The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

Master Kumu suddenly felt uneasy. He prayed that he hadn't made the wrong bet. He hoped that Fang Yun was just an ordinary person who was slightly more assertive.

If things really reach that point, it will be beyond their control. No matter how many come, they'll likely all die; there won't be much room for resistance.

"Impossible, he's only 1.3 years old. He must be putting on an act, just waiting for someone to come and expose him."

Master Kumu, forcing himself to remain calm, patted his chest.

Just then, a cold voice came from outside the room.

The sound seemed to come from the netherworld, making it impossible to discern its origin, direction, or distance; it simply arose out of nowhere.

Master Kumu, on the other hand, jumped up from the stool with a look of joy on his face.

Chapter 654 Blind Confidence

"You seem very confident in yourself. I haven't seen someone like that in a long time."

The voice spoke coldly, without a trace of emotion.

Fang Yun remained seated without moving, and said, "That only proves your ignorance, what else does it prove?"

"You're wrong, because all the people I've met ended up dying at my hands."

As he spoke the last word, Fang Yun felt a flash of cold light in front of him, as if something had blocked the light. He then dodged to the side and saw two darts embedded in the surface of the chair he had just been sitting on.

Seeing this, Master Kumu naturally wouldn't let the opportunity slip by and hurriedly tried to escape. However, Fang Yun grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him back, making him sit obediently in the chair.

"Do you believe that before you ran out of that door, you were already in two?"

Fang Yun's words startled Master Kumu, who dared not move again. He could only silently pray that Ghost Blade would rescue him as soon as possible.

Although they didn't have much interaction, the fourth-ranked assassin, Master Kumu, was still part of the same organization, and they usually sat at the same table during council meetings. Based on that alone, the other party couldn't just stand by and watch him die.

Moreover, if I die here, and any news leaks out, it will be dangerous for everyone. So, for both moral and logical reasons, Ghost Blade must save Ambassador Kumu today.

Fang Yun then chuckled and said to the outside, "Why haven't you shown yourself after all this time? Do you expect me to go out and look for you?"

"You're wrong, I've already arrived."

Upon hearing the sound, Fang Yun turned sharply to the left and saw a figure standing not far from him.

She was completely covered by white cloth strips, rolled up like torn silk, encasing her in them, revealing only a pair of eyes from which no emotion could be seen.

Although this person was covered by a layer of silk, one could still see that his body was very agile and muscular. His whole body was full of explosive power for a forward charge.

Fang Yun snorted, said nothing more, and picked up a teacup, throwing it at the ghost blade. But the teacup landed on the ground with a bang and shattered into pieces.

It turns out that the teacup passed right through the figure without touching him.

The ghostly figure suddenly disappeared, but several rounds of applause could be heard from outside.

"Not bad, you were able to see through my disguise. That shows you do have some skill. But just being able to see through it isn't enough."

At the same time, Fang Yun suddenly discovered that a fake body had appeared in all four directions: front, back, left, right, east, west, and north.

If things go as expected, one of them must be genuine. However, Fang Yan felt that the auras emanating from these four figures were extremely similar, making it impossible to distinguish between them.

Could it be that all four are imposters?

But what's the point? Because fake bodies can't launch attacks; they're just illusions used to confuse the enemy.

But now it's actually difficult to fool Fang Yun with a falsetto, so what's the point of the other party doing this?

Just as Fang Yun was pondering, he suddenly saw one of the fake figures slowly raise its right hand.

Fang Yun could clearly sense that this was just a phantom, so he didn't pay much attention to it. But in a split second, he suddenly felt a different kind of fluctuation on the phantom.

Just then, a silver needle suddenly shot out from the right hand of the phantom towards Fang Yun.

Fortunately, Fang Yun reacted quickly and dodged. At the same time, a soft "eh" came from within the illusory figure.

Fang Yun was clearly slightly surprised that he was able to dodge this sudden attack.

But now that Fang Yun knows which true form the other party is, things are much easier. Fang Yun wasted no time and pounced fiercely on the true form, while simultaneously extending his short sword to stab the person.

What surprised Fang Yu was that the man didn't move an inch until his short sword pierced the man's chest.

At the same time, the short sword passed through the person's body; it turned out that this was also an illusion.

"How is that possible? Weren't those silver needles just shot out as solid objects? If not, how did they come out?"

Fang Yun was somewhat incredulous; he was certain he had identified this person. And just as he had guessed, the illusory figure couldn't perform any other actions, except to confuse the enemy. Like the illusory figure before him, he could only stand there quietly.

Just as Fang Yun was distracted by these thoughts, a whooshing sound suddenly came from behind him, and another dart was aimed at his back.

This time, the angle of the hidden weapon was even more tricky than the previous one, making it very difficult to dodge.

Chapter 655 Teleportation

"What's wrong? Is that all you've got?"

The sound of Ghost Blade came from the room again, but Fang Yun still couldn't find where the sound was coming from. It seemed to come from all directions, and was coming from all of these figures.

Seeing Fang Yun at a disadvantage, Master Kumu clapped his hands and laughed, "So you can only bully me with your physical strength. You'll show your true colors when you see a real master."

At this moment, Master Kumu finally calmed down and put his mind at ease.

He had initially thought Fang Yun was some kind of celestial master, but now it seemed he wasn't. If he really were a celestial master, then Ghost Blade wouldn't stand a chance against Fang Yun.

"You little brat, I just told you not to be so smug. If we had just made up and gone our separate ways, there would have been no problem. But you had to pull this stunt. Now look what happened. When you die at Ghost Blade's hands, you can only say you brought it on yourself."

