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

Chapter 205 Fire Attack to Break the Formation

Chen Yibai stood up again.

Given the current situation, even if we know that turning from the Gate of Life to the Gate of Death might be the way to break the formation, it is obviously not so easy to force our way through.

Therefore, we must calm down and think of other solutions.

Just then, Guan Yunlong and Wu Daoshan's shouts rang out again from above: "Captain Chen... Captain Chen..."

"Captain Chen... are you still alive?"

Guan Yunlong and Wu Daoshan could not see what was happening inside the sulfurous fumes; they could only see from the outside that the fumes were rolling more and more violently.

After calling out several times without receiving a response from Chen Yibai, the two became even more anxious, like ants on a hot pan.

Chen Yibai did not respond because his calm mind was racing, trying to think of other ways to break the formation, and he had no time to pay attention to them.

More importantly, the sulfur fumes are toxic, and every time you open your mouth to speak, the fumes will be inhaled into your mouth.

sulfur?

Thinking of this, Chen Yibai subconsciously reached into his pocket and touched the lighter in his pocket. Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck him.

Sulfur is highly flammable and was often used as a solid fuel in ancient times. It was even used in many military formations for fire attacks.

And this sulfurous fumes might also be flammable!

Therefore, Chen Yibai had a bold but immature idea in mind at this moment.

That's how fire broke through the sulfur smoke array!

Once the sulfur fumes dissipate, those elusive rice dumplings will have nowhere to hide!

This method of breaking the formation seems quite reasonable.

But the key issue is that he is currently trapped in the sulfurous fumes, and if he uses fire, Chen Yibai is unsure whether he will also get burned.

So this method is very bold, but it doesn't seem very mature.

Unless absolutely necessary, this is not advisable...

That is what Chen Yibai was thinking about.

Suddenly, a ghostly wail came from the yellow smoke. It sounded like neither crying nor laughing, somewhat like the Gu-type monkeys they had encountered before. The voice was deep, yet it could echo throughout the entire corpse tower.

This is a dangerous sign for Chen Yibai!

Chen Yibai didn't care about anything else. He quickly grabbed the crimson ancient sword and slashed wildly in the smoke, trying to prevent the zombies from launching a surprise attack. At the same time, he continued to try to move towards the south, intending to give it another try.

But just as his body turned south, the withered hand emerged from the smoke again. This time, however, it didn't grab his ankle from behind, but instead slipped silently onto Chen Yibai's shoulder as he held his sword.

Chen Yibai jolted awake and was about to turn around and raise his hand when the withered hand that was resting on his shoulder from behind suddenly exerted force. The strength of the five fingers was like an iron clamp, not only pinching the large joint of his arm, preventing Chen Yibai from raising his sword-wielding arm, but also preventing him from turning his body.

Chen Yibai was shocked. He was shocked because it felt like the rice dumpling could be 'held' by one hand.

Furthermore, Chen Yibai had a strong feeling that the rice dumpling seemed to have had enough fun and wanted to kill it, so he no longer had time to calmly think of a way to break the formation.

Fortunately, he was wearing the Fire Serpent Armor, so the withered hand on his shoulder couldn't dig into his flesh; otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to escape!

Chen Yibai suddenly squatted down, his body like an eel, breaking free from the withered hand behind him.

The withered hand clearly didn't intend to let Chen Yibai go so easily, and immediately reached forward to chase after him, only to rip off the small backpack on Chen Yibai's back.

The live-streaming camera and phone were still tucked into the gaps of the small backpack.

The backpack was suddenly ripped off, and the live stream camera fell to the ground, freezing the image.

Because Chen Yibai was broadcasting the entire time from a first-person perspective, when the camera tilted to the ground and the image was frozen, it looked as if Chen Yibai had fallen to the ground, causing a stir of panic in the live stream chat.

[What happened? Captain Chen collapsed? Don't scare me, I want to keep watching!]

[No way? The streamer just collapsed like that? I just got here!]

My crush...

[Everyone stand and observe thirty seconds of silence to pay tribute to Captain Chen...]

[Oh no...this really is the finale!]

Not only did the millions of viewers in the live stream mistakenly believe that Chen Yibai had collapsed because the image was frozen in place, but even Liu Shi, the chief commander of the special task force on the other side, felt his heart sink completely. His brows were tightly furrowed, his face was pale, and his body felt cold.

In the end, Captain Chen was unable to shoulder this heavy responsibility...

But no matter what, he's still a hero...

In that case, it seems we won't have to wait the three hours we booked in advance.

A moment later, Liu Shi turned to a secretary beside him and said gravely, "Go and gather the relevant colleagues, and request a video conference with the higher-ups to discuss the next steps of the roof-unveiling work..."

The secretary beside him did not respond immediately, but cautiously asked, "Mr. Liu, are you really sure you want to go straight to the roof?"

Liu Shi understood the hidden meaning in the secretary's words: uncovering the tomb was tantamount to abandoning the lives of everyone in the ancient tomb; they were not going there for rescue, but for collecting the corpses.

Liu Shi was heartbroken by this decision.

But there's no other way. If we send more people in, and they all die inside, it'll be like a snowball effect—the more people go in, the more people will die.

Who can afford such a huge risk?

Liu Shi gritted his teeth and said, "Let's hold a meeting and ask the leaders for instructions first..."

After all, such a big matter cannot be decided by Liu Shi alone.

Even if Liu Shi had the power to make decisions arbitrarily, he still had to seriously consult with his superiors. He couldn't possibly shoulder such a huge burden all by himself.

The focus shifted back to Chen Yibai.

After his backpack was ripped off, Chen Yibai didn't have time to pick it up.

Not only did he not have time to pick up his backpack, but in this emergency, Chen Yibai was also unsure of what would happen next, so he didn't even have time to hesitate or think before pulling out his lighter from his pocket.

We've reached a point of no return, and there's no time to consider the consequences; we have no choice but to take this gamble.

If you hesitate any longer, and the withered hand of the rice dumpling suddenly lands on your head, you might not even have a chance to fight.

Sulfur has a melting point of about 100 degrees Celsius, and it can be easily ignited with a lighter.

When Chen Yibai took out his lighter and lit it with a 'click'...

Flames erupted instantly.

The thick yellow sulfurous smoke that filled the air was like white phosphorus, with a lower ignition point, and instantly burst into bright red flames with a 'boom' in the air.