The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

Moreover, the large piece of meteorite we saw earlier is lying right here in this crater.

"I guessed right...it really is true!"

"Damn, that's impressive...both main burial chambers are fake."

Fang Yun's mind raced, and he quickly pieced together everything.

To put it bluntly, they never found the main burial chamber.

After navigating the maze-like passage, they found not the main burial chamber, but a meteorite!

What's hidden in that maze isn't some kind of entrance at all.

After entering the magnetic field of the meteorite, they were immediately tricked by it and fell into an illusion.

What followed was like playing a virtual game; what they saw was not real, and they wandered further and further into the illusion.

The reason they were able to leave the illusion is probably related to the Zhang family guards and Huo family members who escaped earlier.

Meteorite can collect human brainwaves, making them represent what people fear or desire most.

Those whose minds are not strong enough become trapped in the illusion and cannot extricate themselves.

The remaining people were more composed and less affected by the illusion.

Therefore, when the two groups of people separated, their brainwaves could not connect, and the illusionary worlds did not merge.

This means that those with strong willpower can successfully break through the illusion.

Because they only need to take care of themselves; they don't need to help those incompetent teammates resolve their inner conflicts or break through the illusion.

"My God, why is it so dark?"

"What's going on? Is that a tree up ahead?"

Just as Fang Yun was having a mental battle, Qi Tiezui's exclamation rang out.

"Turn on all the lights!" Zhang Qishan and Huo Sanniang said at the same time.

Flashlights and lanterns pierced the darkness, allowing everyone to see what the forest looked like.

To be precise, this is still an underground cave, but many trees have grown inside, forming a forest.

In addition, a thick fog hung over the forest, making it difficult to see anything inside.

"it is as expected..."

Suddenly, Zhang Qishan grinned, showing none of the surprise or confusion that the others displayed.

The small piece of meteorite in his pocket had disappeared, but the wound on his hand remained.

The answer is already obvious.

"Buddha?"

"Do you know what's going on here?"

Seeing Zhang Qishan's expression, everyone looked at him.

Zhang Qishan nodded, then shook his head, and smiled.

"I knew it was all an illusion the moment I saw my guards panic."

"But all of this was just speculation before. Only now can I be sure."

Halfway through his sentence, Zhang Qishan looked at the back of the group, where Fang Yun was lost in thought.

“I noticed that Brother Fang often seemed lost in thought along the way. Perhaps he has discovered something and already figured out what’s going on here.”

Upon hearing Zhang Qishan's words, Qi Tiezui rushed to Fang Yun's side and gently nudged him.

"what happened?"

Fang Yun turned his attention back and asked with a smile.

"Master Fang, did you already know that what we saw earlier was an illusion?"

Seeing Fang Yun's smile, Qi Tiezui's heart skipped a beat.

It seems that Fang Yun really did know all along.

“Yes, we’ve come out of this situation.” Fang Yun nodded directly, stroking his chin.

"what?!"

"You knew that a long time ago?!"

"Why didn't you tell us sooner?!"

Qi Tiezui looked extremely distressed and muttered to himself.

If he had known all that it was an illusion, he wouldn't have been so worried the whole way.

"It's no use me saying anything, I've already gotten infected myself."

Fang Yun smiled helplessly.

He wasn't lying.

This meteorite wasn't some kind of demon or monster, posing no direct danger; even his Qilin blood didn't warn him.

Even if we reminded them, it wouldn't have mattered, since they were going into the tomb as a group.

Even if he doesn't fall into the illusion, his teammates will, and then he will be pulled into the illusion by his teammates.

There are only two ways to escape the illusion.

Either kick out the weak-willed teammates, or help everyone get rid of their inner thoughts and fears.

Chapter 219 Debating the Dragon from the Mountain

"Then, Master Fang, do you know the truth behind this illusion?"

Huo Sanniang looked at the meteorite in the large crater ahead and asked a question in confusion.

After traveling so many roads, to find out in the end that the roads you've traveled were all fake is somewhat hard to understand.

Fang Yun didn't intend to hide anything and said:

"The previous maze was real, but I guessed wrong about what was in the center of the maze. The entrance to the main tomb chamber was not hidden in the center of the maze, but a meteorite, which is—this place."

"That huge maze of sixty-four hexagrams has surrounded this cave."

"We were affected by the meteorite when we were close to it, or even earlier, when we had just entered the tomb."

“The energy of meteorite copper is special. That energy can collect our brainwaves and memory fragments, and combine them into a virtual world, or pull our consciousness into a virtual world.”

"That's why some people see things they're afraid of, because they have a deep-seated fear of ancient tombs, imagining that something terrifying might appear inside, but others can't see them."

Upon hearing this, a look of realization appeared on everyone's faces.

Qi Tiezui immediately laughed and grinned, saying:

"That is to say, we all actually saw hallucinations, but those people's conditions were more serious."

"In that case, we can also pull them out of the illusion, right?"

“Yes.” Fang Yun nodded.

"It's possible, but it's not that simple. The more likely scenario is that once you get close, they'll pull you back into the illusion."

"Moreover...after not seeing them for so long, they may have met with some accident during their escape."

"Don't forget this is a tomb. Putting aside the unclean things, even a slight bump could be fatal. For example, those people who fell into the lake earlier may have fallen into some real cliff or dangerous place."

After Fang Yun finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

What Fang Yun said was easy to understand.

They were all trapped in an illusion, and had been for a long time.

Also, it's best to leave this place as soon as possible and not try to save those people, otherwise you might get yourself killed as well.

"Brother Fang, can you find an exit now?"

“We can’t let anyone into this mine anymore; we need to blow the whole mine up.”

After a long silence, Zhang Qishan finally spoke.

"I'll give it a try, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Fang Yun pondered for a moment, then nodded.

Upon examining the gold compass, the magnetic field remained chaotic, rendering the compass useless.

"Forget it... let's just go for it."

Reluctantly putting away the compass, Fang Yun took the M500 revolver from his waist and addressed the crowd:

"No one should make a sound in a moment, I need to locate you."

After saying that, Fang Yun raised his revolver and fired two shots at the top of the cave.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two loud explosions rang out, and everyone frowned.

This was the first time they had ever seen such a pistol; just by listening to the sound, they could tell that it was quite powerful.