Han Xiao Liu returned to the camp, pulled out his camping stove and started cooking a late-night snack.
The only sound in the silent forest was the crackling of the fire. Han Xiao Liu, like a lovestruck fool, was drooling as he meticulously examined the dual revolvers he had earned for completing the mission.
The two guns were one silver and one black. The silver pistol had a rosewood handle, while the black one had a pure white ivory handle. It had a bit of the ebony and ivory feel of the main character in Devil May Cry.
Except, his magazine only held six rounds, and the bullets were a special caliber: .37x44MM Magnum. These types of bullets were rarely found on the market.
“So beautiful. Dual revolvers and a shotgun. The ultimate cowboy kit! I’ll get a cowboy hat when I get back. Heh, just thinking about it makes me feel cool.”
Han Xiao Liu reluctantly put the guns away in his system space. It was better to keep such good things hidden for now.
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The sky was turning a pale orange, and Han Xiao Liu instantly opened his eyes. He found a secluded spot not far away and waited for Wu Xie and his group.
“Everyone be careful where you step. There have been many injuries on the road before entering the tomb. Wu Xie, stay close to me, don’t get separated.”
“Uncle Three, we won’t. Let’s hurry, that tomb robbing group probably already went down.”
“Shut up, get down. Two o’clock!”
The camp was not small, after all, it housed twenty-five people. The few tents were quite visible in the woods.
“Third Master, I’ll go check it out.”
“Pan Zi, be careful. Take this. Da Kui, be ready to provide backup.”
Pan Zi took the pistol and carefully moved towards the camp. He was a former special forces soldier, so he was quite skilled in jungle operations.
Pan Zi confirmed that no one was in the camp and then waved his hand back.
Wu San Sheng then led the group forward at a brisk pace.
“They’re all German goods. It must be that group of foreign tomb robbers. Uncle Three, let’s hurry up too.”
Wu San Sheng looked down at the ashes of the campfire.
“Someone had a fire last night. It was a small fire, so they must have gone down ahead of us. Hai Shao, you and Cheng Cheng set up the equipment up there. Contact us if you have any problems.”
Wu San Sheng no longer hesitated. He took the map he had translated and began to “mark points.” He knew where the sky pit was, but this was the first time he had been here.
Grave robbers’ methods for finding tombs were far inferior to the Four Schools, but they had their own unique methods. They were more like the “Grave Robber” school, relying on “observation, hearing, inquiry, and touch.”
“According to the map, this should be the sacrificial platform. The main entrance should be here. Pan Zi, Da Kui, go!”
Han Xiao Liu watched from afar. At this distance, he couldn’t hear what they were saying.
“If Sheng Sheng Man was here, it would be great. I don’t know how Wu San Sheng is so sure about the location. That’s a Lo Yang Shovel. This technique, it’s so smooth. Truly worthy of a professional tomb robber.”
Pan Zi and Da Kui used their shovels at different locations, but the distance they dug was the same.
“Third Master, thirteen sections.”
“Mine too.”
“The tomb chamber is eight meters below. The tomb soil is bloody. This is a dangerous tomb. Everyone be careful when you go down. The mechanisms could activate at any time and take your life.”
Wu Xie, who was going down a tomb for the first time, had a look of confusion. He was like a curious kid, asking questions constantly.
“Uncle Three, what does it mean when the tomb soil is bloody?”
“The tomb is quite old, and the corpses down there are likely to turn into zombies. Besides, people definitely died inside this tomb before. Don’t touch anything when you go down. If you trigger the mechanisms, you could be killed at any moment.”
Xiao Ge stood at the end of the line, silent. However, his eyes kept glancing towards Han Xiao Liu’s location.
Even though he couldn’t see, Xiao Ge was certain that someone was there. He hadn’t felt any hostility, so he hadn’t attacked.
Naturally, Han Xiao Liu noticed Xiao Ge’s unusual behavior.
“As expected of the Qilin, he found me so quickly. But Xiao Ge doesn’t look well. Did he lose too much blood when going through the water tunnel? His face is so pale. It’s frightening.”
Han Xiao Liu had always wondered about this when watching the tomb-robbing drama in his previous life. Xiao Ge’s martial arts skills were beyond doubt, but he always looked out of sorts.
“Could it be that he’s always losing blood while acting as a bodyguard for Tian Zhen? Tsk tsk, it seems I need to prepare something. I don’t care about the others, but this mission might depend on Xiao Ge’s help.”
Han Xiao Liu brought up his system and found a blood-restoring potion in the mall. He exchanged three bottles, each costing 500 currency.
It was a bit expensive, but it was worth it. It could instantly heal external injuries and blood loss, restoring the user to full health in three minutes.
Of course, this was only for ordinary people. He didn’t know how effective it would be on someone like Xiao Ge with Qilin blood.
However, the system hadn’t unlocked any other restorative potions yet.
Wu San Sheng, being a professional tomb robber, was quite skilled at digging with his small team. They were much better than Han Xiao Liu, who relied entirely on brute force.
In less than half an hour, an archway appeared. Wu San Sheng was the first to enter, leading the way.
Xiao Ge brought up the rear. Before entering, he glanced at Han Xiao Liu again. Han Xiao Liu appeared before him and nodded. Xiao Ge nodded in response before entering the tomb.
“I should make my move. Give it a few minutes. If I remember correctly, Wang Yue Ban, the fatso, should be returning to the Lu Shang Wang’s location and angering it.”
Han Xiao Liu carefully checked his equipment. He strapped the black sword that Yin Nan Feng had given him to his back, and he also had three high-explosive grenades on his belt.
“Damn it, I’m going all in! I’ll see just how strong this two-thousand-year-old zombie really is!”