Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 862 Going out to sea!

Among the group, a tall, dark-skinned man approached Hu Ming as he spoke.

Hu Ming couldn't help but scrutinize the other party. In his opinion, he had to be cautious so that he could deal with any suspicions the other party might have.

To be honest, Hu Ming is quite confident in his ability to judge people.

After taking a good look, Hu Ming realized that the person standing in front of him was a trained fighter. The scars on his body indicated that he had definitely experienced a lot of real combat.

Hu Ming didn't actually want to cooperate with these kinds of people, since if their background was illegitimate, there was a high possibility of them double-crossing each other.

Of course, Hu Ming wasn't worried about not being able to deal with them; he just didn't want to slow down his search for the Heavenly Pearl.

Just as Hu Ming was about to refuse, the other person spoke again.

"Don't worry! My men and I only want a portion of the treasure; we won't take it all! In return, we'll ensure your safety at sea!"

"Furthermore, my men are all top-notch sailors, retired sailors, and excellent swimmers! So they couldn't be more suitable!"

"Since you can't find anyone to help you go out to sea anyway, why don't you take us with you? We'll do whatever you say!"

The man spoke in somewhat awkward Mandarin.

As the other person finished speaking, Hu Ming couldn't help but frown.

To be honest, they are indeed short of sailors right now.

Without sailors, the ships they chartered might never have been able to set sail.

If they had switched to a small boat, they probably would have been capsized at sea before even reaching the forbidden island.

After thinking it over for a while, Hu Ming finally decided to take a risk.

In the end, Hu Ming chose to cooperate with that person and let them board the boat he had rented.

Soon after the sailors were in position, Hu Ming finally gave the order to set sail.

Although he was still a little uneasy, Hu Ming had made preparations early on.

It turned out that after the ship entered the sea, Hu Ming took out a lot of weapons from the system space and hid them in a place where no one knew.

In this way, there would be no fear of the sailors turning against them.

After finishing all this, Hu Ming returned to the cabin.

Inside the cabin, the leader of the sailors was waiting for Hu Ming.

"As far as I know, to reach the Forbidden Island, we must cross an unknown sea! It must be extremely dangerous! So we must be prepared…!"

Seeing that Hu Ming had sat down, the man spoke up.

As the man finished speaking, the previously crazed sailor nodded.

"He's right! That unknown sea is terrifying! You should prepare yourselves!"

The mad sailor finished speaking and a look of worry appeared on his face.

However, Hu Ming did not respond to their words. Instead, his gaze remained fixed on the man.

"Now that we're out at sea, shouldn't we introduce ourselves? We'll be working together for quite some time, and I don't want to work with strangers!"

As Hu Ming spoke, he couldn't help but look at the leader of the group of sailors.

As Hu Ming finished speaking, the man suddenly smiled.

"Hahaha! That's right! I'll go first then! My name is Donald, and I used to work for a bodyguard company!"

"However, because something happened to the person I was protecting, I was eventually fired and left with a huge debt." "When I was desperate, I heard about that treasure, so I brought my brothers here!"

When the man who called himself Donald got to this point, he couldn't help but glance at Hu Ming, as if asking Hu Ming if he was satisfied.

After listening to what the other party said, Hu Ming nodded slightly and then turned his gaze to the sailor who was pretending to be crazy.

At this moment, the sailor who had been feigning madness cleared his throat and spoke.

"As for me, you should all have investigated me! I'm the only person who came back alive from the forbidden island!"

"But you might not know this! I didn't actually land on the Forbidden Island. I just jumped into the sea a few dozen meters away from it, which saved my life!"

"You already know everything else! All I can do now is guide you in the direction to the Forbidden Island! As for the rest, that's up to you!"

"By the way, call me Nick!"

The sailor who had been feigning madness then gave his name.

After the two had explained their identities, Hu Ming finally nodded in satisfaction.

"My name is Hu Ming! I don't need to introduce myself, do I? As for what that golden manuscript points to, I'm determined to get it!"

"Of course, except for the treasure! Those things are unimportant to me; you can handle that later! I only want one thing!"

When Hu Ming got to this point, both Donald and Nick became curious.

Clearly, they were eager to know why Hu Ming would risk so much danger to find the golden manuscript.

Going to the forbidden island is no joke; it's uncertain whether you'll even come back alive, let alone anything else.

The two men couldn't quite understand this, but just as they were about to ask for clarification, their boat suddenly began to rock.

Feeling the ship rocking, Hu Ming quickly stood up from his seat.

"What's going on? Why is it so bumpy? We've only just set sail! It's impossible for us to encounter storms!"

After finishing his sentence, Hu Ming immediately ran out of the cabin, wanting to get to the bottom of things.

However, just as Hu Ming and his companions ran out of the cabin, they discovered that there seemed to be several other boats following them not far away.

At that moment, someone on one of the boats was throwing ropes toward Hu Ming and his group's boat.

It was that rope that caused Hu Ming and his crew's boat to rock violently.

"How can there be so many ships!"

Seeing this, Hu Ming also became curious.

While Hu Ming was getting curious, Nick also recognized one of the ships.

"It's those guys from the city! They came to me wanting me to take them to the forbidden island!"

"Looks like they haven't given up! Right! They're no pushovers! We have to be careful!"

Nick then offered a reminder.

Before Nick could finish speaking, Donald had already rushed out.

At the same time, a dagger appeared in his hand without him even noticing.

"Damn it! You think you can take my stuff? Not so easy! I'll send you all to feed the fish in the sea!"

As Donald spoke, he used his dagger to cut all the ropes on the ship's side.

When the rope was cut, many people who wanted to climb onto Hu Ming's boat fell into the water!