Master Kumu was in a great mood. He had been worried that Ghost Blade wouldn't be able to deal with Fang Yun, which would have made him the sinner.

But seeing the current situation, Fang Yun has been suppressed by Ghost Blade without even making a move, so there's nothing to worry about. He just needs to wait until the end.

Of course, Fang Yun might run away halfway, in which case it would be fine to let him go, as I wouldn't suffer any loss and it wouldn't matter.

Just then, Fang Yun suddenly shot out a dart. Master Kumu was unimpressed; Fang Yun had just fired several hidden weapons, all of which had hit nothing but empty air.

But after the dart was launched, a muffled groan was heard, clearly the voice of Ghost Blade.

Beneath the illusory figure, however, flowed a stream of blood.

Master Kumu was immediately shocked. He had just seen Fang Yun test that figure, which was clearly a phantom. How could it be the physical form of Ghost Blade?

"I must say, your ability to teleport is quite impressive. I've heard of it before, but I've never actually seen it in person. Seeing it today has certainly broadened my horizons."

"But based on my observation, the principle behind your skill is actually quite simple, but it's extremely difficult to execute. Because you move rapidly among these four afterimages, you can constantly change your form, which creates the effect that all four figures are afterimages."

"But you can't keep moving at this speed forever. There will always be a time when you stop to catch your breath. As soon as you dare to stop, that's when I'll attack you. I believe you won't be able to hold out for long, especially since you were just injured."

After Fang Yun said this, the other party was obviously silent for a while, and after a long time, he suddenly said, "I didn't expect you to have such sharp eyes. You saw through my technique in such a short time."

Master Kumu was shocked to hear this. He had seen Ghost Blade use this move before, but after dealing with Ghost Blade for so many years, he had never revealed the secret behind it. He knew that Ghost Blade had something to hide, so he didn't ask any further questions.

He was utterly shocked that Fang Yun had seen through him so quickly after just exchanging blows with Ghost Blade.

"But even if you knew, so what? I was just warming up."

Just then, the two phantom figures simultaneously raised their right hands and each shot out a dart, which flew towards Fang Yun's waist and abdomen.

Fortunately, Fang Yun reacted quickly and dodged to the side, which caused the two darts to stick to the door panel next to him.

Seeing this, Master Kumu knew that Ghost Blade must have a backup plan. Otherwise, according to the principle Fang Yun just explained, at most only one phantom could shoot out a dart. How could two phantoms shoot out darts at this time?

In this way, Master Kumu's anxiety, which had just been rising, eased a little.

"I told you, no matter how fast you move, it's all in vain, because you can't keep moving at that high speed forever. And once I use this move, you can't dodge it."

Suddenly, Fang Yun stretched out his right hand, pinched a wound to stop the bleeding, and then muttered some incantations. Then, a fiery red ring appeared beneath Fang Yun's feet, flashing brightly.

Then, as Fang Yun poured his true energy into the ring beneath his feet, its radius gradually expanded outward, growing from tens of centimeters to half a meter in length.

Ghost Blade, who was hiding in the shadows, was clearly taken aback: "What, are you also a sorcerer?"

Fang Yun remained noncommittal, only saying, "These days, no one's kung fu can dominate the world and eat their way through Korea. It's always good to learn more."

Then, the ring beneath Fang Yun's feet expanded larger and larger. At the same time, the ground beneath his feet was scorched black by the red flames on the ring.

A scorching heat began to permeate the room.

Chapter 656 Rising to the Surface

Just as Ghost Blade was speaking, the ring of fire beneath Fang Yun's feet was about to engulf his illusory figures.

These phantoms were not physical entities and would not normally be affected by the flames. However, one of these figures must be the true form of Ghost Blade. It can be said that no matter how fast Ghost Blade moves, it would be useless against this indiscriminate attack.

Master Kumu, who was standing to the side, was also very anxious when he saw this scene. He knew that Ghost Blade must be in this room, and in one of the phantoms. As long as the flames really burned him, he would have no choice but to show himself.

Ghost Blade is an assassin, and his ability to fight head-on is not strong. If his true form is forced out, and Fang Yun rushes in directly, Ghost Blade will definitely suffer a loss.

Now he was tied to Ghost Blade. If Ghost Blade was defeated by Fang Yun, then he would be next. He would not be able to leave here alive today. Thinking of this, Master Kumu could not wait any longer. Some withered branches suddenly grew from his sleeve and rushed towards the flames.

These dead branches are like the hardest black iron; they could be used to forge weapons directly, so it's very difficult to ignite them.

At this moment, Master Kumu cast a spell that caused many leaves and buds to suddenly grow on these withered branches.

Some of these leaves even had water droplets on them. So when these branches and leaves blocked the flames, they should be able to hold them off for a while, which would give Ghost Blade a good opportunity to find a hiding place.

As expected, when Master Kumu did this, Ghost Blade understood and prepared to escape.

At this moment, Fang Yun sneered and said, "Don't you know what my flames are made of? You dare to show off with just these withered branches."

Just as the withered branch of the Master of the Deadwood reached the flames, suddenly the flames, like a fuse, flew directly along the branch and rushed towards the Master of the Deadwood.

Master Kumu was startled and tried to throw away the dry branches, but the flames burned even faster, reaching his sleeves almost instantly and setting them ablaze.

Master Kumu had no choice but to stand up and pat his sleeves left and right, trying to extinguish the flames. But when he finally managed to extinguish the flames, most of the sleeves were burned away, revealing his withered, yellow arms underneath.