Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 617 You're not going to kill me?
"Awooooo!!!"

As the ancients said, water and fire are merciless. Under the relentless licking of the flames, the two-headed ancient corpse let out its first miserable howl.

After all, it is not truly immortal; its immortality is merely dependent on an endless horde of insects.

As long as Hu Ming has a way to deal with those insects, the idea that they won't die is a joke!
After all, this isn't Marvel, it doesn't have Deadpool's kind of overpowered plot holes!
Faced with that kind of bug, Hu Ming would turn and run without even thinking.

We could win a fight, but...

Damn it, I can't kill him no matter what I do, and he keeps pestering me. Especially Deadpool's chatter is more annoying than immortality, isn't it? How annoying!

But this one in front of us is ultimately just a little brother!
The aviation gasoline completely ignited the ancient corpse, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of carbonized proteins.

It smells bad.

Hu Ming threw away the flamethrower and retreated repeatedly to avoid the fireball that was meant to take them both down with him. As he passed by, Hu Ming managed to light a cigarette on the fireball.

Relaxed and carefree.

By the time Hu Ming finished his cigarette, the two-headed ancient corpse and the swarm of insects surrounding it had turned into a pile of charred remains...

So far, the dust has settled.

"Why do I always feel that this trouble could have been completely avoided...?"

Hu Ming ripped open the coffin lid, jumped into the passage below, and left behind a faint whisper.

Shortly after Hu Ming left, it seemed that some mechanism was triggered, and the entire stone chamber began to tremble violently and fall apart.

Before long, everything here was buried by rubble and yellow sand and disappeared without a trace.

At the same moment the underground structure crumbled apart, a small, tower-shaped building slowly emerged from the sand on the surface!
Su Nan, Wu Xie, and Li Cu climbed out from inside.

What exactly happened underground?

After barely managing to wash the blood off her body, Su Nan, still looking pale, frowned deeply. She had a premonition that Hu Ming was not dead!
Instinctively, Su Nan looked at the high explosives placed to the side.
It's not that Su Nan is heartless; from a personal standpoint, Su Nan quite admires people like Hu Ming, who are ruthless when necessary and never soft-hearted.

However, their positions did not allow Su Nan to act on emotion.

Now that Boss Ma is gone, Su Nan isn't sure if someone like Hu Ming would actually turn on her after he takes over.
This is fatal!
"You seem to be thinking about something very dangerous, Miss Su. What you're doing is putting me in a very difficult position..."

However, Wu Xie, that old fox, had been keeping a close eye on Su Nan for a long time. Upon seeing this, he took out the pistol given to him by Hu Ming from his waist, released the safety, cocked it, and pointed it at Su Nan's temple.

Su Nan remained expressionless and motionless, but her surviving subordinates on the ground immediately pointed their guns at Wu Xie.

At the same time, Wang Meng nervously licked her lips, pulled out her gun, and stood back-to-back with Wu Xie, watching these guys warily.

"Wait, Wu Xie, what's going on with you guys?"

In that instant, Li Chu felt as if he had just escaped one wolf's den only to fall into another.

Li Cu felt a cold sweat trickle down his back; so many gun barrels... it was truly terrifying.

"What's going on? With your intelligence, you can probably guess what's going on, can't you?"

"In the end, we're not on the same page at all. Now that Mr. Ma is dead... perhaps it's time to tear off the mask of civility?"

Having obtained the answer he wanted from Wang Meng's micro-expressions, Wu Xie felt certain and spoke frankly.

"But. But"

But I don't have your kind of do-or-die, mutually destructive courage!
Li Chu felt like he was about to cry!
He originally thought that Wang Meng was right, that he would be different after this trip back, and that the experience far beyond what ordinary people could imagine would make him extraordinary.

but…

Li Chu didn't want to die here!
Just as Wu Xie was slightly distracted by his conversation with Li Cu, a cold glint flashed in Su Nan's eyes, and a long, narrow dagger slid from her sleeve, slashing fiercely at Wu Xie's wrist holding the gun!
Clang!!!
However, a machete unexpectedly intercepted Su Nan's dagger mid-strike. "Perhaps you've conducted a thorough investigation of me, but the Wu Xie of today is completely different from the cowardly man I was ten years ago."

