Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 527 Mechanism!

As expected, Hu Ming waved his right hand repeatedly, and a cold, sharp blade flashed.

The hound's thick limbs hit the ground with a thud.

In the blink of an eye, Hu Ming had actually shaved this monster into a human-shaped stick... a Hou stick?
Then, Hu Ming threw away the black knife in his hand, grabbed Hou Gun by the back of the neck, and lifted him up.

"Fuck you!"

Wu Xie and Xiao Hua's eyes twitched violently, and they began to question the meaning of life. Just who the hell was the monster?
"What are you looking at? Get to work, honey!"

Hu Ming looked at the two unmoved people and said irritably.

"Okay, I'll come help right away."

Xiaohua realized what was happening and responded repeatedly.

At the same time, Xiaohua twisted her waist, a long stick appeared in her hand, and with a little leverage from the ground, she flipped over and jumped.

"No, what do you mean?"

Wu Xie stared blankly as Hu Ming approached the iron plate, carrying a roaring Hou club, somewhat puzzled.

Don't you understand?

"The dark red substance on the iron plate is not rust, but the residue left behind after the blood has dried and evaporated. This thing needs blood to operate."

Xiao Hua grabbed a hook embedded in the stone wall on the iron plate and responded softly.

As he spoke, he caught the Hou that Hu Ming threw at him.

"Wow, it's so heavy! Even without limbs, it must weigh at least 200 pounds!"

Upon first glance, Xiaohua made a clear judgment: this thing was sinking, especially since the Hou was still struggling, which made things even more difficult.
Fortunately, Xiaohua was no ordinary person either. Veins bulged on her forehead, and a look of shock flashed across her delicate face, which resembled that of a young woman in her late teens.

It's hard to imagine how ferocious this monster must have been in its prime.

Even so, Hu Ming easily whittled it down into a giant cudgel.

This shows just how terrifying Hu Ming was.

"This terrifying combat power is even more frightening than Hei Xiazi's, isn't it?"

Using all her strength to prevent the beast from breaking free, Xiaohua subconsciously murmured to herself.

"Do you know the blind man (Black Glasses)?"

Hu Ming raised an eyebrow and said in unison with Wu Xie.

"Well, after all, he's a very famous independent tomb raider. Uncle, you know my situation; it's not easy."

"Of course, as you know, I maintain a friendly working relationship with him, provided there is enough money."

Xiaohua nodded. It wasn't some secret that couldn't be told.

He knew that Hu Ming and Hei Xiazi had an extraordinary relationship, which could be considered more than just friends.

"Indeed, as long as you pay him enough, that guy is a very trustworthy and reliable partner... Alright, enough chit-chat, let's get to work!"

Hu Ming nodded in agreement.

Hei Xiazi, aside from trusted friends, only believes in money. In most cases, given enough money, he's willing to offer his sincerity.

Having lived for so many years, no one knows what Hei Xiazi really wants to do. He is different from Xiao Ge; he has no mission to carry out, nor does he need to search for a forgotten past.

Perhaps it's just to keep the long journey of life from getting too boring, to find something to do?
"drink!"

When the chat was over, Xiao Hua let out a low growl, her muscles bulged, and she lifted the mad stick, slamming it onto the stone hook with a soft thud.

Last night, all of this happened, and Xiaohua drifted down.

Large gushes of bright red blood gushed from the severed limbs and the iron hook in the throat of the Hou, pouring onto the iron plate.

"...Little Flower, I never imagined that such a handsome man like you could be so cruel?"

Wu Xie looked at the Hou, whose throat was pierced by a stone hook, smacked his lips, and joked.

He's not some saintly hypocrite; he wouldn't think his two companions were too cruel because of the fate of these people.

But Xiaohua's delicate features don't seem like the type of person who could do something like this, do they?
"Get lost! You're the handsome man, your whole family are handsome men!"

Xiao Hua's face darkened, but she couldn't help but offer her blessings.

As they spoke, the Hou's blood had already soaked the iron plate and even permeated the ground below.

The process of blood spreading across the entire iron plate along its patterns was eerily beautiful, filled with a strange and unsettling aesthetic.
However, even after the blood had soaked through the iron plate, it continued to rotate slowly counterclockwise as before, without any further incident.

"...Uncle?"

Wu Xie frowned and subconsciously looked at Hu Ming, whose eyes were closed and whose ears were trembling slightly.

"Don't be impatient, the Hou blood has already taken effect."

Hu Ming waved his hand, signaling Wu Xie to calm down.

The heterogeneous hearing has already discerned everything.

Just as blood began to spread across the patterns on the iron plate, the ingenious mechanism inside the plate began to operate.

At this point, it had already been connected to a deeper mechanism via the bearings deep underground.

Click click click.
Sure enough, after about three or four minutes, the situation with the iron plate changed; it seemed to get stuck a few times and then stopped.

Suddenly, a series of ancient, dull sounds came from underground, like iron chains rubbing against each other.

Immediately afterwards, the sound triggered a mechanism, and a rapid rumbling sound began to fill the entire cave.

The cave has long been completely hollowed out; from the entrance, the interior is actually an ancient, large-scale mechanism!
It seems that in ancient times, only the mysterious and powerful Zhang family could have accomplished all of this.
"Holy crap..."

Wu Xie and Xiao Hua glanced at Hu Ming, who had indeed confirmed their suspicions, and their faces showed deep shock.

It's hard to imagine what methods the ancients used to hollow out a mountain and create such an amazing mechanism.
Keep in mind, this is a cave on a near-vertical cliff!
Even with today's modern technology, achieving all of this is no easy task!
"Don't be surprised, after all, this is the work of the Zhang family."

Hu Ming shook his head and looked back at the cave he had come from.

There, in the deep recesses of the cave walls where ancient objects and books were placed, strange movements appeared.

Something emerged from deep inside, pushing out all the decaying bamboo slips inside.