Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

The convoy traveled relatively smoothly.

Just as we approached our destination, the previously clear sky was suddenly covered by dark clouds, dimming most of the light inside the car.

"Boom—"

A thunderclap exploded, lightning tore through the clouds, and in an instant, torrential rain poured down.

The raindrops pounded hard on the car roof, the pattering sound startling Shen Mingchao from her drowsy state. She instinctively looked out the window, but the outside world was already blurred into a hazy blur by the rain and mist.

It's raining?

Is it still such a heavy downpour?

How could that be?

She had clearly checked the weather forecast, which showed sunny skies for more than a week.

Thinking of this, Shen Mingchao quickly opened his phone to check again, but found that the page still showed the sun icon for days on end, without any rain warning.

The reality was so different from the forecast that she said, half-confused and half-complaining, "Are weather forecasts really that inaccurate?"

As I asked the question, a sense of panic inexplicably arose in my heart.

Based on her understanding of this group, she knew they wouldn't embark on such an important mission unprepared, especially not on a stormy day; that would be making things difficult for themselves.

Sure enough, Zhang Haike's voice came from behind:

"Before we set off, we checked the weather forecast for the Blind Tomb area. It was all sunny, with no forecast of rain. But weather forecasts can be inaccurate sometimes."

Considering safety, Shen Mingchao turned to the roadside and asked, "Could the convoy stop by the roadside for a while? We have plenty of time and aren't in a rush. Can we wait until the rain stops?"

"No way." Wu Xie's expression was grave as he explained with a furrowed brow, "We can't stop. We're on a winding mountain road, and there are no safe zones along the way. Stopping halfway would be suicide."

"But isn't this rain too heavy?" The white snake, who was driving, was under immense pressure, and his palms were sweaty.

With steep mountains on one side and cliffs on the other, the blind spots on the curves were large, rainwater splattered the car windows, and the wipers could barely clear a small patch of vision, truly testing his driving skills.

"Watch your step. The road is slippery in the rain. Shift to a lower gear and don't press the accelerator too hard. Don't get distracted."

After instructing the White Snake, Wu Xie used his phone to contact the others, warning drivers to be careful. In this situation, an accident would be a near-certain death.

"A violent storm is not a good omen." Zhang Rishan said calmly, voicing his doubts: "If I remember correctly, Qi Qiu chose an auspicious day, didn't he?"

For them, actions are not only carried out by physical means, but also by metaphysical divination.

It appears that both the weather forecast and the divination results have failed.

"This rain came out of nowhere."

Zhang Qilin, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.

Everyone except the White Snake looked over.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, he calmly analyzed, "The rain only started after we had been walking up the mountain for a while, as if it was raining specifically for us."

Zhang Qilin never spoke without evidence, and the hearts of everyone in the car sank as they involuntarily followed his line of reasoning, speculating about the worst-case scenario.

If this rain wasn't accidental, what was its purpose? To block the road? Or to trap them and kill them on the mountain path?

Do normal people have such great abilities? To be able to summon wind and rain and control celestial phenomena?

But what if?

What if it was Wang Zhi who did it?

The world's great wonders.

Leaving aside other things, just look at this car; there are several people inside who could be taken out and dissected for research.

In that incident in Russia, someone remotely manipulated the aircraft's wings to create fog and ice, attempting to cause the plane to lose balance and crash.

This world is no longer something that science can fully explain.

Thinking of this, a gloomy atmosphere settled over everyone. Looking at the strange and unpredictable celestial phenomena, they felt an indescribable eeriness permeating everything.

No one can say for sure whether this sudden downpour was a normal natural disaster or a harbinger of some kind of danger.

The car was silent, and unease, like vines, quietly grew in the confined space.

After listening to what the others said, Shen Mingchao realized that this rain might not be so simple.

In the current situation, even if she had the will, she was powerless. She could only silently pray that the rain would stop soon so that the convoy could safely drive out of the mountain road.

But things didn't go as planned.

The rain showed no signs of abating and instead intensified, with strong winds whipping the rain against the car body, causing it to tremble slightly.

To facilitate communication and respond to emergencies, Wu Xie kept his phone connected at all times, exchanging a few words occasionally and reporting on the situation of other vehicles.

"Hey... It's me, Liu Sang. I vaguely heard some strange sounds." Through the electric current and the sound of the pouring rain, Liu Sang's words were somewhat muffled.

Wu Xie and the others exchanged glances, then, holding his phone, pressed, "Can you tell exactly what the sound is?"

"I'm trying, but the rain is too loud and there's too much noise, so I can't tell what's going on. My intuition is just really bad."

On the other end of the phone, Liu Sang looked troubled, listening intently with his eyes closed. The sound wasn't sharp; it was muffled, mixed in with the downpour, and easily overlooked.

"Hey, you're not just scaring yourself, are you?" The fat man spoke casually, his tone somewhat dismissive: "It's pouring rain outside, the rain is gushing down, everything sounds like a strange noise."

"No!" Another sharp male voice rang out; it wasn't Liu Sang, but Qi Qiu.

"I figured it out! It's a landslide! Someone is trying to kill us on the mountain road and is deliberately interfering with my divination results."

Upon hearing those four words, everyone's heart leaped into their throats.

"This is it!" Liu Sang suddenly realized.

So that's it. What he heard was the sound of soil layers moving and rubbing against each other, as well as the sound of stones rolling down from above and hitting the highway guardrail.

The situation was extremely critical. His tone suddenly changed, and he urgently warned, "The soil and rock on the mountain have probably already shifted! That sound is right above us, getting closer and closer. This section of the road may be buried soon!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions suddenly darkened.

Parking is definitely out of the question, and making a U-turn is even more impossible.

That leaves only one path.

At this moment, everyone's thoughts were in complete agreement.

Wu Xie made a decisive move, shouting at the white snake, "Speed ​​up! We're only a few dozen kilometers from the mountain road, go all out and let's break through!"

"Okay." The white snake's expression was serious, and he was highly focused as he stepped on the gas.

The car suddenly accelerated.

Shen Mingchao was extremely tense, gripping the armrests of the seat tightly, his heart pounding wildly, every second was agonizing.

Just as everyone was holding their breath, an unexpected accident occurred!

"Bang--!!"

A deafening crash resounded in their ears, and the enormous recoil caused everyone to lurch forward uncontrollably, only to be pulled back into their seats by the seatbelts.

It was not a mudslide.

A car hit them from behind!