"When it comes to knives, I'm no match for someone like Uncle Ming, but I'm more than enough to deal with you!"

Wu Xie held the large white dog leg firmly against Su Nan's dagger, grinning broadly with a radiant smile.

After being carefully trained by Hei Xiazi, how could Wu Xie still be a physically weakling who needs to call for help at the slightest danger?
In terms of individual combat ability, Wu Xie is now quite capable as well.

"I underestimated you..."

Su Nan's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Hey, what are you guys playing at now? Fighting each other? Weren't we supposed to be a loving team searching for Gutongjing together?"

Just when the situation reached a stalemate, a hand suddenly emerged from the sand!

He grabbed Su Nan's ankle and pulled her up sharply, sending her leaping out of the sand, covered in yellow dust!
In the instant the group was stunned, the newcomer had already appeared behind Su Nan with lightning speed, and with one hand, seemingly gentle but actually ruthless, he grabbed Su Nan's fair neck!
This was none other than Hu Ming!
"Hu Ming!?"

"Uncle Ming?"

The group stared at Hu Ming in astonishment, then looked blankly at the passage that had appeared not far away, and fell into silence.

Hu Ming's entrance seems a bit off, doesn't it?
"I would never entrust my chances of survival to someone else... Rather than taking that path where I might be ambushed, I'd rather dig my own way..."

"In fact, my efforts were not in vain!"

"By the way, Su Nan, could you please have your men put down their guns? I'm a very insecure person."

"With so many guns pointed at me, I'm afraid I might flinch and my wrist might tremble... you know what I mean!"

Hu Ming shook his head, brushed away the yellow sand, rested his head on Su Nan's shoulder, took a slight sniff, and said in a seemingly ambiguous tone.

"Hu Ming... Hu Ming, you truly lived up to my expectations!"

"This time, I've lost. What do you want to do with me? It's up to you!"

Su Nan gave a self-deprecating laugh, repeatedly murmuring Hu Ming's name, her expression somewhat complicated.

Honestly, if his adversary fell into his hands, Su Nan would absolutely not hesitate to act ruthlessly.

Judging others by one's own standards, Su Nan felt that she had reached her limit with Hu Ming, a ruthless person.

As for his subordinates...
Su Nan knew very well that against a true master, these third-rate guys couldn't keep up with the opponent's movement speed at all when aiming and pulling the trigger!
Their reflexes are simply not fast enough to pose a threat to experts.

Hu Ming was undoubtedly a master among masters, and Su Nan had no expectation that these guys could avenge him.

With a slightly regretful sigh, Su Nan closed her beautiful eyes and quietly awaited the end of her life.

However, Su Nan did not live to see her death; instead, Hu Ming slowly released her neck!
"We're a team, all here for Gutongjing, with the same goal. Why must we risk our lives over a single disagreement?"
"Without Mr. Ma, we should all be able to get along better, right? Why be so tense?"

Hu Ming walked around to Su Nan's front, tidied Su Nan's messy bangs for her, and said with a smile.

"What do you mean? You're not going to kill me?"

"Why? Because I'm pretty? As far as I know, you're not the type to be so chivalrous towards women!"

For a moment, Su Nan was somewhat dazed. She had a vague guess, which, although absurd, seemed to be the only explanation at present.

That is--

Hu Ming seemed completely unaware of her true identity, treating her merely as an ordinary mercenary.
Hu Ming smiled slightly, said nothing, but affectionately patted Su Nan's shoulder and pointed to her wary subordinates.

Ultimately, Hu Ming and Wu Xie needed Su Nan to pass on some information.
How could we let Su Nan die here?