunged at them. Ye Bai swung the steel pipe, smashing it toward the foremost zombie. The steel pipe hit the zombie's body, but only produced a dull thud; the zombie did not fall.

"These zombies' bodies are too hard," Ye Bai said with a frown.

While fending off the zombies' attacks, he thought of a countermeasure. Yang Mi trembled in fear behind him, her mouth constantly muttering, "What should we do, what should we do..."

Ye Bai suddenly remembered there were some black donkey hooves in his backpack; it was said these things could suppress zombies. He quickly put down the steel pipe, pulled out a black donkey hoof from his backpack, and stuffed it into a zombie's mouth.

After the zombie's mouth was stuffed with the black donkey hoof, its body began to tremble violently, then it fell to the ground motionless. Ye Bai was delighted, "It seems this thing is useful."

He continued to use the black donkey hooves to deal with the other zombies. After a hard-fought battle, they finally subdued all the zombies. Yang Mi breathed a long sigh of relief, "It's finally over."

Ye Bai did not let down his guard; he felt things weren't that simple. They continued to look for an exit in the Tomb Chamber. Suddenly, Yang Mi found a painting on the wall with a circular mark on it.

"Ye Bai, look at this," Yang Mi said, pointing at the painting.

Ye Bai walked over and carefully observed the mark.

"This mark might be related to the exit."

He reached out to touch the mark, and suddenly, a secret door appeared on the wall.

Ye Bai cautiously pushed open the secret door; inside was a narrow Passage.

They walked along the Passage, which was filled with thick fog. Ye Bai could only hold Yang Mi's hand, slowly feeling their way forward.

"Ye Bai, I'm a little scared," Yang Mi said softly.

"Don't be afraid, we'll be out soon." Although Ye Bai said this, he was also uncertain.

Suddenly, they heard Zhang Dada's voice: "God Ye, Yang Mi, where are you?"

Yang Mi shouted excitedly: "Zhang Dada, we are here!"

Following the direction of the voice, they finally found Zhang Dada. Zhang Dada looked a bit disheveled but was mostly fine.

"It's great that you're okay," Zhang Dada said excitedly.

"How did you get here?" Ye Bai asked.

"I was being chased by a Venom-fanged Beast just now, accidentally fell into a hole, and then found this place," Zhang Dada explained.

The three continued forward and finally saw a glimmer of light. They ran toward the light and found an exit leading to the surface.

But just as they were about to step out of the exit, Ye Bai suddenly felt a powerful suction pulling them back.

"What's going on?" Yang Mi shouted in terror.

Ye Bai looked back and found a giant vortex had appeared behind them.

"Not good, this is a trap!" Ye Bai said.

They struggled desperately, but were still sucked back by the vortex. The three were swept into a dark space.

"What do we do now?" Zhang Dada asked anxiously.

Ye Bai calmed down and began to observe the surroundings. He found some glowing stones on the walls; by the light of the stones, he saw some strange footprints on the ground.

"Follow these footprints, we might find a way out," Ye Bai said.

They followed the footprints, carefully avoiding various mechanisms and traps along the way. Suddenly, they heard a melodious sound of music.

"Where is this music coming from?" Yang Mi asked in confusion.

Ye Bai walked toward the direction of the music and found a giant Stone Platform. An ancient zither was placed on the Stone Platform, and the music was coming from it.

"This ancient zither looks quite extraordinary," Ye Bai said.

He approached the ancient zither and observed it carefully. Suddenly, the strings on the ancient zither began to play automatically, sounding a strange melody.

As Ye Bai listened to the melody, some images suddenly flashed through his mind. These images seemed to be about the secrets of this Underground Palace Ancient Tomb.

Ye Bai closed his eyes tightly, trying to piece together the flashing images in his mind. Yang Mi and Zhang Dada watched him tensely, not daring to make a sound.

After a while, Ye Bai slowly opened his eyes, a hint of confusion in his gaze. "The melody played by this ancient zither seems to be guiding us toward something, but I'm not clear on the specific meaning yet," Ye Bai said in a low voice.

Zhang Dada scratched his head and said, "God Ye, could this be the key to finding the exit? Maybe if we follow the hints in the melody, we can leave this ghostly place."

Yang Mi also agreed, "Yeah, it's possible. Ye Bai, listen carefully again."

Ye Bai nodded and approached the ancient zither once more. He reached out his finger and lightly touched the strings; the strings vibrated slightly, and the melodious music echoed in the dark space. As the music flowed, the images in Ye Bai's mind gradually became clearer.

"I seem to see some route maps, but they're very blurry," Ye Bai said with a frown.

"Then let's try the route you saw," Zhang Dada said urgently.

Ye Bai glanced at him. Although he felt it was a bit unreliable, there was no better way at the moment. They began to move forward along the faint route in Ye Bai's mind. Along the way, strange shadows and lights flickered on the surrounding walls from time to time, as if telling ancient stories.

"Ye Bai, why do you think there are so many strange things in this Underground Palace?" Yang Mi asked softly, clutching Ye Bai's arm tightly.

On the surface, Ye Bai remained aloof, but in his heart, he was complaining: How should I know? If it weren't for that legendary treasure, who would want to come to this ghostly place? But he still answered, "This Underground Palace may have unknown history and secrets. What we are experiencing now might just be the tip of the iceberg."

As they walked, they came to a three-way junction. Ye Bai stopped and carefully recalled the route map in his mind. "This is a bit strange; the route I saw seems to diverge here," Ye Bai said.

Zhang Dada looked at the three junctions, feeling a bit lost. "Then which road should we take? God Ye, think about it carefully."

Ye Bai pondered for a moment, then said, "Wait a moment, I'll listen to the sound of the ancient zither again to see if there are new hints." But when he turned toward the direction of the ancient zither, he found that its sound had become faint.