Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 760 Wu Xie Enters the Coffin!

In the instant he was enveloped by the azure flames, Hu Ming's vision went completely black. No, to be precise, it wasn't blackness, but a void where nothing existed at all!!!
Hu Ming remained calm, simply closing his eyes (which were useless at the moment) and maximizing his intuition, just in case.

Although a preliminary cooperation agreement has been reached with that person, and that person has shown sincerity and goodwill, people...

Human hearts are fickle and unpredictable, especially those of an ancient monster who has lived for millions of years. Even Hu Ming couldn't guarantee that one wouldn't suddenly change their mind.

Fortunately, this emptiness did not last long. After about half a minute, Hu Ming's eyes lit up; it was the flame of a candle.

It was the candle that was previously lit in the southeast corner.

Squinting to look closely, the environment had changed drastically; all around was a dark, empty circular space.

Within the dim light, the rock face was covered with countless bronze reeds that resembled scales.

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

Hearing heavy breathing in my ear, it was Wu Xie.

In the next half minute, the group was enveloped in nothingness. In that eerie space, not only were their five senses, such as sight and hearing, deprived, but they couldn't even breathe!
Holding his breath for a full half minute would have been fine in the past, without turning red or getting out of breath, but now Wu Xie's lungs were rotting, and that half minute almost took half his life.

"Damn it, am I really going to die?"

Having finally caught his breath, Wu Xie was pale and didn't care about anything else. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and the rotten lung tissue, then took out a cigarette from Fatty's pocket and lit it.

At this point, Wu Xie no longer cared about the damage nicotine was causing to his lungs.

As he inhaled the smoke, a burning pain shot through his lungs. Wu Xie's face paled even more. He took a deep breath, threw away the cigarette butt, and slumped to the ground in despair.

"Wait, you naive girl, this godforsaken place is full of these springs. If you sit down, you'll be sliced ​​into a meat roll. Aren't there springs on the stone beams underneath?"

The fat man was startled and was about to pull Wu Xie up when he suddenly realized that the stone beam beneath their feet was safe.

Standing on the edge of the stone beam and looking down, the bottom was dark and unfathomable.

It's worth mentioning that the place where the group landed was less a stone beam and more a platform spanning the center.

Looking around, the fixed stone beams and platforms connecting the platform and the rock wall are not visible at all; they seem to be floating in mid-air!
Hu Ming casually pressed down on Niu Dun's coffin lid, helped up the almost lifeless Wu Xie, stepped over the candles, and walked forward.

Before long, the group arrived at the very center of the stone platform.

Under the cold light, the object in the center of the stone platform came into view.

Countless reeds clustered together to form a blooming chrysanthemum, and at the heart of the flower, a gray, ancient stone coffin lay quietly.

"coffin?"

Several people were stunned.

"That's right, this is the coffin, this is the Thunder City we've been longing for."

"Wu Xie's only chance to save his life is that coffin."

Hu Ming pointed to the unassuming coffin and said softly
Before he finished speaking, the surrounding reeds suddenly began to vibrate and contract.

The reeds opened and closed like snake scales, transmitting in a regular wave-like motion, and in the blink of an eye, they swept past the location where everyone was.

At the same time, the reeds on the stone platform seemed to resonate, opening and closing silently.

"This is a thunder collection device. All the thunder collected from the outside world will be gathered here, in that coffin."

Hu Ming's gaze was fixed on the gray coffin.

crunch~
Before the group could ask any questions, the coffin lid suddenly slid open, and a cold light shone on it, revealing that the space inside the coffin was filled with orange liquid.

"Take off your clothes! The first sound has already come, and the first thunderstorm of spring is coming. Time is of the essence. If you miss this moment, you're really doomed."

Hu Ming said in a deep voice.

"What the hell? Taking off your clothes?"

"Uncle Ming isn't going to make me lie in a coffin, is he? Seriously, there's so much liquid in there, I'm going to drown!"

Wu Xie was immediately shocked.

Lying a living person in a coffin is one thing; people in this line of work don't shy away from such trivial matters. But that eerie orange liquid... something just doesn't seem right.
"That thing, combined with thunder, can save your life. Time is running out, so stop talking nonsense, you blind man!" Seeing the reeds pulsating more and more intensely, Hu Ming didn't bother to explain further and shouted softly.

"okay!"

Upon hearing this, the blind man was no longer sleepy. He chuckled and darted to Wu Xie's side.

Under Wu Xie's horrified gaze, the two swiftly stripped him naked and threw him precisely into the coffin.

"Holy crap!!"

"Why the hell did my coffin lid close by itself?! I'm going to drown!!"

Startled awake from his deathbed, Wu Xie unleashed all his potential, clinging to the coffin lid as he struggled to his feet.

What drove Wu Xie to despair was that the orange liquid seemed to possess a magical power, clinging to him like quicksand.

Even in his prime, Wu Xie might not have been able to break free from this force, let alone now that he's sickly.

Gululu.
An irresistible suction force engulfed Wu Xie, and a series of bubbles rose from the orange surface of the water.

The gray coffin lid slowly closed.

At the same time, the bronze reeds that collected the thunder sounds from the ground vibrated continuously and densely, transmitting the thunder sounds into the gray stone coffin.

A faint fluorescence emanated from the gray sarcophagus.

"Phew, we finally made it in time. The only thunderstorm that can save Wu Xie's life is the first thunderstorm of every spring. If we miss this one, even a god can't save him."

Hu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

I rushed as fast as I could and finally made it before the deadline.

"I mean, is this all there is to it? Can that pool of orange liquid combined with the collected thunder really save Tianzhen's life?"

The blind man handed out cigarettes to the group, then plopped down on the ground, staring at the coffin, scratching his head in disbelief.

"So, this is the incredibly mysterious 'listening to thunder'? What do you think?"

The fat man frowned, a strange feeling creeping into his heart.

"You think we had it too easy this time, encountering no danger except for the road general guarding the gate, which is completely different from Wu Xie's usual tomb raiding experiences, right?"

Hu Ming keenly understood what the fat man meant and chuckled.

"That's right!"

The fat man nodded.

"That's because the real danger is further down. However, you can't go in from there. This is my responsibility now."

Hu Ming smiled, walked to the edge of the stone platform, looked into the bottomless abyss, and spoke in a low voice.

"What's the meaning?"

The young man and the blind man remained silent, while the fat man felt a jolt of unease, a sense of foreboding creeping over him.

"After the thunderstorm ends and Wu Xie comes out, press the button. Never mind, once Wu Xie comes out, the thunder will tell him how to leave this place."

"Wu Xie will probably need more than an hour. After he's done, Xiao Ge, Blind Man, and Fatty, you take Wu Xie back first. I have some troublesome things to deal with, so don't worry about me. I'll go back by myself after I'm done."

"So, goodbye everyone."

Hu Ming gave the group a strange smile, waved his hand, and leaped into the air, disappearing into the dark abyss under the force of gravity.

"Uncle! Uncle Ming!"

The fat man's heart nearly stopped beating for a moment, and he screamed in shock.

"Don't worry, he'll be fine. He's just going to complete the final transaction."

The young man and the blind man, who already knew some things, stopped the fat man and explained in a low voice!
(End of this chapter)