Chapter 463 Armed to the Teeth - NPCs Go Online
The group boarded the car and headed straight from Linyi to Pingyi. Two hours later, they finally arrived in Pingyi County.

In a luxury suite at the Wanxia Holiday Hotel, 11 people, including Gao Dongxu, were either sitting or standing.

"Fugui, distribute the backpacks and equipment," Gao Dongxu said to Fugui, sitting on the sofa.

“Okay, boss.” Fu Gui quickly pulled out 11 bulging outdoor backpacks from the corner.

"Each backpack contains a set of outdoor adventure gear, including cut-resistant clothing, an outdoor waterproof jacket, waterproof pants, mountain boots, tactical gloves, a high-powered flashlight, a first-aid kit..."

Wu Sansheng, Wu Xie, and Pan Zi exchanged a glance upon hearing about the complete set of equipment.

As expected, they are very wealthy and well-prepared, practically armed to the teeth, even having prepared antivenom.

"The rooms are ready. Each of you take a backpack, go back to your rooms, take a shower, change your clothes, and we'll set off after lunch in an hour," Gao Dongxu said to Wu Sansheng.

“Okay.” Wu Sansheng nodded in agreement, then got up and left with Wu Xie, Pan Zi, and Zhang Qiling, each taking a backpack.

Once only Gao Dongxu and his group remained in the suite, Gao Dongxu looked at Fusheng and asked, "Where's that suitcase?"

“In the inner room,” Fusheng said.

Gao Dongxu nodded and got up, walking alone into the inner bedroom. He saw the suitcase in the corner, laid it flat, turned the combination lock, and opened the suitcase. Inside were various knives. He took out eight pistols, six holsters, sixteen magazines, and five hundred rounds of ammunition from his spatial storage, put them into the suitcase, closed it again, and pulled the suitcase back to the living room.

"boom--"

Gao Dongxu picked up the suitcase and placed it on the table. Then, under everyone's gaze, he opened it, revealing the weapons inside.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and Leng Feng glanced at Gao Dongxu, who had a smile on his face.

Gao Dongxu picked up four Sig Sauer P320 rifles and handed them to the Ru Xin and Ru Qing sisters. Then, he smiled and said to Leng Feng and the other three, "One for each of you. Take them for self-defense."

Leng Feng stepped forward, picked up a Beretta 92F, began to inspect it, and then looked at Gao Dongxu, saying, "A new gun?"

"Yes." Gao Dongxu didn't hide anything and admitted with a smile. "Each person should pick two knives, just in case."

Soon, the six of them had chosen their weapons. There were still some knives left in the box, so they randomly picked three to give to Wu Sansheng, Wu Xie, and Pan Zi for self-defense.

"There is a high chance that we will encounter some strange and mutated creatures during this tomb raiding trip. Although I have prepared all the safety precautions I can think of, they are still insufficient and we may still encounter danger. Therefore, after entering the tomb, we must obey orders and follow instructions. We must not act on our own or touch or step on anything."

If you encounter anything eerie or zombie-like, don't be afraid. I have ways to deal with it. Trust me, I won't risk your lives or my own.

As Gao Dongxu spoke, he stepped forward and took out six strings of five-emperor coins strung together with red rope from an inner pocket of his suitcase. He gave one to each person and said, "Wear these five-emperor coins around your necks, and ordinary evil spirits will not be able to harm you."

Upon hearing this, all six of them immediately hung the Five Emperors Coins around their necks. To be honest, ever since they learned that there were strange things in this world, such as zombies and monsters, even if they were brave, they couldn't help but feel a little creeped out, even though they had never seen them before.

Gao Dongxu looked at the six people and said very seriously, "Remember, no matter what strange things you encounter, don't panic. Trust me, I can handle it."

"understand!"

Seeing Gao Dongxu's unwavering confidence, Ru Xin and Ru Qing looked at him with even more admiration. When they followed their master and the old magistrate, they had heard many stories of extraordinary people. Although they hadn't seen Gao Dongxu demonstrate them, just by hearing his confidence, they were certain that Gao Dongxu must have a hidden side.

An hour later, Gao Dongxu and his group of 11 changed into black windbreakers and mountain boots. After having a hearty meal at the hotel and resting for a while, they each put on their backpacks and followed Fusheng to the parking lot.

Seeing the 11 off-road motorcycles, Wu Sansheng, Wu Xie, and Pan Zi were once again filled with emotion.

Having money and power is great; their logistical support is truly top-notch.

Gao Dongxu smiled as he looked at Zhang Qiling, who was staring at him. He walked to the back of an SUV, opened the trunk, took out the Tu Cheng Black Gold sword, walked up to Zhang Qiling, handed him the black gold ancient sword weighing over 100 kilograms, and said, "You owe me three favors."

"Okay." Zhang Qiling said calmly, reaching out to take the Black Gold Ancient Sword. His eyes, which had been like a stagnant pool, finally lit up.

Clang—"

The air seemed to freeze the moment the blade was drawn from its sheath.

Ru Xin and Ru Qing frowned slightly. As sisters who were assassins, they were extremely sensitive to killing intent. Looking at the gleaming black gold ancient sword, they were moved and looked at Gao Dongxu with resentment, as if blaming him. Why did he have to give such a peerless weapon to an outsider when he didn't need it himself?

"Thank you."

"One of the things I'm looking for this time is called Qilin Rest," Gao Dongxu said with a smile, looking at Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qiling's eyes flickered again. He met Gao Dongxu's gaze, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Okay." "Thank you," Gao Dongxu smiled and expressed his gratitude. This time, everything was settled. He knew that in order to search for his memories, Zhang Qiling had been repeatedly going down into the same tombs to stimulate his brain and see if he could recall anything.

