Swish~
With the slight friction of the pulley, Jack slid all the way to the statue, his feet landing on the statue's shoulders. As he turned, he touched the statue's head.
Due to years of neglect, the statue's head directly rolled off the statue.
Jack was startled and quickly hid behind the statue. Lu Hao chuckled and sat on the high wall watching the show. He wasn't worried about Jack having any problems.
These natives wouldn't be able to take down Jack, the Asian Flying Eagle.
*%￥#
The natives who were in the middle of their worship were startled by the rolling statue head. They scrambled to their feet, chattering in confusion, fearing this was a sign of a divine disaster for their tribe.
Jack peeked his head out to observe the situation, but was immediately spotted by the natives below. They pointed at him and shouted.
…
Jack realized he was exposed and quickly pretended to be a deity, babbling nonsense that confused the natives below. They couldn't understand a word.
The high priest went around to the back and saw Jack playing the role of a deity. He became furious and raised his staff to strike Jack. Jack reacted quickly, kicking the staff away and taking a step back to create distance. While the high priest was moving forward, Jack kicked him squarely, sending him tumbling down the platform.
Ah!!
With a scream, the high priest was caught by the natives who surrounded him. He raised his staff angrily and pointed at Jack, calling for everyone to attack the one who dared to damage their statue.
Sizzle~
Lu Hao saw that the situation was about right. He took out a pull-tab style smoke grenade, pulled the ring and tossed it into the crowd.
With a burst of pink smoke, the natives were choked and coughed, waving their hands to disperse the smoke.
“Lu Hao, catch!”
Taking advantage of the commotion, Jack took down the Holy Spirit Sword, wrapped it with cloth, and slung it towards Lu Hao on the pulley. The Holy Spirit Sword immediately rode the pulley toward Lu Hao.
Lu Hao took out a hiking stick and hooked the Holy Spirit Sword as it slid by, pulling it back and taking it off, stuffing it into his "backpack."
At the same time, he took out a greatsword he had prepared beforehand from his storage ring. He wrapped it with cloth, completely obscuring it, leaving only a vaguely familiar sword hilt.
“Huda!!”
The natives dispersed the smoke and angrily picked up their weapons: stone spears, stone axes, and javelins, all sorts of weapons.
And Jack was unfortunately the target of their ire.
“Hey, the sword is here!”
Seeing Jack being attacked, Lu Hao immediately raised the greatsword in his hand, attracting the attention of the natives. Jack didn't know what Lu Hao was doing, but he took advantage of the distraction and quickly jumped off the platform and escaped.
“Here you go!”
Seeing Jack escape, Lu Hao tossed the greatsword into the crowd, then took advantage of the natives being distracted by the greatsword and, without hesitation, jumped down from the high wall, using the steel cable of his grappling hook to descend quickly. As he landed, he dashed towards the hiding spot of the paraglider.
“Hey~”
Jack, while escaping, saw Lu Hao actually return the Holy Spirit Sword that he had worked so hard to get, and his face turned black.
He didn't have time to question Lu Hao right now.
The natives, after retrieving the greatsword, were already in pursuit.
Even though Lu Hao had returned the greatsword, the natives wanted to kill them both for infiltrating their tribe, disrupting their sacrifices, destroying the statue, and stealing the holy sword.
“Huda!!”
Lu Hao ran wildly through the forest. Suddenly, a small team of native guards who were attracted by the commotion at the sacrificial site charged out from the front. Upon seeing Lu Hao, they let out a howl, raised their spears, and charged.
Lu Hao slammed on the brakes, his toes digging into the mud. He took the opportunity to scoop up mud with his foot and fling it into the faces of the charging natives, causing them to instinctively close their eyes and dodge.
Bang!
Lu Hao, wielding his hiking stick, took advantage of the opening and charged forward, striking one of the natives on the shin with his stick. The native cried out in pain, clutching his leg in agony.
The other natives, enraged and stunned, raised their spears and stabbed at him.
Click!
Lu Hao used his hiking stick to sweep away the spears that were stabbing towards him. He turned, delivered a whip kick to one of the natives' faces, and sent him flying.
Then, he pulled a bottle of mineral water from his storage ring, opened it, and sprayed it towards the natives who were still chasing him. They were caught off guard and the mineral water splashed in their faces.
The liquid getting in their eyes made their eyes sting. They instinctively rubbed their eyes.
As expected, Lu Hao swung his hiking stick, striking each of them on the head, sending them reeling in a daze.
“Bye-bye~”
Lu Hao waved politely and took his leave.
He found the paraglider he had hidden at the middle of the mountain. He unfurled the wings, started the fan, sat in the seat, and sped downhill, taking off with the mountain breeze.
“Huda!!”
The natives who were chasing him saw Lu Hao suddenly flying up. Unfamiliar with the modern world, they mistook him for a god and quickly dropped their spears, kneeling on the ground in a devout bow.
“Let's go!!”
Seeing the natives' ignorance, Lu Hao shook his head and chuckled, smoothly maneuvering the paraglider towards the rendezvous point.
Tut-tut~
At that moment, the roar of a plane sounded in his ear. Jack, driving a mini airplane, flew past the paraglider.
Seeing Jack safely back, Lu Hao gave him a thumbs up. Jack, however, gave him a glare. He had personally seen this guy return the Holy Spirit Sword he had worked so hard to get.
This trip was a waste of time again.
The gold from the desert expedition was unattainable, and now the Holy Spirit Sword had gone down the drain.
He was losing money left and right.
At this rate, he would have to declare bankruptcy and beg on the streets.
They continued to fly and landed according to plan on an open area near the off-road vehicle.
Jack opened the hatch and jumped out of the airplane, walking quickly towards Lu Hao, furious. “Lu Hao, how could you return the Holy Spirit Sword without my consent!?”
A sure thing had flown the coop.
This kid was infuriating!!
Lu Hao untied the paraglider straps and took out a greatsword from his backpack with a smile. “Look at this!?”
“The Holy Spirit Sword!?”
Jack's eyes lit up with excitement. “But I just saw you… ”
“The one I gave back was a fake. It was a smoke grenade I bought specifically to confuse the natives. It could delay their pursuit.”
Lu Hao chuckled, revealing his little trick.
“You're so clever, good job. I owe you an apology.”
Jack gave Lu Hao a thumbs up happily.
The Holy Spirit Sword was back, and their expedition to find treasure was a success.
Now they had to figure out how to sell the Holy Spirit Sword.