It was unclear how long it had been before Lu Zong was simply standing there, waiting foolishly for that thing, having forgotten everything else. The monster seemed to have stopped moving as well; the little girl was clearly much better off than before, at least her life was no longer in immediate danger.

At that moment, the fatty behind him also discovered the truth and cursed, "Lu Zong, you little bastard, get out of the way! You’re paralyzed by fear over such a small situation."

The fatty managed to squeeze past Lu Zong, and upon seeing the scene before him, he also felt a pang of fear, his body trembling slightly. However, he quickly regained his composure, pulled out a piece of black donkey hoof from his pocket, and snarled, "Damn your ancestors, you Blood Corpse! Die now!"

With that, he forcefully jammed the black donkey hoof in his hand into the corpse's mouth. The speed was so great that even the Blood Corpse couldn't react, immediately being forced back several paces by the object.

The fatty seized the opportunity, grabbed the graduate student's arm, then yanked the clothes of the other girl beside him, shouting, "Pull them out, quickly!"

As fast as he spoke, the fatty instantly looped the rope around his body onto the two graduate students, telling Lu Zong and Ma Xiong, "You two get out of here, I'll deal with this thing."

Lu Zong, uneasy about leaving the fatty alone, quickly pulled out a dagger from his pocket and said, "I'll help."

The fatty looked back helplessly and said, "Suit yourself." Then, he finally spat out a mouthful of blood, startling Lu Zong, who initially thought it was the monster's blood.

When the blood splattered onto the monster, it immediately let out loud, piercing roars, clearly in intense pain. The fatty took advantage of this moment, pulled out the final piece of black donkey hoof, and then violently stabbed it into the creature's heart. Instantly, the blood-red monster collapsed to the ground, its roaring ceasing.

The fatty collapsed heavily onto the ground, breathing roughly and saying, "God, I'm exhausted! That old professor has ruined me! I told him we needed at least a Mojin Xiaowei to enter a tomb. Isn't he afraid of running into a Blood Corpse by coming in himself?"

Suddenly, Lu Zong noticed the arm of the Blood Corpse ahead twitch slightly, and then it lunged straight at the fatty. Damn it, the monster had been feigning death.

In that instant, it completely pinned the fatty beneath it.

Lu Zong didn't overthink it but rushed forward, slashing at the thing's head with his dagger. Instantly, a torrent of blood sprayed from its throat, drenching both the fatty and Lu Zong. The coppery smell made Lu Zong dizzy.

He looked at the fatty trapped under the Blood Corpse and said with a wry smile, "Let's go, Fatty. If we run into something like this again here, it won't be good."

The fatty glanced at the Blood Corpse lying on the ground and replied with a grim smile, "Damn it, this thing has some serious resilience; even the black donkey hoof couldn't subdue it. Let's drag it outside quickly; once it touches the yang energy, it’s guaranteed to die."

With that, he handed Lu Zong one of the creature's legs. Lu Zong eyed the sticky foot, not daring to take it, and instead pierced it with his knife, helping the fatty drag the corpse out.

Arriving at the cave entrance, they saw a crowd of people, all eager to see what was inside. The fatty smiled wryly; these days, people just loved watching gruesome things.

The two men dragged the Blood Corpse outside, and the crowd fell silent, looking at each other before refocusing their gaze on the corpse. Seeing the blood-soaked figures of the fatty and Lu Zong, the two interns were the first to start clapping. Others soon followed suit.

The fatty stripped off his outermost layer of blood-soaked clothing and approached Ma Xiong, saying, "Ma Xiong, place this thing on dried baiyang wood, then douse the body with chicken blood. Also, whatever talisman is stuck on its head—don't ever remove it. Burn it all away."

After speaking, he walked toward Ma Xiong's tent; it seemed he needed rest.

Lu Zong pulled his dagger out of the Blood Corpse's leg, wiped it on his clothes, and walked up to Han Chong, asking gently, "Darling, what are we having for dinner tonight?"

Han Chong saw the stench covering him and quickly shoved him toward the bathing room. "Go wash up immediately!"

The crowd also looked at the long-rotted corpse with disgust, thinking they wouldn't be able to stomach food all week.

Indeed, the monster's body was a mess of torn flesh, with maggots even crawling in its eyes. It was truly horrifying to look at, almost as if a person had been skinned alive.

The two interns, unable to go home for the time being, also retreated into Ma Xiong's tent to rest. Ma Xiong sent over the nurse from the site, who quickly bandaged their wounds; thankfully, they were not serious.

Perhaps they were truly exhausted, or maybe the terror of the previous night had shaken them deeply, as they slept straight through until dawn.

The fatty climbed out of bed and saw the girls lying next to him. He woke them up irritably. His entire plan had been ruined by these two young things, yet they still had the audacity to sleep next to him? Marry me in return? Bah.

They looked at the fatty, their faces breaking into smiles. "Hello, we are archaeology interns here. Thank you for saving our lives; if it hadn't been for you yesterday, I don't know..."

"Enough pleasantries. Go do what you need to do. I have nothing to do with you; just leave this place," he cut them off.

They didn't seem angry but introduced themselves cheerfully, "Hello, my name is Ge Mei, and this is my good sister, Ge Rong. We are here for an internship. May I ask which university you are a professor at?"

The fatty couldn't help but find it amusing. A professor with this kind of capability? Still, his anger had largely subsided. He realized he might have been a bit harsh earlier. Besides, even though these two had messed up his grand scheme, they were, after all, young women, and quite attractive too. Compared to Lu Sha and Han Chong, these two were just supporting cast. His tone immediately softened: "Heh heh, I'm a professor from Shandong University. It's a pleasure to meet you both. By the way, why did you go inside that hole?"

Ge Mei explained, "I just wanted to see what was inside; the hole looked very mysterious. So I went in, and who knew I'd run into that thing? We..."

The fatty seemed to notice something amiss and asked, "What? Were you saying the grave tunnel was already open when you went in?"

The two girls nodded, "Yes, yes, the door was definitely open. It opened by itself right when we saw it. We saw it with our own eyes, which made us curious enough to go in."

The fatty squatted down, a look of disappointment crossing his face. "It seems Fatty's calculations were wrong. That old scoundrel Cao Cao is too cunning."

Ge Mei looked at the fatty's disappointed expression and asked, "What's wrong? Did you dig that tunnel?"

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