In other words, this was definitely not the first time Zhang Qiling had been to the Seven Star Lu Palace, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to accurately retrieve the Qilin Xie from the Blue-Eyed Fox Corpse Armor and feed it to Wu Xie to detoxify him.

Next, Gao Dongxu gave each of Wu Sansheng and the other two a knife for self-defense, and then gave each of them two waist pouches.

"One fanny pack contains bags of realgar, and the other contains Tianxin rock powder. Both are for repelling snakes, insects, and rodents. Even if they don't repel them, they can buy everyone some time, so be sure to bring them."

After distributing realgar and Tianxin rock powder, Gao Dongxu opened a cardboard box, took out homemade Molotov cocktails, and handed out two to each of them to Wu Xie, who stared in astonishment. He said, "We don't know what we'll encounter. If we really run into something big, then we'll have to use something ruthless to buy ourselves some time to escape. Of course, it's best not to use them unless absolutely necessary."

"Young Master Gao, I'm convinced. Compared to you, we tomb raiders have no reason to be in danger when we go down into the tomb." Wu Sansheng said with a bitter smile, holding the sealed Molotov cocktail.

"You guys are willing to risk your lives for money, but I'm not. I'm afraid of dying," Gao Dongxu joked with a smile.

"Shall we leave now?" Wu Sansheng chuckled as he put down the Molotov cocktail and asked.

"No rush, wait for a call." Gao Dongxu took out a GPS satellite positioning and navigation device and turned it on.

Wu Sansheng's eyes lit up as he looked at the GPS device, lost in thought.

Not long after, Gao Dongxu's phone beeped with a text message notification. He took out his phone, opened the message, and saw the latitude and longitude coordinates sent by Da Jinya.

Gao Dongxu smiled. Sure enough, in order to understand the situation of Aning's group, Jude Kao did not hide the coordinates of the Lu Palace.

After inputting the latitude and longitude coordinates into the GPS navigator, it started navigating. The person then said to everyone, "Get in the car, let's go!"

Everyone put on helmets, shouldered their backpacks, hopped on their off-road motorcycles, and roared straight towards the Mengshan mountain area.

Because they had relatively accurate coordinates, Gao Dongxu and his group didn't have to wander around like headless flies. However, as they went further and further into the remote area, they eventually found themselves on mountain roads and dirt tracks. When they were almost at their destination, they discovered that apart from endless hills, they couldn't see anything modern.

The hills here are high in elevation. Because they have not been developed and have not been inhabited for many years, the shrubs are very dense and the ground is covered with a thick layer of rotten soil. The mud is black and the motorcycle can no longer go any further.

Gao Dongxu and his group had no choice but to abandon their vehicle. They hid the motorcycle in a safe place, marked it, cut off some tree branches to use as walking sticks, and cautiously made their way forward.

Finally, around four o'clock, they descended into the valley and saw a clear green mountain stream, about five or six boat widths wide. They couldn't see the bottom or know its depth. Apart from a flat rock on both sides of the stream, the rest of the area consisted of towering cliffs covered with tree canopies and leaves, which blocked out most of the sun and caused the surrounding temperature to drop several degrees.

"There's an old man up ahead, I'll go ask him for directions—" At this moment, Wu Sansheng saw an old man driving an oxcart on the riverbank, smoking a pipe. He looked at them curiously and said to Gao Dongxu, who had already sat down to rest and drink water.

Gao Dongxu glanced at the old man driving the oxcart in the distance, nodded, and couldn't help but chuckle to himself. The NPCs from Daomu Biji had come online; this old man and the boatman were a pair of partners who would rob and kill for money.

The old man with the oxcart pretended to be a good person, using a wheelbarrow to pull people onto the boat. The boatmen were responsible for taking people into the Corpse Cave. After the people were killed by the strange creatures and corpse beetles, they collected their belongings.

"Wait for me—" Wu Xie saw his third uncle and Pan Zi go up to ask for directions. He hadn't said much the whole way, but he immediately perked up and followed them.

Gao Dongxu smiled slightly and ignored him. At this point, he didn't want to interfere too much with the plot.

Entering the tomb by waterway, though dangerous, is a great opportunity to teach everyone a vivid lesson.

The white-clad eeriness, the corpse beetle, and the hexagonal bell can instantly reshape everyone's worldview.

A dozen minutes later, Wu Sansheng and Pan Zi returned with grave expressions. Wu Sansheng said to Gao Dongxu, "The old man said there's a mountain path on the hilltop that they usually use, but a landslide happened recently, and rocks keep falling down, knocking down several people. So now we can only use the waterway."

To travel by water, we had to pass through a cave. Interestingly, Panzi and I smelled a strong stench of corpses on the dog. It was very likely that it had grown up eating human flesh, so the cave ahead was probably a pile of corpses.

There's something fishy about this old man and that boatman who hasn't shown himself yet.

“If there’s a problem, then there’s a problem. With so many of us, are we afraid of two old men? It’s just that there’s something in the Corpse Cave. Since there’s no other way to go, we can only take the waterway. It’s a good opportunity to broaden our horizons,” Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

"What if we encounter something unclean..." Wu Sansheng hesitated.

"Hehe, isn't that because we have Brother Zhang? At the very least, I know a bit about exorcising ghosts and demons," Gao Dongxu said with a half-joking yet serious smile.

Zhang Qiling, the silent man, looked up at Gao Dongxu, his eyes flickering almost imperceptibly a few times.

Whether it was a misperception or not, Zhang Qiling felt that Gao Dongxu not only knew him, but also understood him very well, which stirred up ripples in his calm heart.

(End of this chapter)

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