Chapter 227

227. Chapter 225 The Shock Brought by Monsters

The gloomy, deep-in-thought tomb chamber, yet cries filled the sky, and faintly words like "monster" and "God" could be heard.

The originally pale golden mist had been stained with a rich blood color, the air filled with a strong smell of iron rust; together with these movements, it truly made one's hair stand on end.

The events happening at this moment kept impacting the scientific team's worldview.

Faced with the unbelievable M Guo special forces, the Northeast Tiger rolled his eyes, saying, "Tiger Grandpa, what's wrong with my speech? You're overreacting; your eyesight is bad, and your hearing too? Hurry back to go farm!"

The special forces' originally angry expressions were quickly replaced by terror, even their gun-holding hands trembling somewhat, "This, this is a demon!"

A tiger capable of speaking human language is not a demon; what is it then!

"Everyone, increase firepower output!"

In a moment, the special forces' triggers were about to smoke from being pulled so fast; even so, it still had no effect, and the Northeast Tiger remained standing there unharmed.

The Northeast Tiger stretched lazily, saying, "Now it's your turn, Grandfather Hu, to appear!"

The moment his words hit the ground, accompanied by a howl, the Northeast Tiger lunged fiercely at the special forces; though appearing clumsy and massive, his body was incredibly agile.

It darted through the hail of bullets, seeming to ignore them; in just a few steps it reached the side of the special forces, its beastly claws bringing a gale, sweeping forward without hesitation.

"Papapap!"

A clear ringing sound came from the air, accompanied by the special forces' cries; they were immediately flung away, like swatting flies.

While still airborne, a crackling sound rang out, like fireworks exploding, as they spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with organ fragments.

Just hearing that commotion, one could tell many bones were broken.

It truly made one's blood run cold.

The well-trained M Guo special forces, in the face of the fierce tiger, were like children playing house—one after another they were swatted away, with no exception.

Blood accompanied by shattered organs splattered onto the floor or walls, like a major crime scene, red and white intermingled, almost making one want to vomit.

A hail of bullets and flying fire serpents posed no threat to the fierce tiger whatsoever; it was utterly a crushing blow, leaving the special forces powerless to fight back.

The archaeology team hiding in the dark were completely dumbfounded.

You have to know that the weapons in those M Guo special forces' hands are hot weapons! Yet striking this fierce tiger, they actually caused no harm at all.

"Professor, this tiger can even speak; it really is a monster!"

Professor Zhang and the others' faces turned deathly pale; having lived most of their lives, they had never seen such a scene—a speaking tiger that completely overturned their worldview, and if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't dare believe it.

Just as the archaeology team was dazed, the battle inside the tomb chamber intensified, and several more corpses of M Guo special forces littered the ground.

Seeing the teammates falling one after another around them, even a fool would know they could not win; the leading special forces captain made a decisive decision, ordering retreat and no longer worrying about anything like meteorites.

"Retreat immediately! Everyone, evacuate urgently!"

The Northeast Tiger, however, had no intention of letting them off so easily; its beastly pupils flashed with a cold light, "Now you want to run? It's too late!"

Only a single tomb passage connects to this tomb, and the Northeast Tiger's massive, mountain-like body blocked the entrance, sealing the exit completely—not even a person, not even a fly could get out.

What followed was nothing but a massacre; the M Guo special forces who tried to break out were smashed to pulp by a single swipe of the Northeast Tiger before they could even react.

The special forces' expressions gradually gave way to despair as they saw their companions dwindle while the corpses on the ground kept increasing.

"Oh heavens!"

"God, I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing that escape was hopeless and the road to survival also completely blocked, the special forces captain's eyes turned bloodshot; he roared, pulled out the detonator in his hand, and was about to set it off right here!

"You too, go die!"

Since they couldn't survive either, they might as well perish together.

No sooner said than done—just then a cold light flashed in the air.

"Boom!"

A bright yellow light shot forth from the Northeast Tiger's body, directly blasting the special forces captain's arm and half of his body into a mist of blood.

In an instant, dust flew everywhere and blood permeated the air.

"You!"

Intense pain surged, the special forces captain's facial features twisted beyond recognition; he widened his eyes, his eyes nearly bursting, stared in horror at the Northeast Tiger, as if wanting to say something.

