The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"This master isn't exactly upright either, but Grandpa did record it like that in his notes, so it's probably not wrong."

Wu Xie muttered to himself.

Wu Xie could only return to the group dejectedly, and then listen to Fatty talking on and on.

Once everything was prepared and instructions were given, the fish on the horizon began to turn white-bellied.

"Let's call it a day. We've got most of the things ready. If we chat for a while longer, we won't have to go tomb raiding anymore. Let's find a place to rest and recharge."

The fat man yawned several times in a row, clearly exhausted.

Everyone returned to their cabins and got a good night's sleep.

The wine was indeed quite potent; when Wu Xie woke up and checked the time, it was already afternoon.

Wu Xie looked at the group of people washing their faces with seawater in a daze.

Several frogmen suddenly surfaced from the sea and climbed onto the boat to remove their breathing apparatus.

"There's absolutely no mistake, it must be right here. We even found a tomb robber's hole."

"That's what the frogman said."

Ah Ning's expression suddenly turned somewhat unpleasant, and she asked, "Did they dig through that tunnel?"

"That's not very clear. I only went down and walked for a while. After that, it was so deep that I couldn't see the bottom, so I didn't explore any further."

"That's what the frogman said."

A Ning turned to look at Wu Xie.

Wu Xie remembered what Fang Yun had said, so he pretended to be calm and said, "It's perfectly normal for there to be tomb raiders' tunnels around this ancient tomb. Originally, we were going to dig our own tunnel to get in, but now that there's one ready-made, we should naturally go in and explore it."

“That’s right, that’s right. Old Wu is absolutely right. I’ve dug up so many tombs, mostly twice, and the loot inside is still very plentiful. There’s no need to worry about anything else.”

The fat man chimed in from the side.

Hearing Wu Xie and Fatty say that, Ah Ning felt relieved and turned to whisper a few more words to the frogman.

"Everyone, hurry up and get ready. We'll be going into the tomb soon. They said there's some landslide around the tomb robber's hole. They'll go down and secure the area first. Time is of the essence, so please be as fast as you can."

Ah Ning addressed the crowd.

The list of people going to sea this time includes Wu Xie, Fang Yun, Zhang Qi, Fatty Wang, A Ning, and Lao Zhang.

The others stayed on the boat and waited, after all, tomb raiding at sea was no child's play.

The chances of someone without sufficient experience surviving in this unknown sea are extremely low.

The group then began to put on their diving suits.

Only the fat man couldn't fit completely into the wetsuit because it was too small.

Exposing his belly makes him look ridiculous and laughable.

After checking the equipment needed for the trip to sea, the group jumped into the ocean once everything was ready.

Wu Xie went into the sea and saw a huge crater on the seabed caused by an explosion.

There was a bottomless hole in that pit.

"The only person who would use such methods to raid tombs is probably my third uncle, that old fox."

Wu Xie muttered to himself.

The group searched the area around the tunnel for a while but found no other tunnels.

At this moment, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The fat man waved to Wu Xie and the others, indicating whether they wanted to go down now.

Ah Ning glanced at the diving watch on her wrist and nodded.

This was the first time anyone present had ever gone to sea to fight, so they were all being extra cautious.

The group checked their equipment and the coded messages they understood several times outside the tunnel.

Once everything was ready, the fat man took a deep breath and slipped into the tunnel.

The group turned on their lights and followed the fat man into the water, diving five or six meters in one go.

Wu Xie observed the internal structure of the tomb raider's tunnel, which was extremely irregular.

Wu Xie knew that if this was the tunnel dug by his third uncle, it would definitely be very well-made.

Looking at the marks inside the tunnel now, it seems as if it was carved out by some kind of animal with its own hands.

Chapter 264: Human Face Relief!

The group struggled to march for about 20 meters when Wu Xie subconsciously turned to look behind him.

Previously, we could still see some light shining in from outside the cave, but now we can't see a single ray of light at all.

Wu Xie turned his head to look in front of him and found that the direction of the tomb robber's tunnel suddenly changed, and it suddenly went vertically downward.

This situation is extremely strange. Logically speaking, if the tomb raider's hole cannot find the location of the tomb, they should give up.

But what did digging vertically downwards mean? Wu Xie was very puzzled.

Furthermore, Wu Xie couldn't directly express his doubts while in the water, so he could only keep these questions to himself.

The group made some adjustments at the vertically downward opening.

The deeper you dive, the greater the pressure becomes; you need to constantly adapt to the water pressure to descend.

Without professional training, diving too deep at once can cause the body to be unable to withstand the water pressure.

This can cause a series of adverse reactions, and even lead to death.

The fat man looked at the vertical tunnel and had a slight doubt in his mind.

So he gestured to the others to be careful, indicating that he would go down and check the situation first.

They then used searchlights to descend into the vertical tunnel.

In everyone's eyes, the fat man gradually became a point of light, emitting a faint glow in the bottomless tunnel.

"This tomb raider's tunnel is so deep, judging from the current situation, it must be at least twenty or thirty meters deep."

Wu Xie muttered to himself.

Everyone saw the light flicker a few times, which was the pre-arranged signal that there was no danger.

One by one, the group began to dive down into the bottom of the tunnel.

Whenever he felt unwell, he would climb up the wall of the tomb raider's tunnel to rest for a while before diving down again.

Finally, everyone reunited at the bottom of the tunnel.

Suddenly the surroundings brightened a bit, and everyone looked around to see what was going on.

A huge space has been excavated below. As several beams of light shone through, the tomb walls of the ancient tomb became visible to everyone.

"There's such a big hole in this tomb wall. Normally, tomb raiders wouldn't do this. Even my third uncle would carefully pry open a piece and place it aside. There are also some broken bricks around here, as if something hit the top of the tomb wall, causing the big hole."

Wu Xie was very puzzled.

The fat man seemed to have read Wu Xie's mind.

He pointed to the broken bricks and then wiggled them like a monkey.

Wu Xie understood immediately; it was highly likely that the sea monkey was responsible for the damage caused by the fat man.

Wu Xie nodded and pointed to the air gun on the fat man's back.

The fat man took the air gun in his hand, released the safety, and swam towards the hole.

Wu Xie was filled with excitement at this moment, as this was his second time entering a tomb.

However, the ancient tombs found on land last time were completely different from those found in the water.

Wu Xie felt that if he encountered any unexpected danger in the water, it wouldn't be easy to escape even if he wanted to.

However, this did not dampen Wu Xie's excitement at all.

The tomb passage was larger than people had imagined.

The group also raised the searchlights and held waterproof flashlights in their hands.

Several rays of light shone down, illuminating the cave as if it were daytime.

Wu Xie subconsciously looked at the walls of the tomb passage.

Wu Xie remembered that his third uncle had vaguely mentioned the human face reliefs that existed in the tomb passage.

Sure enough, the walls of the tomb were covered with reliefs of human faces.

These human face reliefs all have one thing in common: the foreheads are all carved with what looks like some kind of animal.

Wu Xie thought about it carefully and remembered that his grandfather had described these animals in his notes.

They seem to be called something like tomb guardian beasts, but these tomb guardian beasts are very strange because they don't have eyes carved on them.

Just as Wu Xie was engrossed in watching, something suddenly caught his attention.

They quickly pulled the fat man to make him stop.

The fat man was very impatient and only wanted to go deeper into the area.