Newbie Guardians

Chapter 32 Clues

The four returned to the Liu family ancestral graves and split up to search around. It was midday, and the sun was shining brightly. A few minutes later, Cheng Ziyu exclaimed:

"Come quick, there's a hole here!"

Everyone else ran over, and sure enough, they found a downward-sloping hole in the grass, with a radius of nearly one meter. The hole was very deep, and sunlight could only illuminate the area around the entrance; it was pitch black inside.

Cheng Ziyu asked:

"What should we do? We didn't bring any lighting equipment."

Liu Hanqin echoed:

"Yeah, it would be great to have a fire-type teammate."

Jin Jun calmly analyzed:

"Teacher Liu told us not to act rashly, so let's make a mark first, go back to the car to get our tools and lighting equipment, and come over together when Teacher Liu arrives."

Everyone agreed that it made sense. Jin Jun and Liu Hanqin cut down a few dead trees nearby, built a three- or four-meter-high support at the entrance of the cave, and stuck a bunch of bright red wildflowers on the top so that it could be seen from afar.

Back at the village entrance, the two boys ate self-heating rice, Cheng Ziyu ate seafood braised noodles, and Mu Lingshan had little appetite, only eating two biscuits and drinking some water. She still looked a little pale.

After finishing their meal, the two boys waited for Teacher Liu outside the car, while the two girls went back to the car to rest. Mu Lingshan closed her eyes, but an image lingered in her mind: Huang Xin hugging a girl from behind, though she didn't know what she looked like.

"How could this guy do that... so rude, doesn't he know he should keep his distance?"

As he thought about it, he gritted his teeth again. Then he thought again:

"Anyway, at least he's safe and sound now!"

She drifted off to sleep, and when she woke up, she found that Teacher Liu had returned and everyone was preparing tools.

Mu Lingshan jumped out of the car and grabbed a headband flashlight. This type of flashlight had a very light battery and a small size. The hat had an adjustable buckle at the back, making it very stable on her head. The light had two modes: a single beam that illuminated a fan-shaped area fifty meters ahead, and a high beam that illuminated a small area two kilometers away.

For Mu Lingshan, a flashlight was enough. She was the last to get off the bus, but the first to be fully prepared. Five minutes later, led by Teacher Liu, everyone, fully equipped, returned to the cave entrance. Under the flashlight's beam, they saw a skeleton lying about twenty meters inside.

Teacher Liu, being knowledgeable and experienced, analyzed:

"It's a skeleton, with no clothes on its body and no trace of clothing beneath it. The location of the skeleton doesn't look like it accidentally fell in."

Liu Hanqin asked:

"So, it climbed in by itself?"

Jin Jun chimed in:

"They might have been dragged in!"

Liu Hanqin exclaimed in surprise:

"No way! Does that mean there's something behind the skeleton?"

Teacher Liu nodded:

"That's certainly a possibility. You all stand apart and observe your surroundings carefully, be wary of enemy attacks. I'll go in and take a look first."

Earth element is a tank class, commonly known as the "indestructible cockroach." While not particularly strong in combat, it's extremely difficult to kill. Last time, it was shoved three meters into the ground, but it escaped in just a few hours, demonstrating its formidable defensive capabilities.

As soon as Teacher Liu entered the cave, Mu Lingshan loudly warned:

"Be careful!"

At the same time, the staff pointed to a spot, and a water ball flew there, striking a point more than twenty meters away. With a crisp thud, the water ball crashed into the ground, creating countless splashes, and the target appeared before everyone. His face was ashen, and his fangs protruded three centimeters from his lips.

"Oh my god! It's a zombie!"

As Cheng Ziyu exclaimed in surprise, she unleashed the Five Thunder Spell. The zombie froze for two seconds, unharmed, and continued to press forward.

Teacher Liu shouted:

"There's another one inside the cave. Hold on, do your best to hold them off, and be careful. I'll come out as soon as I've dealt with this one inside."

Jin Jun answered loudly:

"Okay! I'll draw their fire, you guys find an opportunity to attack."