Yet he could not utter a word, powerlessly collapsing to the ground, staring dead-eyed at the direction of the Northeast Tiger.

Even the captain had already perished; the remaining broken troops could not stir up any trouble, and in the blink of an eye the Northeast Tiger dispatched each of them with a single claw, quickly disposing of the remaining special forces.

Its massive body stood like a towering iron tower, its originally brownish-yellow fur now stained with dust and blood; standing among the corpses, the king character on its forehead radiated majestic awe, downright chilling.

Its icy, sharp tiger claws dripped with drops of blood, like a devil emerging from hell to reap lives; the shadow of death shrouded the entire tomb chamber.

The surroundings fell into a deathly silence.

Watching the scene outside, the archaeology team dared not even breathe, even holding their breath for fear the Northeast Tiger would discover their presence.

Even the timid among them trembled like a sieve.

The Northeast Tiger suddenly turned its head; Professor Zhang couldn't help but widen his eyes, his heart leaping up to his throat.

For he noticed the tiger's gaze lingering slowly upon them!

Was it an illusion?

Professor Zhang only felt a chill run down his spine, a unprecedented cold welling up in his heart—even when he had previously faced those M Guo special forces, he had never felt this way.

The beast's eyes were dim yet sharp and icy, exuding an unimaginable sharpness and chill, especially the ferocious killing intent that rushed at them, and the surrounding corpses lay in gruesome states, almost none intact.

Fear and dread had reached their peak at this moment.

Professor Zhang couldn't help but shiver, not knowing if it was an illusion, but he constantly felt that the Northeast tiger had already spotted them.

He summoned his courage, boldly glanced over, and his eyes met theirs directly, causing his scalp to tingle and his breathing to become somewhat strained.

Fear turned into an invisible giant hand, tightly gripping his heart!

Professor Zhang's face turned ashen to the extreme, his mind went blank, and in a daze he saw the Northeast tiger blink at him; though its eyes seemed ferocious, a faint glint of clever wisdom flickered within.

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Before Professor Zhang could even regain his composure to see clearly, the Northeast Tiger had already shifted its gaze, its attention drawn to the central golden meteorite.

The Northeast Tiger's eyes lit up, it gave a hehe laugh, rubbed its paws, and said, "This stone looks valuable, probably worth a lot; looking at its shiny surface, it almost blinded my 24K titanium alloy tiger eyes."

This tiger even knows what 24K titanium alloy is?!

With such high intelligence, it must be a monster.

The archaeological team members looked at the tiger around the meteorite; for some reason, although its body was tall and mighty, they somehow sensed a hint of lewdness in it.

Coupled with its Northeastern accent, the scene was truly eyesore-inducing; it's really hard to judge.

At that moment, everyone's fear was greatly dispelled; at least for now, the Northeast Tiger seemed not to have noticed them, so their lives were spared.

The Northeast Tiger released a spiritual energy perception, wore a thoughtful expression, and said, "So this is the source of that strange fluctuation; it doesn't even look like gold."

The Northeast Tiger muttered indistinctly, and the archaeological team couldn't make out its later words.

"At least we can be somewhat certain: this thing is definitely not as simple as an ordinary stone."

Humans cannot feel it, nor can instruments detect it, but the Northeast Tiger can sense the special aura emanating from the meteorite, and this aura is extraordinary, different from what it usually perceives.

The mysterious power contained within the golden meteorite is something even the Northeast Tiger can't figure out right away; even it has to take it seriously.

Moreover, the seemingly chaotic patterns and symbols on it are filled with an ineffable mystery and pressure; they must be taken back for thorough study.

"Take it back to show my master; maybe he'll be interested, so this trip won't have been in vain. If he likes it, he might even reward me."

The Northeast Tiger muttered to itself, growing more excited, approached the meteorite, and lightly picked it up.

Seeing this scene, the archaeological team and others widened their eyes, exerting all their strength, including those M Country special forces, and they were even about to use micro-explosives.

As a result, the Northeast Tiger easily picked it up, appearing even relaxed, as if it weighed nothing.

The archaeological team's jaws nearly dropped; if they weren't mistaken, this object, though small-looking, must weigh at least several tons.

