86: Chapter 86 I'm Really Not a Tomb Raider

On the walls on both sides, there were intricate openwork carvings of the Four Heavenly Kings standing guard with an awe-inspiring presence, the six Bodhisattvas with benevolent expressions, the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus symbolizing compassion, and the eighteen Arhats with fierce, diamond-like glares.

The moment the hall was illuminated, all the surrounding statues seemed to turn their gazes toward the people standing at the entrance.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

Only Professor Yang was stunned when he saw the carvings on the hall walls.

Then, an expression of wild ecstasy erupted on his face, his gaze burning with undisguised fervor!

"This... this is a treasure! This is a treasure!"

He couldn't help but mutter to himself, so excited that the wrinkles on his face were trembling incessantly.

The other scholars of the Archaeological Team were also unable to contain their excitement, and they all involuntarily began to walk slowly toward the statues on the walls.

However, the Bodyguard Team Captain seemed to have noticed something and suddenly called out to stop the Archaeological Team.

"Wait! Don't go over there!"

As he spoke, the Bodyguard Team Captain grabbed the two scholars beside him who were walking toward the surrounding statues.

The other bodyguards also hurriedly pulled back the remaining members of the Archaeological Team.

Professor Yang and the others couldn't help but look at the Bodyguard Team Captain with confusion.

The Bodyguard Team Captain didn't say anything, but instead tilted his chin and pointed to a spot in the hall.

What he pointed to was the area beneath the lotus thrones of the Buddha and the six Bodhisattvas ahead, which was almost completely covered in piles of skeletal remains.

Just a moment ago, the Archaeological Team's attention had been entirely captured by the openwork carvings on the walls.

Therefore, they had almost automatically ignored the skeletal remains on the floor of the hall in the distance.

The members of the Bodyguard Team, however, had not been mesmerized by these statues, so they were the first to notice the anomaly in this hall.

The cameraman also immediately aimed the camera at the skeletal remains that almost covered the floor in the distance.

These remains had already turned into skeletons.

Having spent a long time in this hall, they were covered in dust.

The area where these remains lay had also turned almost entirely dark red.

It was likely the color formed by being soaked in blood for many years.

Therefore, there was no doubt that some kind of terrifying trap existed in this hall!

And these bodies, now dead and decayed into skeletons, must have fallen victim to the traps within this hall!

So, the moment they saw these skeletons, everyone stopped in their tracks, not daring to move an inch.

They were terrified of triggering the horrific traps in this hall that could claim lives at any moment.

Seeing this scene, the viewers in the Live Stream Room couldn't help but shudder, and a surging wave of comments instantly flooded the entire Live Stream Room.

"Oh my god! Why... why are there so many skeletons here?"

"Damn! Could it be that there are traps in this hall?"

"Hiss! This is truly terrifying! Professor Yang, you must be careful!"

"Are the traps here that powerful? So many people died from them? The ground is even stained red!"

"Hiss—it's absolutely chilling!"

Command Headquarters, Seminar Hall.

The experts present watched the scene before them, their eyes filled with shock.

In an instant, the entire hall was like a bomb had been dropped into it, and the experts began to discuss it animatedly.

"I knew it, this ancient tomb has already been visited by some Tomb Raiders!"

"It seems there might still be tomb robbery tunnels around this ancient tomb! I wonder if we can find them!"

"However, this hall is truly bizarre! It's clearly the location of the exit, yet they set up traps in this very hall!"

"I suppose it must be an anti-theft measure. So many halls within the array didn't have any traps! Anyone arriving here would surely relax their vigilance! Especially since they've already exited the main array!"

"I have to say, the ancient working people truly possessed unparalleled wisdom!"

When the experts discussed "Tomb Raiders," they all cast an imperceptible glance at Ye Xiao.

Their expressions couldn't help but reveal something strange.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall became awkward.

Ye Xiao immediately picked up his teacup, pretending to sip tea to ease the awkward atmosphere, acting as if he hadn't noticed these gazes or heard these words.

However, this feeling of being stared at was truly tormenting for Ye Xiao.

Meanwhile, down in the tomb, the Archaeological Team began to get busy.

In fact, over their many years of archaeological work, the Archaeological Team had gathered a lot of experience and wisdom.

They had also found many methods to deal with traps in tombs.

However, starting from the "Road to Heaven," and later the Terracotta Figures, "shen powder," and the Bagua Array, these were all trap configurations they had never heard of.

Therefore, their "words of experience" were of no use at all.

But now, they could still handle these ordinary traps.

So, immediately, the Archaeological Team took out a tool specially designed to deal with traps from their backpacks—a micro-robot.

This was one of the few pieces of equipment the Archaeological Team had left.

At the time, considering that there might be traps in the tomb passages ahead, they had gritted their teeth and kept it.

It's just that a lot of the power sources needed to start it had been lost.

Plus, the micro-robot had limited battery life, so they hadn't taken it out until now.

Only now did this micro-robot finally come in handy.

After turning on the switch, they placed the micro-robot on the ground.

Professor Yang operated the joystick, controlling the robot as it moved toward the lotus thrones in the distance.

In the Seminar Hall, Ye Xiao, who was watching this scene, couldn't help but press the button on his headset, wanting to say something.

"Um, actually..."

But before he could finish his sentence, an expert behind Ye Xiao laughed and said, "Little Ye! Times have changed! Your old methods from before are already outdated!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao was slightly taken aback.

"Our old methods from before?"

"Good grief, what did I do before that makes them 'old methods'?"

"I really am not a Tomb Raider!"

Ye Xiao couldn't help but complain internally, then spoke up again, "Actually, I wanted to say..."

But this time, Ye Xiao's words were again interrupted by another expert, who said, "This micro-robot is the crystallization of the wisdom of our Daxia Research Institute!"

"It can adapt to various complex environments and venues, its modes are diverse and changeable, and it can replace humans in doing many things!"

"The tomb is full of dangers, and this kind of micro-robot has helped us overcome many difficulties!"

As they spoke, several experts couldn't help but smile at each other.

Clearly, the archaeological experts, who had always been firmly suppressed by Ye Xiao's "experience," were finally able to hold their heads high at this moment.

The existence of this micro-robot also gave them great confidence!