The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"Kid, UI and I are here waiting for you to finish counting. I want to see what you can do to us then."

"And I'm telling you this very seriously, if you can't show some skill then, the old men will actually cause you trouble!"

The leader spoke bluntly, but Fang Yun clearly didn't listen.

When only three numbers remained, Fang Yun suddenly vanished from his spot. He appeared like a sharp sword that had just darted out, and before anyone could react, he had already circled around them.

What Fang Yun held in his hand was indeed a short dagger. Two seconds later, a cold light flashed, and cries of pain rose and fell.

"one."

Fang Yun finally counted down to the last word, and the group of thugs who had been surrounding him all clutched their wrists and howled in pain, their knives falling to the ground.

There was a bright red knife mark on his wrist.

"This...this." The leader looked around in disbelief, unable to utter a word.

When he looked at Fang Yun's face again, it was as if he had seen a ghost.

"So, do you believe what I said now?"

Fang Yun spoke calmly again. The leader, however, had long lost his composure. He glanced around and then struggled to lift his legs, attempting to flee.

"Now you're thinking of running away? But you've run out of time!"

As he spoke, Fang Yun threw a single-edged sword directly in the man's direction, which struck the man's thigh, causing him to fall to the ground.

"Hero, spare me! Hero, spare me! It was my fault for being blind and not recognizing your greatness. I have offended you, and I hope you will be magnanimous and forgive me this time."

The underling knelt down before Fang Yun, repeatedly banging his head on the ground with a thud.

Faced with death, he clearly didn't care about saving face. Seeing their leader in such a state, the other thugs lost all will to fight and immediately knelt down, begging for mercy.

Although they still have the strength to fight back, they no longer have the fighting spirit they once had.

They also believed that against someone with Fang Yun's skills, even if they all rushed at him, what could they do? They would only be throwing their lives away.

"Hmph, I gave you a chance to leave just now, but you wouldn't. Now you're begging and begging for mercy. What's the point?" Fang Yun shook his head and said, "Get lost."

Hearing Fang Yun speak, these people felt as if they had been granted a pardon, and immediately fled the scene in fear and scramble.

This time, they dared not linger in the tomb. It proved true what they said: those who dared to seek luck in this tomb were either clueless idiots.

Either they are highly skilled and daring, hidden masters who are not afraid to show their abilities. In any case, they are not planning to take their chances here now. They have only just entered and have not gone far before encountering this kind of thing. Who knows what greater dangers await them inside?

Looking over here, when Fang Yun turned to look at Xiao Ye and Huang Ying, he saw that the two of them were staring at him in shock.

"you……"

Both of them were somewhat speechless.

"What's wrong? Don't you recognize me?" Fang Yun found it somewhat amusing.

"How did you suddenly become so strong?" Xiao 1.3 swallowed hard, his expression complicated. Judging from Fang Yun's methods just now, he could probably subdue him with a single finger.

"What do you mean I suddenly became so strong? I've always been like this."

Fang Yun smiled.

At this moment, Ono realized that they had indeed never seen Fang Yun make a move.

Now Ono finally understood how Fang Yun had managed to escape from those ants; with such skills, escaping danger was indeed not difficult.

To my shame, I had always thought Fang Yun was a burden who needed someone to take care of him.

Chapter 444 In-depth Exploration

"You kept it a secret for so long, I was worried about you the whole time."

At this moment, Huang Ying ran up indignantly and punched Fang Yun's shoulder several times.

"Hmph, if I had known you had such strength, I shouldn't have bothered with you in the first place. Now it's as if I deliberately wanted to cling to you."

Fang Yun could only offer a dry laugh as an apology. He couldn't demonstrate this, nor could he say anything about it.

Telling people you're very capable for no reason—isn't that just showing off?

"Okay, I'm sorry, it was my fault for not being honest before." Fang Yun knew that no matter what the situation was now, he should just admit his mistake and apologize.

Hearing Fang Yun apologize, Huang Ying could only snort, then said, "You're not allowed to hide anything from us anymore, or we'll pull your ear!"

Fang Yun had no choice but to nod in agreement. 19

At this moment, Ono's gaze towards Fang Yun naturally held a hint of complexity. Before, he and Fang Yun could walk arm in arm and call each other brothers, but now there was a slight sense of unease.

Fang Yun noticed this situation, but there was nothing he could say, as it was only human nature.

Sometimes, when two people become distant, it doesn't mean their relationship has deteriorated, but rather that the gap between them has widened.

At this point, even if the person in the higher position doesn't care about the difference and behaves as usual, the person in the lower position still can't overcome this hurdle in their own mind.

