Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 187

A massive water feature wall spans the entire underground cavern, blocking the way forward.

As far as the eye can see, there is no passageway for people to pass through, and probably not even a fly can fly through it.

"Wasn't it supposed to be that those guys from the Samsara Sect had dug through this whole place?"

"How come the water feature wall is still intact? It can't be... something that can self-repair, can it?"

Seeing this, Hu Bayi and Fatty were immediately dumbfounded.

Such a magnificent crystal wall cannot be easily breached in a short period of time.

Leaving aside the cross-section, this crystal wall is extremely thick.

Even if we disregarded the consequences and completely ignored the danger of the cave collapsing, and used enough explosives, it probably wouldn't be so easy to blow it open.

"If I remember correctly, this is the time of year when the water flow in the Kunlun Mountains region is at its highest, right?"

At this moment, Yang Xueli looked at the rushing water, lost in thought.

The group proceeded along the direction of the river.

Along the way, the river became increasingly turbulent, but upon reaching this point, there was still no noticeable rise in the river level.

If this place were truly blocked by the crystal wall, the water should have overflowed long ago.

"That's right! The cave entrance we're looking for is probably underwater."

“Normally, when the riverbed is dry, the passage is exposed above the water.”

"But now, the passage dug by the Samsara Sect is probably submerged by the river."

As he spoke, Hu Ming had already nimbly put on his diving gear.

Having learned from the experience of working at the tomb of King Xian, although this trip was to work in the Kunlun Mountains, everyone still prepared tools for underwater work in advance.

As it turns out, being prepared is always a good idea.

If it weren't for the diving equipment, everyone would have had to reluctantly turn back the way they came.

"Wait, Akiko, let's go down and take a look together!"

Seeing that Hu Ming was ready to go into the water to check the situation, Hu Bayi quickly shouted.

A few minutes later.

The two of them plunged in with a single leap.

The crystal wall passage in the water was extremely wide; at least in a short time, Hu Ming and Hu Bayi swam smoothly for at least three or four meters.

However, there was no way to pass through the area ahead.

There was a funnel-shaped passageway, but the problem was that it was the only passageway.

Thousands upon thousands of "white-bearded scaleless fish" formed a rolling formation, blocking the river's passage to the outside world.

One fish holds the tail of the one in front of it, and the fish wall they form seems to stretch endlessly.

These fish varied in size, but each fish was at least half a meter long on average.

Anyone who likes fish would be delighted to see this.

However, for Hu Ming and his team, the fish formation was indeed a major obstacle blocking their path.

On the shore, Hu Ming and Hu Bayi had already returned from the water.

"The white-bearded fish themselves are harmless, but once they form a fish formation, their very existence is a threat." "If we don't break through the fish formation, we probably won't be able to get through smoothly in a short time."

Hu Ming frowned and said calmly.

The group has already spent most of the day walking around.

They all sat around on the shore, eating something to replenish their energy.

"This is troublesome. The fish form a school of fish to defend against external enemies and natural enemies."

"Let's not even talk about what dangerous underwater creatures these white-bearded fish are trying to avoid by forming a fish formation."

"Once the fish form a school, it can be quite a wait for them to disperse on their own."

Hu Bayi chewed on his dry rations and sighed softly.

"It's alright, Mingzi, Staff Officer Yang, Lao Hu, you've forgotten that we brought a lot of explosives with us when we came."

"Once we've eaten and drunk our fill, why don't we just go down and blow them up? No matter how big the fish formation is, one yellow explosive and it'll be smooth sailing from now on!"

Upon hearing this, the fat man raised an eyebrow and said with great interest.

Fatty loves doing this kind of thing.

"It's not that simple. This huge ice crystal wall is not a single piece; it's made up of countless ice crystals stacked together."

"None of us have experience with underwater blasting operations. It's hard to control the amount of explosives; too little won't be effective, and too much..."

"If part of the crystal wall is destroyed, it could easily trigger a chain reaction, and the entire crystal wall might collapse."

Hu Bayi said with a wry smile.

"It's unlikely. Looking at this structure, even if a large amount of explosives were used and accidentally affected the entire Gate of Disaster, it would still take time for it to collapse."

"This will take about one to two minutes. As long as you hurry and get through the passage, there won't be any problems."

Hu Ming shook his head, examined the crystal wall, made a rough estimate in his mind, and came to a conclusion.

A group of six.

Hu Ming and the others quickly put on their diving gear, while also helping Chu Yi and A Xiang, who knew nothing about it, to get dressed.

To get through here safely and quickly, the six of them absolutely cannot be separated.

After getting into the water, Hu Ming and the others waited quietly at the cave entrance.

The fat man volunteered to be the demolition expert, and the others let him be.

The fat man, carrying explosives, quickly swam into the passage and disappeared into the murky waters in front of the awe-inspiring fish array.

Before long, within the range of the underwater searchlight, the fat man was seen swimming back in a hurry.

The fat man swam while making hand gestures.

That means the explosives have been placed, the fuse has been removed, and it's about to explode.

Not daring to delay, Hu Ming pulled him over and hid him on one side of the passage.

Almost simultaneously, a loud, muffled sound came from underwater, and the entire river seemed to tremble.

The violent shockwave, carrying fragments of fish, caused the water to surge rapidly.

At the same time, a rich, foul-smelling crimson color quickly stained the nearby waters red...

(End of this chapter)