The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

The atmosphere in this eerie and unpredictable ancient tomb is incredibly mysterious.

If someone's nerves are even slightly fragile, staying here any longer would probably drive them crazy.

Wu Xie even thought that Zhang Qi's amnesia might be caused by these things.

The bells are attached to the coral tree with copper wire, which has cavities inside.

As an excellent means of transmitting sound, this coral tree is like a musical instrument placed here.

There are millions of different sounds produced.

It's hard to say for sure which one can make you forget everything.

However, Wu Xie quickly retracted this idea.

These ideas are really too far-fetched and impractical.

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"In my opinion, there's not much to see in this cave. All the mysteries lie with those leaders. If we had the chance to take this bell apart and study it, we might be able to unlock all the secrets."

The fat man said with longing.

"The bell, the Warring States period, Wang Zanghai, the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds, these seem to pique my interest."

Fang Yun muttered to himself.

Seeing that there was no other danger in the cave, some people left.

Wu Xie was filled with doubts and didn't know who to ask.

"First of all, when Zhang Qi and the others entered this hole in the wall twenty years ago, was it Uncle Three who led them in? Where are those people who fainted with Zhang Qi now? Did Uncle Three transport them out, or was it someone else?"

"Moreover, Zhang Qi said that he smelled a special fragrance when he went in back then, but he couldn't smell anything this time. Could it be that there was something else in the cave twenty years ago?"

Wu Xie was filled with doubts.

These questions can only be answered when they meet Uncle Three.

The group walked out of the cave, and the fat man casually put A-Ning on the ground.

"We don't have much time left. Since there's nothing else, let's hurry up and leave!"

The fat man said quickly.

Only then did Wu Xie come to his senses. Escaping was the top priority right now; everything else could wait.

Fang Yun remained silent, and Wu Xie, seeing Fang Yun's demeanor, dared not call out.

Unless Fang Yun offered to help, Wu Xie really didn't have the guts to ask Fang Yun to do such rough work.

But the fat guy was different; he had been holding back his energy for a long time.

As soon as Wu Xie spoke, he started chiseling at the pillar.

However, the fat man underestimated the quality of the golden nanmu wood. After a few thuds, he was panting heavily.

However, the pillar was only split in half, and you couldn't even see any signs of damage unless you looked closely.

"…Xiao Wu, you saw it too. It's not that I was being lazy. These golden nanmu pillars are just too sturdy. The few blows I made just now, let alone this wood, could at least make a small hole in a concrete wall. (Wang Haohao) Look at those golden nanmu pillars, they didn't even react."

"At this rate, even if I spend another week here smashing things, we still won't be able to smash out a ladder."

"I can't help it," the fat man said helplessly.

"This golden nanmu wood is indeed very hard, comparable to steel, but once you split off the outermost layer, the inside is just like ordinary wood and not that hard."

Wu Xie explained.

Although Fatty was somewhat skeptical of Wu Xie's words, he still picked up his weapon and put all his effort into it.

He must have used at least 120% of his strength, but only then did he barely see any improvement.

After a few moments, the fat man was already covered in sweat.

Fortunately, the outer bark of the golden nanmu wood pillar was finally broken open.

Upon seeing this, Wu Xie quickly stepped forward and peeled away the outermost layer of wood, which was as hard as steel.

Chapter 293 Iron Wall!

They finally managed to find a space big enough to fit one foot.

Just as Wu Xie entered the cave, he realized that it was a dead end.

Even if seawater gets in, it can only slowly flow away through the cracks in the bricks.

There's no need to worry about it creating a vortex.

Fatty and Wu Xie kept hammering at the pillar made of golden nanmu wood.

After smashing it a couple of times, Wu Xie felt that this job was really too tiring.

On the other hand, the fat man seemed to have adapted to this intensity. Not only was he strong, but he was also extremely adaptable.

It had only hit four or five times, and after catching its breath twice, it completely calmed down.

With this amount of work, Wu Xie and Fatty worked for more than three hours before finally managing to build the foot holes on a pillar.

The foot hole under this pillar is easier to work on, and we can borrow some strength from it.

Once you get up there, if you want to find another foothold, you'll have to be suspended in mid-air.

I can't muster any strength at all; it would be good enough if I could just make a footprint big enough to fit my forefoot in.

In the end, everyone managed to get things sorted out.

Wu Xie and Fatty took off their clothes; their diving suits were very elastic.

They simply cut it into strips, tied them together to make rope, and encircled the pillar.

This made the fat man extremely uncomfortable.

“Why did you come up here? I can handle this much work by myself. Anyway, you can still float back up when the sea level drops to 633. This rope is squeezing me like a piece of meat. Xiao Wu, you should get down here. If you keep going like this, I won’t be able to finish chiseling this pillar before you strangle me.”

"I'm so annoyed," the fat man said.

"You think this rope is only binding you? I didn't want to come up here either. I just didn't want you to die needlessly because I couldn't see the actual situation. We don't know if there's a hidden layer up here. If there is, if you go down, the quicksand will bury the whole room."

Wu Xie was also complaining endlessly.

Fatty thought about it and realized that Wu Xie's words made some sense; the quicksand layer in the tomb wall was the most common anti-tomb raiding measure.

Moreover, it is very effective; if there is a large tomb with quicksand layers, it is easy to enter smoothly.

When they were about to go down into the tunnel again, they opened a sand well to release the quicksand first.

Sometimes it takes several days and nights to clear just one wall, and the amount of quicksand is astonishing.

In other words, we don't have the means to measure it right now. If we encounter such a tomb, we can only find another way and can't just try to do it by force.

Another possibility is that what's on it isn't quicksand but strong acid or kerosene, which would make the situation even worse.

The fat man could only wave his hand and say, "Then let's keep climbing."

The two gritted their teeth and it took them about half an hour to climb to the top. The fat man was completely exhausted after he got to the top.

He clung to the pillar, not moving an inch.

"If you keep torturing me like this, I'm afraid I really won't be able to see the sun outside again."

The fat man said weakly.

Wu Xie could see that Fatty was indeed running out of strength, since Fatty was the one who would have to do the final work of breaking through the wall.

Wu Xie could only cautiously tap the top to feel that it was solid.

"Brother Zhang Qi, could you please climb up along the marks? I feel that the top here should be solid, but I'd like you to make a judgment."

Wu Xie quickly called out.

Zhang Qi was quite skilled, and he arrived beside Wu Xie in a few leaps.

He secured himself with a rope with one hand, and then pressed his fingers to the top with the other.

“It’s definitely solid.”

Hearing that Zhang Qi and Wu Xie had confirmed it, Fatty suddenly felt energized.

At this point, they didn't care about resting and started digging without saying a word.

The fat man didn't dare to use too much force, after all, the rope was crudely made.

If it breaks and you fall from such a height, you'll either be crippled or suffer serious injuries.

Wu Xie and Zhang Qi also put their hands on Fatty's shoulders, afraid that the rope might break.

This way, at least they can pull you up a bit. After all, if you fall from a height of more than ten meters, you're really at the mercy of fate.

The white clay was very brittle, and the fat man easily peeled off a large chunk with a few chisels, revealing the blue bricks inside.

The fat man looked closely and quickly patted Wu Xie on the shoulder.

Wu Xie quickly reached out and touched it, and everyone was stunned.

Iron mortar was poured between these bricks!

The three of them exchanged glances, their expressions all quite unpleasant.