As for why Huang Ying wouldn't think that way, that's the difference between men and women. Men tend to compare their strengths, which leads to biases.

This competitive relationship is not so obvious between men and women, and the two do not get caught up in this aspect.

Just like men don't compare their beauty with women.

Afterwards, the group continued on their way as previously agreed.

The path inside the cave was difficult to traverse, with numerous bumps and knocks along the way, and it was also very dark, so the group's progress was not fast.

As for Fang Yun, his goal was to find the core of the tomb as soon as possible, and preferably discover something of value.

However, judging from the current situation, this ancient tomb is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface, and may even harbor hidden dangers. If Huang Ying and Xiao Ye are not properly protected, they may be in danger.

But he couldn't say it outright, especially under these circumstances. He had just demonstrated his strength and now he wanted to abandon them. Even if his intentions were good, they wouldn't see it that way.

"Forget it, if it really doesn't work out, I'll just quit and come back by myself at a later time."

Fang Yun had no choice but to make this plan for the time being. Now that they had become teammates, there was no reason for him to abandon them and go it alone.

Then, based on his own calculations of the direction, Fang Yun found a direction and continued to move forward.

Just as the group was walking forward in an orderly fashion, a commotion arose behind them, as if someone else had come from somewhere.

Hearing such a dense sound of footsteps, one knows that quite a few people have come this time.

However, this time, everyone's mindset has changed compared to before.

If it were Ono earlier, he would probably already be on high alert, telling everyone to hide first.

But now that Fang Yun was here, he felt he had nothing to be afraid of.

Even if a gang of thugs like the one before came, Fang Yun's skills would probably allow him to handle it easily.

Huang Ying, on the other hand, naturally moved to a position behind Fang Yun. If it were before, she might have been worried that Fang Yun wouldn't be able to withstand the attack, so she stood in front of him.

But now, she can let boys protect her without feeling guilty.

"This cave is so lively? Didn't those families send people to seal off the entrance when we first came in?"

Fang Yun was somewhat puzzled, wondering where all these people had come from.

When he saw the group of people reappear in front of him, his doubts were immediately resolved.

Because the group that arrived was the same group of thugs wearing dark green cloaks as before.

"What's going on? Have you forgotten what I told you before? Didn't I tell you not to show your faces in front of me again?"

Fang Yun felt annoyed at the sight of the buzzing flies.

At this moment, the sticks of these thugs stood straight, and the leader among them raised his head, his eyes flashing with hatred and a hint of pleasure.

"You little brat, your surname seems to be Fang, right? We old men just fell for your trick, this time we'll let you taste our power."

The leader spoke with great emphasis, clearly expressing his dissatisfaction with Fang Yun's previous actions.

This return seems to have awakened the pent-up frustration and anger hidden in my heart once again.

Chapter 445 A Comeback

"Oh? You've forgotten the beating you received before, and you want to do it again?"

As Fang Yun spoke, he took a step forward, and the leader involuntarily took a step back. Of course, he quickly realized his mistake and hurriedly pointed at the leader, saying, "Kid, don't be so smug. Didn't you rely on sneak attacks before? Now we'll show you what real strength is."

As he spoke, the leader gave a wink to the others, and then the thugs dispersed to both sides, revealing a middle-aged man in an ochre robe standing inside.

The man was about forty years old, with a black mustache and a rather dignified expression.

"Mr. Mo, please come in."

The leader bowed deeply, appearing extremely respectful. The other thugs followed suit, and soon half of them were bowing.

Fang Yun chuckled and said, "So that's why you suddenly became so bold. You called for backup."

Upon hearing Fang Yun speak, the leader barked, "Boy, don't be so weak. This is Master Mo, the head chef of the Gu family. Don't you even bow to Master Mo?"

The leader's eyes were filled with pride; it was clear that having this middle-aged man come to help him was something he was very proud of.

"The Gu family? Which Gu family? I've never heard of them."

Before the leader could explain, Ono tugged at Fang Yun's sleeve and whispered, "Brother Fang, I suspect they're talking about the Gu family, the one in the jewelry business. Otherwise, there's no other Gu family like that in Guangling."

Ono looked a little off, clearly wary of the Ko family.

"Brother Fang, you need to be careful. The Gu family is not on the same level as these thugs. I don't know where these people got the ability to get the Gu family to stand up for them."

Ono is now somewhat fearful. If it were just those petty thugs, he would have dared to fight back. But with a behemoth like the Gu family, he doesn't even have the thought of confronting them.