Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 748 Time is running out!
Wu Xie stared blankly at his phone, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

Hu Ming is dead, Xiao Ge is dead, the blind man is dead, and Wu Erbai's fate is unknown. We are doing everything we can to rescue him.

The message from Erjing was like a sharp knife piercing his chest, the excruciating pain almost making it impossible for him to breathe.

"Cough cough cough!!"

Amidst the fat man's worried yet guilty expression, Wu Xie covered his mouth and coughed violently, crimson blood dripping from between his fingers.

Everything went black before his eyes, and Wu Xie completely lost consciousness.

When Wu Xie woke up, it was already the third day. When he woke up, he saw the hospital ceiling.

"I don't believe that a mere roaring spring can drown those awesome people. Fatty, we have to go save Uncle and Zhang Qiling."

Wu Xie's blank and confused thoughts gradually became clear, and he struggled to get up, saying softly.

"it is good!"

"During the days you were unconscious, I had almost finished the preparations. The equipment and funds were already in place. We will set off immediately after breakfast."

The fat man, who had already made the necessary preparations, nodded.

I thought you would try to persuade me...

Wu Xie looked at the fat man strangely.

"There's nothing to advise them on. First, we absolutely cannot leave them in that godforsaken place. Even if they are really dead, we must find their bodies."

"I'm giving you advice, will you listen? Probably not!"

The fat man grinned.

"While you're eating, Naïve, I have some information to tell you."

“While you were unconscious, Erjing passed on some detailed intelligence to me. After they entered the underground from the mute village, they traveled 1,200 kilometers northeastward.”

"In other words, Lei City is actually located in the southwest region of the country, and Erjing and the others also discovered after the incident that the place where Uncle Ming and the others disappeared was in southern Fujian..."

Fatty brought over breakfast that had been prepared in advance in case Wu Xie woke up at any time, and spoke softly.

“Domestic, especially Fujian? That would be much better. After all, we don’t have many connections or resources abroad. Domestically, we have a lot more resources at our disposal.”

"Speaking of which, what about the Hong family, the Hu family, and your father? What do they think about the news that Uncle Ming's fate is unknown? Have they taken any action?"

Wu Xie didn't notice the fat man's expression. He sipped his porridge, his brain working at full capacity as he considered his action plan.

“The Hong family and my father’s people don’t believe Uncle Ming would be in trouble. Also, the Hong family is tied up with other matters and can only spare a very small number of people, and most of them probably won’t follow your orders…”

"As for my father and the others, damn it, I can't contact them at all. I can only send someone to notify them, but several days have passed and I still haven't received any news from them. And their men don't listen to me at all!"

"The worst part is, Naïve, we really don't have much time left; a torrential downpour is about to hit there..."

The fat man's tone was tinged with impatience and anxiety.

"Yes, time is running out..."

Wu Xie didn't think much of it, assuming that Fatty was worried that the arrival of the rainy season would increase the difficulty of the rescue and the chances of Hu Ming and the others surviving.

Wu Erbai and Wu Sansheng's choice to conceal everything and their scheming against their nephew were not without reason.

Wu Xie is a person you can call eccentric, or you can say he's somewhat weak-willed, overly curious, and easily find a whole host of shortcomings and flaws that make him unsuitable for this line of work. But one thing is undeniable to anyone who has met Wu Xie: he cares too much about the people around him, yet he displays a kind of indifference towards his own affairs.

The trip to Leicheng was extremely dangerous for various reasons, and it was destined to result in heavy casualties.

Whether it's someone he knows or a stranger, Wu Xie's personality is such that he would never allow so many innocent people to die for his safety.

Therefore, Wu Erbai and Wu Sansheng, who knew their nephew too well, decisively set up this scheme. After everything settled down, they passed on false information to Wu Xie, forcing him to set off for Thunder City.

This scheme is quite crude. If one calms down and thinks carefully, it wouldn't be difficult for Wu Xie, with his sharp mind, to discover its flaws.

The problem is, when it comes to your best friends, no one can really stay calm.

After all, people are made of flesh and blood; they are not cold machines.

In other words, everyone except Wu Xie, including Fatty, tacitly chose to keep it from Wu Xie.

"Phew, it's the third day already. There's not much time left for the little apprentice. The next rain is probably in the next few days. If the little apprentice comes late and misses the rain, we'll probably be delayed for a long time."

"We don't know if his condition will allow him to hold on until then."

Inside the cavity, Hu Ming and the other two sat back against the rock wall, closed their eyes to rest, glanced at the weather forecast sent by Wu Erbai, and the blind man said with some worry.

Three precious swords, cut in half at the waist, were carelessly discarded to one side.

“It’s alright. With Fatty by his side, he’s very meticulous. Time is of the essence, so he’ll probably selectively reveal some information to Wu Xie.”

"Fatty and Wu Xie probably came directly here, rather than taking a long detour from where we came from..."

"In other words, blind man, all the secret code you left for Wu Xie in the mute village was wasted... I'm your father? You're really addicted to being a father, aren't you? Go have one yourself!"

Hu Ming opened his eyes and lit a cigarette to pass the time.

With the outside world filled with poisonous barriers, they had nowhere to kill time and could only sit here listlessly chatting idly.

The battle with "First Emperor" three days ago was undoubtedly arduous.

Comparatively speaking, "First Emperor" was not so strong that Hu Ming and his two companions were helpless against him. However, he was too difficult to deal with, and his immortality, which was even more overpowered than cheat codes, was truly a headache.

Fortunately, during the fierce battle, Hu Ming finally found the best opportunity and pinned the deadly weapon that Hong Xia brought back from the summit of Mount Everest to the "First Emperor's" forehead.

That was a peculiar rock mineral that grew alongside the mother stone that created a person like the "First Emperor".

From the very beginning, the First Emperor was not a person who was truly immortal.

They are simply replenishing far more than they consume.

Vitality... This is an abstract and mysterious concept, and no one has been able to explain exactly what vitality is.

However, the mother stone made this abstract thing concrete and quantifiable, and at the same time endowed people like the First Emperor with a special means to replenish their own vitality.

This was deciphered from the stone slab that Hu Ming discovered underground in Gutongjing.

That script left no trace in history, and deciphering it would be impossible without spending a tremendous amount of time.

But Hu Ming is a man with superhuman abilities!
Upon meeting the "First Emperor," his intuition told him that the information on the stone tablet was extremely important. Fortunately, after returning from Gutongjing, he later acquired a skill called "Proficiency in Written Language," which allowed him to successfully decipher the information on it.

As Hu Ming had expected, it contained the secret to the immortality of beings like the "First Emperor," and how to kill them cleanly and efficiently!