The Crazy Son-In-Law

Zhao Xianyong and Glasses were taken aback. What kind of monster was this? Even Yuxu wore his gear properly. This creature was… utterly abnormal.

“Is there something above?” Zhao Xianyong asked curiously.

“There’s a tomb, with a coffin inside,” Xiao Shun replied.

“Are you serious?” Zhao Xianyong asked in astonishment. What was a commonplace occurrence for Xiao Shun seemed utterly strange to him. It was simply inconceivable to most people that a tomb was hidden deep in the mountain.

“There’s no need to lie to you, just report the truth when you return,” Xiao Shun said.

Thud!

Crash!

A heavy sound suddenly echoed, the ground seemed to shudder, followed by the sound of falling rocks. The four of them stopped immediately, cautiously looking around with the help of their flashlights.

“What was that sound?” Glasses asked, “It seems to have come from nearby.”

“Go,” Xiao Shun tersely said.

The surroundings were pitch black, even with his excellent eyesight, without the flashlight it was like groping in the dark. He didn’t dare to be too careless in this world full of unknowns. He might be able to handle sudden situations, but he was worried that Zhao Xianyong and the others wouldn’t be able to cope.

Zhao Xianyong had a strange feeling, as if a pair of eyes were watching him from an unseen corner, omnipresent, causing his hair to stand on end. Upon hearing Xiao Shun’s words, he instinctively quickened his pace, backtracking the way they came.

Thud!

Another loud noise.

Glasses involuntarily looked back, slowing his pace and squinting his eyes in shock.

“Oh my God, what is that…”

“Why are you dawdling? Go!” Xiao Shun ran over to pull him when he noticed Glasses standing still, his gaze incidentally following the beam of Glasses’ flashlight.This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

It highlighted a pair of bulging yellow-brown eyes, with vertical black pupils, emanating an evil glow under the flashlight. Xiao Shun also involuntarily stopped, raising his flashlight towards the monstrous creature.

Its delicate brown skin was covered with wart-like bumps, continuously releasing a gas almost invisible to the naked eye. It seemed this underground poison barrier was thanks to it. The creature’s huge triangular head was somewhat like a toad or a frog, with sturdy and powerful limbs, extremely sharp black claws, a long tail, and a snake-like tongue flickering in and out. It was as tall as two grown men standing on the ground.

“What the hell is that?” Yuxu also returned, staring at the monster in shock.

Xiao Shun shook his head, “I’ve never seen it before. The poison barrier here should be emitted from it. It’s probably been here for many, many years. The air circulation here is poor, so the poisonous fog that it emits has been accumulating here.”

“Could it be specifically guarding the person in the coffin?” Yuxu wondered.

“Who knows, let’s get out of here first. The visibility is too poor, it has probably lost its eyesight after being here for so long. It must have discovered us by some means other than sight. It has the home advantage here, so it’s better not to provoke it,” Xiao Shun suggested.

“I think we’ve already angered it.”

Yuxu looked at the Dark Roses wrapped in the protective suit in Xiao Shun’s hand. Xiao Shun quickly understood that the creature might be after the Dark Roses, but there was no way he was going to give back what he’d obtained.

It’s said that all treasures of heaven and earth are guarded by so-called spiritual beasts. It seems his judgment was right, this Dark Roses was indeed a good thing. But could this ugly creature also be a spiritual beast?

In the blink of an eye, the monster leaped up, its enormous body bearing down on the three of them like a mountain.

“Be careful!”

Feeling an intense pressure, Xiao Shun warned Yuxu and quickly pulled Glasses away. In the blink of an eye, they had run more than ten meters away. At the same time, Yuxu leaped back several meters, narrowly avoiding the attack.

Thud!

The moment the monster landed, rocks scattered everywhere, and Xiao Shun could feel a strong gust of wind blowing towards him.

Hiss!

Just as Xiao Shun and Glasses steadied themselves, a forked pink tongue shot out like lightning. They retreated a few more meters, evading the attack. The long tongue did not touch them, but it spat out a mouthful of saliva.

Hiss! Hiss!

The saliva rained down, landing on Glasses’ protective suit, rapidly corroding it and creating numerous holes.

Damn it, this creature is poisonous all over. Even its saliva is so toxic.

Ah!

Glasses screamed.

“It hurts so much!”

“Don’t touch it with your hand!” Just as he was about to touch the corroded area with his hand, Xiao Shun quickly grabbed his hand to stop him.

He swiftly tore off the protective suit from Glasses and helped him take it off. Underneath, Glasses was wearing a vest. A layer of skin on his shoulder had been corroded away, and blood was oozing out.

Seeing the dangerous situation, Yuxu drew his long sword and leaped down, piercing the monster’s front limb. The blade cut through its smooth, delicate skin and easily penetrated. However, the sword was insignificant compared to its massive limb. It was like tickling it, but it was enough to distract it.

The monster swung its claw, and Yuxu, along with his sword, was thrown more than ten meters away. Luckily, Yuxu was prepared. He used his energy to protect himself and managed to avoid injury.

Xiao Shun handed the protective suit wrapped around the Dark Roses and the flashlight to Glasses: “Hide somewhere safe and use the flashlight to provide me with some light!”

Despite the pain in his shoulder, Glasses took the protective suit and ran to hide behind a large rock. He carefully held up the flashlight to provide Xiao Shun with the only light available.

Huff… Huff…

Zhao Xianyong ran forward clumsily, one foot deep, the other shallow. He had seen the massive creature, and it would probably be imprinted in his mind for the rest of his life.

It was too terrifying, something only seen in movies, yet it appeared in reality. It felt like a nightmare.

I don’t want to die; I want to live.

I’m not running away; I just don’t want to die in vain. I’m going to bring help to save you guys.

Why aren’t you three fools running?

Idiots!

He thought miserably, his face full of grief.

As the team leader, his training made him feel guilty about abandoning his teammates. He kept finding reasons to console himself.