Although the Northeast Tiger is tall and strong, it's not that strong.

Professor Zhang and the others couldn't help but swallow, staring at the meteorite on the beast's claw; although they also wanted to know its origin and what made it special.

But their puny frames were no match for even a single swipe of the Northeast Tiger.

Even the M Country special forces wielding elite weapons were wiped out; let alone them, just surviving was already not bad.

Thinking differently, it's better for it to be in the Northeast Tiger's hands than in those of other countries.

Even if the Northeast Tiger is a monster, it's a monster of our Great Xia.

The Northeast Tiger took the golden meteorite, stepped over the corpses littering the ground, and left the tomb chamber as if nothing mattered.

After that heavy footsteps faded away, even becoming inaudible, the archaeological team finally breathed a sigh of relief and cautiously crept out from the corner.

"That tiger demon has left; it probably won't come back."

Professor Zhang wiped the sweat from his forehead, only then realizing his clothes had been soaked through with cold sweat at some point; the others were much the same.

Looking at the surrounding corpses piled like mountains, with severed limbs everywhere, although the archaeological team sometimes deals with tombs and corpses,

but usually they are just desiccated corpses or bones; they had never seen such a bloody scene, likely to suffer nightmares, their faces turned pale, teeth chattering, and some even ran aside to vomit.

Professor Zhang looked away, forcing himself not to gaze at the scene on the ground.

"It's truly terrifying; was that tiger really a monster?"

"It must be a monster—it can speak human language, flip the middle finger, possesses such great Divine Ability, and smashed the M Country special forces to pieces; if not a monster, what is it?"

"It's simply unbelievable that monsters exist in this world; could it be a mutant gene animal from some lab?"

"Even if it were a mutant gene animal, it wouldn't be this formidable; you didn't see that tiger immune to blades and bullets, with firearms useless against it—it's simply too aberrant."

"Indeed, it defies common sense; besides being a monster, I can't think of any other explanation."

The cavern was littered with many bullet casings, their heads unstained by blood; these were left by the M Country special forces' rifles, evidently having inflicted no harm on the fierce tiger.

"Immune to blades, immense strength, able to speak human language—isn't that exactly a monster?"

Everyone wore expressions of lingering fear; being able to save their lives could be called a miracle.

"Fortunately, that tiger didn't spot us back then; otherwise we'd have been decapitated."

Really, it didn't notice them?

Professor Zhang inexplicably recalled the moment he first locked eyes with that tiger; he indeed felt a chilling gaze linger on him, even giving him a sense of wisdom.

It seemed as if the figure before him were not a tiger but a person.

Professor Zhang shook his head, quickly dismissing the thought; it must have been his illusion, given the tiger's attitude toward the M Country special forces—clearly ruthless and brutal.

If it had truly noticed them, how could it have remained indifferent and let the archaeological team go?

Professor Zhang was so lost in thought that he didn't even notice his companions shouting several times.

"Professor Zhang, what are you thinking about?"

Professor Zhang came to, shook his head, and said, "Nothing."

"What should we do now?"

Although the fierce tiger took the meteorite away, other relics remain in the tomb; but after so many incidents in succession, the archaeological team had no heart for anything.

"The urgent priority is to contact the outside world and report what's happening here immediately."

Since the equipment here failed and there was no signal, Professor Zhang didn't know what was happening outside, but seeing the ground littered with M Country special forces' corpses, he keenly sensed that this was no ordinary affair.

Were these foreigners coming for the ancient tomb, or for that special golden meteorite?

He faintly sensed that the latter was more likely.

The archaeological team, neglecting the tomb's relics, hurriedly left, not long after they departed.

The group stepped onto this land again—namely, the Great Xia official scientific expedition team and the accompanying special forces for protection.

"We've finally found the meteorite's landing site."

"Hurry in and see what's inside."

"After searching so long, we finally found it."

Everyone's faces were full of excitement and joy, yet the Great Xia special forces sensed something off, scanned their surroundings carefully, and their expressions shifted slightly.

No, it seems someone has already been here.

The smiles on the others' faces instantly stiffened: 'Impossible, we arrived here at the first moment; although searching for the meteorite's landing point delayed us considerably, we were still fast—how could someone have gotten ahead of us?'

