The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

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“I told you, your formation has a fatal weakness, but you refuse to listen to this fatal weakness because you are too weak.”

Du Chong was caught off guard by Fang Yun's incredible speed and was momentarily stunned.

"While I may not be able to handle all of you, I can easily deal with you alone."

Du Chong's face was ashen. Although he was being held hostage by Fang Yun, he was powerless to do anything about it.

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"Alright, now have your men put down their crossbows. Otherwise, if they accidentally pull the trigger, you'll be the first one shot dead."

Du Chong felt the short sword between his neck as if it had penetrated deep into his skin, and he even felt some pain. He had no choice but to raise his hand.

"Put it all down!"

"Good, very good. Now have all your men withdraw and retreat thirty meters away."

Du Chong then ordered these people to leave.

Moreover, Du Chong kindly reminded him, "My friend, look at that young master Wang. He seems to be severely poisoned and can't move at all. Why don't you go over and help him walk? Since I've already agreed to let you two go, I won't go back on my word."

Du Chong's face was full of sincerity; someone who didn't know him might actually believe his nonsense.

"You've thought of everything, but you know I only have so many people. Now, I'd appreciate it if you could call two more people out for me. Ideally, you could make a stretcher to put my friend on."

Chapter 698 Turning Defeat into Victory

Because Du Chong was being held hostage, the black-clad assassins were hesitant to act, and could only stand aside and watch helplessly.

"What are you waiting for? Do as he says!"

Du Chong felt the chill emanating from the dagger and dared not try any tricks, fearing that Fang Yun might accidentally kill him. Wouldn't that leave him speechless?

At that moment, Du Chong couldn't think too much about it and could only urge his subordinates to do things as quickly as possible according to Fang Yun's requirements.

“Very well, you two can carry my friend to the riverbank a kilometer away and then get out of here,” Fang Yun said to the two “977” assassins carrying the stretcher. He then turned to look at Du Chong.

"Boss Du, I'll need your help to give me a ride."

Soon, under Fang Yun's arrangement, he and Wang Hai arrived at the riverbank. When they passed by here before, Fang Yun had noticed a small fishing boat.

After having Wang Hai put on board, Fang Yun also jumped onto the boat. Then, with a push of the pole, the two of them sailed away from the riverbank, leaving Du Chong and the others on the shore staring blankly.

As for rescuing Wang Tianshan, we need to plan this carefully. After all, if we just go back with Du Chong like this, he'll probably kill us to silence us and eliminate us completely.

However, if it appears in a different way, with a powerful stance, then it's a different story.

At this time, Wang Hai was still unconscious due to severe poisoning, while Fang Yun sat cross-legged at the bow of the boat, slowly recovering his strength.

The crescent moon hung high in the sky, illuminating the shimmering surface of the lake. Fish occasionally leaped out of the water and then splashed back in, creating a tranquil atmosphere.

When Fang Yun rowed the boat to the center of the lake, he suddenly heard some fish whistles from not far away. Because it was dark, Fang Yun could only vaguely see that many boats were surrounding him.

"Could it be Du Chong and his group?" Fang Yun thought for a moment, then realized something was wrong. Du Chong's lair was in another direction, so they couldn't have arrived so quickly.

As Fang Yun stood up, the ships gradually approached, and on the lead ship stood a middle-aged man holding a harpoon and wearing a cloak.

"Kid, you've got some nerve sailing at night."

At this moment, the man had a wooden plank erected and placed across Fang Yun's opening. Then, several people filed in and surrounded Fang Yun.

Although these people were all dressed as fishermen, they were all burly and strong. The middle-aged man in the lead had a sharp glint in his eyes, and he was clearly not an ordinary martial artist. Fang Yun estimated that he was also at the level of a martial arts champion.

The people standing beside him were all of strong water element, and seemed to be great martial arts masters who mainly cultivated water-based techniques.

"Who are you people, and what do you want?" Fang Yun asked calmly.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "People like you are not fishermen. You must have something important to do in the middle of the night. If you go out on business, you would surely be carrying some treasures. We've come here to ask you for some money to spend."

The middle-aged man grinned.

"Oh, they're just a bunch of river bandits. I thought they were something else."

"Kid, you guessed right. We fish all the time, so we need to eat meat too. If you can produce enough treasure for us, I'll let you go."

"If you insist on resisting, we brothers might accidentally lose our lives in the fight..."

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, a burst of laughter came from the side, and everyone looked at Fang Yun with lustful eyes.

"I'll keep the clothes this kid is wearing; I can at least sell them for a few bucks."

"The jade pendant on his waist became mine; it looks like a valuable treasure."

The bandits were already discussing how to divide the treasure among themselves.

In order to make Fang Yun obey, these people released their own aura. The combined power of five or six water elements instantly sealed off the entire ship where Fang Yun was, like a cage.

