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

Chapter 547 The White Horse Stops at the Gap
Zhang Wuxun quickly examined his injuries. He was not missing any arms or legs, but his internal organs were damaged, and his heartbeat was somewhat weak.

He quickly placed his hand on the fat man's chest. Now that no one was around to notice, he stopped trying to hide it and released his energy directly.

Suddenly, his entire hand became somewhat ethereal and transparent, and a visible, shimmering silver light gradually appeared in his palm.

The light orb began to intertwine and coil at his fingertips like a swimming fish, then split into two even strands, which flowed into the fat man's eyebrows and heart respectively.

Since his near-death experience escaping the Wang family's massive manhunt at the Bronze Gate and being rescued by Rengolawa, he has possessed this materialized ability, similar to healing and restoration, which the system calls the ultimate ability, White Horse Stops in the Gap.

Time stands still, and all things come back to life.

After the materialization began, he could feel a powerful life force emanating from his fingertips, spreading gradually outwards along the heart pressed against his palm, flowing through the fat man's meridians and acupoints to all parts of his body, weaving through his damaged internal organs like silver needles.

He could see the light flickering beneath his skin, like fish playing in the water, swaying and turning. He could even see his heart contracting and beating, pumping blood out steadily and rhythmically under the influence of energy.

All the damage was repaired, including the hidden wounds that the fat man had inflicted when he went into the tomb years ago. His complexion became rosy, and he fell into a deep sleep.

Zhang Wuxun moved him aside and continued digging. The first thing they dug out were his two legs. Wu Xie's upper body was upside down in a crack about the width of a water bucket.

The blasted and raised stone slabs formed a relatively stable slope, trapping Wu Xie underneath and inadvertently protecting him.

Zhang Wuxun called out to him, "Tianzhen, how are you? Hold on a little longer, I'll get you out right away."

He could clearly sense that Wu Xie's vitality was much stronger.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie responded with two "woo-woo" sounds, then laboriously squeezed one of his hands out from his side, gesturing as if he urgently wanted to remind him of something.

Zhang Wuxun carefully observed the hand gestures he made. "There's... a tall tree... underneath... danger?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Wuxun sensed something, his heart skipped a beat, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end. He immediately turned his head to look behind him—a huge shadow had emerged from the pit and was standing there quietly.

It was a huge, pitch-black tree, its branches stretching out like the tentacles of a thousand-armed Guanyin, its clawing vines like dark clouds spreading before a storm, obscuring most of the cave ceiling.

Zhang Wuxun was shocked. It was the Nine-Headed Cypress!
Although this nine-headed cypress was only a quarter the size of the one they had seen in the Lu Palace, it was just as troublesome.

There's no Tianxin Stone Powder here, so they have no choice but to fight head-on.

The gray mist that had just dissipated gathered again, emanating from the gaps in the vines of the Hydra Cypress, appearing hazy and gray, like a locust swarm passing by.

No, Zhang Wuxun looked closely and realized that it was clearly an insect!
That gray mist was the powdery scales shed by the insects as they flapped their wings. The countless breezes in the air carried it up in mid-air, and it gathered more and more. Billions of tiny gray insects spiraled upwards around the trunk of the Hydra cypress, forming a dark, tower-like tornado.

Even Zhang Wuxun felt a bit troubled by this situation, and couldn't help but curse inwardly that misfortunes never come singly.

What bad luck these four are having! It's unbelievable, why is there a nine-headed cypress here?

Before the snake cypress could launch its attack, Zhang Wuxun seized the opportunity to grab Wu Xie's leg and drag him out, wanting to rescue him first.

The fat man lying to the side groaned and woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw the giant black tree waving its vines and almost screamed out.

"Shh!" Zhang Wuxun looked at him seriously.

The fat man was jolted awake by his icy gaze, and shut his mouth tightly, not daring to breathe.

The Nine-Headed Hydra Cypress hunts by detecting the sounds made by living creatures, so Zhang Wuxun and his companion had to move as quietly as possible, even suppressing their breathing.

Unable to widen the crack with a shovel, Zhang Wuxun pressed down on the edge of the crack with his bare hands, silently shattering the stone slab by circulating his internal energy, breaking it off little by little, thus widening the gap that was wedging Wu Xie's hip bone.

While giving Zhang Wuxun a meaningful look to ask what was going on, the fat man grabbed Wu Xie's waist, and the two of them pulled him out together.

Seeing that the stone had loosened, Zhang Wuxun and Fatty breathed a sigh of relief and quickly pulled Wu Xie up with all their might.

But just as they brought the person up, a loud whistle suddenly came from below the crevice, with a long trailing sound.

Zhang Wuxun's expression changed drastically. He grabbed Wu Xie and, together with Fatty, rushed to the side.

The next second, the thick vines lashed out like a thunderbolt, striking the ground and almost grazing the heels of the three of them.