Having said that, he decisively activated defensive mode, reducing his attack by 15% and increasing his physical defense and magic resistance by 30%. He swung his spear and charged towards the zombie.

Jin Jun realized that the zombie had high magic resistance. The most important thing now was to keep it away from his teammates. Only in this way could his teammates' ranged attack capabilities be guaranteed.

"Aww!"

The zombie emitted a low, hoarse sound, spewing out a disgusting pale green gas from its mouth.

"Corpse poison!"

Jin Jun was startled and was about to hold his breath when Mu Lingshan's purification spell arrived just in time, instantly making him feel refreshed. He roared:

"Get back, you bastard!"

With a loud bang, Jin Jun's attack was extremely powerful, knocking the zombie back half a meter. Jin Jun didn't gain any advantage either, being knocked back five or six steps, his throat feeling sweet, clearly indicating that he had suffered internal injuries.

Mu Lingshan's continuous healing skills arrived like a timely rain, and Jin Jun felt much better immediately. He took a deep breath and prepared for another attack.

At this moment, Liu Hanqin had finished casting his hurricane skill and roared:

"Go to hell, you disgusting thing!"

Whoosh! A hurricane with a diameter of twenty or thirty meters swept towards the zombies, uprooting vegetation and sending it flying hundreds of meters into the air.

Thirty seconds later, the hurricane disappeared, but the zombie remained in the same spot, now half its original size.

"Hahaha! The zombie only has half its body left!"

Before Liu Hanqin could finish speaking, the zombie had already pulled its legs, which were deeply embedded in the ground, out, leaped forward, and instantly appeared more than ten meters in the air, crashing down on Liu Hanqin like a meteor.

Liu Hanqin was terrified and hurriedly used his Wind Wings to move fifteen meters to the left, away from Cheng Ziyu and the others, to prevent them from being affected.

Just as the zombie missed its target, Cheng Ziyu unleashed her Thunder Fury skill. A bolt of purple lightning as thick as a thigh struck down with a deafening boom, leaving the zombie charred black and motionless.

"Impossible! This is impossible!"

Cheng Ziyu's voice trembled, and she unconsciously took two steps back, keeping a slight distance. Just how strong was this zombie to withstand such a fatal blow?!

Three seconds later, the zombie roared again, leaped high into the air, and pounced on Cheng Ziyu with incredible speed, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air.

Cheng Ziyu's legs went weak, her mouth opened but she couldn't say a word, her mind went completely blank, and she even forgot to use her life-saving teleportation skill.

A white shadow flashed, and Mu Lingshan stood in front of Cheng Ziyu, her water shield skill already completed. She chanted incantations, and the giant wave skill was activated.

As the zombie fell, it shattered the water shield with a slap, but was caught by the giant wave and suddenly pushed more than ten meters away. As the giant wave disappeared, it crashed to the ground with a thud.

Liu Hanqin shouted excitedly:

"This guy is afraid of water!"

Jin Jun loudly corrected:

"It's not that it's afraid of water, and the giant waves didn't really damage it. It was just useful; it pushed us back more than ten meters, buying us some time. Now, everyone, please continue to cooperate with me and hold on until Teacher Liu comes out."

Jin Jun launched another attack, and with a bang, the zombie, before it could even stand up, was knocked seven or eight meters away.

"It really works!"

Jin Jun prepared to attack again, just as he rushed towards the zombie.

The zombie was clearly intelligent and seemed to have been waiting for this opportunity. It leaped over Jin Jun and pounced on Mu Lingshan behind him.

Mu Lingshan was prepared and summoned a water shield in advance. She quickly chanted a spell and successfully activated the Giant Wave skill.

Hiding behind Mu Lingshan, Cheng Ziyu grew bolder and promptly activated the Five Thunder Spell. The zombie was struck in mid-air, stiffened, and fell. Before it even hit the ground, it was swept more than ten meters away by a giant wave, crashing heavily to the ground seven or eight meters away from Jin Jun. This was part of her calculations, creating an opportunity for Jin Jun to launch another attack.