At the very center of this cage was Fang Yun, who appeared extremely vulnerable and unable to escape.

At this moment, Fang Yun suddenly spoke up: "You all think that we who travel by boat at midnight must be carrying some kind of great treasure, but haven't you overlooked something else?"

"What is it?" The middle-aged man was taken aback.

"The reason we dare to set sail at this time is precisely because we are not afraid of anyone robbing us. Your wishful thinking may have been wrong."

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, the bandits paused their conversation for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

"This kid has a good sense of humor. Not bad. I'll teach him a lesson later."

The bandits seemed to have heard a great joke; they all grinned, revealing their pearly white teeth, and looked at Fang Yun with mocking expressions.

"Forget it, there's no use reasoning with you."

At this moment, Fang Yun suddenly stomped his foot. The middle-aged man who had just been laughing was the strongest and was the first to realize something was amiss, his expression changing rapidly.

Chapter 699 The Calamity in the Heart of the Lake

Before Fang Yun could react, the ship's planks, centered on Fang Yun, suddenly creaked and groaned. Finally, with a loud "boom," the ship where the pirates had just been was completely destroyed, and the pirates were thrown out of the water.

An extremely vast and immense aura began to gather around Fang Yun, as if some monster lurking in the water was about to awaken, and a huge whirlpool appeared on the surface of the water.

"No! Run!" someone shouted in desperation, but all that could be heard was a series of "bang bang bang" sounds. Almost instantly, jets of water shot out from nowhere, smashing all the pirates' boats to pieces. The pirates who were still on board were thrown into the water one by one, like stray dogs.

"Quick, get out of here right now, this kid is weird."

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Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man in the lead couldn't help but curse loudly. Fortunately, he was of a higher level of skill, so he leaped up on the waves and fled to the shore.

Fang Yun waved his hand, and a gigantic hand formed from lake water emerged from the water, completely enveloping the middle-aged man. With a powerful squeeze, the man exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

In less than fifteen minutes, the entire body of water turned into a hellish landscape, glowing crimson under the moonlight.

After dealing with these people, Fang Yun opened the cabin door. Wang Hai was still lying there quietly. Although he was still unconscious, the poison on his face seemed to have dissipated somewhat, indicating that the antidote was working.

Afterwards, Fang Yun went to check the floating corpses on the lake and found something unusual on them, such as a token with the words "Yuanyang Tower" written on it.

Fang Yun sneered. It seems that this group of people is not simple; they are also part of an organization.

Regardless of their true intentions, I will surely kill them with my sword if they dare to come.

Fortunately, the lake wasn't very large overall, and after sailing for a while, they finally reached the shore. Fang Yun dragged Wang Hai out of the cabin; in the moonlight, Wang Hai's face was clearly very pale.

As Fang Yun moved him, Wang Hai opened his eyes, driven by his killer instincts.

"Where am I?" Wang Hai looked around blankly.

"Our boat has docked. I'll see if we can find a carriage to get back to town by land."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hai showed a hint of apology on his face: "Young Master Fang, I'm so sorry to have dragged you into this. This was originally a family matter, but I've dragged you into it."

Wang Hai still felt somewhat guilty, after all, Fang Yun had only accompanied him home for a short trip. He originally thought that everything would be fine once the coordinate mark was removed, but he didn't expect to be entangled in trouble.

I was almost taken hostage by Du Chong just now, it makes me furious just thinking about it.

"You don't need to feel ashamed. These are all my own choices. Since I chose to do them, it means I've thought it through."

"If you really feel bad about it, just pick out a couple of valuable antiques from your house and give them to me."

"Definitely!" Wang Hai nodded repeatedly.

Then, Wang Hai found a wooden stick for support and moved slowly, which saved a lot of energy.

Although Fang Yun offered to carry him, Wang Hai refused. He had already troubled Fang Yun too many times, and now he felt too embarrassed to ask again.

"Look, there seems to be a post station ahead."

At this moment, Fang Yun could vaguely see a small manor not far away, with a stable outside the manor containing at least seven or eight horses.

These horses are quite expensive here. An average family would have to save for a year or two without eating or drinking to afford one. The fact that there are so many here means they are not from ordinary farming families.

But this is fine too, the important thing is that I pay more money, and maybe the other party will agree to sell.

Then, Fang Yun walked to the door and knocked on it.

"Is anyone here?"

Fang Yun knocked a few times, but no one answered.

Wang Hai smiled wryly: "They're probably all asleep by now, or they've gone out, but their horses are here, so they probably won't go too far."

Just as Fang Yun was about to knock again, a lazy voice came from inside the door: "Who is it? In the middle of the night, can't a person get any sleep?"

Just then, footsteps were heard from inside the house, and a man wearing a vest and with his belly exposed opened the door with a creak.

When he saw Fang Yun and the other person, a look of vigilance appeared in his eyes, and his sleepiness was greatly relieved.