When Wu Xie fell to the ground, his leg landed on a rock. Before he could pull it back, someone heard the sound of the vines swinging and instinctively ducked down, putting all the force on his leg.

A crack, a barely audible sound of bone breaking rang in my ears.

"Ah!" Wu Xie cried out in pain, cold sweat pouring down his face. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain, "Who? Who the hell broke my leg?!"

The fat man yelled in denial, "It wasn't me!" Zhang Wuxun was furious, "It was you!"

With a loud bang, another vine came crashing down on him. The moment Zhang Wuxun got up, he grabbed Wu Xie and flipped him over behind a stone slab in the blink of an eye.

"Damn Li Liang!" The fat man spat at the vine, scrambled to his feet, rushed to the wooden tower on the other side, squatted down, and covered his head, saying, "I really didn't mean it!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the vines, drawn by the sound, came crashing down again without mercy. The fat man cried out "Ouch!" and tumbled to the ground, rolling away. He got up, covered in dust, and cursed, "Damn tree, you've gone too far! I'll blow you up!"

"you shut up!"

"Shut up, you fatso!"

Zhang Wuxun and Wu Xie roared in unison.

The fat man shrank back, unwilling to give up. He reached for the detonator hanging on his waistband, his eyes turning fierce in an instant.

A loud whooshing sound came from the air. The fat man peeked out and saw a vine wrapped in countless flying insects coming straight down like a telephone pole. He immediately shuddered, cried out "Mommy!", pulled the fuse and threw the detonator over, then covered his head and scurried two steps before nimbly jumping into a shallow pit and lying down.

Zhang Wuxun glanced at the direction the fat man had thrown the detonator, and then estimated the blast radius. He realized that he and Wu Xie were right inside the blast. His vision went black, and he jumped up, hoisted Wu Xie onto his back, and ran away into the distance.

As he ran, he cursed inwardly, "That fatso is such a jerk."

With a bang, a scorching wave of air chased after the two of them like a dog.

Upon realizing the bombing mistake, Fatty yelled "Damn!" and quickly jumped out of the crater, running like a Corgi hurdling across hurdles.

Along the way, the three of them used various high-difficulty maneuvers to evade the pursuit of the hydra cypress vines. Then, another sharp whistle came from beneath the broken ground.

The Hydra Cypress paused its attack, waving its vines to search for the source of the sound.

Zhang Wuxun knew that this period of time would not last long, and someone had to attract all of the Nine-Headed Cypress's attention.

Upon hearing the whistle, he understood that it was a signal from Zhang Haike. He immediately handed Wu Xie to Fatty, gestured to the two of them that he would cover their retreat, and then ran out from under the cover, heading in the opposite direction from Wu Xie and Fatty.

The whistle was very regular, but its location was unpredictable. In the open environment below the ground, the echoes constantly traveled back and forth between the rock walls, making them extremely erratic.

Unable to pinpoint the exact location of its prey, the Hydra Cypress spread out all its vines.

While Zhang Haike drew fire, Zhang Wuxun ran to the opposite corner, threw a grenade to blast off the nearest vines, and then threw a grenade in each of the other three directions of the cave, using the distant explosions to distract the Hydra Cypress.

The remaining stone towers that had survived were once again in trouble, all of them triggering mechanisms under repeated bombing and lashing from vines.

With a crackling sound, the severed tree trunks flew in all directions like a torrential downpour, mixed with shards of stone and wood, leaving only the huge, bald-headed tree trunk, like a tree giant from a dark fairy tale.

Before anyone could catch their breath, the enraged Hydra Cypress pulled out even more black vines from the pit, which then spread out in all directions like a swarm of bees, the thick vines lashing the ground haphazardly as if possessed.

The thunderous impact, like a lightning storm, effortlessly caused the area around the Hydra Cypress to collapse.

"Holy shit, we're doomed, run!"

The fat man shouted, rolled over to his feet, casually tossed Wu Xie onto his back, and sprinted away into the distance.

Wu Xie was jolted so much his face turned green, and he felt like he was spitting out a mouthful of blood.

On the other side, Zhang Wuxun kept running around the trunk of the Hydra Cypress, leaping and weaving among its vines, occasionally throwing a Rai La to draw aggro.

The roaring sound was deafening, and the entire space began to shake violently. Large and small pieces of rock collapsed from the stone roof and fell down all at once.

Zhang Wuxun paused, realizing that under the combined devastation of several parties, this place probably wouldn't last much longer.

He hurriedly yelled at the two fat men, "This place is about to collapse, protect yourselves!"

"understood!"

The fat man responded, looking left and right, unsure where to hide to ensure his safety.

In a critical moment, Wu Xie's resilience kicked in, and a brilliant idea flashed into his mind!

He quickly patted the fat man's head and pointed in the direction he remembered, "Run that way, Muyu said there's a path under the stone tower."

good night