Tomb Raiding: My Family's Last Clan Chief is Little Brother

Chapter 156 Breaking Through the Mystery
Wu Xiaoxie asked in confusion, "Wooden Fish, what are you doing with this?"

Zhang Wuxun pulled a lighter out of his pocket and waved it, "Looking for a ghost?"

Wu Xiaoxie was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant, "You mean, Xizhao has spiritual powers!"

The fat man quickly grabbed Zhang Wuxun's hand, which was reaching for the lighter, and shouted, "What do you mean? What do you mean? What are you going to do with my tomb raiding talisman?!"

Wu Xiaoxie ignored him and nodded at Zhang Wuxun, saying, "That's a good idea. I've only heard of the 'Burning Rhinoceros to Illuminate Ghosts,' but I don't know if it's true."

The fat man immediately objected, "You guys are going to burn my tomb-raiding talisman? No way, absolutely not..."

Zhang Wuxun glanced at him sideways and said, "Is the talisman more important than your life? Besides, your talisman is fake. The pangolin's talisman gets darker the more you wear it. Yours is obviously made of rhinoceros horn. It's already starting to turn green. Moreover, the main function of the talisman is to ward off evil spirits. Tell me how many ghostly things we've encountered along the way. If it were real, it would have worked by now."

The fat man scratched his head and said angrily, "That son of a bitch tricked me again. When we get out this time, I'm going to rip up his shop!"

Zhang Wuxun waved his hand, "Alright, enough nonsense, come over here. I heard that the ghosts in the 'ghost wall' are crawling on people's backs. Let's take a look at each other."

The fat man and his companions, each armed with their own weapons, gathered around. Zhang Wuxun lit the tomb raiding talisman with a lighter and circled around them one by one, but found nothing.

Everyone was a little discouraged. Just as the fat man was about to say something, Zhang Wuxun suddenly made a shushing gesture, signaling him not to speak. Then, without making a sound, he told them to get ready and, holding the tomb-raiding talisman, slowly moved towards the top of the tomb chamber.

Following Zhang Wuxun's gaze, everyone gasped in shock. Above them, in a corner of the tomb's roof, appeared a faint, flickering black "child."

The fat man's eyes widened instantly. He raised the gun in his hand, looked at Zhang Wuxun and the others, and slowly mouthed each word, "Is...it...this...thing?"

Zhang Wuxun nodded and mouthed, "I'll count to three, then we'll attack together and block its path. We absolutely can't let it escape."

The fat man and his companions nodded nervously, ready for anything.

Zhang Wuxun hung the still-burning rhinoceros horn on the handle of the entrenching tool and handed it to Wu Xiaoxie, instructing him to hold the tool and stretch out his arm to shine the light upwards little by little.

Wu Xiaoxie held his breath, afraid that if he exhaled too much air, he would blow out the rhinoceros horn. As he got closer, the outline of the black "child" gradually became clearer.

Zhang Wuxun gestured to the fat man and his men, indicating their respective attack positions, then whispered a countdown, "Three, two, one..."

"beat!!!"

In an instant, thunderous gunfire resounded throughout the tomb, and the echoes from the surrounding space made it deafening.

The black-haired child's screams were completely drowned out by the crackling gunfire.

The fat man wasn't satisfied with emptying his magazine; he fired another magazine at the black kid who had fallen to the ground and was riddled with bullets, turning him into a bloody pulp.

Zhang Wuxun walked over to confirm that the little black devil was completely dead, then turned around and gave them a thumbs up, "Well done!"

A flash of eerie blue flame, and the Tomb Raider Talisman was completely consumed.

Wu Xiaoxie rushed out of the jade gate and exclaimed with delight, "The passageway has returned to normal!"

Pan Zi wiped the sweat from his brow, breathed a sigh of relief, and laughed, "We've finally broken through this maze. We've wasted quite a bit of time. Let's hurry up and go."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute." The fat man quickly stuffed a few small gold items into his backpack, then patted Zhang Wuxun and whispered in his ear, "The rest is up to you."

Zhang Wuxun raised an eyebrow and gave an OK sign. Shunzi took out a lot of gold jewelry, put it in his backpack and hung it around his neck, then carried his father on his back.

The group filed out of the tomb and arrived at the intersection of the passageways.

Shunzi said to Wu Xiaoxie, "Boss Wu, my purpose in entering the snow mountain was twofold: to deliver a message and to find my father's remains. Now that my mission is complete, my father has been found, and I've even gained a lot of gold for free. Even if I lie on the kang and do nothing, I could never spend it all in my lifetime. I won't be traveling with you guys from now on."

Everyone has their own ambitions. Shunzi, as an ordinary person, went through a lot of dangers with this group of desperados and escaped death several times. Even if it was for the mission, it was enough. You can't force them to die.

Wu Xiaoxie nodded in agreement, "Be careful on your own, and stay safe."

Shunzi smiled and said, "Have a safe trip, bosses. When you come to my house, I'll cook my specialty dishes for you."

"That's a good feeling."

"Go quickly, and be careful on the road."

Fatty and Panzi waved their hands.

Zhang Wuxun knew that Shunzi's identity was questionable, but out of respect for Wu Sansheng, he still took out a plastic bag from his backpack, filled it with some self-heating meals and compressed biscuits, tied it to Shunzi's backpack, stepped back and stood with Wu Xiaoxie and the others, saying, "Goodbye."

Shunzi was surprised for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you, Boss Yu, goodbye."

Zhang Wuxun and the others watched Shunzi's figure disappear through the passageway they had come from, when a sudden gunshot brought them back to their senses.

"Someone's firing a gun!" the fat man pointed to the tomb passage ahead. "Over there."

Pan Zi nodded, guessing, "It could be Aning's group."

Wu Xiaoxie said anxiously, "My third uncle might be in A Ning's group. Let's go take a look."

“Let’s go then.” Zhang Wuxun took the lead and walked forward. “Watch your step, there are steps ahead.”

The group carefully descended the stone steps with flashlights. At the end of the steps was a pavilion, leading to a long, elevated, U-shaped corridor.

A barrage of gunfire was coming from below, flashlight beams were flashing wildly, and screams and shouts were mixed together.

The fat man curiously peered down, "What's going on? Do these guys down there have too many bullets to use?"

Zhang Wuxun chuckled lightly, "They were just unlucky; they stirred up a hornet's nest."

Below the long corridor was a huge circular tomb chamber, about five or six hundred square meters in size. Aning's team was below, surrounding the inverted pyramid coffin well at the very center. A dozen cold fireworks were thrown around the perimeter, illuminating the entire tomb chamber.

They formed a circle and kept shooting at the densely packed centipedes around them. The entire tomb was filled with these insects, and the sound of them crawling was chilling.

Aning and the others were completely trapped inside, helpless, because every time they killed one, more centipedes would swarm up in a frenzy, seemingly endless.

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