They hurriedly quickened their pace, and when they reached the main tomb chamber, the scene before them left everyone stunned, unable to recover for a long time.

The faces of the scientific expedition team turned deathly pale; even the seasoned Daxia special forces, who had seen many storms, wore looks of shock.

Everything in sight was bloody—corpses everywhere, ruined walls, the ground pockmarked with bullet scars; it was clear that a fierce battle had taken place here.

Seeing the corpses all around, the Daxia special forces instantly went on alert, quickly calling out: 'Everyone, be careful.'

The scientific expedition team had never seen such a bloody scene; most of them dealt with natural geology, and they immediately turned away and vomited, almost bringing up bile.

The Daxia special forces checked around; these were all M Country special forces, all dead, no survivors left, and their expressions turned grave.

What kind of force could have such power to wipe out all of the M Country special forces!

And in the center of the tomb, there was a sunken spot, irregularly spherical in shape; if we guessed correctly, the meteorite should have landed here, but now it's empty!

……

The Commander of the Daxia Southwest Region was holding an important meeting.

Although the room was spacious, the furnishings were very simple—aside from a black rectangular table, there were only about ten chairs of the same color.

The heavy bulletproof door was carved with fine patterns, and the attendees of this meeting were the top officials of the Daxia Southwest Region.

One of them, an old man wearing a dark Zhongshan suit, was holding a phone, his expression revealing a hint of seriousness and sternness.

After he hung up the phone, someone then asked: 'What happened?'

The old man furrowed his brows, somewhat helplessly said: 'The golden meteorite in the Wushan Mountain Range has disappeared, and the site also revealed the corpses of over a dozen M Country special forces.'

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces changed slightly.

How could this happen!

According to current research and surveys, the golden meteorite likely contains substances not found on Earth, as well as enormous energy.

Upon receiving the news, they immediately dispatched special forces and an inspection team; they never expected the meteorite to be missing.

A sexagenarian old man, brows locked, asked: 'The meteorite fell within Daxia's territory; logically, our dispatched team should have arrived first—how could others have gotten ahead of us?'

The Zhongshan-suited old man sighed: 'It must be people from other countries; earlier, anomalous phenomena appeared frequently across the nation, also drawing the attention of those with ulterior motives, who slipped in unnoticed.'

What!

The Zhongshan-suited old man opened the screen before him, pulling up several photos: 'These are their findings inside the tomb.'

The photos before them were exactly the scene inside the tomb.

Perhaps because the meteorite was taken away, the disturbed magnetic field afterward gradually returned to normal, and many instruments became usable again.

Upon seeing the transmitted images, everyone in the conference room was stunned.

The blood-soaked images continually assaulted their vision.

White and red intertwined, flesh blurred, the corpses barely recognizable as human, fallen in a gruesome state, they seemed to have been destroyed by some tremendous force, with severed limbs scattered everywhere.

Blood and organs lay scattered on the ground, blood flowing into small streams, blooming into flowers reeking of blood and violence.

Just looking at this image, one could feel the heavy stench; even these well-traveled individuals felt chills run down their spines.

The tomb chamber floor was littered with bullets and craters, as well as huge footprints!

The scene before them was truly beyond belief.

Someone blurted out: 'How could there be such huge footprints!'

The Zhongshan-suited old man furrowed his brows and said: 'According to the scientific expedition team's on-site observation and investigation, these footprints appear to be those of a tiger, and the wounds on the special forces also resemble tiger claw marks.'

Tiger footprints!

Before the old man could finish speaking, he was interrupted by others.

This is impossible; could the scientific expedition team mean that a tiger slipped into the tomb among the M Country special forces, killed so many of them, and carried off the meteorite?

The M Country special forces carried European NGSW-R new-type rifles; these weapons are all M Country's latest equipment.

Never mind a single ferocious tiger; even ten or a hundred would be just a few bullets' worth.

The others looked at the images on the screen, their faces grim to the extreme.

Block off the entire Wushan Mountain Range! At any cost, we must locate the meteorite and track down these criminals!

We absolutely cannot let them take the meteorite away; we must dig three feet deep to ferret out these people! (End of chapter)