The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

“Zhang Qi, I don’t mean to stop you from seeking the truth. You need to understand one thing: without a leader, exploring the interior now will be extremely dangerous. If we’re not careful, our entire team could perish here. You need to think about the others.”

Chapter 281 Forced Entry into the Palace! A Dark Shadow!

Wen Jin offered kind advice.

But Wenjing had no idea how important this news from the Cloud Top Sky was to Zhang Qilai.

Zhang Qi wasn't asking Wen Jing whether she agreed or not.

It was just a simple statement.

Zhang Qi ignored Wen Jin and instead packed his equipment, heading towards the terracotta warrior passage.

“This kid is really out of control. I’m the person in charge here, after all. If he keeps wandering around like this, how am I supposed to keep the others in line? I’m going to teach him a lesson today.”

Wen Jin was also a heroine.

They also have a couple of tricks up their sleeves, so teaching a young punk a lesson is a piece of cake.

Suddenly, Wen Jin lunged forward and forcefully grabbed at the joint of the outstretched wrist.

In martial arts, this is called "pulse-capturing." Once the pulse-capturing point is captured...

You can easily subdue them with minimal effort and by using minimal force to overcome their strength.

The 19 people from several nearby research institutes couldn't help but laugh when they saw this scene.

These people had all been subdued by Wen Jin using similar tactics.

Moreover, it was extremely painful, and they were unwilling to mention such an experience.

Seeing others go through similar experiences makes me feel a little happy.

Wen Jin was almost always right with this move, and she rarely made a mistake.

However, this time Wen Jin's hand froze in mid-air.

"You don't need to worry about me, I can take care of myself."

Zhang Qi said.

"Xiao Zhang, how are you going to take care of yourself? You're notorious in the office for being disorganized and undisciplined. You need to know that we're in an ancient tomb. If anything goes wrong, we could all die here. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about others!"

Wen Jin quickly replied.

"I understand, I'll take that into consideration. I'll come back as soon as possible."

Zhang Qi's tone was very gentle, making it impossible for anyone to get angry.

“You can’t go here. We’re already one person short. If you go, we’ll lose another person. How am I supposed to explain this to my superiors?”

Wen Jin grabbed Zhang Qi's arm.

"Let go!"

Wen Jin was startled by Zhang Qi.

Wen Jin saw that Zhang Qi's eyes were so cold and ruthless, they were not the kind of eyes a human being should have.

Startled, Wen Jin quickly released her hands, and Zhang Qi's eyes returned to their previous state.

"Thank you!"

The others in the team were definitely unhappy to see Zhang Qi going into the palace alone.

Although we are all from the same institute, it depends on who discovers the artifacts first or finds the clues first.

They'll definitely have made contributions when they go back, and the rewards will be distributed according to their contributions.

As soon as they saw Zhang Qi leave, everyone rushed over. Wen Jin knew that the situation was out of control.

Unless he has a gun, he can't control any of these people.

With no other option, they could only follow the others into the hall.

The subsequent experiences were largely similar, with only slight differences.

Zhang Qi didn't elaborate further at this point.

Zhang Qi picked out the important parts and began to speak again.

When I went down to the bottom of the water, the water mist was filled with all sorts of faces that kept changing due to the flashlight beam.

When we got here, everyone was so careful that they didn't dare to breathe.

Only Zhang Qi walked ahead, looking fearless.

"Look at you grown men, each one of you is older than Xiao Zhang, yet you have no manliness at all, and you're hiding behind me while I'm talking about you!"

Huo Ling said angrily.

They were all young and strong men, and naturally they felt extremely uncomfortable hearing Huo Ling say that.

They rushed out, though they were still a little cautious for the first few steps.

But after finding no danger, everyone started leading the way.

Until the leader shouted, "There's a monster here!"

The people behind them ran in such a panic that they didn't even realize their shoes had been trampled off.

In the end, Zhang Qi led the way and walked in.

Four stone monkeys and a stone tablet about 1.2 meters tall were discovered.

Everyone was stunned by the scene before them.

Such a scene is unprecedented in Chinese history, and it is possible that this is the only ancient tomb of its kind.

If such a discovery were reported, everyone present would be remembered for eternity.

The crowd cheered and jumped for joy, as if they had gone mad.

Zhang Qi, however, stood quietly to the side, lost in thought as he looked at the stone tablet.

"This stele is for those who are destined to enter the fairyland."

"This shouldn't just be a simple passage; it must have a deeper meaning to express. What exactly is fate? And what does the fairyland represent?"

Zhang Qi thought for a while.

Zhang Qi walked up to the stone tablet and touched it piece by piece, trying to find some kind of mechanism or ingenious stone.

However, Zhang Qi searched for about ten minutes without making any progress.

After everyone had been making a fuss for a while, Wenjin felt that it was about time.

After all, this is in an ancient tomb. If everyone were this crazy back at the institute, Wen Jin wouldn't deliberately blame them.

Everyone calmed down, and Wen Jin told them to leave.

After all, this ancient tomb is fraught with danger, and no one knows what will happen next.

Wen Jin called everyone out to begin counting the number of people, since there were regulations in place.

The number of people you bring in is the same number you have to take out.

This is a strict rule.

Wen Jin counted twice and realized that Zhang Qi was gone.

“Zhang Qi is a tough nut to crack. He’s the one who’s so unruly. I followed him in, and now he’s the one who’s not back in the group. Next time I go on an ancient tomb expedition, I definitely won’t bring this troublemaker along.”

Wen Jin was furious.

Although I'm seething with anger right now, it's my duty after all.

Wenjing instructed everyone to wait at the door for a while, and Wenjin went back into the shop to look for Zhang Qi.

Zhang Qi was still squatting on the stone tablet.

"Why aren't you leaving? What are you doing here? You really are..."

Before Wen Jin could finish speaking, Huo Ling suddenly grabbed her and covered her mouth.

Wen Jin looked towards the door again and saw the people outside looking panicked, as if they had seen something.

Huo Ling quickly pointed in a direction, and Wen Jin looked in that direction.

Suddenly, a gigantic black shadow appeared in the mist.

The shadow was almost as tall as the stone tablet, and you could vaguely make out a human shape, though it was bent over and doing something.

Chapter 282 The Mysterious Third Uncle!

Wen Jin was also sweating profusely; the huge black shadow was only five steps away from them.

At that time, technology was not advanced enough, and flashlights did not have much power.

In the thick mist, it was impossible to tell whether the dark figure was a human or a ghost.

When Wen Jin recalled that when the group of people first came down, they only saw four stone monkeys and a stone tablet.

There was no such shadowy figure at all, and the more Wen Jin thought about it, the more frightened she became.

Wen Jin glanced at Zhang Qi beside her again.

Zhang Qi was seen squatting in front of the stone tablet, staring intently at it, seemingly studying something.